Thursday, April 24, 2008

Beginnings

Mostly, friends have asked me " Where did all this come from ?" AND - they meant - "what far-out off the beaten path material have you now wandered into - you freak you !"


My response was - "Yeah - the Bible - so strange !"


Well - it IS strange - from almost any point of view . . .and from my perspective much more strange if we take it in its original presentation . . .and the Hebrew roots which were caused and controlled by GOD . . .as HE showed up one day in a vision and said to Abram "I AM your shield and exceeding great reward" (Genesis 15:1) THEN - Abram talked to HIM in the vision and found out God would give Abram an heir out of his own body and WHAM - the Bible says - "Abram believed God and IT was counted to him as righteousness" Strange - very strange . . .all you do is ask God a question - believe an impossible answer - and BANG - you're RIGHTEOUS !


No wonder, though, Abram was called the "Father of Faith" - he was an idol worshipper in UR of the Chaldees . . .why choose him ? AND - why would he respond to a VISION experience ?


Well - this simple quandary produced in me a desire to trace the concept through the Bible and understand what God was doing ! Sure - I knew Adam and Eve got a PROMISE after the Fall that she would have a descendant who would bruise Satan's head . . .(strange - the Promise was actually addressed to the SNAKE !) BUT - New Testament writings refer back to THE PROMISE and focus on Abraham . . .so I started there . . .even though it flowed back to the Garden and forward to US ! More to come . . .

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