Bald-head. It is not know whether Eliseus was really bald, or only wore his hair short, like the priests of the Lord, and the monks at present. It may also be a term of reproach, of which the emperors Julius Cæsar, Domitian, and Otho, were very sensible. Cæsar wore a crown of laurel, and Otho a sort of false hair, to hide this deformity. (Suetonius) Quod summum formæ decus est, periere capilli. (Petronius) (Calmet)
Verse 2 Kings 2:23. _THERE CAME FORTH LITTLE CHILDREN OUT OF THE CITY_] These were probably the school of some celebrated teacher; but under his instruction they had learned neither piety nor good man...
As Beth-el was the older seat of the calf-worship 1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 13:1, a prophet of Yahweh was not unlikely to meet with insult there. BY THE WAY - i. e. “by the usual road,” probably that whi...
II. THE PROPHET ELISHA 1. The Beginning of His Ministry CHAPTER 2:12-25 _ 1. The mantle used (2 Kings 2:12)_ 2. The sons of the prophets (2 Kings 2:15) 3. The healing of Jericho's waters (2 Kin
2 KINGS 1:1 TO 2 KINGS 2:25. LAST DAYS AND ASCENSION OF ELIJAH: ELISHA ESTABLISHED AS HIS SUCCESSOR. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playing a par...
BETH-EL. One of the seats of Israel's calf-worship (1 Kings 12:26). LITTLE CHILDREN. young men. Hebrew. _na'ar._ Used of Isaac (twenty-eight years old); Joseph (thirty-nine); Rehoboam (forty). GO UP,...
Elisha curseth the mocking children and some of them are destroyed (Not in Chronicles) 23. _from thence_unto _Beth-el_ Going back by the same way which he had come some days before with Elijah. _ther...
DISCOURSE: 360 ELISHA MOCKED BY THE CHILDREN 2 Kings 2:23. And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him,...
THERE CAME FORTH LITTLE CHILDREN, &C.— _Young lads._ In order to rescue the character of the prophet from the objections of infidels on account of the catastrophe of these _children,_ we may observe,...
D. THE CURSING OF THE BETHEL YOUTHS 2:23-25 TRANSLATION (23) And he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up in the way, young men went out from the city, and mocked him, and said to him,...
_AND HE WENT UP FROM THENCE UNTO BETHEL: AND AS HE WAS GOING UP BY THE WAY, THERE CAME FORTH LITTLE CHILDREN OUT OF THE CITY, AND MOCKED HIM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, GO UP, THOU BALD HEAD; GO UP, THOU BALD...
2:23 up, (a-34) Others, 'Come up.'...
ELIJAH'S TRANSLATION TO HEAVEN The great service rendered to Israel by the prophet whose life is here closed was the stand which he made for the religion of Jehovah when its supremacy was threatened b...
LITTLE children] RM 'young lads' Bethel, one of the seats of the calf-worship, was at a later date a royal chapel (Amos 7:13), and perhaps enjoyed the same distinction in Elijah's day; and the prophet...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 2 GOD TAKES ELIJAH TO HEAVEN * God had promised Elijah that Elisha would continue his work (1 Kings 19:16). In this c...
(19-25) Elisha, as prophet, heals the waters of Jericho, and curses the scorners of Beth-el....
WENT UP. — From Jericho, in the plain, Elisha goes now to visit the prophetic community established at Beth-el, the chief seat of the illicit _cultus_. BY THE WAY. — The way _par excellence_; the hig...
וַ יַּ֥עַל מִ שָּׁ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְ ה֣וּא
ELISHA 2 Kings 2:1 "He did wonders in his life, and at death even his works were marvelous. For all this the people repented not." - Sir 48:14-15 AT this point we enter into the cycle of supernatur...
ELIJAH'S SPIRIT ON ELISHA 2 Kings 2:13 We, too, may have a double portion of Elijah's spirit, but everything depends on the purity of our hearts. Only the pure in heart can see, and if we can see int...
There is something pathetic and even weird in these final movement's of Elijah, as we see him accompanied by Elisha, and watched by the prophets. It would seem as though he tried to escape into loneli...
In this destruction of the wicked children there is more evidently implied than is here related. If we look into the book of the Chronicles, and compare what is there said with what, from this book of...
It has been already remarked that the mission, or, at any rate, the proper ministry of Elijah closed with his own complaint against the children of Israel. God took him at his word. He pleaded against...
And now we reach the end of the troubles and afflictions of this precious and faithful servant of God. And, if we do not find in his case the calmness of the ascension of Jesus, who, while blessing Hi...
AND HE WENT UP FROM THENCE UNTO BETHEL,.... From Jericho, which lay in a plain, to Bethel, situated on an hill, and therefore is said to go up to it; hither he went, to acquaint the sons of the prophe...
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald...
_He went up from thence unto Beth-el_ To the other school of the prophets, to inform them of Elijah's translation, and his succession to the same office; and to direct, and comfort, and establish them...
1 Elijah, taking his leaue of Elisha, with his mantle diuideth Iordan, 9 and granting Elisha his request, is taken vp by a fierie charet into heauen. 12 Elisha, diuiding Iordan with Elijahs mantle,...
And he went up from thence unto Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city and mocked him, a band of blaspheming youngsters up to the age of young men,...
Elisha's Miraculous Powers...
Though in 1 Kings 19:21 we read of Elisha following Elijah and becoming his servant, yet Elisha is not mentioned as identified with Elijah when Elijah later gave messages to Ahab (1 Kings 21:17) and t...
19-25 Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the...
HE WENT UP FROM THENCE UNTO BETH-EL, to the other school or college of prophets, to inform them of Elijah's translation and his succession into the same office; and to direct, and comfort, and stablis...
2 Kings 2:23 up H5927 (H8799) Bethel H1008 up H5927 (H8802) road H1870 youths H6996 H5288 came...
C. THE YOUNG MEN OF BETHEL GATHER TO MOCK THE PROPHET OF YHWH AND ARE RAVAGED BY BEARS (2 KINGS 2:23). As Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel, continuing his symbolic journey, young men ‘came forth'...
SECTION 7. ELISHA ENTERS CANAAN TO TAKE POSSESSION OF IT FOR YHWH AND MOAB'S REBELLION AGAINST ISRAEL IS PUT DOWN WITH TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES (2 KINGS 2:1 TO 2 KINGS 3:27). In our view the entry of Elish...
CONTENTS: Translation of Elijah. Faith of Elisha. Theological students and their unbelief. Elisha's miracle. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Elisha, Elijah. CONCLUSION: Those who know they are soon go...
2 Kings 2:1. _When the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven._ The LXX read, ως εις τον ουρανον, _as into heaven._ They mean to say, that he did not ascend higher than paradise, as in John 3:13. 2 Kin...
_And he went up from thence unto Beth-el._ ELISHA AND THE NAUGHTY CHILDREN ;-- I. The event as regards the transgressors. They were the children of a small town among the hills, in one of the extre...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 2:1 Elisha and Israel. Elijah’s ministry has been coming to a close since 1 Kings 19:15, where Elijah was told to anoint Elisha as his successor.
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 2:23 The city of BETHEL played a key role in Israel’s rebellion against God (see 1 Kings 12:25). It is no surprise, therefore, to find you
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 2:23. LITTLE CHILDREN—see note on נַעַר in 1 Kings 3:7; same word as in 1 Kings 12:8; 1 Kings 12:10
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 2:1 THE REMOVAL OF ELIJAH FROM EARTH, AND SOME EARLY MIRACLES OF ELISHA. The great prophet of Israel was to have a departure from earth as marv
And so it came to pass, when the LORD would take Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal (2 Kings 2:1). So the time is come when Elijah is going to depart the earth...
1 Kings 12:28; 2 Chronicles 36:16; 2 Kings 2:11; Amos 3:14; Amos 4:4
To Beth — el — To the other school of prophets, to inform them of Elijah's translation, and his succession to the same office; and to direct, and comfort, and stablish them. Children — Or, young men:...
How could a man of God curse these 42 young men so that they were mauled by she-bears? PROBLEM: As Elisha was going up to Bethel, he was confronted by some young people who mocked him saying, “Go up,...