2 Kings 6:1-7:2 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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Lord, Open the Eyes of These Men
Questions for Study 5

2 Kings 6:1-7:2
Memory Verses: 1

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I. An Axehead Floats (6:1-7)

1. What happened when the ministry of Elisha kept growing? What does the request of the company of prophets show about their relationship? (3) Why should such ministries exist in our time? (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 16:13, 18:4-5, 19:9b-10, 28:23)

2. What problem happened as they were building the new Bible study center? (5) How was it solved? What can be learned about the Lord?

II. Elisha Traps Blinded Arameans (6:8-23)

3. What happened during the building project? (8) What intelligence did Elisha provide Israel's king? (9-10) How did Aram's king respond? (11) What did he learn? (12) How did Elisha know his words said in secret?

4. Was Aram's king impressed with this miracle? (13-14) What did Elisha say to his servant? What did the Lord reveal to the servant? (17) What can be learned about the Lord?

5. How did the Lord answer Elisha's prayer and protect him? (18-19) What did the king of Israel want to do? What was he told to do and how did it lead to deliverance? (22-23) How did Elisha display turning the other check? (Luke 6:27-31)

III. Seeing But Not Eating (6:24-7:2)

6. Did the enemies hostilities toward Israel last long? (24-25) How desperate had things become in Samaria? (26-29) What does the king's word about the Lord reveal about him?

7. Why did the king blame Elisha? (30-31) Why is it that sometimes our good deeds are turned against us? Think about Jesus' ministry.

8. What did Elisha reveal to the elders? What was told them? Why does the Lord make us wait until all seems ruined?

9. What did Elisha tell the king's officer? (7:1) How did the king's officer reveal his lack of faith? (2) What can be learned about enduring during the time of tests? (Heb. 12:7-11; Rev. 3:19-22)