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“A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” -Peter S. Ruckman

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🗃 Monthly Archive: Aug26

Fri Sep 25 2026

Magnesium

Technical name: Magnesium (oxide, citrate, succinate, chloride, sulfate, hydroxide)
MDS: Magnesium Chloride
Additional information: Epsom Salts Dr. Carolyn Dean

Description

The mineral magnesium is involved in more than 300 enzymatic reactions throughout the body. Half the body’s magnesium is stored in the bones, where it forms part of the skeletal matrix. Magnesium helps neurons connect, is vital for normal heart rhythm, and helps regulate blood pressure.

As You can tell by the top of this page, magnesium come in many formats and has a host of properties. Some are better absorbed then others, and are better suited for certain applications. As always, you should do your own research. This is what I use and what I use it for, it is NOT a recommendation.

History

Epsom salt derives its popular name from Epsom, a town in England, approximately 15 miles from central London, where Epsom salt was discovered in the waters of a bitter saline spring for the first time. It was in Epsom where the compound was first obtained by boiling down mineral water of the springs and used by people.

Until early 17th century, Epsom was a small rural community. After the discovery of the springs rich in magnesium sulfate, it expanded and developed into a spa town, one of the earliest in Britain. The water was said to have purgative powers and was drunk on empty stomach from stoneware mugs. Though Epsom was originally known as a spa town, currently there is little to see apart from a water pump. Epsom was not able to compete with other developing sites, one of the reasons being a low supply of spring water.

The term Epsom salt and its medicinal properties are said to be established by a chemist Nehemiah Grew in 1695, in his book on the “bitter purging salts”. He called the mineral found in the spring water after the nearest town, Epsom. Nehemiah has acquired a royal patent for exclusive manufacturing of Epsom salt that was soon cheaply available over the counter, so there was no need any more to go to the wells.

Use

I use magnesium in many formats, all depending on what I am looking for. To supplement, this is the main methods:

Other uses

Deodorant

Skin conditions

I mix a solution of 8% magnesium hydroxide and 5% zinc oxide in water. It can be used as a deodorant, or treat minor skin issues. I keep it in a roll on bottle.

Garden

Take Note! Do not prepare soil where you grow sage. This herb is one of the few plants that doesn’t like Epsom salt.

Thu Sep 24 2026

Edible Weeds

A good hobby to pick up is plant identification. Knowing the ones you can eat and use for medicine that are in your area, is a big plus. It will also save you money, and bring enjoyment, and some comfort.

Two good resource to begin with are:

I also recommend that you turn your yard into one you can eat. Using native plants that are editable, saves water, work, and becomes a resource.

What are the odds?

I was playing a game of Yahtzee, and it started with me getting two yahts in a row of all 6’s. I was kind of blown away. So I ran the odds of it to see:

The odds of rolling a Yahtzee of 6s on two consecutive first rolls (no re-rolls) are:

1/7776 x 1/7776 = 1/60,466,176

That’s roughly 1 in 60.5 million — about a 0.00000165% chance.

I also got two more yahts, 1s & 5s. Highest score I have seen: 691

That is crazy!

Mon Sep 21 2026

Lugol’s Iodine

Technical name: 5% iodine and 10% potassium iodine in distilled water
MDS: Lugol’s Iodine
Additional information: Iodine Resource

Description

This is the safest of all the essential trace elements which can be administered in large amounts when in an inorganic nonradioactive form.

Iodine is stored throughout your entire body - the skin, teeth, nails, all the organs, and bones.

When you have the correct amount of iodine in your body, you are able to:

The lack of iodine has been linked to breast cancer, autism, mental retardation, and hypothyroidism in animals.

Here are a few of the symptoms you may be suffering from:

PLEASE NOTE: Some people have a strong reaction from iodine and have been told or think that they are allergic to it. You can not be allergic to a REQUIRED nutrient! You would die. You can however have a strong reaction to it, this can be caused by lacking a nutritional co-factor, or other type of mitigating circumstance. Consult with you health care provider before taking anything new, and go slow.

History

In 1811 the French chemist Bernard Courtois obtained a violet vapour by heating seaweed ashes with sulfuric acid as a by-product of the manufacture of saltpetre. This vapour condensed to a black crystalline substance, which he called “substance X.” In 1813 British chemist Sir Humphry Davy, who was passing through Paris on his way to Italy, recognized substance X as an element analogous to chlorine; he suggested the name iodine from the Greek word ioeides, “violet coloured.” [^2]

Lugols Iodine was created in 1829 by Dr. Jean Lugol, a French physician. He mixed 5% iodine and 10% potassium iodine in distilled water. This particular combination of iodine and iodide (potassium iodine), is readily absorbed by your entire body. Anyone undertaking iodine treatment should make certain the formula contains the correct ratio of iodine to iodide.

Through this combination of elements, Dr. Lugol was able to achieve remarkable success.

Use

The formula for use then and now, is two drops per day. This dosage of 12.5 mg. of 5% iodine closely matches your daily requirement for iodine when you are not eating enough foods high in iodine.

Personal note: I have taken 7 drops a day of 2% for years

Other uses

Treat water

If you’re using tincture of iodine, use about 2 drops per quart of clear water and 10 drops for cloudy water. Let it stand for at least 30 minutes in order for the iodine to kill the nasties. Be warned that using tincture of iodine is going to change both the flavor and the color of your water.

Polar Pure Iodine Water Filter Purifier is a product I highly recommend if you camp or like to prep “just in case”. Amazon link

Topical

Use a brush or the glass dropper to apply the Lugol’s Iodine solution to your upper thigh or lower abdomen in a 3” square patch.

Apply as often as you notice that the iodine has absorbed and the skin is clear. For instance, if absorption occurs in 2 hours, reapply then, if it occurs in 4 to 6 or 8 or 12 hours, reapply whenever you notice that the skin is clear.

The objective of the frequent applications is to accomplish the 24-hour slight stain as quickly as possible, rather than to have to continue applying over several months time. When you eventually notice a faded brown stain after 12 hours, check in another 12 hours for the stain. If your skin is clear after 24 hours, continue application once a day until the stain is apparent after 24 hours. When the faded stain is visible after 24 hours, discontinue with the application, as it is an indication that your iodine levels are normal.

It can also be used to treat cuts, bites, etc… Just put a couple of drops unto the effective area.

Veggie Wash

Place 2 quarts (2L) of water in a bowl and add 1 dropper full of Lugol’s to make an approximately 12 ½ ppm iodine solution. Add 2 droppers full of Lugol’s to make an approximately 25 ppm iodine solution.

Completely submerge produce for 1 minute or more. Agitate food well. Rinsing is optional. DO NOT SAVE the water for later use. It will lose its potency and color. Add more Lugol’s once the water turns clear.

The CA Health Code states that the 25 ppm concentration qualifies as a sanitation solution for restaurants and is as strong as a 100 ppm chlorine solution.*

Sun Sep 20 2026

DMSO

Technical name: Dimethyl Sulfoxide
MDS: Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Additional information: DMSO.org

Description

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a by-product of the wood industry, has been in use as a commercial solvent since 1953. It is also one of the most studied but least understood pharmaceutical agents of our time–at least in the United States. According to Stanley Jacob, MD, a former head of the organ transplant program at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, more than 40,000 articles on its chemistry have appeared in scientific journals, which, in conjunction with thousands of laboratory studies, provide strong evidence of a wide variety of properties. (See Major Properties Attributed to DMSO) Worldwide, some 11,000 articles have been written on its medical and clinical implications, and in 125 countries throughout the world, including Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan, doctors prescribe it for a variety of ailments, including pain, inflammation, scleroderma, interstitial cystitis, and arthritis elevated intercranial pressure.

Yet in the United States, DMSO has Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval only for use as a preservative of organs for transplant and for interstitial cystitis, a bladder disease. It has fallen out of the limelight and out of the mainstream of medical discourse, leading some to believe that it was discredited. The truth is more complicated.

History

The history of DMSO as a pharmaceutical began in 1961, when Dr. Jacob was head of the organ transplant program at Oregon Health Sciences University. It all started when he first picked up a bottle of the colorless liquid. While investigating its potential as a preservative for organs, he quickly discovered that it penetrated the skin quickly and deeply without damaging it. He was intrigued. Thus began his lifelong investigation of the drug.

The news media soon got word of his discovery, and it was not long before reporters, the pharmaceutical industry, and patients with a variety of medical complaints jumped on the news. Because it was available for industrial uses, patients could dose themselves. This early public interest interfered with the ability of Dr. Jacob–or, later, the FDA–to see that experimentation and use were safe and controlled and may have contributed to the souring of the mainstream medical community on it.

Why, if DMSO possesses half the capabilities claimed by Dr. Jacob and others, is it still on the sidelines of medicine in the United States today?

“It’s a square peg being pushed into a round hole,” says Dr. Jacob. “It doesn’t follow the rifle approach of one agent against one disease entity. It’s the aspirin of our era. If aspirin were to come along today, it would have the same problem. If someone gave you a little white pill and said take this and your headache will go away, your body temperature will go down, it will help prevent strokes and major heart problems–what would you think?”

Others cite DMSO’s principal side effect: an odd odor, akin to that of garlic, that emanates from the mouth shortly after use, even if use is through the skin. Certainly, this odor has made double-blinded studies difficult. Such studies are based on the premise that no one, neither doctor nor patient, knows which patient receives the drug and which the placebo, but this drug announces its presence within minutes.

Others, such as Terry Bristol, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of London and president of the Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy in Portland, Oregon, who assisted Dr. Jacob with his research in the 1960s and 1970s, believe that the smell of DMSO may also have put off the drug companies, that feared it would be hard to market. Worse, however, for the pharmaceutical companies was the fact that no company could acquire an exclusive patent for DMSO, a major consideration when the clinical testing required to win FDA approval for a drug routinely runs into millions of dollars. In addition, says Mr. Bristol, DMSO, with its wide range of attributes, would compete with many drugs these companies already have on the market or in development. 2

Use

Possible applications include:

* Areas that I personally have used it for with great success.

Please note: Because DMSO penetrates the tissues of the body very quickly and effectively, it is VERY important that you clean the area that you are going to apply it to first. Also note that some people can not handle pure DMSO due to the “itching” effect. I recommend that use use a 70% solution in Aloe gel, Walmart (on-line order only) and Amazon both carry it.

Inflammation, pain and swelling

DMSO to remove ticks

Burns

As a cook, I have received some pretty bad burns on occasion. People are always surprised how quickly I heal and with NO scarring, even the hairs grow back quick.

Cysts

Not sure how or why this works, but I have had them my entire life, and this is the best treatment for them I have found.

Frostbite

Frozen shoulder

Gouty Arthritis

Other uses

Veterinarians use it on dogs and horses. Mostly for pulled muscle and tendons. Check with your vet first before using it. It is carried at most farm stores (Which should tell you something. Animals don’t have the placebo effect!)

Sources/notes

I would recommend that you go onto YouTube and do a search for DMSO. You will find a lot of uses and testimonials for it. Plus 60 minutes did a show on it that is very good. Do YOUR homework. My family will not travel without it. I keep some in my “go bag”.

Sat Sep 19 2026

How to validate a Bible

All of the perversions on the market, you of course want to only read the AV (i.e. King James version). This is a listing of verses to check. Many of them deal with the sins of translators, so the are a good “proof check”.

Matthew 1:25, 6:13, 12:6, 42
Mark 9:46, 48, 10:24
Luke 2:33, 4:4, 8, 23:42, 24:51, 52
John 1:18, 3:13, 8:9, 9:35
Acts 1:3, 4:27, 8:37, 20:28
1 Corinthians 5:7
2 Corinthians 2:17
Galatians 3:1, 5:4
Colossians 1:14
1 Timothy 3:16, 6:5, 10, 20
2 Timothy 2:15, 3:3, 16
Hebrews 11:6
James 5:16
Revelation 22:14

The “quick 3”:

📝 1 Tim 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

📝 2 Tim 2:151 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

📝 Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

So before you lay down the $$, check the text.

Fri Sep 18 2026

Effects of the Oil Shortages & Refining Capacity

With the rationing of oil, and it’s related cost, people are going to be having an issue with servicing the cars and trucks. This will in turn cause more issues and require more service. That being said, it feeds into the hands of the powers that should not be.

This is what I see going forward

I also think they are going to continue to cull the population. If they feel they are loosing control, they will pull the Alien card. I think they want to hold it until we are caught up with The Lord.

Stay in the Bible and keep praying. Proverbs 3:5-6 Romans 8:15

And remember:

📝 Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wed Sep 16 2026

Too late

I find it funny that people are freaking out about Flock. Back when I use to teach security, I would give my students a little “take home” work. I told them one day wake up in bed and start counting the number of camera lenses you see. Be diligent. I could tell the ones that did, it changes them.

Flock is nothing:

I could go on, but you get the point.

What to do? Well if you are just coming to grips with it, you live in a police state. You have no rights, and “the laws” are designed to entrap you. You never had freedom, just the illusion of it.

📝 Government tells you what you can and can not put in your body, they take your money without consent, they tell you who the bad people are, and will enslave you to go kill them, you have to ask permission to hunt, fish, and get married. Tell me again about your freedom…

Once again the solution is to remove yourself from the system. Keep it at arms length and remember what/who you are dealing with.

cult n

  1. followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
  2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; “he always follows the latest fads”; “it was all the rage that season” [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]
  3. followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader
  4. a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false; “it was a satanic cult”
  5. a system of religious beliefs and rituals; “devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin” [syn: {cult}, {cultus}, {religious cult}]

We have all been raised in it and so can not see it. What you have to remember is that once you read the Bible, and turn your life to Jesus, you will begin to get spiritual sight. You will also become the enemy of this world. James 4:4

The proper purpose of human government is limited to inhibiting and penalizing the destructive acts of criminals (Rom 13:1-7). Unjust governments of tyrants are social evils controlled by Satan (Matt 4:8-9). Governments are meant to protect the good and punish the evil. All creative acts of liberty are to be retained by the people who act freely, voluntarily, and privately without hindrance, interference, or limitations from governmental regulations. Government officials are the servants of the people (Est 10:3; Prov 29:2).

We are at the end of this dispensation. Live simply, study the Bible, and trust in Jesus.

Tue Sep 15 2026

Method to the Madness

The Scientific Method is not a formula, but rather a process with a number of sequential steps designed to create an explainable outcome that increases our knowledge base. This process is as follows:

  1. Make an OBSERVATION
    Gather and assimilate information about an event, phenomenon, process, or an exception to a previous observation, etc.
  2. Define the PROBLEM
    Ask questions about the observation that are relevant and testable. Define the null hypothesis to provide unbiased results.
  3. Form the HYPOTHESIS
    Create an explanation, or educated guess, for the observation that is testable and falsifiable.
  4. Conduct the EXPERIMENT
    Devise and perform an experiment to test the hypothesis.
  5. Derive a THEORY
    Create a statement based in the outcome of the experiment that explains the observation(s) and predicts the likelihood of future observations.
  6. Replication

OR

The Zetetic method is a system of scientific inquiry that prioritizes direct sensory observation, experimentation, and logical deduction over preconceived hypotheses or theoretical assumptions. Originating from the Ancient Greek word for “inquisitive,” the method insists that accurate knowledge is produced when observation leads and theory follows, rather than the reverse.

Key characteristics include:

The Scientific Method is corrupted by concious or unconscious looking to validate the idea. Putting the cart in front of the horse. It also allow for the use if unproven theories, layering falsehoods and unproved statements as facts. Perfect system from the Father of Lies.

The scientific method is how you get scientism, the belief in science as faith. Zetetic method, will validate truth, something Satan and the people he controls do not want.

Mon Sep 14 2026

Sick, Stupid, and Scared

That is how the powers that should not be want you. You could try to argue the point, but in my mind if you can’t see that, you are lost. Everything you have been taught since birth, is designed to accomplish those three gaols.

That is how YOU win. That is what they do not want you to do. That is how it works, now the ball is in your court. Who will you serve?

Sun Sep 13 2026

Amazing Grace

  1. Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
    That saved a wretch; like me!
    I once was lost, but now am found,
    Was blind, but now I see.
  2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
    And grace my fears relieved;
    How precious did that grace appear
    The hour I first believed!
  3. The Lord hath promised good to me,
    His word my hope secures;
    He will my shield and portion be
    As long as life endures.
  4. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
    Bright shining as the sun,
    We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
    Than when we first begun.

Of all the music I have ever heard, non mean as much to me as this one song.

Fri Sep 11 2026

Oh say, can you C?

Buffered Vitamin C (How to make Sodium Ascorbate)

Ingredients:

Note: The ratio of C to baking soda is 2 to 1. You can scale the amount down based on need, and bowl tolerance.

Instructions:

This form of vitamin C is more easily tolerated than others for oral use. I use strait ascorbic acid with taken with water and a little salt (help with absorption) for a first response to a serious condition.

You need to read up on how to take Vitamin C (dosage and frequency), and it is a good subject to study. However with that said the basic advice from Andrew Saul is: “Take enough C to be symptom free, whatever the amount might be”. When you get too much it will cause you run to the toilet. Back off a little, and you will be fine.

At the first sign of illness, load up on C. Your tolerance for it skyrockets when you are sick. I would also recommend that you read a book or two on the topic, it my save someones life.

Tue Sep 08 2026

When does life begin?

Ezekiel 37:5, 8–10, 14

5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the Lord have spoken it, and performed it, saith the Lord.

📝 Proof that “life,” for a human being, does not begin before breath enters the body. Check it out; Genesis 2:7; Job 27:3, and 33:4 confirm this, in spite of what any “anti-abortionist” thinks about it. You start life when you start breathing. Your birth is NOT at conception, and your death is NOT when your heart stops; it is when you quit breathing.

I was thinking about life this morning, before I started to read. When later I read in Ezekiel, the Spirit, opened my eyes.

I was reading this and it hit me. Then checked what Ruckman said, and he had the same thoughts. The Holy Spirit, is an amazing teacher.

Sun Sep 06 2026

Teeth

(While it is on my mind, I tend to talk about myself a lot when it comes to health related issues. I do not do this by choice, but for legal reasons. Telling what to do would be legally wrong, telling you what I think, or believe, or do, is aloud.)

Basic care

My basic routine is starts after breakfast, I floss. Then I brush my teeth with tooth powder, or baking soda. After that I do a salt water gargle. That is it. At night I do it again before I go to bed.

Causes

So what causes a teeth to get week? A lake of minerals. Mostly boron, and silica, but others as well. (pay attention) The first place your body will take mineral from is your teeth! This is why old country folk would check the teeth of any animal before purchase. It always goes back to the minerals (sound like a broken record, I know).

I left it and it still looks fine and causes no pain. I will discuss the no pain and how I avoided that, next (treatments).

Treatments

Supplements

See also: Health/Dental

Sat Sep 05 2026

Butt

Supplements

Notice it is the same list from below? That is because Hemorrhoids and Varicose veins are the same problem. The location is different, but (pun intended)the same cause.

If you purchase Tucks Medicated pads or similar products, which hazel is the active component.

I have seen people with bleeding butt, take HC and clear it in two days. Long term DE is the solution with alternating the herbs.

Simple and effective. Also once a week soak in Epsom Salts, and borax will help it heal, stop all itching.

Fri Sep 04 2026

Feet

Feet are one of “the big three”. “The big three” are the three areas that if you have issues, you are never going to be happy until resolved. Feet, butt, and teeth. So we are going to be covering them one a day to explain what I do to maintain them and avoid issues in the future.

A little background on my feet. When I was a little child, something happened to my feet. The result of the event was that the skin on the sides, of my feet have always been very thin. As a child it kind of looked like they were “dirty all the time”, but if I washed and you looked close it looked like varicose veins.

As I aged and learned more, it began to scare me a little, as the feet have the highest blood pressure, it would be easy to bleed out. So I have been taking very good care of my feet for a long time. With that said I also walk around with a piece of glass in one foot. It causes me to limp from time to time. I ware flip flops even in the house. I can’t risk any more damage.

So what do I do?

  1. Soak in a mixture of that hottest water I can stand, with Epsom salts, and borax. I used to take a bath that way once a week, but now I do not own a tub. So I use a basin for my feet. This will kill any fungal infection, soften skin, and provide magnesium, boron, and sulfur to help lower inflammation, strengthen bones, and connective tissue.

  2. Soaking will loosen dead skin making it easy to remove calluses, and excess skin around the toe nails. I take a metal nail file get under the nails. Use the 90 degree edge to scrape of extra dead skin.

  3. I trim the nails and push back the cuticle after I soak, as the are soft and easier to manage. One pair of toe nail clippers and fingernail clippers is all that is needed.

I do this once, every other week. This keeps them from having issues.

Supplements

The last thing I do is once a week I make sure I put my feet over my head for a few minutes before I go to sleep. This will drain excess fluid and help with overall circulation.

That is my routine to take care of them, so they can take care of me. Your millage my very.

Thu Sep 03 2026

ROFL! I forgot the best one!

1 Samuel Chapter 5:6

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

🤣 Now we know God could turn you into a pillar of salt, cast you to hell, or make you a leper. But to give a nation hemorrhoids, I lost it when I read that the first time.

Bonus

1 Samuel Chapter 6:4-5

4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

So to top it off he has them make gold hemorrhoids! Oh my!

I hope that these posts help encourage you to read it. Like I said at the top of the books page:

🔑 Books are amazing! A person can spend a lifetime learning and mastering a topic, and then write a book on it. You can then read this one book and gain a lifetime worth of knowledge (talk about power)! Now imagine that you could have a book written between 1450 BC and 100AD, by 40 different authors, in 3 languages. It tells you the past, present, and future; as well as explains why things are the way they are. God has put his breath in it (life). That is why the Bible is the most amazing book!

Wed Sep 02 2026

Humor in the Bible

Of all the things that caught me off guard when reading the Bible, humor and sarcasm was not on my list.

Numbers 22:

28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

30 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

31 Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

When I first read this I followed along and then it hit me. Balaam is talking to the ass, and it does not dawn on him. He is so involved with what is going on (who could blame him), it does not even phase him. I cracked up.

Matthew 17:

24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

Now you tell me what would be running threw your mind if someone told you that? Now I know that this is The Lord, who told him. I read that and cracked up! Do not tell me that He does not have some humor. Jesus could have made a rock into gold and handed it to him.

As far as sarcasm is concerned read the ending of Job, when God talks out of the whirlwind.

Remember Gideon, God keeps cutting down the size of his forces, seeing who laps water like a dog.

You will find it from time to time, often it is subtle.

That book has more in it that you could imagine. Invest your time, and it will pay you back, for eternity.

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Updated: Fri Sep 25 05:26:54 AM CDT 2026

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