Syrian Siege upon Samaria - 1. Syrian army struck with blindness, 2 Ki 6:8-23 - 2. Samaria besieged & suffers famine, 2 Ki 6:24-29 - 3. Samaria's king furious with Elisha, 2 Ki 6:30-33 - 4. Samarian officer mocks Elisha's prophecy, 2 Ki 7:1-2 Samaritan Lepers enter Syrian Camp - 1. Samarian lepers enter the deserted Syrian camp, 2 Ki 7:3-9 - 2. sending word to the city gatekeepers, 2 Ki 7:10-16 - 3. sad demise of the officer in unbelief, 2 Ki 7:17-20
II. HOLY OBSERVATION
The Unlikely Word - 1. major improbability, v1 - 2. mocked by unbelievers, v2 - 3. manifested in the person of Christ, Jn 1:1, 14 The Unexpected Fulfillment of God's Word - 1. made possible only by the LORD, v6 - 2. ministration thru most ignoble of souls, vv3, 8-10 - 3. means of the gospel is foolishness to the world, 1 Cor 1:21, 26 The Unfailing Certainty of God's Word - 1. magnificent reliability, v18 - 2. more majesty in Messiah --- a. Matt 5:17-18 --- b. John 5:39
III. HELPFUL APPLICATION - 1. responsibility to God's Word --- a. as herald --- b. as hearer - 2. rebellious resistance against God's Word - 3. reverent fear toward God's Word - 4. resolute trust in God's Word
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
