6. ELISHA'S PREDICTION AND ITS FULFILMENT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Elisha's prediction (2 Kings 7:1)_ 2. The unbelieving lord (2 Kings 7:2) 3. The four lepers and their discovery (2 Kings 7:3) 4. The day o...
2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 7:20. THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA. The date and source of this episode need discussion. The name of the king of Syria, as in 1 Kings 20, was Ben-hadad; the king of Israel is not named...
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_they went into one tent, and did eat and drink_ Hunger asserted the first claim; that satisfied, they began to think how they might make most gain for themselves, by hiding a store of the deserted we...
II. ELISHA'S PREDICTIVE MIRACLES 6:24-8:15 Three predictive miracles of Elisha are recorded in connection with this period of Aramean invasion: He predicted (1) the deliverance of Samaria from an Aram...
_AND WHEN THESE LEPERS CAME TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE CAMP, THEY WENT INTO ONE TENT, AND DID EAT AND DRINK, AND CARRIED THENCE SILVER, AND GOLD, AND RAIMENT, AND WENT AND HID IT; AND CAME AGAIN, AN...
THE RELIEF OF SAMARIA 1. A measure] HEB. a _SEAH_, EQUAL to 6 cabs, and rather less than 3 gallons. IN THE GATE OF SAMARIA] The open space at the gate of an Eastern city served as a market-place!...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 THE *LORD RESCUES SAMARIA V1 Elisha said, ‘Listen to what the *Lord says. About this time tomorrow, a large amount...
AND WHEN... TENT. — Literally, _And_ (so) _those lepers came to the edge of the camp, and they went into one tent_, taking up the thread of the narrative again at 2 Kings 7:5, where it was broken by t...
וַ יָּבֹאוּ֩ הַֽ מְצֹרָעִ֨ים הָ אֵ֜לֶּה עַד
“WINDOWS IN HEAVEN” 2 Kings 7:1 There is a sore famine just now over the whole world-a famine of God's Word. For some years the Church has felt its growing severity, but there are two classes within...
Under these circumstances of famine and the anger of the king the calmness and strength of the prophet were again manifest. It is another revelation of how quiet and strong a man becomes who is in sec...
How unexpected sometimes is the deliverance of the sinner! How surprised is the soul in the discovery of Jesus and his fulness! And do observe, Reader! how the Lord was pleased to act for the delivery...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
The iniquity of Israel plunges the nation again into distress; and Samaria is desolated by famine. The judgment produces indignation against Jehovah's testimony; for, although Jehoram did not worship...
AND WHEN THESE LEPERS CAME TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE CAMP, THEY WENT INTO ONE TENT,.... The first they came to: AND DID EAT AND DRINK; which was the first thing they did, being hungry, and almost...
And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid [it]; and came again, a...
1 Elisha prophecieth incredible plenty in Samaria. 3 Foure Lepers venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tydings of their flight. 22 The king finding by spies the newes to be true, spoileth the...
And when these lepers, those spoken of above, CAME TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE CAMP, THEY WENT INTO ONE TENT AND DID EAT AND DRINK, for they found food in abundance, AND CARRIED THENCE SILVER AND GOL...
THE FLIGHT OF THE SYRIAN ARMY...
GOD INTERVENES (vv.1-20). The prophet whom Jehoram wanted to kill then gave a wonderful message of grace from God. What a response to the callous folly of the king of Israel! Elisha tells them, "Hea...
3-11 God can, when he pleases, make the stoutest heart to tremble; and as for those who will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Providence ordered it, that the lepers came...
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2 Kings 7:8 lepers H6879 (H8794) came H935 (H8799) outskirts H7097 camp H4264 went H935 (H8799) one...
YHWH'S DELIVERANCE FROM THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (2 KINGS 7:2). This second subsection is within an inclusio which commences with the captain's comment about the ‘windows of Heaven', followed by the warni...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's terror upon the Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoram, captain of Israel, four lepers. CONCLUSION: Faith expects from God what is beyond all human expectation. They who canno...
2 Kings 7:3. _Four leprous men._ This is frequently called by the rabbins the Egyptian disease, and the law required that they should dwell alone. 2 Kings 7:6. _The kings of the Hittites._ Those of Ph...
_And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate._ THE MEN AT THE GATE The city of Samaria was in sad plight. Ben-hadad, the King of Syria, had gathered all his armies together with th...
_Then said Elisha, Hear ye the word of the Lord._ THE FAMINE IN SAMARIA The emphasis of the teaching of this account of the Samaritan famine should undoubtedly be placed upon the complete fulfilment...
THE FLIGHT OF THE SYRIANS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 7:1. A MEASURE OF FINE FLOUR—This _seah_ would probably contain about three gallons of flour. IN THE GATE OF SAMARIA—_i.e._, the _m...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 7:1 THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (_continued_)_: _THE DELIVERANCE. 2 KINGS 7:1,...
And Elisha said, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, Tomorrow about this time they will be selling a bushel of fine flour for sixty-five cents, and two bushels of fine of barley for sixty-...