2Kings 3:1 ¶ Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2Kings 3:2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
2Kings 3:3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
This chapter opens by telling us that Jehoram, son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria in the 18th year of the reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. Jehoram reigned for 12 years.
It is noted that Jehoram was an evil king in the sight of the LORD, but not quite as bad as his parents. He at least got rid of the image of Baal that his father had made. That’s about the best thing you could say about him. He maintained the worship of the golden calves established by Jeroboam.
2Kings 3:4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
2Kings 3:5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Moab was a land that provided a great environment for raising sheep. Mesha, king of Moab, recognized this, and his country was known for the sheep raised there. He paid tribute to the king of Israel in the form of the wool of 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams. Once Ahab died, however, he rebelled and quit paying tribute.
The IVP Commentary has an interesting historic note regarding Mesha: “Mesha is known from the inscription (the Moabite Stone) that details the past control of Israel over Moab and celebrates Mesha’s breaking free of that control. The four-foot-high inscription was found at the site of Dibon, just north of the Arnon river, in 1868. It commemorates the building of a sanctuary, and it mentions Omri by name and refers to his son (Ahab, or perhaps his grandson, Joram) without naming him. It makes reference to the Moabite national god Chemosh who had used Israel for punishment of his land but now had brought victory. The next verse makes reference to Mesha’s successful revolt against Israelite control (during the reign of Ahaziah?), so the events of the Moabite stone precede the events of this chapter.”
2Kings 3:6 ¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
2Kings 3:7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, andmy horses as thy horses.
In light of the rebellion of Moab, Jehoram proceeded to number Israel to determine how large an army he could muster. As his father before him, he sought the support of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. Once again, Jehoshaphat agreed to go to war with the king of Israel—this time against Moab.
You would think he would have learned from his experience with Ahab and the subsequent warning from Jehu.
2 Chronicles 19:2 “And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.”
2Kings 3:8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
2Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
2Kings 3:10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
Jehoshaphat asked Jehoram (or possibly vice versa; the wording is not clear) from what direction he wanted to launch an attack. He told him they would go through the wilderness of Edom. JFB notes: “This was a long and circuitous route, by the southern bend of the Dead Sea.” The NIV Commentary adds this observation: “…it would ensure the invaders not only protection for the rear, but the advantage of avoiding a head-on assault across the Arnon River and into the Moabite strength that a northern invasion would necessitate.”
It is implied that the king of Edom had also agreed to give support to Jehoram. This makes more sense in light of this note from Guzik quoting Dilday: “Verse 9 mentions the king of Edom, but we have already been told in 1 Kings 22:47 that there was no king in Edom at this time. So king here must refer to a vice-regent appointed by the king of Judah.”
After seven days of traveling, they could find no water for their troops or their cattle.
Jehoram bemoaned the fact that the LORD had called these three kings together for the purpose of delivering them into the hands of the Moabites. It seems he at least recognized that the LORD had a right to be angry with him.
2Kings 3:11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
2Kings 3:12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
2Kings 3:13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Jehoshaphat wasn’t ready to accept defeat. He wanted to know if there was not a prophet of the LORD close by through whom they could seek the counsel of the LORD. One of Jehoram’s servants answered that Elisha, son of Shaphat, Elijah’s successor was nearby.
Jehoshaphat evidently knew of Elisha and agreed that he was a true prophet of the LORD. So the three kings went to seek an audience with Elisha.
Elisha greeted Jehoram with contempt. He told the king of Israel to go seek counsel from the prophets that had served his parents. Jehoram basically said there was no need because he knew that the LORD had determined to let the Moabites conquer them.
2Kings 3:14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
2Kings 3:15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Elisha then seemed to take note of the fact that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, one who worshipped the LORD, was with Jehoram. In light of that fact, he agreed to help them. He asked for a minstrel, one that sang as he played a stringed instrument. When the minstrel played, the power of the LORD came upon him.
So many times in scripture, music is shown to have great influence over men—both as a force for good as well as evil. David was able to soothe the troubled spirit of Saul by playing on his harp. The Israelites used music as part of their frenzied worship around the golden calf. In this instance, it seems that the LORD used the music to prepare Elisha to receive the power of the Spirit. I am reminded of these verses in Ephesians.
Ephesians 5:18–19 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord….”
Note: Though Jehoshaphat was where he shouldn’t have been, the prophet recognized him as a man that loved the LORD and interceded for him accordingly.
2Kings 3:16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
2Kings 3:17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2Kings 3:18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
2Kings 3:19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
2Kings 3:20 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
Elisha then gave the kings a message from the LORD. He told them to dig ditches throughout the valley. Though they would not see a rainstorm, the ditches would be filled with water that would provide drinking water for both the troops and their animals. He went on to say that this was but a small miracle. The LORD was also going to help them defeat the Moabites. They were to conquer all of their fortified cities and towns. They were to cut down every good tree, stop up all their wells of water and ruin all their fields by filling them with stones.
The very next morning, about the time of the morning sacrifice, water came from Edom and filled all the hollowed areas in the ground.
I liked Courson’s application: “You’ve got to dig the ditches in the dry times, in the hard times. You’ve got to daily dig the ditches and the Lord will fill them with water in His time….The more you dig, the more you’ll get. Sometimes it’s just plain hard work, but whether it’s Bible study, ministry, or prayer, you’ve got to dig the ditch first. Then the Lord will fill it in due time."
2Kings 3:21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
2Kings 3:22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
2Kings 3:23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
The Moabites eventually heard that the three kings were preparing to attack them. So they gathered together all their troops and prepared to defend their border. They got up early in the morning, and the sun reflected on the water sent by the LORD so that it looked like blood. They reasoned that the kings and their armies must have turned on one another and were dead; so they advanced, thinking that they would take the spoil that remained.
2Kings 3:24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
2Kings 3:25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
When they reached the camp of Israel, they were surprised to face an attack. They fled, but soon suffered a great defeat. As the LORD had directed, they conquered all the fortified cities and towns, threw stones over all the good land, stopped up all the wells of water and cut down all the good trees.
Only the city of Kirharaseth (the capital city in southern Moab) remained secure behind its stone wall. The slingers surrounded it and launched their attack.
2Kings 3:26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
2Kings 3:27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their ownland.
The king of Moab realized that he was losing. In one last attempt, he gathered 700 swordsmen, some of the best fighters at close quarters, and tried to get through the ranks led by the king of Edom; they failed. In desperation, the king of Moab then took his firstborn son and offered him as a sacrifice to their false god on the wall of the city.
The last part of verse 27 is confusing. Maybe this is the first time the men of Israel and Judah had witnessed a human sacrifice. Sadly, it would eventually become a practice even in Judah. It seems, however, that the sight so disgusted them that they left without further fighting leaving the country of Moab in ruins.
2Kings 4:1 ¶ Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2Kings 4:2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
2Kings 4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2Kings 4:4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
This chapter is a record of some of the miracles the LORD worked through Elisha.
We’ve learned that there were schools of prophets that lived together in communities. One of these prophets died and left a large debt that his widow could not pay; so, in accordance with the laws of that day, the creditors were going to take her sons as slaves in payment for that debt.
Elisha basically asked her how he could help. He then asked her what she had of value in her house. She answered that all she had was a pot of oil. Elisha then told her to go and borrow as many empty containers as she could from her neighbors. Once she had all the containers, she was to get her sons, go inside her home and close the doors. She was then to take the pot of oil that she had and start pouring into all the empty containers until they were all full. The supply of oil would not run out until all the containers had been filled.
2Kings 4:5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
2Kings 4:6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.
2Kings 4:7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
The woman was not unfamiliar with the power of God and proceeded to do as Elisha instructed. When all the containers were filled with oil, she went back to see Elisha. He told her to go and sell the oil and pay off her debt. The money that remained after paying off the debt would provide for her and her children.
Though we aren’t given any follow-up, it is definitely implied that all went well for the woman after she had done as Elisha instructed.
Application: Elisha is not God, but he is His representative; he spoke in accordance with God’s command. If we are obedient to the word of God, we can expect Him to fulfill His promises and provide our needs. We must also always keep in mind, however, that what we deem to be our needs may not always align with what He deems to be our needs.
Philippians 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
2Kings 4:8 ¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
2Kings 4:9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
2Kings 4:10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
On another day Elisha went to Shunem. There was a woman of the nobility there that urged him to come and eat dinner with her and her husband. This became a routine any time he traveled through Shunem, which apparently was frequently. Gill offers this note: “…Shunem was not far from Carmel, which he frequented, and lay in the way to Samaria, Bethel, and Jericho, places he often visited, the schools of the prophets being there.”
The woman told her husband that she knew that Elisha was a “holy man of God.” She proposed that they make a little room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, table, stool and candlestick so that he had a place to stay whenever he came their way.
Implied—The husband agreed.
2Kings 4:11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
2Kings 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
2Kings 4:13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
One day, as Elisha was resting in his little room at the woman’s house, he sent his servant Gehazi to get the Shunammite woman. When she stood before him, he asked her how he could repay her for her kindness. He offered to approach the king or the head of the military on her behalf. She basically said that she wanted nothing in return.
2Kings 4:14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
2Kings 4:15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
2Kings 4:16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
2Kings 4:17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
After she left, Elisha asked Gehazi if he had any ideas as to how to show his appreciation for the woman’s kindness. Gehazi pointed out that she and her husband had no children, and her husband was quite old. God used that suggestion to speak to Elisha, and he sent Gehazi to bring the woman to him once again. When she came to the door, Elisha told her that about this time next year she would be holding a son. She evidently thought that impossible and chided Elisha for suggesting it was.
The woman conceived and gave birth to a son just as Elisha had foretold.
2Kings 4:18 ¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
2Kings 4:19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
2Kings 4:20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
2Kings 4:21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
After several years when the child was old enough to go out to the fields with his father during harvest, he complained to his father that his head was hurting. The father called one of his servants to carry the boy back to his mother. She held him in her lap trying to comfort him, but the boy died at noon. The mother didn’t freak out. She took the child up to the prophet’s chamber and laid him on Elisha’s bed. She then shut the door and left him there.
2Kings 4:22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
The woman called for her husband and asked him to send one of the young men to get her a donkey so that she could go and get “the man of God.” It’s obvious to me that this woman is expecting a miracle. I am reminded of the words of Jesus.
Luke 17:6 “And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.”
Matthew 9:29 “Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.”
2Kings 4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
2Kings 4:24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.
2Kings 4:25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
2Kings 4:26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.
The husband tried to discourage her since it wasn’t a special new moon festival or sabbath. The indication is that he didn’t even know the boy was dead.
She was not to be dissuaded. The woman saddled the donkey and told her servant to drive quickly and not slow down unless instructed by her. JFB adds this note: “It is usual for women to ride on asses, accompanied by a servant, who walks behind and drives the beast with his stick, goading the animal at the speed required by his mistress.”
Elisha spotted her approaching from a distance and told Gehazi to go and meet her and enquire if all was well with her, her husband and her child. She told Gehazi that all was well, but continued on to present herself to Elisha.
2Kings 4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
2Kings 4:28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
2Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
When she got to Elisha, she grabbed him around the feet. Gehazi started to push her away, but Elisha told him to leave her alone. He could see that the woman was greatly distressed. He also noted that the LORD had not revealed the reason why to him. Note: All that a prophet knows and does is dependent on the direct revelation and empowerment of the LORD.
The woman finally spoke up and told Elisha that she did not ask for a son and had asked the prophet not to deceive her. Implication—her son was dying or dead.
Elisha gave Gehazi his staff and told him to go without delay and put the staff on the face of the child.
2Kings 4:30 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
2Kings 4:31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
2Kings 4:32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
The woman basically said, “I am not leaving without you.”
So Elisha started out with the woman while Gehazi hurried on before them. He laid the staff on the face of the child, but there was no response. He went back to intercept Elisha and told him that the child would not respond. When Elisha got to the house, he saw that the child was lying dead upon his bed.
2Kings 4:33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2Kings 4:34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
2Kings 4:35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
2Kings 4:36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
2Kings 4:37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.
Elisha closed himself in the room with the child and began to pray to the LORD. He lay on top of the child, placing his mouth on the boy’s mouth, his eyes upon his eyes and his hands upon his hands. As he stretched himself out upon the child, the boy’s flesh began to feel warm. Elisha got up and walked around the house before going back up to the room and stretching himself out upon the boy once again. The boy then sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
Elisha called out for Gehazi and sent him to get the boy’s mother. When she got to the room, Elisha told her to pick up her son. The woman fell at Elisha’s feet, bowing herself to the ground. She then took her son and left him. Her faith had been rewarded.
Application: Again, faith is the key. It’s obvious that the woman’s faith was in God and that He would work through His prophet. The mother’s faith was proved by her actions. The same should be true of us. Again, I am reminded of scripture.
James 2:21 & 26 “Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?….For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
2Kings 4:38 ¶ And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
2Kings 4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2Kings 4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
2Kings 4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
At another time, Elisha was in Gilgal during a time of famine. He was sitting with the sons of the prophets and instructed his servant to make some soup for them all.
One of the prophets went out into the field to gather some plants. He found a vine of wild gourds and gathered several of them as well. He brought them back and cut them up into the soup even though he didn’t know what they were. As the men began to eat, they realized that it was poisoned. Elisha calmly asked them to bring him some meal. They did, and he put it in the pot. He then told the servant to serve the soup. They were able to eat because the soup was no longer poisonous.
The IVP Commentary adds this note: “The poisonous ingredient is generally considered the yellow gourds known as colocynths, popularly referred to today as apples of Sodom. They can be fatal.”
Application: We need to learn not to be careless when partaking of food—either physical or spiritual. If we are not careful about what we take in—both physically and spiritually—we can come to harm.
1 Peter 2:2 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby….”
Matthew 4:4 “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”
The word of God is the only true source for identifying good spiritual food.
Acts 17:10–11 “And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
2Kings 4:42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
2Kings 4:43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
2Kings 4:44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
The chapter closes with another miracle of supplying physical food. A man came from Baalshalisha and brought Elisha a gift of the firstfruits of his harvest—20 loaves of barley and some ears of corn still in the husk. Elisha told his servant to take the food and feed the people. The servant quickly noted that there wasn’t nearly enough food there to feed 100 men. Elisha told the servant to do as he said because the LORD had told him that there would plenty of food for the people to eat and that they would even have leftovers. As always—the words of the LORD were proven true!
Application: God’s ways are so above our ways. Our vision of God is limited, but the power and authority of God is unlimited. Our actions often testify that we don’t truly understand the power and authority of Almighty God. We are more likely to see the impossible where God sees the possible.
Isaiah 55:8–9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”