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What's With All the Blood in the Bible?

10/25/2020

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We have an unspoken agreement in our home: my husband is the puke guy. He’s also the blood guy… the splinter guy… the otherwise “any bodily fluids” guy.
 
I gladly handle dirty dishes, dirty laundry, and dirty floors. But I simply cannot stomach that other stuff.
 
When I read through the Old Testament, I often think to myself, Really, Lord?  Not just a few, but many stories and scriptures are not quite censored for those with weak stomachs.
​Case in point: Exodus 12 is the first time Moses addresses the entire community of Israel as a congregation, a united people. In this inaugural address, do you know what he tells them to do?
  1. Select a lamb or goat from among their flock and bring it into the house to live with them for a while
  2. Kill said lamb or goat
  3. Spread its blood over the doorposts of the home
  4. Cook and eat the flesh
 
Then, and only then, would they be saved from God’s wrath about to be poured out on the Egyptians. And this event wasn’t just meant to be a one-time ordeal, God told them to observe “Passover” indefinitely, in the first month of each year.
 
So what is the deal with all of the blood in the Bible?...
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It's Not All White

10/6/2020

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​I stood in the crowded aisle, overwhelmed by decision fatigue.
 
White Pepper
Bit of Sugar
Swiss Coffee
 
No, this wasn’t grocery shopping. I was picking out... paint.
 
I squinted at the samples in my hand. Every square looked essentially the same. ​
White. I just needed white paint. But which white was the right white? (I dare you to say that five times fast.) In other words, which white was true?

I don’t know about you, but I get a little sad every time I read the opening of Genesis. As a middle child, I’ve never been a fan of conflict. Knowing the impending doom of Adam and Eve’s decision makes me want to fast-forward to the end of the script, when Jesus swoops in to make all things right again.
 
However, I believe it’s important that we pause here because we can all learn an important lesson. In chapter three we meet the enemy of our souls, Satan. If there’s one thing I know to be true about him it’s that thousands of years later he’s still using the same tactics. When we know our enemy, we can know how to fight him . . .
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    Wife to Craig, mom of three, author, writer, Rooted Moms founder, Jesus-follower, Bible teacher, and coffee enthusiast.

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