Yet Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit. -2 Kings 10:31 Jehu had obeyed some of God’s commands, but that was not enough to be recorded in Scripture as a godly man. We are also told that Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord with all his... Read more

The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of olive oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go to him, get him away from his companions and take him into an inner room. 3 Then take the flask and pour the oil on his head and declare, ‘This is... Read more

Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.” 2 The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She and her family went away and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years. -2 Kings 8:1-2 I am amazed at the faith of the... Read more

Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahsof barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.” The officer on whose arm the king was leaning said to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord should open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?” -2 Kings 7:1-2 God gave Elisha a message. What... Read more

5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!” 6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. 7 “Lift it out,” he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it. -2 Kings 6:5-7 When an axhead fell into the water, the... Read more

13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” 14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy. -2 Kings 5:13-14 Naaman expected Elisha to wave... Read more

She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.” -2 Kings 4:7 Elisha was used by God to help provide for a widow and children. Because Elisha acted, a woman and her children were spared from slavery. This rich passage offers numerous insights into God’s priorities. First, God loves to help those in need. Second, God cares deeply for widows... Read more