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2 Kings - Chapter 5
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Today's lesson covers the story of Naaman the Aramean, who had leprosy. During one of the raids Aram conducted in Israel, they had taken a young girl, who became Naaman's wife's servant. She told her mistress, "If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy!" Naaman got permission to go to Samaria to the king of Israel, and his master sent a letter, "With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy!" The king of Israel did not respond well, and when Elisha heard, he told the king to send Naaman to him, so that he would know there was a prophet in Israel. Naaman came in all his grandeur, and Elisha sent a messenger out to tell him to go to the Jordan and dip seven times, and then he would be cleansed. This made Naaman so mad, because Elisha did not come out himself, plus there was no grand presentation, plus, the Jordan was disgusting, there were better rivers in Damascus. Thankfully, his servants calmed him down and said, "If he would have asked you to do something grand, you would have done it, how much more when all he said was wash and be cleansed." Naaman went to the Jordan and dipped seven times, and he was healed, "like that of a young boy!"
He went back to Elisha to say thanks and he declared "Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. Please accept now a gift from your servant" (vs. 15). Elisha would not accept the gift. Naaman then asked to take some of Israel's land, so he could make an altar to Israel's God on Israel's land, then he asked for forgiveness, for in his job, he had to help his master worship at the temple of Rimmon. Elisha said, "Go in peace!" On his way home, Elisha's servant, Gehazi, caught up with Naaman, and lied and said Elisha needed some money and two sets of clothes, because some young men had come to him. Naaman gave even more than requested. Gehazi hid it from Elisha, but he knew, and in return, Gehazi and his descendants would have the leprosy which once plagued Naaman.
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