Jezil and the Old Testament

Jezilbel was probably a high priestess of Asherah, who's practicing what is called sympathetic magic. Jezil led people into pagan idolatry and he was committing acts of murder very much against those who would who would worship the God of the Bible. She's coming in to Elisha and just tells this man who has slaughtered hundreds of prophets of false God worship by fire falling from heaven and then says, Hey, I'm going to kill you. And then he runs. Like, it's hard for me to think that there's not some kind of demonic force that is trying to intimidate Elijah.

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