Some of the stories found in the Bible contain some elements that today we consider strange, weird, or just plain wrong. This part of my mobile website includes insightful explanations about what is going on in those stories. (Unless otherwise indicated, any verse of Scripture quoted on this site is my own translation or paraphrase.)
- How to Read Through the Bible and Understand Most of it
- Why Did Abraham Ask Sarah to Say She Was His Sister?
- Gen 44 Why Did Joseph's Brothers Allow Themselves to Be Duped a Second Time?
- Judges 15 Samson's 300 Foxes
- Judges 19 The Levite and His Concubine
- Ruth 1-4: The Abbreviated Story of Friendship and the Pleasant One
- I Sam 9, 10 & 19 Did King Saul Speak in Tongues?
- I Samuel 13 No Blacksmiths No Swords
- I Samuel 14 Jonathan Vs the Philistines
- I Samuel 17 David Vs Saul Not David Vs Goliath
- 1 Samuel 17 How Tall Was Goliath?
- I Samuel 17, David, Goliath, and the rules of combat
- II Samuel 2 One-on-one times twelve
- II Samuel 3 Joab used trickery to kill Abner
- II Samuel 2 Asahel Vs Abner the cheater
- THERE WERE THREE REASONS MICHAL NEVER HAD KIDS
- I Samuel 21 David Feigns Insanity
- II Samuel 8 David Killed Two Thirds of the Moabites Captured in Battle
- II Sam 20 Joab used trickery to kill Amasa
- I Kings 1 Why Didn't David's Wives Keep Him Warm?
- I Kings 1 Abishag Did Not Fit Our Idea of Beauty
- I Kings 13 A Prophet is Deceived by Another Prophet
- II Kings 2 How Was Elijah Taken to Heaven?
- II Kings 2 The Company of the Prophets Searched for Elijah
- II Kings 21 Why was Hezekiah's son so wicked?
- Obadiah vs 3 & 4 How Was Edom Destroyed?
- Daniel 1 Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar?
- Daniel 1 & 3 The Names of Daniel and His Three Friends
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 1
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 2
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 3
- Esther 1 My Timeline of the Story of Esther
- Esther 1 Beauty Contests Were Not the Way They Chose Queens
- Esther 2 - This Was Not a Beauty Contest; It Was a Test of Character
- Esther 2 Why Was Esther Chosen?
- Esther 2 Why Did Mordecai Sit at the King's Gate?
- Esther 3 Did the Jews bow down to a king?
- Esther 3 Did Mordecai bow down before King Xerces or just to God?
- The Birth of Jesus Part 1 Who Is Greater?
- The Birth of Jesus Part 2 A Messenger
- The Birth of Jesus Part 3 Cousins
- The Birth of Jesus Part 4 Dilemmas
- The Birth of Jesus Part 5 Plans
- The Birth of Jesus Part 6 A Tension-filled Wedding
- The Birth of Jesus Part 7 A Census
- The Birth of Jesus Part 8 The Journey
- The Birth of Jesus Part 9 Bethlehem
- The Birth of Jesus Part 10 The Birth
- The Birth of Jesus Part 11 Confirmation by Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus Part 12 Lots of Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus Part 13 A Cave-House
- The Birth of Jesus Part 14 The Caravan
- The Birth of Jesus Part 15 The Story of Two Stars
- The Birth of Jesus Part 16 A Second Confirmation
- The Birth of Jesus Part 17 Take Flight!
- The Birth of Jesus Part 18 Measured by Their Names
- John 8 Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery
- Luke 22 Why Did Jesus Say to Buy a Sword?
- John 19 - Jesus Asked John to Take Care of His Mother
- Stephen Was Not Stoned; He Was murdered with Stones (Part 1)
- Stephen Was Not Stoned; He Was Murdered with Stones (Part 2)
Old Testament Stories 38 stories
- How to Read Through the Bible and Understand Most of it
- Why Did Abraham Ask Sarah to Say She Was His Sister?
- Gen 44 Why Did Joseph's Brothers Allow Themselves to Be Duped a Second Time?
- Judges 15 Samson's 300 Foxes
- Judges 19 The Levite and His Concubine
- Ruth 1-4: The Abbreviated Story of Friendship and the Pleasant One
- I Sam 9, 10 & 19 Did King Saul Speak in Tongues?
- I Samuel 13 No Blacksmiths No Swords
- I Samuel 14 Jonathan Vs the Philistines
- I Samuel 17 David Vs Saul Not David Vs Goliath
- 1 Samuel 17 How Tall Was Goliath?
- I Samuel 17, David, Goliath, and the rules of combat
- II Samuel 2 One-on-one times twelve
- II Samuel 3 Joab used trickery to kill Abner
- II Samuel 2 Asahel Vs Abner the cheater
- THERE WERE THREE REASONS MICHAL NEVER HAD KIDS
- I Samuel 21 David Feigns Insanity
- II Samuel 8 David Killed Two Thirds of the Moabites Captured in Battle
- II Sam 20 Joab used trickery to kill Amasa
- I Kings 1 Why Didn't David's Wives Keep Him Warm?
- I Kings 1 Abishag Did Not Fit Our Idea of Beauty
- I Kings 13 A Prophet is Deceived by Another Prophet
- II Kings 2 How Was Elijah Taken to Heaven?
- II Kings 2 The Company of the Prophets Searched for Elijah
- II Kings 21 Why was Hezekiah's son so wicked?
- Obadiah vs 3 & 4 How Was Edom Destroyed?
- Daniel 1 Nebuchadnezzar or Nebuchadrezzar?
- Daniel 1 & 3 The Names of Daniel and His Three Friends
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 1
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 2
- Daniel 5 A Hand Wrote on the Wall Part 3
- Esther 1 My Timeline of the Story of Esther
- Esther 1 Beauty Contests Were Not the Way They Chose Queens
- Esther 2 - This Was Not a Beauty Contest; It Was a Test of Character
- Esther 2 Why Was Esther Chosen?
- Esther 2 Why Did Mordecai Sit at the King's Gate?
- Esther 3 Did the Jews bow down to a king?
- Esther 3 Did Mordecai bow down before King Xerces or just to God?
New Testament Stories 23 stories
- The Birth of Jesus Part 1 Who Is Greater?
- The Birth of Jesus Part 2 A Messenger
- The Birth of Jesus Part 3 Cousins
- The Birth of Jesus Part 4 Dilemmas
- The Birth of Jesus Part 5 Plans
- The Birth of Jesus Part 6 A Tension-filled Wedding
- The Birth of Jesus Part 7 A Census
- The Birth of Jesus Part 8 The Journey
- The Birth of Jesus Part 9 Bethlehem
- The Birth of Jesus Part 10 The Birth
- The Birth of Jesus Part 11 Confirmation by Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus Part 12 Lots of Visitors
- The Birth of Jesus Part 13 A Cave-House
- The Birth of Jesus Part 14 The Caravan
- The Birth of Jesus Part 15 The Story of Two Stars
- The Birth of Jesus Part 16 A Second Confirmation
- The Birth of Jesus Part 17 Take Flight!
- The Birth of Jesus Part 18 Measured by Their Names
- John 8 Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery
- Luke 22 Why Did Jesus Say to Buy a Sword?
- John 19 - Jesus Asked John to Take Care of His Mother
- Stephen Was Not Stoned; He Was murdered with Stones (Part 1)
- Stephen Was Not Stoned; He Was Murdered with Stones (Part 2)