Today I read 2 Kings 6-8.
And some interesting things happened!
First, the sons of the prophets wanted to go and make their own place, because it was becoming too crowded. Elisha agreed and he went with them.
While they were building their houses, one man dropped his axe head in the river, and it was borrowed, so he was very upset. Elisha threw a stick in the river, and the stick sank and the axe head floated.
Awesome!
Now, next is something I think is totally awesome! More awesome than awesome.
The king of Aram waged war against Israel, and Elisha kept warning the king of Israel so that the king of Aram could not kill him.
The king of Aram was very angry and sought to kill Elisha. One morning, Elisha's servant awoke and the armies of the king of Aram had them surrounded!
He woke Elisha in a panic. Elisha calmly replied:
"Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 2 Kings 6:16
And he prayed that God would open the eyes of his servant so he could see what was going on. Spiritually.
And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17
God's army. God's angel army literally surrounded Elisha to protect him.
Now, Elisha could have said "Get them, Lord." But he didn't.
Instead, Elisha prayed that God would blind all of them, and when God did so, Elisha told them they were in the wrong place and led them to Samaria, where they were taken captive by the king of Israel. Elisha even told the king not to kill his captives.
Amazing! Ah-may-zing!
It reminds me of a song too, so I'm going to share that today.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read 2 Kings 9-11.
Here is the song. I hope you enjoy it!
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