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Genesis 16: Genesis 25: Medan and Midian were stepbrothers of Ishmael. Years later, Joseph's brother sold Joseph in Genesis 37: Who bought Joseph: Ishmaelites or Midianites? 8 verses later, Young's Literal Translation: Who bought Joseph: Ishmaelites or Midianites or Medanites? Pulpit...

Shimei cursed David in (ESV) 2 Samuel 16: In David's head, God could have told Shimei to curse David even though it was wrong for Shimei to do it. Well, the Hebrew was ambiguous. Septuagint translated it as "will look upon my affliction". NIV:

Matthew 20: If they had been standing there all day long, wouldn't they have run into the landowner earlier? Jesus told this as a parable. It wasn't meant to be a detailed account of a real narrative. It was a symbolic story to illustrate a spiritual lesson:

ESV, Luke 8: Strong's Greek: 868. ἀφίστημι (aphistémi) — 14 Occurrences BDAG: ① to cause someone to move from a reference point ② to distance oneself from some pers. or thing According to Jesus, could a believer fall away? Yes, shallowed believers could easily fall away.

Satan bet against Job in front of God in Job 1: God accepted the bet: Then Satan took Job’s property and killed his children, but he spared Job's wife. Why? Because Satan wanted to use his wife to accomplish his bet: Job 2: That was the pivotal moment that Satan was waiting for. Would Job...

What was an apostle in the Bible? There were three categories of apostles in the Bible. The first referred exclusively to the Twelve, Revelation 21: Strong's 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ. G652 appears 80 times. It...

Matthew 7: Revelation 21:

The 1st target of atonement was the priest family, Leviticus 16: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance The 2nd target was the Holy Place, Leviticus 16: The 3rd target was the Israelites, Leviticus 16: It was a yearly cleansing ritual, Leviticus 16: That's a nice definition of OT atonement. It...

There are at least 4 meanings: Shallowed Christians could easily G868-fall away. The 12 disciples sin and G4624-fall away. Christians could G1601-fall, G4098-fall, or G5302-fall from grace. A group of Christians could be in a state of G646-apostasy and fall away. We have 6 Greek words that...

When I was born from my mother's womb, a detached breath/wind/spirit of God entered my head and I became a sentient soul. That divine breath became my human spirit. What happened when I was born the second time? When I was born again, the Holy Spirit provided an extension (the Paraclete) to...

God wrote the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone. We don't have them now. Jesus spent his time proclaiming the gospel, healing the sick, performing miracles, and interacting with people in real-time. In the end, he died on the cross. He was a man of action. Jesus cried out and said in John...

Today, we have Christians who teach hyper-grace: The idea is not new. Back in the days of Paul, Romans 3: Romans 6: Jude 4: Repenting is not a one-time event.

Jesus ate with sinners in Luke 5: On the other hand, 1 Corinthians 5: Paul talked about people who claimed to be Christians and were unrepentant of their sins. It is okay to eat with sinners before they become believers, but it is not okay to eat with habitual sinners who claim to be...

I am taking wagers here. This OP is NOT about whether David was angry at the LORD when he killed Uzzah. I'm assuming you think he was. This post focuses on wagering on what you believe. Let proposition P1 = David was angry at the LORD when he killed Uzzah. P2 = David was angry but not at the...

David tried to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah to Jerusalem in 2 Samuel 6: Everyone was in a happy mood. Was David angry with God? Ellicott did not think so: Similarly Barnes: Benson also: Keil and Delitzsch: I don't know of any commentaries saying David was angry at God.

Jonah warned the Ninevites. They repented. God decided not to punish them. (Jonah 3) Jonah 4: Jonah was a man with extreme emotions. He was angry because God had mercy on the Ninevites. Was Jonah angry at God? I don't think so. The next thing he did was to pray to God: Jonah contrasted his...

After the high priest put on his robe, he put on his ephod. This was an apron-like garment. Ex 28: Only the ruling high priest wore complete outfits with the golden ephod. Who wore the ephod? Exodus 28: Only the ruling high priest wore the complete set of outfits with the golden ephod...

Is life meant to be hard because it's not heaven? Right, Jesus says in John 16: This life is a testing place for everyone. Does God want us to enjoy our lives? Not in the worldly sense, but yes, we can enjoy our lives in the godly sense. Joy is associated with holiness in Nehemiah 8...

Yes, Acts 17: My guess is that Adam and Eve started their lives 15,000 years ago. Adam's genome contained the potential variations of all the human features that we observe today. God destroyed all men except Noah's family, Genesis 8: Now, these eight people constituted the Homosapien gene...

Yes, Acts 17: My guess is that Adam and Eve started their lives 15,000 years ago. Adam's genome contained the potential variations of all the human features that we observe today. God destroyed all men except Noah's family, Genesis 8: Now, these eight people constituted the Homosapien gene...