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Verse 2 Kings 2:21. _AND CAST THE SALT IN THERE_] He cast in the salt
at the place where the waters sprang out of the earth. _Jarchi_ well
observes here, "Salt is a thing which corrupts water; theref...
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THE SPRING OF THE WATERS - The spring intended is probably that now
called Ain-es-Sultan, which is not much more than a mile from the site
of the ancient town. It is described as a large and beautiful...
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II. THE PROPHET ELISHA
1. The Beginning of His Ministry
CHAPTER 2:12-25
_ 1. The mantle used (2 Kings 2:12)_
2. The sons of the prophets (2 Kings 2:15)
3. The healing of Jericho's waters (2 Kin
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2 KINGS 1:1 TO 2 KINGS 2:25. LAST DAYS AND ASCENSION OF ELIJAH: ELISHA
ESTABLISHED AS HIS SUCCESSOR. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah
narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playing a par...
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CAST THE SALT. Elisha's second miracle....
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_Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters_ The prophet by his
words carries the thought away from the sign to the thing signified,
the power of God exerted at the prayer of the prophet. We cann...
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DISCOURSE: 359
ELISHA HEALING THE SPRING WITH A CRUSE OF SALT
2 Kings 2:19. The men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray
thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but
the...
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AND HE—CAST THE SALT IN THERE, AND SAID, &C.— The manner in which
Elisha sweetened this fountain, and made the soil fruitful by casting
salt into the water, was in order to make the miracle more
consp...
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B. THE HEALING OF THE NOXIOUS WATER 2:19-22
TRANSLATION
(19) And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray you, the
dwelling of the city is good as my master sees; but the waters are
vile...
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_AND HE WENT FORTH UNTO THE SPRING OF THE WATERS, AND CAST THE SALT IN
THERE, AND SAID, THUS SAITH THE LORD, I HAVE HEALED THESE WATERS;
THERE SHALL NOT BE FROM THENCE ANY MORE DEATH OR BARREN LAND._...
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ELIJAH'S TRANSLATION TO HEAVEN
The great service rendered to Israel by the prophet whose life is here
closed was the stand which he made for the religion of Jehovah when
its supremacy was threatened b...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 2
GOD TAKES ELIJAH TO HEAVEN
* God had promised Elijah that Elisha would continue his work (1
Kings 19:16). In this c...
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(19-25) Elisha, as prophet, heals the waters of Jericho, and curses
the scorners of Beth-el....
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THE SPRING OF THE WATERS. — Now called _Aines Sultân_ (“the
Sultan’s Fountain”), a fine spring of sweet water, which irrigates
the neighbouring plain.
THUS SAITH THE LORD. — Not the prophet’s own pow...
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וַ יֵּצֵא֙ אֶל ־מֹוצָ֣א הַ מַּ֔יִם וַ
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ELISHA
2 Kings 2:1
"He did wonders in his life, and at death even his works were
marvelous. For all this the people repented not."
- Sir 48:14-15
AT this point we enter into the cycle of supernatur...
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ELIJAH'S SPIRIT ON ELISHA
2 Kings 2:13
We, too, may have a double portion of Elijah's spirit, but everything
depends on the purity of our hearts. Only the pure in heart can see,
and if we can see int...
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There is something pathetic and even weird in these final movement's
of Elijah, as we see him accompanied by Elisha, and watched by the
prophets. It would seem as though he tried to escape into loneli...
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And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast (m) the salt
in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters;
there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [lan...
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_Barrenness. By the divine power they are become salubrious.
(Haydock)_...
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Here Elisha enters upon his ministry. And a lovely service it was to
heal the barren and corrupt waters of Jericho. Like the waters of
Marah the appointed remedy cast in by the Lord's command became
e...
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It has been already remarked that the mission, or, at any rate, the
proper ministry of Elijah closed with his own complaint against the
children of Israel. God took him at his word. He pleaded against...
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_AT THE SPRING OF THE WATERS_
‘He went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there.’
2 Kings 2:21
‘The spirit of Elijah,’ they said, ‘doth rest on Elisha.’ It
was true, yet who i...
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And now we reach the end of the troubles and afflictions of this
precious and faithful servant of God. And, if we do not find in his
case the calmness of the ascension of Jesus, who, while blessing Hi...
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AND HE WENT FORTH UNTO THE SPRING OF THE WATERS,.... The fountain from
whence they flowed, the head of them:
AND CAST THE SALT IN THERE; which was an unlikely means of making bad
water good, since th...
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And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters;
there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [land]....
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_He went forth unto the spring, and cast the salt in there_ If the
salt had been a proper remedy for the brackishness of these waters and
the barrenness of the land, what could so small a quantity hav...
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1 Elijah, taking his leaue of Elisha, with his mantle diuideth Iordan,
9 and granting Elisha his request, is taken vp by a fierie charet into
heauen.
12 Elisha, diuiding Iordan with Elijahs mantle,...
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Though in 1 Kings 19:21 we read of Elisha following Elijah and
becoming his servant, yet Elisha is not mentioned as identified with
Elijah when Elijah later gave messages to Ahab (1 Kings 21:17) and t...
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19-25 Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make
every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to
sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the...
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CAST THE SALT IN THERE; which was in itself idle and ineffectual,
considering both the quality of salt, and the small quantity of it,
and the place where it was put, the fountain, which quickly works...
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2 Kings 2:21 out H3318 (H8799) source H4161 water H4325 cast H7993
(H8686) salt H4417 said H559 ...
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B. THE ‘HEALING' OF JERICHO'S SPRING (2 KINGS 2:19).
The new beginning for Israel resulting from Elisha' entry into the
land over the Jordan results the men of Jericho asking him to ‘heal'
a spring of...
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SECTION 7. ELISHA ENTERS CANAAN TO TAKE POSSESSION OF IT FOR YHWH AND
MOAB'S REBELLION AGAINST ISRAEL IS PUT DOWN WITH TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES
(2 KINGS 2:1 TO 2 KINGS 3:27).
In our view the entry of Elish...
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2 Kings 2:21
"The spirit of Elijah," they said, "doth rest on Elisha." It was true,
yet who is not struck with the difference, with the contrariety,
between them? At first sight the succession is a de...
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CONTENTS: Translation of Elijah. Faith of Elisha. Theological students
and their unbelief. Elisha's miracle.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Elisha, Elijah.
CONCLUSION: Those who know they are soon go...
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2 Kings 2:1. _When the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven._ The LXX
read, ως εις τον ουρανον, _as into heaven._ They mean
to say, that he did not ascend higher than paradise, as in John 3:13.
2 Kin...
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_And the men of the city said unto Elisha._
THE BITTER WATERS SWEETENED-ELISHA THE HEALER
Jericho, a city of high antiquity, was one of the most important in
the land of Palestine. Its walls were so...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 2:1 Elisha and Israel. Elijah’s ministry
has been coming to a close since 1 Kings 19:15, where Elijah was told
to anoint Elisha as his successor.
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 2:19 THE WATER IS BAD, AND THE LAND IS
UNFRUITFUL. Jericho was ideal for settlement because of a permanent
spring which watered the land around it. Now, however, the water
supp...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 2:20. A NEW CRUSE—“A symbol of the renewing power of the
Word of God” (_Keil_).
2 Kings 2:21. DEATH OR BARREN _LAND;_ death or _abortion_.
HOMILETICS OF...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 2:1
THE REMOVAL OF ELIJAH FROM EARTH, AND SOME EARLY MIRACLES OF ELISHA.
The great prophet of Israel was to have a departure from earth as marv
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And so it came to pass, when the LORD would take Elijah into heaven by
a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal (2 Kings 2:1).
So the time is come when Elijah is going to depart the earth...
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1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Kings 4:41; 2 Kings 6:6; Exodus 15:25; Exo
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Death — Hurt, or danger, to man or beast, by drinking of it....