God Sometimes Uses Divine Sarcasm

In the inspired Word of God, the LORD sometimes used divine sarcasm.

1st Kings 18:25-27

Acting as God's mouthpiece, the prophet Elijah mocks those false prophets of Baal praying to a non-existent idol god…

1st Kings 18:25-27, “And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.  And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us.  But there was no voice, nor any that answered.  And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.”

Isaiah 44:14-17

God describes a man using half of a tree for firewood to cook and warm himself, and then using the other half to carve a false god to wickedly worship the idol. ...

Isaiah 44:14-17, “He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.”

Jeremiah 34:15-17

God proclaiming liberty for king Zedekiah, but it was liberty to the sword, pestilence and famine...

Jeremiah 34:15-17, “And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.”

God uses divine sarcasm to “cut down” human pride, stubbornness and arrogance; all to remind humans of our limited power compared to God's omniscience, omnipresence and omnipotence and our need to completely trust Him (Proverbs 3:5-7). Unlike human sarcasm, Gods sarcasm is always aimed at leading sinners away from manmade tradition toward God's eternally inspired Words (Mark 7:7-13).

There are also plenty of examples of saints using sarcasm in the Holy Bible.