ICONIC BIBLE STORIES~TRUE FACTS





Published on Jul 1, 2015

Learn what the telling and retelling of favorite Bible stories have done and how the facts have been changed.

There Was
No "Apple" in Genesis

Everyone knows the
iconic story of the serpent tempting Eve with an apple from the forbidden tree
of knowledge.

However, the Bible is not
specific when it comes to the actual fruit.
Genesis 3:6 states, And
when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to
the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit
thereof, and did eat. 
And gave also unto
her husband with her; and he did eat.

Some suggest that
the fruit was most likely a pomegranate.

The Three
Wise Men

While it  is true that three gifts were given, gold,
frankincense, and myrrh, it does not specifically say that they were brought by
three kings; there could have been any number of magi.

And what is more, they
did not visit the baby Jesus on the night of his birth. They came days, months
or even years later.

Matthew 2:11 states, And
when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down, and worshipped him.
And when they had opened
their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh.

Emphasis is placed on
a house, not a stable.

The Whale
Swallowed Jonah

This is another
example of the Bible being a bit vague. Although many are taught that a whale
swallowed Jonah, it was actually a great fish.

No mention of a whale,
specifically.

Money is
the Root of All Evil

Not to get technical,
but in 1 Timothy 6:10, the line is, For the love of money is the root of all evil:  which while some coveted after, they have
erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The 7
Deadly Sins

If you tried to find a
list of the seven traditional deadly sins, greed, wrath, sloth, pride, lust,
gluttony and envy,  in the Bible, you
could not.

These seven are part
of church tradition but cannot be found in any discernible list.
Instead there are
references to sins, such as Proverbs 6:16-19 which states, These six things
doth the Lord hate, yea, seven are an abomination unto him.
A proud look, a lying
tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood.
An heart that deviseth
wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness
that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 

Jesus
Condemning Homosexuality

That is not to say
that you cannot find references to it in the Bible.
According to Leviticus
20:13,  If a man also lie with mankind,
as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: 
they shall surely be
put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Their blood guiltiness
is upon them.  However, Jesus himself had
virtually nothing to say on the subject.

He focused more on
giving to the poor, loving your enemies, and forgiveness.

Cleanliness
is Next to Godliness

This quote can
actually be attributed to John Wesley, an 18th century evangelist who founded
Methodism.

It first appeared in a
printed sermon entitled "On Dress" in 1769. The line is, Slovenliness
is no part of religion, Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

The Devil
So there is mention of
Satan in the Bible, but it's certainly not the pointy beard, red-horned
pitchfork waving Satan we all think of today.

According to the
Bible, Satan was a fallen angel who rebelled against God and took a third of
the angels with him into rebellion.

The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways

Surprisingly, this
phrase cannot be found anywhere in the Bible and its exact origins are unknown.
Some say it is from a hymn written by William Cowper in the 19th century, God
moves in a mysterious way; His wonders to perform; He plans His footsteps in the
sea, and rides upon the storm.

The Bible
does mention that Gods ways are not our ways.  

Isaiah 55:
8-9 states, For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my
ways, saith the Lord.

For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my
thoughts than your thoughts.

tags:  Bible, Stories, Icon, Facts, Truth, Adam and Eve, Jonah, Three Kings, Money, Evil, Deadly Sins, Homosexuality, Godliness, Devil, Satan, Jesus, God, Education

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