Day 184 (2 Kings 5-8) - Year 8

Tara-Leigh Cobble· Host0:00

[upbeat music] Hey, Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. Today was so good. Elisha the prophet is still working miracles to display God's character, and there's so much of it to see. Our first story is of a Syrian military commander named Naaman. Before he ever comes into a relationship with God, God has His hand on his life. God grants him military victories, which wouldn't sound odd if he were an Israelite, but he's not. He's actually one of Israel's enemies. Just a few days ago, Israel and Judah were at war with Syria. In fact, in one of Syria's raids on Israel, Naaman captured a girl and brought her back to serve his family. She just so happened to mention that she knows a guy who can heal Naaman of his pesky leprosy. Naaman gets permission from the Syrian king to go seek healing, but Naaman has to run things past the king of Israel, too. He's an enemy, after all. What kind of king grants an enemy the right to get healed in their country? Israel. But the king of Israel doesn't actually think healing is possible. In fact, he thinks the request is so preposterous that Naaman must actually be trying to pick a fight. But Elisha finds out about it, knows it's legit, and sends for Naaman. Elisha gives Naaman some unconventional advice for healing. Naaman is used to healing rituals performed by pagans, so when Elisha tells him to take seven baths, and in a filthy