1.0The Whole Counsel Bloghttps://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounselElisha and the She-Bears - The Whole Counsel Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VQQeyhpZuu"><a href="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2020/10/06/elisha-and-the-she-bears/">Elisha and the She-Bears</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2020/10/06/elisha-and-the-she-bears/embed/#?secret=VQQeyhpZuu" width="600" height="338" title="“Elisha and the She-Bears” — The Whole Counsel Blog" data-secret="VQQeyhpZuu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One passage commonly cited by opponents of Christianity as an example of horrible violence in the Hebrew Scriptures involves the prophet, Elisha. As this text is generally presented by critics or others seeking to enhance its problematic nature, it involves Elisha, while traveling, being made fun of by a group of small children. In particular, they mock Elisha for being bald. In response, Elisha curses them and Yahweh sends two she-bears out of the woods. These bears then kill 42 of the children who had mocked him. The idea that God massacres children for poking fun at someone is submitted as being gratuitous and sometimes even evil. The source of this story is a brief description of the event in…https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2020/10/294464.p.jpg