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cloth. The more tragic thing is that he blamed Cod, making a vow to kill Elisha. A messenger came from the king to the prophet in order to carry out the wicked scheme. God had revealed the plan to His ser vant. The king's envoy was as fool ish as his sovereign in blaming God. This is shown as he surmises, "Behold this evil is of the Lord." How unwise to cast scorn upon Jehovah. Because the messenger uttered such blasphemy Elisha prophesied that wheat would be sold at the gates of Samaria, just as it was before the famine. The messenger, however, would only see this but not taste of it. On the next day, people were rushing to get the food, and they trampled the messenger to death. Unbelief can only issue in final destruction. Q. Grover City, Calif. "Did David really dance before the Lord (II Samuel 6:14)?" Page 7
Q. Arvada, Colorado. "Would you please explain II Kings 6:33? Why does the messenger say, 'Behold this evil is of the Lord'?" A. This passage concerns the pro phetic ministry of Elisha who suc ceeded Elijah. There had been many invasions into the kingdom of Israel by the Syrian power of the North. Because of these attacks and continual siege, food was in short supply. Even the most un desirable food cost more than its weight in silver and gold. Condi tions were so acute that two moth ers had agreed that to keep from starving they would eat one anoth er's children. That is how desperate things had become. The problem was that after one had been used for food, the mother of the other reneged on the bargain. Upon hear ing how desperately sad the con ditions in his land were, the king tore his garments and put on sack
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