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CHAPTER 7 : JEHOSHAPHAT, (FOURTH) KING OF JUDAH,
AHAZIAH AND JEHORAM) JORAM, (NINTH AND
TENTH) KINGS OF ISRAEL. - The Joint Maritime
Expedition to Ophir - Ahaziah's Reign and Illness - The
proposed Inquiry of Baal-zebub - The Divine Message by
Elijah - Attempts to Capture the Prophet, and their Result -
Elijah appears before the King - Death of Ahaziah -
Accession of Joram - The Ascent of Elijah - Elisha takes up
his Mantle. (1 Kings 22:48-2 Kings 2:14; 2 Chronicles
20:35-27). 59
CHAPTER 8 : ELISHA THE PROPHET - Return to Jericho -
Acknowledgment by the Sons of the Prophets - Healing of
the Waters of Jericho - Judgment on the Young Men at
Bethel - Settlement in Samaria. (2 Kings 2:15-25) 69
CHAPTER 9 : JEHOSHAPHAT, (FOURTH) KING OF JUDAH - JORAM,
(TENTH) KING OF ISRAEL - The Allied Expedition
against Moab - Recent Discovery of "the Moabite Stone" -
Lessons of its Inscription - The March through the
Wilderness of Edom - Want of Water - Interview with
Elisha - Divine Deliverance - Defeat of Moab and Advance
of the Allies - The Siege of Kir-haraseth - Mesha offers up
his Son – Withdrawal of the Allies. (2 Kings 3:5-27.) 74
CHAPTER 10 : THE MINISTRY OF ELISHA AS THE PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LIVING GOD IN ISRAEL -
The Prophet's Widow and her Miraculous Deliverance – The
Shunammite and Elisha - The God-given Child - His Death
and Restoration to Life - Elisha at Gilgal with the "Sons of
the Prophets" - "Death in the Pot" and Removal of the Harm
- The Man from Baal-Shalisha - God's Sufficient and
Unfailing Provision for His own. (2 Kings 4) 82
CHAPTER 11 : Illustration and Confirmation of Biblical History from the
Assyrian Monuments - The Deliverance of Syria through
Naaman - Naaman's Leprosy and Journey to Samaria -
Elisha's Message to Joram and to Naaman - Naaman's
Healing and Twofold Request - Gehazi's Deceit and
Conviction - Gehazi is struck with the Leprosy of Naaman.
(2 Kings 5.) 95
CHAPTER 12 : Two Wonderful Manifestations of God's Presence with His
Prophet: The Interposition on behalf of "the Sons of the
Prophets" by the banks of Jordan, and that in the deliverance
of Elisha at Dothan - influence of Elisha's Ministry - God,
the ever-present Help and Deliverer in times of Danger -
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