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Are our thoughts hid from God? Eccl. 10 : 20 . What snare has Satan set for God’s peo ple ? Luke 21:34, 35. How shall they escape ? Mark 13:33. (2) Facing Danger, vs. 13-17. The king of Syria sends his spies to take Elisha, v. 13. He finds him at Dothan, v. 14. Elisha’s servant wakes to find the city compassed, v. 15. His heart is full of fear, v. 15. Eli§ha assures him and prays God to open his eyes, vs. 16, 17. The servant sees the multitude of chariots' and horses of fire, v. 17. Questions: Why so many soldiers to take one man? Matt. 26:47. What comfort was there for Elisha ? Rom.. 8:31. What was the servant’s condition ? Ps. 53:5. What should it have been? 2 Chron. 20: 12 . What comfort does the Word of God give? Isa. 4l :10-14. ‘ What refuge is open in time of trouble? Ps. 46:7-11. In whom did Benhadad trust? Ps. 20:7. In whom did Elisha trust? Ps. 11:1. What could he see? Ps. 3:6. Who encamps about thq saints? Ps. 34:7. What was the purpose of the chariots and horses ? Heb. 1 :14. To what do we need to have our eyes opened ? Ps. 119:18. Are there myriads of angelic beings about us? 2 Sam. 24:16, 17; Isa. 6:6; Luke 1: 11-19; Acts 5:19; 8:26. (3) Frustrating Danger, vs. 18-23. Elisha prayed God to smite the Syrians with blindness, v. 18.
He then led them to Samaria, v. 19. God opened their eyes, v. 20. The king of Israel Wanted to slay them, v. 2,1. Elisha refused, and fed them, vs. 22, 23. Questions: Does Elisha’s faith rise to the occasion? Heb. 11:33. What is the name of faith’s helper? Jas. 2 : 20 . Who blinded the eyes of the Sodomite ? Gen. 19:11. Why did they not know Elisha ? Luke 24:16. Were they surprised when their eyes were opened ? Luke 16:23. Did the law of God permit the slaying of enemies taken in war? Num. 31:1; Deut. 20:13. What did Elisha propose to show? 1 Cor. 12:31. What other prophet did the same? 2 Chron. 28:9-15. PRACTICAL POINTS (1) Prayer intensifies the perception and increases the power of faith. (2) The heavenly hosts were on guard all the time.- , (3) The seen is temporal; the unseen is eternal; faith sees the unseen. (4) Every, spider-spun web of Satan is known to God. (5) Elisha did by spiritual power what he could not have done with the sword. (6) We need no new faculties. We need the Divine touch. (7) Which shall it be: “What time I am afraid I will trust in thee,”' or (8) “I will trust and not be afraid?” (9) “Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see?” (10) Elisha’s coals of fire were the con quering power of Christ. (11) One man, with God, make a majority-.
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