What is your LEAST favorite book of the Bible?

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Stranger36147

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As Christians, we (most of us, I would presume) believe the Bible to be the true Word of God from beginning to end. That being said, if you were to be completely honest, which book of the Bible would you say is your least favorite?

If you just want to say the book and not give an answer why, that's fine. I would presume it's because the book is too boring or something. :)
 
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Socreta93 said:
Numbers is very dry
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Yeah, what he said. When I first read the thread title I thought of Numbers. All those lists and lists and lists and here's a few more lists!

Mind you, I understand those matters are very important to Israelites. They can trace back their ancestry all the way to So-And-So who was in Such-And-Such army of the house of That-Family, and their ancestor contributed (insert item from the list) to the construction of the first temple. I understand why Numbers was included in the Bible and I try to respect that, I really do... but all the names and numbers and lists keep running together into one big blur for me.
 
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lol I read the title of the thread and automatically said to myself...

numbers.

lol

but more specifically, the part of the census.
 
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melita916 said:
lol I read the title of the thread and automatically said to myself...

numbers.

lol

but more specifically, the part of the census.
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Yeah, the book of Numbers can be tedious but I enjoyed the part about the talking donkey very much. He reminded me of a horse called Mr. Ed who was a talking horse but only to his owner. It was an early '60's TV show.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course.
That is, of course,
unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. ​
 
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Lynx said:
Yeah, what he said. When I first read the thread title I thought of Numbers. All those lists and lists and lists and here's a few more lists!

Mind you, I understand those matters are very important to Israelites. They can trace back their ancestry all the way to So-And-So who was in Such-And-Such army of the house of That-Family, and their ancestor contributed (insert item from the list) to the construction of the first temple. I understand why Numbers was included in the Bible and I try to respect that, I really do... but all the names and numbers and lists keep running together into one big blur for me.
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Yeah, with names that you don't even have a clue on how to pronounce. That's the same way with a lot of the cities too.
 
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The Book of Revelation.

In all honesty it's the only Book that is not "black and white", to me. I read the Scriptures as "black and white"... no gray. It is. Now there are some parts of Revelation that are "black and white", and I get it. Y-shua! and heaven/ hell. But the majority is not. I guess what it is I am firm, unwavering on just about every issue: the authority of Scripture, Creation, as written is literal, Y-shua is Messiah, once saved always saved, G-d, Tora for today..... and more... But not one "camp" has (now this is human) has been able to persuade me, pre/mid/post-trib, Babylon the new rise of the Roman Empire or it is Islam.... These are random examples but the point is I honestly do not understand all the imagery the way I understand the other 65 Books and I do not think anyone else really gets it either... So it is my least favorite book.
 
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tourist said:
Yeah, the book of Numbers can be tedious but I enjoyed the part about the talking donkey very much. He reminded me of a horse called Mr. Ed who was a talking horse but only to his owner. It was an early '60's TV show.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course.
That is, of course,
unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. ​
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Yes, I agree that Numbers is a bit tedious, but love that Peter mentioned one of the few interesting parts of Numbers. 2 Peter 2:16
 
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Early on, I used to hear some folks talking, and I'd think they were additional proof that God can make a dumb ass speak. Sometimes, I was that proof.
 
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A toss up between Job and the prophets.

Job because his friends were annoying, and because God never told him why it happened to him.

The major prophets because it was always depressing/massive failure on the part of the people.

I like Numbers. Of course, I used to be a bookkeeper, so literally like numbers. lol)
 
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Songs because I still haven't figured out the point of it. I understand how it functions as a piece of literature, but not why it's in the Bible. All the other books at least have a reason for being there and have an underlying theme/message. But I feel like SoS could be removed from the collection and nothing would be lost. (I know this probably isn't correct, but I haven't been convinced otherwise).
 
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The Book of Revelation.

In all honesty it's the only Book that is not "black and white", to me. I read the Scriptures as "black and white"... no gray. It is. Now there are some parts of Revelation that are "black and white", and I get it. Y-shua! and heaven/ hell. But the majority is not. I guess what it is I am firm, unwavering on just about every issue: the authority of Scripture, Creation, as written is literal, Y-shua is Messiah, once saved always saved, G-d, Tora for today..... and more... But not one "camp" has (now this is human) has been able to persuade me, pre/mid/post-trib, Babylon the new rise of the Roman Empire or it is Islam.... These are random examples but the point is I honestly do not understand all the imagery the way I understand the other 65 Books and I do not think anyone else really gets it either... So it is my least favorite book.
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You have to understand John's writing style for the book of revelations (apocalyptic literature ) The book of Daniel has the same writing style too. This kind of literature is prophetic/poetic. You should read the life application commentary on the book of Revelation. It will help to fully understand this book and you'll fall in love with it Here's the link https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Life-Application-Bible-Studies/dp/1414326467

http://www.ukapologetics.net/2APOC.html
 
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Songs because I still haven't figured out the point of it. I understand how it functions as a piece of literature, but not why it's in the Bible. All the other books at least have a reason for being there and have an underlying theme/message. But I feel like SoS could be removed from the collection and nothing would be lost. (I know this probably isn't correct, but I haven't been convinced otherwise).
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https://godsbreath.net/2009/08/18/song-of-songs/
 
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A toss up between Job and the prophets.

Job because his friends were annoying, and because God never told him why it happened to him.

The major prophets because it was always depressing/massive failure on the part of the people.

I like Numbers. Of course, I used to be a bookkeeper, so literally like numbers. lol)
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I do not understand why you don't like the book of Job haha. I Love it. I've learned a lot about Job. It lets me know that even on my worst day, God is still God and he is still good. Today, there are many people who are experiencing what Job went through. It may not be as intense as him story but it offers insight and encouragement. Because at the end of the story it says that God blessed Job with double. He got everything back. That's just awesome. And for the major prophets, I love it too lol. I like how strong men were still subject to getting upset or dealing with disobedient people. It's the same as today. We have powerful men and women in place and its almost always a failure or disappoint with their followers.
 
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I do not have a least favorite lol
 
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JonahLynx said:
Songs because I still haven't figured out the point of it. I understand how it functions as a piece of literature, but not why it's in the Bible. All the other books at least have a reason for being there and have an underlying theme/message. But I feel like SoS could be removed from the collection and nothing would be lost. (I know this probably isn't correct, but I haven't been convinced otherwise).
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Songs is going to be the next book I read, and pretty much for the reason you said. But I've learned the lover is the Lord. And the narrator is first-person. He represents how we're supposed to feel about the Lord. Just a theory I've read, so haven't figured out if it's true yet.
 
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JB2018 said:
I do not understand why you don't like the book of Job haha. I Love it. I've learned a lot about Job. It lets me know that even on my worst day, God is still God and he is still good. Today, there are many people who are experiencing what Job went through. It may not be as intense as him story but it offers insight and encouragement. Because at the end of the story it says that God blessed Job with double. He got everything back. That's just awesome. And for the major prophets, I love it too lol. I like how strong men were still subject to getting upset or dealing with disobedient people. It's the same as today. We have powerful men and women in place and its almost always a failure or disappoint with their followers.
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No, he didn't get everything back. The thing that hurt the most he never got back. He lost ten children in one day. How does he get that back? More children? He loved the new kids, but they didn't replace the children he lost.

One of the things people seem to get out of Job is a sense that God owes us, if he does put us through hard times. I see the lost children as proof he doesn't.
 
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JB2018 said:
https://godsbreath.net/2009/08/18/song-of-songs/
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Thanks, this does a good job of explaining what the text itself says. ;) I still can't see the point of it all, or what makes SoS unique from any other love poem. 2 Timothy has a verse that says all Scripture is good for teaching, rebuke, correction and training. But for the life of me I can't figure out how Songs is useful for any of that. It doesn't teach anything by itself, you have to read things into it or add wisdom that isn't there.

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Songs is going to be the next book I read, and pretty much for the reason you said. But I've learned the lover is the Lord. And the narrator is first-person. He represents how we're supposed to feel about the Lord. Just a theory I've read, so haven't figured out if it's true yet.
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I've heard that theory before, but reading front-to-back I can't see it. Might be true though.
 
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JonahLynx said:
Songs because I still haven't figured out the point of it. I understand how it functions as a piece of literature, but not why it's in the Bible. All the other books at least have a reason for being there and have an underlying theme/message. But I feel like SoS could be removed from the collection and nothing would be lost. (I know this probably isn't correct, but I haven't been convinced otherwise).
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I saw a comic once, a church with all the people bailing out of it really fast, while the preacher says, "Just kidding! Just kidding! I'm not really preaching from Song of Solomon today!"
 
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some of the Books take a lot of patience and endurance, but in the end, they really ALL
fit together and bring us into an Holy understanding of our Saviour's desire...
 
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