A second glance only served to make them even more bizarre. Go up, you baldhead! And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
Some genuine Bible-believing Christians, including myself, have stumbled over it for years. It is quite embarrassing to some. Were the translators wrong for employing the term? Prepare for a Bible lesson, cultural insight, and some studies in etymology! We will get to all the various aspects of the matter. They knew exactly what they were doing. The phrase seems to be used contemptuously to denote a boy, because adults in the East regard decency in doing this sitting down [covered with their garments], nor would they do it in the sight of others Herod.
How to Make Time for God (Even If You Barely Have Time to Pee)
Let God do so and more also unto the enemies of David if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that piss against the wall. For in very deed as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hastened and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that piss against the wall. But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? KJV , J
Here are five things you can do to make time for God a priority — even when you barely have time to pee. Thank you for your support! Deut and Ex are two examples. While these verses typically refer to food offerings, the same concept applies to how we spend our time as well.