When God Incited David to Do a Census and Punished Him For It: 2 Samuel 24
2 Samuel 24"Again Yahweh was angry with Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.” LEB If you thought my last blog was difficult (click here if you missed it by mistake, because you read everything I write), then this one will...
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The Sacrifice of Seven Sons
Leviticus 20:1-2The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Say further to the people of Israel: Any of the people of Israel, or of the aliens who reside in Israel, who give any of their offspring to Molech shall be put to death; the people of the land shall stone them to...
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Surprised by Jesus
Jesus never met a Bible verse that intimidated him. When challenged, Jesus writes new words and stones fall by the sides of would-be accusers.
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Leviticus 10 and the Overly Worried Church
I was once asked a question regarding the Lord's Supper. The question was in regards to what the church's (churches of Christ) rules or guidelines were in regards to who can and cannot partake. The congregation I am a part of has never, in my time here, taken time to...
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Letting Leviticus 10 Shape our Hermeneutics
The story of Nadab and Abihu doesn’t end at their death by fire. If you only read that far in Leviticus 10, you are missing over half the story.
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In The Beginning There Was a Dome
There are some who may feel ashamed that such “untruths” are in our sacred texts…that in the beginning their was a dome. I, for one, feel not an ounce of shame or embarrassment. I embrace the story, not because it holds some ultimate scientific truth, but because it holds out an even greater truth about life and my experiences…experiences that are not too dissimilar from that experienced by those people of old who told this story.
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