_He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord._ DEFECTION Just as two roads that diverge from each other at a very sharp angle, get the wider apart the further they go, till at last half a continent may be held betwixt them--the little deflection from the narrow line of Christian duty and s... [ Continue Reading ]
_The rest of the acts of Jehoahaz._ RECORDS OF LIFE How very little we know even of the men whose lives are written: “The rest of the acts of Jehoahaz and all that he did, and his might, are they not Written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel “ No! Another hand there indeed endeav... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died._ THE DEATH OF ELISHA I. A great man dying. II. A wicked man regretting the event. III. A good man leaving the world interested in posterity. Elisha, though dying, was excited to some interest in the future of his country (2 Kings 13:15... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows._ THE KING’S ARROWS Elisha was lying ill on his deathbed. His long career of usefulness and blessing was drawing to a close. He was held in great honour, not only by the people but by the king, and when it was known that he was coming to the end of his... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands._ THE SPIRIT OF POWER This is part of one of the strangest narratives in the Old Testament. Elisha is on his death bed, “sick of the sickness” wherewith he “should die.” A very different scene that close sick chamber from the open plain beyond Jordan,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Elisha died, and they buried him._ THE RESURRECTION OF A MAN IN THE TOMB OF ELISHA; LIFE DERIVED FROM THE HOLY DEAD Death is no respecter of persons; the most illustrious, as well as the most obscure, must bow before his cold sceptre, and depart from the scene of life. This miraculous inciden... [ Continue Reading ]