NO ONE CAN TELL YOUR STORY LIKE YOU CAN

PROCLAMATION

“And when the king asked the woman, she told him.  So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, ‘Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day she left the land, even until now.’ ”  2 Kings 8:8 (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 spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, and told her to leave the country because a famine was coming.  The woman left and went to the land of the Philistines, and stayed there for seven years. (2 Kings 8:1-2)  After the famine ended she returned to her home country and asked the king to restore unto her the property which had been hers.  The king asked Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, to tell him about this woman and what Elisha had done for her.  Then the king asked the woman herself what happened.  Only after she spoke did the king restore unto her all that was hers, and all that the land had produced in the seven years that she was gone. (2 Kings 8:3-6)  Then Elisha went to Damascus and was summoned to Ben-hadad the king of Syria who was sick.  The king sent Hazael to get Elisha to determine if he would recover from his illness.  Elisha told Hazael to tell him that he would recover but that he would soon die.  Then Elisha wept because The Lord had revealed to him that Hazael would do evil unto the children of Israel during his reign as king of Syria. (2 King 8:7-15)  During this time Joram the son of Ahab reigned as king of Israel and he did evil in the sight of The Lord.  However, The Lord would not destroy Judah for David’s sake.  Edom revolted under the reign of Joram and established a king for themselves.  Joram tried to suppress the revolt but could not.  Then Libnah revolted from Joram at the same time. (2 Kings 8:16-22)  When Joram died, his son Ahaziah reigned in his stead.  Ahaziah was twenty-two when he began his reign and he also did evil in the sight of The Lord. (2 Kings 8:23-27)

 

APPLICATION

People may have heard about you, but they have not heard your story until they have heard it from you.  No one knows all of the details about your life’s story but you.  Only you know all of the things that The Lord has done for you and has brought you through.  Only you can give your testimony, so testify, and then praise The Lord.