About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of samaria. Now therefore come, let us go and tell the king s household. There is great evangelistic truth illustrated in this verse. James dobson tells the true story of a little toddler named frankie. A woman who was the wife of one of the sons of the prophets was a widow and her sons were going to b. By an unaccountable fright into which god put the syrians 2 kings 7. Here in 2 kings 6 the king of syria is carrying out. When the messenger came to the door, elishas friends were holding him as the king and his prime minister came riding up. We note first the promise which commonsense finds incredible. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings.
Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing 1 kings 8. Epic is a ninemonth series exploring the bible through a chronological journey. This mother knew where to go in the time of need v. Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of samaria. One day he pulled a chair over to the front window of his house, and carefully placed it inside the drapes. Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of. By the seasonable discovery which four lepers made of this 2 kings 7. So lets take our chances in the camp of aram and throw ourselves on their mercy. The prophet addresses the king and his attendants 2kings 7. Posted by pastor greg allen on may 8, 2011 under 2011 preached mothers day. The people within the walls of the city were literally starving to death. King ahabs son ahaziah took the throne of the kingdom after the death of ahab in 1 kings. We were chosen by god to live right now in this present season and if god in all of his wisdom saw fit to allow us to live in this season, it is because he believes us.
The keynote of this incident lies in the promise in the first verse. And the sons of the prophets said unto elisha, behold now, the place where we. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. In the previous chapter chapter six, the king of aram, ben hadad, had laid siege to samaria, samaria being the capitol city of israel in the north. They said to one another, what are we doing sitting here at deaths door. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. The city of samaria was surrounded by the syrian army. Answers bible curriculum year 2 quarter 3 lesson 4 this week in our answers bible curriculum sunday school, we step back into the book of kings to find out what happened to the northern kingdom of israel. Bible reading offers the widest scope for the enrichment of public worship, and it is a great pity. As they were enjoying their newfound treasurea new reality dawned on them. Some time later, king benhadad of aram brought all his military units together and marched up and laid siege to samaria. The failure of man comes through the content of this book, but the victory of god comes through the preexilic prophets, who wrote during the three centuries covered in 2 kings. It speaks of the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through christ jesus ephesians 2. Welcome to the complete library of jerry vines sermon audio.
Pastor cymbala encourages us not to keep the good news of jesus christ to ourselves. Elisha, the prophet of god, has declared thus says the lord did we deserve such a miracle. Unfortunately, in many churches public reading of the bible is little more than homiletical throat clearing before the sermon. Encouragement this is the finest hour for the church. Each sermon includes an audio file that you can purchase and download to your own library. It is foretold by elisha, and an unbelieving lord shut out from the benefit of it v. We are useful when we are humble these 4 lepers are outside of the city because they. Gods provision is more than sufficient for those who trust and obey him.
Doubtfire 7 then elisha said, hear the word of the lord. Rich jones bible study, rich jones prayer, pastor rich jones faith, rich jones. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of god romans 11. The whole story illustrates mans too frequent rejection of gods promise, and gods wonderful way of fulfilling it. In the church today, there is very little evangelism. The bible often is read poorly in our church services. However, the book opens with the story of him suffering a fall. The story of four leprous men inserted in the book of the kings of israel. Obadiah is the prophet who hid 100 of the lords prophets and fed them for a period of time. Then they said to one another, we are not doing right. Elisha 2 kings 1 history of the divided kingdom 2 kings 1417 history of the southern kingdom 2 kings 1825 summary of 2 kings. This passage is set against the backdrop is a desperate situation.
David guzik commentary on 2 kings 7 describes the miraculous provision of god for samaria by causing the syrians to flee. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Kings of judah and kings of israel, jehu, jehoash, jehoram, and the prophet elisha. The account of these two women is frightening to me.
There was a terrible state of affairs among the israelites famine was so serious as a result of the syrian siege that the people were turning to cannibalism to avoid death. This day is a day of good news, but we are keeping silent. It continues the story of the kings over the divided kingdom israel and judah. The church the church is still the medium through which god speaks, anoints the preached word, heals by the laying on of the hands of the elders, brings comfort, and strength and encouragement.
Please use these sermons as the lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission. The deuteronomistic history, of which 2 kings is a part, addresses the questions of those who had experienced the fall of the north to assyria in 722721 b. Preach on topics including the ministry of elijah, elijahs translation, the commission of elisha, hezekiahs healing, and josiahs reform. This sermon is about the holy spirit and the gifts of the spirit. While the violence in the text is often difficult to comprehendnahum addresses both the oppressed in judah and the oppressing assyrians. In 2 kings 7, israel is experiencing a famine due to syrias siege. Speaks to the needs of those dedicated to ministry their whole lives speaks to the usual lack of retirement funds for most in ministry speaks to. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b.
Fine flour is flour from wheat that has been sieved and worked on more than barley. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 7 describes the miraculous provision of god. Use the search bar to search for sermons by title, book of the bible, or keyword hope, sin, etc. Modern scholarship assigns the authorship to the prophets. Elisha prophesies the end of the famine to happen the next day. The church the church is still the medium through which god speaks, anoints the preached word, heals by the laying on of the hands of the elders, brings comfort, and. Relief is here brought to samaria and her king, when the case is, in a manner, desperate, and the king despairing. Samaria besieged by the syrians, the horrible famine, donkeys head sold for 80 pieces of silver. As the king of israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, my lord the king, help. Sermons and outlines sermons illustrations higher praise. This chapter begins with a prophecy of great plenty in samaria on the morrow, and of the death of an unbelieving lord, 2 kings 7. Bible reading offers the widest scope for the enrichment of public worship, and it is a great pity that the scriptures are often so badly readwhen the book. Our sermon ideas on 2 kings will help you preach a powerful message on how covenant relationship is affected by israels leadership. Then, one day, a message of hope came from a most unlikely source.
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