The Skeptics Annotated Bible (971 page)

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By faith the walls of Jericho fell down
, after they were compassed about seven days.

(11.30)
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down.”
God’s 31st killing

31
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not
, when she had received the spies with peace.

(11.31)
“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not.”
471 Was Rahab saved by faith or works?

32 And what shall I more say? for the
time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets
:

(11.32)
“Time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets.”
The heroes of faith: Gideon, Samson, Jephthah, David, and Samuel. It would be hard to find a more monstrous group than these guys.

33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and
others were tortured
, not accepting deliverance;
that they might obtain a better resurrection
:

(11.35)
“Others were tortured … that they might obtain a better resurrection.”

36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

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Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

6 For
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

(12.6) “Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”
310 Do bad things happen to good people?