Psalm: 83 Meditation: 2 Kings In this passage earlier prophesies against Ahab and his family are coming true, in both locations and events foretold. Elisha sends a servant to anoint Jehu the next King of Israel in a way that prompts Jehu’s followers to proclaim him king. Like many passages, we ask what is God …
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Wednesday, September 23
Psalms: 78:40-72 Meditation 2 Kings: This reading covers a series of miracles performed by Elisha. The first was that a borrowed axe head could be retrieved from the Jordan (it floated); the second was that the LORD told Elisha the king of Aram’s plans, who then told the king of Israel; the third was that …
Sunday, September 20
Psalm: 34 Meditation 2 Kings: The lives of Elijah and Elisha have too many parallels as to make it difficult often to distinguish between the two. This is a case in point. While the details differ, the story is essentially the same: a young man dies, and the man of God raises him from the …
Saturday, September 19
Psalms: 27 Meditation 2 Kings: We believe Elijah never experienced human death – he was carried away to heaven in a fiery chariot. This is the nearest we get to an ending to Elijah’s life. When Elisha tells the prophets over and over again not to the speak of the LORD’s taking Elijah, it is …
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