Judgment Follows the Rebellious

I.                    King Buying Favors (7-9)

A.                Man of God is Known

B.                 King Wants What He Isn’t Privileged To

1.                  Unbelievers Asking for Prayer

II.                 Elisha By-passing Judgment (10-13)

A.                Human Nature takes Over

B.                 God Brings Him to His Senses

C.                 Judgment of Israel is Spoken

1.                  How

2.                  Who

III.               Hazael Hastens the Ineffable

A.                He Doesn’t Tell All

B.                 Helps Speed up the Death

C.                 Beginning of Judgment

1.                  10:32

2.                  13:22-25

Application:

When we are rebellious God is merciful to His own.  He executes judgment and chastisement as to continue to draw His own back to Himself.  But we know God eventually cut-off Israel for a time to bring them back to himself.

            *Don’t go through judgments, follow God and observe His commands.