Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Local Colour of the Bible, Vol. 2: 1 Kings-Malachi
With regard to religious Observances the value of sacrifice is assumed (1 Kings 862° but the value of prayer is enforced 2 Kings 134 Further, it may be said that the germ of sacra mental teaching is to be found in the Books of Kings. N aaman is healed by the use of the water of Jordan (2 Kings 510 No magical power is attributed to the water, but to wash in Jordan is the Divinely ap pointed means of recovery, and the bathing is an effectual sign of the cleansing Which accompanied it. Naaman learnt to know the God of Israel through an act of faith and obedience. (barnes) This attitude to Yahweh shows a very considerable advance upon the earlier passages in the Books of Samuel.
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