PROCLAMATION
“And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to
the king, saying, ‘Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine
flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria; And that lord answered the man of God, and
said, ‘Now, behold, if The Lord should make the windows in heaven, might such a
thing be? And he said, ‘Behold, thou
shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.’ And so it fell out unto him; for the people
trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”
2 Kings 7:18-20 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. The
human author is unknown although some Bible scholars attribute this book to the
prophet Jeremiah. Then Elisha said, ‘Hear ye the word of The Lord; Thus
saith The Lord, “Tomorrow about this time shall a measure of
fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in
the gate of Samaria.’ ” Then the lord on
whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “Behold, if The
Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be?” And Elisha said, “Behold, thou shalt see it
with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.” (2 Kings 7:1-2) About this time there were four leprous men
sitting in the gate at the entrance to the city. One of them said to the others, we will die
if we continue to sit here. And, if we
go into the city while there is a famine, we will die. Let’s go to the Syrians, they may or may not
kill us. So, they went to the camp of
the Syrians and found no one was there. (2 Kings 7:3-7) The lepers went from tent to tent, they ate
and drank until they were full, then they took some of the silver and gold and
hid it for themselves. Fearing for their
safety if they were discovered, they decided to go and tell the king what they
found. They went back to Samaria and
told the porter of the city, who told the king. (2 Kings 7:8-11) The king thought that it was a trap set for
them by the Syrians so he sent out a small party of men with horses and
chariots to investigate the situation. The
messengers found that it was just as the lepers had reported, and they returned
and told the king and the people of Israel.
The people went out and took for themselves of the gold and silver left
by the Syrians. There was so much of the
spoils that the next day a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two
measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria as the man of God had
said. (2 Kings 7:12-16) The man whom the
king leaned on was appointed the charge of the gate, but the people trampled on
him in the gate and he died. (2 Kings 7:17-20)
APPLICATION
It is not good for one to make fun of, or mock, or
question the man of God. If you do not
believe him and what he is saying, it is probably better to keep it to
yourself. Verify what he said by checking
The Bible. To publicly contradict the
man of God can have serious consequences for you if you are wrong. Here it cost a man his life. When a man of God says, “Thus saith The Lord …,”
it is best to pay attention to whatever he says, and pray.
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