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  1. Similar names, different kingdom<\/em>. In previous chapters we met Ahaziah and his son Joash, the kings of Judah. Here we encounter Jehoachaz and his son JOash, kings of Israel. Why are the names so similar? Scholars and commentators suggest a range of answers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The power of prayer<\/em>. \u201cBut Jehoahaz pleaded with the LORD; and the LORD listened to him\u201d (4).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Who is the savior here?<\/em> In verse 5, in a formulation that is a little reminiscent of the Book of Judges, we are told of the coming of a \u201cdeliverer\u201d: \u201cSo the LORD granted Israel a deliverer, and they gained their freedom from Aram.\u201d Who is this deliverer? A military leader – or is it perhaps the Assyrian king? Worth delving deeper.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. \u201cFather, father\u201d reprise.<\/em> With Elisha\u2019s death imminent, the king of Israel cries out the same phrase that Elisha did 11 chapters ago (2 Kings 2), when Elijah was taken: \u201cFather, father! Israel\u2019s chariots and horsemen!\u201d (verse 14).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Miracles take a little doing<\/em>. This isn\u2019t always the case, but here the miracle is granted in accordance with the level of personal effort. Joash symbolically struck the arrows three times, and he would be granted victory three times. But no more. Oh well.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. In his life, and his death<\/em>. The two miracles described in the chapter sum up the two central arenas that Elisha did his prophetic work. One was the political, espcecially viz. Aram in chapters 6-7, and in the personal, in actions that saved or improved people\u2019s lives, even the revival in chapter 4 of the son of the Shunamite.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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