In Kings 19.3-5(NIV) Elijah falls asleep under a broom bushIn Kings 19.3-5(KJV) Elijah falls asleep under a juniper treeIn Kings 19.3-5(CEV) Elijah falls asleep under a large bushI... moreIn Kings 19.3-5(NIV) Elijah falls asleep under a broom bushIn Kings 19.3-5(KJV) Elijah falls asleep under a juniper treeIn Kings 19.3-5(CEV) Elijah falls asleep under a large bushIn Kings 19.3-5(ASV) Elijah falls asleep under a juniper treeIn Danish bibles Elijah falls asleep under a 'gyvel' bushI first noticed it in Danish because a 'Gyvel' gives so little protection that it is not worth sleeping under. Thin spread out branches that rain, sun and wind goes right through.So I checked King James and found 'Juniper tree' which is even less protection, Junipers typically form a vertical column of thin straight branches with tiny needles on them, You might as well lay down next to a telephone pole.'Gyvel' and Juniper both have long bendy branches and were used for sweeping in medieval days.So: What kind of bush or tree did Elijah go to sleep under? less
We the people convince ourselves that we matter. It just ain't so Joe. It just ain't so. Behind the scenes the manipulation goes on, on high. Only the cognoscenti are privy to this... moreWe the people convince ourselves that we matter. It just ain't so Joe. It just ain't so. Behind the scenes the manipulation goes on, on high. Only the cognoscenti are privy to this. The rest are dupes who grunt and sweat and work and bleat to no avail. What is planned will be carried out. As it always has been and always will be.
They think we are supposed to accept by rote and not question anything because apparently good Christians never think for themselves or question or require explanations. Odd that. ... moreThey think we are supposed to accept by rote and not question anything because apparently good Christians never think for themselves or question or require explanations. Odd that. What do they do with those brains then? Let them atrophy? Why would God waste a brain on those who never use them?
