II Kings 7:3 And
there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one
to another, Why sit we here until we die? Benhadad sent his troops to
Israel and surrounded the capital, Samaria. The city walls were secure, so he
laid siege to the city. The Syrian army had the Israelite crops and cattle to
live on, so they patiently waited for the king of Israel to starve and surrender.
Inside they were starving, but outside, there was plenty of food. Four leprous
men were hanging around the outside of the city gate. The Syrian soldiers
didn’t dare touch them or they might catch leprosy. But the Israelites wouldn’t
let them into the city or they would catch leprosy. The four
poor lepers were stuck in between. Finally, the lepers said one to another,
“Why are we just sitting here? We are starving and are going to die. Let’s just
go to the Syrians and they might be nice to us and give us a little bread and
water. Hey, we’re going to die of starvation anyway!” But just that very night,
God sent a powerful noise to the Syrian camp. The Syrians thought that the
Hittites were coming to rescue Israel! They ran for their lives leaving
everything behind! Their tents, their horses, their cooking pots - absolutely everything!
So when the lepers went that morning to surrender to the Syrians, the Syrians
were gone and the lepers had a feast of free food! God had provided deliverance
for Israel once again. And God will deliver you from your impossible situation.
God will take care of you!
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