Was thinking about this the other day. When Elisha prophecies that the Moabites will be given into the hands of the Israelites.
If you read the passage, it says that the Israelites were beating the Moabites and nearing a complete victory, and then it says:
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom, but they could not. Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.
What is the theological explanation for this? It was bothering me a bit. Thanks.
If you read the passage, it says that the Israelites were beating the Moabites and nearing a complete victory, and then it says:
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom, but they could not. Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.
What is the theological explanation for this? It was bothering me a bit. Thanks.