Genesis 21 tells of the birth of Isaac and the bitchiness of Sarah. While Sarah wasn’t bearing children (maybe as a result of being continually pimped out by Abraham?), she was happy for a servant called Hagar to bear the heir. The second that Isaac is born, Sarah gets rid of Hagar and child. Clearly [...]
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The Bible – Sod ‘Em
27 February 2010, 7:16 pm
Genesis 19 is a fun little tale, full of reversals and surprises. It begins with two angels going to visit Lot in Sodom. Lot welcomes them in and offers a good foot washing and feeding session. As is polite and in custom with receiving visitors. Especially angels. Shortly after they arrive, the local men turn [...]
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The Bible – Short Back and Sides
23 February 2010, 9:26 pm
For the people who follow Judaism, Genesis 17 I would imagine is very important. In this new chapter a lot happens. God decides to rename a few people, probably to keep things consistent further on in the book. Abram and Sarai get a great new makeover and emerge as Abraham and Sarah. This happened while [...]
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The Bible – The Adventures of Abram
15 February 2010, 8:34 pm
We’re back and we get more Abram goodness. Genesis 14 opens with a war (always a page turner). Amraphel, King of Shinar; Arioch, King of Ellasar; Chedolaomer, King of Elam; and TIDAL KING OF NATIONS!! (Sorry about the capslock issue there, I think a name like that just deserves them). Anyway, it’s all a bit [...]
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The Bible – Short and Important Stories
9 February 2010, 9:32 pm
11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. For such a long book, I am often surprised to see that the things I learned as a child – and I thought these were the really important stories – are often really really short. [...]
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The Bible – What Adam Did Next
2 February 2010, 10:50 pm
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. In the first part, we saw how God placed temptation in the way of Adam and Eve, and then punished them when they fell for it. I think that this was the first “dick move” [...]
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