tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078555944130693773.post2953074959447389531..comments2024-03-21T17:49:54.837-06:00Comments on Ward Cartoonist: Serpent's LamentArie Van De Graaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170926603517840899noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078555944130693773.post-66023392303147022102022-10-05T19:34:07.245-06:002022-10-05T19:34:07.245-06:00That would make much, much more sense. Thanks!That would make much, much more sense. Thanks!Arie Van De Graaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170926603517840899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078555944130693773.post-40632138516782809662022-09-27T21:01:23.449-06:002022-09-27T21:01:23.449-06:00I've heard this is a reference to Elijah. What...I've heard this is a reference to Elijah. What's rendered as "Thou Bald Head" would be translated as "Hairless person." Elijah's prophetic "Schtick" was his hairy mantle that he would use to perform miracles. Thus, by calling Elisha "Hairless", the children were insinuating that Elisha had not inherited Elijah's prophetic authority.<br /><br />I dunno if I completely buy that, but that's how I was taught to interpret it when we discussed that episode in seminary.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898743514077053631noreply@blogger.com