{"id":22307,"date":"2025-01-21T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22307"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:55:56","slug":"skunks-bible-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/skunks-bible-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Stinkdieren staan niet in de Bijbel \u2014 maar geur wel, en op vreemde wijze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Skunks are not in the Bible. They are North American, and no biblical writer ever met one. Smell, though, runs right through Scripture, and it is used for something no one expects. The aroma The sacrificial instructions repeat a phrase dozens of times: the offering is an aroma pleasing to the Lord (Leviticus 1:9). It is a startlingly physical way to describe worship, and the writers knew it. The prophets attack the idea directly when the offerings are made by\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skunks are not in the Bible. Smell is \u2014 and in one passage the same aroma is life to some and death to others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[224],"class_list":["post-22307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-biblical-dream-interpretation"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6417,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-mysteries-what-does-it-mean-to-suddenly-smell-incense-when-none-is-burning\/","url_meta":{"origin":22307,"position":0},"title":"Smelling Incense When None Is Burning: What It Is, and What It Is Not","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Smelling incense when none is burning has a name, phantosmia, and it is worth telling a doctor. 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