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Character Studies From The Bible

Elisha

The company of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. 2 Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to meet.”

And he said, “Go.”

3 Then one of them said, “Won’t you please come with your servants?”

“I will,” Elisha replied. 4 And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. 5 As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”

6 The man of God asked, “Where did it fall?” When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. 7 “Lift it out,” he said. Then the man reached out his hand and took it. .

(2 Kings 6)

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Dear Father in Heaven,
How Hallowed is Your Name!
You Alone Are Worthy of Praise,
For You Alone Are The One True God.
Thank You For Your Provision,
For Your Healing and Restoration
And For Being ALWAYS Faithful to Your Promises!

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.


We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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At first glance this may seem like a strange miracle, that benefits only one person, and lends nothing to the narrative. And yet, personal, one-on-one miracles do happen, all through the Scriptures. Both Elijah and Elisha helped individual such as the widow with the oil, and Naaman the Leper, and nearly all of the Miracles of Jesus helped individuals rather than the general public.

If we look deeper, though, some interesting things come to light. During the Exodus, the Hebrews came upon a spring of water. They were very thirsty, but the water was bitter and undrinkable. Moses threw a branch of a tree into the water, and it became sweet.

The axe head was made of iron, and would never float naturally. It was heavy, and sank to the bottom. Like Moses did before him, Elisha threw a branch into the water. Suddenly, all the weight of the axe head melted off and it floated! A Christian Scholar might see this as a foreshadowing of the cross lifting off the weight of sin. John Bunyan, in his allegorical novel "Pilgrim's Progress" shows sin as a heavy back pack, so calling it a "weight" is not unusual.

In any case, even without applying symbolism or allegory, it was a very nice and considerate thing for Elisha to do for his servant! It showed compassion for someone who would be in BIG trouble if such a valuable tool had been lost!

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[etabeta]

Prayers always.

Blessings, etabeta

[NEWwoman]

If I may add a note to this story. The student was being careful, so he would not accidently kill someone, and pointed the ax in a safe direction, which was probably why it landed in the water. The Law of Moses talks about a case of manslaughter with a flying ax head and need to flee to one of the cities of refuge.

Deuteronomy 19:5(NIV)

5 For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life.

Joining in prayer, left that other site, for Israel, our beloved America, and all God’s people.

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Wow...i had forgotten that Law. There are, after all, 613 of them! :-)

But as soon as you brought it up...I remembered it

Thanks. (Yet another layer of continuity in Scripture!)

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jeanbl]

In prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our families, our friends, the persecuted, our nations.

[Hiskid]

Amen.

Thank you so much, sisters for the interesting Bible study.

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

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Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



This Symbol Represents Christians in The Middle East, who desperately need our Prayers.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS