Bel and the Dragon, verses 23 to 42.
Good Morning. Over the last few weeks our readings have been from some of the books which are not in the bibles which we normally use, and this morning’s reading is from a book called, “Bel and the Dragon”. This book has stories from the time that a large number of the Israelites were exiles in Babylon. To understand this story it helps to know that the Babylonians had a number of gods, and Bel was a name that they gave to their chief god. Bel is probably better known to m
Fighting our dragons
Bell and the dragon Part 2 vrs 23-42 14/7/19 You can find this reading here Over the last few weeks we have been looking at Books that are in some Bibles and not in others. These are called Apocryphal books. These are old stories or old books, written between the Old and New Testament that some denominations, like ours, felt that they shouldn't be in the Bible. Over the last three weeks we have been looking at additions to the book of Daniel. Two weeks ago we were looking at
When the world is bigger than us
Bell and the dragon vrs 1-22 14/7/19 You can find this reading here As John mentioned last week. We are looking at what theologians would call deuterocanonical books; religious books written between the Old and New Testament. Let me give you a bit of background to these books. The Jewish people were scattered round the known world. And where they went they blended in well. They had a strong work ethic and a high educational ethic, two trends that made sure that wherever they
Trust in God
Trust in God Apocrypha: Susanna You can find this reading here Father, we pray that you will open our eyes so we can see Your truth. Open our minds so we can understand Your Word. And open our hearts so we may receive all that You want us to receive. Amen. It’s one of the most famous lines in movie history, I’m sure we’re all familiar with it. When Humphrey Bogart turns to Dooley Wilson in Casablanca and says, ‘Play it again, Sam.’ Only, he doesn’t, does he? At one point I