Friday the 13th
1. There are superstitions about Friday and the number 13.
2. A lot of sailors refuse to set sail on a Friday. Some people think it’s bad luck to get married on a Friday.
3. Most buildings in America don’t have a rooms or floors with the number 13. Many people won’t eat at a table with 13 people. If they do, they think the first person to leave will be the next person to die.
4. In ancient times, the number 13 represented the unknown. Even now, children are taught their multiplication tables through 12 X 12.
5. When Friday falls on the 13th day of the month, some people think it is an unlucky day. One of the main reasons has to do with Jesus’ death.
Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Before Jesus died, he had the Last Supper with His 12 disciples. He said one of them would betray Him:
７０「あなたがた十二人を選んだのはわたしです。だが、なんということでしょう。悪魔が一人まぎれ込んでいます。」７１イエスが言われたのは、イスカリオテのシモンの子ユダのことでした。ユダは、十二人の弟子の一人でありながら、イエスを裏切ろうとしていたのです。(John 6:70-71).
Judas did betray Jesus. Judas was also the first person to leave the Last Supper and the next person to die.
6. Many people think a lot of other bad things in the Bible
happened on a Friday. (For example: Eve eating the fruit,
Abel’s murder, Stephen’s stoning) There is no way to prove
what day these things happened.
7. Personally, I don’t think Friday the 13th is an unlucky day. I
believe God is in control of every situation.
９神様の考えを無視して、計画を立ててはいけません。Proverbs16:9
神様は全人類を、一人の人間アダムから造り、すべての国民を全世界に散らされました。
Acts 17:26
７ばかばかしい理論や、くだらない作り話を、あれこれ議論し、むだに時間を費やしてはなりません。むしろ、時間と労力とを有効に使って、いつも霊的に高められるよう、自分を訓練しなさい。 1 Timothy 4:7
