ANSWERING THE BIBLE:
Q. Should Christians eat Coney?
Ans: Look at the verse below from the Bible:
"And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. And the hare . . . he is unclean unto you." (Leviticus 11:5-6).
Actually, here the word, "coney" is very ambiguous. It generally means a rabbit or fur made from the skin of a rabbit. But in the Bible it is another name for the hyrax, esp the Syrian rock hyrax. The problem arises while defining a Hyrax. Hence the whole verse is somewhat confusing..!!
Now if we consider, "coney" to be a rabbit or rock rabbit, then did the biblical writers erroneously thought rabbits chew the cud. So can the "All merciful God" mentioned in Bible make such a horrendous mistake or create so much confusion while describing our food preferences...??!! Ask yourself...!!
Q. What is the origin of the "mighty men" giants known as nephilim?
Answer: They were the offspring of God's angels and young women.
Can't God maintain better control over his libidinous troops? This is scandal in high places.
"And it came to pass . . . That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. . . . There were giants [nephilim] in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came into the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown." (Genesis 6:1-4).
This is obviously mythical. The "sons of God" were angels: "the expression clearly refers to divine beings." (Harper's Bible Dictionary) The word nephilim "could mean 'fallen ones' and allude to stories in related cultures of rebellious giants defeated by the gods in olden times (cf. Isa. 14:12)." (Harper's).
Some suggest this is why Paul admonished Christian women to keep their heads covered in church, so as not to sexually tempt the angels: "For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels." (I Corinthians 11:10)
Ans: Repel chariots of iron. So much for omnipotence?
"And the Lord was with Judah; and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron." (Judges 1:19).
Q. According to the bible, where does God live?
Answer: In darkness. Can the "God of light" live in darkness? Please look at the following verse from the Bible:
"Then spake Solomon, the Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness." (I Kings 8:12. Repeated in II Chronicles 6:1).
"And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies." (II Samuel 22:12).
"He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies." (Psalm 18:11)
"The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice . . . clouds and darkness are round about him." (Psalm 97:1-2).
This contradicts I John 1:5: "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all . . . If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another."
