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:

the land of Canaan.

NUM 26:20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

NUM 26:21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

NUM 26:22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred.

NUM 26:23 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites:

NUM 26:24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the

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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:

will; only in the Lord.

CO1 7:40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

CO1 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

CO1 8:2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

CO1 8:3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

CO1 8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

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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:

CO1 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

CO1 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

CO1 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

CO1 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

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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:

continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

ACT 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

ACT 14:24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

ACT 14:25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

ACT 14:26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

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