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On this occasion only do we find Elisha a minister of vengeance.
Perhaps it was necessary to show, at the outset of his career as a
prophet, that he too, so mild and peaceful could, like Elijah, wield...
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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
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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...
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BEARS. See 1 Samuel 17:34.
CHILDREN. progeny. Not the same word as 2 Kings 2:23....
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_And he turned back, and looked on them_ R.V. AND HE LOOKED BEHIND HIM
AND SAW THEM. The young lads had come forth from the city, and Elisha
had, as it seems, passed by them, before they began their m...
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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,...
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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,...
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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,...
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_AND HE TURNED BACK, AND LOOKED ON THEM, AND CURSED THEM IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD. AND THERE CAME FORTH TWO SHE BEARS OUT OF THE WOOD, AND
TARE FORTY AND TWO CHILDREN OF THEM._
He ... cursed them in t...
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CURSED THEM] see on 1 Kings 16:34; Elisha seems to have shared the
fiery disposition of his master Elijah (2 Kings 1:10), and the spirit
he manifested on this occasion stands in impressive contrast wi...
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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...
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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...
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(19-25) Elisha, as prophet, heals the waters of Jericho, and curses
the scorners of Beth-el....
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HE TURNED BACK. — The boys were following him with their jeers.
Thenius says, “The wanton young people, who had not courage to
attack except in the rear, had stolen round him.”
CURSED THEM. — “To ave...
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וַ יִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַ יִּרְאֵ֔ם
וַֽ יְקַלְ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And he turned back, and looked on them, and (n) cursed them in the
name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood,
and tare forty and two children of them.
(n) Perceiving their...
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Cursed them. This curse, which was followed by so visible a judgment
of God, was not the effect of passion, or of a desire of revenging
himself; but of zeal for religion, which was insulted by these b...
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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...
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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...
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_THE GENTLE PROPHET’S CURSE_
‘And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name
of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and
tare forty-and-two children of t...
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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...
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AND HE TURNED BACK, AND LOOKED ON THEM,.... With a stern countenance,
thereby reproving them, and in order to intimidate them, and make them
ashamed, and cause them to leave off, but to no purpose; th...
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And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of
the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.
Ver. 24. _And cursed them...
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_He looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord_ “The
word _curse_ has in Scripture three different acceptations. It
signifies, to _inflict_ a curse; and in this sense God is said to have...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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CURSED THEM; nor was this punishment too great for the offence, if it
be considered that these children were grown up to some maturity; (SEE
POOLE ON "2 KINGS 2:23";) that their mocking proceeded from...
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2 Kings 2:24 turned H6437 (H8799) around H310 looked H7200 (H8799)
curse H7043 (H8762) name H8034 LORD...
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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'...
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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...
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2 Kings 2:24
I. This story teaches that the faults of our youth, and those which
are most natural to us at that age, are not considered by God as
trifling, but are punished by Him after the same meas...
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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...
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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...
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_And he went up from thence unto Beth-el._
ELISHA AND THE NAUGHTY CHILDREN
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I. The event as regards the transgressors. They were the children of a
small town among the hills, in one of the extre...
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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1 Kings 13:24; 1 Kings 19:17; 1 Kings 20:36; 2 Corinthians 10:6;...
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Cursed them — Nor was this punishment too great for the offence, if
it be considered, that their mocking proceeded from a great malignity
of mind against God; that they mocked not only a man, and an a...
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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,...