03.43. The Beggar: 2Ki_5:8-10

Chapter 12 The Beggar
2 Kings 5:8-10

"He that humbleth himself shall be exalted," is the standing law of God’s kingdom. If we now attend seriously to the sequel of Naaman’s history, we may become, by the Divine blessing, the more disposed to obey that law.

"And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean."

Three particulars here claim our attention—

I. The interposition of Elisha;

II. The journey to Jericho; and III. The prophet’s directions.