“Why should I help you?” Elisha said to the king of Israel. “Go and consult those prophets that your father and mother consulted. …By the living Lord, whom I serve, I swear that I would have nothing to do with you if I didn’t respect your ally, King Jehoshaphat of Judah. Now get me a musician.”
Very similar to Daniel’s response to Belshazzar (Daniel 5:17). May I speak with such courage to corrupt authority, Lord. Transform me!
As the musician played his harp, the power of the Lord came on Elisha…
Sounds like possession – much like in 1 Samuel 10:10.
…Elisha continued, “But this is an easy thing for the Lord to do; he will also give you…”
You do so much more that what we ask or even think, Father (Ephesians 3:20).
The next morning, at the time of the regular morning sacrifice, water came flowing from the direction of Edom and covered the ground.
You have created for me an oasis in the desert, Lord (Isaiah 43:19). Thank you.
When the Moabites… got up the following morning, the sun was shining on the water, making it look as red as blood. “It’s blood!” they exclaimed. “The three enemy armies must have fought and killed each other! Let’s go and loot their camp!”
But when they reached the camp, the Israelites attacked them and drove them back. The Israelites kept up the pursuit, slaughtering the Moabites
Fatal. When people start celebrating before the job is finished (1 Samuel 30:16-17). May I continue on without letting up until all is said and done, Lord (Genesis 24:56).
When the king of Moab realized that he was losing the battle, …he took his oldest son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him on the city wall as a sacrifice to the god of Moab. The Israelites were terrified and so they drew back from the city and returned to their own country.
Was it just a reaction to the horror? Or was something more at play there?