NEW KING JAMES VERSION
Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
Genesis 8:1-3
Interesting choice of words. Almost sounds like God forgot and then when He remembered he dried up the waters. God doesn't forget ... unless it is tossing something (like our sins) into the sea of forgetfulness.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Naming the animals ...
I had a question the other day ... or maybe it was a thought. This is why I'm supposed to come post immediately when I think of something. Anyway ....
Why did the Lord have Adam name all the animals? Was it to exercise the imaginative and memory portions of his brain? Adam was only a couple days old when he was given this monumental task. I think I understand why some things have such odd names now. Every once in awhile I think, who came up with that name? Now I guess I know. It was Adam.
Why did the Lord have Adam name all the animals? Was it to exercise the imaginative and memory portions of his brain? Adam was only a couple days old when he was given this monumental task. I think I understand why some things have such odd names now. Every once in awhile I think, who came up with that name? Now I guess I know. It was Adam.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Numbers 21
Again with the complaining.
Why did you bring us out of Egypt?
"We detest this miserable food."
I'm sorry, are they referring to manna? Heavenly food provided by God himself is miserable to eat. Interesting.
The price for complaining to God? Snakes ... that bite and kill. The people came to Moses and said, "We're sorry. We were wrong. Please ask God to take the snakes away." In response to Moses prayers the Lord had Moses make a bronze snake and put it atop a tall pole. Whenever people looked at it, after having been bitten, they would be saved.
This seems like a graven image. I thought we weren't supposed to have things like that.
Where could I find a copy of the "Book of the Wars of the Lord"?
Why did these kings not want the Israelites to pass through their land? Is it because there were so many Israelites that the kings thought their lands would be overrun?
Why did you bring us out of Egypt?
"We detest this miserable food."
I'm sorry, are they referring to manna? Heavenly food provided by God himself is miserable to eat. Interesting.
The price for complaining to God? Snakes ... that bite and kill. The people came to Moses and said, "We're sorry. We were wrong. Please ask God to take the snakes away." In response to Moses prayers the Lord had Moses make a bronze snake and put it atop a tall pole. Whenever people looked at it, after having been bitten, they would be saved.
This seems like a graven image. I thought we weren't supposed to have things like that.
Where could I find a copy of the "Book of the Wars of the Lord"?
Why did these kings not want the Israelites to pass through their land? Is it because there were so many Israelites that the kings thought their lands would be overrun?
Numbers 20
Again the Israelites quarrel with Moses and cry out they would be better off had they been killed with their brothers. "Why did you take us out of Egypt? We had the good life there!" (My own little paraphrase.)
God directed Moses to speak to the rock and water would gush from it. Moses didn't do that exactly. Moses gathered the people and said, "Must I bring forth water from the rock?" He did not glorify God, he glorified himself instead and struck the rock rather than just speaking to it. This was when God told Moses and Aaron they would NOT be the ones leading the Israelites into the Promised Land.
Moses, Aaron and Eleazar all knew when Aaron was going to die. I wonder what my reaction would be if Nikka came along and said that God had told her I was being "gathered to my people" and that she, Jennifer and I had to go up a mountain where I would give Jennifer my clothes, then I would die and Nikka and Jennifer would return down the mountain. I don't really know how I would take this news. Probably a bit skeptical, but only because (as far as I know) God has not been coming down and directing Nikka by talking to her face to face.
Another question, how did Aaron die? Did he simply drop dead after his garments (assuming we're referring to the special priestly garments) had been put on his son Eleazar?
God directed Moses to speak to the rock and water would gush from it. Moses didn't do that exactly. Moses gathered the people and said, "Must I bring forth water from the rock?" He did not glorify God, he glorified himself instead and struck the rock rather than just speaking to it. This was when God told Moses and Aaron they would NOT be the ones leading the Israelites into the Promised Land.
Moses, Aaron and Eleazar all knew when Aaron was going to die. I wonder what my reaction would be if Nikka came along and said that God had told her I was being "gathered to my people" and that she, Jennifer and I had to go up a mountain where I would give Jennifer my clothes, then I would die and Nikka and Jennifer would return down the mountain. I don't really know how I would take this news. Probably a bit skeptical, but only because (as far as I know) God has not been coming down and directing Nikka by talking to her face to face.
Another question, how did Aaron die? Did he simply drop dead after his garments (assuming we're referring to the special priestly garments) had been put on his son Eleazar?
Numbers 19
It would appear that the frequency of burning red cows for the purpose of gathering their ashes for the purifying water would depend on when they ran out of ash from the last red cow used for this purpose. I wonder how often that happened.
Numbers 18
The Lord told Aaron that he and his sons would be responsible for the duties of the sanctuary. If anyone else entered the sanctuary the would die and so would Aaron. The Lord said that the priesthood was His gift to Aaron and anyone other than his descendants who near the sanctuary must be put to death.
The Lord explained to Aaron what would be provided from the offerings to be consumed by the Levites. In this way they would be sustained, through tithes and offerings.
The Lord explained to Aaron what would be provided from the offerings to be consumed by the Levites. In this way they would be sustained, through tithes and offerings.
Numbers 17
The Lord made it clear that Aaron was His chosen one to put a stop to the grumbling of the others by having almonds grow from Aaron's staff. After this sign was given all the Israelites started lamenting that they would all die. Why?
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