# Elisha vs the Aram Soldiers - The Book of 2 Kings

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 13 Dec 2023, 9:38.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 108. In today's episode, we dive into the exciting story of Elisha and the Aramean army from the book of 2 Kings. Listen as we explore how Elisha, a man chosen by God, uses his faith to protect the king of Israel from the sneaky plans of the Arameans. You'll be amazed to hear about Elisha's prayer to God, resulting in a miraculous vision of fiery chariots and his clever trick to lead the blinded Aramean soldiers to safety, teaching us about mercy and God's protection. Join us for this thrilling biblical adventure that shows the power of faith and kindness! Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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[0:00] Speaker 1: He answered, Don't be afraid, for those who are with
[0:04] Speaker 1: us are more than those who are with them. 2
[0:07] Speaker 1: Kings 6.16 Dear God, even though we can't see you,
[0:13] Speaker 1: we know you are everywhere. Your angels are protecting us,
[0:17] Speaker 1: and your spirit is all around us right this very minute.
[0:22] Speaker 1: Help us to believe even when we can't see or
[0:25] Speaker 1: touch you. Remind us today that heaven is real and
[0:29] Speaker 1: you are right here with us. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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[1:08] Speaker 3: Elisha versus the Aram soldiers. In our last story, Elisha
[1:14] Speaker 3: healed Naaman of leprosy, but Gehazi tried to get gifts
[1:18] Speaker 3: from Naaman, and then he became leprous. In this story,
[1:23] Speaker 3: the king of Aram will try to capture Elisha And
[1:26] Speaker 3: Elisha will blind his soldiers. As inspired by 2 Kings.
[1:35] Speaker 1: Hey everyone, welcome back. This is Joya Sabler. Thanks for
[1:38] Speaker 1: being here for the Kids Bible in a Year podcast.
[1:42] Speaker 1: In today's story, Elijah was reminded of a spiritual world
[1:47] Speaker 1: that is all around us. And we're also going to
[1:50] Speaker 1: talk about loving our enemies. I know, I know, but
[1:55] Speaker 1: we've got to. Let's listen and see what God has
[1:59] Speaker 1: to say to our hearts today.
[2:03] Speaker 3: There was a war going on with Aram and Israel.
[2:06] Speaker 3: So the king of Aram talked with his soldiers and
[2:10] Speaker 3: told them he was going to set up his tent.
[2:13] Speaker 3: A man sent by God went and told the king
[2:15] Speaker 3: of Israel that he needed to be careful because the
[2:18] Speaker 3: Arameans had set up their tents and were going to
[2:22] Speaker 3: attack them. Elisha warned the king so that he could
[2:26] Speaker 3: be on watch, and this made the king angry. The
[2:29] Speaker 3: king wanted to know if any of his people were
[2:32] Speaker 3: on the side with the Israelites. They all said it
[2:36] Speaker 3: was none of them. The king wanted to find Elisha,
[2:40] Speaker 3: so he sent his soldiers out to search for him,
[2:43] Speaker 3: and they found him in Dothan. His soldiers surrounded the city.
[2:47] Speaker 3: When Elisha's servants saw the soldiers surrounding the city, they
[2:50] Speaker 3: immediately told him. The servants were scared that they might
[2:54] Speaker 3: all get attacked and started to worry, so they asked
[2:58] Speaker 3: Elisha what to do, and Elisha told them, Do not worry,
[3:02] Speaker 3: because we have more soldiers than the Arameans. Elisha prayed
[3:07] Speaker 3: to God and asked him to show him what he saw,
[3:10] Speaker 3: and God showed him horses and chariots of fire around
[3:13] Speaker 3: Elisha and his people. So Elisha asked God to make
[3:18] Speaker 3: all the Aramean soldiers blind, and God did. While they
[3:22] Speaker 3: were blind, Elisha told them that they were at the
[3:25] Speaker 3: wrong place and that he would guide them to where
[3:28] Speaker 3: they needed to be. And he took them to Samaria.
[3:32] Speaker 3: When they got there, the king of Samaria asked Elisha
[3:35] Speaker 3: if he should kill them. Elisha said, don't kill them,
[3:39] Speaker 3: but feed them and allow them to go back to
[3:41] Speaker 3: their land. So that's what the king did. The king
[3:45] Speaker 3: threw them a feast and sent them on their way
[3:49] Speaker 3: to Aram.
[3:54] Speaker 1: That was a pretty close call for those Arameans. As
[3:58] Speaker 1: we enter the scene of today's story, a war is
[4:00] Speaker 1: taking place between Israel and a place called Aram. When
[4:04] Speaker 1: the king of Aram set up his tent in a
[4:07] Speaker 1: hiding place, he became frustrated when the king of Israel
[4:11] Speaker 1: kept finding him there. He eventually learned that Elisha was
[4:16] Speaker 1: why this king kept hearing about their secrets. So he
[4:20] Speaker 1: set off to find him. It was then that Elisha
[4:24] Speaker 1: told his servant not to worry and said there were
[4:27] Speaker 1: more with Israel than with the Arameans. Wait a second.
[4:33] Speaker 1: Hold everything. How is that possible? The Bible says that
[4:36] Speaker 1: the king of Aram sent a great army with many
[4:40] Speaker 1: chariots and horses to surround the city. So then how
[4:44] Speaker 1: did the Israelites have more than the Arameans? The chariots
[4:49] Speaker 1: and horses were there all along, and they just couldn't
[4:53] Speaker 1: see them. Elisha asked God to show his servant all
[4:57] Speaker 1: the horses and chariots of fire around Elisha, and he did.
[5:02] Speaker 1: Sometimes it's strange to think about, but according to God's word,
[5:07] Speaker 1: many things happen around us that we don't see. That's
[5:11] Speaker 1: because we are living and breathing in.
[5:13] Speaker 2: The physical world.
[5:15] Speaker 1: Your physical world is the world around you. The world
[5:19] Speaker 1: that you can see. You see trees and clouds, smell
[5:22] Speaker 1: flowers and skunks, yuck, and hear birds chirping and dogs barking.
[5:28] Speaker 1: You can hug a parent, taste a cheeseburger, or sit
[5:32] Speaker 1: by a warm fire when you're cold and shivering. But
[5:36] Speaker 1: there's another world around us. It's a world we can't see.
[5:40] Speaker 1: And it's called the spiritual world. Although that might sound
[5:45] Speaker 1: a little scary, it's not at all. One day when
[5:48] Speaker 1: you get to heaven, you'll get to see with your
[5:51] Speaker 1: actual eyes everything going on in the spiritual world. And
[5:56] Speaker 1: do you want to know the best thing about the
[5:59] Speaker 1: spiritual world? There are angels watching over you. For whatever reason,
[6:06] Speaker 1: Elisha's servant was not able to see the army of
[6:09] Speaker 1: horses and chariots God had provided for the Israelites. But
[6:14] Speaker 1: when Elisha asked God to show him, he saw them
[6:17] Speaker 1: all right. And he probably breathed a huge sigh of relief.
[6:23] Speaker 1: Because things on this earth can sometimes be sad and terrible.
[6:27] Speaker 1: It's important for us to remember that there is more
[6:30] Speaker 1: to this world than what we can see, hear, taste,
[6:34] Speaker 1: or touch right now. There is more going on in
[6:37] Speaker 1: God's world and one day we will get to be
[6:41] Speaker 1: a part of it for good. At the end of
[6:44] Speaker 1: today's story, Elisha asks God to make the soldiers from
[6:48] Speaker 1: Aram blind. And he does. Elisha leads them away to
[6:53] Speaker 1: Samaria but tells the king there not to harm them.
[6:57] Speaker 1: He says to give them something to eat and drink
[7:00] Speaker 1: and then send them back home. And that's just what
[7:03] Speaker 1: he did. Elisha could have told the king to kill
[7:07] Speaker 1: those soldiers or lock them up forever. But he didn't.
[7:11] Speaker 1: And do you know who that reminds me of? When
[7:15] Speaker 1: Jesus was on the earth, he talked about how he
[7:18] Speaker 1: wants us to treat our enemies. He said things like,
[7:22] Speaker 1: love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
[7:27] Speaker 1: If someone forces you to go with him one mile,
[7:31] Speaker 1: go with him too. If someone hits you on the cheek,
[7:35] Speaker 1: give him the other cheek. If your enemy is thirsty,
[7:38] Speaker 1: give him something to drink. If you think that sounds crazy,
[7:43] Speaker 1: it does to our world. Because that's not how people
[7:46] Speaker 1: live here. But Jesus once again calls us to be
[7:50] Speaker 1: different and set apart. And just like Elijah, we can
[7:55] Speaker 1: show kindness to those who want to hurt us. That is,
[7:59] Speaker 1: with the help of the living Spirit of God inside
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