OBADIAH; OR, EARLY PIETY EMINENT PIETY
2 Kings 2:1
2 Kings
18 sermons on 2 Kings
PREPARING TO DEPART
2 Kings 2:11 — "And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."
WHERE IS THE GOD OF ELIJAH?
2 Kings 2:14 — "And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over."
THE FILLING OF EMPTY VESSELS
2 Kings 4:3 — "Even empty vessels; borrow not a few."
THE OIL AND THE VESSELS
2 Kings 4:6 — "And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed."
INFANT SALVATION
2 Kings 4:26 — "Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well."
THE SEVEN SNEEZES
2 Kings 4:34 — "The child sneezed seven times."
THE GREAT POT AND THE TWENTY LOAVES
2 Kings 4:38 — "Set on the great pot."
MR. EVIL QUESTIONING TRIED AND EXECUTED
2 Kings 5:12 — "Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?"
A SERIOUS REMONSTRANCE
2 Kings 5:13 — "My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash and be clean?"
YOUNG MAN! A PRAYER FOR YOU
2 Kings 6:17 — "And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord 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."
THE UNFAILING HELP
2 Kings 6:27 — "And the King said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?"
BEWARE OF UNBELIEF
2 Kings 7:2 — "Then a 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 he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof."
THE SINNER’S ONLY ALTERNATIVE
2 Kings 7:4 — "Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die."
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: A DEBT TO GOD AND MAN
2 Kings 7:9 — "Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household."
THE SIN OF UNBELIEF
2 Kings 7:19 — "And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes but shalt not eat thereof."
HEEDLESSNESS IN RELIGION
2 Kings 10:31 — "But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin."
NEW USES FOR OLD TROPHIES
2 Kings 11:10 — "King David’s spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Lord."
THE ARROWS OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE
2 Kings 13:19 — "Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice."