Congratulations! This is "hump day" for the year. We are crossing the half-way point of reading the Bible chronologically. We are entering some of the territory that many find the most difficult, with obscure kings and hard-to-understand prophetic messages. However, the New Testament towers ahead of us on the journey and we will arrive there before too long. Hang on!
2 Kings. Elijah finished his earthly life by continuing to stand against the deception of his generation. When he was taken to heaven, God gave extraordinary power to Elisha as the successor. Remember that Elijah joined Moses and met Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. Also, you might be interested that some scholars believe the two witnesses who preach in Jerusalem described in Revelation to be Moses and Elijah.
I was again puzzled as to why Gehazi got no results to his petition for the life of the boy. Then it hit me: God, who sees the heart, saw the false motives in Gehazi. If he had seen the boy healed, he most likely would wanted to turn it into a profit-making venture. May my heart always belong only to God!
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