now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram he was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded because through him the Lord had given Victory to Aram he was a valiant Soldier but he had leprosy now bands from Aaron had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel and she served naaman's wife she said to her mistress if only my master would see the prophet who's in Samaria he would cure him of his leprosy naamon went to his master and told him what the girl
from Israel had said the king of Aram replied by all means go I will send a letter to the king of Israel so naamon left taking with him 10 talents of silver 6,000 shekels of gold and 10 sets of clothing the letter that he took to the king of Israel read with this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you so that you may cure him of his leprosy as soon as the king of Israel read the letter he tore his robes and said am I God can I kill and bring back to life
why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy see how he was trying to pick a quarrel with me when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his robes he sent him this message why have you torn your robes have the man come to me and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel so Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha's house Elisha sent a messenger to say to him go wash yourself seven times in the
Jordan and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed but naamon went away angry and said I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God wave his hand over the spot and cure me of my leprosy are not ABA and farar the river of Damascus better than any of the Waters of Israel couldn't I wash in them and be cleansed so he turned and went off in a rage neon's servants went to him and said my father if the prophet had
told you to do some great thing would you not have done it how much more then when he tells you wash and be cleansed so he went down and dipped himself from the Jordan seven times as the man of God had told him and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God he stood before him and said now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel please accept now a gift from your
servant as surely as the Lord lives whom I serve I will not accept a thing and even though Naaman urged him he refused if you will not please let me your servant be given as much Earth as a pair of mules can carry for your servant will never again make burnt offerings and sacrifices to any other God but the Lord but may the Lord forgive your servant for this one thing when my master enters the Temple of rimon to bow down and he is leaning on my arm and I bow there also when I bow
down in the temple of rimon May the Lord forgive your servant for this go in peace after Naaman had traveled some distance gesi the servant of Elisha the man of God said to himself my master was too easy on naamon this araman by not accepting from him what he brought surely as the Lord lives I will run after him and get something from him so gesi hurried after Naaman when naam saw him running toward him he got down from The Chariot to meet him is everything all right everything is all right my master sent me
to say two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the Hill Country of Ephraim please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing by all means take two talents said Naaman he urged gesi to accept them and then tied up the two talents of Silva and two bags with two sets of clothing he gave them to two of his servants and They carried them ahead of gesi when gesi came to the hill he took the things from the servants and put them away in the house
he sent the men away and they left then he went in and stood before his master Elisha where have you been gesi your servant didn't go anywhere was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his Chariot to meet you is this the time to take money or to accept clothes Olive Groves Vineyards flocks herds or men's servants and Maid servants naaman's leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever then gazi went from Elisha's presence and he was leprous as white as snow [Music] [Music] [Applause]
