It really is the best book ever written.
So, I've been spending a fair anount of time reading the Bible recently and last night was enchanted but a story I hadn't thought about in years. I was working through Numbers, which can be a yawner, when I came upon the leaders of the tribes of Israel rising in revolt, readying to overthrow the leadership of Aaron and Moses. Moses asks the leaders of each tribe to loan him their staffs. He places them overnight in the tabenacle. In the morning he retrieves them, but Aaron's staff has sprouted blossoms and leaves, showing God's preference that they keep to the original plan. What a pretty story. Simple, clear, surprising. The episode is used to lovely effect in the film Enchanted April.
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