Posts by sableindian

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One God--Moses 1st?

by patio34 in

i've been doing a little research into a pharoah named akhenaten.

been coming up with some variances in dates and would like to know if anyone else has run across this info.. akhenaten (amenhotep iv) reigned 1379-1362 bc.

according to 'the bible timeline' moses was born in 1355 bc, right after akhenaten.

sableindian

This post is really good...SEE, every should bring their research to the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses. Raise their hand and repeat their research. Great!

And by the way, the Egyptian, Moshe (Moses) was the first person in the scriptures to use the expression, "Amen" after a prayer. It was already in use by all good and religious Egyptians. And we still honor Amon Ra today with the expression. Even Jehovah's Witnesses do also. But we, as a people are permeated with such things even in our daily lives.

No biggy

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Recommend a Book

by Black Man in

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that's right....recommend a book...any book that would be a good read....... mine's is:.

invisible man by ralph ellison

sableindian

Well, Blackman,

I would like to recommend Invisible Woman about a young girl growing up Black in Germany. Also Clifford's Blues. A Black in the concentration camps. He ends up meeting a Jehovah's Witness and....

good books, both of them

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Marry Only "In the Lord"

by JBean in

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this subject has always been a sticking point for me.

never really understood it enough to agree or disagree with it.

i for one have been married twice... once "in" and once "out".

sableindian

Cool, it's good Jacob had choices. But what about his son Joseph who married an Egyptian and all the other Egyptians that were married while they were in Egypt? And Ruth and Timothy's father? I could go on and on and the idea of a Jew marrying their, 'kind' is an individual matter. Each one married who ever they wanted. But, I DO notice that the Bible speaks that Jacob LOVED Rachel, which had a lot to do with things. And having the modern Jewish woman write her beliefs, (I've never seen a good goy) didn't help a bit. Jews mingled and intermarried whomever they wished. Through out the ages. No matter what Tevye said. The DNA is running rampant as a hine in heat.

But as I said in another post. I gotta read that book! Sounds good.I read a book a while back about Esarhaddon and another Assyrian King...awesome. I love historical fiction.

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Bibles view of women and children.

by Norm in

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christians want that everything must be wholesome and up building.

of course nothing could be considered more so than the bible, the word of god.

in our society we are very concerned with human rights and in particular the rights of women and children.

sableindian

There is also an interesting point here. Aren't there a lot of virgins for a nations (Canaanite) that was supposed to have no morals?

People have just GOT to think! This proves that not all the females were leg gapping whores! sheesh!

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Dinasty?

by SixofNine in

any one see a rape involved in the bible account of dinah and shechem?.

i don't, never have.

what am i missing?

sableindian

Hi,

How Can I Make Real Friends-a JW Video

by Pierced Angel in

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making friends is not always easy when you're young.

finding friends may be particularly challenging if you are a christian and want friends who live by bible standards.

this video has therefore been produced to help you learn how to make friends-the right kind of friends!.

sableindian

Then you'll be glad to know that Dinah had all the 'worldly' friends she needed. With Jehovah's blessing.

Check out my post

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=37328&site=3

Dinah, guilty or not guilty

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Careful which way you look, Jehovahs about.

by sleepy in

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well you never know.. lots wife got turned into a giant lump of salt for just looking in the wrong direction.. did this account ever make sense to you?.

the watchtower always tried to jusify it by saying she must have looked back longingly.it that really a good reason to kill someone?.

especially after you have just saved them.. then david sleeps with someone not his wife has her husband killed and his kid get the punishment!.

sableindian

Check out my post

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=37328&site=3

Dinah, guilty or not guilty

Did you write to Jehovahs Witnesses about your feelings about Dinah? Did they respond? I did, no response.

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The Red Tent

by Panda in

a few weeks ago i read the red tent.

the story of dinah, not as told in the bible.

as we xdubs know the representation of women in the bible is lacking.

sableindian

Going to get this book tomorrow. Check out my post

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=37328&site=3

Dinah, guilty or not guilty

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Most hated Bible stories....

by PopeOfEruke in

years ago, i had a pet-hate bible story, and it was this one story that actually started me on the path to freedom from the borg-org.. it was the story of lot when he was living in sodom and the 2 angels visited (dressed like men of course).

and the crowd of sodomites were yelling "send out the visitors so we can bonk them senseless".

remember?.

sableindian

I just posted this about Dinah

Dinah, Guilty or not guilty

In a publication called "My Book of Bible Stories" is the story of Dinah. It is implied that she is the start of the downfall of a nation and the corruption of her brothers. And that she went out to see girls she was not to go and see.

But who does the Bible blame and what is the story here? What, also, does it say about the ones who brought on the implication?

Let's peak into the book of Josephus. An historian used by Jehovah's Witnesses.

In Book 1 Chapter 21 verse 1 it states"...Now as the Shechemites were keeping a festival. Dina, who was the only daughter of Jacob, went into the city to see the finery of the women of that country."

I don't know, but I can go window-shopping without having to make friends with any of the people in the store. Call me crazy, but, hey, that's just me.

There are a couple of things wrong about this story. But biblically, there is a different story.

A story where Jehovah, Jesus, Jacob, Josephus, the brothers and Shechem never blame Dinah for the horrible things done to her or others.

Jacob made a covenant with Shechem and his father. They were not strangers.

And what about all those widows, fatherless, grandfatherless, etc. females left over? Check out Genesis 34:28,29 and 35:1-5 and see if Dinah had plenty of girl friends to hang out with now?

I guess somebody missed that part of the Bible story.

Now would it make sense to make a lesson of bad association and then have all the bad people just come and join in with the family? Wouldn't have made more sense to show her brother, Judah, with HIS bad associate who he hung out with and ended up going to a prostitute (so he thought)? Here is a classic case, Judah, off from home, (married mind you) hanging with Hiram his homey and they see a 'Canaanite' mama.

I always wondered why they picked Dina over Judah's wrong doing. (Genesis 38)

So you tell me. Was Dinah guilty or not guilty of starting all this...trouble?

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Dinah, guilty or not guilty

by sableindian in

in a publication called "my book of bible stories" is the story of dinah.

it is implied that she is the start of the downfall of a nation and the corruption of her brothers.

and that she went out to see girls she was not to go and see.. but who does the bible blame and what is the story here?