2 Kings 2:23–24 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys

Many have wondered why did an All Merciful God back the curse of Elisha and killed kids that just made fun of a bald headed man! These were just kids behaving as most kids would . Most of us here even did worse as boys.
So why would 42 children be sacrificed for Elisha? Was he so special? Was is life more important than any other life talkless of 42. How would you feel if your boys were among ?
Personally, I think this story doesn’t add up! The loving God I know who Jesus presented to us in the New Testament will not do such.
The God who did not kill or maim the people who killed his own Son, Jesus will not harm 42 small boys!
The God who did not kill the Romans that persecuted and killed the apostles will never cause such massacre.

Matthew 22:37-40 (New International Version)
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

If you love your neighbour as yourself you won’t pray for 42 boys to be mauled by wild animals!
I think the authors of the book of Kings who are not really known should not have attributed the gruesome mass killing of 42 boys to a loving God who Sacrificed His only son to redeem man.
Jesus who is our only role model and who is the only authentic mouthpiece of God should be our only guide in our Christian Journey! Up to the point of death, he prayed to God for the forgiveness of his killers. That is the true God I know and worship!

Daejumong:
2 Kings 2:23–24 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!”

how did you know the color of Elijah and the children involved?

No they were mauled

Did 42 of them stand one places and when did 2 bears become capable of chasing down and killing 42 youths.

And yes God sent those bears to deal with those insultive youths WHO INSULTED WHAT DID TO ELIJAH who went up

Dumb question. You are crying about 42 kids . What about Noah's generation where there were over a thousand kids with women and children who perished in a flood . Most of those kids would be infants and babies who don't know the difference between right and wrong . Yet they were killed.

Which goes to show , that God does as He pleases and we can't question it because He is our Maker...He can take and He give life whenever and wherever He wishes

Daejumong:
2 Kings 2:23–24 —
If you love your neighbour as yourself you won’t pray for 42 boys to be mauled by wild animals!

Is love one sided? If you love a girl and she no love you, na love be dat? Then she now abuses and mocks you, you no curse am? Is it because your curse no dey work?

O Lord, let people like these fall into Elisha's situation and when they have finished responding, then let Judgment tear them

Jashub:
Dumb question. You are crying about 42 kids . What about Noah's generation where there were over a thousand kids with women and children who perished in a flood . Most of those kids would be infants and babies who don't know the difference between right and wrong . Yet they were killed.

Which goes to show , that God does as He pleases and we can't question it because He is our Maker...He can take and He give life whenever and wherever He wishes

This is the kind of sheeple that gives criminal PASTORPRENEURS a hard on.

Jashub:


Which goes to show , that God does as He pleases and we can't question it because He is our Maker...He can take and He give life whenever and wherever He wishes

You don not question it because you already know the Answer or you are supposed to know the Answer.

Namaster:


This is the kind of sheeple that gives criminal PASTORPRENEURS a hard on.

Oga rest. No be everybody dey worship pastor. Me just dey state the truth. And besides, judge a religion by it's author not its followers.

Jesus is king

StillDtruth:


You don not question it because you already know the Answer or you are supposed to know the Answer.

Why would I question the authority of an infinite being that created me and knows far more than I or any other thing in existence will ever know in 5 billion lifetimes

These children are the True meaning of the words little devils, little demons, little imps.

Jashub:
Dumb question. You are crying about 42 kids . What about Noah's generation where there were over a thousand kids with women and children who perished in a flood . Most of those kids would be infants and babies who don't know the difference between right and wrong . Yet they were killed.

Which goes to show , that God does as He pleases and we can't question it because He is our Maker...He can take and He give life whenever and wherever He wishes

It also shows Yahweh is a wicked and terrible god, and is not omnibenevolent

jaephoenix:

It also shows Yahweh is a wicked and terrible god, and is not ombibenevolent

Your opinion doesn't change the fact that He's still God and He will judge you

Jashub:
Oga rest. No be everybody dey worship pastor. Me just dey state the truth. And besides, judge a religion by it's author not its followers.

Jesus is king

You are being STUPID.

You were presented with a query about why an "ALL-LOVING God" MURDERD 42 kids for calling someone bald and your only retort was that God also killed thousands (probably more) of kids in the Great Flood of Noah's era. And that we should all FEAR and NEVER question him.

I'll say this again:

It's people like you who REFUSE to use their brain to reason for themselves that give PASTORPRENEURS a hard on.

StillDtruth:
These children are the True meaning of the words little devils, little demons, little imps.

Just because they said Elisha is bald? Ok. If a kid calls you bald today, please kill him

Jashub:
Your opinion doesn't change the fact that He's still God and He will judge you

Is that all u have to say to defend his wickedness? Whoa. Christians are terrible

Jashub:
Why would I question the authority of an infinite being that created me and knows far more than I or any other thing in existence will ever know in 5 billion lifetimes

God has already given you the power and right to question, which is why it is natural to question.

But in additiion to that right and power to question is also the right and power to arrive at reasonable and logical conclusion.

And if you duly exercise your powers properly, you see why God responded and responds in the Ways He Did/Does.

For God, always acts reasonably and lawfully and all His acts ALWAYS have a justified and lawfull basis, which every reasonable.person sees and can see,

Namaster:


You are being STUPID.

You were presented with a query about why an "ALL-LOVING God" MURDERD 42 kids for calling someone bald and your only retort was that God also killed thousands (probably more) of kids in the Great Flood of Noah's era. And that we sgould all FEAR and NEVER question him.

I'll say this again:

It's people like you who REFUSE to use their brain to reason for themselves that give PASTORPRENEURS a hard on.

Oga, rest . Why would I question God ....you and I know both know that all of existence was created by someone or something that's far more intelligent , superior and omniscient than we will ever be .

Secondly , what you call death is your own shallow interpretation.


To God , men don't really die ...they just change location. So the kids who were killed were just taken off this world , it's not that they cease to exist.

jaephoenix:

Is that all u have to say to defend his wickedness? Whoa. Christians are terrible

Actually Christians are loving . Which is why you're alive today . Try islam . You'll have a rethink

StillDtruth:


God has already given you the power and right to question, which is why it is natural to question.

But in additiion to that right and power to question is also the right and power to arrive at reasonable and logical conclusion.

And if you duly exercise your powers properly, you see why God responded and responds in the Ways He Did/Does.

For God, always acts reasonably and lawfully and all His acts ALWAYS have a justified and lawfull basis, which every reasonable.person sees and can see,

Oga rest. You can't understand the ways of God. And if you're talking of reasonably acts that doesn't apply to God. Because God does as He pleases...

jaephoenix:

Just because they said Elisha is bald? Ok. If a kid calls you bald today, please kill him

Do you not see that they chanted it while folowing him?

Look at how you already feel when those almajiri childre suddenly swarm upon you on the street. Now, imagine how it would be when they swarm you with your 1/4 leg and start chanting and following you singing,

"one quarter leg doctor go away, .eh!
one quarter leg doctor go away eh!
one quarter leg doctor go away, chomo
one quarter leg doctor go away, nisho
one quarter leg doctor go away,ske ske,
one quarter leg doctor go away ...

Tell me whether you wont wish them every evil thing you can muster and curse them from the bottom of your heart and with your soul and life?

Jashub:
Oga, rest . Why would I question God ....you and I know both know that all of existence was created by someone or something that's far more intelligent , superior and omniscient than we will ever be .

Secondly , what you call death is your own shallow interpretation.


To God , men don't really die ...they just change location. So the kids who were killed were just taken off this world , it's not that they cease to exist.

So who created this most intelligent and complex god?
So would you allow me to 'change the location' of you and your kids?
So

Jashub:
Oga rest. You can't understand the ways of God. And if you're talking of reasonably acts that doesn't apply to God. Because God does as He pleases...

You already understand you are just pretending as if you dont. Even before God acts He tells us that He is going to respond and why He is responding, so you cannot claim, you do not know why He acts., which is why you cannot answer me. So, you are just pretending as if you do not know or cannot know why God acts the way He does, especially as you are not 9 years old.

StillDtruth:


Do you not see that they chanted it while folowing him?

Look at how you already feel when those almajiri childre suddenly swarm upon you on the street. Now, imagine how it would be when they swarm you with your 1/4 leg and start chanting and following you singing,

"one quarter leg doctor go away, .eh!
one quarter leg doctor go away eh!
one quarter leg doctor go away, chomo
one quarter leg doctor go away, nisho
one quarter leg doctor go away,ske ske,
one quarter leg doctor go away ...

Tell me whether you wont wish them every evil thing you can muster and curse them from the bottom of your heart and with your soul and life?

Lol. Call me anything you want, whether by kids, or adult, I would not beat or unalive anyone. Why? Its not moral. And I have kindness. And I'm more moral than your god

jaephoenix:

So who created this most intelligent and complex god?
So would you allow me to 'change the location' of you and your kids?
So

You're so used to thinking linearly that you fail to understand that God is not created like us. It's like saying , where is the starting point on a ball. A ball has no starting point ...neither does it have an end. The same concept applies to God: He has no beginning and no ending.


As for change of location , that's God's way of removing wickedness from this world

StillDtruth:


You already understand you are just pretending as if you dont. Even before God acts He tells us that He is going to respond and why He is responding, so you cannot claim, you do not know why He acts., which is why you cannot answer me. So, you are just pretending as if you do not know or cannot know why God acts the way He does, especially as you are not 9 years old.

Oga, when you read the bible, you'll see that not every act of God sounds reasonable . Example : David killed another man for his wife and even made an unholy census, yet he is called " A man after God's heart ".

And God even went further to send the messiah(Jesus ) through his lineage. Now compare him to Moses whose only offense was striking a rock instead of speaking to it , yet God chose to let him die outside the promise land and he didn't even get to have his lineage hold any messianic role.

Which goes to show that God does as He pleases ...and it is random . After all, are there not people who serve God in truth and are still afflicted ...where is the reasons in that?

jaephoenix:

Lol. Call me anything you want, whether by kids, or adult, I would not beat or unalive anyone. Why? Its not moral. And I have kindness. And I'm more moral than your god

Did Elisha beat them? No.

And we all see that you are lying especially as you dodged the part where i said you would wish them evil and curse them from the bottom of your heart. So you have already answered the question.

Jashub:
Oga, when you read the bible, you'll see that not every act of God sounds reasonable . Example : David killed another man for his wife and even made an unholy census, yet he is called " A man after God's heart ".

And before David did all these evil things, did you not see all the things he did earlier that were outstanding to draw such a glowing comment from God?

And when David messed up did you not see the specially packaged evil he got in reply? Are you 9 that you could not undertand these things?

Please, you really dont have anything to say just sort yourself out, God made you an intelligent being, use it properly.

StillDtruth:


And before David did all these evil things, did you not see all the things he did earlier that were outstanding to draw such a glowing comment from God?

And when David messed up did you not see the specially packaged evil he got in reply? Are you 9 that you could not undertand these things?

Please, you really dont have anything to say just sort yourself out, God made you an intelligent being, use it properly.

Oga shut up. Moses deeds far outweighed any of David's. The bible tells us plainly that he was the most humble man in his generation ...to add to that, he received the ordinances of God , the ten commandments and it was even reported that he saw and spoke with God as a man speaks with a friend.

As for David , mention the might deeds he did other than smite Goliath, commit adultery with another man's wife, and bring about an unholy census ... ?

Mtchww...baba, go and read your bible and stop this online stupidity of claiming that God does things reasonable.

Conclusion: God is God, and you can never know His ways nor use human reasoning to predict what He does. Which is why the bible say " i will have mercy on whom I will have mercy "(Exodus 33:19)

As a Muslim, I cannot talk sef because Christians are already banting themselves. No wonder Christians are always trying to convert Christians.

As Sunday business open so make sure you donate 30% to your pastorprenuer as on moniker mentioned 😀

Jashub:
Oga shut up. Moses deeds far outweighed any of David's.

See it abuse has started.

And now you have changed post from David to Moses, who yes did so well outweighing David.

And what did Moses get? He spoke face to face and friend to friend with God. David did not score that mark. As i said, sort yourself out.

StillDtruth:


See it abuse has started.

And now you have changed post from David to Moses, who yes did so well outweighing David.

And what did Moses get? He spoke face to face and friend to friend with God. David did not score that mark. As i said, sort yourself out.

Baba, keep silent. You have no point whatsoever.

I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy (Exodus 33:19,). Is a statement that God does as He please and He cannot be questioned about it .

Hamzaay:
As a Muslim, I cannot talk sef because Christians are already banting themselves. No wonder Christians are always trying to convert Christians.

As Sunday business open so make sure you donate 30% to your pastorprenuer as on moniker mentioned 😀

See am. See the talk wey you come talk, e no get sense and d talk be like madmam own. Dat na why you no get right to talk.