It went thus,"Father Abraham had many sons and many sons had father abraham..." Etc
Now I understand the first line well enough but... many sons had father abraham? There seems something really... I dunno wrong about this statement.
2007-08-07 23:58:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My LOTR fan... Ive missed ya the last few daze.
2007-08-08 00:09:44 · update #1
father abraham had many sons, and many sons had father abraham. i am one of them and so are you, so let's all praise the Lord - right arm (start waving the right arm around)...
i think that song is so fun and kids love it too. it's like the hokey-pokey song where you get to do all those body movements and jump around.
2007-08-08 00:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by chieko 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It just means that Abraham from the Bible had many sons. Those sons obviously had a father, Abraham. There's nothing at all wrong with that line.
2007-08-08 00:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Jamustrip
I think it means there are a lot of sons who descended from Abraham...i dont know about the father part though
Edit So have i.
2007-08-08 00:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by LOTR Fan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Galatians 3:5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith-- 6 just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"? 7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."
2007-08-08 03:19:34 · answer #4 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a device used to repeat the first line, but making it sound different- they just didn't want to say "Father Abraham had many sons" twice.
2007-08-08 00:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by sugarbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spiritual Sons
Sons of the Promise God gave to Abraham
The Abrahamic Covenant
2007-08-08 00:02:13 · answer #6 · answered by Keith 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Father Abraham was an very popular singer in the 80's in the Netherlands. One of his big hits was the "Smurf" song.
2007-08-08 00:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's just taking the first line and swapping the first part and the second part. Those are all his descendents. All the kids in our VBS every year never have a problem understanding that song. That's weird that you can't understand it. How old are you, anyway?
2007-08-08 02:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many sons refers to descendants whom God said would be as many as the grains of sand.
2007-08-08 00:19:48 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs.Blessed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's figurative since literally he only had one. It means he fathered a huge nation like he was promised he would.
2007-08-08 00:04:42 · answer #10 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋