The Wonderful Word of Life: Elisha's Prophecy and God's Fulfillment Thereof

• Congregational Reading: 2 Kings 7:1-20 *

I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

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