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Exodus 10-12

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

Chapter 10- Moses and Aaron threaten the Egyptians with a swarm of locusts that will eat all the crops that are left after the hail storm. Pharaoh’s servants encourage him to let the Hebrews go offer their sacrifices; Pharaoh says … Continue reading →

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Exodus 7-9

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

Chapter 7- God commands Moses and Aaron to tell Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go. God also says he will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that Moses and Aaron will have to perform signs that prove to the Egyptians that their … Continue reading →

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Genesis 43-45

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

I had a moment the other day, were I sat down to do my bible reading *again* and realized that I’ve only been at this for 2 weeks. I still have 350-ish days to go! It sounds obvious that reading … Continue reading →

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Genesis 41-42

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

Chapter 41- 2 years after the close of chapter 40, Pharaoh has some dreams. He dreams of skinny cows devouring fat cows and sickly heads of grain devouring plump, healthy grain. He calls all the magicians and wise men in … Continue reading →

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Genesis 38-40

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I may or may not be on my 4th margarita of the evening– you can decide after you read today’s post. Chapter 38- Judah departs from the family and marries a Canaanite woman maned Shua. She … Continue reading →

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Genesis 32-34

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

I’ve started getting a couple hits on this blog from search engines- people searching for things like, “Esau’s good attitude in Genesis” and, “Why would Abraham ask Sarah to tell Pharaoh she’s his sister?” I’m glad to see other people … Continue reading →

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Genesis 30-31

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

I would like to preface today’s commentary about Genesis with a verse from the New Testament. 1 Corinthians 14:33a “For God is not the author of confusion…” That means one of two things: either 1 Cor 14:33 is wrong, or … Continue reading →

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Genesis 25-26

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

It’s only been a week since I started reading the Bible, but it feels like I’ve been working on this project forever! What have I gotten myself into? Chapter 25- Abraham takes another wife, she has lots of kids. He … Continue reading →

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An Atheist Reads The Bible: Gen 4-7

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

If you’re just joining us, an intro to this bible based adventure can be found here. Chapter 4- The pretty well known story of Cain and Abel. God doesn’t like Cain’s offering, but praises Abel’s; Cain gets jealous; Cain kills … Continue reading →

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An Atheist Reads The Bible

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Essential Everyday Pineapple

For some reason, I was thinking about the bible while I was in the shower this morning and I decided I was going to do one of those read-the-bible-in-a-year plans just for kicks and grins. A common thing atheists hear … Continue reading →

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