1. 2 Kings 5:19 (ESV)
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What does Elisha offer Naaman?

2 Kings 5:19 (ESV)

19 He said to him, “Go in peace.”But when Naaman had gone from him a short distance,

This is grace in action. Elisha doesn’t offer practical solutions for the ethical and religious problem Naaman is facing. He offers underserved grace in the name of the LORD. Why? Because the LORD knows the heart.

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