I'm dozing off on p. 5. This can't be good.
Nimrod. Heh heh.
Still bothered by the whole No problem, Pharaoh, take my wife, please! thing. Eeuw.
Is there any good explanation of the "living 900 years" thing?
If God demands an accounting of each animal, we as a culture are screwed.
A map would help me a lot. I'll bet there's one online if I'd stop.
Still get chills at "Look up at the heavens and count the stars--if indeed you can count them. So shall your offspring be." Amazing.
And really, did Sarai not thing that things were going to go very, very badly wrong with Hagar? This story does not add up in this particular telling.
I keep thinking of my Jewish "bridesmaid" who, when we were talking about our Pre-Cana and how marriage is a covenant, tried to tell us it's a contract. "You don't want a covenant," he said. We laughed, nervously, because we did and we do and we live it but wow, contracts are easier.
And SO much enmity between brothers! Here I thought that was just my house. (Reading ahead a bit while I have uninterrupted time.)
Um, Gen 19:5: seriously??? That's the text??? And again19:8?????
And geez, I should have known that the Bible was even the start of Daddy issues. I'm a little grossed out here. Not proud starts to some tribes.
I think I need a Bible study, not just a Bible read. I'm sure "creeped out" is not the reaction I am supposed to have. Stopping now on p. 16. I'm tempted to look up how many to go but I think it would deter rather than encourage.
There are going to be a lot of stories in the Bible that are gonna make you say "Whoa" but get through that to the overall message of love. Another way to think about it is to be happy those days are over. :-) Keep reading and praying, it'll be worth it in the end.
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