2 Kings 6:8-232 Kings 6:8-23
English: World English Bible - WEB
8 Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. ⁹ The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Beware that you not pass such a place; for there the Syrians are coming down. ¹⁰ The king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice. ¹¹ The heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Won’t you show me which of us is for the king of Israel? ¹² One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber. ¹³ He said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him. It was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. ¹⁴ Therefore sent he there horses, and chariots, and a great army: and they came by night, and surrounded the city. ¹⁵ When the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army with horses and chariots was round about the city. His servant said to him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? ¹⁶ He answered, Don’t be afraid; for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. ¹⁷ Elisha prayed, and said, Yahweh, Please open his eyes, that he may see. Yahweh opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. ¹⁸ When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, Please smite this people with blindness. He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. ¹⁹ Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. He led them to Samaria. ²⁰ It happened, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. ²¹ The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I strike them? shall I strike them? ²² He answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. ²³ He prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

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Sometimes I don’t see what other people see. I look or listen to what they are talking about, but i just don’t get what they are talking about.

Heidi & I used to go for walks. When we get to the far destination destination of our walk, before turning around, it was very important for Heidi to touch the marker. When we used to walk on the river dyke, we had to touch a sign before turning around. When walking on a road, we would have to touch a stop sign before turning around. I just don’t get the concept. I didn’t see what she saw. I could have easily walked near the sign and then turn around.

We were reading in a book the other day that described 14 ways to bring joy to your life. One of the ways was this: “Relish in the afterglow of your workout.” I don’t see what he saw in that quote. When I worked out, I didn’t have an afterglow.

The same can happen in the matters of faith. Some people are able to see things others can’t. They are able to see only what the average person sees with human eyes while others talk of having a clearer perspective of what God wants us to see.

The purpose of today’s message is to help us have eyes of faith. We want to see what God sees.

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