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The prophet tried to rouse the king to act decisively and offensively, instead of being on the defense from Syria. Elisha is described as a man of God when he burst out in anger against Joash, and we assume he has some enigmatic purpose of divine origin.On the other hand the pericope can be read with 2 Kings 13:10-13, a Deuteronomic notice that summarises Joash's reign.
After 22 years, the project is obviously stalled–nothing was done. That is why Elisha became angry with him and said that he would not receive the full blessing and victory which God would otherwise have given him. The king visited Elisha while the prophet was ill and wept over him. Instead of returning to Israel they decided to attack various towns in Judah after King Amaziah took his troops into battle.When King Amaziah found about their treachery, he sent a message to Joash challenging him to a fight. Elisha said, “Shoot!” and he did so. He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground The prophet got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground What's the meaning of this story? Perhaps he had not much faith in the virtue of the symbolism, which he may even, with the arrogance of a proud and worldly minded man, have thought childish. Joash was just 7 years old when he was installed as the King of Judah. It may turn much to our spiritual advantage, to attend the sick-beds and death-beds of good men, that we may be encouraged in religion by the living comforts they have from it in a dying hour.
Joash was grieved and he has acknowledged his loss to his country. Elisha served as a prophet of the northern kingdom for more than 50 years, through the reigns of kings Ahab, Ahaziah, Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and into the reign of Joash. Imagine that! The literary consequence of Joash's failure to understand this is to provide an explanation for the continuation of the Aramaean incursions after Joash had defeated them in three battles (I don't think that Elisha set out to 'teach Joash a lesson' through the striking of the arrows. Joram, Ahaziah and Joash. There was a group of prophets who lived in Israel and Judah. From the way he carried out the instruction, Elijah could see that Joash was not really believing and entering into the spirit of what were supposed to be powerful symbolic acts.
Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” Joash was grieved and he has acknowledged his loss to his country. prayed to the Lord, under Syrian oppression ... was the son and successor of Joash had a good beginning as king did not follow fully the way of David reigned forty-one years in Judah planned his strategy against Edom without prayer. Under the watchful and wise eyes of Jehoiada he rules Judah for 40 years.Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 16 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha, to receive his dying counsel and blessing.
showed respect and esteem for Elisha. However, he still worshipped the Lord outwardly.Elisha then, rendered to the nation of Israel his last sermon in hopes that the threat of Syria may be contained. 2 Kings 13 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible