The islanders thought Paul was a murderer and he got his just desserts when he was bitten by the snake. But, after shaking off the reptile, they changed their minds about him being human because not only did it bite but also hung on to cause pain for hours before letting go. So then instead of believing that Paul had magical powers like other gods in their culture such as Namakaokahai or Paliuli-a-Makawe the shark god , they decided that this man must be one too!
After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.
When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live. They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead.
But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. All male Jews were required to pay a Temple tax in order to support keeping the Temple in working order..
Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself. At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth. Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth.
So he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him. He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth. Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore. This is certinaly a wild story about animals in the Bible.
His actions that day reveal the value he places on human life. The two men he freed from demon possession were far more important than all the pigs in the world. And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. Have you come here to torment us before the time?
The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
The biblical prophet Elijah was sent to deliver a prophecy from God. God instructed Elijah to leave the area and where God sent him, he would find water and food. Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
This one amazes me every time I read it. Before visiting Moses and Aaron visiting Pharaoh, God knew that Pharaoh would demand a powerful sign, so the Lord said told Aaron to throw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and the staff would turn into a serpent. Of course, it happened, just as God said. Aaron cast down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.
For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. Daniel and the Lions. Just about everyone knows this story about animals in the Bible! Exodus — At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
Genesis — Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Exodus — If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbour, having taken into account the number of people there are.
You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. Genesis — There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well.
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Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter. Donkey that Jesus rides into Jerusalem Matthew Gnats or lice Exodus 8. Frogs Exodus 8. One of the 10 plagues in Egypt, the story says that frogs were everywhere -- even in the Egyptians' beds.
Lions and Daniel Daniel 6. One of the most famous stories in the Bible centers around the prophet Daniel being wrongfully accused and thrown into a lion's den to be eaten as punishment.
Miraculously, angels come and close the lions' mouths all night, and he is saved. As retribution, his accusers and their families are thrown into the same lions' den and are devoured. Locusts Exodus Herd of swine drowned after jumping off a cliff Luke 8.
Jesus casts numerous demons out of a man and sends them into a herd of swine who race headlong off a cliff into the water. Golden Calf Exodus When Moses is gone too long, the people of Israel turn to Aaron and demand that he make a god for them to worship.
He tells them to melt down their golden jewelry and other golden items, and he forms a calf made of gold that becomes an idol for them. Most people know this story, since the symbol of a golden calf is often used to represent idolatry. Locusts and wild honey Matthew 3.
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