2Kings 8:13-15
" .....The Lord has shown me that you will beome king of Aram,answered Elisha. Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his Master. When Ben-Hadad asked, what did Elisha say to you? Hazael replied, he told me that you would certainly recover. But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the King's face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as King."
Observations:
- You may need to read from Verse 7-15 to get the full story of what actually transpired. The King of Aram was sick and sent his chief official ,Hazael to Prophet Elisha to enquire from God if he will recover or not.
- Elisha's response was in the affirmative even though he knew the king would die from the illness.
- The Lord opened the eyes of Elisha to see that the king's emissary,Hazael, would later become king but will be wicked , destroy Israel and kill her children and women.
- This brought tears to the eyes of the Prophet.
- Hazael armed with the prophesy of becoming king,returned to Aram and quickly masterminded the sudden death of the sick king.
- He usurped the throne and became king.
- Use human wisdom and calculations to work out God's promises ( we can learn from the mistake of Abraham who gave birth to Ishmael through his slave girl).
- Seeking to plug in God's promises into your own time table rather than God's timetable.
- Claim to have the full picture. God's promises are as mysterious as God Himself.
- Pray firstly and ask the lord to guide you to the promise.
- Walk in God's timeline not yours. This can be done through daily intimate relationship with the Lord.
- Go back to God intermittently to confirm you are moving in the right direction.
- Take godly steps of faith. Unrighteousness and God are opposites.
- God's promise is God's will and will be executed by God Himself.
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