2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 7:1 A SEAH OF FINE FLOUR... TWO SEAHS OF BARLEY. A seah is about 7 quarts (7.7 liters). Rescue is coming, and normal business AT THE GATE OF SAMARIA will be resumed on the following day (the prices are much lower here than in 2 Kings 6:25). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEle... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 7:2 WINDOWS IN HEAVEN. This officer cannot imagine how such an economic recovery could happen overnight. Will God hand out material blessings (see Malachi 3:10)? To mock the prophetic word is to mock the Lord himself, however, so he SHALL SEE IT... BUT... NOT EAT. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var... [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 7:3 FOUR MEN WHO WERE LEPERS. Faced with certain death if they ENTER THE CITY or SIT where they are, they instead choose possible death in the CAMP OF THE SYRIANS. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 7:20 THE PEOPLE TRAMPLED HIM. The skeptical officer of v. 2 Kings 7:2 is trampled in the scramble to take the Syrians’ supplies, fulfilling Elisha’s prophecy. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]