0828. 810. Surprises

810. Surprises

Of Certain Persons

1. Balaam was surprised to hear the ass speak—Num_22:28.

2. Jonah was surprised to find lodgings in the belly of the sea monster—Jon_1:17.

3. Nathanael was surprised to hear that the Lord had seen him under the fig tree—Joh_1:48.

4. Zacchaeus nearly tumbled off his perch when the Lord told him to come down from the sycamore tree—Luk_19:5.

5. Ahab exclaimed, when Elijah confronted him: “Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?” (1Ki_21:20).

6. Gehazi was surprised to find Elisha knew the covetousness of his heart—2Ki_5:20-27.

7. Hazael was surprised when the prophet revealed to him the wickedness of his purpose to oust his master as king—2Ki_8:7-15.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH