Psa. 111:2; Rom. 11:33; Psa. 19:1-2
For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand (2 Kings 3:17-18).
In 2 Kings 3:1-27, another work of God seems far above anything we have read before. We first learn of the reign and idolatry of Jehoram, king of Israel (2 Kings 3:1-3). In 2 Kings 3:4-5, we are told that Mesha, the king of Moab, rebelled against Israel. Then Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom join against the Moabites, and go about to defeat the King of Moab. After circling below the Salt Sea and back up toward Moab, they find themselves in great distress for lack of water for themselves and their animals (2 Kings 3:6-10). One of the servants of Jehoshaphat told them they should ask a prophet of God what to do, so the three kings visit Elisha to ask if he will inquire of the Lord. Only because Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, is with them, Elisha promises them water, and a complete victory (2 Kings 3:11-19).
The next morning water came and filled the trenches, which these kings had made in the valley (2 Kings 3:20). The armies and their animals drank and were refreshed by that water, but the Moabites arm to fight against them—supposing, when they see the sun shining upon the waters, making it look like blood, that the three kings have mistakenly killed each other. They believe they have nothing to do but take the spoil, (2 Kings 3:21-23).
The Israelites attack and completely rout them, beat down their cities, and ruin their land, (2 Kings 3:24-25). Having made an unsuccessful attack against the king of Edom, the king of Moab took his oldest son, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel, (2 Kings 3:26-27).
- Was this a fulfillment of prophecy? Read verse 17 and 18 again.
- Was this an event above what man could do?
- Was this a miracle or was it the ordinary work of God?
–Beth Johnson
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