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God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
Headline: Prophet Calls Down Fire On Wicked King's Army Twice: 102 Soldiers Consumed.God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
hmmmm, so it is assumed!God authorised the agressive conquest of cannan and the use of lethal force in the defence of Israel.
God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
It seems that God approved of that!Headline: Prophet Calls Down Fire On Wicked King's Army Twice: 102 Soldiers Consumed.
- Local Theology Buff Claims Incident Typifies Spiritual Warfare -
2Ki 1:7-12 Then he said to them, "What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?" (8) So they answered him, "A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite." (9) Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: "Man of God, the king has said, 'Come down!' " (10) So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. (11) Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he answered and said to him: "Man of God, thus has the king said, 'Come down quickly!' " (12) So Elijah answered and said to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men." And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty.
God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
God authorised the agressive conquest of cannan and the use of lethal force in the defence of Israel.
hmmmm, so it is assumed!
Would you allow the possibility of another angle or have you settled for the assumption?
Were you assuming God disapproved?
Are there any shades or colors other than black or white in God's plan? What kind of vision does each of us have? Is our vision of His plan improving or diminishing?God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
Your question is a setup
Execution of evildoers is sanctioned by Scripture. The death penalty was God's requirement for many sins and crimes.God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
God approved of Elijah slaying 400 priests of Baal or David slaying his thousands?
I think your questions are good ones marks.Were you assuming God disapproved? We're these acts condemned someplace? Did Elijah do wrong to kill the priests of Ba'al?
Much love!
I couldn't read through all that, I'm sorry. But I guess a lot of people assume things then, and you do too.So, to answer your question 'Were you assuming God disapproved?' yes, I am assuming this and I think so correctly in the light of the revelation of Jesus....his own words and behaviour.
If you're interested and want to understand, application is required....that's a given!I couldn't read through all that, I'm sorry. But I guess a lot of people assume things then, and you do too.
Didn't God tell them to utterly wipe out the inhabitants of the land? And Amelek? For instance? Did God tell them to do what God disapproved of? I'd assume not.
What did God say to do to false prophets? I seem to remember something about not letting them live.
Here it is . . .
Deuteronomy 13:1-5 KJV
1) If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
2) And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
3) Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4) Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
5) And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.
So then those prophets Elijah slaughtered . . . were they turning Israel towards the True God, or a false god, would you say? And if a false God, then I'd have to conclude that God did in fact approve.
You could call it my assumption, but I'd just point to God's command, Elijah's obedience, and leave it at that.
Much love!
Third option, ridicule someone who disagrees?third option....we can pull the lazy card, put our heads in the sand, cherry pick, crawl into our favourite corner and rattle off any narrative that suits our fancy.....a position not unfamiliar on these boards.