Most of us are amazingly good at making excuses, especially when we do something wrong. I know I am. The other day I was reading my Bible, when I came across one of the most boneheaded excuses I have ever encountered (#1 below). It made me think of how many lame excuses show up in the Bible. Here are my ten favorite(!) lame excuses in the Bible.
#10: The snake made me do it. (Eve)
#9: The woman you gave to me made me do it. (Adam)
#8: I would have died if I hadn鈥檛 eaten some of that red stuff. (Esau)
#7: The rivers back home are cleaner. (Naaman)
#6: My family ain鈥檛 much to speak of. (Gideon)
#5: I don鈥檛 speak no good. (Moses)
#4: It鈥檚 only a few (bleating) animals. (Saul)
#3: I鈥檓 too young. (Jeremiah)
#2: Gotta鈥 bury my father first. (Person-Jesus-called. Note: His father probably hadn鈥檛 died yet.)
And what is the #1 Lamest Excuse in the Bible (in my opinion)?
#1: 鈥淚 threw the gold into the fire, and out came a golden calf!鈥 (Aaron)
Can you think of any other lame excuses in the Bible I should have mentioned?
Oh, let me add one (dis)Honorable Mention: 鈥淚 bought a couple oxen, so I can鈥檛 come to your wedding. Gotta鈥 hang out with my oxes!鈥 (Person in one of Jesus鈥檚 parables)
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