_Then said Elisha, Hear ye the word of the Lord._ THE FAMINE IN SAMARIA The emphasis of the teaching of this account of the Samaritan famine should undoubtedly be placed upon the complete fulfilment of the word of God. The prophet specified the time when plenty would reign in the city. He named the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned, answered the man of God._ RATIONALISM Around Samaria is drawn the fiery girth of Assyrian vindictiveness. Siege is laid to the city, and soon famine, most ghastly and horrible, appears. In the modern bombardment of a city, there is a grandeur mingled with... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate._ THE MEN AT THE GATE The city of Samaria was in sad plight. Ben-hadad, the King of Syria, had gathered all his armies together with the determination to conquer Israel and make it a subject province. He brought all his force against S... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then they said one to another, We do not well._ PUBLIC TESTIMONY: A DEBT TO GOD AND MAN You are not surprised to find that, when those four lepers outside the gate of Samaria, had made the great discovery that the Syrian camp was deserted, they first satisfied their own hunger and thirst. End quit... [ Continue Reading ]
_And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken._ GOD’S PROMISE REALISED AND HIS TRUTH VINDICATED We have here an instance of two things-- I. God’s promise realised. In the first verse of this chapter Elisha had said. “Hear ye the word of the Lord, Thus saith the Lord, To-morrow, about this tim... [ Continue Reading ]