Weird & Wonderful
Strange, surprising, unusual, easily overlooked, or fascinating biblical details, events, creatures, visions, miracles, and mysteries.
1 Kings 17:1-7
What did ravens bring Elijah while he hid by the brook?
God fed Elijah in the wilderness using birds you probably would not expect.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
What did God ask Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones?
Before the bones came together, God asked Ezekiel a question that sounded impossible.
Numbers 22:21-35
What animal spoke to Balaam?
In one strange scene, an animal sees what the prophet does not.
Matthew 17:24-27
Where did Peter get the money to pay the temple tax?
Jesus told Peter to find tax money in a place nobody would have expected.
Genesis 2:5-6
What watered the ground before God had caused it to rain?
Before rain shows up in the story, Genesis gives us a surprising detail about how the ground was watered.
Genesis 32:24
Did Jacob really wrestle with God?
Genesis calls him a man. Jacob says he saw God. Hosea mentions an angel. So who was Jacob wrestling?
Genesis 5:27
Why did people in Genesis live for hundreds of years?
Adam lived 930 years. Methuselah lived 969. Genesis gives the numbers, but does it ever explain them?
Genesis 3:4-5
Did the serpent actually lie to Eve?
The serpent said their eyes would open. Their eyes did open. So where exactly was the lie?