This message carries a staggering content that carries a revelatory truth that is intended to help us to understand the heart of God even more intensely.
Because of this, every reader is encouraged to read the content with spiritual eyes and listening ears and to ask the Holy Spirit for spiritual understanding in this regard (cf. 1 Corinthians 2:13 i.c.w. Revelation 2:7a).
1 Corinthians 2:13:
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
Revelation 2:7a:
7a Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. …
7a Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. …
There are reports of experience in the Word of God that can seem distressing to us because God wants to bring an important point to our attention.
If we merely read the experiences and reports with our natural eyes and mind, we will only evaluate what we read with a rational mindset, so that we will come to a conclusion that doesn’t correspond to what the Holy Spirit actually wants to communicate to us.
Therefore, it is essential that we have enlightened eyes of the heart and ears of disciples as well as being conscious of the fact that all things must serve us for good, who are called by God according to His counsel and who love Him (cf. Ephesians 1:18; Isaiah 50:4 i.c.w. Romans 8:28).
Ephesians 1:18:
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, …
18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, …
Isaiah 50:4:
4 The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
4 The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.
Romans 8:28:
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
The God-permitted Challenge and the Discernment of Times
Let’s take a look at the story of 2 Kings 6:24-30, where a famine is reported in the city of Samaria (Note: means ‘belonging to the watchman’), which was caused because of the siege by the Arameans under the leadership of King Ben-Hadad (Note: means ‘son of him who thunders’).
The affliction of the Arameans highlighted values in the society of Samaria, which included the value of the head of a donkey and dove’s dung.
2 Kings 6:24-25:
24 Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid
siege to Samaria.
25 There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of seed pods (Note: dove’s dung) for five shekels.
24 Some time later, Ben-Hadad king of Aram mobilized his entire army and marched up and laid
siege to Samaria.
25 There was a great famine in the city; the siege lasted so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a cab of seed pods (Note: dove’s dung) for five shekels.
This reveals to us as God’s people that we are not exempt from challenges in which the adversary causes us distress because the LORD allows it in order to point out significant things for this time and the time to come as well as to strengthen us in our faith (cf. James 1:2-4).
James 1:2-4:
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
These significant things include the need to go forward in understanding of the biblical times, as did the tribe of Issachar, whose calling was to know the times and what was required to be done in each season (cf. 1 Chronicles 12:32).
1 Chronicles 12:32:
… 32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; …
… 32 from Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command; …
It is the tribe of Issachar that is associated with the symbol of a donkey, since it was likened by Jacob to a donkey that serves on the basis of God’s rest (cf. Genesis 49:14-15 i.c.w. Hebrews 4:9-10).
Genesis 49:14-15:
14 “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.
14 “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens.
15 When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.
Hebrews 4:9-10:
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
Furthermore, the LORD calls us to go forward in the gift of discernment of spirits (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:10) in order to discern right from wrong and then to separate what is right from the wrong. This may be indicated by the donkey’s head and the dove’s dung of 2 Kings 6:25.
According to the Hebrew-biblical understanding every new beginning or beginning of time (Note: beginning of the year and month) is connected with the ‘peak’ or the ‘head’ (Note: Hebrew ‘rō’š’). Thus, the donkey’s head may indicate the enabling of the understanding of the end and beginning of God’s cycles of time.
The Significance of the Lord’s Supper and the Prophetic Vision
Furthermore, Jesus Christ, as King of kings, communicates with His church – His ekklēsia on earth, which has internalized His sacrificial death by taking the Lord’s Supper and lives in it every day and serves Him with passion (cf. Luke 9:23; Galatians 2:20; John 6:54-56).
Luke 9:23:
23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Galatians 2:20:
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
John 6:54-56:
54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
In this case, Jesus is speaking to us, His ekklēsia from a higher spiritual level which includes the level of the prophetic vision of the watchmen. This is clearly evident from the conversation between the woman and the king who is walking on the wall in accordance to 2 Kings 6:26.
2 Kings 6:26:
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
26 As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”
It is the wall that forms the foundation of the prophetic watchmen who gave themselves in prophetic intercession for the cause of God (cf. Isaiah 62:6-7).
Isaiah 62:6-7:
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, 7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
6 I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, 7 and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
Based on the conversation between that woman and the king, we can see that another woman was in contact with the woman who had the conversation with the king on the wall. This is revealed as she mentions the second woman, who had a share in the ‘flesh of her son’, since the two women ate him together after he was cooked due to the famine caused by the Arameans (cf. 2 Kings 6:28-29).
2 Kings 6:28-29:
28 Then he asked her, “What’s the matter?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’
29 So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him,’ but she had hidden him.”
28 Then he asked her, “What’s the matter?” She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’
29 So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him,’ but she had hidden him.”
This situation should not be received and analyzed with the rational mind at this point, but with the spirit.
This boiling condition is a reference to Jesus Christ on the cross, who laid down His life for us humans so that all who believe in Him may go forward in salvation in His Sonship (cf. John 3:16).
John 3:16:
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
The second woman, mentioned only by the first woman in her conversation with the king, who also had a son whom she hid, is a reference to the ekklēsia with a certain characteristic, namely, to understand the value of the mysteries of Christ.
Moving Forward in the Mysteries of God
She is moving forward in spiritual maturity and the mysteries of Christ, which are the treasures of wisdom and knowledge that are like pearls of great value (cf. Colossians 2:3).
Colossians 2:3:
… 3 in whom (Note: Christ) are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
… 3 in whom (Note: Christ) are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
These pearls are especially guarded and shared only with those who possess the mindset of the Kingdom and have previously partaken of Jesus’ sacrificial death by dying to self and honorably taking the Lord’s Supper in continuity to live Christ Jesus by serving Him (cf. Matthew 13:45-46; Matthew 7:6 i.c.w. John 6:54-56).
Matthew 13:45-46:
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. …”
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. …”
Matthew 7:6:
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. …”
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. …”
John 6:54-56:
54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
The message may sound shocking but we should have true hunger for the Word of God which is Jesus Christ, who is the true sacrifice.
And this results in confrontation in our inner man in order to decide whether to continue on the path with Christ, who is the undivided truth, or to go against it (cf. Amos 8:11 i.c.w. John 6:60.64-67).
Amos 8:11:
11 “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land – not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. …”
11 “The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land – not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord. …”
John 6:60.64-67:
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” …
64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.
65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” …
64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.
65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
As devoted disciples of Christ in His Sonship and Kingship, we can contribute from the level of the true church – ekklēsia to the transformation of Jesus Christ who turns as King of kings into prophetic intercession before the throne of God (cf. 2 Kings 6:30; Hebrews 9:24).
2 Kings 6:30:
30 When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his robes. As he went along the wall, the
people looked, and they saw that, under his robes, he had sackcloth on his body.
30 When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his robes. As he went along the wall, the
people looked, and they saw that, under his robes, he had sackcloth on his body.
Hebrews 9:24:
24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.
24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence.
He does this in order to release the Spirit of grace and prayer over His people (cf. Zechariah 12:10a-b).
Zechariah 12:10a-b:
10a-b “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, …”
10a-b “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, …”
This kind or power of intercession results in people in society beginning to recognize Jesus Christ as the redemptive truth and finally receive redemption.
Amen and Amen.
In His Wisdom,
Daniel Glimm
