Mish-mash of stories in this chapter.
After reading through these chapters with a finer look......I can understand the perspective of the Jewish person, who says that Jesus was a prophet but not the son of God. These stories of the Old Testament prophets read a lot like the miracles of Jesus. From the calling down of fire that Elijah did, to the raising of the dead that Elisha does in this chapter. I find it interesting that the people around these prophets tend to worship them, and it doesn't seem as much God. This mother falls at Elisha's feet. I can totally understand, but the focus seems to be in the wrong place.
deep thoughts, by Todd Parker
that is actually a pretty deep and insightful thought. It had not occurred to me but it does make a lot of sense why Jesus could be considered a prophet and not the messiah.
ReplyDelete40 The stew was poured out for the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they could not eat it.
when I read this section on the pot of death it made zero sense to me, so I did a little digging on it. One thing I found talked about how there were some wild gourds in this area that would look no different than any other but that were poisonous. It talked about how we can be deceived by things in life that seem harmless at first but are actually bad practices that will make us sick or damage us in the end like eating the poisonous gourd. Things like playing a game involving gambling was his analogy that seemed harmless but isn't. So as I read that I don't know that I can get there since in this case they couldn't eat it--so I'm not sure how that fits this persons interpretation. so i've gone in a circle...i have no idea. God put this message in the bible for a reason, its just not clear to me the reason.
knut