Hello and welcome to Bible Stories. We are your hosts. Matt Mullin. Hello. Hey, Matt. And my name is Todd

Hamons and we are two ministers slash buds who love the stories of the Bible and Matt this one. Oh my

gosh, it is eye opening. Is it everybody? This story is about one of our favorites, one of our

favorite people in the Bible, the prophet Elisha. We love Elisha. And as much as I'd like to say that

today's story finds Israel where Elisha works just sitting pretty, you know, like just watch an

alphry runs, maybe slurping down some Doritos, Locos, Tacos. But that's not where we're at Todd.

Today things are a little hairy for Israel. The king of Syria is a raging war against God's people.

And the king decides that what he's going to do to cause just some major damage to the Israelites

is he's going to make camp at the border of Israel and he's going to send in raids to the

countries. So the surprise attacks he's going to be able to sneak in and out quickly and quietly.

So the king, most likely a guy named Bin Hadad II, another fantastic name, by the way.

Are there any quick aside? Are there any seconds or thirds in your family?

Yes, actually, my father was a third. His father was a junior and his father, so my great-grandfather

was the senior. Wow. Super, super special. What about you, your family?

In my family, absolutely. Mr. Hoyt, right? Yeah, that was from mine. Yeah. Hoyt Haman's, Hoyt Haman's

the second, Hoyt Haman's the third. That's correct. Marvin Mullins the first, Marvin Mullins the

second, Marvin Mullins the third. And that's your father, the third. My dad is the second,

my brother is the third. Okay. Okay. I hope to be, Marvin Mullins the fourth one day.

Just keep trying to win that approval. I'm going to get there one day. Okay, where were we?

Bin Hadad II, that's where we were. So Bin Hadad II, he's making arrangements to execute on this

plan so he speaks to his servants and he tells him where he wants the camp set up.

Yeah. Well, your guy, these servants, they have to make preparations. Bin Hadad is, he's working

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