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In 2 Kings 2: A group of "small boys" called Elisha "bald," Elisha curses them, and 2 bears maul 42 of the boys. This seems way to extreme for judgment. How can people worship a god who would send bears and allow this to happen? In this video, Matthew explores this challenging text.
Recommended Video: Killing Babies in the Bible?? (Numbers 31 Explained): youtu.be/vkHOjyvp-Io
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If you're interested to learn more about why I believe Christianity is true, I suggest you start with my series on the historical reliability of the Gospels:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
Here's another series I made on Bible Difficulties:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
I wrote a book! Check out Why Did God Do That?: Discovering God's Goodness in the Hard Passages of Scripture. Available on Amazon and store.josh.org/product/why-did-god-do-that-discovering-gods-goodness-in-the-hard-passages-of-scripture
0:00 Reading 2 Kings 2
1:24 How old are these boys?
2:35 Understanding the Insult
3:18 Elisha's Danger
4:00 Context for Judgment
#apologetics #elisha #sightline #2Kings2 #Judgment #understandingGod
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In 2 Kings 2: A group of "small boys" called Elisha "bald," Elisha curses them, and 2 bears maul 42 of the boys. This seems way to extreme for judgment. How can people worship a god who would send bears and allow this to happen? In this video, Matthew explores this challenging text.
Recommended Video: Killing Babies in the Bible?? (Numbers 31 Explained): youtu.be/vkHOjyvp-Io
If you like what you saw, please support this channel by subscribing and dropping a comment. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂
If you're interested to learn more about why I believe Christianity is true, I suggest you start with my series on the historical reliability of the Gospels:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
Here's another series I made on Bible Difficulties:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
I wrote a book! Check out Why Did God Do That?: Discovering God's Goodness in the Hard Passages of Scripture. Available on Amazon and store.josh.org/product/why-did-god-do-that-discovering-gods-goodness-in-the-hard-passages-of-scripture
0:00 Reading 2 Kings 2
1:24 How old are these boys?
2:35 Understanding the Insult
3:18 Elisha's Danger
4:00 Context for Judgment
#apologetics #elisha #sightline #2Kings2 #Judgment #understandingGod
I serve as a speaker and author with Sightline. To learn more or invite me to your event, visit sightlineministry.org/contributors/matthew-tingblad
CATCH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Facebook: facebook.com/matthewtingblad
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