Doug Van Pelt

Mmmm, Big Foot!

I had a mole sliced off my neck yesterday. I got a shot to numb the area, and then I didn't feel the scalpel at all. It hurts more now as a wound than any of the removal procedure. The Bigfoot Truck is approaching. You can see from this picture how much taller it is than other vehicles (pickup trucks).

The king of Assyria drove a Bigfoot Pickup Truck, which is why they called the land Assyria. Of course, I'm just kidding. In 2 Kings 17, a bunch of God's people were captive and they were worshipping idols and not worshipping the Lord, so He sent lions among them and killed some of the people. Wow. It's interesting that the king of Assyria responded in a helpful way when he heard about it. He had them get a priest from their religion to show their people how to properly worship, and 'so not anger their gods.' I'm surprised that the king of Assyria would take notice of the problems of a people he was lording over; but it kind of makes sense. If you're going to lead a group of people, you oughta see about keeping them safe and happy.

In 2 Kings 22, we see that Josiah was only eight years old when he became king! That is crazy. He ruled in Jerusalem for 31 years. In his 18th year of reign, they found the Book of the Law in the temple. Josiah did what was right and quickly responded when he discovered that his fathers had not been following the Book. He had his priests inquire of the Lord to see what should be done. He was still a youngter (26) and yet he had to correct the mistakes of his elders and forefathers. This is a heady act, but was done out of respect and godly fear of the Lord. The answer they got back was not good. God was going to destroy. However, Josiah was told that because of his response that he would be laid to rest in peace and not see the devestation that would be coming.