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SURPRISE OF THE DAY ~ August 29

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Surprise of the Day

Did you know the Israelites sometimes sacrificed their children in fire?

Leviticus 18:21

Leviticus 20:1-27 –  Deuteronomy 12:31 and Deuteronomy 18:10 –  2nd Kings 3:27  –  2nd Kings 16:3  –  2nd Kings 17:17-18  –   2nd Kings 21:2-6  –   2nd Chronicles 28:3  –  2nd Chronicles 33:6  –  Psalm 106:37-38  —  Isaiah 57:5  –  Jeremiah 7:30-34  –  Jeremiah 19:5  –  Jeremiah 32:35  –  Ezekiel 16:20-21 –  Ezekiel 16:36-38  –  Ezekiel 20:25-31  –  Ezekiel 23:37  –  Hosea 13:2

Fact of the Day  

One of the things the Israelites did when they worshiped the pagan non-gods of people around them, is that they sacrificed even their children in  fire.  Look at all the scriptures telling them not to.  God warned them that, if they became like the people he drove out of Cnaan so they could have the land, he would drive them out too.  So, they did and he did.  How horrible righteous Abraham’s grandchildren became.

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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ August 28

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

The Israelite slaves escaped Egypt with a few necessities like tents, blankets, cooking pots, axes, and the clothes on their backs.  And a few donations from neighbors to get rid of them.

Numbers 7:13ff 

Genesis 15:16  –  Genesis 47:28  –  Genesis 45:10  –  Genesis 46:28-34  –  Genesis 47:1-27  –  Genesis 50:8 & 22-23  – Exodus 8:22  –  Exodus 9:26  –   Deuteronomy 34:7

Fact of the Day  

No!  Joseph lived to see 3 generations.   Remember, great grandfather Israel lived to be 147 and God had told Abraham they would escape during the fourth generation.

Pharaoh not only gave them Goshen (the best land of Egypt) to live in, but Joseph probably built a house (estate) for each brother and his father and occasionally gave them gifts.

After the tabernacle was erected in the wilderness, each tribe donated…
-1 silver bowl weighing 3-1/4 pounds of silver which would be worth $635 USD each in 2025
-1 fire pan weighing 4 ounces of gold which would be worth $12,200 USD each in 2025

They do not seem to have come from donations from the Egyptians (for back pay?) when they left because they were ALL ALIKE. Perhaps they had been gifts from brother Joseph since he likely gave his father and brothers all the same gifs..

Perhaps they treasured those special gifts from Joseph, so saved & protected them. Where ever those gold and silver dishes came from, they were ALL ALIKE.

By the way, the total value of all the donations (minus the animals) would be
-$7620 USD total value of silver in 2025
-$146,400 USD total value in gold in 2025

$154,020 USD TOTAL VALUE IN 2025

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SAMPLE OOPS OF THE DAY – August 27

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

The Law of Moses consisted of only the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God on stone.

Leviticus

Fact of the Day  

No!  There were over 600 commandments.   Here are the categories and sub-categories.  If someone kept them all and never broke a single one their entire life,  it would make them perfect.  But no one could.  No one could be perfect.  Well, until Jesus came along.

RELIGIOUS & CEREMONIAL LAWS

  • Against Idolatry and Paganism
  • Against False Spiritualists
  • Blasphemy
  • Dedications
  • Tithing
  • Sabbath
  • Special Feasts
  • Sacrifices and Offerings
  • Other Rituals
  • Rules for Priests
  • Special Years
  • Purification
  • Persons Excluded
  • Special Vows

GOVERNMENT

  • King
  • Respect for Rulers
  • Judicial System

SPECIAL CRIMES

  • Against a Person
  • Against Property

PERSONAL RIGHTS

  • Restitution for Loss
  • Seduction
  • Injuries and Damages
  • Masters and Servants
  • Credit, Interest, Collateral
  • Contracts and Agreements
  • Weights and Measures
  • Inheritance

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SEXUAL RELATIONS 

  • Marriage
  • Divorce
  • Sexual Violations

HEALTH AND DIET

  • Health Regulations
  • Dietary Regulations

GENERAL WELFARE

  • Requirements for Benevolence (Welfare)
  • Respect and Support
  • Treatment of Animals

WARFARE

  • Preparation for Battles
  • Rules of Siege
  • Camp Regulations
  • Soldiers and Marriage

RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD THESE LAWS 

  • Obedience Required
  • Duty to Promote
  • Blessings of Obedience
  • Punishments for Disobedience

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OOPS OF THE DAY ~ August 26

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

The golden calf that Aaron made for the newly-freed slaves of Egypt to be their new god was Apis the Bull.

Exodus 32:1-35

Fact of the Day  

No!  It does not say that.  It does not say Aaron made a golden bull.  It does not say he made a golden cow.  Eight times it says they made a baby bovine – a calf – out of their melted gold.

Back in Egypt, the goddess Mehet Werat (centuries later known as Hathor) was the creator goddess, the mother of all.  She is sometimes depicted as sitting and sometimes standing and carrying a child.  Normally, the sun is between her horns.  She supposedly gave birth to the sun god, Ra.  Ra dies every night, but his mother goes to get him and brings him back from the dead which we call dawn.    

The Israelite slaves went into Egypt alive and well under Joseph.  Then they were plunged into slavery – their darkness.  Now, they have not only been resurrected, but they are about to give birth to a new kingdom – their dawn. For over 400 years, they had been exposed to the mythological gods of the Egyptians with hardly a mention of the one true God, the “I AM” – Jehovah/Yahweh.  It is easy  (but not excusable) to see how they could have “gone astray”, even though they did know who the “God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” was.

No Egyptologist knows who that golden calf represents. But one thing is for sure:  It was not a golden bull.

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