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Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:30pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
Atheism |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Nobody: 7:10pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU: But, he authorises the murder of "his son". Remind me of the law term that is used for people like him? I think, accessory! OLAADEGBU: Prove it! 1 Like |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by MuttleyLaff: 8:15pm On Jun 18, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU:Glad to read you know or acknowledge that God doesnt murder OLAADEGBU: So why did you post "Why did God KILL 42 lads merely for saying Elisha was bald?" You're even using one of my favourite verse (i.e. Proverbs 25:2) Thank you for admiting "kill" is not found in 2 Kings 2:23-24 Thank you for being man enough to admit you inserted "kill" yourself into 2 Kings 2:23-24 So it's true you used a little poetic licence to embellish a good tale by adding the "kill" extra detail Baba ooo! |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:05am On Jun 19, 2015 |
theAtheist101: Are you now accusing the God that you don't believe exists? theAtheist101: Read the text. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:11am On Jun 19, 2015 |
MuttleyLaff: As if you know the difference between killing and murdering. MuttleyLaff: And you did not notice this before you jumped to conclusion which is the only exercise some folks get to do nowadays. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Nobody: 4:32pm On Jun 19, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU:What an arrogant, ignorant and stup.id question. Are you unaware that monotheism predates christianity by a minimum of 50,000 years? Your very own ancestors, did they not believe in a Supreme Being? Do you know their belief predates your imported religion by several thousand years? Your ignorance stinks to high heavens. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Nobody: 5:43pm On Jun 19, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU: But, you do? Am only applying reverse psychology! "Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!" When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number" (2 Kings 2:23-24) At bolded: maybe, you're right. The boys might have been clothes that could have been easily stitched together. You're a genius, man! Keep it up. Am expecting to clap for you when you collect your Nobel price of "shit". 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by MuttleyLaff: 11:11pm On Jun 19, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU:Let that rest. You cant teach granma how to suck eggs OLAADEGBU:At the expense of accuracy, it is an irresponsible and incorrigible behavior to insert texts or words (e.g. KILL) not found in 2 Kings 2:23-24 for sensationalism sake. Why did God kill 42 lads merely for saying Elisha was bald? "Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!" When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number" (2 Kings 2:23-24) Why would God allow two bears to kill 42 young lads simply for saying Elisha was bald? |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by delishpot: 6:42am On Jun 20, 2015 |
Pr0ton: Rude lads that is what happens to lads who are rude. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:09pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
ROSSIKE: Answer the question and stop prevaricating. I am not assuming we are serving the same God. I serve the Eternal God, Uncreated, infinite God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob. Who do you serve? |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:27pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
theAtheist101: And you did not realise that I was begging the question? theAtheist101: That's what you get when you keep poking your nose into matters that doesn't concern you. 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Nobody: 12:35pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU: A good way to show ignorance. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:45pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
MuttleyLaff: As long as you are not licking lager. MuttleyLaff: Quit the potation. Where did I insert words into the text? MuttleyLaff: Don't tell me you're temulent. How was the loaded question inserted into the text you quoted here? |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:53pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
delishpot: Only if they had taken heed to God's earlier warning they would have saved themselves of some pain. "And if ye walk contrary unto me. . . . I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children" (Leviticus 26:21,22). |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:09pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
theAtheist101: Could there be a better way to show nescience other than the depiction below?
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Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by MuttleyLaff: 1:23pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU:I do take the occasional pint or two now and then OLAADEGBU:In your original post KILL in your original post is nowhere found in 2 Kings 2:23-24 OLAADEGBU:I am only but only the Ephesians 5:18 type OLAADEGBU:I think I am beginning to understand how or why you open up threads Maybe if you had done your KILL like this "kill", others will know what you are on to |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 2:05pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
MuttleyLaff: or 3 or 4 just make sure you don't drink and drive. MuttleyLaff: That is noted. MuttleyLaff: You can't be temulant if you don't do potation. MuttleyLaff: I get your drift and will make the necessary adjustments. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Nobody: 2:27pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU: Cool. Look below, that is me querying you. .... And a follow-up image. Keep calm -- I understand your frustration in explaining a lie. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by menesheh(m): 9:55pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
theAtheist101: Amazing illustrative symbols 1 Like |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by menesheh(m): 10:10pm On Jun 20, 2015 |
theAtheist101: My religion can not be explained via physical evidence, logic and prove. Holy Crap! Second symbol is very hard to come by but god is the easiest way to explain the mysteries of things. How did the mysteries of the universe, in god's mystery of his mysterious way as he created mysterious mysteries for us to unfold the mystery of his mysterious mysteriousness. But we ain't going to take the easy model while we have better and more complex models to work on which is more plausible than religious fantasies. Never be certisfy with a simple explanation if the complex one is available. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Image123(m): 7:23pm On Jun 26, 2015 |
So, why were they killed? The unbelievers just continued with their frustration. i can't tell what's pissing them more, that the boys were killed or that only two bears came. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:01pm On Jul 06, 2015 |
Image123: Hi image123, do you believe those thugs were killed? |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by CHARLOE(m): 9:18pm On Jul 06, 2015 |
@ OP, Can't u see, it never happened! will 42 kids be standing by while 2 bears tear them apart? won't they run? @ most, d bears will kill 4-7 and injure less dan 10, but 42, haba! It's a tale, it never happened. Am a xtian, never belived d bible was tampered with, but now i know better. was blind, but now i see, was asleep but now awake! |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by Image123(m): 12:25am On Jul 07, 2015 |
OLAADEGBU: Lol, i was simply amused at the behaviour of the unbelievers. They seemed quite confused and annoyed about everything from the number of bears, to who the bears killed. 2Ki 2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them. Surely, 42 of the thugs got torn. i believe they were killed. Maybe others were injured only, but these 42 were not that spared. They were cursed. Cars for instance and heavy vehicles run into people accidentally and kill many. i wonder why people do not ask silly questions like can't they run away. Apart from curse which itself pits one at a huge disadvantage and abnormality, sudden pandemonium and appearance of two ferocious bears can freeze hearts, make people stumble on one another etc. The bears simply need to trample on and disturb their flight, then come back to tear the wounded. It's good we don't walk in the midst of thugs so that we don't get unfortunate like these ones did. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by johnw74: 2:30am On Jul 07, 2015 |
Mat 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Little ones here is child like believers Mat 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. If you offend one of God's little ones, and God's Angels see the hurt on God's face >>> then look out! |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by tijusegele(m): 3:01pm On Jul 07, 2015 |
Is 4 d glory of God 2 be known 2 d whole. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:02pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
CHARLOE: What's wrong with 2 bears killing 42 thugs? Didn't a single angel kill about 85,000 soldiers in one night? |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:05pm On Jul 21, 2015 |
Image123: This reminds me of the phrase: "fight, flight, freeze, or fawn response". Those who could not flee, fight or fawn certainly froze. 1 Like |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:33pm On Oct 28, 2015 |
johnw74: True talk. |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:20pm On May 03, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Suggested answer. https://carm.org/why-did-god-kill-42-lads-merely-saying-elisha-was-bald?platform=hootsuite |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by urahara(m): 12:59am On May 04, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Oladegbu the regurgitator |
Re: Why Did God "Kill" 42 Lads Merely For Saying Elisha Was Bald? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:19pm On May 04, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Why did God kill 42 lads merely for saying Elisha was bald? by Matt Slick 2 Kings 2:23-24, "Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!" 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number." Why would God allow two bears to kill 42 young lads simply for saying Elisha was bald? Let's take a look. Elisha was travelling from Jericho to Bethel when a group of young men verbally accosted him. Forty-two (42) is a large number of people, and they were probably an organized group who had gone out to challenge Elisha. Their mockery implied a malicious intent, especially when the culture of the time insisted on showing respect to their elders. Furthermore, the statement--"go up you baldhead!"--has cultural significance. First of all, "go up" is probably a reference to Elisha;s predecessor, Elijah, ascending to Heaven (2 Kings 2:11). In other words, they are stating they want Elisha gone, and since Elijah had gone on to the "next world," the implication is they wanted Elisha dead. Also, the epithet 'baldhead' was one of "contempt in the East, applied to a person even with a bushy head of hair." 1 Lepers had to shave their heads, so such a statement could easily have been a deliberate and malicious insult--something dangerous in a mob that can quickly get out of hand. Given the challenge of the youths, their intimidating number which could constitute a mob, their veiled threat, the contemptuous attitude, and the fact that Elisha was the prophet of God, the Lord allowed the youths to be destroyed. But, God did not break his own moral law. The Bible says do not murder. Murder is the unlawful taking of life. But, all people have sinned against God and are worthy of death (Rom. 3:23, 6:23). So, God had them killed according to the Law. |
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