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On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:54:01 -0700 (PDT), Art Unwin
wrote: No John I am not jewish! Thank God. For a moment, I was worried. One thing that was also written at the time that only a few jewish people continued on the journey while the majority stayed enjoying their former bad ways. Sorta. The old testament says (somewhere) that about 600,000 left Egypt. No clue how many followed Moses into the desert as most just wanted to leave the scene of the disaster (10 plagues). 40 years later, about 25,000 entered the promised land with Joshua. Most of the 40 years was probably spend building and training an army, so there must have been a major reduction in followers in the desert. The actual numbers are highly debatable. As for "bad ways", that's also debatable. For example, what's the difference between a bribe and a commission? The only difference is when it's paid. A bribe in advance, a commission after. In most middle east cultures, bribes are necessary to secure ones profit. Anyone taking a commission is usually deemed a fool. Yet, western culture defines taking a bribe as evil, and a commission as desirable. So, who's acting badly, and from who's perspective? These were not receipients of the "promise" so what is going to happen to them when they lose out on judgement day? Same as what we do today.... bribe the judge and pay off his cronies. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |