Verse 2 Kings 5:15. _HE RETURNED TO THE MAN OF GOD_] He saw that the hand of the Lord was upon him; he felt gratitude for his cleansing; and came back to acknowledge, in the most public way, his oblig...
HE RETURNED - Naaman was grateful (compare Luke 17:15). From the Jordan to Samaria was a distance of not less than 32 miles. Naaman further went to Damascus, far out of his way, lengthening his necess...
4. NAAMAN AND HIS HEALING CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Naaman, the leper (2 Kings 5:1)_ 2. The testimony of the maid of Israel (2 Kings 5:2) 3. The message to the king of Israel (2 Kings 5:5) 4. Naaman and Eli...
NAAMAN HEALED OF HIS LEPROSY. This story, familiar to all, presupposes a time of peace between Israel and Syria. As in 1 Kings 20, the king of Syria addresses the king of Israel (unnamed here) as his...
RETURNED. About thirty miles. NOW. KNOW. Compare "Behold,. thought", 2 Kings 5:11. TAKE. accept. BLESSING. a present. Compare Genesis 33:11.Judges 1:15....
Naaman's gratitude. His imperfect knowledge makes his practice imperfect (Not in Chronicles) 15. _And he returned to the man of God_ He was a stranger in Israel, like the Samaritan among the ten leper...
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 G...
_AND HE RETURNED TO THE MAN OF GOD, HE AND ALL HIS COMPANY, AND CAME, AND STOOD BEFORE HIM: AND HE SAID, BEHOLD, NOW I KNOW THAT THERE IS NO GOD IN ALL THE EARTH, BUT IN ISRAEL: NOW THEREFORE, I PRAY...
THE HEALING OF NAAMAN AND THE PUNISHMENT OF GEHAZI 1. The Lord.. Syria] Possibly the enemies from whom the Syrians had been saved were the Assyrians. Naaman, in delivering his countrymen from them, ha...
HE RETURNED] The distance from the Jordan to Samaria was some 30 m. A BLESSING] RV 'a present': cp. Genesis 33:11; Judges 1:15. Naaman did well to seek to show his gratitude to the LORD by a gift to H...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 5 NAAMAN’S ILLNESS V1 Naaman was the leader of a king’s army. It was the army of the king of Syria. Naaman’s master r...
COMPANY. — Heb., camp, host. Naaman’s following consisted of “horses and chariots” (2 Kings 5:9). CAME. — Went in: into Elisha’s house. Gratitude overcame awe and dread. BEHOLD, NOW. — Behold, I pra...
THE STORY OF NAAMAN 2 Kings 5:1 And Jesus put forth _ his_ hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:3 AFTER these shorter anecdotes...
THE PENALTY OF GREED 2 Kings 5:15 Naaman was so grateful that he came twenty miles out of his way to render thanks to the man of God, bringing a great sum as a gift. Notice his whole-souled desire to...
When Elijah had felt that he alone was left loyal to God he had been told of seven thousand who had not bowed the knee to Baal. One of these, or perchance the child of one, stands before us in this na...
A blessing. A present, (Challoner) accompanied with wishes of happiness, on both sides. We have seen that the prophets generally received such presents. But Eliseus acts with more reserve in regard of...
Observe what a vast work the Lord had wrought upon the heart of this Syrian! The leprosy of his skin was not only washed away, but the leprosy and unbelief of his soul, he is at once convinced that th...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
_BLESSED ASSURANCE_ ‘Behold, now I know.’ 2 Kings 5:15 Yes, Naaman saw things differently now. Religion had ceased to be a mere matter of opinion, it had become a matter of personal experience and...
Elisha goes also beyond the borders of Israel in dispensing the blessing of which he is the instrument; and, when the king of Israel is troubled at Naaman's coming, Elisha heals the leprosy of this Ge...
AND HE RETURNED TO THE MAN OF GOD, HE AND ALL HIS COMPANY,.... To give him thanks for the advice he had given him, and by him to give thanks to God for the cure he had received; for he was sensible it...
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray...
_He returned to the man of God_ To give him thanks and a recompense for the great benefit which he had received. _I know there is no God in all the earth but in Israel_ By this wonderful work I am ful...
1 Naaman, by the report of a captiue mayd, is sent to Samaria to be cured of his leprosie. 8 Elisha, sending him to Iordan, cureth him. 15 He refusing Naamans gifts, granteth him some of the earth....
THE HEALING OF NAAMAN...
And he returned to the man of God, to Samaria, HE AND ALL HIS COMPANY, AND CAME AND STOOD BEFORE HIM. AND HE SAID, in the conviction which had been forced upon him by his recent experiences, BEHOLD, N...
NAAMAN THE LEPER HEALED (vv.1-19) The history continues in this chapter to focus attention, not on the kings, but on Elisha the man of God. When the kings had failed so badly the Lord used a prophet...
15-19 The mercy of the cure affected Naaman more than the miracle. Those are best able to speak of the power of Divine grace, who themselves experience it. He also shows himself grateful to Elisha th...
HE RETURNED TO THE MAN OF GOD, to give him thanks, and a recompence for his great kindness. I KNOW THAT THERE IS NO GOD IN ALL THE EARTH, BUT IN ISRAEL; by this wonderful work I am fully convinced the...
2 Kings 5:15 returned H7725 (H8799) man H376 God H430 aides H4264 came H935 (H8799) stood H5975 ...
THE HEALING OF NAAMAN, THE GENERAL OF ARAM (SYRIA) AND THE SMITING OF GEHAZI, THE SERVANT OF ELISHA (2 KINGS 5:1). This is not only a remarkable story in that it recounts the healing by YHWH of an Ara...
CONTENTS: Naaman the Syrian healed by obeying Elisha's word. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Naaman, maid, Syrian king, king of Israel, Gehazi. CONCLUSION: There is little hope for one who is more concerne...
2 Kings 5:8. _When Elisha heard that the king had rent his clothes,_ he laid the case before the Lord and received his instruction how to proceed. 2 Kings 5:10. _Elisha sent a messenger,_ to cure Naam...
_Now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant._ NAAMAN’S MONEY This chapter contains valuable lessons concerning money; how the servants of God ought to use and to regard it. Some of ou...
_Now Naaman, captain of the host of the King of Syria._ THE HISTORY OF NAAMAN’S DISEASE AND CURE; ILLUSTRATIVE OF CERTAIN FORCES IN THE LIFE OF MAN I. The force of worldly position. Why all the inter...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 5:1 The account of Elisha’s miracles continues with a story that again recalls the ministry of Elijah: the Lord is God not only of Israelites but also of foreigners (compare 1...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 5:14 A LITTLE CHILD. The “great man” (v. 2 Kings 5:1) had a problem, to which the “little girl” (v....
NAAMAN, THE SYRIAN LEPER CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 5:1. NAAMAN WAS A GREAT MAN WITH HIS MASTER—גִּבּוֹר חַיִל does not refer to mere physical force, but to the high esteem in which he...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 5:1 THE CURE OF NAAMAN'S LEPROSY. HIS GRATITUDE; AND THE SIN OF GEHAZI, The historian continues his narrative of Elisha's miracles, commenced i
Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
1 Kings 18:36; 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 17:47; 1 Samuel 25:27;...