Funny stories in the Old Testament?

Question

Best answer goes to whoever lists the most, repeats not included. Please include quotes and sources.

I'll get one out of the way to give an example.

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In 2 Kings 2, we find this horrific story:

"(Elisha) went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, 'Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!' When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys."

http://www.pikevillefirstchristianchurch.org/Sermons/Sermon20010624.html
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In light of recent responses from EyeLovesJesus and Marcus R., I thought I should clarify:

I am not attempting to "debunk" the Old Testament. The myths and legends of the Jews are every bit as valuable (and, yes, entertaining) as those of any other people. I'm just asking for some examples of funny stories.

Answer 1

Ok, i got 2 good ones. The story aboout Balaal and the talking donkey at Numbers 22; 28- 35
Also Absalom getting stuck in the tree from his hair at 2 Samuel 18; 9

Here's some more doozies; Jacob dressing up and getting hairy like Esau in Genesis 27; 15 - 40
Israelites disobeying Moses about the manna provision and getting worms in their food at Exodus 16; 19 and 20
My personal favorite is Exodus 32; 24 where Aaron is explaining to Moses how he took the jewelry from the people , threw it into the fire , and the golden calf happened to come out on its own. What he really did is mentioned at verse 4.

Answer 2

I dunno why people do not see God's humor it is all over the place.

How about when the Israelites were being given free food and their clothes not wearing out and got free airconditioning (could in the day fire at night) and these troublsome complainers howled for meat, so God burys then up to their noses in quail. ya gotta see that is funny, I know if I were God I would be laughing.

btch btch btch,, here take that. got anything else you want cuz there is no limit to the depth I can bless you with things, ya thirsty maybe cuz i'm dieine to see how long you can tread water. Or Jona he ended up getting to Nineveh 3 days early because he went the wrong way,, blah ther ya go Jonah how ya like the ride, now ya gonna do what I ask cuz next place you go might be in separate parcels and then I'll have to do a miracle and put you back together.

God's a funny guy as long as you are not the one crossing Him, some of you might want to think on that.

Answer 3

confident God stopped Abraham earlier he easily killed his son. It easily had 2 purposes. One to attempt the faithfulness of Abraham. and it is likewise a forshadowing of what God DID do for us on the bypass. That lady although is nuts. i'm a hundred% useful that God did no longer tell her to kill her teenagers. She is the two insane or grew to become into on drugs and it is the cleaver ploy she is attempting to apply to be deemed insane so she doesnt bypass to the final inhabitants in detention center. those women folk LOVE baby killers. She wont final 6 months. ---- John D. you're way off. Being a Christian student i understand that there are some that could say that yet they make up decrease than one million% and that i does no longer evaluate then Christian or Jewish. Abraham grew to become right into a fantasy. Please! no person with any sense rather believes this and that they definately don't have ANY information. it particularly is barely their hypothesis.

Answer 4

1) The story of Balaam and the talking donkey always cracks me up: Numbers 22:22-40.

2) The story of Abraham interceding for Sodom is a good one, too. Can you imagine telling God that He should reconsider? Not just once, but six times! Now THAT'S a brave man! Genesis 18:16-33.

Peace.

Answer 5

My favorite is Ovadyah's responce to Elijiah. And Kings I 2 sounds better in an Italian accent- it's a nice hit list.

Answer 6

Of course one will find horror in the Bible, its about a vengeful being. However with the advent of the son of God being made man, while there still is no humor offered, there is now a hope for better things to happen. This may explain why some people have no sense of humor too.

Answer 7

#1 they weren't small boys ,they were seminary students who were mocking the bodily ascension of Elijah.Because Elisha was his protege,they were saying,"Go up too old baldy! Let's see you go up in a firery chariot too,grandpa" That's would be the modern translation.You don't screw with the prophets,especially those two.
I like the stories of Jael hammering the nail through the guys head while he slept in "Judges" (story of Deborah),Ehud ripping the guts out of the King of Moab (also in Judges).There are lots of cool stories all through the Bible......

Answer 8

i like the plague of the frogs in exodus. the entire country of egypt is overrun with endless frogs, and the egyptian magicians try to downplay moses and call up MORE frogs to show that they could do the exact same thing.

Answer 9

just a sec
IN Gen. ch34
Some of Jacobs son show their treachery.
They get Hamor and Shechem to get circumcised (for a women)
then when their "schmeckels" are hurting Jacobs sons go in kill the men and plunder the town.
More irony then funny but still noteworthy.

Answer 10

"When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man." Genesis 32:25

God cheated in a wrestling match!