This Just In: My Favorite Bible Story

2 Kings 2:
²³ 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!” ²⁴ And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.
...
These are, in my opinion, two of the most baller verses in the Bible. Elisha was returning from seeing Elijah being taken up into heaven. The youths in the story were mocking his baldness, which was, most likely, a sign of his calling as a prophet, (another thing to consider is that the name "baldhead" is an epithet of scorn anyways) and the "Go up" is a reference to Elijah. Some people get squeamish about the fact that Elisha is essentially executing "small boys" but the word translated "small boys" actually means young men. We would probably see them as older teenagers. Nonetheless, the lesson from this event is clear. Don't mock God's anointed.* Because the Lord takes care of His own. 


*Obviously, this doesn't mean don't rebuke God's anointed using the foundation of Scripture, as interpreted through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, which is what we should all be judging by. Just don't make fun of them and call them names. Otherwise...bears. Large she-bears.