2 Kings 8 - 11

I found little to blog about in the chapters I read this morning other than the prophecies of Elijah regarding the fate of the house of Ahab -

"Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining." (Old Testament 2 Kings 10:10 - 11)

And of the wicked queen Jezebel -

"...they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:
37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel." (Old Testament 2 Kings 9:33 - 37)

My thoughts though returned to what I though was a significant event as Elisha and his servant were at Dothan. The Syrians were more than aware of the prophet Elisha for the Lord would not allow them success in their wickedness. They blamed it all on Elisha and sent -

"...thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about." (Old Testament 2 Kings 6:14)

"...And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?" (Old Testament 2 Kings 6:15)

I'm sure this verse doesn't bring out all the panic and emotion of the servant as he witnesses that they are surrounded and about to be attacked. Elisha calmly responds -

"...Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them...." (Old Testament 2 Kings 6:16)

The servant probably looked at Elisha and thought "you have got to be kidding".

Then -

"...Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." (Old Testament 2 Kings 6:17)

As I read this my thoughts went to the revelation of Enoch -

"And the Lord spake unto Enoch, and said unto him: Anoint thine eyes with clay, and wash them, and thou shalt see. And he did so.
36 And he beheld the spirits that God had created; and he beheld also things which were not visible to the natural eye..." (Pearl of Great Price Moses 6:35 - 36)

I think the significance of the servant of Elisha is that many times we think we are alone but the angels of God are watching over us prepared to help us in our battles with the adversary. We know that -

"The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels..." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 107:20)

I we wash our eyes of the things of this world, with -

"...an eye single to the glory of God..." (Doctrine and Covenants Section 4:5)

- we will also see and come to understand things we have never seen before.