2 KINGS 4:1 TO 2 KINGS 6:23. STORIES ABOUT ELISHA AS A WONDER-WORKER.
The miracles of Elisha fill a considerable part of the early Chapter s
of 2 K. They are mostly beneficent in character, and this prophet was
evidently more in touch with the people than his stern predecessor.
There is no reason to... [ Continue Reading ]
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 vassal (2
Kings 5:6 ff.). Elisha was living in Samaria, apparently in his own
house. Naaman, on bein... [ Continue Reading ]