NAAMAN
A LIVING EPISTLE OF
JESUS CHRIST
(2 KINGS 5)
God did not put you on earth to serve
yourself. God put you on earth to serve others.
God expects us to die ourself and serve 
others. It is not easy because the flesh
die hard. In fact the flesh don't want to die.
Aram is a country north east o
f Israel which would later called Syria.
 
 Now Naaman, captain of the
 host of the king of Aram,
 was a great man with his master,
 and honourable, because by him
 the LORD had given deliverance unto Aram:
 he was also a mighty man in valour,
 but he was a leper.
The Lord was with Naaman in the battlefield and
 Naaman was continous victorious
 in battlefield. And his man
would follow him because Naaman was v
ictorious in battle. That's why the king
hold Naaman in such high regard.
Naaman had everything that this 
world could give, but he did not 
have good health . Naaman was a leper.
Leporsy would someday alienate
him from his prople and the
 army. He would be
force away from his family. There are no
cure for leprosy. People are afraid
 of lepers as much as they fear the disease.
Lepers are destined to be lonely and isolation.


2 And the Arians had gone out by
 companies, and had brought away captive
 out of the land of Israel a little maid;
 and she waited on Naaman's wife.
3 And she said unto her mistress,
 Would God my lord were with the
 prophet that is in Samaria! for he
 would recover him of his leprosy.
4 And one went in, and told his lord,
 saying, Thus and thus said the maid
 that is of the land of Israel.

And the Arians had gone out of companies, 
and had brought away captive out of 
the land of Israel, a little maid.
And she waited on Naaman's wife.
She had a servant's heart. She did
 not become bitter. She was not 
resentful of her situation. She was
 not bitter. She was not angry.
 She had been taken away  from
 her family. She had been forcibly removed
 from her home. She had 
been taken out of Israel.
How did she react to the
 suffering , and humiliation. 
How did she react to her heartache..
 How did she react to her humiliation.

She  serve the best to her ability . She knew 
that hatre was wrong. She knew that
 bitterness was wrong. She knew bitterness
 and hatred was wrong  against God
. Instead she show to love.
When calamity came upon the little girl,
 how did she react ? She did not pout and 
stamped her feet . She did not complain.
She did not lashed out at the people that
 caused her trouble. She chose her Lord 
who bought her. She was a good
servant no matter of the situation.
 She had the desire to serve.  She
 had the desire to forgive.

She was a good servant. 
She won Namaan's wife's heart.
And she said unto her mistress,
Would God of my lord were with the
 prophet that is in Samaria. for
 he would recover him of his leporsy.
And Namaan thus said told his his lord,
saying ,  Thus and thus the maid
 that is of the land of Israel.
She was a good servant no
matter what the situation. She had
to  desire to serve. She had the desire to 
forgive. The little girl was concern about 
Naaman's illness.
Naaman's despair increased as 
his desire for a cure.
The little girl truly wanted to help
Naaman. The young servant girl
made known her desire to help.
She wished that Naaman could be
 with the prophet Elisha. The little 
girl loved Naaman and wanted
 Naaman to be healed.
One day the little girl let her desire
be known. If Naaman be with the 
prophet who was in Samaria, the 
prophet could heal Naaman. The little
girl longed for Naaman to be healed
because she loved him.
Naaman took the little girl's word 
seriously. The little girl have faith that
 there was hope for his leprosy to
 be healed.The prophet Elisha could
 heal him
Naaman wasted no time and Naaman let 
known his  hope to be heal by Elisha.
He repeated the little girl's message. A
cure for leprosy was possible.
Naaman took the little girl's word 
seriously. There was hope for his
leprosy to be healed. The prophet
Elisha could heal Naaman.
Naaman wasted no time and Naaman
 let known his hope to be healed by
Elisha. He repeated the little girl's 
message. A cure for leprosy was possible.
 
The king was excited for Naaman,
7 And it came to pass, when the king
 of Israel had read the letter, 
that he rent his clothes, and said,
 Am I God, to kill and to make alive,       
that this man does send unto me to
 recover a man of his leprosy?
 wherefore consider, I pray you,
 and see how he seeks a quarrel      
 against me.



Naaman and his army arrived in
Israel where they were granted 
an audience with the king . The king
of Israel was shock when he read the
letter that he had been handed caried
by Naaman. The king could not
believed what he had read. There 
was no cure for leprosy. Only God
could cure leprosy. And the king was
not    God.




The king was thrill that  it was 
possible for Naaman to be healed
. So the king wrote a letter to the 
king of Israel. He requested that 
Naaman was to be healed.
The king of Aea, was willing to 
pay for Naaman's healing. Money was 
no problem. He was prepared to 
spend plent of money to heal
naaman.
The king of Aram sent Naaman silver,
 shekon of gold. and changes of clothes. 
The king effort to help Naaman shown
the value of the king placed upon Naaman 
Naaman was worth alot to the king.
The  king was willing to pay whatever
it cost to get Naaman healed.
How much are you worth to the Lord?
Are you worth a trillion dollars?
 Are you worth more of less..
You are worth everything to the 
Lord.  Jesus died for you.
This shows how much you are
 worth in the Lord"s eyes. 
Your value goes beyond money.
The amount that Naaman is worth 
to the king of Aram is insignificant
compare to what we are worth to
the Lord.. He  purchase life   with 
his precious blood.
The material things in this worth
 is insignificant. What is significant is 
your life to the Lord. 
It happened that God directed 
situations. Nothing is by chance.It 
happened because God directed 
situations so that Elisha heard 
that the king of Israel torn his
 clothes because of stress.
It happened because God directed
 situations so that Elisha 
heard that the king of Israel
torn his clothes because of stress.
And it happened when Elisha the 
man of God heard that the king 
of Israel had torn his clothes because
of stress. Elisha sent words to the
king of Israel,
" why have you torn your clothes.
Now let him come to me and he
shall know that there is a prophet
in Israel."

It happened that God directed situations.
Nothing is by chance with God. 




8 And it was so, when Elisha the man
 of God had heard that the king 
of Israel had rent his clothes, 
that he sent to the king, saying,      
 Wherefore have you rent your clothes? 
let him come now to me, and he shall
 know that there is a prophet in Israel.
9 So Naaman came with his horses and 
with his chariot, and stood at the
 door of the house of Elisha.

Naaman was not impressed . No Elisha.
No prophet came out to greet him.
Naaman expected what? Naaman and
 his men were waiting outside of Elisha's 
house, They were waiting for Elisha to
come out and heal Naaman, Naaman's
expectation was high. He could barely
contain that excitement. What would
Elisha do ? What would Elisha say ?
Would ELISHA put on an a flashy show?
Naaman was filled with excitement.
Elisha never came out of his house.
Instead of Elisha the prophet coming
to greet him a servant showed up.
A servant with a message to go wash seven 
times in the Jordan Eiver.How disappointing.
 Naaman's expectation was crushed. 
His pride was deeply hurted Naaman came
expecting so much. He seem to receive
so little. How dare Elisha treated him
this way. Naaman was a warroir. Naaman
was a respected general.Naaman was a
mighty warrior. How dare Elisha sent
a servant out to tell him to wash seven
times in the Jordan River.They have 
better river back at home.. Naaman 
felt that he deserved better treatment than
that.




10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, 
saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times,
 and your flesh shall come again to you,
 and you shall be clean.



So Naaman came with his horses and
 his chariots, and stood at the doorway of
the house of Elisha.
Naaman was not impressed. No Elisha.
No prophet come out  to greet him.
Naaman was expecting what ?
Naaman and his men were waiting outside
of Elisha's house. They were waiting for
Elisha tp come out and heal Naaman.
Naaman's expectation was high. He
could barely contain his excitement.
What would Elisha do ? What would
Elisha say ? Would Elisha put on a flashy
show ? Naaman was full of excitement.
But Elisha never ceme outside of his 
house. Instead of Elisha the prophet 
coming to greet him a severant showed up.
A servant with a message to go wash
seven times in the Jordan River.
How disappointing . Naaman's expectation
was crushed. His pride was deeply hurt.
Naaman came expecting so much.
He seemed to receive so little. How
 dare Elisha treated him this way. Naaman 
was a great warrior.Naaman was mighty
warrior. How dare Elisha send a servant 
out to tell him to wash seven times 
in the Jordan River. They have better
rivers at home.
Naaman felt that he deserved better
treatment than that.
Naaman was furious. And he went 
away  and said,
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went
away, and said,
12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of
 Damascus, better than all the waters 
of Israel? may I not wash in them, 
and be clean? So he turned and 
went away in a rage.
Naaman felt defeated.That was
something Naaman wasn't used to feeling.
Naaman was a mighty warrior. Everywhere
Naaman went , he was victorious.
Why should he wash  in the muddy water 
of the Jordan River seven times. Naaman
could wash in rivers back home. Naaman
felt the whole trip to Israel  was a complete
 waste of time..
Was Naaman mad at God because God did
not answer his prayer in the way that he 
desired God to answer his prayer. 
Was God sending Naaman back home
empty handed. Maybe God wanted to
answer prayer in His own way.
This was not the way that Naaman
desired God to anser his prayer.
This is frustrating.




Naaman was a proud man. His pride
 was hurt because Elisha's simple
instructions to wash seven times 
in the Jordan River.
Elisha knew that Naaman was a proud
man. Pride brings destruction to
man. Elisha wanted Naaman to
get rid of his foolish pride.
Elisha wanted  Naaman to know that 
before the Lord , all men must be
humble.
Before Naaman could be healed of
 his leprosy ,he had to get rid
of his foolish pride.
A cure would not be given to
him ,unless Naaman come in
a humble spirit before the Lord.
Man's wisdom thinks it can
supply better methods of cleansing ;
but man's method will not work
because man's method always lead
to failure.
It sound foolish to those people
who are perishing when they hear that
Christ died to save them. The message
about Christ's death on the cross is
nonsense and foolish to those who 
are lost. But  unto us
who are saved, Christ is the
power of God.
God will destroy all human plans of
salvation no matter how clever
 they may seem to  be. Where are the 
scholars ? Where are the brilliant
debaters of the world's great affairs?
God has shown their cleverness and human
wisdom to be useless nonsense. God
has shown that this world's wisdom is
foolishness and nonsense because human 
wisdom leads to death. 
The truth is that the wisdom  of 
the Lord leads to life.
God in His wisdom made it impossible
for people to know and find
Him by means of their human brilliance
and cleverness.
It please God to save those folks
who put their trust in the Lord 
Jesus as their Saviour.
(1 Cor 1:18-31)
The way for healing of leprosy of sin
is very simple. Believe the 
Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.
Believed in the Lord Jesus Christ
and you shall be saved.(Acts 16:31)

13 And his servants came near, 
and spoke unto him, and said, 
My father, if the prophet had bid
 you do some great thing, would you not        
have done it? how much rather then, 
when he said to you, Wash, and be clean?

Naaman ,you have to clarify the situation
Why should you cleanse yourself in
 the Jordan River? .There are better rivers
at home. But the rivers at home may not
cleanse the leprosy. The situation comes
to what God ordained. Do you believed in 
God? Or you don't believe in God ?
Naaman had tried all his life to get a cure
for the leprosy . But he had met with
failure.
It sound ridiculous. to cleanse  seven  times
in the Jordan River and he  would
 be cleansed.
Naaman was in a desperate situation. There
was no harm in trying. Naaman was a man 
of his word. There was no wishy washy in 
his thinking. Once he made up his mind
he would not change his mind.
After the first dip into the Jordan River, 
Naaman was still not cleansed.
Everyone was watching him. Was he acting 
like a fool ?
Naaman urged himself to be patient in the
Lord. Don't be rash. Be patient. Keep calm.
Let  God work out His plan. Naaman was 
disappointed that no visible improvement 
in his skin.But kept his calm.He didn't wish
to show his urgency. Naaman persist in 
his faith in the Lord to cure him. Naaman
wished to give God a chance to prove
Himself. A cure for leprosy is not a man's 
doing. It is the work of God to give a cure
for leprosy.
With excitement Naaman took his
 second dip into the Jordan River to
be met with disappointment.
No change in his skin . He was still a
leper. The disappointment was eating
 him.But Naaman persist in his faith
 the Lord to cure him.
Maaman believed that the Lord would cure
him. He submerge himself into the
Jordan River.the third time. The Lord
has His way of doing things. The Lord
has His own timing. It is not man's timing.
It was not time yet to cure Naaman.
Naaman suffered from leptosy much of
his life. Naaman would be patient with
the Lord. Naaman waited patiently for
the Lord. Naaman hoped that his fourth
try to cleanse himself in the Jordan River would
 be successful.
When Naaman came out of the water the fourth
time, nothing has changed. His leprosy 
did not changed. Naaman's hope was
crushed, but he did not give up. Naaman
persust in his hope in the Lord to cure him.
Naaman believed that the Lord would
 cure him of leptrosy..
Once Naaman commited himself to cleanse
himself seven time in the Jordan River,
Naaman would do it.
Naaman gave time to the Lord to do His
miracle.
The Lord wished Naaman to cleanse himself 
seven times in the Jordan River, then
 Naaman would cleansed himself seven
times in the Jordan R|iver.
Naaman hoped that his fifth attempt to cleanse
himself would be met with success.
Usually Naaman the mighty warrior
would defeated his enemy in battle after the first 
try. It was hughly unlikely that Naaman needed
to have the second and third try to defeat his
enemy. After Naaman got out of the Jordan River
the fifth time, Naaman met with disappointment 
again. Naaman was disappointed but 
he was patient in his hope  
of the Lord to cure  him.  Naaman gave time
to the Lord to work out His miracle.
For the sixth time Naaman went into
the Jordan River, hoping anxiously to be
cure by the Lord.
Throughout his life Naaman was met with
success.He always defeated his enemies.
This battle is different. This enemy leprosy 
was more powerful than man's strength
Naaman realized that man was unable to
defeat leprosy. The cure for leprosy was
the work  of God. Naaman realized
 that if he was  cure of leprosy.  it
was  the work of God.
After the sixth time in the Jordan River,
Naaman was still the same. Nothing has
changed. Baaman was still a leper.The 
disappointment was overwhelming but 
Naaman kept his patient in his hope 
in the Lord to cure his leprosy.
This was the seven time Naaman would
go into the Jordan River.  God has to
prove Himself.If He was God,
 Naaman would be cure of his leprosy..
Naaman was waiting anxiously for the miracle 
of God to happen.










14 Then went he down, and dipped 
himself seven times in Jordan,
 according to the saying of the
 man of God: and his flesh came 
again like unto the flesh of a 
little child, and he was clean.
Humbleness  before the Lord reveal
Naaman's faith in the Lord.
There is a change in all his mind, 
all his heart, all his soul, 
and all his strength.
Naaman now loves the Lord with
all his mind , all his heart, all
his soul , and all his strength.
The Lord Jesus Christ died at
the cross to saved the sinners
who believe in Him.
The Lord Jesus had stopped the leprosy
of sin that was eating out Naaman's
heart.
In meekness and humility Naaman washed
himself seven times in the Jordan
before the Lord.
Doctors and man of God can not heal
 any one. It is the Lord who gives
 healing.
15 And he returned to the man of God
he and all his company, and came, 
and stood before him: and he said, 
Behold, now I know that there is 
no God in all the earth, but in 
Israel: now therefore, please,
 take a blessing of your servant.
16 But he said, As the LORD lives, 
before whom I stand, I will 
receive none. And he urged him 
to take it; but he refused.

The sevenfold dipping in the Jordan
symbolizes the perfect washing in
the cleansing blood of Christ.
In that day there shall be a fountain 
opened to the house of David and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin
and uncleanness.
"(Zechariah 13:1)
Naaman ,the sinner accepted God's
self-humbling way of salvation by 
grace . And Naaman was saved.


Naaman's concerns were regarding 
his worship , his testimony ,  and the
 appearance of  evil.
Naaman has to return to his old environment.
 Naaman understood that he would have
 to return to live in the midst of idolry and evil.
Naaman knew that he could no longer
 worship the false idols. Naaman had made
 up his mind to worship  only the Lord.
Naaman wanted a place   to worship.Naaman 
wanted a means for worship , so Naaman 
asked tor permission to take two loads 
of soil back home. Naaman could erect
 an altar to the Lord for a memorial
In his own land. He could could sacrifices
to the Lord as an evidence of his 
determination to forsake all the idols.
 Naaman knew he would have to go 
back into his old environment. Naaman
 knew he had to return to the world and
 face the evil of that day. Naaman knew 
he  had to have the armour of God for 
true worship of the true God if 
Naaman was to be an effective witness.








17 And Naaman said, 
Shall there not then, please, 
be given to your servant two mules'
 burden of earth? for your servant 
will henceforth offer neither burnt 
offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, 
but unto the LORD.
18 In this thing the LORD pardon 
your servant, that when my master
 goes into the house of Rimmon to 
worship there, and he leans on 
my hand, and I bow myself in the
 house of Rimmon: when I bow down 
myself in the house of Rimmon, 
the LORD pardon your servant in 
this thing.
19 And he said unto him, 
Go in peace. So he departed from him 
a little way.
Naaman was happy with Elisha's response.
Elisha  gave his assurance that God’s
 understand’s  Naaman's concerns.
God understands Naaman’s heart.

Elisha's only response was, Go in peace
. This implies Elisha's assurance that God
 understands. The issue was his attitude
 and heart. Perhaps this illustrates the 
principle of separation versus isolation.
 Believers are to infiltrate or penetrate
 the world for the Lord. As the Lord put it.
We are to be in the world,
 but not of it (John 17:15-17).
We are in the world , but 
we are not of the world.

The mercy of the Lord touched Naaman 
more than the miracle cure. Naaman 
had experienced the loving-kindness 
of the Lord. The Lord knows the 
sufferings of man who had been wasting
away  and eating away by the sin of
leprosy. Naaman knew that the Lord
loves and cares for man.
Naaman also showed himself to be
grateful to Elisha.
Love can not be bought with worldly
wealth. Elisha helped Naaman because 
Elisha loved him as his neighbour.
Elisha understood the commandment of the
Lord to love your neighbour as yourself.
Thus Elisha wanted to show his new 
convert Naaman that he had helped him 
because he loved him as his neighbour.

20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha 
the man of God, said, 
Behold, my master has spared Naaman
 this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands        
that which he brought: but, as the LORD 
lives, I will run after him, and take
 somewhat of him.
21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman.
 And when Naaman saw him running after him,
 he lighted down from the chariot to
 meet him, and said, Is all well? 
22 And he said, All is well. 
My master has sent me, saying,
 Behold, even now there be come 
to me from mount Ephraim two young 
men of the sons  of the prophets:
 give them, I pray you, a talent 
of silver, and two changes of garments.

Because of his greed, Gehazi even lied.
The decay of sin had been working
a long time in Gehazi's heart. He had
abused his position as the prophet's
servant, for his personal gains.
Many people called themselves Christians ,
but they are not. The Lord knows them
not, because they do not obey the Lord.
Wickedness are in their mind, heart,
soul and strength.


23 And Naaman said, 
Be content, take two talents. 
And he urged him, and bound two talents 
of silver in two bags, with two changes 
of garments, and laid them upon two of 
his servants; and they bare them before him.
24 And when he came to the tower,
 he took them from their hand, and 
bestowed them in the house: and he 
let the men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before 
his master. And Elisha said unto him, 
Whence come you, Gehazi? And he said,
 Your servant went no whither.
26 And he said unto him, 
Went not mine heart with you, 
when the man turned again from his 
chariot to meet you? Is it a time
 to receive money, and to receive 
garments, and olive-yards, and vineyards, 
and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, 
and maidservants?
27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman 
shall cleave unto you, and unto 
your seed for ever. And he went 
out from his presence a leper 
as white as  snow