A new spin on old records

When is the last time you’ve heard the story of David and Goliath? Was it back when you were a child in Bible school? Do you remember what happened to Joseph after he got that well-known coat of many colors? How many times did Joshua walk around Jericho? Are you sure of your answers? Think of all those old Bible stories you think that you have memorized, think about the details that might have been forgotten. When Abraham was about to slay Isaac was there a lamb or a ram caught in the thicket? What was the name of the gate by which the lame man was laid in Acts 3? Did David’s smooth stone actually kill Goliath or, did it just knock him down?

Some of these accounts are told again and again and again and, some you haven’t heard since you were just a child. My hope in writing this is to get you to take out your Bible and reread these passages. Look for new things that you missed the first time, figure things out that you never knew before, things like: How high, wide and long in feet was the Ark that Noah built? How many men and women were on the rooftop when Samson pushed down the pillars? The next time you hear stories like these don’t just shrug them off and assume you know everything already, actually listen. Listen for things you never understood before. Go back and reread them carefully, they have a purpose and they have a meaning, figure out what they are.