The Book of Eli
In the movie The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington, it tells of a post apocalyptic world where societies are reduced to scrapping for resources and humans are illiterate except for a few "older" folks who were there before The War. There remains only a single copy of the King James Bible which is in the custody of Denzel Washington's character Eli. The show ends with The Book in the hands of the bad who can't read it because its in braille. Eli managed to reach his destination in the west where humans managed to reproduce text and he was able recite the Bible from memory.
A great reminder that we should really read and know the Word of God. Commit verses to memory for it's your weapon. Cherish it for you will never know when it might be taken away from you and you can only rely on what's in your head. Also beware of over reliance on technology ie. Electronical Bibles, even the physical copy which sometimes serves more as a prop to some people than as a dimension to knowing Him better.
posted by JasonOng | 3:50 AM
2 Comments:
Larling that's perhaps one of the best movie reviews cum personal reflection I've read in a long while. Excellent synopsis & comment on what is probably the best Christian movie to-date, & outstanding performance by actor & fellow Christian Denzel Washington.
Amen, dear brother. I haven't watched the show but suspected the book is our Holy Scripture. The Word is a lamp unto our feet, a light unto our path. Well, said, Jason, that indeed it's our best weapon against our worst enemy.
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