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10. A Stone of Praise

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

This is the tenth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. Instead of a weapon of judgment, we will “pick...

1. Don’t Get Stoned Again! A Stone in Genesis

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

The title of this article could mean a lot of things. Some might think it’s a warning about using drugs (but it’s not). Others might catch the wordplay on the song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (The Who, 1971). But to ancient Israel, those words had a...