The four lepers in the book of kings

His army surrounded samaria and set up camp just outside the city walls. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. Thus saith the lord, to morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of samaria. But providence employed four lepers to be the intelligencers, who had their lodging without the gate, being excluded from the city, as ceremonially unclean. The prophet elisha, four lepers, and murder of jezebel 2 kings 6. Found right in the middle of this account is a story about four individuals who suffered from leprosy. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the syrians. If you feel insignificant sometimes and inferior to others, the bible is the book for you. The scene opens with four lepers sitting outside the city limits, discussing their sad, hungry prospects. And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate. These lepers as the passage goeswere at the brink of death and as was the custom of israel at the timethey werent permitted to get into the gates of the city to look for food.

They told one another, the king of israel hired the kings of the hittites and the kings of egypt to attack us. In the hebrew bible the bible used by jews, first and second kings are a single book, as are the first and second books of samuel. Hes the brother of azariah, who died childless, and both of them, the sons of ahab and jezebel. They were outside, and had hitherto subsisted by food handed out or thrown to them from within. The story of the four lepers in 2 kings 7 is a wonderful illustration of the experience of seventhday adventism. And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate ii kings 7. It is evident from a reading of the books of kings and chronicles that our. Four lepers sit outside the besieged city walls where starvation has turned to cannibalism. Its full of accounts of seemingly unimportant individuals with insurmountable problems as far as man is concerned, and along comes god and uses them for great purposes.

But now the famine in the city made such assistance impossible, and the four men were dying of hunger. We are first introduced to four lepers at the entering in of the gate. The four lepers our protagonists all the extras israeli throng storming the gate, aramean army a cast of thousands. Just as these lepers were shut out of the city, so you are shut out of salvation. Dec 07, 2015 the prophet elisha, four lepers, and murder of jezebel 2 kings 6. They cant go inside the city theyre lepers, besides which, inside the city is a horrific famine, and they cant just sit there and starve to death. Providence ordered it, that these lepers came as soon as ever the syrians had fled, for they fled in the twilight, the evening twilight 2 kings 7. The four lepers went and told the guards at the gate what they had found. Leprosy in the bible is often spoken of as a type or illustration of. Where on earth was he opportune to meet the men who changed his orientation if you have this thought, then its time do away with it, because in the book of 2 kings 7. Mar 12, 2016 four lepers and a funeral a bible study of 2 kings 7. The desperation 3 and there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate. For we now find, four lepers who made it a habit, to sit at the gate entrance, that led into the city of samaria.

The seventh chapter of the second book of kings portrays the four lepers much like the brazen serpent that moses lifted up and all the snakebite victims who looked upon it were healed. Daniel was one of many hebrew young men in particular taken captive by the babylonians. If you have this thought, then its time do away with it, because in the book of 2 kings 7. Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. Contextual overview 3 it happened that four lepers were sitting just outside the city gate. Unfounded jewish traditions says these four were actually gehazi and his three sons. The king sends messengers in order to be assured of the truth, ver. If you were to take out of the scriptures all the stories that have to do with poor, afflicted men and women, what a very small book the bible would become, especially if together with the stories you removed all the psalms of. In the parable of the prodigal son, and the parable of the older brother, both men were outsiders. These four lepers entered the camp and went into a tent. So lets take our chances in the camp of aram and throw ourselves on their mercy.

I believe this to be accurate, but not in its entirety. Biblical prophets bible study online the four starving lepers. Biblical prophets four starving lepers syrias night of. He had been very well educated in his native israel which is why he as well as others were chosen to be trained for service in the babylonian king s household. It is upon these four men and their choices for life that we want to focus. Now there were four lepers, at the entering in of the gate. Panicked, they ran for their lives through the darkness, abandoning tents, horses, donkeysthe whole camp just as it wasrunning for dear life. I am presently in asia where masses of people swarm like an ocean of fish. Now in the book, 2 kings, 2 kings, chapter 7, verses 311. Sermons from the old testament this day is a day of good. Bible study concerning elisha and faiths breaking point from 2nd kings 6, 7. There was a great famine in the land but also a miracle. How they reasoned themselves into a resolution to bring tidings of this to the city.

Jul, 20 once again, the syrians invaded the northern kingdom of israel. We are useful when we are humble these 4 lepers are outside of the city because they are contagious. Books of kings, two books of the hebrew bible or the protestant old testament that, together with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 samuel, belong to the group of historical books deuteronomic history written during the babylonian exile c. This book, indeed, for the most part is made up of the annals of the poor and despised. Four wealthy lepers sermon by charles salmon, 2 kings 7.

The story of these four lepers is told to us in ii kings 7. Four lepers discover that the syrians are fled, and bring the news into the city, ver. And it came to pass, as he went to jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of samaria and galilee. The four lucky lepers pastor bob leroe, cliftondale congregational church, saugus, massachusetts the aramean syrian army, led by benhadad, is. Gehazi was afflicted with leprosy because of his greed toward naaman 2 kings 5. Now you also have to like the logic of the lepers that god chooses to use. Eventually there was no food, and the people started to starve. The king of israel was so upset that he threatened to kill elisha, gods prophet vs. The aramean syrian army, led by benhadad, is waging a siege, a blockade against the city of samaria. Four lepers and a funeral a bible study of 2 kings 7. He is not believed and the king even sought his life, blaming him for their troubles. The arameans, in fear, fled for their lives, leaving behind all the resources of the camp.

There is a story in the bible about four men whose other names were. There were 4 men who were not allowed into the city of samaria because of their disease leviticus. Biblical prophets four starving lepers syrias night. Gehazi was afflicted with leprosy because of his greed towards namaan 2 kings 5. Nonetheless, this brings us to where were currently at, as we move forward. How could he possibly know since they arent named, and there is no indication whatsoever that one of them is gehazi. The famine and gods provision for his people apostolic. They said to one another, what are we doing sitting here at deaths door. Then they grabbed silver, gold, and clothing, and went off and hid it. The bible tells us that all scripture is given by inspiration of god, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in. Today, i am thinking about the story of the four lepers.

They came back, entered another tent, and looted it, again hiding their plunder. Intro the king of aram lays siege to samaria and the people are starving, even to the point of engaging in cannibalism. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said, jesus, master, have mercy on us. Brethren, if we are silent with regards to the good news the gospel, then the words of the four lepers is true of us. Cut off from all sources of provisions, the jewish city is suffering and things are getting desperate. Elisha foretells plenty, and the death of the unbelieving lord, ver. The four lepers and the famine in adventism certainty. These four lepers, however, determined to do something, and that something paid great dividends. And lets understand this historical event to also serve as a metaphor for the gospel. Why, i havent time even to begin to mention how much of the bible tells the story of the poor and the distressed, those who despair before god. By way of encouragement, we trust that this glimpse of an o.

When this was translated into greek in the last few centuries bce, kings was joined with samuel in a four part work called the book of kingdoms. Jul 10, 2002 the four lucky lepers pastor bob leroe, cliftondale congregational church, saugus, massachusetts. The city of samaria had been surrounded by the syrian army for a long time, and there was a great famine in the city so that an asss head sold for four pieces of silver vs. Food was so scarce that people were eating human flesh vs. The four lucky lepers sermon by robert leroe, 2 kings 7.

They put the capital city of samaria under sedge and soon the people started to starve. The lepers conundrum the account can be found in the old testament book of kings. They were in an even worse situation than the people inside the city walls. The four lepers at samaria a toy adventure youtube. These four lepers are sitting outside the gate of the city, and suddenly it dawns on them that they have absolutely nothing to lose. Unfounded jewish traditions say these four were actually gehazi and his three sons. Now naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the lord had given deliverance unto syria. They were not allowed into the city because of their leprosy. In another way the doubter may take a leaf from the lepers book.