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Elisha's Bones

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Palatka51, Jun 23, 2014.

  1. Palatka51

    Palatka51 New Member

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    What is your take on the following verses.

    2 Kings 13:14-21
    14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 15And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands. 17And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. 18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
    20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
     
  2. Reformed

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    This miracle validates the mission and words of Elisha; including his prophecies. It pointed to eternal life and true resurrection from death that would be accomplished when Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. God would be further glorified through this miracle by the attestation of the man who was revived as he would relay his account to his family, friends, and neighbors.
     
  3. Palatka51

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    Thank you Reformed your take is accepted but there is another take that I am looking for.
     
  4. Scarlett O.

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    About the deal with the arrows ...

    To me, it's saying that when God directs you (even through another person) to do something - do it to the uttermost!! And don't stop until He directs you to stop.

    Don't obey God haphazardly.

    That isn't real obedience anyway.
     
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