2 Kings 1

What? because you have lost your goods, will you lose your souls too? 2 Kings 1:6: Thus says the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal-zebub? so is it not because you think there is not a God in heaven, that you ask counsel of the…

Lively affections make golden services. It is fervency that makes obedience acceptable: Elijah was fervent in spirit, and his prayers opened and shut heaven; and again he prayed, and fire fell on his enemies (2 Kings 1:10). Elijah's prayer fetched fire from heaven, because being…

What! because you have lost your goods, will you lose your souls too? 2 Kings 1:6: Is it not because you think there is not a God in heaven, that you ask counsel of the Devil? If any be guilty, be humbled.

The arm of God's power can never be shrunk, he can create mercy for us, and therefore can help and not be beholden to the creature. Did we believe there is a God; we should so depend on his providence as not to use any indirect means; we would not run ourselves into sin to rid o…

Further, note the state of these believers, for their attire; it was of sheepskins, and goatskins. The like may be observed, in other famous Prophets, and servants of God: Elijah wore a garment of hair, and thereby was known, 2 Kings 1:8. And so did John Baptist, Matthew 3:4.

This was King Asa his practice, for which he is branded to all posterity, that being diseased in his feet, he sought unto Physicians, and not unto the Lord, 2 Chronicles 16:12; though otherwise, he had good things in him, as 1 Kings 15:14. And, many do far worse, who seek to wit…

3. How they came to sin the Angels being created pure, they had no lust within to incline them, being in heaven they had no object without, to draw and allure them, there was no evil [illegible], no tempter how could they sin? I answer 'tis probable that many of the Angels sinne…

This argument was alleged to one in [illegible], to which the man confessed, he thought they did not, but his reason was, because the Church had not then appointed them, to which the other replied, I will have as good an answer as this from a [illegible], to believe as the Churc…

It is certainly either a denying of God's sufficiency to help us, when we rather beg of every creature than ask of God, or a charging him with a want of providence, as though he had thrown off all care of worldly matters. (2 Kings 1:3) Is it not because there is not a God in Isr…

328 THE CORRUPTION OF MOSAIC THEOLOGY. [Book 5. seashore near Azotus. Since the Israelites were destitute of all divine oracles, King Ahaziah sent to him to inquire whether he would recover from his illness (2 Kings 1:2). Concerning the meaning of the addition "zebub," as with t…

V. In that temple they dedicated altars for offering sacrifices to him: 1 Kings 16:32, "He set up an altar for Baal in that house of Baal." That there were multiple altars in the same temple is shown by 2 Chronicles 23:17; and that there were images along with the altars, by 2 K…

It may be objected, the Apostles, Prophets, and others, had a gift to work miracles. Joshua commanded the sun to stand (Joshua 10:12): and Elijah commanded fire to come down from heaven (2 Kings 1). Answer: God never gave to any man power to work and effect a miracle, either med…

Beelzebub is a corrupted term, and would have been more correctly written Baalzebub. This was the name given to the chief of the false gods of the Philistines, who was worshipped by the inhabitants of Ekron, (2 Kings 1:2). Baalim was the name of the inferior deities, whom the Pa…

54. And when His disciples James and John saw it. The country itself had perhaps suggested to them the desire of thundering immediately against the ungodly; for it was there that Elijah had formerly destroyed, by a fire from heaven, the king’s soldiers who had been sent to appre…

Devils do his will herein, he sent evil angels among the Egyptians (Psalms 78:49). Fire consumes persecuting Ahaziah's companies (2 Kings 1:10, 11). The water drowns Pharaoh and his chariots (Exodus 14:28).

Some conceive it is called the fire of God, because sent from God: that is ascribed to God, which comes from God, as that (Genesis 19:24) where it is said, that the Lord did rain fire and brimstone upon Sodom out of Heaven from the Lord, or Jehovah did rain from Jehovah fire upo…

The captains which went to fetch Elijah, obeyed their king therein; but what got they thereby? Was the king able to save them from the fire which God sent down from heaven upon them (2 Kings 1:9, etc.)? The women reproved for offering incense to the Queen of heaven, did it not w…

31: Abijah reigned in his stead, [in non-Latin alphabet]. (2 Kings 1:17): Joram reigned in his stead, Septuagint [in non-Latin alphabet]. (1 Kings 15:28): Baasha slew him and reigned, [in non-Latin alphabet].

Sin's conception is fully expressed, and as full a prevention is annexed to it. In like manner he dealt with the Companies of Fifties and their Captains, who came to apprehend Elijah (2 Kings 1:10, 11); fire came down from Heaven and consumed them, when they were ready to have t…

Father forgive them, Luke 23:34. When the soldiers came to take him by force, one would have thought he should have called for fire from heaven, as the man of God did, 2 Kings 1:10. But behold, Grace was poured into his lips; see what a mild answer he gives, enough to have made…

This was the wisdom of the third captain which was sent to Elijah. Note the issue (2 Kings 1:13 etc.). 3 Make use of the least crosses, and begin speedily to humble yourself.

Of John the Baptist, who had his garments of camel's hair (Matthew 3:4). Of Elias, who is said to be a hairy man in respect of his attire, and to be girded (as John was) with a girdle of leather about his loins (2 Kings 1:8). For these rough garments, were the principal raiments…