1 KINGS 7:1-4 NKJV

1
Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord.
Thus says the Lord: ‘Tomorrow about this time a
[a]seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel,
and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate
of Samaria.’ ”
2
So an officer on whose hand the king leaned
answered the man of God and said, “Look,
if the Lord would make windows in heaven,
could this thing be?”
 1 KINGS 7:1-4 NKJV
3
And he said, “In fact, you shall see it with your
eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”

4
Now there were four leprous men at the
entrance of the gate; and they said to one
another, “Why are we sitting here until we die?
Oxford Languages
/ˈpresiNG/
adjective: pressing
• (of a problem, need, or situation) requiring quick or
immediate action or attention.
• expressing something strongly or persistently.

noun: pressing; plural noun: pressings

• a series of objects pressed at one time.
• an act or instance of applying force or weight to something.
phrasal verb with press verb. /pres/
• to work hard to win support for a plan so that it will
succeed.
BACKGROUND OF THE STORY
• The Syrians were waging war with Israel
and they came to Samaria to lay siege to it.
• Soon the resources in the city ran out and
the people began to starve.
• The famine was so great the people were
pushed to cannibalism to stay alive.
KILL
STEAL
DESTRO
BREAKTHROUGH
 1 KINGS 7:1-2 MBB
1
Sinabi ni Eliseo, “Makinig kayo sa ipinapasabi
ni Yahweh: ‘Bukas sa ganitong oras, sa may
pagpasok ng Samaria ay makakabili ka na ng
isang takal[a] na pinong harina o dalawang takal
na sebada sa halagang isang pirasong pilak.’”
2
Sinabi ng opisyal na kanang kamay ng hari,
“Hindi magkakatotoo iyang sinasabi mo kahit pa
buksan ni Yahweh ang mga bintana ng langit.”
 1 KINGS 7:3 MBB
3
Sinabi naman ni Eliseo,
“Makikita mong ito'y mangyayari bukas
ngunit hindi mo ito matitikman.”

UNBELIEF
 1 KINGS 7:16-17 MBB
16
Nagpuntahan ang mga Israelita sa kampo ng mga
taga-Siria at kinuhang lahat ang laman ng mga tolda.
Kaya natupad ang sinabi ni Yahweh na may mabibili
nang pagkain, isang pirasong pilak ang bawat takal
ng pinong harina o kaya'y dalawang takal na
sebada.
17
Ang opisyal na kanang kamay ng hari ang
pinagbantay sa pintuan ng lunsod. Nang
magdagsaan ang mga tao, siya'y natapak-tapakan
 “PRESSING” SEASON
REVEALS MAN’S TRUE CONDITION

• OUTWARD SCARCITY

• INNER POVERTY
• SPIRITUAL DEFICIENCY
EMPOWERMENT OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT
 1 KINGS 7:3-4 MBB
3
Now there were four leprous men at the
entrance of the gate; and they said to one
another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? 4
If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in
the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit
here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us
surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep
us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall
only die.”
5
And they rose at twilight to go to the camp
of the Syrians; and when they had come
to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their
surprise no one was there.

FURTHERMOST
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and when they had come to the outskirts of the
Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. 6
For the Lord had caused the army of the Syrians
to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of
horses—the noise of a great army; so they said to
one another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired
against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of
the Egyptians to attack us!”
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And when these
lepers came to the
outskirts of the camp,
they went into one tent
and ate and drank, and
carried from it silver and
gold and clothing,
 Pagkabusog, sinamsam nila ang lahat ng ginto,
pilak at mga damit na naroon at ito'y itinago.
itinago
Pagkatapos, pumasok din sila sa ibang. tolda,
sinamsam din ang lahat ng naroon at itinago.
itinago
.
9
Then they said to one another,
“We are not doing right. This day is
a day of good news, and we remain silent.
If we wait until morning light, some [b]punishment
will come upon us. Now therefore,
come, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
 SHALL NOT TO BE
CONTAINED IN ONE’S SELF
IF THE GOAL WAS
PRESSING TOGETHER
 ACTS 2:46-47

46
Every day they continued to meet together in the
temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate
together with glad and sincere hearts,
47
praising God and enjoying the favor of all the
people. And the Lord added to their number daily those
who were being saved.
 If God is pleased in our lives
showing a little act of courage to
leap forward in AITH,
WE WILL GET THROUGH!