Elisha Heals Naaman How a great
miracle followed simple faith
Far away in Syria
lived a man called Naaman.
He was a great captain in the
Syrian army.
But Naaman had a painful skin
disease called leprosy.
The servant of Naaman’s wife was
an Israelite girl.
The girl had faith in the Lord.
She said that if Naaman could
visit the prophet Elisha, Naaman would be cured from his disease.
Naaman traveled a long way to find
Elisha.
Naaman thought he would be healed
by a great miracle.
Naaman came to Elisha’s home with
his servants, horses, and chariots.
Elisha sent his servant to give
Naaman the Lord’s instructions.
The Lord would heal Naaman if he
washed himself in the Jordan River seven times.
Naaman was angry because he wanted
the Lord’s prophet to come out and quickly heal him.
Naaman complained that the Jordan
River was not as good as the great rivers in Syria.
But Naaman’s servants asked why
Naaman would not do such a simple task.
Even if it didn’t make sense to
Naaman, the prophet of the Lord had asked him to do it.
Naaman stopped being proud and
listened to his servants.
He washed himself in the Jordan
River seven times.
Then the Lord healed Naaman, like
Elisha said.
Naaman knew that Elisha was a
prophet and that the Lord was
real.