Faith & Reason

I’m the first to admit — I have to often drag myself to my daily bible reading. Sometimes kicking and screaming.

When it gets to who begat whom, it’s all I can do to keep my lids propped open.

Same thing with Exodus. My eyes rapidly glaze over, when it gets to all the details of the temple, the altar, etc.

Maybe my scholarship is lazy on subjects that don’t transfix me with absolute interest. But I’ve found a way to at least be able to pay attention to what’s being said. And that’s to use Google Images.

For instance, in Exodus Chapter 27, I did a Google search on Exodus altar, and got these pictures:

One View of The Altar of Exodus 27

And here’s another:

Another conception of the altar of Exodus 27

So this way, I can at least envision the subject matter, instead of skimming a bundh of words without the slightest absorption of their meaning.

Next, I’ll try to do this with family trees. I’ll find visual depictions, so I don’t have to imagine an endless chain of whom begot who. When I come to it, I’ll post those, too.