Today's Bibliomancy for Stephen Colbert

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:

CH1 8:4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

CH1 8:5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

CH1 8:6 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath:

CH1 8:7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

CH1 8:8 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

CH1 8:9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

CH1 8:10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads

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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:

is the Son of man;

MAT 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

MAT 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

MAT 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

MAT 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

MAT 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be

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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:

days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

MAT 15:33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

MAT 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

MAT 15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

MAT 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

MAT 15:37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of

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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:

LUK 5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

LUK 5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

LUK 5:19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

LUK 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

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