2 Kings 7:1-2
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
I am always amazed at the mercy and grace of the Lord. Though Israel was rebellious and stiff-necked, still God protected them provided for them graciously.
That God would give them a prophet and that God would drive away the Syrians as He did in this chapter is nothing but grace.
I was interested in how God met the needs of the people of Samaria here. These people were starving, trapped inside the city under the siege of the Syrians. There were down to the place that it would have appeared that any day now they would be defeated. Instead, God gave them a victory and in such an unexpected way that the servant of the king said: "...if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?" He saw no way, not even if God were to bless them, that their needs could be met. Yet God did meet their needs
He caused a sound to run through the camp of the Syrians so they fled without a fight and without even taking their belongings
He prompted some lepers to strike out on their own on a chance of survival and to discover that the Syrians were fled.
God's mercy and grace are a never ending source of amazement for those who will see it. Praise God for His unexpected means of making "...windows in heaven..." to pour out His blessings.
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
I am always amazed at the mercy and grace of the Lord. Though Israel was rebellious and stiff-necked, still God protected them provided for them graciously.
That God would give them a prophet and that God would drive away the Syrians as He did in this chapter is nothing but grace.
I was interested in how God met the needs of the people of Samaria here. These people were starving, trapped inside the city under the siege of the Syrians. There were down to the place that it would have appeared that any day now they would be defeated. Instead, God gave them a victory and in such an unexpected way that the servant of the king said: "...if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?" He saw no way, not even if God were to bless them, that their needs could be met. Yet God did meet their needs
He caused a sound to run through the camp of the Syrians so they fled without a fight and without even taking their belongings
He prompted some lepers to strike out on their own on a chance of survival and to discover that the Syrians were fled.
God's mercy and grace are a never ending source of amazement for those who will see it. Praise God for His unexpected means of making "...windows in heaven..." to pour out His blessings.
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