The story of Elijiah's raising the woman's son from the dead in 1 Kings 17 is an example to me of yet another Biblical person questioning God's motives and being proved wrong. It seems to me like a perfect example of what we still do today.. blaming God, who is light, for the darkness in the world. The woman believes Elijah is "exposing her sins" by attacking her son with sickness. Even Elijah himself questions God: "O Lord my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?"
But the outcome of the story shows the REAL truth... Elijah "stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the Lord, "O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again." God is the healer. Is it consistent with his character to strike a child dead in order to expose his mother's sin, only to bring the child back to life? Or is it consistent with our character to believe that he would do such a thing?
Jesus answered the Pharisees when they asked whether a man's blindness was due to his sin or his parents' sin... by showing them the true intent of God: healing the blindness.
Why do we attribute dark deeds to the same God of whom it is said "God is light. In Him is no darkness"?... the same God who walked the earth healing all who came to Him? The same God who said the greatest commandment is Love? Whenever we question God's actions, perhaps we should think again and question why we are questioning. (metanoia)
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