What's this about father's skirt?

[eliot mayfield]

This is confusing. While my father was no True Christian (tm), my uncle certainly was. but neither of them had skirt.
Deut:
22:30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

Maybe they just had them hid, because I never discovered them?
I don't have a skirt. Should I?
But then again I'm not a father. Is this something that only fathers know about?

[Hushed_Agony]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

But then again I'm not a father. Is this something that only fathers know about?

You know Eliot, my mother told me a story when I was young about my father and well...it wasn't a skirt but pantyhose. I was never to repeat it to anyone, but now that you have brought that verse to light it makes me wonder. Although she did say something about a fifth of chivas scotch, the full moon and a bet with the neighbors. But I dunno, my father did have some weird lookin' clothes in the closet. Those suits with the elbow pads and big collars, lime green, orange, brown....those always drew my attention. He passed before I could question him about it. So I may never know. He did leave me some pics of my granddaddy who used to drive for Mayflower in the 30's with some nigra children. I think he let them unload his trailer at stops or something. But he weren't wearin' no skirt in those pictures.

Anyway, enough ramblin'
YIC
Hushed

[Jesus is Lord]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

This is confusing. While my father was no True Christian (tm), my uncle certainly was. but neither of them had skirt.
Deut:
22:30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

Maybe they just had them hid, because I never discovered them?
I don't have a skirt. Should I?
But then again I'm not a father. Is this something that only fathers know about?

I'm thinking from the context of the first part of the verse it is talking about the skirt your mother wears. One could say that the skirt belongs to your father as since she is his property anything that belongs to her is naturally his. It probably refers to discovering what is inside said skirt.

That is my best guess but naturally one of our esteemed Pastors will be able to explain it better without guessing but knowing what the Lord meant when He wrote that.

[Bobby-Joe]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

My personal guess is that it is saying you shouldn't sleep with your Dad's girlfriend.

[Fish (On Moderation)]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

I said it before, I'll say it again. If you want to stick to the KJV version then you should learn medieval English. The meanings of many of the words has changed since then.

[Jesus is Lord]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

I said it before, I'll say it again. If you want to stick to the KJV version then you should learn medieval English. The meanings of many of the words has changed since then.

If you are such a Biblical expert what is your take on that verse? Of course the meanings of some words have changed. That is why we are having this discussion, so we can figure out what the Lord meant when He wrote that verse.

[Fish (On Moderation)]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

NIV translates it as:

"A man is not to marry his father's wife; he must not dishonor his father's bed."

Does that help or is it pure blasphemy?

[Jesus is Lord]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

NIV translates it as:

"A man is not to marry his father's wife; he must not dishonor his father's bed."

Does that help or is it pure blasphemy?

You are in luck I am not a moderator or I would give you a whole stack of new infraction points for posting from the devil's "bible"!

[Enobarbus]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

I said it before, I'll say it again. If you want to stick to the KJV version then you should learn medieval English. The meanings of many of the words has changed since then.

Oh put a sock in your mewling pie-hole. It is less difficult than Shakespeare, and secular scholars wouldn't dream of touching a word of Shakespeare.

But you want to edit God -- to tamper with God's Inspired Word! You filthy false Christian wretch. You are nothing but a tool of Satan sent here in a vain attempt to lead those searching for the Truth® astray.

May God have mercy on your loathesome soul, Fish. May God have mercy on your soul. But I really don't think that there is much hope for you fish; you have hardened your heart and will not listen to the voice of the Lord.

[PrayerIsFun]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

Christians are superior because we possess an understanding that unbelievers lack, and I believe my father had no skirt.

[Brother Helge]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

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[Brother Helge]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

Christians are superior because we possess an understanding that unbelievers lack, and I believe my father had no skirt.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord: and because of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

[Seth Campbell]

Re: What's this about father's skirt?

In dog training there is an item that is called a "Protection skirt" which is sort of a wrap around leather apron that protects your legs. It's very similar to a blacksmith's apron (which I have also seen called a blacksmith's skirt).

Here's a picture of the back of a protection skirt. I'm not sure if they call it a skirt because it wraps all the way around or because it's a European thing.