Naaman

1
Naaman
2
Naaman

• Positives
• Commander
• Great and Honorable
• By him Lord had given victory
• Mighty Man of Valor
• Negatives
• Leper

3
Naaman

• The young girl
• A captive from raid on Israel
• Servant to Naamans wife
• Volunteered information
• Spoke with confidence

4
Naaman

• The King of Syria
• Letter to king of Israel (not Prophet)
• Money taken to pay for healing

5
Naaman

• The King of Israel
• Did not think of Prophet
• Feared for himself
• Lacked intelligence or confidence of young girl

6
Naaman

• The Prophet Elisha
• Wonders why King upset
• Send to Elisha
• He shall know
• The MessageDip seven times

7
Naaman

• Naaman Furious
• Why?Behold I thought (KJV)
• Predetermined the manner in which God would act
  (through the prophet)
• Assumed that the power was in the water
• Went away in a rage

8
Naaman

• Similarities today
• Abortion
• Alcohol
• Homosexuality (Marriages)
• Adulterous marriages from divorce
• The church that Jesus built
• Care of orphans and widows etc.
• Baptism

9
Naaman

• The solution
• HumilityRecognizing that God IS God and His word
  IS His word
• Obedience no matter what you think
• When did the leprosy leave Naaman?
• Naaman now knows God
• Naaman learned that the gift was free

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Naaman

• Application
• Leprosy equates to sin
• Even a servant girl can reveal the cure
• The cure is in the message not the elements
• Humilityact according to message not own
  thoughts
• Cure is free gift