And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two. And he said, as the lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, i will not leave thee. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. After all, when i was a kid, these stories are precisely what led me to read the. But the angel of the lord said to elijah the tishbite, go up and meet the. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. Berean study bible then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the lord. Tweets that mention a bald man, two bears, and fortytwo children. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of the boys.
Even for such a policy to be longlasting and bear good fruit however it may be necessary to open occasion put our foot down. Thus, by the just judgment of god the jews who had assembled from all the provinces suffered the punishment. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. Why would god allow two bears to maul little children for insulting elisha. Wights book, manners and customs of bible lands it is. God would use several events to teach the people of israeleven those who were not faithful to the lordto respect this new kid on the block. All of these translations miss what more literal translations keep. This was true with moses, elijah, and with all the prophets. It just doesnt get the job done to say, were sure he had a good reason, nor does such a. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children. In chapter 14 of the book of the prophet jeremiah is found the lords word to the.
Introduction 23 then he went up from there to bethel. Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the. The gospel, which is contained in the word of god, is the power of god unto salvation. Then two shebears came out of the woods and tore fortytwo of the children to pieces. I dont generally know all the answers and responses, but i cling. Wasnt elisha being cruel when he sent those bears against those children who were teasing him about being bald in 2 kings 2. It is the grace of god on the small portion that makes it allsufficient. The book starts with king ahaziah falling down through a lattice 1. The account of the 42 young men torn apart by two she bears is an importantalbeit tragicpart of gods agenda to teach the israelites to heed elisha. One of my favorites is the famous shebear incident of 2 kings 2. A popular handbook on bible difficulties wheaton, ill victor books, 1992. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. In fact, the same word described army men in 1 kings 20. Here we take a look at the weird passage in 2 kings 2 where the prophet elisha curses a group of boys and bears come out of the woods to attack them.
Many years ago, i had an atheist question me on the passage in 2 kings 2. And two she bears came out of the woods and tore fortytwo of the boys. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of. Now ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in samaria and injured himself. 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.
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the lord. Heres the hub vid for a series in the works on the issues in 2 kings 2. The goal of these books is not primarily historical but rather. The lords judgment on ahaziah after ahabs death, moab rebelled against israel. And two shebears came out of the woods and tore fortytwo of the boys. Elisha, little children, and the bears answers in genesis. There came forth two shebears out of the wood, and tare forty and two of them. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled fortytwo of the boys. Explaining elisha and the she bears to joe rogan and douglas. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible.
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