tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288568219818702246.post2148415975713191562..comments2023-10-29T03:03:39.860-05:00Comments on BJC's Blog: Elisha, Boys, and BearsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288568219818702246.post-14353548123747176822014-04-24T07:08:24.656-05:002014-04-24T07:08:24.656-05:00Good thoughts that make sense. Thank you!Good thoughts that make sense. Thank you!B J Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413593367847257051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288568219818702246.post-44641811645898169142014-04-21T18:58:55.016-05:002014-04-21T18:58:55.016-05:00Just a thought: The old KJV says, "Go Up, th...Just a thought: The old KJV says, "Go Up, thou bald head, Go UP!" which I believe is more accurate than a modern translation. What were they saying? Elisha's mentor, Elijah, had done just that, --gone up,-- that is, he had been taken up into heaven. I believe that children often belie the words and behavior of their parents and elders. In this case, they probably didn't believe Elijah had been taken up, and mocked the very idea. The mocking of youth really represented the mocking of the older folks there, and after what Elisha had just done for them, it was not a good idea to mock the power of the Lord. Elisha had no power in and of himself other than to pronounce the curse. No doubt God had spoken to him to speak those words. It was God declaring himself just in judging the community for mocking his power. When a miracle has just happened and is clear to all, we dare not mock the God who just performed it.Dad_Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457586505463811169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288568219818702246.post-30706090817535079792014-04-21T10:15:37.207-05:002014-04-21T10:15:37.207-05:00Is it possible its a less-than-perfect translation...Is it possible its a less-than-perfect translation of the original Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek? (I have no clue which parts of the Bible were originally written in which language). Rather than being made fun of by a group of boys, perhaps he was harassed by a group of young men? Mandy McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998309423084341223noreply@blogger.com