grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Mar 12, 2015 17:52:12 GMT -5
I’m wondering what type of rock slabs these commandments were engraved on? I’m no Biblical scholar-- yet no Babylon slouch either. Does it mention the name & location of the mountain Moses ascended to receive these slabs? What type of rock properties does this mountains contain? Is it volcanic in nature? Let it Rock mostly @mr.mohs Mount Sinai's rocks were formed in the late stage of the Arabian-Nubian Shield's (ANS) evolution. Mount Sinai displays a ring complex that consists of alkaline granites intruded into diverse rock types, including volcanics. The granites range in composition from syenogranite to alkali feldspar granite. The volcanic rocks are alkaline to peralkaline and they are represented by subaerial flows and eruptions and subvolcanic porphyry. Generally, the nature of the exposed rocks in Mount Sinai indicates that they originated from different depths. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai |
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Post by mohs on Mar 12, 2015 20:51:57 GMT -5
Wow thanks Bill! I really appreciate the info. GeoDivinity ! I knew the name of those mountains. but ya know... memory like the first thing to go. Next to money --its a close a race. Now I'm doing a little research on the Tablets of Stone. Ya see I thought they might have been of granitic nature (or basalt) as that that slab is prone to shattering. As opposed to say a serpentinish type of composition which as more of fibrous resiliency. That why I was wondering about the mountain composition. In my initial research (according to wiki ) traditional teaching claim the Tablet of Stone were made from a blue stone. Sapphire? More likely lapis lazulli. Lapis is a tough stone from my observations-- w/ a weighty density.Probably from the pyrite inclusions. But I never thought it as a stone to shatter. But this heart tells a different tale  The folks who owned this heart claim it just dropped to the ground. But I remain skeptical of that. That one side is opalized wood That heart took a beating but notice the seam didn't break and eye pin didn't fail... |
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Post by chassroc on Mar 13, 2015 16:12:04 GMT -5
These are quite simple rules that spawn complex arguments and ideas.
I don't like or think that you can dictate your morality on others.
I don't want the bedroom police telling my wife and I what we can and cannot do in our own home.
Right away , number one: "Do not worship any other Gods" is quite presumptuous. It supports the actions of conservatives and radicals to do whatever they wish to the heathen. Uhh, by the way, that means the "heathen" are anyone who does not believe as I do. Isis and AlQueda take this to the limit to kill anyone who is not a true believer
The second, "Do not make any idols"....hmmm? I was raised a devout Catholic and we have bibles and idols up the Kazoo. We have lovely stained glass with angels and God in almost every church.
The third, "Do not misuse the name of God". We tend to equate the bible belt with country music and Conservativesand if there isnt a God..m country singer who isn't doint this I don't know what country your're living in!
I could continue but you get the picture...Dave is more righteous than me and I am more righteous than you but in the end it is all a crock of sh*t.
Charlie
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2015 22:52:41 GMT -5
The second, "Do not make any idols"....hmmm? I was raised a devout Catholic and we have bibles and idols up the Kazoo. We have lovely stained glass with angels and God in almost every church. It seems biblical text does not say anything about "make any idols". Instead it prohibits the carving of idols. Thus only sculpted idols need be prohibited. I am no biblical scholar but the text is pretty clear. Of course I never read the original aramaic. I admit to being a neophyte in this genre. |
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Post by jamesp on Mar 14, 2015 1:56:39 GMT -5
I suppose it depends on which God that you desire to believe in, if any God at all in some cases.
If it is the Bible, there are rules. Obey or disobey, it is a free choice.
It makes a simple request-that you believe in it. The rest is up to you.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 14, 2015 8:34:21 GMT -5
These are quite simple rules that spawn complex arguments and ideas. I don't like or think that you can dictate your morality on others. I don't want the bedroom police telling my wife and I what we can and cannot do in our own home. Right away , number one: "Do not worship any other Gods" is quite presumptuous. It supports the actions of conservatives and radicals to do whatever they wish to the heathen. Uhh, by the way, that means the "heathen" are anyone who does not believe as I do. Isis and AlQueda take this to the limit to kill anyone who is not a true believer The second, "Do not make any idols"....hmmm? I was raised a devout Catholic and we have bibles and idols up the Kazoo. We have lovely stained glass with angels and God in almost every church. The third, "Do not misuse the name of God". We tend to equate the bible belt with country music and Conservativesand if there isnt a God..m country singer who isn't doint this I don't know what country your're living in! I could continue but you get the picture...Dave is more righteous than me and I am more righteous than you but in the end it is all a crock of sh*t. Charlie Good points about the Bible belt's hypocrisy and the Catholic's ornate structures Charlie. It appears that humanity interprets the Bible as they see fit. Both of those points are so true. Not sure that it boils down to liberal/conservative. The Bible seems to take common ground. You either believe in it and do your best to act accordingly to what it says, or you don't. Funny, it mentions nothing about Catholicism. or Methodists or Presbyterian or Lutheran or any religion. It does mention that we are imperfect. I don't think humanity likes to be referred to in that light LOL. Let's call it human nature for lack of better term. Take the word 'imperfect', that is a rather open ended word. Visit a prison and visit a church and you will get some variation in the word 'imperfect'. One place your life is at risk and the other place you will probably be cared for. Hopefully the folks in the prison will abide by the Ten Commandments while you are visiting. Likely less of a concern in the church. 98% of the prison population is probably there for disobeying the Commandments if that tells us anything. The thieves and the murderers anyway. Not the chummiest bunch to take up with. A high percentage of the rest of them are products of other broken Commandments, perhaps by their parents. Just observations, nothing more. |
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Post by 1dave on Mar 14, 2015 9:50:44 GMT -5
In Ferguson people are upset because a policeman killed a black man
So to correct it they shoot two policemen that had nothing to do with it?
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Post by mohs on Mar 14, 2015 10:39:13 GMT -5
I'm supposedly guilty of using the Lord's name in vain
I use the GD word often.
Although I don't believe by using that colloquial
I'm actually blaspheming the Lord!
My intention is to get divine assistance.
Or at least some relief from natural things
that are out of my control.
An example.. say I'm polishing on a stone in a critical area.
A fly is bothering me.
Causing uneven grind.
This really irks me.
So I seek divine assistance to damn that pest.
Sort of strong prayer in my way of thinking ...
mostly
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