[Faith-talk] FW: [ThroneRoomofGod] Tuesday, October 27, 2009

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Susan <dancerprancer7 at yahoo.com>
To: Susan <dancerprancer7 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [ThroneRoomofGod] Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Date: 
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:56:19 -0700 (PDT)







  



 


2 Kings 6:8-23 (NRSV)
Elisha has power over sight 

Once when the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he took counsel with
his officers. He said, "At such and such a place shall be my camp." But the
man of God sent word to the king of Israel, "Take care not to pass this
place, because the Arameans are going down there." The king of Israel sent
word to the place of which the man of God spoke. More than once or twice he
warned such a place so that it was on the alert. 

The mind of the king of Aram was greatly perturbed because of this; he
called his officers and said to them, "Now tell me who among us sides with
the king of Israel?" Then one of his officers said, "No one, my lord king.
It is Elisha, the prophet in Israel, who tells the king of Israel the words
that you speak in your bedchamber." He said, "Go and find where he is; I
will send and seize him." He was told, "He is in Dothan." So he sent horses
and chariots there and a great army; they came by night, and surrounded the
city. 

When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went
out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant
said, "Alas, master! What shall we do?" He replied, "Do not be afraid, for
there are more with us than there are with them." Then Elisha prayed: "O
Lord, please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of
the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of
fire all around Elisha. When the Arameans came down against him, Elisha
prayed to the Lord, and said, "Strike this people, please, with blindness."
So he struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. Elisha said to them,
"This is not the way, and this is not the city; follow me, and I will bring
you to the man whom you seek." And he led them to Samaria. 

As soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "O Lord, open the eyes of
these men so that they may see." The Lord opened their eyes, and they saw
that they were inside Samaria. When the king of Israel saw them he said to
Elisha, "Father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?" He answered, "No!
Did you capture with your sword and your bow those whom you want to kill?
Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink; and let them
go to their master." So he prepared for them a great feast; after they ate
and drank, he sent them on their way, and they went to their master. And
the Arameans no longer came raiding into the land of Israel.