Unexplained Mysteries of the Bible

A Cut Above (aka Circumcisions by Zipporah - Half Off)

2009-09-05T11:36:00.007-05:00

In the beginning of Exodus 3, we find Moses happily married and peacefully leading a flock of sheep on the edge of the desert. One day, while wandering in the desert heat, Moses came upon a rather...

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The Bear Necessities

2009-08-20T14:09:00.007-05:00

In 2 Kings 2 we read about Elisha on his visit to Jericho. The people there were whining about not being able to grow crops for lack of water, so Elisha decided to come to the rescue by dumping salt...

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Off To See The Wizard

2009-08-17T12:27:00.009-05:00

In Leviticus 19:31 God says to us: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God. Look how God ended this. He wants us to...

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Rain, Rain Go Away (Noah's Ark Part II)

2009-08-11T22:19:00.004-05:00

(Noah's Ark - Part 2 of 2) In Part One we left Noah after God had instructed the poor old guy to build an ark to ride out a global flood, making it of such length that it would not be seaworthy,...

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Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again (Noah's Ark Part I)

2009-08-11T12:47:00.009-05:00

(Noah's Ark - Part 1 of 2) In the early chapters of Genesis, not long after creating man, God started having second thoughts about what He had done. In Genesis 6:5-6 we read: 5 And God saw that the...

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Something Fishy

2009-08-06T15:16:00.019-05:00

In Leviticus 11, God torments Moses and Aaron with a great list of creatures that may not be eaten because if their lack of cleanliness. Now I would have thought that all sea creatures would have...

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Resistance is Futile

2009-08-03T15:24:00.007-05:00

In Matthew 5:39, Jesus tells us: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Was Jesus aware of our Constitutional...

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Family Feud

2009-08-02T10:55:00.008-05:00

I've heard it said that the problems with families today is that they don't know Jesus. With that in mind, I decided to look up Jesus's teachings on the family. Luke and Matthew both have some...

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Death to the Infidels

2009-07-30T02:39:00.006-05:00

Once again in Deuteronomy we see that God's hung up on the other gods. Chapter 13, verses 12 - 16 go like this: 12 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee...

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O Come All Ye Hypocrites

2009-07-29T22:38:00.006-05:00

Week after week, those who call themselves "blessed" invite me to come pray at their church. But with so many different Christian churches, how can I tell which one God approves of? So I searched the...

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Shit Happens (Keeping Army Camps Holy) aka No Shit

2009-07-28T22:49:00.009-05:00

Deuteronomy 23:9 tells what God expects to be done in Army Camps: When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. Have our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan...

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A Little Knowledge is a Bad Thing (Original Sin) aka Paradise Lost / Trouble in Paradise

2009-07-28T11:47:00.018-05:00

Genesis tells the story of creation, and how God created the first man, who was known as Adam. In Genesis 2:15-17 we learn what God did with that man: 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him...

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A God Among Gods (The First Commandment)

2009-07-28T01:06:00.012-05:00

Back when Moses was wandering around Sinai, God decided that we need ten commandments to live by. The first one, found in Exodus 20:3 and Deuteronomy 5:7, goes like this: Thou shalt have no other...

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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

2009-07-26T16:37:00.014-05:00

It appears that God is really obsessed with cleanliness. In the Book of Leviticus He calls a meeting with Moses and Aaron and just goes on and on about it. I really give credit to poor old Leviticus...

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Death to the Workers

2009-07-25T17:03:00.005-05:00

Exodus 35:2 tells us: Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Well...

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Hebrew Slaves - Leasing verses Buying

2009-07-23T14:40:00.016-05:00

For quite some time my wife has been saying that we need a maid, but I've always balked at the price. Today however, I may have found the answer to our problems in Exodus 21. The second verse goes as...

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No Mingling!

2009-07-22T18:00:00.010-05:00

God sure made a lot of rules for us to follow. It's good that people wrote them down, because there are just way too many to remember. Maybe that's why so many get ignored; because we just can't...

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The Many Last Words of Jesus

2009-07-21T18:51:00.014-05:00

Last words of famous people are always important. Look at Humphrey Bogart's dying statement of, "I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis." Or Winston Churchill's, "I'm bored with it...

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More Unexplained Mysteries of the Bible at "Uncensored News"

2009-07-21T18:13:00.004-05:00

Check out some more unexplained mysteries of the Bible at Uncensored News, not to mention some other interesting Non-Biblical facts too!

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Cast Away Offensive Body Parts

2009-07-20T20:41:00.013-05:00

Today I decided to go to the New Testament for guidance. I saw that Matthew and Mark both have some advice on how to stay out of hell (even if it means you won't be going to heaven intact). Matthew...

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Raising Cain (The First Murder)

2009-07-19T23:58:00.008-05:00

In the first book of the Bible, Genesis, Adam and Eve got kicked out of the Garden of Eden and Adam had to till the land. No more laying around in the lush paradise for him. I'll bet he was kicking...

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To Covet Or Not To Covet

2009-07-18T18:35:00.011-05:00

In Exodus 20:3-17, God gave us the Ten Commandments to follow. Right now, it's the last of these which is bothering me. Exodus 20:17 goes like this: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you...

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Give the First of Everything

2009-07-17T11:36:00.007-05:00

Exodus 22:29 states the following: Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. My first question is, must I...

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How to deal with a stubborn son

2009-07-16T21:10:00.008-05:00

My wife and I have been having a bit of trouble with our 6 year old son recently. The boy is just at that stage of life where he's stubborn and rebellious. I wondered how the blessed people would...

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Zack Brandit Review

2009-07-16T12:49:00.000-05:00

After submitting this post to a discussion on Blog Catalog titled, "Tell Me Your Blog and I will Tell You How It's Perceived By Your Readers," the post originator, Zack Brandit, was kind enough to...

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