_THE LOST AXE-HEAD_ ‘And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.’ 2 Kings 6:... [ Continue Reading ]
_OUR DOTHANS_ ‘He is in Dothan.’ 2 Kings 6:13 Elisha was in Dothan at the time of war between Syria and Israel. The Syrians had information of Elisha’s presence, and it seemed a golden opportunity for securing an enemy who was so extremely dangerous to them, for Elisha, as supernaturally informed... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CHRISTIAN HAS MORE FRIENDS THAN FOES_ ‘Feat not; for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.’ 2 Kings 6:16 From this story we may learn a lesson of great encouragement; and that is, that the Christian has more friends than foes in his daily warfare. For his life _ is_ a wa... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE LESSONS OF A FAMINE_ ‘There was a great famine.’ 2 Kings 6:25 We say the words, but I doubt very much whether we realise their meaning. We, in England, do not really know what a great famine is. Bad crops we have had, and short ones, but they have never for many, many years failed us altoget... [ Continue Reading ]