Syria is besieging Samaria. They have cut off all lines of supply and food has run out. The people are desperate and the ‘price of food’ is deadly. Samaria was in a world of hurt. Everyone, from the king on down were starving. It sounds as if those who had money were hungry but not […]
We meet Naaman. He is the highest man in Syria’s army but he has leprosy. Upon hearing of a cure he chases after in but almost misses it because of pride. Naaman had a different life that what you would expect. In Israel, those with leprosy were kept apart from everyone else. They were required […]
Elisha’s ‘thank you gift’ encounters trouble. The child the Shunammite woman received dies. She clings to faith and her child is restored. Another title for our story could be Twice Broken, Twice Restored. We met this woman the last time we were together. She KNEW Elisha was a holy man of God and she did […]
Elisha is always on the move traveling a circuitous route. A devoted woman gives him a gift to make life easier and he returns the favor with an even greater gift. When I was reading this story a verse popped into my head; “As you did it unto one of the least of these my […]
We met king Ahaziah in the end of 1 Kings. Now we take a closer look at his death. His biggest sin was seeking the WRONG god for deliverance. When we looked at Ahaziah as we ended 1 Kings I stated that he was the one that God carried out his judgment on Ahab but […]