Homilist 2 Kings 2:14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah?… I. THE RELIGIOUS CRY OF HUMANITY. "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" This question comes out in all hearts, in all religions. Where is God? Where is He who made me and for whom I am made, and who alone can satisfy my nature? Where is He? Oh that I knew where I might find Him? etc. It is a cry rising from the deepest depths of human nature, old as the ages and wide as the race. II. THE MERCIFUL RESPONSE OF GOD. When he "had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over." Elisha wanted the manifestation of the God of Elijah, and for this purpose he smote the waters. The response of God here to the cry was — 1. Symbolical. It came not in words, but in things. The response was — 2. Prompt. No sooner did Elisha touch the waters than they divided. He was not left in suspense. The answer was at hand. The answer of this question is always at hand. The response was — 3. Satisfactory. "And Elisha went over." Every man who earnestly asks this question may find a satisfactory answer, and cross the stream of all difficulties. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. |
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