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881 | Is it a sin to like people unwillingly? | Gen 19:1 | Hank | 189803 | ||
AbuYohan - Thanks for joining the Forum. Please write in standard English however, because shorthand and excessive abbreviations are distracting for most people and make your posts difficult to follow. Tank u 4 ur co-op. --Hank | ||||||
882 | Where is sodomy condemned? | Gen 19:5 | Hank | 95060 | ||
Hello, Mark -- Darcy gave you a number of helpful Old Testament references. The biblical condemnation of sodomy is carried over into the New Testament as well. Two examples from the New King James Version: [1] 1 Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals(a), nor sodomites(b)" --- The footnotes are from the NKJV: --- (a) catamites, those submitting to homosexuals (b) male homosexuals ...... [2] 1 Timothy 1:10 (please read this verse in the context of the opening 9 verses of the chapter): "for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine." ..... The etymology of our English word "sodomy" is indeed derived from the homosexual proclivites of the men of the city of Sodom in Genesis 19:1-11. The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled sodomy legal, but God has not made any new rulings. Sodomy was an abomination to Almighty God in the days of Sodom and it has remained an abomination to Almighty God till this very day, and His ruling trumps the Supreme Court ruling any day of the week! His is the only court, and He the only Judge, that can rightly be called Supreme. --Hank | ||||||
883 | Genesis 19:5-6 | Gen 19:5 | Hank | 159140 | ||
Aliennow: The facts are laid down so plainly that I really don't see that this passage, Genesis 19:1-11, needs a great deal of interpretation. Homosexuality is clearly the subject, and God's attitude toward the sin is seen in the destruction of Sodom and in Lev. 18:22,29; 20:13; Rom. 1:26; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Tim. 1:10. It is from this passage of Scripture that we get our English word _sodomy_. ...... I don't understand your question, "I understand that the 2 people were Angels, but did Lot?" -- did Lot what? ..... By the way, angels are not people. --Hank | ||||||
884 | What was the name of Lot´s wife? | Gen 19:26 | Hank | 73671 | ||
The name of Lot's wife is not disclosed in canonical Scripture. I'm curious: why the urgency to know it? --Hank | ||||||
885 | Moab who were they? | Gen 19:37 | Hank | 175396 | ||
Hello, Letty - Doc gave you a good background sketch of Moab and the Moabites, and of Naomi and her family and their reasons for sojourning in the land of Moab. Now the purpose of this post is to do all I can to encourage you to read the rest of the story, the beautiful and inspiring story that is the Book of Ruth. I've read this lovely little book many times over and never tire of its message or its compelling charm. The writing itself is a rare masterpiece, having long been established as occupying a well-deserved place as one of the supremely great pieces of writing in the history of letters world-wide. ..... The charm and beauty of the Book of Ruth is well illustrated in an incident involving the American statesman and inventor of Colonial times, Benjamin Franklin. When he was serving Colonial interests in France, he heard some of the high-brow members of the French aristocracy hautily denigrating the Bible as being unworthy of reading. So wise old Ben decided to play a trick on these high-born French bigwigs. He sat down and wrote out the Book of Ruth in longhand, changing all the proper names to French names of his own invention. Then he read his manuscript to the assembled elite of French society. They were charmed and deeply moved by the elegance and simplicity of this tender story. "Charmant! Charmant! (Charming! Charming!) they shouted in unison. "But where did you find this gem of literature, Monsieur Franklin?" And Franklin responded, "It comes from the Book you despise so much, la sainte Bible!" There were, so the report goes, many red faces among the Parisian elite that evening. And there should be red faces today in the biblically illiterate culture of our time. ...... It is I believe worthy of note that of the two books of the Bible named after women, one was a Jewish girl who married a Gentile (Esther and King Ahasuerus or, in the Greek, Xerxes), and the other was a Gentile woman who married a prominent Hebrew (Ruth and Boaz). ...... Dr. John MacArthur has said that at least seven major theological themes emerge in the Book of Ruth. I'm going to stop there, and ask you and our other readers how many can you find? Should you get completely stumped by this question, I'll be happy upon request to list them all at a later date. In the meantime, read and study this beautiful and informative little book. It contains only four chapters having a total of 85 verses and can easily be read at a single sitting. Enjoy! --Hank | ||||||
886 | HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE ABIMELECH | Gen 20:2 | Hank | 156152 | ||
Shirley: Abimelech - Ab-IMM-el-ekh. --Hank | ||||||
887 | did abraham obey the very next morning? | Gen 22:1 | Hank | 177033 | ||
Dear Winnie - Yes, there are strong indicators from the context itself that point to the fact that Abraham lost no time and showed no reluctance in obeying God's command to take his son Issac to the land of Moriah, there to offer him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains. (Gen. 22:2). Thus we have reason to believe that the phrase "early in the morning" (verse 3) very likely meant early in the morning of the day immediately following the day when God issued His command. The distance between Beersheba and Moriah was approximately 50 miles and verse 4 tells us that "on the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance." So the probability is that Abraham, Isaac and the two young men who accompanied them saddled up and departed Beersheba early in the morning of the very next day. --Hank | ||||||
888 | Gen24:2andGen47:29 please explain action | Gen 24:2 | Hank | 87587 | ||
Dear Searchingal (Jamie): The act of putting one's hand under the thigh of another seems strange and perhaps even risque in our polite society! But it was considered to be neither in the ancient Near Eastern culture. It was a common custom by which an intimate touch affirmed an oath. In Genesis 24:2-4, the intimate gesture was intensified by an accompanying solemn pledge invoking the name of the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. I like your user name. Keep searching, gal! --Hank | ||||||
889 | words | Gen 24:9 | Hank | 170842 | ||
Dear hic: Your question brings to mind an anecdote about humorist James Thurber and a coquettish young woman he happened to meet at a social gathering. The young woman said to the humorist, "Mr. Thurber, I just adore your writing." And, in an obvious attempt to impress Thurber with her erudition, she added, "It's even funnier in the French." To which James Thurber responded, "Well, one must admit it does lose something in the original." ....... All of which serves to illustrate that apparently some modern translators take the ridiculous position -- which Thurber took with tongue in cheek in reference to his writings -- that Scripture "loses something in the original" and needs to be gussied up, to be monkeyed with, changed, edited, paraphrased, interpreted and otherwise compromised in order to render it in "smooth" English; or, as one version put it, to make it read like today's newspaper. Well, the Bible is not a newspaper; it is the word of God and who in his right mind wants to copy the pedestrian style of an ephemeral newspaper to convey the eternal message of God's truth? ....... Now to your specific question of whether they -- they being the ancient Greeks and Hebrews -- really spoke like that -- that being the example you gave in your question. Without going into great detail, I'll note simply that each language has its own peculiar syntax -- rules of grammar, word order, punctuaion, idioms, etc. For example, the Germans are particularly unkind to their verbs, usually placing them last in a sentence. In English we would say, "He forgot his hat" but the German would say, in German of course, what would be rendered literally, word for word, in English as "He his hat forgot." But this literal rendition, while natural in German, is not natural in English, and in more complex constructions, is not even comprehensible in English. So the Bible translator faces a dual task, that of rendering a translation that is faithful to the ancient manuscripts while at the same time being understandable and grammatically correct in the receptor language. No easy task, that. --Hank | ||||||
890 | How much water would a jar hold? | Gen 24:15 | Hank | 144996 | ||
Cfloyd ::: OK, if you insist on more data, here are some: A gallon of water weighs 8.345404 pounds. Let's say that the 10 camels were moderately thirsty and that each of them drank 20 gallons of water. Unless Rebekah worked out religiously on weight-lifting equipment at Gold's Gym, chances are that about 50 pounds would be about all she could manage at a time. Five gallons of water weigh 41.72702 pounds, and combined with the weight of the water jar gives a gross laden weight approachig 50 pounds. So if Rebekah could draw and carry 5 gallons of water per trip to the spring, and if she gave the 10 camels 20 gallons of water apiece, for a total of 200 gallons, she would have been able to slake the thirst of all 10 camels in 40 trips to the spring. This does not take into account the amount of water that Rebekah gave to Abraham's servant to drink, but it is assumed that he did not drink quite as much as the camels! --Hank | ||||||
891 | Parents who favor one child over another | Gen 25:28 | Hank | 124839 | ||
denise2367: As you say, the Bible "does not mention why Rebekah 'favored' Jacob." .... Perhaps he was a "mama's boy." We simply don't know. --Hank | ||||||
892 | Need to know story of Jacob and Esaw | Gen 33:4 | Hank | 156236 | ||
lakart: The narrative you inquire about is in the 32nd and 33rd Chapters of Genesis. But more background information is given in Genesis, Chapters 25 through 31. --Hank | ||||||
893 | KJV question | Gen 34:19 | Hank | 203572 | ||
Thomas :: Thanks for your question. Since its beginning in early 2001 the Forum has never adopted an 'official' Bible translation. The sponsor of SBF is the Lockman Foundation, translators and publishers of the NASB, but they have never mandated the exclusive use of the NASB on this Forum. The majority of regular Forum contributors lean heavily toward the use of literal translations (e.g., NASB, KJV, NKJV, ESV) instead of paraphrastic versions (e.g., NIV, NLT, the Message). Among versions that are severely frowned upon are those which tamper with the sacred text, particularly those that deliberately alter the meaning of the text to force it to comply with cult doctrines (e.g., the New World Translation by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society). ..... We do not hold with KJV-only views, especially with the idea promulgated by some of this stripe that the translation itself was divinely inspired and thus inerrant. The translators themselves in their 1611 message to the reader make no such claims. ...... While not perfect or inerrant, the King James Bible is a masterpiece of English prose and an excellent translation of God's word. It has weathered the test of time for some 400 years, but during those 4 centuries the English language has undergone dramatic changes, changes so profound that some of the words and expressions in the KJV don't mean to us what they meant to the people who read them in 1611. In point of fact, some of them actually mean the opposite now of what they meant then. Moreover, since 1611 there has been considerable progress in the scholarly world that translators inhabit. More ancient manuscripts of the biblical text have been discovered, and more has been learned of the people, places, and languages of "Bible" times. ...... All of this leads up to your question. Those of us who lack full and exact knowledge of biblical Hebrew and Greek would generally do well to consult several good modern translations, especially on difficult passages. And it would do no harm to follow this with a consult of a good -- and by 'good' I mean a conservative and scholarly -- commentary or two. But the best advice of all is succinctly laid down in 2 Timothy 2:15. And for the regenerate believer, the best teacher of all is the Holy Spirit. ..... As a footnote to Jeff's advice, I agree with him that any debate about the peculiar attributes of the KJV or any suggestion that it is the only reliable translation of the Bible in English has no place on SBF. Now I'm in no way suggesting that that is your motive or desire. No, not at all. I believe your question is honest and sincere and springs from pure motives, and thank you for it and invite your continued participation in Study Bible Forum. --Hank | ||||||
894 | Potiphar's Wife | Gen 36:1 | Hank | 144008 | ||
pmandassoc - There isn't a great deal that one can say about Potiphar's wife beyond the fact that she was on the make and Joseph was her intended victim (Genesis 39:7), and that she was a liar (Genesis 39:14). In any discussion of any of the dramatis personae of the Joseph narrative, one is hard pressed to build a talk around a subordinate character without relating him or her to the indisputed hero of this epic story, who is Joseph himself. So you might want to consider and emphasize what role Potiphar's wife played in the narrative. What do we learn about the strength of Josephs's character, and of his faith, and of his faithfulness to God's commands from the way he conducted himself when the would-be seductress confronted him? In addition, you might find it worthwhile to compare the way Joseph dealt with his temptation (Genesis 39:12) with the way that David dealt with his after he saw the beautiful Bathsheba taking her bath (2 Samuel 11:1-4). And, of course, you could extend your talk to include what the Bible teaches about temptation and how to deal with it. In no event would I suggest trying to make your talk sparkle by adding a lot of extrapolation and speculation. The story sparkles well enough as it is written. Make it didactic and worthwhile, sticking to the biblical text; but don't try to dazzle your audience by making the story of the seductress sound like a fairy tale or, worse yet, a soap opera! :-) --Hank | ||||||
895 | is this verse in the bible. | Gen 38:9 | Hank | 48008 | ||
Perhaps your question is answered in Gen.38:8-10 involving Onan. --Hank | ||||||
896 | Resymbolism? | Gen 50:20 | Hank | 136323 | ||
Momma - The only thing I could find on the Web on elsewhere is this URL: http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title[equals sign]2452 or go to Google and type in symbolism. I warn you, it's a very long article. I resorted to using an in-text search for the word "resymbolism" and found it embedded about a mile deep in the article. It may or may not help answer your inquiry. Hope so! --Hank | ||||||
897 | Resymbolism? | Gen 50:20 | Hank | 136325 | ||
CORRECTION - ...or go to Google and type in "symbolism" should read "resymbolism" --Hank | ||||||
898 | /////////// | Exodus | Hank | 19799 | ||
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899 | ex.20 verse3-6 apply to indian belief | Exodus | Hank | 33864 | ||
Denise, verses 3-6 of Exodus 20 that prohibit having any gods before the true God and forbid the making of any carved images, apply universally to all peoples and to every age. --Hank | ||||||
900 | Praise the Lord! | Exodus | Hank | 67753 | ||
inmyheart: I too scanned all 39 postings entered by "Sister" and I am not nearly so impressed as you indicate that you are by her postings. Out of all 39 postings that are recorded alongside her user name, none but 4 contain any direct Scriptural references. There were ample sprinklings of "I feel", "I personally think (or believe)" and that sort of thing, but extremely little scriptural evidence offered to substantiate her opinions, musings, and conjectures. May we all be reminded of the stated purpose of this web site, i.e., a BIBLE Study Forum. That does not mean it is to be used as a free-for-all guessing game or opinion poll. --Hank | ||||||
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