Miracle Fantastic

[Cymrugirl]

This may look odd in the writer's lounge but it has everything to do with my WIP. I am currently making a list of my favorite "fantastic" miracles, particularly in the OT, but the entire Bible.

I have been working on a sequence inspired by Ezekiel and the dry bones.

Since my brain power is much smaller than all of yours combined, I thought I'd tap the waters here. What are some of your favorite Fantastic miracles in the Word of God. By fantastic I mean miracles that combine unusual elements - Moses lifting up the snake - Elijah being taken up in a firy chariot - Balaam's donkey beginning to speak.

These miracles go a little beyond Jesus laying his hands on someone. There was some drama involved.

Also, fantastic acts or imagery. What are some of your favorite fantastical moments or imagery in Scripture. I like the beehive riddle in the story of Samson - David killing the lion and bear with his bare hands and so on.

:D

[DrRita]

My favorite comedy moment is when Gideon is threshing wheat down in the winepress and the angel comes to him and say "Oh mighty Man of Valor." I crack up every time I read it.

But to answer your question about miracles, Paul and Silas being woken by the angel and released from prison.

[Ransom v. Unman]

One of my favourites is the sons of Korah and the other participants in the rebellion going "alive into the grave". The wording in the Hebrew is very interesting, and it has inspired a story:

http://pastorinsanity.deviantart.com/art/Idea-1-Biblical-zombies-37955155

[Tarin]

The day the sun stood still is definitely up there at the top of my "wow" moments. The parting of the Red Sea. The witch of Endor accidentally communicating with Samuel's spirit. :p Daniel in the lion's den. Etc.

[Ransom v. Unman]

The day the sun stood still is definitely up there at the top of my "wow" moments. The parting of the Red Sea. The witch of Endor accidentally communicating with Samuel's spirit. :p Daniel in the lion's den. Etc.

Okay, honestly, Tarin? That isn't fair. Cymru wanted one! If I could go off about all the different, awe-inspiring, powerful miracles recorded in the Bible I'd have a 5,000 post to add to this thread. :p

[Tarin]

Now, now, she said "some of your favorites." My four little examples would, I believe, fulfill that request. Your 5,000, however, might be pushing it... ;)

[paulchernoch]

Jesus casting demons into pigs. Now that was dramatic.

Jesus walking on water - and Peter meeting him.

The finger writing on the wall in the book of Daniel.

Pretty much anything Elijah did. Drama everywhere, what with being fed by ravens, calling down fire, and making enemy generals bathe.

And don't get me started on Noah...

- Paul

[T M Cart]

This is one of my favorites:

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
Acts 8:39-40

Oh yes, you would rejoice too, if you saw the Spirit of the Lord basically beam someone up. That's awesome. Bam! There he appears miles away in a different city. Philip, being as cool as they come, simply continues to do his thing without missing a beat. That's how I want to travel: Holy Spirit Express, as it were.

Tim

www.truthinministry.org

[lynnmosher]

I love all the ones mentioned. And this one about Elisha and his servant. The Syrians were about to attack Israel...

The king of Syria “sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, ‘Alas, my master! What shall we do?’ So he answered, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, ‘Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.’ And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.” 2 Kings 6:14-18 NKJV

I ask the Lord that same thing on occasion…Open my eyes that I may see!

[Cymrugirl]

You guys have given wonderful answers! This is precisely what I was hoping for because regardless of how many Bible stories I know, sifting through them all by memory is nearly a hopeless pursuit when I do it alone.

Some great springboards here into what I'm hoping to do. Please keep them coming!

No need to give just one, RvU. ;) But Tarin's right, five thousand might be a little too much food for the hungry. he he he

[Tommie Lyn]

The raising of Lazarus from the dead has always borne a message of hope for me.

Jesus, even knowing He could and would bring His friend, Lazarus, to life again, wept over Lazarus' death, showing how touched He is with our sorrow and suffering.

And He raised Lazarus after he'd been dead for four days -- a great demonstration of His power. I view this miracle as an encouragement -- no matter how long we've been dead in our sins, He has the power to bring us to life...

[Phy]

Hands-down, my favorite sequence is the sequence that would make Robert Rodriguez pale with envy, which would shame Quentin Tarantino into silence, the scenes from 1 Kings 18, Elijah's throwdown with the priests of Baal on Mt. Carmel:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=11&chapter=18&version=31

16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?"

18 "I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the LORD's commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table."

20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him."
But the people said nothing.

22 Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the LORD's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God."
Then all the people said, "What you say is good."

25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire." 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.
Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. "O Baal, answer us!" they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.

27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. "Shout louder!" he said. "Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened." 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.

30 Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which was in ruins. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel." 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs [a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood."

34 "Do it again," he said, and they did it again.
"Do it a third time," he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again."

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench.

But wait! there's more! But you have to read it for yourself. It's a bravura moment from a rough-and-tumble prophet and the barest taste of the power of a holy and mighty God.

Can you see Al Pacino thundering as Elijah? Or an in-his-prime Charleton Heston?

[Cymrugirl]

Indeed, Phy. I love Elijah. That is one of the most remarkable moments in the OT. :D

[T M Cart]

Christopher Walken or Rutger Hauer as Elijah and Kevin Spacey as one of the priests of Baal...now that's entertainment.

[tneeley]

One of my favourites is the sons of Korah and the other participants in the rebellion going "alive into the grave". ]

Ransom you picked one of my favorites. I had stumbled upon it in a cross-reference to Psalm 106 on 12/18/07 and had journaled that I could imagine the Lord's voice coming across a speaker (Kmart Blue Light Special Style) "Can I have your attention, please?" I found it sad that even after the swallowing up of thoes people that the Israelites continued to complain against Aaron & Moses, holding them accountable for those deaths, which ultimately led to God striking them with a plague killing 14,700 people. Boy, I think that would get my attention!