2 Kings 7 Study Notes
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7:8-11 The outcasts, after gathering food and plunder for themselves, remembered their people. The outcasts brought news of the deliverance (or “victory,” Ps 20:6) that a righteous king should have accom-plished.
7:12-13 The king, still reacting to God’s miracles with hopeless despair (Jos 2:11), was too paralyzed by fear to act; his servants persuaded him to examine the situation.
7:14-15 A two-chariot scout group reconnoitered as far as the Jordan River and determined that the enemy really had been frightened away.
7:16-20 Now all of Elisha’s prophecy was fulfilled. These details, particularly those dealing with the death of the captain, were repeated in meticulous detail to highlight the fact that God is faithful. The unspoken lessons of God’s reliable character were (1) that people, particularly the king and his officers, should obey and trust God; and (2) that God will care for his people when kings fail.