What prediction did Elisha utter, and how did he reply to the unbelieving lord?
What account is given of the four leprous men, and of the consequences of their singular resolve? v.3-1.
For whom may this resolution very properly serve as a model?
To what was the flight of the Syrian army owing?
What did they do after having entered the deserted camp, feasted themselves, and secured a portion of the prey? v. 8—11.
What is the duty of those who have found the unsearchable riches of Christ, while they know that others are perishing for the want of them?
What were Jehoram's suspicions on this occasion, and how did he become satisfied as to the fact? V. 12—15.
What did the people do with the tents of the enemy, how was Elisha's prediction fulfilled, and what became of the unbelieving lord? N. B, He was probably stationed at the gate to prevent the disorderly rush of the hungry multitude to the camp ; but proving unequal to the task, the crowd pressed upon him and trampled him to death.
Do we learn from his fate that it is dangerous to question the divine declarations?
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