2 Kings 5:11 Meaning and Explanation
“But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.”
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Read Full Chapter →Naaman leaves in anger because the healing did not match the grand ceremony he had imagined.
What Does 2 Kings 5:11 Mean?
Naaman reacts with fury. He had scripted the scene in his mind: the prophet coming out personally, performing an impressive ritual, calling dramatically on his God. The plainness of the actual command offends his pride and his expectations.
Here is a great obstacle to receiving grace, our insistence that God act according to our own ideas. Naaman wanted a cure suited to his dignity, not one that required simple, unglamorous obedience. We too can miss God's blessing by demanding it come on our terms. The Lord's ways humble us precisely so that we will trust Him and not ourselves. Pride stands at the very edge of healing and nearly turns away.
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What does 2 Kings 5:11 mean?
Naaman leaves in anger because the healing did not match the grand ceremony he had imagined.