OK, let’s face it, there is some pretty bizarre stuff in the Bible, and some pretty cool events. This Top 10 list is my Top 10 coolest events in the Bible.
Top 10 coolest events in the Bible
Number 10: Judges 3:15-26 – A fat king assassinated by being stabbed with a dagger. He was so fat that the dagger sank beneath his flesh and disappeared. As he lay there dying, his servants thought he was using the bathroom so they didn’t come in to save him. You gotta figure that he must have regularly spent a long time in the bathroom making strange noises on a regular basis for them to wait as long as they did.
Number 9: Genesis 2:18-20 - God realizes that man is lonely so he brings a parade of animals in front of him. Adam figures out that none of them would make a good partner, so God has to create a woman for him. Somebody should have told that Mesa firefighter this and then he wouldn’t have gotten arrested for being alone in a barn with that sheep.
Number 8: Genesis 2:25 – Yes, the word naked is in the Bible. I love this part, not only for the promise of being naked with your wife (yes that is cool), but also the picture of perfect harmony here, they were naked and unashamed. If you liked this one, wait till you get to Number 4 below. There is even sex in the Bible (gasp!)
Number 7: Judges 16:4-21 - Guys can be really stupid when a pretty girl is around them. It has something to do with lack of blood flow to the brain. This is not a new problem. Not once, twice, or thrice, but FOUR times, Delilah gets Samson to tell her what his secret is and he can’t seem to figure out that she is messing with his mind. I especially love verse 16 about the nagging him until he was tired to death.
Number 6: Acts 2:42-47 – yes, I put this in yesterday's too, but I love the view of a church that supports each other, eats together daily, and is respected by the non-believers because of how they live. There really is a lesson in this for us today.
Number 5: Genesis 32: 22-30 – Israel, the name of God’s people means ‘Struggles with God.’ What a great look at faith. We all struggle with God. It is heartening to know that God recognizes that and it is OK. This give me hope.
Number 4: Song of Solomon 1:2-4, 1:12-13, 2:3, 2:6, 5:4-6, 7:7-8 All the poetic sex in Song of Solomon (ok, I know it’s tame compared to the average movie today, but check out climbing the tree to grab fruit or sitting in his shade to taste fruit). God created sex and, within the marriage relationship, it is a beautiful and wonderful thing. I’m not sure why so many people are so uptight about it.
Number 3: 1Kings 18-38 Elijah and the false prophets of baal. I love the part in verse 27 where Elijah taunts them, "maybe your god went to the bathroom or perhaps he went to sleep."
Number 2: Prophecy – I don’t include scripture addresses for this one because there are so many examples: prophecy of the Babylonian exile, the destruction of Jerusalem, the destruction of the temple, the coming of the Babylonians, Persians, and Greeks, and most importantly, the coming of Messiah. It is amazing that prophets could predict events hundreds of years ahead of time and be right.
Number 1: Isaiah 49:6 and Acts 13:47 – Salvation for Gentiles. God initially chose a people, the Hebrews to be His people, but with the coming of the Messiah, salvation was open to all people including us gentiles (non-jews). This means that, if you can read this, God loves you and will accept you as His own, no matter what you've done, no matter who you are, no matter what! Praise God.
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