What the…? Ezekiel 25:17

Ezekiel 25:17.

“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you.”

Jules Winnfield – Pulp Fiction

This famous passage spoken by killer Jules Winnfield (played by Samuel L Jackson) is said to be a passage from the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.  It is an awesome passage but hardly a biblical quote.  Ezekiel 25:17 from the King James Version reads:

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

So if you are trying to look up the passage in your family Bible, forget it.  It does not exist and was made up, albeit with heavy influence from the Bible verse, for the movie.

As time goes by true brilliance becomes ever more obvious

Casablanca is arguably the single greatest film in movie history (there’s a great way to start an argument) and one which should feature prominently if not first in anyone’s list of must see movies, if only in order to understand the origins of many common sayings and references in modern culture.

Whether or not you think it the greatest movie ever is really beside the point it has left a permanent legacy on modern culture with its classic movie lines and modegreens, gentle humour, masterfully crafted screenplay and the cast; Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains make this movie the true masterpiece that it is.  This movie is a classic and mandatory viewing.

Paul Henreid who plays Victor Lazlo in Casablanca was born on this day 10 January in 1908.

Dad Joke of the day

Q – Did you hear about the man who overdosed on curry?
A – He slipped into a Korma.