Last week, I watched the first episode of the Bible
miniseries! I can’t remember when I first heard about it; either Pole posted it
up on our small group Facebook page, or I saw an ad for it on television one
afternoon. Anyways, it was showing at 9pm
on channel nine and I was all ready to go watch it!
So come Monday night, 9pm, here I am seated in front of the
television, eagerly awaiting this program, only it doesn’t come on, nor can my
mother find it on the television guide! So she orders me, “go back online and
find out when it’s really playing.” I return online and Google the show. That’s
when I discover what an idiot I am: the show is on Tuesday night, not Monday!
><” don’t worry; there’s a reason for my stupidity: I was dropped on my
head as a baby. True story! XD
Take two: Tuesday night, 9pm,
I am again eagerly sitting in front of the television, and happiness is that it
actually airs!
The creation story is whipped through fairly quickly (and
left me wondering: who played God’s voice? Wouldn’t that be a great thing to
put on your resume when applying for your next job: hey, beat this: I played
GOD in the Bible miniseries! XD) and we were into Noah’s ark almost
immediately. Which raised another question: sure, Noah got all those animals
aboard his ark and everything, but (1) how did he provide enough food for them
all, especially the carnivores? And (2) how did all the wild animals’ associate
with each other without fighting? I mean, they ARE
wild animals!
The story progressed through the whole of Genesis; there was
some really nice soundtrack accompanying it! I realised why it was rated M when
Cain murdered Abel, oh dear, the blood…
But for me, the most compelling part was when god ordered Abraham
to sacrifice Isaac. I mean, I can say with absolute surety that had it been me
in that situation, I wouldn’t have had the guts to complete that action. I mean,
sure, God stopped Abraham from murdering Isaac, but if it had been me in that
same situation, I bet I wouldn’t have the heart to murder my own offspring. Not
that this applies to me, however: mother has jeered at me enough times that
nobody would ever want somebody as disabled as I am, so the point’s moot. I did
like the part how Abraham covers Isaac’s eyes before raising the knife, though:
I thought it was good acting, you know, to not have to see your own FATHER, of
all people, raise the knife to murder you!
The first part concludes with Moses parting the Red
Sea, thus allowing the Israelites to escape, but drowning all the
pursuing Egyptians.
What can I say? I actually really enjoyed it! Will part two
air tonight? If so, I’ll miss some of it, because I’m going out tonight, but
mother has kindly said that she’ll tape it for me; I hope she remembers!
Next post here … maybe I’ll write a review for part two? Who
knows? Anyways, until then~
Cheers,
Em. ^^
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