2 Timothy 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Reproof; Reprove:

re-proof’, re-proov’:”Reprove” in Elizabethan English had a variety of meanings (“reject” “disprove” “convince,” “rebuke”), with “put to the proof” (see 2Ti 4:2 the Revised Version margin) as the force common to all, although in modern English the word means only “rebuke” (with a connotation of deliberateness). the King James Version uses the word chiefly (and the Revised Version (British and American) exclusively, except in 2 Esdras 12:32; 14:13; 2 Macc 4:33) for yakhach, and elegcho, words that have very much the same ambiguities of meaning. Hence, a fairly easy rendition into English was possible, but the result included all the ambiguities of the original, and to modern readers such a passage as “But your reproof, what doth it reprove? Do ye think to reprove words” (Job 6:25,26 the American Standard Revised Version) is virtually incomprehensible. The meaning is, approximately: “What do your rebukes prove? Are you quibbling about words?” In Joh 16:8 no single word in modern English will translate elegcho, and “reprove” (the King James Version), “convince” (King James Version margin), and “convict” (Revised Version) are all unsatisfactory. The sense is: “The Spirit will teach men the true meaning of these three words: sin, righteousness, judgment.”

Written by Burton Scott Easton

Rather than parsing those parts I think are important, I have copied and pasted the whole contents from BLB.ORG which is written by Burton Scott Easton.

Why is this not political in form?

In depth information gathered from different supporting resources, references and comprehensive inclusion of information supported by scripture indicate lengthy studies and dedication by a life immersed in God’s Word.

We are all helped by those who have gone before us and done the work that we ourselves are blessed to have available. What we take from it is up to our individual needs. Take what tastes good and leave the rest.

The last sentence begins with “The sense is:”

What do you sense?

2 Kings 13:14-19 English Standard Version

The Death of Elisha

14 Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” 15 And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took a bow and arrows. 16 Then he said to the king of Israel, “Draw the bow,” and he drew it. And Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands. 17 And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them.” 18 And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground with them.” And he struck three times and stopped. 19 Then the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria until you had made an end of it, but now you will strike down Syria only three times.”

Yesterday’s comment that in politics we alienate everyone needs explanation.

There will always be those who think we haven’t gone far enough, that we should have done more.

Then there are those that blame the messenger, “Why didn’t you tell us everything?”

Politics is the unhappy bedfellow that is never satisfied.

Perhaps if Joash had a better relationship with God he would have known how many times he should have struck the arrows to the ground. See, I just found a way to blame Joash. There is just no way to satisfy everyone with politics.

Thank God we live in the eternal kingdom of God. This life began when we accepted Christ by faith as Lord and Savior.

Look at what I have written about the elements of 2 Kings 13. They reveal no absolute truths of God the Father, Jesus Christ, Joash or Elisha. They do say something about me and my thinking, my behaviors and my leanings. This is the Holy Spirit revealing in me those things that should be offered up for sacrifice in my life.

Every time we offer questions that the bible does not clearly address it is an opportunity for the devil to cast doubt on the word of God. That is like watching political pundits arguing over politics on television. They are arguing opinions that offer no proof. 

That is Satan’s playground.