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Gehazi was a servant of the prophet Elisha, but greed got the better of him. He reminds us of the very real danger of covetousness and how it leads to other sins.
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Gehazi’s Greed
2 Kings 5.19-27; CB OT p. 577
NaamanCommander of the Syrian Army
A great man, a mighty man of valor
A leper
ElishaProphet of Jehovah
A servant named Gehazi
Naaman goes to Elisha$20,000 worth of silver
$60,000 worth of gold
10 changes of clothes
Letter to king of Israel
Naaman is healed when he obeys“Wash in Jordan river seven times”
Offers a present to Elisha
Elisha refuses
“As Jehovah lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none.”
Naaman is healed when he obeys“Wash in Jordan river seven times”
Offers a present to Elisha
Elisha refuses
Naaman starts his return home
Gehazi’s greed
“My master has let that Aramean Naaman off too
lightly by not accepting from him what he offered. As the
LORD lives, I will run after him and get something out of him.”
Covetousness
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or
donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Exodus 20.17; CB OT p. 115
Covetousness
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or
donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Exodus 20.17; CB OT p. 115
Covetousness
“Take Care! Be on your guard against all kinds of
greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of
possessions.”Luke 12.15; CB NT p. 131
Covetousness
“The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with
gain. This also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 5.10; CB OT p. 1053
Covetousness
“Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly:
fornication, impurity,passion, evil desire, and
greed (which is idolatry).”Colossians 3.5; CB NT p. 353
Covetousness
“Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be
content with what you have; for He has said, ‘I will never leave
you or forsake you.’”Hebrews 13.5; CB NT p. 398
Covetousness leads to ...
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
“Is this a time to accept money and to accept clothing, olive orchards and vineyards,
sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves?”
2 Kings 5.26; CB OT p. 577
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
“Is this a time to accept money and to accept clothing, olive orchards and vineyards,
sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves?”
2 Kings 5.26; CB OT p. 577
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
Presumption (20)
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
Presumption (20)
“Those greedy for gain curse and renounce Jehovah.”
Psalm 10.3; CB OT p. 842
Covetousness leads to ...
Rationalization (20)
Presumption (20)
Lying (22, 25)
Will today be the day you decide to
go to heaven?
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Miscellaneous
#02
Gehazi’s Greed2 Kings 5.19-27
Compiled and Presented by:Dave Stewart27 February, 2011
Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Gehazi was a servant of the prophet Elisha, but greed got the better of him. He reminds us of the very real danger of covetousness and how it leads to other sins.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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