WEBVTT - 2 Kings 7

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Second King's Chapter seven,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is what we read. Elisha replied, listen to

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<v Speaker 1>this message from the Lord. This is what the Lord says.

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<v Speaker 1>By this time tomorrow, in the markets of Samaria, six

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<v Speaker 1>quarts of choice flower will cost only one piece of silver,

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve quarts of barley grain will cost only one

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<v Speaker 1>piece of silver. The officer assisting the king said to

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<v Speaker 1>the man of God, that couldn't happen even if the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord opened the windows of heaven. But Elisha replied, you

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<v Speaker 1>will see it happen with your own eyes, but you

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<v Speaker 1>won't be able to eat any of it. Now, there

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<v Speaker 1>were four men with leprosies sitting at the entrance of

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<v Speaker 1>the city gates. Why should we sit here waiting to die,

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<v Speaker 1>they asked each other. We will starve if we stay here,

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<v Speaker 1>but with the famine and the city, we will starve

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<v Speaker 1>if we go back there, so we might as well

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<v Speaker 1>go out and surrender to the Aramian army. If they

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<v Speaker 1>let us live, so much the better. But if they

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<v Speaker 1>kill us, we would have died anyway. So at twilight

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<v Speaker 1>they set out for the camp of the Aramians. But

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<v Speaker 1>when they came to the edge of the camp, no

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<v Speaker 1>one was there, for the Lord had caused the Aramian

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<v Speaker 1>army to hear the clatter of speeding chariots and the

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<v Speaker 1>galloping of horses, and the sounds of a great army approaching.

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<v Speaker 1>The King of Israel has hired the Hittites and Egyptians

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<v Speaker 1>to attack us, They cried to one another, So they

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<v Speaker 1>panicked and ran into the night, abandoning their tents, horses, donkeys,

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else as they fled for their lives. When

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<v Speaker 1>the men with leprosy arrived at the edge of the camp,

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<v Speaker 1>they went into one tent after another, eating and drinking wine,

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<v Speaker 1>and they carried off silver and gold and clothing and

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<v Speaker 1>hid it. Finally, they said to each other, this is

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<v Speaker 1>not right. This is a day of good news, and

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<v Speaker 1>we aren't sharing it with anyone. If we wait until morning,

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<v Speaker 1>some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let's

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<v Speaker 1>go back and tell the people at the palace. So

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<v Speaker 1>they went back to the city and told the gatekeepers

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<v Speaker 1>what had happened. We went out to the army in camp,

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<v Speaker 1>they said, and no one was there. The horses and

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<v Speaker 1>donkeys were tethered, and the tents were all in order,

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<v Speaker 1>but there wasn't a single person around. Then the gatekeepers

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<v Speaker 1>shouted the news to the people in the palace. The

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<v Speaker 1>king got out of bed in the middle of the

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<v Speaker 1>night and told his officers, I know what had happened.

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<v Speaker 1>The Aramians know we are starving, so they have left

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<v Speaker 1>their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are

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<v Speaker 1>expecting us to leave the city and then they will

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<v Speaker 1>take us alive and capture the city. One of his

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<v Speaker 1>officers replied, we had better send out scouts to check

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<v Speaker 1>into this. Let them take five of the remaining horses.

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<v Speaker 1>If something happens to them, it will be no worse

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<v Speaker 1>than if they stay here and die with the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of us. So two chariots with horses were prepared, and

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<v Speaker 1>the king sent scouts to see what had happened to

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<v Speaker 1>the Aramian army. They went all the way to the

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan River, following a trail of clothing and equipment that

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<v Speaker 1>the Aramians had thrown away in their mad rush to escape.

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<v Speaker 1>The scouts returned and told the king about it. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Samaria rushed out and plundered the Aramian camp.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was true that six courts of choice flower

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<v Speaker 1>were sold that day for one piece of silver, and

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<v Speaker 1>twelve quarts of barley grain were sold for one piece

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<v Speaker 1>of silver, just as the Lord had promised. The king

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<v Speaker 1>appointed his officer to control the traffic at the gate,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was knocked down and trampled to death as

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<v Speaker 1>the people rushed out. So everything happened exactly as the

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<v Speaker 1>Man of God had predicted. When the king came to

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<v Speaker 1>his house. The Man of God had said to the King,

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<v Speaker 1>by this time tomorrow, in the markets of Samaria, six

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<v Speaker 1>quarts of choice flower will cost one piece of silver,

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve courts of barley grain will cost one piece

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<v Speaker 1>of silver. The king's officer had replied that couldn't happen

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<v Speaker 1>even if the Lord opened the windows of heaven, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Man of God had said, you will see it

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<v Speaker 1>happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able

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<v Speaker 1>to eat any of it. And so it was for

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<v Speaker 1>the people trampled him to death at the gate.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 2>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 2>look at it today. And Lord, we're grateful for the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to see how you protected and you provided for

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<v Speaker 2>Israel once again. And Lord, we can see that even

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<v Speaker 2>though your people have regularly turned their back on you,

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<v Speaker 2>that you still maintain a presence among them. And we

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<v Speaker 2>see this in this passage. You regularly spoke through Elisha

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<v Speaker 2>and communicated your truth to your people, and you showed

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<v Speaker 2>them through signs and through miracles and through your protection

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<v Speaker 2>and your provision that you were the God that they

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<v Speaker 2>should be worshiping. Lord, you've revealed yourself to us as well.

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<v Speaker 2>And Lord, there's no greater way that you have revealed

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<v Speaker 2>yourself than what you did in coming to this earth

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<v Speaker 2>and taking on flesh, dying for our sin, rising from

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<v Speaker 2>the grave, and sharing new life with all who trust

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<v Speaker 2>in you. Lord, we know that our hearts can easily harden,

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<v Speaker 2>just like the people of Israel hits experienced. But Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't want that to be the case. Help us

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<v Speaker 2>to be men and women with soft hearts who love you,

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<v Speaker 2>who know you, and who worship you. Sincerely, Lord, we're

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<v Speaker 2>grateful for your love for us. We thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>your protection, for your provision and for the promises that

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<v Speaker 2>you have given to us of what lies ahead for

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<v Speaker 2>all who trust in Jesus Christ. We're grateful for these realities, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>and we thank you for this all in Jesus' name.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen,