[1] And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he
sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
[2] And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him:
and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and
bowed himself toward the ground,
[Now, at first it says the LORD appeared, yet in the second verse it
says three men. So, which was it, the LORD, or three men? If the three
men stood by Abraham, why did he run to them? Then again, if that’s
not really the way the scriptures meant it, how much more is there in
the Bible that has been misread by ministers (preachers), TV evange-
list, church doctoring, changed by Biblical editors, etc.? I know our
language is far different from the language of Moses’ time, but if it is top
be taken the way it reads – there is a lot of sugaring in today’s sermons.]
[3] And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not
away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
[How did Abraham know this was the Lord?]
[4] Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and
rest yourselves under the tree:
[5] And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after
that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And
they said, So do, as thou hast said.
[6] And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready
quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the
hearth.
[7] And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good,
and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
[8] And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and
set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
[9] And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold,
in the tent.
[10] And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of
life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent
door, which was behind him.
[11] Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it
ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
[12] Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old
shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
[13] And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying,
Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
[14] Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will
return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
[Time Travel – he know she would still be alive. Sarah, who is about 90
years old at this time and no doubt has gone through menopause, laughs
at God, or god when he tells her that she will have a son. She asks God, or
god if she will "have pleasure" with her "Lord" (Abraham), when both are
so very old. God, or the god assures her that he will return (and
impregnate) her at the appointed time. He doesn’t say Abraham will do it,
he says "he" will return at the appointed time.]
[15] Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he
said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
[She lied. Now, everyone knows it is not nice to lie, but according to this
– she did.]
I didn’t get into the part about the Lord talking with Abraham about
destroying Sodom and Gomorrah because it would simply take up more
space than I want to give it. But I welcome the reader to read about it in
the Bible.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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