Moses & The Burning Bush ... or not
| According to a researcher at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Moses did not really see a burning bush but was high on drugs. He doesn't believe it was just legend or that is was really a supernatural event, which left the researcher with no other explanation other than Moses was high on drugs. Oi. |
posted by theultrarev at 9:05 PM
Comments on "Moses & The Burning Bush ... or not"
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Luke said ... (3:13 PM, March 05, 2008) :
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theultrarev said ... (12:55 AM, March 08, 2008) :
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Luke said ... (6:45 AM, March 12, 2008) :
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Luke said ... (6:46 AM, March 12, 2008) :
post a commentUltraRev:
OK, I’m going to get a little weird on you, but hang in there with me.
One of the guys in a science class I took way back in high school did an experiment in which he took two electrodes, ran the output from an amplifier through them, and placed the electrodes in a flame. The end result – after a lot of experimentation – was that the flame acted like a speaker, and reproduced whatever was put through the amplifier.
It took a lot of work to get the poles of the right composition to withstand the flame, and the correct distance apart, ect. But I did hear a voice coming from a flame.
Now, I’m not claiming there was some joker with a Peavey amplifier, microphone, and electrodes wired into some asbestos replication of a bush. But if God’s unadulterated voice would have killed Moses instantly, why would He not use the elements with which He is so familiar to provide a way to speak to Moses, without harming him?
If you’re interested, you can Google “flame speaker” or just go to:
http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/PopularElectronics/May1968/Flame_Amplification.htm
And no, I wasn’t in high school in 1968… though it was close.
I was 1 in 1968.
Whatever the deal and however it was done ... God was impressive in the whole burning bush stunt.
Being a home schooling family, we'll probably try this at some point.
UltraRev:
I agree. To me, it makes no difference whether the bush that burned without being consumed was simply a beacon to draw Moses to God and create in him a readiness for something outside his comfort zone, or whether it (also?) was a means to accomplish communication, or anything else. What is important is that God spoke. Typically, when a musician or group is playing music at a concert, you should be unaware of the amplification and mixing. You should be aware of the song, and the singer...
Good luck with the experiment!!!
...and you had to rub in the date... sigh... I am rapidly approaching "old farthood."