1 & 2 Kings

Open Their Eyes: 2 Kings 6:8-23

February 11, 2025

Any preacher today could be tempted to regard his main obstacle as a modern one, namely the incredulity and cynicism of a secularist world. Be there is an ancient one as well—the recurring doubts of God’s people in the supernatural world. Preachers have long served as God’s agents to help those who struggle to walk by faith and not by sight, and continue to look to the things that are unseen, which are eternal. 2 Kings 6:8-23 reveals an example of God’s prophet being used to open the eyes of others in order to see what is truly real.

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Hezekiah Reasons with God in Prayer

June 1, 2011

In the prayer of Hezekiah we have a model as to what prayer to the true and living God should be.

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2 Kings 2:1-14

April 24, 2008

The Lord preserves and advances his Kingdom in unexpected ways.

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2 Kings 3

April 17, 2008

The Lord and not Baal is the one who can provide life and salvation.

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1 Kings 3:16-28

April 10, 2008

Israel's kings instruct us about the greater king who was to come.

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2 Kings 12:1-21

March 28, 2008

The life of Joash teaches us that receiving the finest theological training does not immunize you from apostasy.

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2 Kings 20:1-7

March 27, 2008

By the illness and healing sovereignly brought upon Hezekiah, the Lord causes him to completely turn and trust in the Lord.

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2 Kings 11

February 21, 2008

Even in one of the darkest moments of redemptive history we see the Lord's preserving work.

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2 Samuel 7:12-17, 1 Kings 11:1-13

February 14, 2008

The kings of Judah typologically point to the perfect king and fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant, Jesus Christ.

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1 Kings 5:1-6, 2 Kings 17:6-23

November 29, 2007

Israel's kings were bent on idolatrous rebellion instead of living in and enjoying the new paradise they've been given.

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1 Kings 18:17-19

November 8, 2007

The antithesis between the people of God and pagan culture is epitomized in the face-off between Elijah and Ahab.

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1 Kings 6:11-13, 9:1-9

November 1, 2007

King Solomon was a 2nd Adam figure given the task to build God's house and the possibility of merited prosperity and blessing.

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1 Kings 19:1-18

October 16, 2007

Persevering through frequent times of little visible growth and success is necessary in Gospel ministry.

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1 Kings 17:17-24

October 11, 2007

In raising the widow's child, Elijah displayed the Lord's power and foreshadowed the Greater Prophet Jesus.

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2 Kings 6:8-23

October 4, 2007

God as Divine Warrior was hoped for during the period of exile, however he came with mercy on our behalf.

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2 Kings 5:1-16

September 27, 2007

Through Naaman receiving healing from his leprosy we learn that God is sovereign in taking his people from bondage to blessing.

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1 Kings 10:1-13

September 20, 2007

In Old Testament Israel we see a foreshadowing, a type of the heavenly eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ.

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2 Kings 5

September 13, 2007

God in his mysterious providence uses the most unlikely means to accomplish his sovereign purpose.

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