Big God
Even Bigger
2 Kings 6:13-17 “Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.” So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.”
Bigger Than My “So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.” (v.14)
Matthew 2:3-4 “King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
Joshua 2:9 “I know the LORD has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.”
Bigger Than My “When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. ‘Oh, sir, what will we do now?’ the young man cried to Elisha.” (v.15)
Psalm 55:18 “He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.”
Psalm 20:7 “Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD our God.”
Romans 8:31 “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?”
Bigger Than “Then Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!' The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.” (v.17)
Psalm 34:7 “For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.”
2 Kings 6:18-20 “As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, please make them blind.’ So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. Then Elisha went out and told them, ‘You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.’ And he led them to the city of Samaria. As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.’ So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.”
Even Bigger
2 Kings 6:13-17 “Go and find out where he is,” the king commanded, “so I can send troops to seize him.” And the report came back: “Elisha is at Dothan.” So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city. When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha. “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.”
Bigger Than My “So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.” (v.14)
Matthew 2:3-4 “King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
Joshua 2:9 “I know the LORD has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.”
Bigger Than My “When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. ‘Oh, sir, what will we do now?’ the young man cried to Elisha.” (v.15)
Psalm 55:18 “He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.”
Psalm 20:7 “Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD our God.”
Romans 8:31 “What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?”
Bigger Than “Then Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!' The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.” (v.17)
Psalm 34:7 “For the angel of the LORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.”
2 Kings 6:18-20 “As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, please make them blind.’ So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked. Then Elisha went out and told them, ‘You have come the wrong way! This isn’t the right city! Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are looking for.’ And he led them to the city of Samaria. As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, ‘O LORD, now open their eyes and let them see.’ So the LORD opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.”