The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Kings 4:43,
"They will eat and have some left over."
This fascinating chapter in 2 Kings provides us with accounts of miracles that took place through Elisha:
- A miraculous production of olive oil
- A baby born to a barren Shunammite woman with an elderly husband
- A miraculous healing of the Shumammite's miracle boy
- A miraculous cleansing of a pot of poisonous stew
- A miraculous feeding of a hundred men from twenty loaves of barley bread
When the laws of physics that govern God's creation are transcended, we recognize the Author of creation is afoot. Such events are called miracles precisely because these events violate or negate God's design. Such an event can only take place at God's hand, whether directly, or through an intermediary.
If nothing else, this chapter confirms what was earlier confirmed: Elisha's bona fides as a prophet of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The chapter also reflects God's involvement and interaction with the prophets of the day along with the nation of Israel. Further miracles will be provided, but certainly the point is made here. God is with Elisha and God will speak through him.
In 2 Kings 7:1 we read, "Elisha replied, 'Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says...'" If I was living at the time of these events, I would be listening to every last syllable Elisha spoke. Clearly, the Lord was speaking through him.
In fact, the entire Bible is just such. Peter tells us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." 2 Peter 1:20-21.
This being the case, why would I not be listening to every last syllable spoken within the Bible's pages? It all comes from our Creator, it is all truthful, and we can learn so much about our God, about us, about what is to come, and, most importantly, how we can participate in eternal life as a child of God with a place at his table.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
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