Elisha's Bears

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by shazeep

hmm. the punishment sure doesn't seem to fit the crime here, what?
I mean, how does one square this with 'an eye for an eye?'

In your opinion the punishment doesn't seem to fit the crime.
However I believe that you are not a judge.
I mean have you decided any cases?

God is indeed a judge that is his job and he always makes the right decision.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

In your opinion the punishment doesn't seem to fit the crime.
However I believe that you are not a judge.
I mean have you decided any cases?

God is indeed a judge that is his job and he always makes the right decision.

well experience has shown me that even if i were a judge, i might not necessarily be qualified to judge; but regardless, the question still is not answered. Rather than imply God was wrong here, my question is aimed at understanding. I see that those were different times, prophets being physically anointed, etc, but it only seems just to want to square this episode with existing Law? An eye for an eye? And nevermind our NT Law, that being grace, and not being offendable, etc. You see no dichotomy here?

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by shazeep

well experience has shown me that even if i were a judge, i might not necessarily be qualified to judge; but regardless, the question still is not answered. Rather than imply God was wrong here, my question is aimed at understanding. I see that those were different times, prophets being physically anointed, etc, but it only seems just to want to square this episode with existing Law? An eye for an eye? And nevermind our NT Law, that being grace, and not being offendable, etc. You see no dichotomy here?

Actually an eye for an eye brought an evenness to the ancient world where vindictive justice was the norm.

Before God gave the commandment of an eye for an eye, If you took out someone's eye, they would not take out your eye, they would kill you and perhaps kill your whole family as well.

Once you understand the situation back then, a person realizes that the eye for an eye thing actually brought some civility and equality to the revenge in ancient savage nations.