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Is this why people in church raise their hands up?

Is this why people in church raise their hands up? Psalm 141:2 NIV May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

Psalm 141:2 (NIV)

99% problems

So God is down with the 99%? Psalm 140:12 NIV I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

Psalm 140:12 (NIV)

"Gibeath Haaraloth" means "hill of circumcisions"?…

"Gibeath Haaraloth" means "hill of foreskins"? This makes me want to barf! Joshua 5:3 NIV So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.

Joshua 5:3 (NIV)

Who knew!?!? I wonder if there was an issue with this…

Who knew!?!? I wonder if there was an issue with this in biblical times? Deuteronomy 25:11-12 NIV If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant,…

Deuteronomy 25:11 (NIV), Deuteronomy 25:12 (NIV)

This verse makes me even more ashamed of my eczema!

This verse makes me even more ashamed of my eczema! Deuteronomy 24:8 NIV In cases of defiling skin diseases, be very careful to do exactly as the Levitical priests instruct you. You must follow carefully…

Deuteronomy 24:8 (NIV)

This is weird. Wonder what God thinks of TLC in their…

This is weird. Wonder what God thinks of TLC in their baggy jeans phase. Deuteronomy 22:5 NIV A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone…

Deuteronomy 22:5 (NIV)

If you see someone's car is broke down on the highway,…

If you see someone's car is broke down on the highway, just don't drive by without helping. Deuteronomy 22:4 NIV If you see your fellow Israelite's donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it.…

Deuteronomy 22:4 (NIV)

Give, in order to receive.

Give, in order to receive. Deuteronomy 15:10 NIV Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything…

Deuteronomy 15:10 (NIV)

That means all the roadkill that Lann has found would…

That means all the roadkill that Lann has found would be wasted. Deuteronomy 14:21 NIV Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and…

Deuteronomy 14:21 (NIV)

Everyone on Survivor broke this rule

Everyone on Survivor broke this rule Deuteronomy 14:19 NIV All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them.

Deuteronomy 14:19 (NIV)

Maybe God forbids eating bloody good because refrigeration…

Maybe God forbids eating bloody food because refrigeration didn't exist when Deuteronomy was written. Deuteronomy 12:22-24 NIV Eat them as you would gazelle or deer. Both the ceremonially unclean and…

Deuteronomy 12:22 (NIV), Deuteronomy 12:23 (NIV), Deuteronomy 12:24 (NIV)

Pour out a lil liqua - by Tupac Shakur

Pour out a lil liqua - by Tupac Shakur Numbers 28:7 NIV The accompanying drink offering is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented drink with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the…

Numbers 28:7 (NIV)

Pour out a lil liqua - by Tupac Shakur

Pour out a lil liqua - by Tupac Shakur Numbers 28:7 NIV The accompanying drink offering is to be a quarter of a hin of fermented drink with each lamb. Pour out the drink offering to the Lord at the…

Numbers 28:7 (NIV)

That's what's up! I love it that God gave the daughters…

That's what's up! I love it that God gave the daughters rights. Numbers 27:2-8 NIV and stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting…

Surely, there is another definition for "slaves",…

Surely, there is another definition for "slaves", because this is ridiculous to me. Leviticus 25:45-46 NIV You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans…

Leviticus 25:45 (NIV), Leviticus 25:46 (NIV)

This barely seems like fitting justice. What about…

This barely seems like fitting justice. What about "forgiving others"? Leviticus 24:16 NIV anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether…

Leviticus 24:16 (NIV)

God doesn't like tattoos!?!? good thing I dislike…

God doesn't like tattoos!?!? good thing I dislike them! Leviticus 19:28 NIV "'Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:28 (NIV)

Not sure why people are okay with men breaking laws…

Not sure why people are okay with men breaking laws and trimming hair and beard, but not okay with people breaking the homosexuality law. Women who go into public during their period our men who shaver…

Leviticus 19:27 (NIV)

This seems hard when I favor the under-dog. I love…

This seems hard when I favor the under-dog. I love hearing how people overcome great adversity. Leviticus 19:15 NIV "'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the…

Leviticus 19:15 (NIV)

Why is it law to avoid lying, when it seems common…

Why is it law to avoid lying, when it seems common earlier in the bible. Leviticus 19:11 NIV "'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another. Genesis 12:13 NIV Say you are my sister, so…

Leviticus 19:11 (NIV)

Another biblical example that I think homophobes would…

Another biblical example that I think homophobes would probably use as reason to judge gay people. Leviticus 18:22 NIV "'Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

Leviticus 18:22 (NIV)

Good thing I order steaks to be well done!

Good thing I order steaks to be well done! Leviticus 17:10-12 NIV "'I will set my face against any Israelite or any foreigner residing among them who eats blood, and I will cut them off from the people.…

Leviticus 17:10 (NIV), Leviticus 17:11 (NIV), Leviticus 17:12 (NIV)

Household mold was a threat even.in biblical times.

Household mold was a threat even.in biblical times. Leviticus 14:36-42 NIV The priest is to order the house to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the house will be…

Leviticus 14:36 (NIV), Leviticus 14:37 (NIV), Leviticus 14:38 (NIV), Leviticus 14:39 (NIV), Leviticus 14:40 (NIV), Leviticus 14:41 (NIV), Leviticus 14:42 (NIV)

I must be unclean, because I have eczema.

I must be unclean, because I have eczema. Leviticus 13:1-8 NIV The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease,…

Leviticus 13:1 (NIV), Leviticus 13:2 (NIV), Leviticus 13:3 (NIV), Leviticus 13:4 (NIV), Leviticus 13:5 (NIV), Leviticus 13:6 (NIV), Leviticus 13:7 (NIV), Leviticus 13:8 (NIV)

It is nice that God is giving the ladies a break from…

It is nice that God is giving the ladies a break from work and men after child birth. Big ups! Leviticus 12:1-5 NIV The Lord said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'A woman who becomes pregnant and…

Leviticus 12:1 (NIV), Leviticus 12:2 (NIV), Leviticus 12:3 (NIV), Leviticus 12:4 (NIV), Leviticus 12:5 (NIV)