Today before we come to the lords table to remember Jesus and His sacrifice, His love and the curse He became on the cross, I want to refresh your understanding on the relationship that we have with Jesus as the church, and more importantly how Jesus views his relationship with us. 

On Wednesday night we dove in to the scripture and saw God as the judge, the great throne of divine perfection that makes every judgment in truth. We mentioned that relationship of God the father to us His children. We looked to the Holy Spirit and His office work as the comforter, the consoler and corrector. 

But today as we approach the Lord’s table to remember the death burial and crucifixion of Jesus, we will take a moment and through scripture, we will see the relationship of the church to Jesus. Jesus as the bridegroom, and the church as the bride. 

Back to the siege and famine of Samaria. Last week we saw the doubt of the King’s Captain, the Lord, the right hand man and the outcome that was brought on by his doubt. Today we will look at the King here of Israel who was in power at the time of this famine in Samaria and war that was being fought against Benhadad King of Syria. 

Notice the relationship of the King with Elisha. 

2 Kings 6:9-10

9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

Elisha, receiving supernatural revelation, continually identified information to The King about the Israelite towns which the king of Syria planned to attack. The King then took the proper precautions and appropriately fortified those towns in order to frustrate the Syrian plan. The Syrian King was sure someone in his household was revealing his plans to Israel. Through a supernatural working of God, God used Elisha and delivered a sizable portion of the Syrian army into the hands of the king of Israel without bloodshed. The Syrians discovered they were surrounded and captives of Israel.