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A Riddle........
COONASS
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This one is for all the Bible scholars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A Riddle
God made Adam out of the dust, But thought it best to make me first.
So I was made before the man, according to God's Holy plan.
My whole body God made complete, without arms, or hands, or feet.
My ways and acts did God control, but in my body He placed no soul.
A living being I became, and Adam gave to me a name.
Then from his presence I withdrew, for this man Adam I never knew.
All my Maker's laws I do obey, and from these laws I never stray.
Thousands of me go in fear, but seldom on the earth appear.
Later, for a purpose God did see, He placed a living soul in me.
But that soul of mine God had to claim, and from me took it back again.
And when this soul from me had fled, I was the same as when first made; without arms, legs, feet, or soul, I travel on from pole to pole.
My labors are from day to night, and to men I once furnished light.
Thousands of people both young and old, did by my death bright lights behold.
No right or wrong can I conceive; the Bible and it's teachings I can't believe.
The fear of death doesn't trouble me, pure happiness I will never see.
And up in Heaven I can never go, nor in the grave or hell below.
So get your Bible and read with care, you'll find my name recorded there.
This puzzle was written by a lady in California in 1890 in response to a gentlemen in Philadelphia, who said that he would pay money to anyone who could write a puzzle that he could not solve. He failed to do so, and paid the lady the money. The answer is ONE WORD, FIVE LETTERS LONG, and APPEARS ONLY FOUR TIMES IN THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE. An eight-year-old boy figured out the puzzle. Can you?
Good hunting.
"A man is known by the
company his mind keeps."
T.A. Aldrich
A Riddle
God made Adam out of the dust, But thought it best to make me first.
So I was made before the man, according to God's Holy plan.
My whole body God made complete, without arms, or hands, or feet.
My ways and acts did God control, but in my body He placed no soul.
A living being I became, and Adam gave to me a name.
Then from his presence I withdrew, for this man Adam I never knew.
All my Maker's laws I do obey, and from these laws I never stray.
Thousands of me go in fear, but seldom on the earth appear.
Later, for a purpose God did see, He placed a living soul in me.
But that soul of mine God had to claim, and from me took it back again.
And when this soul from me had fled, I was the same as when first made; without arms, legs, feet, or soul, I travel on from pole to pole.
My labors are from day to night, and to men I once furnished light.
Thousands of people both young and old, did by my death bright lights behold.
No right or wrong can I conceive; the Bible and it's teachings I can't believe.
The fear of death doesn't trouble me, pure happiness I will never see.
And up in Heaven I can never go, nor in the grave or hell below.
So get your Bible and read with care, you'll find my name recorded there.
This puzzle was written by a lady in California in 1890 in response to a gentlemen in Philadelphia, who said that he would pay money to anyone who could write a puzzle that he could not solve. He failed to do so, and paid the lady the money. The answer is ONE WORD, FIVE LETTERS LONG, and APPEARS ONLY FOUR TIMES IN THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE. An eight-year-old boy figured out the puzzle. Can you?
Good hunting.
"A man is known by the
company his mind keeps."
T.A. Aldrich
Comments
SSG idsman75, U.S. ARMY
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I know,I'm a blubbering fool.....
Have guns,will travel
The measure of someone shouldn't be measured in feet,but in feat.
Have guns,will travel
Gordian Blade "if" you know , keep hush hush.........
coonass
"A man is known by the
company his mind keeps."
T.A. Aldrich
I give up. When are you going to give us the answer?
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keep looking.........coonass
"A man is known by the
company his mind keeps."
T.A. Aldrich
~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
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You're killing me. I didn't get anything done at work today because I was too busy looking for the answer. I know I going to kick my own butt when you answer it.
Nunn,
Where are you on this? Any help would be appreciated!
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coonass
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adder?
HEY BOSS DA WHALE DA WHALE!
Gordian where on the web did you find it?
Going to put another one for all the scholars.............
coonass
We Live in a World of Give And Take, But A Lot Of People Won't Give What it Takes.
http://www.cforc.com/FAQs/HyperText_King_James_Version_Bible/index.cgi?7