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He said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. He said, Yahweh`s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them.
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God's Power, Not Ours
Commentators emphasize that the arrow is called "Jehovah's arrow of victory." Matthew Henry powerfully notes that the dying prophet's weak hands, representing God's power, gave the arrow more force than the king's own strength. This reminds us that victory over our spiritual enemies comes from depending on God's power, not our own.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Eastward - The Syrian kingdom of Damascus lay partly east, but primarily north, of the Holy Land. The arrow was to be shot eastward, not so …
19th Century
Anglican
And he said —that is, Elisha said.
The arrow of the Lord’s ... Syria. —Literall…
Baptist
And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, open the window eastward Syria lying east of the land of Israel, as the Jewish commentators in general …
Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It can be of great benefit to our spiritual lives to visit the sickbed…
