Today's Bibliomancy for Steve Martin

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

MAR 8:7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

MAR 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

MAR 8:9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

MAR 8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

MAR 8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or their's.

JER 44:29 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:

JER 44:30 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

JER 45:1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of

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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible:

tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

EXO 12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

EXO 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

EXO 12:6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible:

EZE 21:8 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE 21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

EZE 21:10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

EZE 21:11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

EZE 21:12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword

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