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The Mysterious Curse of Meroz

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In this episode, we take another look at the ways people bend scripture to support their points of view. The number one most referenced chapters in published sermons during the hundred years leading up to the Revolutionary War were Judges 4-5. The Curse of Meroz was the highlight of those sermons.

NOTES:

The book that prompted this episode is Sacred Scripture, Sacred War by James P. Byrd.

RECAP/TAKEAWAYS:

You are performing a biblical gyration when you:

  • Don’t know what something means, but apply it to your life anyway (in any way you choose). The curse of Meroz fits here. No one knows what it was or anything about Meroz.
  • Decide we are them. We, of course, decide that we are the good guys. Israel most likely. And someone else, like England, stands in for Egypt.
  • Determine he is the man. Any linkage between a person today and a biblical character is completely arbitrary, like former president Trump and King Cyrus.

    • Again, read the Bible for what it says, not for what you want it to say or what you hope it will say.

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    Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing

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