The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Kings — Section 452

OHAPTER I, T'fIEltR l'-'GS rBl!HB PAGE Elijah taken up 36 The Short Reign of Ahaziah : his Sins, Seeking the Translated 38 and their Punishment 5 The Healing of the Spring... 39 The" Spirit we are of"-the Old Dis- The Mockers e.t Bethel 40 pensation and the New ... 6 Ce.rmcl ... 41 Seeking after Strange Gods : its Cause and Consequence 7 Fire from Heaven... 9 CHAPTER ill, Worldly Royalty and Personal Godli- ness .•• 12 Half-repente.uces not accepted by God 47 Mau iu Three Aspects 12 Rebellion not to be entered upon The Revolt of Moab 13 with a Light Heart 48 Ahaziah's Sickness 13 Faith and Unfaith tested by Danger The Prophet of Fire 15 and Difficulty ... 49 Unwritten History 17 The Servant of God in the Presence of the Great of the Earth 49 OHAPTER II. God's Enemies rewarded after their Deserving 50 Prepa1·0.tion for our Depo.rture from The Continuity of Evil 50 Earth ... 24 Forgetting God, and its Results 50 Faithful Friendship 25 Elisha and the Minstrel 51 Desire for Spiritual Exalte.tiou 26 The Valley Full of Ditches 53 The Signs or e. Teacher sent from God 26 Tbo Heurtlessncss or Heathenism 56 Parting Visits 27 Evil-the same iu Principle, though A Parting Request 28 not in Form 56 Parted Friend~ 29 Worldly Rulers-Men in Trial seek- The Beginning of Elishe.'s Work 29 iug Help from a Godly Mau 56 The We.tars bee.led 30 Aspects of a Godly Mun ... 57 The Depe.rture of Good Men 82 Jehoram; or, Qualified Evil 58 The Proper Spirit for 'fheological King Mesha's Rebellion 59 Students 83 The Alliance of the Three Kings 59 Ilidioule ... 83 Man's Extremity is God's Opportunity 60 Prepe.re.tive to Transle.tion ... 8'1 Au Evil Conscience (ii " The Sons of the Prophets" 86 The Defeat of Moab 61  ii INDEX. ----------------------------------- CHAPTER IV. TRRIIB PJ.QB TREMB P•GK The Spirit-World, and the Power to The Seed of the Righteous never Discern it ... 127 fol"Bllken by God 70 Half-heartedness ... 128 Godliness has, to a Large Extent, Princes may be rceiidcd "·hen they the Promise of t-his Life, as well as are bent upon Wrong-doing 120 of the Life to oome 71 An Early Theological Colloge; its Limits to Inspiration 72 Life and Lessons 129 The Widow's Oil increased... 72 God's Pl'e&ence with his People 131 Kindn{'SS requited 75 Eyes closed, and Eyes opened 133 Death and Restoration 76 Samaria besieged... 134 Death in the Pot: a Sermon to Young A Church-Extension Enterpriso 135 11-len ... 77 The King of Syria and Elisha 136 The Loaves multiplied 79 Invincible Helpers of the Good 138 A Prophet's Widow and a Prophet's Subjeots worth eonsideriug Hl Kindness 80 The Borrowed Axe H2 Hospitality 81 A Bootless Invasion 1-13 Great Trials 82 The Siege of Samaria 145 The Relation of Prayer to Secnndary , Causes... 83 CHAPTER VII. Ministries to Man, Good and Bad • .. . SS The Miracles of Elisha : the Pot of Oil 84 The Sin of the Scoffer, and its Punish- The Lady of Shunem: 1. A Son ment ... 151 given ... 86 The Plenitude of Grd's Power to de- The Lady of Shunem: 2. The Son liver from the Extremest Dangers 152 taken and re~torcd 87 .Afflictions may alienate l\Ien from Go:l The Deadly Pottage 90 instead of bringing them Near to The Twenty Barley Loaves 91 him 153 Unseasonable Distrust 15-l The Unbelieving Lor.I 15-l, 159 CHAPTER V. A Divine Teach~r and a Haughty The Lessons taught by the Story of Sceptic 156 Naaman 99 The Force of Will 157 The Lessons taught by the Sin and The Right and the Pruclent 158 Punishment of Gehazi ... 101 Tlie Help that comes to Distressed The Captive Israelitish Maid 102 Men from Without 158 Naamau the Syrian 104 God's Promise realized and his Truth Elisha and Gchazi 106 vindicated 159 History of Naaman's Disce.se and The Four Lepera ... 169 Cure, IllllStrative of Certain Forcei! The Good News verified ... lli2 in tlie Life of Man 109 The Story of Naaman: 1. The Dis- interested Maiden 113 OHAP'fER vm. The Story of Naaman: 2. The Sng- "All Things work together for GooJ gesti ve Cure 115 to them that love God " .. . 172 The Story of Naaman: 3. Gehazi's The Power of Cafo.mity to bond tile Falsol,ood 117 Spirit of the Proud 172 Haza.cl and Elisha 173, 185 The Power of D,d Women for Evil .. , 174 CHAPTER YI. The Bhunammite'e LanJ restored 175 Mutual Love and Help the Best Bond Elisha, Haza.et, and Bcnhadad l 77 of Religious Communities 125 Topics for Reflection 179 Wicked Men vainly Attempt to out• Striking Characters 181 wit God 126 Le&llOne from the Life of Jehor.,m 181  INDEX. Iii --- ------------------------~ TBBIIR PAOlt CHAPTER XIL The Bhunnmmlte and her Landa 188 TRBVB PAOB Two Kings of Judah ... 186 Wea.knees in a Mone.rch almost as Bad as Wickedness •.. 2t8 CHAPTER IX. Inconvenience of setting Priests and Ministers " to serve Tahlee" 219 The Prophot and the Prophet-Discir,le Church Restoration a Good Work, e.c- -the DuLiea of Direction and of ceptable to God... 250 Obedience 196 The Influence of e. Wise Counsellor... 250 Political Revolutions Justifiable under The Repairing of the Temple under Certain Circumit,,ncee ... 197 Joe.eh : a Missionary Sermon 251 Retribution may be Long in Coming, The Le.st Days of Joash 25:3 but it comes at Last 198 The History of Joe.eh 251 The Deaths of Jehornm and Jezebel; A Mixed Character 256 or, the Divine Law of Retribution... 199 The Temple Repairs-a. Good Purpose The History of Jehu 201 frustrated 257 Jehu made King .. , 202 The Temple Repe.irs-a Good Purpose Jehu as Avenger ••• 204 accomplished 258 Dark Days for Judah 250 CHAPTER X. The Fear of Man a Stronger Motive CHAPTER XIII. with the Wicked and Worldly than God's Severity and God's Goodness the Fear of God 215 alike shown in the History of Israel I'he Wicked have Small Regard for un<ler Jehoahaz 266 their Helpers and Confedere.tes ... 216 The Persistenoy of Evil 267 Jehu and Jehonadab-the Man of the The Closing Scene of Elisha's Life ... 267 World and the Recluse Ascetio ... 217 Life iu Death 2G8 He.If-heartedness punished by God o.s The Reigns of Jehoo.hnz nncl Joe.eh, severely as Actual Apostasy from Kings of lame! ... 269 True Religion . .. 218 A Royal Visit to a Dying Prophet 270 Ahab's Sons put to Deo.tb .. , 218 A Resurrection and its Lessons 273 Ahazie.h's Brethren put to Death 210 The Death of Eli:ilio. 273 The Zeal of Jehu, and its Lessons 219 Isre.el's Humilintion under Jehonh~z 27-l: Destruction of Al:J.o.b's a:ouse 222 Joe.sh and Elisha ... 275 Destruction of the Wor.;hippcrsof Baal 223 Power in Dead Bones 277 The Reign of Jehu 225 Joash's Victories ... 271:1