32 A Calamity From the Lord, 1

A CALAMITY FROM THE LORD, PART 1
TEXT: 2 KINGS 6:24 – 7:1

SUMMARY: Times of distress often reveal what we really are. In this “calamity from the Lord,” we see the corruption of the wicked, as it is revealed in their spirit of self-preservation, their pretense of religiosity, their habit of false accusation, and their condition of chronic unbelief.

I. THEIR MOTIVE: SELF-PRESERVATION.
A. Human Kindness.
B. Human Distress.

II. THEIR PRETENSE: FALSE RELIGIOSITY.
A. Religious Words
B. Religious Motions.

III. THEIR HABIT: THE BLAME GAME.
A. A Natural Tendency.
B. A Classic Example.

IV. THEIR SPIRITUAL CONDITION: CHRONIC UNBELIEF.
A. Unbelief in Elisha’s Day.
B. Unbelief in Jesus’ Day
C. Unbelief in Our Day.