[Linux4christians] Ex-Muslim's college speech disrupted by arson.

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---- Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln at mnsi.net> wrote: 
> On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 13:11 +0700, David Kuntadi wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln at mnsi.net> wrote:
> 
> > But even Moses teach Israelites to worship Serpent brass
> > 
> > Num 21:9  And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole,
> > and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he
> > beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
> > 
> > And it works!!!!
> 
> > >  Yes it worked, but note the lack of phrasing "worshipped the serpent
> > > of brass".  I'd love to give the Hebrew and it's meaning but it seems my
> > > Vines Dictionary is out on loan.  :(
> > 
> > When you get back your dictionary, check this out as well:
> > 
> > 2Ki 18:4  ......, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses
> > had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense
> > to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
> 
>   Please, be more careful with the quotes, you left out the key phrase:
> "He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the
> groves, and brake into pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made:
> for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and
> he called it Nehushtan."
> 
>   Note the difference in time, this is at a much later date when Israel
> was indulging in Idolatry.  Contrast that to Numbers 21:9
> "And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came
> to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the
> serpent of brass, he lived."
> 
>   Numbers does not counsel idolatry, the record attests to that.
> 
>   I can make certain allowances for English not being your first
> language, but I cannot allow for bad cites.
> 
>   Take Care,
> 
>   Mike

Right on!

> 
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