- These are youth, not small children.-2. Bethel was the center of false religion and apostasy from God.-3. The double portion was for the successor of the father.-4. Elisha's Ministry Begins with Blessing, not Cursing.-5. The power of life and death is in the tongue.-6. As with Jericho, Bethel was a wicked city.-7. Young males need men in their lives.-8. If our nation does not experience the fear of God, it will devolve into chaos.-9. Pray for our nation.-10. Hell is the destiny of everyone who does not repent and cast himself on God's mercy in Jesus Christ.