February 13, 2010 9:11 AM
Sam wrote:
Of course the most memorable part of today's assignment is where God stopped the Jordan river for the Israelites to cross it. He did the same thing as He had done for the Red Sea (or Sea of Reeds) when Moses first led the Israelites out of Egypt.
I always find the 12 stone thing interesting. I always wonder what happened to those 12 stones....are they still in the same place, maybe under layers of earth? Were they moved somewhere else and stored for all of humanity together? Were they simply scattered accidentally by passing horses, chariots and people eventually? Or maybe kids found them and used them to build a toy fort. My mind wonders about this every time I read it. I suppose the reason for collecting the 12 stones in the first place was done so that a memorial could be set up to remind all forthcoming generations that a great event had taken place in order for the Israelites to safely cross into their land of milk and honey. It is also very interesting, that even if the stones are still there, that this event can be memorialized because we have the Word of God to read. The WORD has lasted all these generations, even if perhaps the stone memorial has not. Yes, the 'Word' as we read it today has certainly undergone several changes since it was first written, as we can see even in our our society we have many, many versions of the same stories of the Bible, to include verses, chapters and books being excluded in some and not in others. So, yes, the Word HAS been convoluted to a certain extent, much like maybe the 12 stones were convoluted and don't exist as a single memorial today. However, regardless of how much the Bibles as were know them vary from the original writings, the real true message can come through. Like the stone memorial, the Word serves as a reminder of how God wants His people to act, behave and live. Yes, the Word is more complicated than a pile of stones, but we are able to take these words and understand them just as much as we can understand the meaning of a pile of stones. How much do you trust the Bible to be the truth? I don't mean blind faith in the truth, but actually know that, in general, it is relating God's words to us? There IS a difference. If you take the Bible, and really read and study it, you will find 'differences'; you will find 'errors'; and you will find passages which don't make sense. But that's okay.....keep reading, keep studying (and reading my dear friends is not studying), and keep remembering how God gave us these words which remain (in some form) many, many years beyond a pile of rocks.
Of course the most memorable part of today's assignment is where God stopped the Jordan river for the Israelites to cross it. He did the same thing as He had done for the Red Sea (or Sea of Reeds) when Moses first led the Israelites out of Egypt.
I always find the 12 stone thing interesting. I always wonder what happened to those 12 stones....are they still in the same place, maybe under layers of earth? Were they moved somewhere else and stored for all of humanity together? Were they simply scattered accidentally by passing horses, chariots and people eventually? Or maybe kids found them and used them to build a toy fort. My mind wonders about this every time I read it.
I suppose the reason for collecting the 12 stones in the first place was done so that a memorial could be set up to remind all forthcoming generations that a great event had taken place in order for the Israelites to safely cross into their land of milk and honey. It is also very interesting, that even if the stones are still there, that this event can be memorialized because we have the Word of God to read. The WORD has lasted all these generations, even if perhaps the stone memorial has not. Yes, the 'Word' as we read it today has certainly undergone several changes since it was first written, as we can see even in our our society we have many, many versions of the same stories of the Bible, to include verses, chapters and books being excluded in some and not in others. So, yes, the Word HAS been convoluted to a certain extent, much like maybe the 12 stones were convoluted and don't exist as a single memorial today. However, regardless of how much the Bibles as were know them vary from the original writings, the real true message can come through. Like the stone memorial, the Word serves as a reminder of how God wants His people to act, behave and live. Yes, the Word is more complicated than a pile of stones, but we are able to take these words and understand them just as much as we can understand the meaning of a pile of stones.
How much do you trust the Bible to be the truth? I don't mean blind faith in the truth, but actually know that, in general, it is relating God's words to us? There IS a difference. If you take the Bible, and really read and study it, you will find 'differences'; you will find 'errors'; and you will find passages which don't make sense. But that's okay.....keep reading, keep studying (and reading my dear friends is not studying), and keep remembering how God gave us these words which remain (in some form) many, many years beyond a pile of rocks.
God is Great!
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