Chariots

[Gary L. Thompson]

On Thu, 22 May 1997, Heikki Raudaskoski wrote:

> Then there is the scene of the prophet Elijah's death. When 
> the Old Man thinks Elijah has had it, he suddenly sends down 
> a chariot of fire with horses of fire. Elijah gets whirled up. 
> His follower (whose name is on the tip of my tongue) is left 
> behind, baffled, I suppose.
> 
> 
> Heikki

Check the tip of your tongue in the mirror and see if it says "Elisha." 
At least, that's what I remember from my Sunday school. 

What happens next is that some kids come along and tell him "Go up, thou 
bald head," and Elisha sics some 42 bears on 'em (the bears get one each). 
One of Mark Twain's favorite Biblical anecdotes. 
Check it out in 2 Kings 2:9-14 (chariots of fire) and 2:23-24. (I cheated 
and looked it up--don't remember passages from 30 years ago.)

Not really the sort of Jehovah the TV preachers are fond of mentioning.



Gary Thompson
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