Fatal Flaws: 2 Kings 2, Foolishness

Intro

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Recap: Pharaoh: Pride

Senior Sunday Story:

John 11:35 “35 Jesus wept.”

Exodus 23:19 “19 “The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

Acts 20:9 “9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.”

Read 2 Kings 2:23–24 “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.”

Foolishness Feels Like Community

Back Story to 2 Kings 2

Northern Kingdom “Israel”, Elijah is serving as Prophet, Side his side kick is Elisha

Elijah vs Ahab & Jezebel, fought against Baal worship.

Called for 3.5 year drought (1 Kings 17:1), Fed by ravens (1 Kings 17:2-6), Endless flour and oil (1 Kings 17:8-16), Raised a dude from the dead (1 Kings 17:17-24), Called fire down from the sky (1 Kings 18:20-39), Outran a chariot (1 Kings 18:44-46), Fire on soldiers (2 Kings 1:9-12)

Ch 2: Bethel (2), Jerico (4), Jordan (6), [Split the Jordan],

Jordan (13), Jericho (18), making his way to Bethel (23)

“Some small boys came out of the city”

This translates to Trouble

You say things you shouldnt, you do things you wouldnt, you wish you hadn’t, could take it all back and you coulnt

Thats what a company of fools feels like.

1 Corinthians 15:33 “33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.””

Their parents lead them to this… 1 Kings 12 & 13

Truth 1: Foolishness Feels Like Community

Their parents broke community of God’s People, Their idolatry broke community with God,

Foolishness Feels Like Purpose

“Go away baldhead”

They despised God and His prophets

These boys were going to let Elisha know that.

boys thought they were men… they thought they were serving their purpose.

Truth 2: Foolishness feels like purpose.

Whats your role in your friend group?

Are you the fool?

“I just try to make people laugh, try to lighten the mood”? The Know it all? The fantasy football corridnator or the best person to vent to?

as Iron sharpens iron…

Foolishness Lacks Both

Word

Grace Feels Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18 “18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”