(2 Kings 2:19-25)
19 In time the men of the city said to E?li′sha: “Here, now, the situation of the city is good, just as my master is seeing; but the water is bad, and the land is causing miscarriages.”20 At that he said: “Fetch me a small new bowl and put salt in it.” So they fetched it for him.
21 Then he went on out to the source of the water and threw salt in it and said: “This is what Jehovah has said, ‘I do make this water healthful. No more will death or any causing of miscarriages result from it.’”
22 And the water continues healed down to this day, according to E?li′sha’s word that he spoke.
23 And he proceeded to go up from there to Beth′el. As he was going up on the way, there were small boys that came out from the city and began to jeer him and that kept saying to him: “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
24 Finally he turned behind him and saw them and called down evil upon them in the name of Jehovah. Then two she-bears came out from the woods and went tearing to pieces forty-two children of their number.
25 And he kept going from there to Mount Car′mel, and from there he returned to Sa?mar′i?a.
I think this is a very interesting part of the bible, because it raise a lot of questions. So for those who believe this happened, i would like to ask:
a) Is it categorically a wrong and evil thing to kill small children because they mock you or someone you like?
b) Was Elisha wrong or right in calling down the course? Should and would he have done it had he known the outcome? If not, did he do wrong?
c) Would it not have been more christian to pray for the children rather than coursing them?
d) When did God stop listening to courses in his name and act upon them?
e) Am i missing some part of the story that put Elisha and God in a different light?