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Scoot's avatar

Definitely Out of the loop on the scripture involved but love the premise. Can you point me to where I can have this spelled out? Fun read!

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S.E. Reid's avatar

Judges 13-16 😁

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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

Oh, Judges. You gotta love it. Ehud the left-handed assassin, Jael and her Tent Peg to the Head maneuver... good times.

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Ehud and Eglon is my favorite story in the entire Bible.

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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

As a lefty myself, it's one of my favorites as well. You have to laugh at the image of Eglon's servants standing awkwardly outside after Ehud leaves, wondering, "Well, do we go in? He's using the bathroom, right? He's taking an awfully long time... we should probably check on him, right? We should totally check on him. "

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Josh Tatter's avatar

That, and the image of Ehud's sword getting sucked into Eglon's innards because he was just so darn hefty.

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Michael S. Atkinson's avatar

Man, what a way to go.

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S.E. Reid's avatar

OH MY WORD. This was great, Michael!! Such a creative retelling!!

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

I can just see some angel writing that report.

I can see him shaking his head.

I can see him checking the calendar and snickering.

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Josh Tatter's avatar

What a fantastic read. A job well done.

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Edward Rooster's avatar

This was so fun to read, seeing a story in a whole new way. Very clever use of clipped speech (I can hear the monotone dictation of it) for a military communique-style tale!

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William F. Edwards's avatar

I giggled a little when it quickly became clear what exactly this was about, amusing spin on that narrative.

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