WEBVTT - 2 Kings 8

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second King's chapter eight,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what we read. Elisha had told the

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<v Speaker 1>woman whose son he had brought back to life, take

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<v Speaker 1>your family and move to some other place, for the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will

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<v Speaker 1>last for seven years. So the woman did as the

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<v Speaker 1>Man of God instructed. She took her family and settled

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<v Speaker 1>in the land of the Philistines for seven years. After

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<v Speaker 1>the famine ended, she returned from the land of the

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<v Speaker 1>Philistines and she went to see the king about getting

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<v Speaker 1>back her house and land. As she came in, the

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<v Speaker 1>king was talking with Gahazi of the Man of God.

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<v Speaker 1>The king had just said, tell me some stories about

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<v Speaker 1>the great things Elisha has done, and Gahazi was telling

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<v Speaker 1>the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy

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<v Speaker 1>back to life. At that very moment, the mother of

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<v Speaker 1>the boy walked in to make her appeal to the

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<v Speaker 1>king about her house and land. Look, my lord, the king,

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<v Speaker 1>Gahazi exclaimed, Here is the woman now and this is

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<v Speaker 1>her son, the very one Elisha brought back to life.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this true, the king asked her, and she told

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<v Speaker 1>him this story. So he directed one of his officials

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<v Speaker 1>to see that everything she had lost was restored to her,

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<v Speaker 1>including the value of any crops that had been harvested

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<v Speaker 1>during her absence. Elishah went to Damascus, the capital of Arim,

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<v Speaker 1>where King ben Hadad lay sick. When someone told the

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<v Speaker 1>king that the Man of God had come. The king

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<v Speaker 1>said to Hazael, take a gift to the Man of God,

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<v Speaker 1>then tell him to ask the Lord, will I recover

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<v Speaker 1>from this illness. So Hazel loaded down forty camels with

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<v Speaker 1>the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha.

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<v Speaker 1>He went to him and said, your servant, ben Hadad,

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Aram, has sent me to ask will

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<v Speaker 1>I recover from this illness? And Elishah replied, go and

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<v Speaker 1>tell him you will surely recover. But actually the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>has shown me that he will surely die. Elishah stared

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<v Speaker 1>at Hazel with a fixed gaze until Hazel became uneasy.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Man of God started weeping. What's the matter,

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<v Speaker 1>my lord, Hazel asked him, Elisha replied, I know the

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<v Speaker 1>terrible things you will do to the people of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>You will burn their fortified city, kill their young men

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<v Speaker 1>with the sword, dashed their little children to the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>and rip open their pregnant women. Hazel responded, how could

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<v Speaker 1>a nobody like me ever accomplish such great things? Elishah answered,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord has shown me that you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be the king of Aram. When Hazel left Elishah and

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<v Speaker 1>went back, the king asked him, what did Elishah tell you,

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<v Speaker 1>and Hazel replied, he told me that you will surely recover.

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<v Speaker 1>But the next day Hazeel took a blanket, soaked it

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<v Speaker 1>in water, and held it over the king's face until

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<v Speaker 1>he died. Then Hazeel became the next King of Aram. Jehoram,

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<v Speaker 1>son of King Jehosaphad of Judah, began to rule over

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<v Speaker 1>Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Ahab, King of Israel. Jehoram was thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>years old when he became king, and he reigned in

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<v Speaker 1>Jerusalem eight years. But Jehoram followed the example of the

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<v Speaker 1>kings of Israel and was as wicked as King Ahab.

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<v Speaker 1>For he had married one of Ahab's daughters. So Jehoram

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<v Speaker 1>did what was evil in the Lord's sight. But the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord did not want to destroy Judah, for he had

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<v Speaker 1>promised his servant David that his descendants would continue to rule,

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<v Speaker 1>shining like a lamp forever. During Jehoram's reign, the Edomites

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<v Speaker 1>revolted against Judah and crowned their own king. So Jehoram

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<v Speaker 1>went with all his chariots to attack the town of Zeyr.

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<v Speaker 1>The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he

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<v Speaker 1>went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>But Jehoram's army deserted him and fled to their homes.

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<v Speaker 1>So edom has been independent from Judah to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>The town of Libna also revolted about that same time.

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<v Speaker 1>The rest of the events in Jehoram's reign and everything

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<v Speaker 1>he did are recorded in the book of the History

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<v Speaker 1>of the Kings of Judah. When Jehoram died, he was

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<v Speaker 1>buried with his ancestors in the city of David. Then

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<v Speaker 1>his son Ahaziah became the next king. Ahaziah's son of Jehoram,

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<v Speaker 1>began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of

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<v Speaker 1>the reign of Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Ahaziah was twenty two years old when he became king,

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<v Speaker 1>and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah,

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<v Speaker 1>a granddaughter of King Amri of Israel. Ahaziah followed the

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<v Speaker 1>evil example of King Ahab's family. He did what was

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<v Speaker 1>evil in the Lord's sight, just as Ahab's family had done,

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<v Speaker 1>for he was related by marriage to the family of Ahab.

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<v Speaker 1>Ahaziah joined Joram, son of Ahab, in his war against

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<v Speaker 1>King Hazael of Aram at Ramath Gilead. When the Aramians

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<v Speaker 1>wounded King Joram in the battle, he returned to Jezreel

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<v Speaker 1>to recover from the wounds he had received at Ramath.

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<v Speaker 1>Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to

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<v Speaker 1>Jezreel to visit him. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word and for the privilege of being able

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<v Speaker 1>to look at this passage of scripture today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that by your grace that you would help

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<v Speaker 1>us throughout the course of this day to honor you

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<v Speaker 1>and to love you, and to put you first, and Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we see as an example in this scripture men who

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<v Speaker 1>chose the way of this world over the way of

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<v Speaker 1>following you. We see kings who were raised up to

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<v Speaker 1>their position and then they thumb their nose in your direction. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lord you would have been completely justified in destroying

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<v Speaker 1>them and their kingdoms. But Lord, it's fascinating how we

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<v Speaker 1>see in this passage your desire to protect Judah because

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<v Speaker 1>of the promise you had made to David that his

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<v Speaker 1>descendants would rule and would shine like a lamp forever.

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<v Speaker 1>And we know, Lord, that that promise is ultimately fulfilled

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<v Speaker 1>in your son Jesus Christ, who came to this earth

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<v Speaker 1>as a descendant of David and is referred to as

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<v Speaker 1>the lion of the tribe of Judah, whose rule is forever,

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<v Speaker 1>and who shines like a lamp forever. And we're grateful,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord that through faith in your son Jesus Christ, we

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<v Speaker 1>have the privilege of ruling and reigning with him as

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<v Speaker 1>part of your family and part of your kingdom forever. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for this reality, thank you for these truths,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you for the fact that your word continually

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<v Speaker 1>points to Jesus Christ. So Lord, as we look at

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<v Speaker 1>your word, chapter by chapter, day after day. We pray

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<v Speaker 1>that we would not miss that fact. Thank you Lord

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<v Speaker 1>for your love for us. We commit this day to

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<v Speaker 1>your care, and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,