Thursday, June 9, 2016

Sometimes Its Not What They Read, Its What They Don't Read.

Yesterday's Mass reading was was from Kings 18: 20-39.  The continuation was today's Mass readings: Kings 18: 41-46.  What happened to Kings 18: 40?

I was familiar with this verse, because it does not fit the the perception that, unlike those Muslim heathens, people who follow the Old and New Testament, are civilized and tolerant of other beliefs.

Kings 18: 40:  "Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Let none of them escape!” They seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Wadi Kishon and there he slaughtered them."  That is 400 plus people, who believe something different, have their throats slit.

Why leave this connecting verse out?