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Originally posted by jagdflieger
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So let's review:
Which leaveth her eggs in the earth -- this would be a perfect description of what is done to the outer ring of "forsaken" eggs, which are the communcal property of the group under the discretion of the major hen.
and warmeth them in dust -- Note that the word "warmeth" here is not term-specific for incubation -- it simply means "heats"
Ostrich incubation actually is for the purpose of cooling the eggs, not warming them.
This again describes the outer ring of forsaken eggs.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. The word "foregetteth" indicates an obliviousness or apathy -- we have seen that the major hen purposely pushes these eggs out and doesn't care about what happens to them; she is preserving her own eggs!
So the behaviors described would suit our passages.
Originally posted by jagdflieger
Romanized `azab
Pronounced aw-zab'
a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.:
KJV--commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
It is still not definite that the ostrich abandons their nests from this passage
What will be given freely to them if they ask, has been denied to me
The assumption is that because of this one suppossed error, the entire truth of the Bible is now impinged
Originally posted by Java
It might be easier for you to accept Christ, read the Book with the help of the Holy Spirit, understand the whole and then the single verses lifted out of a chapter will make sense, rather than to ask someone to build all that is necessary around a simple verse to satisfy your superficial curiosity. I'm not trying to say you are superficial or anything to that sense, Mr. Also, I'm just saying that there is more to it than that. The only thing lifting a sentence out of context does is to give someone sho is trying to discredit a book cheap and flimsy ammunition, nothing more.
Yes (because I'm the age of your parents) I've done a lot of that. I also have a heavy background in the sciences. Debaters with this sort of experience are NOT the ones that a novice should take on.
Go, read, study, learn more about your religion. "Defending the Bible" is easy only when you're on a board where people don't reason well. Don't try it with a bunch of scientists, mathemeticians, logicians, philosphers, psychology students, or English professors.
Originally posted by jagdflieger
I see that you are playing the old "credentials" game with me. Most likely you have not read my posts elsewhere. Over the years, I have known my share of scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and a whole lot of software types. A goodly portion of those people were Christian and did not find Christian faith unscientific.
Their questions are real questions.
Illmatic67, abstract_alao, and maddas kept the questions coming, your questions and points have lead me to places I have never been. Sometimes the quest for truth generates more truth than the answer to the original question.