2 Kings 6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray you, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man… I. THE HEAVY PRESSURE OF OUTWARD AND VISIBLE THINGS UPON US WHO ARE STILL IN THE BODY. 1. There is the business of life. 2. There are the pleasures of life. 3. There are the trials of life. II. And yet the history before us is designed to show HOW VERY NEAR, ALL THE WHILE, LIES ANOTHER WORLD AND ANOTHER LIFE, ALTOGETHER OF SPIRIT, AND HEAVEN, AND GOD. III. WHAT, THEN, ARE THESE OTHER TRUTHS, THESE OTHER REALITIES, AS THE WORD OF GOD DISCLOSES THEM? 1. The revelation of God's providence. 2. But the thought of providence, and of that which goes to make it, has an aspect of fear as well as of joy. 3. Yet let us not speak of God, as if He were an Observer only, and not chiefly and, above all, the Friend of man. IV. A MAN PASSES OUT OF THE LIFE OF SIGHT INTO THE LIFE OF FAITH, BY THAT OPENING OF THE EYES OF WHICH THE TEXT TELLS. (Dean Vaughan.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. |
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