The blog of the Ancient Mariner: For those interested in the old testament

Sunday, 14 January 2018

For those interested in the old testament

You remember Hezekiah, king of Israel, who was sick & ready to die but was given an extra 15 years of life?

After him came Manasseh, the most evil king of Israel* who 'filled Jerusalem with blood from end to end', and assured the destruction of Israel.

He was 12 years old when he became king, therefore was born to Hezekiah after he recovered. If Hezekiah had died sooner then Manasseh would never have been born.

Welcome to the 'what if' game. :-p

*edit - I note that he was king of Judah - not Israel. Pillock. :p

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Why post emergent?

Why not?

Some years ago I wrote about things relating to church I thought were important then and probably still do to an extent. So many of us want to make sure stuff is right, trying to differentiate ourselves, yet also often miss the more important stuff, the bigger picture.

I watch various people doing church in different ways and wonder how much God is concerned about our 'important' bits of theology or stances we take. The church stream I was once so pleased to be part of is starting to look like every other church to me, so maybe it's time I had a little humility instead of pride at being different.