1. Elisha is filled with the Holy Spirit (12-22)

As the chariots took Elijah to heaven, Elisha mourned the loss of his spiritual father. He grasped Elijah's robe, and the Spirit of God came on him in power. Like Elijah, he struck the Jordan River, it divided, and he crossed over on dry ground. Elisha proclaimed, "Where now is the Spirit of Elijah?" When the searching party could not find Elijah after three days, they verified that Elijah was indeed taken up into heaven. His Spirit departed to Elisha as promised Elisha used his spiritual authority to bless Jericho and healed the contaminated water supply. Spiritual leaders are marked by their concern for the people they oversee.

2. Elisha is jeered (23-25)

When he went to Bethel, Elisha was jeered at by rowdy boys for his baldness. Elisha called down a curse from the Lord, and two bears mauled 42 youths. It is a serious sin to insult the Lord's servant and disrespect them based on their human appearance.