No matter where we are or where we go, Holes are a reality. We have Pot-Holes, Doughnut Holes, Sink-Holes, Key-Holes, etc. What is a hole? Can we exist without some frame of reference to a Hole? At Dictionary.com, there are twenty-seven entries to define a Hole. Some of them are: (1) an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock; (2) a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground; (3) the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow; (4) a fault or flaw: They found serious holes in his reasoning; (6) a deep, still place in a stream: a swimming hole. In construction, there is the drilling of holes in steel, concrete, wood; (7) a water hole where animals can quench their thirst; (8) rings; and (9) wells for locating water or oil. In gardening, there is the digging of holes to plant bulbs, trees, shrubs. Animals dig holes (gophers). Golf is based upon ones skill in putting a small ball into a hole. Swiss Cheese looks better (and seems to taste better) if numerous holes are present in a slice. A person who is greatly indebted is in a financial hole. An intellectual in a debate will try to pick a hole in the other person’s logic or argument. Fill Dirt is purchased to fill holes, whereas Excavators are hired to dig holes (for buildings, fish ponds, mining). There are occasions where one must repair a hole in the roof of a home or other building. In the building of roads, dynamite was used to make holes (tunnels) through rock. For hunters, criminologists, investigators there is the awareness and analysis of Bullet Holes. Astronomers and Astrophysicists spend a lifetime studying The Black Hole and Neutron Stars. There seems to be no end to ones involvement with Holes in the ebb and flow of life.
In warfare, a problem in World War II was on Pacific Islands where the Japanese had dug a network of holes and tunnels from which they could mount an attack at will. This same strategy was employed during the Viet Nam War as the Jungle and Tunnels were used by the enemy to their advantage against the American and Allied forces. There is Biblical reference to this type warfare in I Samuel 14:6-14. Jonathon, the son of King Saul confronts a militant Philistine force. The text reads: “Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few. Do all that you have in mind, his armor-bearer said. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul. Jonathan said, Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us. If they say to us, Wait there until we come to you, we will stay where we are and not go up to them. But if they say, Come up to us, we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands. So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. Look! said the Philistines. The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in. The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson. So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel. Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.”
The most crucial area of Holes has to do with the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This became a faith-issue for Thomas after the declared resurrection of Jesus Christ. In John 20:24-28 (The Message Translation): “Thomas…one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, We saw the Master. But he said, Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it. Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, Peace to you. Then he focused his attention on Thomas. Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don't be unbelieving. Believe. Thomas said, My Master! My God!” If one refuses to believe that Christ died for his/her sins, and rose again from the dead – there is another hole referenced in this regard. It is called the “outer darkness” and “the lake of fire.” If you have doubts, then do what Thomas did – check out the nail holes in Jesus’ flesh – and believe! Consider these things with me!
In warfare, a problem in World War II was on Pacific Islands where the Japanese had dug a network of holes and tunnels from which they could mount an attack at will. This same strategy was employed during the Viet Nam War as the Jungle and Tunnels were used by the enemy to their advantage against the American and Allied forces. There is Biblical reference to this type warfare in I Samuel 14:6-14. Jonathon, the son of King Saul confronts a militant Philistine force. The text reads: “Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few. Do all that you have in mind, his armor-bearer said. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul. Jonathan said, Come, then; we will cross over toward the men and let them see us. If they say to us, Wait there until we come to you, we will stay where we are and not go up to them. But if they say, Come up to us, we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands. So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine outpost. Look! said the Philistines. The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes they were hiding in. The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, Come up to us and we'll teach you a lesson. So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel. Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. In that first attack Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed some twenty men in an area of about half an acre.”
The most crucial area of Holes has to do with the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This became a faith-issue for Thomas after the declared resurrection of Jesus Christ. In John 20:24-28 (The Message Translation): “Thomas…one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, We saw the Master. But he said, Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won't believe it. Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, Peace to you. Then he focused his attention on Thomas. Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don't be unbelieving. Believe. Thomas said, My Master! My God!” If one refuses to believe that Christ died for his/her sins, and rose again from the dead – there is another hole referenced in this regard. It is called the “outer darkness” and “the lake of fire.” If you have doubts, then do what Thomas did – check out the nail holes in Jesus’ flesh – and believe! Consider these things with me!
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