00:00This is the most terrifying story in the Old Testament that no one talks about.
00:05In 2 Kings chapter 2, the prophet Elisha is walking down the road when a gang of over 42 young
00:13men comes out and starts mocking him, shouting,
00:16Go up, you bald head!
00:18They aren't just making fun of his hair.
00:20They are mocking the recent ascension of his mentor, Elijah, into heaven and threatening God's prophet.
00:27Elisha doesn't argue.
00:29He just turns around and curses them in the name of God.
00:32And out of nowhere, two female bears come out of the woods and maul 42 of them.
00:39The Bible says the bears literally tore them apart.
00:43It doesn't explicitly say they died, but the sheer brutality is undeniable.
00:49It shows a side of the Old Testament God that is absolutely terrifying.
00:55Zero tolerance for a mob threatening his messenger.
00:59Instant judgment.
00:59Instant judgment.
