Memorial Sermon (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

Excerpt from Memorial Sermon

"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." (2 Kings, vi: 17.)

The Psalmist has beautifully said, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." The text refers to one of these wonderful instances of providential care so often repeated in the history of the Israelitish people, and so often experienced by individuals and nations since the days of the prophets. Israel was surrounded by merciless foes determined upon her destruction. Now, the Syrians were encamped against them and formed their ambuscades at various places, expecting to entrap and cut them off. Elisha, the prophet, divinely inspired, discovered their hiding-places and kept his master informed of their movements.

So often had the schemes of the enemy been defeated that the King of Syria, exasperated and puzzled, imagined that a traitor in his own camp had disclose his secrets. But one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O, King, but Elisha that is in Israel telleth the King of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber." The prophet was at Dothan, which the Syrians, in haste, besieged by night, so as to cut off his retreat.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.