So, this year we're studying the Old Testament, right? And the lesson today was about Elisha succeeding Elijah as the prophet. Here are some stories we missed out on, as paraphrased by me.
Elisha is walking past a city, and some urban youths come out and start making fun of him and how he is old and bald. A couple of she bears come down out of the woods and:
She Bears: "Munch, crunch, rip, tear, yum."
Urban Youths: XX (that is the Xs on their eyes because they are dead now)
Naaman of Syria comes and gets his leprosy healed after a small hitch, and is so grateful that he wants to pay Elisha, but Elisha says nope. Then Elisha's servant Gehazi sneaks out and runs after Naaman and says, "Actually, Elisha does want to be paid some silver and stuff." And Naaman is all, "Cool, because I'm thankful. Here's a bunch of silver." Then Gehazi goes back to Elisha, who's all, "Umm, where have you been, Gehazi?" And Gehazi is like, "Umm, nowhere?" And Elisha is all "Snap! You are a giant liar and greedy to boot, so here's Naaman's leprosy, and you and your family can have it for always."
There's a famine in Samaria, and I guess they were crazy and evil, because a woman goes to her neighbor and says, "Since we're starving, give us your son to boil up and eat, and tomorrow we'll eat my son," so the second lady does, and the next day they go to get the kid of the first lady to eat him, and the mom has totally hidden him so they can't eat him! So tricksy!
I sometimes think they skip over these stories on purpose, which is sad, because if there's anything the Old Testament is good for, it's satisfying your inner vengeance demon and gorehound.
June- Home & Yellowstone
11 years ago
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I actually went on and read that funny "she bear" story too. Weird!! I am totally teaching that to my kids for FHE tonight. It'll teach them a thing or to about teasing their elders. lol
Oh Layne. You are so dang funny.
Our class was almost exclusively about Gehazi. No she-bear or boiling of children mentioned though. Thanks for filling in those gaps.
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