DIMWIT CORNER WITH SILLY BILLY
“HEY MUM! I’VE FOUND A MISTAKE
IN THE KING JAMES
BIBLE!
CAN I HAVE AN ICE CREAM?”
Mum: “No you can’t … we’ve been through this hundreds of times
before. Where
is it this time Billy?”
Billy: “It’s in Matthew 26:17 where it says …
“Now
the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples
came to
Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat
the passover?”
(Matthew 26:17)
Mum:
“What’s
your problem Billy?”
Billy:
“It
contradicts itself Mum!”
Mum:
“And
how does it do that Billy?”
Billy:
“Well,
the first day of the feast of unleavened bread comes after
the passover
… so if they come to Jesus on the first day after the Passover, how can
they prepare
to have another passover? Unless it was for next year’s passover in
twelve
months time?”
(2 Chronicles 35:17)
Mum:
“Billy,
now here’s a tip for proper Bible study … there are no mistakes and
contradictions in the King James Bible … it means what it says.”
Billy:
“But
Mum, you said I could have an ice cream if I ever found a mistake in
the King
James Bible. This is a clanger! Trooly rooly!”
Mum:
“I
understand your wanting an ice cream, but in situations like this, we compare
scriptures with other scriptures to get the correct meaning. Turn to
Mark
14:12
and Luke 22:7 … we have the following …
“And
the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his
disciples
said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest
eat the
passover?” (Mark 14:12)
“Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And
he sent
Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may
eat.” (Luke
22:7-8)
Can
you see the difference Billy? Mark and Luke say the disciples
did not
go to Jesus ON the first day of unleavened bread … but were
simply asking
where they would be having the passover before the first day of
unleavened bread (2 Chronicles 35:17).”
Billy:
“But
… but … but … “
Mum:
“I
know it looks like they went to Jesus ON the first day
of
unleavened bread … and all the pretend Bibles say so. The NIV
says …
“ON
the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to
Jesus and
asked “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the
Passover?”
(Matthew 26:17)
…
and the New King James Version agrees with …
“ON
the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to
Jesus,
saying to him “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the
Passover?” (Matthew 26:17)
Billy:
“But
that’s what the Matthew account says Mum!”
Mum:
“No
it doesn’t Billy … look carefully … Matthew does not say “ON …”
but
simply refers to the first day OF the unleavened bread
… and that
would come after the Passover.”
If
you look up a Websters 1828 Dictionary, there are various meanings for
the word
“of” … and the one that applies here says “having to do with;
relating
to; pertaining to; with reference to; concerning;
about.
The
disciples came to Jesus … not on the first day of unleavened
bread, but to
ask about the preparations for the passover that will happen
the day before
the first day of the unleavened bread.
The
Matthew account says …
“Now
the first day … OF … that
is … having to
do with; relating to; pertaining to; with reference to; concerning;
about …
the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus,
saying
unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?”
(Matthew 26:17).
The
Mark and Luke accounts also back this up … they do not say “ON
the first day ...”
Billy:
“Well
why do the versions get this wrong Mum?”
Mum:
“It’s
very simple Billy … first, they are not Bibles, and second … “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:
but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
(Proverbs
25:2)
… and yes, you can have an ice cream.
And
Billy, keep this in mind, dimwits love to sit in judgment on
God … but professing
themselves wise they became fools (Romans 1:22; Proverbs 3:35; 14:24; 15:2; Ecclesiastes 7:4; 9:17; Ephesians 5:15).
They
hate … too harsh? … how about feel vastly superior
to what
God has written … you know … give poor ol’ dumb God a hand.
Harley
Hitchcock
April
2025
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