Introduction to The Book of Baxter.

The Old Testament Book of Baxter is often quoted by biblical scholars as a place where many truths can be found. In fact, the famous American biblical scholar Dr Simon F Crimpton says,  "If you read no other part of The Bible, read the book of Baxter."

Baxter

Some background on Baxter.

The Bible never mentions when Baxter was born but we do know that he married the third eldest daughter of Moses who was named Pesta. As was often the way in those times, Baxter had seventeen wives and a swag of children. We know from ancient scripts that Baxter was a man of many parts. He was a camel trader, a warrior (a favourite of the king of Erodite), an amateur landscape painter, an expert horseman, a beekeeper, an experienced lover (Who wouldn't be with 17 wives?), a philosopher and a master of disguise.

It was he who said, "To pass as a donkey you must have big ears."

Moses trusted Baxter and often came to him for help and guidance.

Baxter was born near the city of Abigon in Elam.

Modern Abigon is still a bustling centre of trade,

though the country known as Elam has been replaced 

by somewhere else.

He left school at seven to work in the family's camel trading business. He saw a potential of adding horses to the business that could be used by armies. This made the business very successful.

Not one of the actual horses he traded.

At age nine Baxter was a wealthy man boy and was able to arrange the marriages to his first two wives.

Baxter quite liked cutting and stabbing things so he joined the Elam army as a cavalry sargeant (American spelling was used at that time in the Elam army). After his valour and cunning at the Battle of Windom (not far from Elam) he was promoted to General. His first action as General was to have the hands of all the surviving members of the opposition army, the Armenians, cut off. There is no reference in The Bible as to how the surviving Armenian solders wiped their bottoms after that.
Baxter was not a cruel man, he was a man of his time. He was also known as a great leader and said many wise things.
From time to time, on this blog, we will be looking at truths and wise things that come out of The Book of Baxter.

Baxter - a wise guy.

Baxter disguised as a donkey. "To pass as a 

donkey you must have big ears."