Category: bible
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What manuscript tradition do Mark 1:2 & Matthew 10:11 quote from for Malachi 3:1?
In Mark 1:2 we see a quote from Malachi that reads: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way [before You.] Ἰδού, [ἐγὼ] ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου [ἔμπροσθέν σου…
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In the Gospels, Can “Day of:” the Passover – be Interpreted Idiomatically?
Related: – The Correct Research Methodology To Substantiate If an Expression is an Idiom? – In the early church, was the Last Supper Considered a Passover Feast? – The meaning of παρασκευή (‘day of preparation’) – Luke 22:16 – Did Jesus say he was not…
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Could there be some deeper/Spiritual meaning why darkness was created ahead of light in Genesis 1:2?
KJV Genesis 1 : 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Throughout the Bible darkness is depicted and mostly associated with evil th…
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Who are the intended recipients of the fourth Gospel?
Who are the intended recipients of the fourth gospel (John)? For example, is it for: The Jewish community who had questions about the identity of Jesus? The Gentiles who need to know the relationship between Jesus and God? A good answer …
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In Judges 11:39-40 did Jephthah actually sacrifice his daughter?
It’s clear that what Jephthah intended was to sacrifice the first animal that he met when he returned home: Then the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah. He marched through Gilead and Manasseh, passing Mizpeh of Gilead; and from Mizpeh …
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What does it mean that “Scripture interprets Scripture”?
Within the field of hermeneutics there is an established principle "Scripture interprets Scripture", which is used by some as a key rule for interpretation. What does this rule mean, and where does it fit into a larger picture of…
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If Jesus was crucified among the malefactors, why didn’t the soldiers probe him after the first malefactor? [adjusted] [closed]
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified[cs] with Jesus,[ct] first the one and then the other.[cu]. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. John 19:3…
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Was Ezekiel 37 understood as a prophecy of a literal Resurrection?
Ezekiel 37 presents a dramatic picture of a valley of bones being resurrected. The natural Christian interpretation is that it is an image of the day of the Lord when the righteous will be brought physically back to life. But it isn’t cl…
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Haggai 2:21-23 fulfilled, failed or a future event?
Did this take place during Zerubabbel’s life or is there a future Zerubbabel character? 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am ab…
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What is the order of events of Nahum and Jonah?
I was reading the book of Nahum and it was speaking about Nineveh. Is the book of Nahum foretelling the destruction of Nineveh, for which the people of Nineveh averted by repenting of their sins, or is Nahum talking about an event that hap…
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What is the difference between a worshiper and a priest?
Worship being defined as giving something worth-to demonstratively attribute value especially to God. How does one demonstrate one’s valuation of God without making a sacrificial offering? Can there be worship without sacrifice? Christ be…
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In Lev. 19:18, why is it worded with רֵעַ, the word translated *neighbor* rather than the word שָׁכֵן
In Lev. 19:18, why is it worded with רֵעַ, the word translated neighbor, rather than the word שָׁכֵן? Both occur throughout the books of the Old Testament and aren’t isolated to a particular period of time. The common word in modern Hebre…
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In Lev. 19:18, why is it worded with רֵעַ, the word translated *neighbor* rather than the word שָׁכֵן
In Lev. 19:18, why is it worded with רֵעַ, the word translated neighbor, rather than the word שָׁכֵן? Both occur throughout the books of the Old Testament and aren’t isolated to a particular period of time. The common word in modern Hebre…
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Can Unclean food be received with thanksgiving?
If the food that God didn’t create for human consumption like shrimp, camel, and all the unclean food that was not intended for eating, how could it be sanctified by prayer and word of God if God didn’t sanctify it in the first place? 1 T…
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The World War Against the Bible :: By David Cogburn
As born-again Christians, we KNOW the Bible is the Word of God. Does the world and any other religion besides Christianity know that? NO WAY! Why not? Several important reasons: First and foremost, the world has a SIN NATURE that is anti-God and is und…
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What is the meaning of “calculate” in Revelation 13:18?
This is perhaps the most famous prophesy in popular culture: This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.1 —Revelation 13:18 (…
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Why does the Bible say that Abraham sacrificed his “only-begotten son”?
Why does the Bible say that Abraham sacrificed his “only-begotten son” (Heb. 11:17, Gen. 22:2) despite the fact that Isaac had a step-brother Ishmael who was 14 years older than Isaac and was in fact the first-born son of Abraham?
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What did Jesus mean by ‘thieves’ in Jn 10:8? [duplicate]
In John 10:8 we hear Jesus saying that all those who came before him were thieves. Of course, he was not referring to prophets like Isaiah or John the Baptist. But to whom was he referring to? Is it that there had been Jewish leaders who c…
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What do the words “boasts” & “knows mean in Jeremiah 9:24
Jeremiah 9:24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.” W…
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What is done in Revelation 16:17?
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying ‘It is done’ (Revelation 16:17). I am aware that another Biblical Hermeneutics question has been as…
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How many people were involved in the Exodus?
According to Numbers 1:20-46 (NJPS): They totaled as follows: The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s first-born, the registration of the clans of their ancestral house, as listed by name, head by head, all males aged twenty years and ov…
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Leviticus 23:40a – Three or Four Trees?
In the instructions for building booths on the feast of Tabernacles in Leviticus 23.40: וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיֹּום הָרִאשֹׁון פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ש…