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That is the voice of incompetence and coming from an officer of that rank.....one needs to go send him for evaluation.

iwayumeh:
A The Allegory in The Garden of Eden Account of the Fall of Man


When Christ said “except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you” (John 6:53), He did not mean His literal body. Most people will accept this as true. The Son of God was obviously not advocating Papua New Guinea style cannibalism.


He was of course speaking of His figurative body and blood, which we partake in when we observe Holy Communion, a practice that began 2000 years before Christ came to Earth, as demonstrated by Abraham and Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18.

So, why do we take other Scriptural accounts that were meant to be taken figuratively, literally?

There are accounts in Scripture that were written in Hebrew and Aramaic and both of these languages tend to use polite words for things, places and situations that may be indiscreet to mention in decent company.

For instance, the word that would literally be translated as carnal copulation or coitus between a man and a woman is referred to as knowledge or know in the Old Testament of Scripture.

So, when Genesis 4:1 says

“Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.”

The word knew in question is the Hebrew word ya-da‘ and it is a polite way of saying that Adam had coitus with Eve. That word is used in various tenses and adjectives of the word know, including knew, knowledge, knowing and to know. Bear this in mind, as I will connect the dots later. But first, let me share a first hand account of a girl who once lived and may still live in the ancient city of Benin. It is a true story.

Have you ever known or grown up with or watched an innocent, chaste young girl grow up? If you had, you will know that young girls can be quite impressionable and easily swayed.

For instance, I know of a young girl in Benin, an ancient city in Nigeria, in the early 90s who was like that. So innocent. So bashful. So chaste and pure. Until one day, this girl changed. What happened to her? A certain big man in the neighbourhood had taken advantage of her.

No. It was not rape. This big man (now an ex Senator) was popular in the neighbourhood for his wealth and his philandering ways. Apparently, he had his eyes set on this innocent girl and one day, he ‘innocently’ gave her a lift, propositioned her, and in her naivety, she got carried away, and this man had carnal knowledge of her and they became habitual lovers.

It was clear to the whole neighbourhood that this girl had changed. Her eyes became open. She lost her innocence. Her natural hair was no longer good enough for her. She got a perm. And her terracotta skin would no longer do. It was a case of Tura to the rescue. The more she invested in Tura cream, the shinier and lighter she became.

Her dressing also changed. She became a Lolita. She would no longer talk to us, small boys and girls, in the neighbourhood. Her level had changed. She was now above us. She became a sisi. I do not know if this word is still in use in today’s Nigeria, but those Nigerians known as Bendelites, would catch my drift.

And then her sugar daddy tired of her, or maybe not. Maybe he just found a new impressionable young girl fresh out of secondary school and moved on. I do not know which. You never quite know with these things. But in any case, she became another in the long list of neighbourhood girls he had used and dumped.

The above is a true story. I know the name of the girl, the name of the ex Senator and the neighbourhood were this occurred in Benin, Nigeria.

But why is it relevant? It is relevant because it is an example of how an innocent girl can lose her innocence and literally have her eyes opened by having a sexual encounter.

I have read the Scriptures from cover to cover and in multiple translations as well as in English, Greek (New Testament), Aramaic and Hebrew. I have also visited Israel, Greece, Rome, Ethiopia, Turkey and many other places in search of deeper insight into Scripture.

How well do you know the Scriptures? I have a secondary school friend named Kehinde, who is now sort of a pastor and he wrote on Facebook that he has jettisoned all other translations of The Holy Bible and he just holds to his King James Version jeje (a Yoruba word meaning gently), and I laughed. If only he knew!

If you have only read one translation of Scripture, I urge you to read another one. And then another. A lot is lost in translation. For example, if I converted $100 into pounds today, I may get £80.30. But if I tried to buy back $100 with that £80.30, I would not be able to. Why? Because value is always lost in the conversion process.

It is the same with Scripture. Scripture was not written in English. It was written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. And when Scripture is translated, a lot of value is lost. That is why you should read multiple translations. But the best is to teach yourself the original languages or learn them professionally, then read original manuscripts in their mother language.

Why? Because Scripture was inspired by God, but translations were, in many cases, inspired by men. Men, like King James, who had his own agenda.

You have probably read Matthew 11:12 in the King James Version, which says: “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”

The truth is that what the original Greek says and what the KJV above says, are almost as different as night and day. You read the above and feel like taking the kingdom “by force”. But that is because it was translated at the behest of a king who had a conqueror’s mentality.

Let us read that verse in the New International Version and see if you will even recognise it:

“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.” Now, let us read it in the Contemporary English Version: “From the time of John the Baptist until now, violent people have been trying to take over the kingdom of heaven by force.”

Or consider Isaiah 45:11 in the King James Version, which says:

“Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.”

Now, it appears to indicate that God wants us to command Him about the works of His hand. But, you must understand that that is what a King wants to hear, and since he paid for the translation, that is what his translators gave him.

But read it in the New International Version.

“This is what the LORD says– the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do you question me about my children, or give me orders about the work of my hands?”

Let us also read the Contemporary English Version:

“I am the LORD, the Creator, the holy God of Israel. Do you DARE question me about my own nation or about what I have done?” You can see from the NIV and CEV, that God is warning us not to dare presume to command Him. He is God and we are man. He is the Creator and we are His creatures.

Do you now see what translations can do? He who pays the translator dictates the translation.

Take something like leprosy. When you read the word leprosy in the King James Version, it is rarely referring to what you know as leprosy. The Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words translated as leprosy, often refer to a variety of skin diseases, but the translators could not find an exact meaning for them, so a choice was made to call any skin disease leprosy.

You have probably read or heard of Naaman, the head of the Syrian Army in 2 Kings chapter 5. He is referred to as a leper in the KJV and many other English translations. But almost all scholars, and even the translators of the KJV, put a cautionary note indicating that the word leprosy, as used for Naaman, is a generic word for skin disease. It is more likely that Naaman had another type of skin infection.

How do we know? Because, in those days, actual lepers were isolated and ostracised and it is unlikely that a leper would rise to the trusted position as head of the king’s army and stand in the presence of the king. Leprosy was often infectious, and in those days, they had little knowledge of which leprosy was infectious and which was not.

If you read Scripture, you would see that it is a truthful and holy work and is the inspired word of God. However, the word of God in Proverbs 2:4 says that you cannot truly understand God’s wisdom except you “seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures.”

Turn to Songs of Solomon 2:3 and you will read the following:

“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.” (KJV)

Songs of Solomon is a book believed to be written by King Solomon (its authorship is not certain) about the carnal intercourse of two young lovers. The theme is about the erotic intimacy of the lovers.

But note how King Solomon (?) uses polite words to describe the male lover. He is described as ‘the apple tree’, while other men are described as ‘trees of the woods’. Next, notice how he describes the coitus between them. The young female lover says ‘his fruit was sweet to my taste’.

So a tree means a man, and coitus is described as fruit that is sweet.

In Rabbinical Judaism, Songs of Solomon 2:3 is said to represent “the male sign of the covenant organ of procreation.”

Remember those dots I promised to connect? Now may be a good time to connect them, but I don’t want to connect them for you. Perhaps you can connect them yourself.

I would not want to dwell too much on this issue other than to say that my readers should read the whole of Songs of Solomon chapter 2. When you have done so, consider reading Genesis chapters 2 and 3. And after you have done so, sit back and think. Perhaps the Spirit would minister to you.

In fact, William Shakespeare borrowed (or stole?) lines from Songs of Solomon in several of his works including Romeo and Juliet. Some think, and I agree with them, that he did this because in Elizabethan England, coitus was considered too unseemly for decent conversation and so it had to be referred to in allegorical terms, which the Songs of Solomon does in a way that no other work of human origin does.

Why am I writing this? I am writing this to remind, or perhaps to inform my readers for the very first time (if they did not already know this), that Scripture is an esoteric book that should not be read, but studied.

The word of God says: “STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”-2 Timothy 2:15.

Study. What a simple word. But a deep word, nevertheless. It is a word that runs very deep. It means that you read, in an unhurried pace. Then you ponder over what you have read. Medicate and meditate on it. Chew it over, until it permeates your soulish man and crosses over to your spirit man, where true understanding is.

For as Job 32:8 says: “there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.”

In this part of the world, we are very lazy to study and as this is the case, we easily fall prey to people who depend on REVELATION rather than ELUCIDATION by studying Scripture. But in reality, IT IS WRITTEN is a far more accurate way to stave off spiritual error, than THE SPIRIT TOLD ME.

May God bless you and open your eyes to understand His word and may He feel you with the urge to “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life:”-John 5:39.

Reno Omokri

Thinker. #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Avid traveller. Table Shaker. Buhari Tormentor. Sharer of the Gospel, not the gossip.

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Whoever the writer of this poem is should actually put up a good write up instead of this immature post feeling like you intend putting anyone but yourself in some kind of suspense.
For someone who claim to have read the Hebrew version of the Bible should do better than this. I would have taken you serious if you had mentioned Aramaic in the first instance.
You will only succeed to deceive those who do not understand the contents of the Bible.
Please kindly assist in bringing the parts of the scriptures whose meanings were lost in translations.
We will be greatful. But I hope you can also find out the true language of your tribe and the first language they spoke and how the dialect changed over the years up to the time you were.

elengine:
Thanks bro. The deck is not roofed and the leaking is due to downpour. It is not caused by overflow. Thanks once again

Okay.
I believe Excuzeme have given you a good response to sort the issue as well as gbadexy.
I do not think there's anything more to be added now that we know the cause.
Good luck.

SoNature:
I have lived in Yenagoa so I understand their politics. I think there are two answrs to that question:

1. There are few jobs in Bayelsa, so almost every Bayelsa man depends on the state government to dash them money every month. On countless number of occasions, Governor Dickson would go on Bayelsa Radio to call his people"lazy." No, I didn't make that up.

It's a fact. He would often wonder why most businesspeople, Keke riders, cab drivers and all hustlers are never ever Bayelsa people. There are lots of Deltans, Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas in hustling in the state. They do menial jobs their people rarely do.

Given that everyone looks up to the government, their civil service is bloated. I was at their tax office to pay taxes a couple of times, they weren't doing anything but gist, gist and gist. With lots of women chewing bubble gums while the men discuss politics and football. But the good part is that they will attend to you asap.

2. Bayelsa has a mjaor problem of underground water polution and unstable Earth surface. For instance, if you want to sink a borehole in Lagos, it may cost 600k.

If you want to carry out the same project in Bayelsa, it may cost you 1.2m or more. The reason is that they don't have clean water. [/b]After sinking boreholes, it will have to undergo series of purification processes to sieve off oil contaminants.

When I was there, most of their bottled wter and satched water came from neighboring states like Delta, Rivers and Imo States.

[b]The same applies to road construction. They spend huge sums of money sandfilling their lands even before the main road construction kicks off.

While there is no justification for owing salaries, these are the most obvious reasons.

Also, there may be other reasons why Bayelsa is a peculiar state.

Yes, I know because I lived at Akenfa III

It appears you came and stayed in bayelsa during the dark ages and when Abacha was Head of State.
The bolds are all very very false or probably the persons you know have been cheated continuously.
Yes, pure water/bottle water comes from neighbours states because of demand but there are a few companies who are into the same business and most are indigenous.
Ground water is not polluted by oil and there's no such thing as unstable earth. How and where you get that information, I wonder.
Lagos was entirely a swampy and water logged land but all that changed due to good leadership and foresight. They never complained about spending money to bring the needed meaningful development the state needs.

elengine:
May God bless you for the whole truth. Thank you all for your advice. I will begin to gather money for the scaffolding. Thanks

Before you go ahead to install a scaffolding base, kindly respond...

The slab/deck you placed your tank is it roofed or open?
The water leaking onto the deck, is it as a result of over flow from the tank or from rainfall?

sako28:
Thank you,

Observed one at the balcony wall outside and another one in at the stairs wall. Non of them share wall with bathroom. To ur question the wall was screeded but not with ready mixed putty. Will like to know what to do. Your professional recommendation will highly be appreciated. Thanks one again.

Is this your building a storey building and is the problem occurring at the ground floor or upper floor?
Your mention of stairs made me to ask.

Rubbiish:
You sure a 12mm reinforced column can safely carry the weight of a car?

True, it will.
You have not just reinforcement but a rich concrete mix to keep the tank intact.
If I intend doing such I reduce the stirrups spacing for both columns and beams.

diordaves:
I think it was 12mm all through according to the structural drawings.

Clearly it will carry the intended load(s) but that is not to say its the best industrial safe practice even if its done as designed by the structural engineer. They even did not run returns for the mat onto the beams.

Excuzeme:
Why not the person just use re-inforced concrete (granite, cement, iron and stone dust, at proper mix ratio) to do the walls and cover of the Septic tank and not introduce any block at all? He does not even need to make them too thick. Eight inches max, with middle support for the top, cover slabs
That is how l did mine, on very, very soft grounds and l park two heavy SUV's on the two septic tanks, side by side.
No shaking for some years, till now.

The soil type determines the best method to use along with experience and foresight of the individual handling the job. Precast method is good though.

Takoro13:
sorry for my illiterate acts, I wanted to type shape instead. I never mean smoothness.

Please use rectangular on the outside and triangular on the inside.
Ensure you use a good concrete mix afterwards.
Good luck.

Takoro13:
thanks sr,
dealing with the second response sr "
And will use Y10 every where in the building but stirrups spacing with be 150mm c/c if triangular". so I can use triangular sharp of the outer walls (9" blocks) with Y10 at 150mm c/c? if this is advisable, I going for this and I must add that no parapet sr.

more advise is welcome

thanks

When you say "sharp" are you referring to the "smooth" type..........
I have no business using smooth type in my jobs ooooo. Don't think I've seen smooth Y10 in my environment, except Y8 and the square type.

Takoro13:
good day house, is it advisable to use 10mm iron rods for lintel work of inner (partition) walls of 6" blocks in bungalow and how save is it on outer walls of 9" blocks?

my bricklayer suggests we use 3 parallel rods (triangle sharp) instead of usual/normal four (rectangular sharp) on lintel and that we can use 10mm for lintels without any cause for alarms. though he never want to compromise the standard of iron bars used for pillars which were 12mm and rectangular sharp.

thanks

Standard is Y12.
You remind me of one of my clients who asked me to do same.
This is my response to him and same to you.
I will used Y12(rectangular) on the external.
Y10 for internal(triangular) but at a lesser stirrups spacing.
And will use Y10 every where in the building but stirrups spacing with be 150mm c/c if triangular.

If you intend putting concrete fascia, please kindly use Y12(rectangular) on the outside.

ChoCho54:
Next time, read before commenting.

What did I miss

And when you look at what people are writing up you'll be wondering this are the same persons insulting PMB, VP Osinbajo and the APC government.
They will keep reading and getting mislead by people who are experts in mis-informing and mis-interpreting the Nigerian constitution for generations to come.
Is this not the same immunity being enjoyed by presidents, governors, prime minister's and mayors in developed countries? If any of these are found wanting while in office, do we not all see what and how they go about the affairs?
Why should Nigerias' own be different. Even politically appointees will be running to court to place an injunction. Please how many court injunctions do we have in developed economies......
The VP has done the right thing.
The VP cannot be removed from office till the expiration of his tenure cabal or no cabal.

boma4success:
I appreciate you sir

Welcome.

cindybaby22:
Thanks so much
Much appreciated

Welcome.

cindybaby22:
This is well explained
Please can a 9 inches pillar reinforced with 16mm rods and 150mm slab reinforced with 12mm septic tank carry the load of car? There is limited land space for number of cars, we may result to parking on septic tank. These are the materials my engineer proposed. Thanks so much

Yes and No. It is all in the method used at the site.
Just as I've explained in my previous post.
You can substitute Y12 for ground beam, Y16 for columns (depending on your terrain you can install basket to hold the column and add the grade beam).
I use a 20-22(max 25) block/cement bag during moulding (hollow block). I fill my block holes with concrete. Install chaining after 5-6 course, more block work to desired height and concrete filling of block holes. Do the form work for the slab, install beam(external, centre and height of beam 9",run slab matting with Y12 and pour concrete of appropriate mix(thickness of 6". Ensure you cut out your manhole to size.
Good luck.

Rubbiish:
What was the sizes of d columns sir?

9", sir.

boma4success:
Hello my great Engineers in the house, please I will like to be enlightened on the construction of a water tank stand over a septic tank. My engineer advised I build my tank stand on the septic / soak away tank we are about to construct. He said we will only need 4pcs of 16mm to reinforce the water tank stand pillar from inside the ground to the top(where d water tank will be placed). And 12mm rods will be used for other things like underground pillars, first chaining, second chaining and the slab.
Please is this best way to go about it?
God bless you as you drop your comments / advices.

If that is the only option/alternative you have, then it's okay and safe as long as your engineer understands what he intends to do.

I have done same for a client as well due to space on land.
Land/Soil was hard and I used Y16 as grade/ground beam/12"(depth of pit was 9 foot). Installed 6 column points all with use of Y16 used Y8 as stirrups at a spacing of 150mm. I used Y12 for mid section chaining after 5 blocks of septic tank. I used Y16 as septic tank/soakaway decking slab beam and Y12 for matting.
After the extension we did another chaining and subsequently did the decking of the water tank stand at the desired height.
Please pick an appropriate concrete mix for all your works.
Good luck.

akanniade10:
Greetings to everyone, pls does anyone know the cost to install doors. I just bought 8 doors (1 front door and 7 inner doors) i have bought the keys and hinges as well. But the installation price seems to be on the high side. 20k to install 1 front door and 15k each to install the 7 inner doors.

Pls is this normal price to install doors?

Hahahaha
Please is the so called installer going to buy anything that will be used to put the doors in their respective positions?

rocktowerbuilde:
We advice against that for Maintainability purposes and prevention of fast self-deterioration of your building. A separate tank will be more economical in the long run.

For maintainability it could be cumbersome which is limited to the degree and nature of the work to be done.
As regards "fast self deterioration" of the building, I disagree. In order to do such, those responsible should do the design of the structure in order to carry all loads.

blackjack21:
I will be as simple as possible.

So me and this girl is dating and she needs a job. She's stylishly asking me to help get her a job where I work, the asking is starting to turn into nagging.
I admire and respect that she wants to work and earn, that's one thing I'll always love in any woman. But the idea of working is the Same company as me is just not comfortable with me, because, I don't date colleagues.
It's one rule I cannot scrap in my life.
No office Romance.

The trick here is I've already said 'Yes' because I thought she was joking, now it turns out she's serious, I. Don't like being pushed into a corner.

What to-do?

You can get her a job but not in the same company whatsoever. So that it doesn't turn out that she conspired against you in the same company. And while getting her a job else where ensure you're not the one who will act as surety .
Hope you've looked for jobs for your own sisters too if they are not yet employed.

westliverenterp:
I want to build a petrol station will 25 million naira be enough for the project..

There are lots of things you probably have not put into consideration and depending on the size of your land.. ..

The number of petroleum products tanks to be fabricated and buried underneath the earth(PMS, AGO, DPK)........
The type of structure to be used as office. ............
The construction of the shed as covering for the number of pumps. .....
The type of pumps to be installed. .........
The fence work and partial gate at the entrance...........
The type of flooring/finishing to be done on the external environment to carry all manner of vehicles. ........
....etc, etc........

AkeNathan:
I wonder who's his anointed candidate. Any idea?

It's actually too early to say.

Livefreeordieha:
it's called inclusive governance ������

He is paving the way for his anointed candidate that will succeed him.
All those appointed by him are just the persons that will ensure that process goes smoothly. As part of their duties is to interface with relevant stakeholders for that.
If I'm not mistaken I believe the governor will leave an unbeaten legacy in his state that will surpass his predecessors and probably whoever will succeed him.

megacontrol:
Hell all,

I want to use gravel to beautify the space in front of the house under a tree, it will also serve as car park in cases of spillover.
We have used interlocked stones before but the tree root pulls out the stones and makes it uneven, so we are considering using gravel.

My questions are:

1) Which type of sand should placed under to prepare the floor before filling up with gravel?

2) Which size of gravel will give best results of good looks and hold the stones in place when vehicles park and drive in/out?

Feel free to add any other comments of note.

Thanks

You can use that size of granite that's called "rice" because of beautification purpose. You can fill to about 3"-4" of it.
You can use sharp sand or depending on your area, there's a condemn sand(very free from mud and laterite) used in backfilling foundation. It's kind of black in colour but it has sharp sand qualities and properties and sets faster. Depth of filling sand is at your discretion.

OKOATA:
So you wrote all of this just to destroy your own brother.

Will you be comfortable if the said woman is your sister and being treated this way?

dairykidd:
If the story is true we both know what she just got herself tho

Even if its true, she just entered a ONE chance.
A man got married to a woman and refusing to make her have a child only for her to find out he has one in his village and wants her to accept and allow him bring the child to the country where they are resident.
This one na clear SCAM and childish one.

dairykidd:
Wait make the guy come explain.. Me I'm an Esan man although i can count the times i have gone to the village i have people who grew up there and know the way tradition works. This one shock me just now so i want him to explain well before i do my findings

I hope he comes and respond in the manner we will understand.

The aspect where the lady said the man did a wedding with his brothers' wife.......That is where the story gets misleading and that is where the lie is.

One of my uncle's was supposed to inherit his step mother (his father's second wife) after the death of his father. He bluntly rejected the idea and pressure from family members. This happened even before I was born as I was told. My uncle is about 85 years old now.
As far as 20 years ago as I know, women from my community refuse that idea of family members inheriting a wife of relatives, how much more this present times. My village women will beat the hell out of that man that try such.

lilbest4:
shut the fucck up and stop spewing nonsense out of ignorance. There're a lot of cultures and traditions in Nigeria you don't know about. Inheriting wives is part of my culture in Esan, Edo state

And in your tradition the man in question does a second wedding for the inherited wife paying her bride price again since the lady in question is his brothers'?

Please enlighten me with your tradition and culture Mr. NL ?
Is that what you did?
You have mouth to talk, please keep talking.

Emmasnoop:
Am familar with the second picture, if you are going to bayelsa from Delta immediately after Zamara junction u will meet that bad road.

Okay.
It's spelled "Zarama".

If I may ask, please which section and axis of East-West Road is this?