I'm reading the Bible cover to cover...

homeschool

....what the heck have I gotten myself into . Its something me & my jw sis are doing together...but separately. In our own private time. She gave me this list that you're s'posed to write the date you read each section, about 3-4 chapters each night. I slacked for the past 3 days (not gonna tell her that)...now I'm up to Genenis 28. HoLY CRAP...am I missing something??! The whole friggen thing shows God as a little brat (please god do not strike me with thunder for saying that ). He kept killing people! Its so weird to imagine the the 2nd set of people had a feud & one murdered the other. Was sin that quick? Cain killed Abel out of jealousy...it doesnt seem true. Lot's wife peeked back & was turned to salt...then his 2 daughters did the dirty deed with him while serving him wine so they could make babies. EWWWWW Oh, check out this link if you want to see a comic's HILARIOUS description of Lot's life.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0r7syc1BSg (can somebody post this as a clickable link? the language is a tad raunchy, you've been warned )

As a sidenote, in Genesis 21....Abraham threw Isaac a party on the day he was weaned. Check out the history on that and find out what other religions believe about that (I checked out the Jewish & Baptist websites). IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

I am sincerely doing this believe it or not. I don't believe the Bible (duh, obviously)...but I have never read it & kinda feel like a hypocrite. My husband said there's a way to read it, not cover to cover, but starting from 'start to finish'...does that make sense? Am I supposed to find a different book of the bible to start at?

BabaYaga

Homeschool said

The whole friggen thing shows God as a little brat

Uhm... yeah. Yes, you're seeing it like it is.

A jealous, bloodthirsty, unreasonable, all-powerful damned brat, to be exact.

Have you ever noticed that the "Old-Testament" god sounds like a completely different person than the "New-Testament" god? Oh, wait... you're not there yet...

as for this:

As a sidenote, in Genesis 21....Abraham threw Isaac a party on the day he was weaned. Check out the history on that and find out what other religions believe about that (I checked out the Jewish & Baptist websites). IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Great find! Thank you!!!

White Dove

The Bible is not written in chronological order, but rather in order of topics, I think. There is a chronological Bible in Christian bookstores that you can get.

White Dove

I noticed that God pretty much disappears when Jesus comes to earth and teaches everyone a better way. Well, I wouldn't say a better way. I would say another way because going against a government and getting eaten by lions isn't a good way.

White Dove

Yeah, Jesus's way is much better than God's way. God was such a brat. You nailed that one.

homeschool

I kinda feel guilty for saying that ...but it was my first thought! I will look further into the topics as opposed to the books.

White Dove

I don't want to worship or feel guilty about not worshipping a god that loves blood, fat, and forskins for his evening meals.

bluecanary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0r7syc1BSg

dudeson

that video is hilarious! anyone notice Arkansas was on the list to possibly annihilate?

homeschool

Thanks, Blue!

I don't want to worship or feel guilty about not worshipping a god that loves blood, fat, and forskins for his evening meals.I'm wasn't trying to look at all the negative. But the negative kept jumping out at me! It certainly does appear that the god of Genesis had a jealous, short temper. Thanks for letting me vent last night .....enjoy the evideo!

Baba....nooooo I haven't gotten to the new testament yet, ya little rascal

Oh, and I mentioned the "Abraham throwing Isaac a birthday party".....to which my sister said 'was weaning done every year?'...."No, I think it was a one time thing".... She responded, "because throwing a party for someone's accomplishments is fine. It might have not been a birthday party, but a party to celebrate his weaning". DoH! I wish my brain was faster....I just realized that I should've said that being weaned is not necessarily an accomplishment on the child's part. It's something the parents choose for their child. But I did say, "is it possible that EVERYBODY celebrated their birthdays so it wasnt really something important to put in the Bible over and over, kinda like how they dont tell you how many times you need to eat everyday?" I felt the air get a little tense at that point so I changed the subject & all was good . I think.

Oh, and the "Birthday" revelation idea...I didn't come up with that one on my own. Some other brilliant mind did...

P.S....what does Genesis 5:24 mean when it says Enoch was no more, that "god took him"? I thought god didnt take people.

I'm reading the Bible cover to cover...

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