#1the Greatest Man I Never Knew? Series

F. Count the cost of missing the opportunity that was

before Joshua and God’s people.

VIII. THE NEW KING DID NOT KNOW THE OLD PREACHER?

WE CAN OBEY GOD HALF HEARTEDILY, AND NOT LISTEN

TO THE PREACHER.

WHY SHOULD WE TAKE THE MAN OF GOD SERIOUSLY?

WHERE IS THE JOY AND ZEAL OF GOD’S PEOPLE?

A. There is a new King named Joash.

B. There is an old preacher named Elisha.

C. Elisha has spent his whole life in Godly leadership.

D. Joash, the new King, visits Elisha on his death bed. Joash wants to be blessed.

E. Elisha says: Get your bow.

Get your arrows.

Open the eastward window.

Shoot an arrow (Lord’s deliverance) out the window.

F. NOW HIT THE ARROWS ON THE FLOOR.

THE YOUNG KING DID NOT SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY,

JOASH DID NOT KNOW!

JOASH WAS LAZY AND HALF HEARTED.

II Kings 13:19 And the man of God was wroth with the King, Joash, and said, THOU SHOULDEST HAVE SMITTEN FIVE OF SIX TIMES; then Joash, you would have smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: where as now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

G. Joash missed the opportunity, he never KNEW what

complete zeal in obedience would accomplish.

He never knew there was a man of God among them.

Joash was playing, he had great feelings, but little faith.

H. Today Israel still has problems with Syria,

what a missed opportunity?

Part #1 The greatest man I never knew? of a 2 part series. I do this in several parts.

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com