tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734846.post110271286998993523..comments2023-10-02T06:06:38.784-05:00Comments on Fires Along the Tallgrass: More PuzzlementsPhil Dillon, Prairie Apologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933117233625601141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734846.post-1103141181036272582004-12-15T14:06:00.000-06:002004-12-15T14:06:00.000-06:00Re. the Elisha story:
1. The "kids" were definite...Re. the Elisha story:<br /><br />1. The "kids" were definitely not children, but rather young men from twelve to thirty years old. The same word used for 'youth' in this passage was also used for Isaac in Genesis 22, when he was in his early 20's, and for Joseph in Genesis 37 when he was about 17. It also describes soldiers at various points in the OT.<br />2. Elisha was the same age they were. He lived about 60 years after this incident, putting him at about 25 when it happened.<br />3. This was no harmless teasing - Elisha was confronted by a large group of Baal-worshiping youth. The insult against Elisha was aimed squarely at his God, putting in jeopardy his entire ministry if there was no response. <br />4. Did I mention a large group? If 42 youth were mauled, how many could there have been in all?!?<br />5. Elisha didn't call out the bears. He simply pronounced judgment on the crowd, and God decided what the response was.Pietrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567072794164643167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7734846.post-1102804723291013372004-12-11T16:38:00.000-06:002004-12-11T16:38:00.000-06:00I read somewhere that 'emerods' may have referred ...I read somewhere that 'emerods' may have referred to the swellings (buboes) of bubonic plague.Sanctimonious Hypocritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114785511109626904noreply@blogger.com