• Elisha is God’s prophet at the time
(2 Kings 4)
• There was a famine among God’s people
(2 Kings 4:38)
• The “sons of the prophets” were gathered
for instruction, fellowship and order
(2 Kings 4:38)
• The stew appeared good but was actually
poisonous and could have produced death
(2 Kings 4:39-39)
• God, through Elisha, made the stew safe to
eat (2 Kings 4:40-41)
• The young men were nearly poisoned to
death because of deceptive appearances
• The action was unintentional, yet potentially
fatal … there was death in the pot!
• There was death in the pot in Jesus’ day
(Mt. 15:1ff; 23:1ff)
• Today, well-meaning people set before
themselves death in the pot!
• Human philosophies (1 Cor. 3:18;
Prov. 14:23)
• Friendly associations (1 Cor. 15:33)
• Conceited opinions (Gal. 6:3)
• Intemperate lifestyles (Eph. 5:3-6)
• Impure practices (Titus 3:3)
• Empty religion (Jas. 1:26)
• Erroneous and unauthorized teachings
(2 Jn. 7-9)
• Worldly ways (Rev. 12:9; 13:14; 18:23;
19:20; 20:3,8,10)
• Determined way (2 Tim. 1:8,13; 3:14-16)
• Dedicated teaching (2 Tim. 2:2)
• Diligent study (2 Tim. 2:15)
• Devout avoidance (2 Tim. 2:16-18; 3:13)
• Desire for truth (2 Tim. 4:3-4)
• There is death in the pot for those who
don’t desire Bible truth (knowledge)
• There is death in the pot for those who
accept false doctrine and worldly
philosophy
• There is death in the pot for those who are
not growing spiritually
• There is death in the pot for those who
focus on the worldly ways
• One poisonous ingredient leads to death!
• When you know there is death in the pot,
will you stop, or continue?
• Don’t die of spiritual food poisoning!