Bible trivia for today...

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

So everyone remembers Boaz? Nice older guy, husband of Ruth, kinsman-redeemer etc. So who was his famous mother?

PunkStar · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:19 am Post subject:

I'm guessing we aren't allowed to look it up.

Hmm, Boaz's mother?

I'm guessing Rahab. Though I thought she was older than mother Question

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Yeah, you got it Punk. Rahab is refered to as Boaz's mom in the geneology list at the start of Matthew... though the KJV spells it "Rachab" or something like that. Interesting that Rahab is also included in the "hall of faith" list in Hebrews 11. I'd say Rahab was redeemed by her statements and actions. Sorry Punk-i didn't understand the context of your last sentence. Was it a joke? Embarassed

PunkStar · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:32 am Post subject:

Yay, I was right. I know something after all.

What I meant was that I wasn't quite sure of the geneology of Boaz's line or the time interval between Rahab and Boaz. I thought that perhaps there might have been more people between Rahab and Boaz. But clearly I am wrong. Oh well, it doesn't matter. I have the basic fact right. Semantics can be played out later on a quiz show or something. Laughing

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Michael, you know your Bible. The commentary i just read says that very thing-that the timeline during the period of Judges was in question. The commentator wasn't sure if Rahab and Salmon (sp?) were parents in the ancestorial sense or the direct. But anyway i'm going with the geneology table i mentioned in Matthew 1. I just stumbled over this recently while reading and thought it was worth talking about. I don't have any new toys to brag on! Be God's-scott

PunkStar · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

Ok, thanks for sharing that.

Well, I got the last question. So I will post a new one.

During the time of the judges. Israel as under captivity and eventually turned back to God. So God raised a leader to deliver them from their capturers. The particular leader made his own dagger and used it to murder the king of Moab (their oppressors at the time). The Bible also makes curious mention of the fact that this judge was left-handed.

Which Judge am I talking about?

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Ehud, though i had to read it early this am. A left-handed dagger into a fat guy-sounds like a movie. Man, the time of the Judges was tough. Shocked

PunkStar · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

Yep, that's the one. Good job.

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Punk, last night i read that Haman (of the book of Esther) was related to a pagan king in the book of Samuel that Saul was supposed to kill. Samuel finally had to do it. I guess this explains Haman's hatred for the Jews. Surprised

PunkStar · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Well, from my understanding, Haman's reason for hating the jews was a bit more personal than that. But you do bring up an interesting point. I just did a check in my own Bible (which has a reference to the incident with Samuel) and it seems to confirm that. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

sharring · Tiger Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 815 Location: Texas

Haman (the Agagite) hated Mordacai for not bowing to him. Guess he felt he didn't get the proper respect. But when i realized that he likely was a relative of King Agag the Amalekite i get this picture of Haman growing up in an environment of tribal hatred-sorta like the Gaza Strip would be today.

PunkStar · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject:

That's certainly true. But Haman also wanted to wipe out the Jews in general for another reason. Mordacai wouldn't bow to Haman (another man) on the grounds of his religion, which he was making a stand for. Perhaps if Mordacai wouldn't bow, then maybe other Jews wouldn't either. Making Mordacai a leader and possibly starting a rebellion by the Jews against the empire. Haman wanted to nip that possibility in the bud right there. Fortunately, God had other plans, causing Esther to be put in a position to save her people.

I wouldn't doubt your theory about tribal hatred though. It's remarkable how hate can last so many generations.