Wicked Rulers

The king rips his royal robe apart right there on the wall. Underneath he wears rough cloth against his skin to show his pain. But instead of turning to God, he turns his anger on Elisha. He blames the Prophet for everything. He sends a man to find Elisha and kill him.

Elisha sits with the elders when the king's man bursts through the door. Elisha speaks first. Yahweh says this — by tomorrow, food will be cheap at the city gate! An officer standing nearby laughs out loud. Even if Yahweh opened windows in the sky, that could never happen! Elisha points right at...

Four men with skin disease sit outside the city gate. Empty bellies. No hope. They look at each other. We will die here no matter what. Let us walk to the enemy camp and beg for food. Maybe they will show us mercy. At sunset, the four men stand up and start walking toward the enemy tents.

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