22 Kings 5:1-14.
2 Kings 5.1-14
Elisha Heals Naaman
Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army. The Lord had helped him
and his troops defeat their enemies, so the king of Syria respected
Naaman very much. Naaman was a brave soldier, but he had leprosy.
One day while the Syrian troops were raiding Israel, they captured a
girl, and she became a servant of Naaman's wife. Some time later the
girl said, "If your husband Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria,
he would be cured of his leprosy."
When Naaman told the king what the girl had said, the king replied,
"Go ahead! I will give you a letter to take to the king of Israel."
Naaman left and took along seven hundred fifty pounds of silver, one
hundred fifty pounds of gold, and ten new outfits. He also carried
the letter to the king of Israel. It said, "I am sending my servant
Naaman to you. Would you cure him of his leprosy?"
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear
and shouted, "That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of
leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must
be trying to pick a fight with me."
As soon as Elisha the prophet heard what had happened, he sent the
Israelite king this message: "Why are you so afraid? Send the man to
me, so that he will know there is a prophet in Israel."
Naaman left with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of
Elisha's house. Elisha sent someone outside to say to him, "Go wash
seven times in the Jordan River. Then you'll be completely cured."
But Naaman stormed off, grumbling, "Why couldn't he come out and talk
to me? I thought for sure he would stand in front of me and pray to
the Lord his God, then wave his hand over my skin and cure me. What
about the Abana River or the Pharpar River? Those rivers in Damascus
are just as good as any river in Israel. I could have washed in them
and been cured."
His servants went over to him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told
you to do something difficult, you would have done it. So why don't
you do what he said? Go wash and be cured."
Naaman walked down to the Jordan; he waded out into the water and
stooped down in it seven times, just as Elisha had told him. Right
away, he was cured, and his skin became as smooth as a child's."
God bless you.
Elisha Heals Naaman
Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army. The Lord had helped him
and his troops defeat their enemies, so the king of Syria respected
Naaman very much. Naaman was a brave soldier, but he had leprosy.
One day while the Syrian troops were raiding Israel, they captured a
girl, and she became a servant of Naaman's wife. Some time later the
girl said, "If your husband Naaman would go to the prophet in Samaria,
he would be cured of his leprosy."
When Naaman told the king what the girl had said, the king replied,
"Go ahead! I will give you a letter to take to the king of Israel."
Naaman left and took along seven hundred fifty pounds of silver, one
hundred fifty pounds of gold, and ten new outfits. He also carried
the letter to the king of Israel. It said, "I am sending my servant
Naaman to you. Would you cure him of his leprosy?"
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes in fear
and shouted, "That Syrian king believes I can cure this man of
leprosy! Does he think I'm God with power over life and death? He must
be trying to pick a fight with me."
As soon as Elisha the prophet heard what had happened, he sent the
Israelite king this message: "Why are you so afraid? Send the man to
me, so that he will know there is a prophet in Israel."
Naaman left with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of
Elisha's house. Elisha sent someone outside to say to him, "Go wash
seven times in the Jordan River. Then you'll be completely cured."
But Naaman stormed off, grumbling, "Why couldn't he come out and talk
to me? I thought for sure he would stand in front of me and pray to
the Lord his God, then wave his hand over my skin and cure me. What
about the Abana River or the Pharpar River? Those rivers in Damascus
are just as good as any river in Israel. I could have washed in them
and been cured."
His servants went over to him and said, "Sir, if the prophet had told
you to do something difficult, you would have done it. So why don't
you do what he said? Go wash and be cured."
Naaman walked down to the Jordan; he waded out into the water and
stooped down in it seven times, just as Elisha had told him. Right
away, he was cured, and his skin became as smooth as a child's."
God bless you.
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