bible stories

[Hannah]

What do you think is the best, funniest, grossest, or wierdest story in the bible?

[Bobbie Steinhauer]

Another good question. The one that speaks the strongest to me, personally is the sheep and the goats. I enjoy Jonah and am finding Amos quite interesting, especially considering the wars that we are fighting right now.

As for me, though, I am processing the women of the Bible, I love Miriam, though it doesn't end well, she was the first named female prophet. Of course, Jesus' death is the most powerful to me. I am rereading several stories now, and I'm amazed at how much I either forgot or never new. It's fun to come back to the stories at different times in your life.

How about you?

[Pastor Justin Johnson]

There are lots of best stories for me. Some of my favorites include Jonah, Acts, and of course the Jesus story.

One of the funniest stories (and there are lots of them) is in Acts where Paul is preaching to a group of people late into the night. Well, he preaches on and on and on, so much so that that young boy fell asleep while listening to him and fell out a window. Paul runs outside and prays and the boy is healed, so what does Paul do? He keeps preaching.

There are some parts in Amos that are pretty gross, but overall, I don't think I have a grossest story, although there are lots of diseases that I don't want to hear about.

The Balaam story is a little weird for me, especially when his donkey starts to talk to him.

[Hannah]

To Bobbie:
My sister's name is Miriam! My favorite story is Moses's life, the funniest is the one about she-bears, and the wierdest story... i dont really have one :)

[Bernice]

Hi. I am new to the BoF, but I agree there is lots of humor and things that make you go Hmmmmmmm.
Funniest for me is Jesus walking on the water. You have the disiples on a boat and Jesus just comes walking up and the disiciples get scared and Jesus says it's me. I can just see these guys getting ready to jump overboard. Then Peter says, if it is you, bid me to come, so Jesus says come on and Peter walks on the water. But when he looked down to see what he was doing he starts to drown and Jesus lifts Peter and they get back in the boat. There are others, but as I write this, I am smiling.......

[Bobbie Steinhauer]

That was funny, as I read your response I thought, "I would have jumped right overboard." Turn-jump-splash. I have a similar reaction to the burning bush, jump right off the cliff. Hummm, that could be why Jesus has never appeared to me in such ways, too quick with the jump reflex. :0)

Bernice said:

Hi. I am new to the BoF, but I agree there is lots of humor and things that make you go Hmmmmmmm.
Funniest for me is Jesus walking on the water. You have the disiples on a boat and Jesus just comes walking up and the disiciples get scared and Jesus says it's me. I can just see these guys getting ready to jump overboard. Then Peter says, if it is you, bid me to come, so Jesus says come on and Peter walks on the water. But when he looked down to see what he was doing he starts to drown and Jesus lifts Peter and they get back in the boat. There are others, but as I write this, I am smiling.......

[Chad King]

One story that always make me cringe is in Judges 4:17-22. Jael drives a tent peg through a sleeping Sisera's temple all the way into the ground.

*shudder*

[Carole Harris]

I agree with Bobbie about coming back to stories at different times in your life. Each time we re-read, it says something different to us, depending on where we are in our life.

[Jan Chapman]

The grossest and possibly wierdest story in the Bible is Judges, Chapter 3:22 when Ehud stabs fat King Eglon in the belly and the "dirt" comes out. Stabbed whilst on the toilet. Nice.

[The Rev Dr Keith A. Spencer]

Genesis 3 - The Expulsion from the Garden is comic - if it wasn't for the fall of humankind being involved and all. (That woman you gave me - she gave the fruit to me - it wasn't my fault, God, it was yours!)
Genesis 6 - when the "sons of God" took human wives and bore heroes.
Genesis 9 - Noah, the first drunk
Genesis 19 - Lot's daughters get him drunk and sleep with him. (Ah, too much wine again)
Then there is Saul and the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28.)
The fiery furnace story from Daniel is awesome, too.
Ahhhhh, so many stories, so little time!

[The Rev Dr Keith A. Spencer]

Oh, and how about what happens to the statue of Dagon in 1 Samuel once the Phillistines capture the ark? It keeps falling over.

One of the all time classic funny stories is in 1 Kings 18 - Elijah versus the prophets of Baal. You got to read it. Good stuff.

[Miriam]

the wierdest story in the bible I think is the story were Jesus spits on his fingers and sticks his fingers in a persons ears and mouth and suddenly they can Hear and talk.Look it up if you don't believe me its in mark 7 31-37

[Pastor Justin Johnson]

A holy "wet willie"

Miriam said:

the wierdest story in the bible I think is the story were Jesus spits on his fingers and sticks his fingers in a persons ears and mouth and suddenly they can Hear and talk.Look it up if you don't believe me its in mark 7 31-37