meteor shower or divine intervention - what do you think? (ritual, Earth)

[t3gah]

There is an account in the Bible book of Joshua that states that God sent down rocks and boulders to kill an enemy of Israel. Joshua was battling heavy forces according to the scriptures. There are many possible explanations that could expain what happened during the battle and they are:

Hallucination
Meteor Shower
Divine Intervention From God
They Made The Whole Story Up

(world english bible)

Joshua 10:7 So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valor. 10:8 Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you.”

10:9 Joshua therefore came on them suddenly. He went up from Gilgal all night. 10:10 Yahweh confused them before Israel, and he killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah. 10:11 It happened, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, that Yahweh cast down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than who the children of Israel killed with the sword.

[TripleHelix]

Divine Intervention.
The Israelites were fighting a war against the Lords enemies, and this happens.
How often does a random meteorite strike happen?Especially on a battlefield? Things like this happen in the Bible at a rate and such weirdness that it doesn't seem to be made up. How could people think of something like that?
I definitely think Divine Intervention.

[fromthe heart]

I assume it was as it said...hailstones...could have been meteor since it says stone but I feel it was just real bad hail from a storm. Hail CAN kill you. From heavens can mean any area from earth up to wherever the universe goes.


Just MY opinion.

[Performance Park]

I voted Divine Intervention as well. If the Bible says it, it is true.

[jvi]

Stones from Heaven are truths of God that destroy lies. The sword of God is truth. Joshua spiritually killed a bunch of pagans by using the truth of God.

You can spiritually kill whole peoples by showing them the lies of their pagan ways. For example, by using the truth of God I could spiritually destroy all of pagan Freemasonry and all of its Nimrod religions.

[michel]

Originally Posted by fromthe heart

I assume it was as it said...hailstones...could have been meteor since it says stone but I feel it was just real bad hail from a storm. Hail CAN kill you. From heavens can mean any area from earth up to wherever the universe goes.


Just MY opinion.

Why 'JUST my opinion?' there should be no need to 'belittle' your view; I agree with what you said. Oh Blast! I realize I do exactly the same thing in my posts......

[Seyorni]

If God were going to miraculously intervene in human affairs he could certainly find a more productive -- and less bloody -- way to go about it. If God really wanted to promote peace, amity and proper religious opinion He could easily bellow forth his injunctions from the heavens for all to hear and vaporise all weapons of war. He could override all electronic media and clearly explain his will to everyone.

Couching His will in countless arcane texts in archaic languages has produced nothing but strife for countless generations.

[TripleHelix]

You cant win wars without killing people. Honestly, God used violence in different forms a couple of times, such as bringing down the walls of Jericho, which allowed His army to kill or enslave the men inside of the town. Men are too strong on earth, it seems to just convinve them, because they are either too proud, ignorant, or hate the Lord, and then when His armies come around, the lords "Chosen" or the army on the right side when. For example, if an army was happening to kill everyone and everything in their path, someone would intervene at the Lords will. Hard to explain.

[Hope]

Divine intervention. As the Creator, God can control and use whatever forces of nature He desires. Quite simple!

[Druidus]

Things like this happen in the Bible at a rate and such weirdness that it doesn't seem to be made up. How could people think of something like that?

"Beowulf" has a hell of a lot of random weird crap going on. So do many other stories. Does that make the bible true? The Qur'an has a lot of stuff like that happening as well, but do you believe in that blindy?

I assume it was as it said...hailstones...could have been meteor since it says stone but I feel it was just real bad hail from a storm. Hail CAN kill you. From heavens can mean any area from earth up to wherever the universe goes.


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I'm gonna agree with you here. It was hail. Hail forms more in warm places, and I'm gonna assume that that area was warm. And yes, hail can kill.

If the Bible says it, it is true. [img]images/smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Hmm... Indeed.

On the third day of creation, God gathered up the lower water and formed a flat surface with four corners. These corners are mentioned throughout the Bible (Ezekiel 7:2, Revelations 7:1). Of course, we know the Earth is not flat. Is the Bible right, or is reality right?

The Bible says that God made two great lights (the sun and the moon), but we know from exploration that the moon is not a light since it is merely reflecting the light of the sun, so, again, which is right, the Bible, or reality? The Bible legitimizes the occult practice of astrology on this day by stating that one of the purposes of stars is to serve as "signs" (Genesis 1:14).

Because the Bible says something does not make it true.

Stones from Heaven are truths of God that destroy lies. The sword of God is truth.

Nice theory. Work on it a bit more.

Joshua spiritually killed a bunch of pagans by using the truth of God.

Did you know that Abraham, the Father of Three Faiths, one of which was Judaism, which eventually gave birth to another, Christianity, was a so-termed "pagan"? Yes, that's right, Abraham worshiped multiple Gods, not just your God. Crazy isn't it.

Pagans are of no less worth than Christians. If (and only if), your God is the true one, he would still think us equal, because, indeed, he is supposed to be all merciful, and Jesus said that all were equal before his eyes. Gods, what a pompous attitude you have. You say that as if pagans are of little worth at all; as a plague, which is to be destroyed.

You can spiritually kill whole peoples by showing them the lies of their pagan ways. For example, by using the truth of God I could spiritually destroy all of pagan Freemasonry and all of its Nimrod religions.

Hmm? You can, can you? Destroy me then. I dare you. Truly, I do. I want you to destroy me. Use the mighty power of your truths. Damnit, why are you so intolerant!

You cant win wars without killing people.

Nonsense.

Honestly, God used violence in different forms a couple of times, such as bringing down the walls of Jericho, which allowed His army to kill or enslave the men inside of the town.

Apparently, they also raped the women, and killed the children, while you're oh so merciful God stood by and watched. Goody.

I'm not meaning this as an attack on Christianity, but some of you seem to have an attitude of intolerance that is not right. Your religion is not necessarily the end all be all religion of the world. It may be, or it may not be, but either way, pagans and other non-Christians are not the scum you scrape off your shoes. We are equals, as are our beliefs.