2 KINGS 6
4 Outlines
2 Kings 6:8-23
ELISHA’S EYES
ELISHA SAW DANGER AND WARNED
– Vss. 8-11
ELISHA SAW DELIVERANCE AND
ACTED – Vss. 12-20
ELISHA SAW THE DEFEATED AND
SHOWED MERCY – Vss. 21-23
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2 Kings 6:8-23
SO, YOU WANT TO SERVE
THE LORD!
I think most true
Christians want to serve the Lord in some capacity.
Elisha the prophet shows
us how to do this.
1. SPEAK GOD'S TRUTH
Vss. 8-10
Elisha simply told others what God had told
Him.
Paul did the same thing. See 1 Corinthians
15:3-4,
2. EXPECT SATAN'S
RETALIATION Vss. 11-15
3. RELY ON GOD'S
PROTECTION Vss. 16-20
Note that Elisha's
prayer for blindness was for the purpose of protection,
not harming
someone else. In fact the blindness was temporary.
4. ACT AS GOD'S
REPRESENTATIVE Vss. 21-23
God did not want the enemy killed in this
case, but blessed.
Elisha acted as God's representative in
practicing the "golden rule" of
doing unto others
as we would have them do to us. See Romans 12:19-
21. Note that the raids on
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2 Kings 6:8-23
FEARLESS BEFORE THE FOE
As Christians, we will
have enemies for the sake of Christ. 2
Timothy 3:12, John 15:19
How we deal with our
enemies will be an indication of how closely we are walking with God.
Enemies tend to scare
us, but God wants us to be fearless before them. Proverbs 3:5-6, 29:25
The prophet Elijah was
fearless before his enemies. We can
learn from his example.
HIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED
BY RIGHTEOUSNESS - Vss. 8-14
Elisha was sharing
When the King of
He sent soldiers to
apprehend him.
Elisha got in trouble
for doing what was right. We need to
realize that when we do what is right, we will also make enemies. We must make sure however that we are doing
what is right. 1 Peter 2:19-20,
HIS PROTECTION CAME FROM
GOD - Vss. 15-17
Elisha was not upset
because he knew God was protecting him.
He asked God to show his servant the great heavenly host that had them
protected.
We must remember that
God has promised to protect us and He is able to take care of us even through
"impossible" circumstances. Isaiah 41:10, 1 John 4:4, Hebrews
2:13-14, Jeremiah 32:27
HIS PRAYERS CLIMAXED IN
VICTORY - Vs. 18
Elisha's prayer that his enemies would become blind was
answered. This prayer did not result in
permanent difficulty for his enemies, but enabled him to be delivered from
their power.
We must trust that God
will answer our prayers. Luke 18:1, James 5:16-18
HIS PLAN CALLED FOR LOVE
- Vss. 19-23
Elijah
"blessed" his enemies feeding them and sending them home in peace.
Our Lord Jesus expects
us to act in like fashion. Matthew 5:43-48, Romans 12:18-21
The end result of the
kindness Elisha showed was a cessation of raids made on
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2 Kings 6:24-7:20
SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS
In this story I see the lepers as a picture of the
born again Christians.
Eventually the lepers spread the good news that the
famine was over and there was food, clothes, and money available.
As Christians we are to spread the word of the good
news of salvation in Jesus Christ.
After giving the background of the story in 2 Kings
THE PAST (The way we were.) Vss.3-5
Hurting Vs. 3
- We were hurting because of our sin.
Hungry Vs. 4 -
We were Spiritually hungry for something better.
Honest Vss.
4-5 - No one gets saved until they honestly admit their
sin and turn
to Christ in faith.
THE PRESENT (The way we are.) Vs. 8
(Vs. 5-7 tell
of the fate of the Syrian army.)
Rich - We have
great riches in Christ. Ephesians 1:3
Satisfied - We
have great satisfaction in what Christ has done for us.
Selfish - All
too often we keep our joy in Christ to ourselves.
THE PROMOTION
(The way we should be.) Vss. 9-20
These lepers
were:
Convicted -
Vs. 9 - We need to be convicted that we shouldn't keep
silent about
our salvation. (Psalm 107:2)
Convincing -
Vss. 10-11 - We need to be convincing others of the
joys of salvation. (1 Peter 3:15
Converting -
Vss. 13-16 - As a result of the lepers' testimony, many
were fed. As
a result of our testimony, many will come to Christ.