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RE: Hive-Naija Weekend Engagement #65 - “BOOKS”
It's been a while I read a book cos of my engagements but I'm so sure about one book I do read which is the Bible 😎 and thanks for giving the privilege to include it in the options 🫶☺️
I remember a part of the scripture that I read that talks about a great king who was previously tagged as a bastard, son of a prostitute and was chased out of the family. He mixed with the ordinary men and continued leading them (based on the fact that he has the traits of a leader) of which after a while, his family who chased him out came to him for help in winning the battle of the ammonites so they made him King. Out of anxiety, the King promised God to sacrifice the first thing that comes his way after having victory over the battle.
Fortunately he won the battle while Unfortunately, his only beloved daughter came running towards him with the mind to congratulate and welcome her lovely dad and king back to the palace after winning a mighty terrifying war.
However, he sacrificed the daughter but with a great saddened heart because it's a promise he made.
LESSONS TO LEARN: Never make promises because you need something so badly because after getting it at your disposal, you tend to see the heaviness in what you promised to give back but sorry to say that there might be no means for turning back.
Also, never make promises when you're happy too cos those kind of promises would end up being the ones outside your capacity.
ALTERNATE LESSONS:
Never judge your future success with your background or your present situation. You can always become great as long as you're not relenting or giving up on your dreams and aims.
Na person weh give up fuck up. Shey you get?
Scriptural reference: Judges 11
Main character of Study: Jephthah
Self Generated Title: A Promise like Sore
@hamokstitches @vickoly do you have any book you're reading currently or that you have read before and would love to share? I just shared mine 😁
When I read that story in the Bible I can’t help but always wonder what Jephthah was actually thinking when he made that vow. Like what was he thinking that would come out of his house first. Maybe he had a good espouse with his hairs and cattle’s and they usually come out to welcome him or maybe he had a dog but I hav not still wrapped my head around that vow.
Well it’s good he kept his promise and also Well, it was good too that his daughter agreed to be sacrificed becos me like this, japa is my name…like for why?😂
Yeahhh I do think about it too and it's actually a mystery but probably he thought it might be one of his slaves or one of his animals like you mentioned.
And pls spare my mouth with this thick laugh on seeing your japa part🤣 That's not fair now 😂 You gat be an understanding daughter
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Hmmmm
That's great lesson in this particular scripture about our practical life
Gracias
It really is ... Cos so many of us are now taking promises with levity hands and just making them like we call our names