Daniel Haas

Month: July 2011

  • Sober and beardy

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    Nazirites dedicated themselves to God and had to follow special rules to show their commitment. Among other things, they were not to cut their hair, drink wine or beer, or have contact with a dead body. They were also supposed to follow laws concerning clean and unclean food (Numbers 6:1-21). How do people show their…

  • The trumpets of Jericho

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    The city wall of Jericho did not tumble because priests blew their trumpets. It did not come down at all. Canaanite settlements in this period didn’t even have walls. Look at this 15th century painting by Jean Fouquet: Jericho looks like a 15th century city! What we have in today’s reading Joshua 6:1-27 does not…

  • President Obama, please call Gerhard Schroeder

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    Mr. President: As far as the current debt crisis goes you have been compared to almost all of your predecessors in the presidency. Allow me to broaden the horizon of the discussion: To me you are in the situation Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany was in. He ran and won against the party of Helmut…

  • Me too

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    Aaron is Moses’ little brother. Compare the crossing of the Jordan River with the crossing of the Red Sea under Moses’ leadership (Exodus 14). How are the situations similar? How are they different? What instructions were given to the priests concerning the Covenant Box? Re-read verses 9-11. What are your thoughts concerning this miracle crossing?

  • Holy Hooker

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    God does not choose the people that would be chosen by human standards. Who assisted the Israelites in capturing the Holy Land? – Rahab, the prostitute. She is also an ancestor of Jesus. What an out-of-this-world bloodline! That is just stuff people can’t make up, only God can do that!