(This was first posted on my other blog FreeBeingFree. It belongs here.)
The Hebrews are a people with a past of extreme highs and lows. Their sense of humor is a bit different from that of my own African- American-slave-descendant culture. But I think our troubles and blessings make us appreciate wry humor.
Yesterday, I was reading in 1 Kings and there is a part in chapter 18 that cracked me up so hard I had to wipe tears from my eyes. I will share versions from both the ERV and the ESV. As a speaker of contemporary English, I found the ERV hit my funny bone hardest.
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| screenshot from eSword ERV version |
Can you just picture it? Elijah making fun of these fools while they are hopping around like madmen!
There is much humor to be found in the Bible. This is a post in the Bible History Daily section of Biblical Archaeology Society that I wanted to share.
Where are parts in the Bible that have made you chuckle?
Peace
--Free
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