Elisha And The Bears (What Really Happened)

What really happened with Elisha and the bears? In 2 Kings 2, a crowd of youths mocks the prophet Elisha, and two bears maul them — a passage many find puzzling. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt explains what was actually happening and what it teaches us about God. Questions this sermon answers: 1. What was so sinful about the mocking? This was no harmless teasing. A gang of young men contemptuously…