WHERE IS THE LORD GOD OF ELIJAH?

2 KINGS 2                                    

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. ELISHA’S TESTING [v. 1-18]

 

1. The Test of Devotion [v. 1-6, 1 Kings 19:20]

 

2. The Test of Decision [v. 7-13]

 

3. The Test of Demonstration [v. 14-18]

 

II. ELISHA’S MINISTRY [v. 19-22]

 

1.  The Situation of the City [v. 19]

 

2. The Salt of the Covenant [v. 20-21, Numbers 18:19, Mk. 9:49-50]

 

3.  The Sweetness of Christ [v. 22]

 

III. ELISHA’S CHALLENGE [v. 23-25]

 

1. They Mocked the Prophet – God’s Representative [v. 23]

 

2. They Mocked the Parting – God’s Work [v. 23b-24, 2 Pet. 3:3-4]

 

3. They were Mauled by Bears – God’s Reminder [v. 24-25, Lev. 26:13-22]

 

Genesis 37:2 Joseph=17 years old,  41:12=39, 1 Sam. 16:11=David’s older brothers, etc.