CHAPTER SEVENTEEN PRIVATE MIRACLES IN THE MINISTRY OF ELISHA 2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 6:7 Elisha was truly God's wonder worker among the Old Testament prophets. His ministry was undergirded by a large number and wide variety of miracles. In 2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 6:7 eight of his miraculous works ha... [ Continue Reading ]
III. A MIRACLE ON BEHALF OF AN ARAMEAN GENERAL 5:1-19 The account of the healing of the leprous Naaman moves through three stages which may be labeled (1) Naaman's condition (2 Kings 5:1-7), (2) Naaman's cleansing (2 Kings 5:8-14), and (3) Naaman's conversion (2 Kings 5:15-19). A. NAAMAN'S CONDITI... [ Continue Reading ]
B. NAAMAN'S CLEANSING 5:8-14 TRANSLATION (8) And it came to pass when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, that he sent onto the king, saying, Why have you torn your garments? Let him come, I pray you, unto me, that he may know there is a prophet in Israel. ... [ Continue Reading ]
C. NAAMAN'S CONVERSION 5:15-19 TRANSLATION (15) And he returned unto the man of God, he and all his company. And he came, and stood before him, and said, Behold, I pray you, I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Now take, I pray you, a blessing of your servant. (16) And he... [ Continue Reading ]
IV. A JUDICIAL MIRACLE 5:20-27 TRANSLATION (20) But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, Behold my master has spared Naaman this Aramean by not taking from his hand that which he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him, and take from him something. (21) And Gehazi pursued... [ Continue Reading ]