The Seat of Scoffers
No matter what you do, no matter how careful you are, no matter how much you seek to honor the Lord, some people will just not like you. Such is the case for Elisha, fresh off the healing of the Waters of Jericho he comes to Bethel. He is retracing the steps he took with Elijah before the ascension. What was wonderful ministry and impact in one city becomes a place of disparagement in the next. That is how it can be at times: 2 Kings 2:23–25 (ESV) He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” What you have here is a group of worthless sons who see no value in the prophet or those older than they. They pick out his appearance and vent their disrespect. Scripture identifies them as scoffers. Psalm 1:1 (ESV) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers ; Our wo...