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EVERYDAY LIFE IN BIBLE TIMES (CLAP HANDS PT1)

March 18, 20211 corinthians, 2 Corinthians, bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, death, Faith, forgive, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, rock, rocks, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedanger, angry, approval, Bible, celebration, clap hands, clues, communication, CSB, culture, everyday life in bible times, gestrue, grief, hand clapping, Holy Bible, joy, magical, message, misfortune, mock, Near Eastern, NIV, play, scholars, scoff, single clap, Studies, surprise, westernabarkley8

When we communicate with each other, we do not just with our words but also with the gestures we make, such as clapping our hands. Within the culture of the Western world of our day, this single gesture of clapping our hands together can send many and even contrasting messages. For example, we clap our hands to show our approval and appreciation of what has been said or done. But we also can clap our hands together in a mock show of approval and

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EGYPTIAN MAGICIANS

November 29, 2019Uncategorizedaaron, bad, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, black, black magic, Christian, christian studies, christianity, christians, chronological, cow, cows, curiosities, customs, devil, dream, dreams, egyptian, Egyptian Magicians, evil, Exodus, fat, fat cows, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, good, hidden, hidden messages, Holy Bible, Israelite, Israelites, Joseph, magic, Magicians, messages, Moses, mulas, new testament, Old Testament, Pharaoh, priest, priests, Satan, skinny, skinny cows, slave, slavery, Studies, study, theologyabarkley8

Pharaoh dreamed that seven skinny cows gobbled up seven fat cows along the Nile River. Many people in Bible times believed that dreams carried hidden messages, so he called on the magicians of the land to tell him the meaning of his dream. Continue reading EGYPTIAN MAGICIANS →

SOUR WINE AND ROASTED GRAIN

October 28, 2019Uncategorized1 samuel, 2 Samuel, Abigail, Absalom, army, bad, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, Boaz, Christ, Christian, christian studies, christianity, christians, chronological, corn, David, devil, eat, evil, flour, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, good, grain, Holy, Holy Bible, husband, Jerusalem, Jesse, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joshua, King, King David, King Saul, Kings James Bible, Lord, Matthew, Matthew 27:34, mealtime, morsel, Nabal, new testament, Old Testament, parched, right, roasted, roasted grain, Ruth, Ruth 2:14, Satan, Saul, Sin, sour, sour taste, Studies, taste, theology, vinegar, wildnerness, wrongabarkley8

The “vinegar” that Boaz offered Ruth was probably a drink similar to wine that had been fermented longer than usual until it developed a sour taste. This is the same type of drink that was offered to Jesus on the cross (Matthew 27:34, 48). Continue reading SOUR WINE AND ROASTED GRAIN →

BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES “TOTAL BODY BOWING”

June 12, 2019Uncategorized1 Kings, 1 samuel, 2 Kings, 2 Samuel, 7 times, abraham, attitude, bending, Bible, bible customs and curiosities, bible study, bible times, Boaz, body, bowing, brother, Christ, curiosities, customs, David, Door, Egypt, Elijah, Elisha, Esau, exercised, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, government, grain, greek, ground, Hebrew, Holy, Holy Bible, hospitality, Hostility, household, Israel, Jacob, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph's, King, knee, kneeling, knees, knelt, Lord, Man, Men, Middle Eastern, new testament, Northern Kingdom, Old Testament, person, persons, Pray, prophetic, respect, Ruth, Saul, seven times, sister, Studies, tent, tent door, times, woman, womenabarkley8

There were several different ways of bowing in Bible times. These ranged from lowing the head to bending the knees to kneeling down before another person. Continue reading BIBLE CUSTOMS AND CURIOSITIES “TOTAL BODY BOWING” →

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