Jehovah and the Spider

[Tortuga]

A story about Jehovah using a spider to save a brother may be circulating on social media again.

 

I recently looked up information about this 'experience' and I did not find it published in any of our publications.  However I did find that many religious organizations use the same story. Apparently this spider saved baby Jesus, saved King David, saved a US Marine in Japan in WWII, saved a young boy in north Africa,  saved a soldier in India and now saved a brother.

 

I recently heard this story in a public talk that was given in our congregation, there wasn't any source material for it in the outline.  I have also heard that a CO may have used it in a talk many years ago.

 

I found some sites have criticized Jehovah's witnesses for adapting a story about a soldier to a story about a brother.

 

If you receive a copy of this experience through social media, please do your own research before sharing it. 

[Raven]

Sounds like the story about the spider that saved Muhammad, according to the Quran.

[Ms. Piffle]

On 3/18/2020 at 12:58 PM, Bro Richard said:

A story about Jehovah using a spider to save a brother may be circulating on social media again.

If you receive a copy of this experience through social media, please do your own research before sharing it. 

Our CO shared this with us at an assembly a few years or so ago.  Thank you for your research brother Richard.  

[Morrissey10]

I do wonder why people start these things. Just done a quick google search and the story is so blatantly bogus I dont know why anyone would think it's true.

 

This is why I dont have Facebook.

[1MKnight]

There are a number of stories like this:

• Jehovah and the spider
• The NWT on Jeopardy
• (And suddenly my mind is drawing a blank. I do believe I'm familiar with at least two other modern unverifiable/fictitious JW legends out there... I guess this is how urban myths get started xD)

[Sister Susie]

Please, don't anyone tell me that Charlotte didn't save Wilbur. 🕸

[Tortuga]

On 3/18/2020 at 10:58 AM, Tortuga said:

Apparently this spider saved baby Jesus, saved King David, saved a US Marine in Japan in WWII, saved a young boy in north Africa,  saved a soldier in India and now saved a brother.

I found another one. Apparently a prince in Eritrea was saved by a spider too...

 

https://mamaafrika.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/eritrean-fable-even-the-flies-and-spiders/

[Danni]

Sadly, the same goes for those circulated "encouraging" stories/images. Originally they were made by the worldly using using "LORD" or "GOD", brothers will change it to JEHOVAH and passed on to friends.

 

Last convention season, we received an image cartoon of a family appeared to be watching on an spiritual program on their TV at home. it has a caption "Enjoy our virtual convention!", something like that. Found out that it was drawn by a mormon artist depicting their own program. 😟

[Dustparticle]

 

 I remember a while ago I read Jehovah was using a mouse to feed a brother crumbs of bread in prison and using a pig in Russia to keep the solders away from the publications. Jehovah can uses any creature to fulfill his purpose or helping others in need. IONK!! IONK!!

Edited May 25, 2022 by Dustparticle

[Hinata]

9 minutes ago, Dustparticle said:

 

I remember a while ago I read Jehovah was using a mouse to feed a brother crumbs of bread in prison and using a pig in Russia to keep the solders away from the publications. Jehovah can uses any creature to fulfill his purpose or helping others in need. IONK!! IONK!!

 

I do not know if these stories are genuine or not. But I feel it is not weird that such “stories” are widely in circulation not just among Jehovah’s Witnesses, but also the Christendom itself. After all, the story with almost exactly the similar premise appears in the Bible already:

 

(1 Kings 17:6) 6 And the ravens were bringing him[E·liʹjah] bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the stream.
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=11017006&srcid=share

 

Wouldn’t it be best to use God’s words to teach and encourage our brothers, anyway?

 

[Thomas Walker]

A good story is hard not to share. We're JWs, we're trained in sharing these titbits.

 

In fact, I heard another story on this site. But the story was hard to verify so I never shared it myself.

 

Then this morning my aunt sends me this.

 

 

If anyone speaks the language to verify the subtitles, I'd be grateful.

[Luigi62]

2 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

A good story is hard not to share. We're JWs, we're trained in sharing these titbits.

 

In fact, I heard another story on this site. But the story was hard to verify so I never shared it myself.

 

Then this morning my aunt sends me this.

 

 

If anyone speaks the language to verify the subtitles, I'd be grateful.

I have seen this video with English dubbed. Its 100%

[Tortuga]

2 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

Then this morning my aunt sends me this.

It was discussed a little here.

 

https://jwtalk.net/topic/45117-ideas-for-themes-in-meetings-of-field-service/?do=findComment&comment=863158

Edited May 26, 2022 by Tortuga

[New World Explorer]

Spider donuts are real though...

 

[Sister Susie]

8 hours ago, New World Explorer said:

Spider donuts are real though...

 

These guys resemble Lucas, the spider.  If a spider could save someone, I'm sure it would be Lucas.

[Tortuga]

8 minutes ago, Sister Susie said:

These guys resemble Lucas, the spider.  If a spider could save someone, I'm sure it would be Lucas.

I thought they were Halloween spiders and i was wondering why Greg had pictures of them....🤔

[pnutts]

On 5/25/2022 at 8:14 AM, Hinata said:

he drank from the stream

Now we watch the stream 🤔

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

I thought they were Halloween spiders and i was wondering why Greg had pictures of them....

Most Australians are unfamiliar with Halloween. It is seen as an American thing. I can see how these colours can be read as a Halloween item, but down here spiders are just another thing trying to kill you...
Eat or be eaten.

Old (Downunder) Tone

[Michał]

On 5/25/2022 at 2:00 PM, Dustparticle said:

 I remember a while ago I read Jehovah was using a mouse to feed a brother crumbs of bread in prison

It was in a biography of a Greek brother. I don’t have this book at home but my mum does, I’ll try to post it later when I get it.