October 01, 2009

God Shows Moses His Arse

When the children of Israel escaped from Pharaoh, they were given the Ten Commandments. But at that point, God came over all coy and told Moses that he couldn’t look upon his face - although for some reason he was allowed to look at his bum.

 

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

(Exodus 33:22-23)

1 Oct 2009 11:42:58 | Doing It In Public

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