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NASB | Numbers 28:11 ¶ 'Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 28:11 ¶ 'Then at the beginning of [each of] your months you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls, one ram, seven male lambs one year old without blemish; |
Subject: The Sacred Romance |
Bible Note: Amen Hank below is a comment I came across. I thought you might be interested in this. Specific Bible Knowledge Declining Ninety-two percent of Americans own a Bible. Two-thirds of Americans say that the Bible holds the answers to the basic questions of life. However, as pollster George Gallup points out, apparently "We revere the Bible, but we don't read it." That is, while general esteem of the Bible is high among Americans, knowledge of its basic content as well as the specific use of the Bible are on the decline: Less than half of Americans can name the first book of the Bible. Two-thirds do not know who delivered "The Sermon on the Mount." One-fourth do not know what event is celebrated on Easter. Twelve percent of Christians thought Noah's wife was Joan of Arc. Eighty percent wrongly thought that the phrase, "God helps those who help themselves" was found in the Bible. (It is actually from Benjamin Franklin's writings.) Over the past two decades, those who read the Bible, at least occasionally, has dropped from seventy-three percent to fifty-nine percent. Only fifteen percent of Americans participate in Bible studies. Two-thirds of Americans say that they are just plain "too busy" to read the Bible. This growing Biblical illiteracy causes pastors too much time explaining common Bible stories to parishioners rather than teaching what those stories mean for daily living. Pastor Andy Dzurovcik of Faith Lutheran Church in Clark, New Jersey, is on target when he declares, "The Bible is the bestselling, least read, and least understood book." “Mother, I found this old dusty thing high on the shelf.” “Why that’s a Bible, Tommy dear; Be careful that’s God’s book!” “God’s book!” the child exclaimed; “Then mother, before we lose it. We’d better give it back to God, for you know we never use it.” Blessings New Creature |