The
Pharaoh of Egypt, a living god of the Egyptians, was afraid and living in dread
of the Israelites. He was the leader of the Egyptian armies. Wouldn’t you think
he would mobilize his armies and attack the Israelites? So, what does he do?
Pharaoh comes up with another plan – a really strange one when you think about
it -- he mobilizes two midwives and gives them orders! This is a story that
every Bible reader should know and teach their children – especially their
daughters. Read complete article at --
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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