Judgement of the Wicked. II Kings 8

 

II Kings 8 -Judgment of the Wicked

 

Elisha told the Shunammite woman to leave the land and go to another place because there was going to be a seven-year famine in the land. She believed and obeyed Elisha. She took her household into the land of the Philistines and lived there during the period of the famine.

When the famine was over and the Shunammite woman returned to her former home, she found others living on her land. At the same time, in God’s providence, the king was inquiring about some of the lesser-known acts of the prophet Elisha, and Gehazi was telling him about Elisha raising the Shunammite woman’s son from the dead. The king made a ruling that her property was to be restored to her as well as all the fruit of the land.

 

Elisha Predicts Hazael’s Treason

 

Hazael went to meet Elisha. He is the captain of Ben-hadad’s hosts. Hazael had been anointed king many years earlier, he was waiting around for Ben-hadad to die. He took an impressive gift to Elisha, which was from the king. Hazael told Elisha, “thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, shall I recover of this disease?” Elisha answered, “You will surely live, but you won’t live.” This news makes Hazael happy because he is soon to be king. Elisha’s knowing eyes bore into him until Hazael felt embarrassed. Then Elisha began to cry. Hazael professes that he isn’t going to do evil, Elisha knows better. Elisha says, “Of course the king will be glad to hear he is going to recover, and that’s what you are going to tell him, but you won’t let him recover.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible. Nelsons Quick Reference Commentary.