Naaman is Healed [2 Kings 5:1-19]

Speaker: Soon-Bok Lee                             Sunday April 30, 2017

  Naaman is Healed

 2 Kings 5: 1-19

 

1. Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper.

2. And the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman's wife.

3. Then she said to her mistress, "If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy."

4. Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said.

5. Then the king of Syria said, "Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel." So he departed and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. 

6. Then he brought the letter to the king of Israel, which said, Now be advised, when this letter comes to you, that I have sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may heal him of his leprosy.

7. And it happened, when the king of Israel read the letter, that he tore his clothes and said, "Am I God, to kill and make alive, that this man sends a man to me to heal him of his leprosy? Therefore please consider, and see how he seeks a quarrel with me." 

8. So it was, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, "Why have you torn your clothes? Please let him come to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. “

9. Then Naaman went with his horses and chariot, and he stood at the door of Elisha's house.

10. And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." 

11. But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, "Indeed, I said to myself, 'He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy. ‘

12. "Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage. 

13. And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean'? “

14. So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 

15. And he returned to the man of God, he and all his aides, and came and stood before him; and he said, "Indeed, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel; now therefore, please take a gift from your servant. “

 6. But he said, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive nothing." And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

17. So Naaman said, "Then, if not, please let your servant be given two mule-loads of earth; for your servant will no longer offer either burnt offering or sacrifice to other gods, but to the LORD. 

18. "Yet in this thing may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the temple of Rimmon to worship there, and he leans on my hand, and I bow down in the temple of Rimmon―when I bow down in the temple of Rimmon, may the LORD please pardon your servant in this thing."

19. Then he said to him, "Go in peace." So he departed from him a short distance.

  

Outline of the message: Naaman is Healed

 

I. Naaman’s Problem (2 Kings 5: 1-8)

 

1.1 Who is Naaman? :  commander of Syrian army, gentile, a leper,                                   and a lost sheep. 

1.2 Naaman heard the good news from the  Israel servant girl.                            witness (Acts 1:8)

1.3 King of Israel (Joram son of Ahab) tore his clothes;

             arrogance and faithlessness

 

II. Naaman is Healed (2 Kings 5: 9-14 )

 

2.1 Naaman came to Elisha and got a message from him.

 

2.2 Naaman was furious but his servant gave wise him advice.

                (proverbs. 29:11)

2.3 Naaman washed 7 times in Jordan river as Elisha told.

           Naaman: Leprosy  ;   people: sin 

 

III. Naaman is changed (2 Kings 5: 15-19)

 

3.1 Naaman’s emotional change : Characteristics of new person.

    1) Thanks giving, Joy, willingness to give.

    2) Repent: Turn back to God and Live

    3) Resolution to worship Lord only. 

                  

3.2 He confessed that God of Israel is the true God.

         Idol worshiper became God worshiper.

 

3.3 The old life and the new. (John 5:24; Col.3:8-10)

         Put off the old self and put on the new self.

 

He knew the purpose of life, which is to worship God only.

May the Naaman’s change be our change! God bless you all.

 

 

SMALL GROUP STUDY ON THE MESSAGE: “Naaman is Healed”

Based on today’s message, let us consider the following questions in sharing with one another the understanding and insight we have received from the Word of God. We are also encouraged to share with others how we want to apply the meaning of today’s message in our personal Christian life.

1. What if the servant girl did not tell to her master? 

2. If Naaman remains stubborn,  what is the consequence?

3. Why Elisha did not receive the gift from Naaman?

4. Feel the joy Naaman has after he is healed.