Question

How was the attack of the young people on Elisha really an attack on God?

Answer 1

Elisha was hardly forty years old when he was insulted by the lads. being at  Bethel, which had become a city of wickedness, it is probable that the child were mocking him for his prophet -hood other than his bald, which explains why Elisha placed a Deutronomical curse on them, where God had promised that if the children of Israel did not obey him,he could send wild animals to them.
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Answer 2

Answer: By ridiculing Elijah they were actually ridiculing the God he served. Jezebel threatened Elijah's life because he had humiliated her prophets of Baal at Mt.