DEATH IN THE POT

A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
The men that move the world are the men the world cannot move.

DEATH IN THE POT
"Then they served it for the men to eat. While they were still eating of
the stew, they began to cried out: "O man of GOD, there is death in the
pot!" And they could not eat it." [2 Kings (Melakhim Bet) 4. 40 Tanakh,
Nevi'im]

There was a famine in the land and the disciples of the prophets that
wee sitting before Elisha were hungry. Elisha said to his servant, "Put
on the large pot on the fire and cook a stew for the disciples of the
prophets." [v. 38] So some of them went into the fields to gathering
sprouts for enhance the flavour of the meal. They came across a wild
vine and picked from it wild gourds, a many as his garment would hold.
Not knowing what they were, the gourds were slicing up and put into the
pot. When finished cooking, the meal was served. However, after
tasting the stew, it was realized that the succulent gourmet meal was
poisonous, and the recipient tasters cried out: "O man of GOD, there is
death in the pot!" The wild gourds had immediately caused severe cramps.

The wild gourds symbolize false doctrine. When scholars or preachers
want to spice up the old truths of HOLY scriptURE with some new and
superficially attractive embellishments, it only contaminates the
"sincere milk of the word" [1 Peter 2. 2] which brings death to those
who partake of such fatal poison.

Like the woman who took leaven and secretly "hid in three measures of
meal till it was all leavened." [Matthew 13. 33], Elisha's creative
disciples unsuspectingly added the seemingly pleasant ingredient, and it
permeated the whole pot of stew with its deadly poison. Even the
Apostle Paul emphatically stressed, "Who hindered you from obeying the
truth? This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. A little
leaven leavens the whole lump." [Galatians 5. 7 - 9]

There was a remedy for the deadly poison, however. Elisha said, "Fetch
some flour" and he threw it into the pot then served it to the people
that they might not hunger. And there was no longer anything harmful in
the pot. [2 Kings/Melakhim Bet 4. 41] A similar scenario happened when
Moses threw the piece of wood into the bitter waters of Mara, and the
LORD GOD caused the water to become sweet. [Exodus/Shemot 15. 23 - 25]
Truth always triumphs over deceit and lies.

The purifying "flour" with Elisha and the "piece of wood" of Moses'
time, symbolize the TRUE LIFE-GIVING WORD OF GOD. The WRITTEN WORD
which is the TRUE BREAD, the HEAVENLY MANNA by which man must live. As
is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every WORD that
proceeds from the mouth of GOD." [Matthew 4. 4; Deuteronomy/Devarim 8.
3] The humbling remedy for the poisonous doctrines of the world must
always be the pure, unadulterated WORD OF GOD faithfully taught and
exhorted.

As we come to the LORD GOD with a sincere heart, HE will forgive our
sins and take away this deadly defilement of deceptive sin and give us
everlasting life in the TRUTH of HIS HOLY WORD.

Sha'alu (Pray) for the shalom (Peace) of Jerusalem and all of
Israel!
May You, MosT HolY One, be blessed forever, even to all eternity beyond
all blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that may be uttered in
this world; blessed, praised & honoured, extolled & glorified, adored &
exalted above all else for YOU are worthy.

When you pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, you are praying for the
Kingdom of Heaven to come, when God's will shall be done over the
entire earth, in perfect righteousness and peace, just as it now is, in
Heaven [Matthew 6:10, Luke 11:2]



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