Why did Elisha curse children?
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> **[2 Kings 2:23-24 (KJV)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+2%3A23-24&version=KJV)**
> 23 And he [Elisha] 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 > head. 24 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. What do these verses mean? What was the purpose of this? The only reason I can think of is to teach the severity of mocking God's anointed.
> 23 And he [Elisha] 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 > head. 24 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. What do these verses mean? What was the purpose of this? The only reason I can think of is to teach the severity of mocking God's anointed.
Asked by Jeremy H
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Apr 5, 2014, 05:11 PM
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