S3E182 – 2 Kings 1-5: It Can’t Be That Easy

S3E182 – 2 Kings 1-5: It Can’t Be That Easy

From Lifespring! Media All Shows by Steve Webb

April 21, 2026 · 30 min · Season 3 · Episode 182

About this episode

In this episode, Steve Webb discusses 2 Kings 1-5, focusing on the story of Naaman and the importance of faith in healing.

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today we’ll read 2 Kings 1-5. Afterwards, I’ll have some thoughts to share with you. I’m calling today’s episode “It Can’t Be That Easy.” Comments on 2 Kings 5 So this Naaman was an important guy, commander of the army of Syria. Note that Syria is not part of the Promised Land, and the Syrians are not part of God’s chosen people. As a matter of fact, one of the key people in this chapter was a young girl that was from Israel that had been captured by the Syrians. And this girl, when she became aware that Naaman had leprosy, told him that there was a prophet who could cure him. This prophet was Elisha. This girl had huge faith. Elisha had never healed anyone of leprosy, but her faith was great. Now here is an important fact about faith. It is not something that comes from us. It is a gift of God. There are many scriptures that tell us this, but I’ll just give you one for now. Hebrews 12:2 says that He is the author and finisher of our faith. Whatever faith we have comes from Him. So God gave this young girl the faith that would move Naaman to seek out Elisha. And what happened when Elisha first told Naaman how to receive his healing? Naaman…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Webb

Topics covered

  • faith
  • healing
  • scripture
  • Old Testament
  • 2 Kings
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • 2 Kings
  • Naaman
  • Elisha
  • faith
  • healing
  • Old Testament
  • scripture

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Places: Syria, Israel, Jordan

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