21 February 2010

God burned 102 men to death for asking Elijah to come down from his hill

Chapter 99 in Drunk with Blood: God's killings in the Bible.

2 Kings 1.10-12

Number Killed: 102

Israelite messengers

Table of God's killings

Who has killed more Satan or God?

God's next killing

More information about God's killings, with a chapter on each of the 135 killing events, can be found int the book:

Drunk With Blood: God's killings in the Bible

8 comments:

twillight said...

Steve, this should be 2 killings: one for the first group, another for the second.

And just to mention, this story was that I found no reason in it at all. Why this cruelity? Why the test of god? Why not going down after the test reached success? Why repeat? Why sending troops three times? 50 soldier in that time was enough to conquer a city, dammit!

Steve Wells said...

Yeah, you're right, twillight. It should be two killings. But the two are so similar that I decided to treat them as one, because I didn't want to have to tell the story twice in two posts.

But I suppose I could call them God's 86th and 87th killings.

If any of you feel strongly about it, let me know.

Matthew Blanchette said...

So... I'm guessing Elijah, despite being a hairy and dirty old man who lives in the wilderness, is proud enough to have soldiers grovel before him before he can come down from his hill.

Whatever the hell happened to "pride goeth before a fall"?

busterggi said...

Just to let you know, if I'd been the third captain I'd have had my archers shoot that bastard prophet & saved myself & my king a lot of trouble.

skanksta said...

Hilarious.
Sorry to be a pain, but I think you really should at least label it god's 86th and 87th killing.
No need to do it another post tho', for sure.

Abeille said...

I'm with twilight on this one: this should be counted as two seperate killings.

Steve Wells said...

OK, I've made it two killings.

Damn, it's a tough job being God's scorekeeper!

skanksta said...

I bet it is, but humanity is grateful to you...
Once you've finished, done 'god approved' killings, get through the Koran, you can turn to...
Yahweh's animal killings !
That would truly be a lifetime's work.