THE BIBLE HAS A ZOMBIE STORY
After the prophet Elisha died, the Bible says his body was placed in a tomb. No ceremony. No miracle moment. The scene consists solely of bones in the ground. Then something bizarre happens. Raiders are approaching, and a group of men panic while burying another man. In their fear, they throw the corpse into Elisha’s tomb. The body hits Elisha’s bones—and immediately, the dead man comes back to life and stands on his feet (2 Kings 13:20–21).
Read that again.
A dead man touched the bones of a dead prophet and was resurrected.
No prayer.
No warning.
No explanation.
Just power.
This wasn’t Elisha doing anything. He was dead. This display wasn’t theatrics. Such an act wasn’t symbolism. The miracle was a raw display of God’s authority over life and death, operating outside human control. And that’s exactly why we avoid it.
We love miracles we can manage. We love testimonies that follow a formula. But this story destroys the illusion that God only moves when we schedule Him, approve Him, or understand Him. It proves something deeply unsettling: God’s power is not limited by human logic, timelines, or comfort.
Elisha had already been used mightily in life. Yet God chose to demonstrate that His power was never about the man—it was always about Himself. Even Elisha’s bones were nothing more than instruments. God alone was the source.
This story confronts modern Christianity at its core. We’ve reduced God to lessons and metaphors, but Scripture refuses to cooperate with our preferences. The same God who raised this man without explanation is the God we claim to follow today. And if that makes you uneasy, it might be because you’ve been taught a version of God that feels safe but isn’t biblical.
The resurrection in Elisha’s tomb forces a question we don’t like to ask: Do we actually believe God is who Scripture says He is—or only who we’re comfortable with Him being?
Because the Bible doesn’t just tell clean stories. It tells true ones. And truth doesn’t ask for permission.
