Son #1 knows the Bible pretty well.
And, as parents, we’re a little discombobulated with the writers of the Old and New Testaments.
The other day, Son #1 wanted to reenact the story of Samuel and Eli. Charity, of course, was playing the part of Eli. They reached the part where little Samuel came to live at the High Priest’s house. Son #1 was done ministering before the Lord and asked Eli if there was anything else he needed to do.
Charity saw this as a prime opportunity. She told little Samuel to go clean the bathroom.
Son #1 doubled over with laughter. “Oh, Momma, don’t be ridiculous!”
“What are you laughing at, Son #1?” Charity questioned.
“Mom! They didn’t have bathrooms in the Bible!”
She was perplexed. “Okay, then go take out the trash.”
More laughter. He was tripled over with laughter.
“Mom! You’re crazy. They didn’t have trash in the Bible!”
“Son, they were people just like us. They had to use the restroom and take out the trash. How do you know they didn’t do those things back then?”
He quadrupled over with laughter. “I know my Bible, Mom.”
So, my question is, was it that hard to write down that Abraham took his trash out to the edge of the tent awning? Was it that hard for Matthew or Luke to reminisce about the time Mary told Jesus to clean up his room? Was it so difficult to have a verse or two describing Apostle Paul cleaning a chamber pot? Didn’t Daniel have some chores? Surely, somebody folded their robes at some point.
Those types of Scriptures would be profitable for instruction: maybe not in righteousness, but certainly in cleanliness.
And it would’ve made our jobs a little easier.
we’ll understand it better by and by,
– Caleb
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