And I was thinking about how confused people are about the Bible.

And I came across something this week that was really fascinating about a candidate for membership in a church who appeared before the church council for examination.

And one of the council member asked him, he said, what's your favorite book in the Bible?

And the man said, the's your favorite book in the Bible?

And the man said, the book of parables.

The book of parables.

They scratched your head a little bit and they said, can you tell us about it?

So the young man boldly proclaimed, listen carefully.

He said, once upon a time, a man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell upon thieves. And thorns grew and chucked a man. And he went on, and he didn't have

no money. And then he met the queen of Sheba.

And she gave the man a thousand talents of gold and silver and a hundred changes of

raimans.

And when he was driving along under a fig tree, his hair got caught in a limb.

And it left him hanging there.

And he hung there for many days and many nights.

And ravens came and brought him food and water.

And one night, while he was hanging there, his wife Delilah came along and cut his hair. And he dropped and he fell on a stony ground.

And it rained for 40 days and 40 nights.

And he hid himself in a cave.

And the man went out into the highways and the byways and compelled him to come in.

He went on and he came to Jerusalem.

And he saw Queen Jezebel sitting high up on the window. And when she saw him, she laughed.

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