I have things about the Bible that I wonder sometimes. They’re not doctrinally important so the Bible doesn’t give answers, so I just wonder for fun. If you’re curious, here are a few.
In the book of Ruth, was Ruth’s and Boaz’s relationship as romantic as my 21st century Western minded brain likes to think it was? It sounds like there might have been some love, even if it isn’t quite like the kind I normally associate with such things. It was certainly divine providence. What was the age gap? Besides that, what was it like to spend a day with Ruth and Naomi? Their relationship must have been so sweet for Ruth to insist she stay with Naomi, and for Naomi to relent and let her. Oh, and what happened to Orpah?
In Judges 9, how strong was the woman in the tower who threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head? I looked it up, and an upper millstone for a the household size mill was at least 80 pounds, and could be at least 100. How strong was Abimelech that he didn’t die instantly, and had the presence of mind to realize he’d never recover and say that he wanted someone else to kill him so a woman didn’t get credit? (A woman got credit anyway, and King David referenced it later to one of his military commanders.)
What kind of gossip did Mary and Joseph have to endure and navigate through when Mary was pregnant with Jesus the Son of God? Is that one of the reasons Mary went to spend a few months with Elizabeth while Elizabeth was pregnant with John the Baptist? Did she also go to help Elizabeth out? What was Jesus like as He grew up? How did His siblings feel about Him? We know some of them didn’t believe He was the Son of God until much later, but what did they say about it to Jesus or their friends?
What happened to the soldiers guarding Jesus’ tomb after they got help from the religious leaders when Jesus came back from the dead? What happened to the soldier at the cross that said, “Surely this is the Son of God?” What happened to the soldiers who had beaten Jesus?
And a few random ones: What was Jesus’ favorite food or snack? What did Sarah say when Abraham and Isaac came back from their sacrifice trip and she found out Isaac was almost killed? How was the father-son relationship before and after that trip? Why didn’t Eve seem surprised that a snake was talking to her? What was Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”?
Tell me about your wonderings!
Related:
Sometimes I Wonder
A Few Doctrinally Unimportant Questions