i am fascinated by job 40:15-24. which one of the following pictures do you think best describes behemoth?
i have kindly cut and pasted the portion of scripture at the bottom and highlighted some of the outstanding identifying marks of the animal.
i look forward to your views on this very intruiging portion of scripture!.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround him.
23 When the river rages, he is not alarmed;
he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
I think these verses contain the answer. The lotus is an aquatic plant and reeds grow along the sides of the river beds. The reference to "to the river surging against his mouth" also gives a clue.
My vote is a hippo...
based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.
she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.
the officer had to hit her face.
Hi beks...I was commenting on both yours and Ynots comments, so two different tracks from me in one post...I believe she had mentioned wife beating cops.
Ynot...I am sure, based on your comments, that you have seen some domestic abuse by cops...nonetheless, I think it is a bit of a stretch to paint cops with a broad brush statement. I suspect that the statistics would show that the incidence of domestic violence among cops is the same or less than the general population. It is despicable for it to be perpetrated by anyone...period. As a cop, I certainly have a perspective that differs from the average person. I can speak for myself and say that there is no way I would allow myself to be attacked without defending myself, but I would like to think my judgement would help keep me out of situations that are volatile and likely to escalate. Unfortunately, the job puts you in constant contact with people that will fight over the most minor things and then decisions have to be made and actions taken.
snatched the forbidden fruit outta' eve's hand !.
made a fortune selling " manna helper " to the israelites !
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been stoned to death
based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.
she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.
the officer had to hit her face.
Hi Ynot and beks...I enjoy both yours and beks comments, but I am perplexed why you would state that many police wives suffer brutality at home? I don't doubt that domestic violence occurs with police families (as it does in all walks of life), but I would say that the punishment is much harsher for cops caught in domestic violence than the average citizen. In California, if you are convicted for felony domestic violence, you can't carry a gun and thus can't work as a cop. The bad apples get weeded out quickly.
I am not defending the way the officer handled the situation, especially if it was a very minor violation, but to think women can not be as violent as men or injure a man is being unrealistic. I have seen some very ugly fights involving women, and the men didn't always come out in good shape. I don't think that you can say the officer has a history of not hesitating just because he reacted to a threat. Again, things happen in a blink of an eye...I'm sure in retrospect the officer would have preferred that the situation had unfolded differently, but that doesn't mean he has to abdicate his right to defend himself against injury. Cops aren't trained to be injured...they are trained to protect themselves and use what force is necessary to control the situation. His judgement may have been flawed, but his reaction was within his right to defend himself.
based on this video shot from seattle, i think this 17-year african american teenage girl acted beyond normal expectation.
she is seen threatening or attempting to hit a law enforcement officer who was doing his duty.
the officer had to hit her face.
The bigger question is not whether he should have hit her, but did he use good tactics? When the situation got to the level where he was being pushed and shoved by the girls, he had every right to defend himself. Whether she was a female, black or a minor is irrelevant...they were very aggressive and a crowd was building around them. Tactically, the officer might have called for help and waited, if possible, for them to arrive before he took action...sometimes things escalate so quickly it is a split second choice to act. If the officer had been punched or worse, would we be defending the girls? As a cop, I have dealt with these situations, and believe me, it is easy to analyze and criticize from the comfort of home and replay of video...it is a very different thing when you have to act in a manner of seconds. Not knowing what lead to this situation makes a fair analysis even more difficult...it is just unfortunate that it was escalated to this level in the first place.
the witnesses are worse than the pharisees ever were!.
if you don't turn in a time slip and record your "ministerial" activities, you are no good.. if you wanted to smoke, you would be kicked out, even though the bible says nothing about smoking (and j.f.
rutherford, the society's president regularly smoked).. you cannot go to a "quick build" project and give of your free services if you are wearing a tee shirt with a logo on it!.
If you have facial hair, you are identifying with worldy attitudes...and it is even worse if you are a man!
i've been watching the new dvd and it is a bull fest about russell.
i haven't even gotten half way and they already excluded one very important bit of information.
you'll recall that russell "lost" his faith and "turning away from church creeds and searching for truth, russell examined some leading oriental religions, only to find these unsatisfying".
Just finished watching it...I am quite underwhelmed.
The twisting of Christendom's teachings on Trinity and the Soul were to be expected, but what really caught my attention was the decrying of Christendom's great apostasy while at the same time commenting favorably on the translation of the Bible by early Catholics up through Wycliffe, the writings of Martin Luther and other Reformationists and the awakening of Herr, Storrs, Barbour and the Second Adventists. The picking and choosing of who was good and who was bad seemed quite selective.
There was a distinct absence of any of Russell's more "unique" teachings such as using the measurements of the Great Pyramid to determine chronology, his being the Faithful and Discreet Slave or the home of God being on the planet Pleiades. The downplaying of the "End" coming in 1914 was also interesting...and slanted.
I was surprised how little time was spent on Rutherford outside of his being jailed in 1918 for boldly defending the Truth against the corrupt and apostate clergy. Nothing on his later changes to doctrine.
All in all, it was a very "vanilla" presentation...or as my wife put it, "boring"!!
i've been watching the new dvd and it is a bull fest about russell.
i haven't even gotten half way and they already excluded one very important bit of information.
you'll recall that russell "lost" his faith and "turning away from church creeds and searching for truth, russell examined some leading oriental religions, only to find these unsatisfying".
Titus, you have a PM
i've been watching the new dvd and it is a bull fest about russell.
i haven't even gotten half way and they already excluded one very important bit of information.
you'll recall that russell "lost" his faith and "turning away from church creeds and searching for truth, russell examined some leading oriental religions, only to find these unsatisfying".
Titus, I would love the link as well...please PM...thanks so much!
My wife was not a Dub, but came from a 7th Day Adventist background. She totally related to COC, but I would agree that most who are not familiar with the "high control" lifestyle would not connect to it...
