Reading for September 5th

Read 2 Kings 3.13-20. In verse 13: What have I to do with you? means "We have nothing in common", Elisha wants nothing to do withthe king of Israel. Jehoram's father was Ahab and his mother Jezebel. Their prophets were worshipper of Baal and Asherah (1 Kings 18.19). In verse 15: Music was used to induce the prophet's ecstatic experience in which he would give his oracle (compare 1 Sam 10.5, 9-13). In verse 19: Themeasures described inthis verse would ruin a piece of land for agriculture. In verse 20: The morning offering or oblation was made at dawn. 1 Kings 18.29 refers to a second oblation at about 3 p.m. The practice of two oblations may have begun inthe exile or later. This is an indication that this story was written at a later date. Comments or Questions..