"For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand...Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood." vv.17-18,22
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A miracle through nature. It had been seven days that they were going through the desert without water for all the men and animals and surely there wasn't a sign of rain coming soon or else the Moabites probably wouldn't have been confused. This miraculous water that they are given so that they may drink came from rain that was not seen by either these Israelites or Moabites but possibly rain else where implied. The order of the Lord through Elisha was hand in hand that they were to dig ditches that they would then be filled with water. "Those who expect God's blessings, must dig pools for the rain to fill, as in the valley of Baca, and thus make even that a well, Ps 84:6." Then this "simple matter" of the Lord to deliver the Moabites into Israel's hands came about as to the second benefit of the miraculous water in that it appeared as blood to them assuming they killed themselves, so didn't come ready to fight when trying to plunder and fell at the sword of Israel. How can you "dig a pool" in your life so that it may be filled with blessings?
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