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The coals where placed in a metal bucket then placed near the feet and
edges of the bed to ward off the cold. If you read it in context with this
understanding of it it makes sense.
Mark Jones
In a message dated 9/13/03 9:59:47 AM
Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Good post Mike.
Kind of like piling coals on top
of your enemy. It doesn't sound kind to us but in those days it was a
kind thing to do to keep them warm. I have heard it used wrong most of
the time instead of the right interpretation of what this actually
meant.
Mark Jones
Proverbs
25
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
if he is
thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning
coals on his head,
and the LORD will reward you.
Romans
12
19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath,
for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[1] says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him
something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning
coals on his head."
" It doesn't sound kind to us but in those days
it was a kind thing to do to keep them warm. "
Is this your
interpretation?
I do not agree that it is refering to keeping your
enemy warm, or giving him a warm feeling inside. Nobody heaps burning
coals on his own head to keep warm. They would burn his
face.
Lucas Hoffmann
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