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Bible stories can be pretty spooky, too
Spooky stories from the Bible
Date published: 10/31/2009 By Flowers Umble Today, it will be fairly normal to see ghosts, witches and monsters. Such spookiness is stock in trade on Halloween. But you might be surprised to learn that the Bible includes these scary sights, too. Some of the spine-tingling moments of the Good Book include: Monster Mash In Job 41, God tells of a fearsome creature called the leviathan. This sea monster's breath sets coals on fire. The sword, javelin and spear have "no effect" on the creature. His chest is hard as rock. And he is a "creature without fear." Don't Look Back Ever wonder about the consequences of disobeying the seemingly silly orders of God? Lot's wife learned the hard way. In Genesis 19, when two heavenly messengers came to rescue her family, they had just one command: Don't look back. But as the city crumbled, Lot's wife turned around. And she became a pillar of salt. A Different Kind of Resurrection In 1 Samuel 28, Saul prays desperately for help during an attack. When he receives no answer, he decides to ask his friend Samuel. So Saul seeks out a witch and asks to talk with the dead king. The witch sees Samuel rise from the ground. Samuel predicts Saul and his sons will die the next day, and they do. Nine Plagues When Pharaoh wouldn't listen to Moses in Exodus, God sends nine plagues, each a little bit worse than the last. First, all the water in Egypt turned to blood. Then, frogs covered the land; gnats and flies filled the air; livestock died suddenly; men and animals broke out in painful sores; hail and storms broke out; locusts ate everything in sight; darkness covered Egypt; and the firstborn sons in each family were slated to die. An Unlikely Weapon When the Israelite army couldn't defeat Sisera, a general's wife took matters into her own hands. In Judges 4, Jael offered refuge and a drink in her tent. Then, while Sisera slept, she drove a tent peg into his head. --Compiled by Amy Flowers Umble
Date published: 10/31/2009
Gotta love god
(posted by
fugyou
, Nov. 1, 2009 11:08 am)
Murdering infants, drowning the world, plagues---oh wait, we STILL have those. Yeah, he's awesome. NOT. Only after I became a now dyed in the wool Atheist, did I truly understand how horrific it was to teach little kids that if they don't follow orders, they'll be condemned to some atrocious fate (burned alive, drowned, killed), or better yet, get to spend an ETERNITY in hell, lol. Sick sick sick.
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