WEBVTT - Jack Graham - Oct 14 - 9:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou

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<v Speaker 1>mayest certainly recover. Howbeit the Lord hath showed me that

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<v Speaker 1>he shall surely die. 2 Kings 8.10 As I meditate

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<v Speaker 1>on 2 Kings 8.1-15, I will lean on you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for comfort and provision in moments of uncertainty. Give me

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<v Speaker 1>inner guidance and information, like Elisha, on what is to come.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, God, for protecting all that is mine when

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<v Speaker 1>the enemy seeks to steal and rob me of all

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<v Speaker 1>that you've promised to me. Through every stage of my life,

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<v Speaker 1>protect me from evil-minded people like Haziel who seek to

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<v Speaker 1>harm me and put an end to the business, territory, industry, ministry,

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<v Speaker 1>and mission you've entrusted me with, Lord. I declare that

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<v Speaker 1>I will not be moved nor harmed. because the army

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord is on my side. Move quickly, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>that no plan formed against me shall prosper. I am covered, protected,

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<v Speaker 1>and anointed by your power and grace. In Jesus' name, amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for praying with us today. Continue your time

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<v Speaker 2>Elisha and Hazael. In our last story, the land of

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<v Speaker 2>Israel was perishing at the hand of the Syrians. The

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<v Speaker 2>land was stripped of all its resources. Food, water, and

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<v Speaker 2>life slowly left the city of Samaria. Women were forced

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<v Speaker 2>to eat their own children. and all hope seemed lost. Then,

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<v Speaker 2>as Elisha predicted, life was restored to the city after

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<v Speaker 2>four lepers discovered the empty Syrian camp filled with flour, gold,

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<v Speaker 2>and silver. Now we learn of a new famine scraping

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<v Speaker 2>the land of Israel. A familiar family is once again

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<v Speaker 2>saved by God, and an enemy of Israel perishes, all

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<v Speaker 2>for an even more evil enemy to take his place.

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<v Speaker 2>As inspired by the book of Second Kings.

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<v Speaker 3>Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>slash stress. In our previous episode, we heard about the

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<v Speaker 3>severe famine in Samaria and how people turned to desperate

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<v Speaker 3>acts to survive. We also heard how the king and

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<v Speaker 3>many others blamed God for their troubles. But Elisha spoke

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<v Speaker 3>God's promise to restore them, bringing abundant food into the city.

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<v Speaker 3>And just as He promised, God rescued His people. He

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<v Speaker 3>scattered the enemy, ending their attacks upon Samaria and brought

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<v Speaker 3>food and riches from their camp into Israel. Today we

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<v Speaker 3>learn about another famine that swept through Israel and how

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<v Speaker 3>God once again rescued a family we've met before. We'll

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<v Speaker 3>also hear the death of one of Israel's enemy and

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<v Speaker 3>the new foe that rises up even worse than the last.

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<v Speaker 3>So now let's listen to the Word of God.

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<v Speaker 2>The people of Israel rejoiced in their newfound wealth after

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<v Speaker 2>the deadly famine. Families were restored, livestock recovered, and the

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<v Speaker 2>armies of Israel were beginning to find their strength once again. However,

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<v Speaker 2>they still lived in a land that could shift its

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<v Speaker 2>abundance in a matter of days. There was uncertainty about

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<v Speaker 2>Israel's future. Rather than lean on the Lord for comfort

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<v Speaker 2>and provision, the people of Israel clung to their own strength.

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<v Speaker 2>They had no idea what heartache lurked around the corner

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<v Speaker 2>for them. A warm wind blew in from deep in

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<v Speaker 2>the east. Lush trees began to lose their leaves prematurely,

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<v Speaker 2>and the birds were flying away in flocks. Elisha could

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<v Speaker 2>see the signs. He knew what was about to take place.

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<v Speaker 2>With urgency, Elisha raced to Shunem to find the family

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<v Speaker 2>he had once restored. Years ago, Elisha had restored the

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<v Speaker 2>rich woman's son from the dead. He was close to

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<v Speaker 2>the family and concerned for their safety. Arise, he ordered them.

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<v Speaker 2>Sojourn wherever you can to escape. A great famine is

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<v Speaker 2>going to pierce the land like a hot iron. The

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<v Speaker 2>woman and her son trusted Elisha with their lives. They

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<v Speaker 2>did not hesitate. They gathered whatever they could and departed

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<v Speaker 2>to the land of the Philistines. For seven years they

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<v Speaker 2>remained there. Meanwhile, a blighted wind blew continuously through Israel.

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<v Speaker 2>Farms withered. Grain turned to dust. Rivers ran dangerously dry.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord allowed for a refining broom to be swept

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<v Speaker 2>across Israel. Their self-reliance withered with the grass. After seven years,

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<v Speaker 2>they looked towards the heavens, and the land began to

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<v Speaker 2>be restored to its former glory. One day, the king

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<v Speaker 2>was lounging in his throne room, listening to Gehazi tell

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<v Speaker 2>stories of Elisha. Gehazi was Elisha's former servant, who was

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<v Speaker 2>made a leper after stealing from Naaman. Although the king

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<v Speaker 2>despised Elisha, he was fascinated by him. He respected him

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<v Speaker 2>and his devotion to the Lord, so the king listened

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<v Speaker 2>intently as Gehazi told story after story of Elisha's life

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<v Speaker 2>with God. He spoke of many miracles, the greatest being

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<v Speaker 2>when Elisha restored a Shunammite woman's son back to life.

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<v Speaker 2>As the king was listening, the throne room doors opened.

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<v Speaker 2>The king looked closely to see a woman and her

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<v Speaker 2>son walking the halls to meet him. Gehazi gasped at

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<v Speaker 2>the timing. My lord, he shouted, that is the woman

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<v Speaker 2>I was speaking about. That is her son that was

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<v Speaker 2>raised from the dead. The king stood to his feet.

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<v Speaker 2>Even though he was ruler over Israel, he felt as

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<v Speaker 2>though he was in the presence of true royalty. The

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<v Speaker 2>woman told the king of her travels to the Philistines

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<v Speaker 2>to escape the famine. When she returned, her possessions and

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<v Speaker 2>land had been lost. The king did not hesitate. Restore

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<v Speaker 2>all that was once hers, he ordered his governors. So

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<v Speaker 2>the woman and her son were once again protected by

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<v Speaker 2>the merciful hand of God. Meanwhile, Elisha was traveling to Damascus.

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<v Speaker 2>His staff was keeping him upright. Years of famine had

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<v Speaker 2>aged him quickly, but he maintained the quiet strength of

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<v Speaker 2>a man with a purpose. Not so far away, Ben-Hadad,

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<v Speaker 2>the king of Syria, laid sick in his bed. His

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<v Speaker 2>body was failing him, and fear overwhelmed his soul. He

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<v Speaker 2>had worked his whole life to build his kingdom, and

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<v Speaker 2>now fate was knocking at his door to take it

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<v Speaker 2>from him. When he heard that Elisha was close, his

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<v Speaker 2>hope returned to him. He had heard of Elisha's connection

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<v Speaker 2>to God, so he ordered his most trusted servant, Hazael,

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<v Speaker 2>to go and find Elisha. Please, ask him if I

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<v Speaker 2>shall recover from this sickness, he asked. Hazael obeyed, but

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<v Speaker 2>not with joy or enthusiasm. Hazael had a deep longing

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<v Speaker 2>in his heart for the throne, and the king's sickness

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<v Speaker 2>was an advantage to him. Nevertheless, he found Elisha in Damascus. Father,

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<v Speaker 2>he said to Elisha, the king of Syria wants to

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<v Speaker 2>know if his health will ever return to him. Ah,

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<v Speaker 2>he will most certainly recover. Elisha paused mid-sentence. He looked

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<v Speaker 2>into Hazael's eyes. They revealed a deep well of anger

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<v Speaker 2>and ambition. They were not the eyes of a loyal servant.

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<v Speaker 2>They were the eyes of a conqueror. But the king

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<v Speaker 2>will die anyways, won't he?

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<v Speaker 1>Elisha said.

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<v Speaker 2>Elisha fixed his gaze on Hazael for minutes, so long

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<v Speaker 2>that Hazael grew uncomfortable. Sweat began to drip down the

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<v Speaker 2>side of his temple. He watched the man of God

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<v Speaker 2>gaze into his soul. Then a small tear slid down

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<v Speaker 2>the side of Elisha's face. Why do you weep, Hazael said,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to break the silence. Elisha placed his hands on

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<v Speaker 2>Hazael's face. I weep because I have seen the evil

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<v Speaker 2>that dwells within you. Your hand will be responsible for

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<v Speaker 2>the deaths of many. You will set fire to Israel's fortresses.

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<v Speaker 2>You will kill their young men. You will tear the

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<v Speaker 2>wombs of pregnant women. Elisha's tone was sorrowful. He wept

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<v Speaker 2>over the lost soul of Hazael. Hazael feigned offense. He

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<v Speaker 2>mustered up false outrage and pushed the prophet back, saying,

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<v Speaker 2>How could I do such things? I am a simple

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<v Speaker 2>dog to the king with no power. Elisha shook his head.

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<v Speaker 2>You know as well as I do you will be

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<v Speaker 2>the next king of Syria. Hazael departed as Elisha spoke

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<v Speaker 2>these words. He felt exposed. He felt vulnerable and angry.

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<v Speaker 2>He went back to the king and delivered the good

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<v Speaker 2>news of his recovery. The king rested easy, elated at

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<v Speaker 2>the news. That night, the king laid in his bed

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<v Speaker 2>in peace. He was no longer afraid of dying. He

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<v Speaker 2>could even feel his body making a speedy recovery. Thinking

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<v Speaker 2>only of good things, he slowly drifted asleep.

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<v Speaker 1>The cool air.

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<v Speaker 2>Drifted through his window. The moonlight shone brightly through the skylight.

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<v Speaker 2>The king was fast asleep and could not see the

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<v Speaker 2>slight shadow approaching him. There, in the dead of night,

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<v Speaker 2>Hazael loomed over him with a wet cloth. He placed

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<v Speaker 2>it over his king's face and smothered him until he

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<v Speaker 2>drifted into nothingness. The king perished that night and Hazael

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<v Speaker 2>became king in his place.

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<v Speaker 3>We begin today's passage with a joyful Israel enjoying the

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<v Speaker 3>wealth and provisions God had sent them to end the

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<v Speaker 3>famine and devastation of the land. They had done nothing

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<v Speaker 3>to earn or deserve this great favor. It was God

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<v Speaker 3>in His grace who had rescued and provided for them.

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<v Speaker 3>But as we are all prone to do when the

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<v Speaker 3>sun is shining and all is going well, the Israelites

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<v Speaker 3>neglected to trust in God and rest in His provisions.

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<v Speaker 3>Elisha knew this self-reliance was going to cost Israel dearly.

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<v Speaker 3>The Lord's judgment for their forgetful hearts would once again

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<v Speaker 3>bring famine to the land. Knowing what was coming, he

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<v Speaker 3>went to the Shunammite woman, the same one who had

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<v Speaker 3>provided a place of rest for Elisha and whose son

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<v Speaker 3>Elisha had raised from the dead, and he told her

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<v Speaker 3>of the impending seven years of famine that were about

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<v Speaker 3>to sweep through the land. she took her son and

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<v Speaker 3>traveled into Philistine territory to wait out the seven years.

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<v Speaker 3>And sure enough, God removed his hand of blessing from Israel,

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<v Speaker 3>and they were faced with the harsh fact that they

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<v Speaker 3>could no more provide for their own needs than an

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<v Speaker 3>infant can survive without its mother. At the end of

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<v Speaker 3>the seven years, the woman returned with her son only

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<v Speaker 3>to discover her land had been taken from her, so

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<v Speaker 3>she went to see the king. When she arrived, Elisha's

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<v Speaker 3>servant Gehiza, the man who had been stricken with leprosy

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<v Speaker 3>after he deceived Naaman, was regaling the king with tales

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<v Speaker 3>of what Elisha had done. This moment was divinely appointed.

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<v Speaker 3>For in 2 Kings 8.5, here is what we read.

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<v Speaker 3>And while he was telling the king how Elisha had

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<v Speaker 3>restored the dead to life, behold, the woman whose son

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<v Speaker 3>he had restored to life appealed to the king for

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<v Speaker 3>her house and her land. And Gehiza said, My lord,

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<v Speaker 3>O king, Here is the woman and here is her

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<v Speaker 3>son whom Elisha restored to life. This was not an

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<v Speaker 3>accident or a coincidence, of course. It was God's timing,

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<v Speaker 3>paving the way for his provision and protection. So the

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<v Speaker 3>king sent her with an official promising to restore what

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<v Speaker 3>she had lost. Once more, this woman and her son

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<v Speaker 3>witnessed God's enduring faithfulness. And once more, we are reminded

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<v Speaker 3>that God takes care of his own. When we lose things,

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<v Speaker 3>God will restore them in his own time and in

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<v Speaker 3>his own way, even more than what we had lost.

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<v Speaker 3>Elisha then traveled to Damascus in Syria. Again, we see

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<v Speaker 3>the Lord's timing at work. For as he arrived, the

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<v Speaker 3>Syrian king, Ben-Hadad, was very ill. He heard Elisha was

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<v Speaker 3>in town, and he went to speak to him, for

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<v Speaker 3>even this foreign king knew that the Lord was with Elisha.

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<v Speaker 3>So he sent his servant Ahaziel with camels loaded with

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<v Speaker 3>gifts for Elisha and ask if he would recover. It

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<v Speaker 3>seemed like an earnest question from a loyal servant. But

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<v Speaker 3>Elisha knew Ahaziel was harboring other thoughts, thoughts of betrayal, murder,

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<v Speaker 3>and seizing power. Elisha told Ahaziel to tell Ben-Hadad he'd recover.

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<v Speaker 3>But then he said God had shown him, in fact,

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<v Speaker 3>that the king would die. Elisha then fixed his gaze

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<v Speaker 3>on Ahaziel until he was embarrassed. Elisha then began to weep,

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<v Speaker 3>and Ahaziel asked why. He said it was because Ahaziel

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<v Speaker 3>was going to do great evil to Israel, horrors exceeding

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<v Speaker 3>those of Ben-Hadad. Ahaziel feigned innocence, denying that he had

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<v Speaker 3>any such intentions or even the power to carry them out.

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<v Speaker 3>He was just a servant. But when he returned to

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<v Speaker 3>the palace, he gave the king the message just as

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<v Speaker 3>Elisha had told him, saying the king would recover. Then

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<v Speaker 3>that same night, he smothered the king in his sleep,

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<v Speaker 3>fulfilling Elisha's words. Syria had a new king, Ahazael, and

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<v Speaker 3>he would bring great sorrow to Israel. Dear God, we

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<v Speaker 3>thank you for your word, inerrant and infallible, your eternal word.

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<v Speaker 3>We thank you for these great stories of the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>that inspire us and motivate us and challenge us and

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<v Speaker 3>move our hearts to trust and obey you. Help us

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<v Speaker 3>always to trust in you. And know that every good

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<v Speaker 3>and perfect gift comes from above. Your provision, your protection,

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<v Speaker 3>and your peace. In Jesus' name, amen. Thank you for

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