tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post7160215355594725586..comments2023-10-23T10:48:21.362-07:00Comments on Red Lion Reports: My Take on IndyMarie T. Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04697870656185092759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-11483301043132696972008-06-20T11:14:00.000-07:002008-06-20T11:14:00.000-07:00I remembered another reference often heard in the ...I remembered another reference often heard in the law that has biblical roots: making a "solomonic" decision. As you recall, Solomon decided to split the baby in two in order to reveal who the true mother was. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you, Dean Chen, it is very sad. But, those of us who know the stories can only do our best to pass them along. In fact, I worked in a judge's chambers last summer and told such interesting stories out of Judges that one of the clerks decided to read the whole book. So many great stories in Judges, from Deborah to Samson to the Benjamites who couldn't get wives so they raided a dance, threw the ladies over their shoulders, and carried them off to their marriage beds! That last story is in Judges 21:20-23. <BR/><BR/>Judges, those were the years when the people continually "did evil in the eyes of the Lord," and He kept appointing judges to bail them out.Alison M. Kilmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992535815536326753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6775601543504931076.post-24697009257516372132008-06-20T08:36:00.000-07:002008-06-20T08:36:00.000-07:00Alison,Your cultural assessment is (sadly) correct...Alison,<BR/><BR/>Your cultural assessment is (sadly) correct. The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mene_mene_tekel_upharsin" REL="nofollow">handwriting is on the wall</A>. Daniel 5:1-31. And as for <A HREF="http://jezebel.com" REL="nofollow">Jezebel</A>, there most certainly is a contemporary point of reference. But it isn't the evil queen whose body was left to be eaten by dogs.<BR/><BR/>Sigh. Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Ecclesiastes 11:1-6.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes,<BR/>Jim ChenJim Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981455878475838042noreply@blogger.com