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but I can't seem to find the answer on my own and I also realize that asking questions is how you learn. So, this is absolutely disgusting but in 2 Kings 18:27 it talks about some men being doomed to eat their own feces and drink their own urine but I'm having a really rather difficult finding and understanding the reason why.
Without going and reading the scripture in context, the first thing that came to my mind was the story of the prodigal son who was content to eat the slop with the pigs. It could be an indication of desperation in a time of famine and drought, so they eat their own feces and drink their own urine.
Not that it has anything to do with the scriptures, but do you recall the story of the Donner party? In desperation they turned to cannibalism just to survive.
I don't want to disgust you, but what do you think happens to that water you flush after peeing in the toilet? It get reclaimed and purified. Cheers!
I'm sorry, it's still a really hard concept for me to grasp, but I see what you're saying about the famine (I had to look up what that meant) and drought.
many of the old testament ways are hard to understand very well possible this statement could have been symbolic . curious did you use the link i provided so you could read others comments on it? or did you ignore it like in the past? i just noticed the link was for 1st kings my bad The king of Assyria sends, notwithstanding, a great host against Jerusalem; and his general, Rab-shakeh, delivers an insulting and blasphemous message to Hezekiah, out line https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/2-kings-18.html read it very carefully this is a threat of what conditions will be like if they attack ---a scare tacit .if your going to be a student of the Bible your going to have to use resources like a commentary ..dont take there word as total truth. they like anyone can be wrong..but it can give you a good ideaOh okay, I got it now because obviously I don't want to do that either and I'm very disgusted by it, otherwise I wouldn't have asked this question in the first place. Thanks for clearing that up for me!
Sorry, I just don't see the big deal with the commentaries. At least I have an interest in reading and learning the Bible, I just do it in my own way and at my own pace. I'm still learning though, I don't think that anybody on here that knows me could possibly deny my spiritual growth since I first got signed up.
but yet you trust every one in the forum to tell what the truth is. commentaries are written by men of old who have studied the scriptures . many of the hold D.R degrees . paul wrote to Timothy study to show your self approved rightly dividing the truth . its like being in school we dont understand the home work assignment . so we go to the teacher to ask them to explain.. how did they learn by studying asking the teacher .plus they have a teachers book to help guide them....
i am not questioning your spiritual growth. you come to a public forum asking for advice.. if not mistaken rules state we are to show our source of information . that is what i am TRYing to do is show you a source you can get information from.... you cherry pick which info you want. after a while there will come a time you will not need commentaries as often.
but the fact you read it confirms ezrider was correct... what if he was wrong and you believed him?
Seriously dude it's getting annoying. I was actually starting to like you, please don't push my buttons and make me change my mind. 
For the record though I know that I have to love you as a brother in Christ and I do, you just really get on my nerves sometimes that's all. 
seriously i am NOT A DUDE i am not concerned about your buttons or the changing of your mind... when i see a call for help on understanding .i do with what ability i have in sources to help out if you reject that your problem .i simply trying get you to understand . to read and study the Bible you need resources to go by.. if you want to reject them . if not careful you will be like a sail boat with out a sail . no control at the mercy of the current . BTW next month when you attend church ask your pastor how he learned have a great day hope the seed finds good groundWell as you have stated over, and over, and over, and over again,.. it is a public forum and I have just as much right to reject advice as well as accept it.
but I can't seem to find the answer on my own and I also realize that asking questions is how you learn. So, this is absolutely disgusting but in 2 Kings 18:27 it talks about some men being doomed to eat their own feces and drink their own urine but I'm having a really rather difficult finding and understanding the reason why.
That is with reference to the seige of Jerusalem. The invading army cuts off all access to food and water from the people inside the walled city. After a while, (months or years) the people inside the city run out of food and water. They eat whatever they can to stay alive and since poop still has some food value and urine is better than dying of thirst.......oh well.but I can't seem to find the answer on my own and I also realize that asking questions is how you learn. So, this is absolutely disgusting but in 2 Kings 18:27 it talks about some men being doomed to eat their own feces and drink their own urine but I'm having a really rather difficult finding and understanding the reason why.