Universal Bible Sunday - Universal Bible

The traveler tied the last strap of a sandal around his bare ankle. Tonight’s journey was to be a long one and there was no moon. It was not common to attempt a seventeen-mile hike over rough hill country on a night like this. As he threw his outer robe about his shoulders his hand reached for the latch. Flinging open the heavy door, he stood in the threshold and gazed into the darkness. Turning back to the lighted room he stooped to do something common in those days. Catching a piece of straw from the pile lying in the corner, he plunged it into the open fire place and withdrew it. Quickly he touched the flaming straw against the toe of his sandal and a small flame shot up. On the toe of this sandal was a lamp which would guide him on the path. This…