Victory 4 EC | Elisha and the Angel Army | Wonder Ink

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VICTORY
Lesson Title: Elisha & the Angel Army - When the King of Aram sends troops to capture Elisha, Elisha’s servant is afraid until God opens the servant's eyes. Then he can see hillsides covered with angels, horses, and chariots of fire.
Scripture: 2 Kings 6
Wonder Truth: God Is Powerful
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Foundational Building Block
WHO
Elisha left the security of his wealthy farming family to serve Elijah the prophet. Elijah opposed the worship of the false god Baal in the northern kingdom of Israel. After Elijah was taken up to heaven, God equipped Elisha as Elijah’s prophetic successor.
WHAT
In order to stop Elisha the prophet, the army of Aram surrounded him and his servant at the city of Dothan. Elisha’s servant was terrified, but God revealed His angel army to the servant and blinded the army of Aram. Elisha then led the enemy army to Samaria where they were outnumbered.
WHERE
Dothan was a major city in the northern kingdom of Israel, a few miles north of the capital city of Samaria. Aram’s presence there shows how vulnerable Israel had become to attack. Aram was centered on Damascus, to the north and east of Israel.
WHEN
2 Kings 6 comes shortly after the Aramean commander Naaman went to Elisha for healing. Now Aram is back at war with Israel, highlighting the volatile nature of their relationship, which cycled between a fragile truce and all-out war.
CONNECTING TO GOD’S BIG STORY
The appearance of the angel army illustrates that things are not always as they seem. Though Elisha was surrounded, God was in control. Similarly, Jesus’ death on the cross looked like a sure defeat, but through it, Jesus broke the power of sin and death.
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