{"id":3388,"date":"2018-08-07T08:22:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mdkumc.org\/?p=3388"},"modified":"2018-08-17T21:21:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T01:21:03","slug":"naaman-and-two-kings-2-kings-54-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdkumc.org\/?p=3388","title":{"rendered":"\u270d\ufe0fNaaman and Two Kings (2 Kings 5:4-7)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Naaman and Two Kings \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 August 7, 2018<\/div>\n
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4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. 5 \u201cBy all means, go,\u201d the king Aram replied.\u00a0 \u201cI will send a letter to the king of Israel.\u201d\u00a0 So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing.\u00a0 6 The letter that he took to the king of Israel read: \u201cWith this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy.\u201d
\n7 As soon as the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his robes and said, \u201cAm I God?\u00a0 Can I kill and bring back to life?\u00a0 Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy?\u00a0 See how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 2 Kings 5:4-7<\/b>
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\nWhat did Naaman do after he heard of the man of God performing the power of God from a girl?\u00a0 Very first thing he did was that he shared good news with his king.\u00a0 He was overjoying and had to share with someone. His king believed his word and the power of God in Israel. God must love him so much since the girl\u2019s word was delivered to king Aram.\u00a0 Naaman also made the King of Aram write the requesting letter for God\u2019s power.\u00a0 The powerful king of Aram learned that he was a human being with limited power even though he was powerful king, and he believed that God is Almighty Whose power could heal his captain when he heard from Naaman.<\/div>\n
\nAfter meeting with the king, Naaman hastily prepared for his journey to meet with Elisha even though the long traveling must be very painful for him with illness, and even though he could send his servant to bring Elisha back to him in Damascus with his power.
\nHe was taking the honorable gift for God and Elisha: silver, gold and clothing reflected his heart.\u00a0 Offering gold to God means that he honored God as the King in highest in heaven and earth.\u00a0 In ancient time, Gold is only for a king; and gold means his unchangeable faith and heart for God like the very first Christmas, three wisemen brought gold to Baby Jesus in Bethlehem.\u00a0 Clothing means he offered his life, his identity and all himself, who he has been.\u00a0 As the crowd spread their clothes and robes on the road for Jesus, the crowd offered themselves for Jesus\u2019 ministry for salvation.\u00a0 Jonathan, King Saul\u2019s son, gave his robe along with tunic, sword, bow and belt to David because he loved David more than his own life.<\/div>\n
\nWhat about the Israel King\u2019s attitude when he read the letter of King Aram?\u00a0 He totally misunderstood the meaning of the letter and the king\u2019s requesting heartily; he thought he was asked to heal Naaman like God himself. He immediately burst with distress and tore his robes with fear of war with King Aram. He failed to see the hand of God working in for Naaman and King Aram because he didn\u2019t have faith in God, and didn\u2019t have wisdom and discernment for God\u2019s plan, he was spiritually blinded man.<\/div>\n
\nWhat have we seen and learned from Naaman and two kings?\u00a0 Imagine ourself, we were sitting next to God in heaven, and looking down on them on earth with God, what could we see?\u00a0 We may see how God would see us every day. Let us remember how God would see you and me, and what feeling God would have for us.\u00a0 Amen.<\/div>\n
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Shalom
\nInsook Do<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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