CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
ELISHA AND THE ARAMEANS
2 Kings 6:8 to 2 Kings 8:29
The focus in 2 Kings 6-8 is still on Elisha, but here a new dimension
of his ministry comes into view. The Arameans, who had long been
hostile to Israel, began to exert their power in the days of Jehoram
the son of Ahab. Israel i... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Aramean siege (2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 7:20); (2) a
famine in Israel (2 Kings 8:1-6); and (3) the murde... [ Continue Reading ]