Abdiel is afraid. He doesn’t always understand the strange words and fearless actions of his master, the prophet Elisha. But when a massive Syrian army surrounds them in the darkness of dawn, fear takes over completely.
Then something impossible happens. God opens Abdiel’s eyes and suddenly he sees a heavenly army of fire standing all around them. A powerful and emotional Bible story about fear, faith, and discovering that God is always near… even when we cannot see Him.
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This story follows the prophet Elisha and his servant Abdiel, illustrating the power of faith and divine protection. Through a series of miracles and a confrontation with the Syrian army, Abdiel learns that God is always present and protective, even when His presence is invisible to the human eye.
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What's the rush, Abdiel?
Elijah's back.
Later, guys.
Sorry, Nemo.
Oh, Abdiel.
There are many astonishing stories about faith in the Bible.
And this one is particularly remarkable.
It is about a prophet and his young servant.
Elijah!
Master!
Hello, Abdiel.
You've been gone for ages.
It's good to be home.
Oh, it's been a long trip this time.
What did you do?
Where did you go?
Tell me all about your travels.
Well, I have just come from Samaria.
Wait, you went to see the king?
But master, he's no friend of yours.
True, he is not a godly man.
He trusts me when it suits him.
Here, take this.
Choose wisely in your life, my friend.
So, why now?
Right now, he fears his enemy, the king of Syria.
God has been warning me in my heart
when the Syrian army moves closer and I inform the king.
Oh, top secret information.
Yes, up till now, we have the upper hand.
So, no need to fear.
Well, sounds like the Syrians won't be coming to Dothan then.
But that wasn't the only thing.
Something else happened.
Huh, what?
I was visiting my students in Jericho.
One of the students was working next to a deep, muddy river
and his axe fell in.
Oh, if that had been me, I would have felt terrible.
So, I prayed to God and the axe floated up.
What? How?
Master, I just don't get people.
What have people done this time?
I was telling my friends about your miracle, the floating axe head.
They were very excited to begin with
and the axe head sank to the bottom.
Plop.
But then it launched up, prayed and threw in a stick.
And you're not going to believe what happened next.
The axe rose to the surface.
It floated like a leaf on water.
Wait, iron doesn't float?
Yeah, iron doesn't float.
Can't be true.
Don't believe it.
Yeah, didn't see it.
Don't believe it.
They laughed at me.
And does that change what you believe?
I don't think so.
It's just confusing that my friends don't believe it.
Well, let me tell you about a word of God to think about.
Because we do have God near us and he's always close at hand.
It says in Psalms,
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
But Master, what do you mean?
Miles away from Dothan, the mighty Syrian army had laid camp.
For a long time, they had tried to conquer Israel with no luck.
But no matter how carefully they planned,
no matter how secretly they moved,
Israel always seemed one step ahead.
Will someone tell me what is going on?
My Lord.
What? Do they have a spy here in our camp listening to us?
Have you been asleep on your job?
No, my Lord.
In fact, it is us who have been spying on them.
We have information from the city of Dothan.
My Lord, the prophet Elisha, he is the problem, my Lord.
He knows your plans before you act.
It is said that he hears from his God.
Enough!
Then we must rid ourselves of this all-seeing, all-hearing prophet.
Summon the army.
Two, three.
I want this one, too.
Oh, hurry, Nima.
Nima?
Oh, Abdeel.
I nearly threw a flatbread at you.
What's happening?
I don't know the whole of it, but rumors are flying.
The Syrians are on their way to Dothan.
They're coming here?
That's what they say.
When three market traders pack up and go home for lunchtime,
and no one stops to buy bread, you'll learn to trust your gut.
I'm sorry.
I have to go.
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
Wait.
Elisha, Master, where are you?
Abdeel, up here.
Master, the Syrians are coming.
A great army.
They must try to come from the north and the south.
Soon they'll be all around us.
What should we do?
Where should we go?
We won't be going anywhere, Abdeel.
The Lord is on my side.
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
This is what I believe.
And no man on earth can change my mind.
Master, what are we going to do?
Don't be afraid, Abdeel.
Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
What do you mean?
Lord, open his eyes so he may see.
Lord, strike them with blindness.
This is not the way, and this is not the city.
Follow me.
I will bring you to the man you've been looking for.
Elisha!
Oh, Abdeel.
I've just come from Samaria.
Wait, you went all the way to Samaria with all those soldiers?
What happened?
Well, I walked out to the army and I tricked them into following me.
But, Master, you were the one they were looking for.
But they didn't know that.
So I led them to Samaria instead, to the king.
Did the king kill them all?
When he saw them, he said to me,
Shall I kill them?
But I replied,
Would you kill those you'd captured with sword or bow?
Set before them food and water so they can eat and drink,
and then return to their master.
What? Did the king listen?
Well, he put on a huge feast.
And when they'd eaten and drunk their fill, he sent them away.
They returned home.
So it ended peacefully?
It's like he knew the whole time that God was going to keep us safe.
Elijah, I've been so scared.
But when I saw the heavenly army,
it was like the mountains lit up with fire.
And God said,
Don't worry, I am here.
Yeah, he was there the whole time.
He wants to help us.
I'm going to remember this forever.
God is always with me, even if I can't see it.
That's good to hear, Adil.
Shall we go?
Sure.
Oh, hey, Nadav.
Hey, Yonah.
Hey.
Um, we heard you were with Elijah when the army came.
Yeah, we heard he didn't even have to fight them.
It's true.
He led them straight to Samaria.
Oh, but you know,
you guys probably won't believe me anyway.
Come on, Adil.
We didn't mean to be so...
Haha, gotcha.
Of course, I'll tell you everything.
Come on.
Oh, Elijah.
I'll be home a bit later.