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To: wyattearp
Maybe you should actually read that chapter. This is the chapter where God is giving them the 10 commandments, not where he is creating the heavens and the earth. He is telling the creation story to them again for reference so that they will understand why he is commanding them to rest on the seventh day.

I've seen some bad bible misquotes on threads like these, but never one quite like yours. Wow.
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I have read it numerous times.
Yes, Moses is RETELLING the creation story to the children of Israel. How is it a misquote? The same event (creation) is being retold by the same person (Moses).
397 posted on 07/26/2005 1:04:53 PM PDT by Stark_GOP
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To: Stark_GOP
How is it a misquote?

Because you claimed that the story of creation is in Exodus. While Moses references the story of creation in Exodus to make a point in regards to the Commandment that requires the people to rest on the sabbath, the book of Exodus is not the source of the story.

If I write something that uses a reference to provide evidence for a point that I am trying to make, is it proper to then quote my quote of a reference as a reference as if it were the original source? You said 'the creation story in Exodus'. The creation story is not from Exodus, even though part of it is repeated in Exodus to emphasize a point.

I would like to make a correction. I actually have seen worse misquotes. That part of my statement was an exaggeration, and I apologize for that. Sometimes I need to actually read what I am about to post one last time before posting.

398 posted on 07/26/2005 2:00:12 PM PDT by wyattearp (The best weapon to have in a gunfight is a shotgun - preferably from ambush.)
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