TAWG - February 25, 2024 - 2 Kings 6:8-23
February 25, 2024

2 Kings 6:8-23

6:8-18 | Elisha understood the reality of powerful, unseen spiritual forces. The horses and chariots of fire recall the convoy that took Elijah to heaven (2:11). God’s spiritual army did not battle on behalf of the prophetic community just that once; it is at work for every believer in any age who takes on spiritual forces (Rom. 8:31; Eph. 6:10-12).

6:21-23 | This incident showed two things: (1) the power of kindness; (2) Elisha’s compassion. The decision to love Israel’s neighbors (Lev. 19; Luke 10:25-37) not only overcame the king’s recklessness but caused the Syrians to stop invading them. For the king to call Elisha my father signaled the prophet’s spiritual authority.