Some time must have passed between our last reading and the events that are unfolding here. You’ll recall Elisha had made quite a statement with Aramean leadership, and they “stayed away from the land of Israel.” But those memories soon faded, and now we see Israel’s neighbor to the northeast coming to attack again (imagine present day Syria).
War is never a good thing, even worse when it causes a famine. I’m not a fan of what we read about happening to the two women and neither was the king! I can’t even imagine having the discussion much less acting on such a desperate solution. Clearly, these women had lost hope and were not relying on God.
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