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221 | Words inserted into scripture from? | Gen 3:16 | mark d seyler | 154718 | ||
Hi Romanseight2004, There are three places this word is used in the Bible, here in Gen 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. then in Gen 4:7 "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." and finally in the Song of Solomon 7:10 I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. So the three occasions of this word are: The desire of the wife towards the husband, the desire of sin towards Cain, and the desire of the bridegroom towards the bride. In the first two occasions, we also find "and he shall rule over you", the man to rule the woman, "you are to rule over it", Cain to rule over sin, but this is absent in the third occasion. Stong's speaks of this word meaning "to stretch out over". If we look at this word as meaning "desire to have mastery over", then we arrive at: "you will desire to have mastery over your husband, but he shall rule over you" "sin desires to have mastery over you, but you must rule over it" and "the bridegroom desires to have mastery over his bride" (if you consider this allegorical of Christ and the Church, Christ does desire mastery over us, and we are certainly not to rule over Him.) My understanding (and I am certainly not an Hebrew scholar) is that some look at Gen 4:7, of sin's desire for Cain, and realize that its not just "I want you near me", but something deeper, a desire to conquer Cain, and then they bring this meaning back to Gen 3:16. Hopefully, someone who is a real Hebrew scholar can bring more to this thread, meanwhile, I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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222 | Root of desire | Gen 3:16 | mark d seyler | 165215 | ||
Hi CereneOne, This link should give you the information you are looking for: http://www.blueletterbible.org/tmp_dir/words/8/1136324919-5451.html If you still have a question about this, let me know. God Bless! Love in Christ, Mark |
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223 | Representative of the whole? | Gen 4:14 | mark d seyler | 165205 | ||
Hi Bliss, We can only conjecture who those people were whom Cain was fearful of. Apparently, Adam and Eve had other children, who were beginning to spread out across the land, as God had commanded. That they may have been living outside of where Cain and Abel were does not signify that they were following or not following God, since He had commanded them to fill the earth. Gen 1:28 God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Cain may not have been worried about anyone specific, maybe even of those not yet born, just that he was afraid of vengeance. This portion of Scripture is a simple narrative, with no textual cues to indicate that it is symbolic or allegorical, therefore I would take it as straightforward literal reality, and so that Cain would not be representing anything or one beyond himself, as a man who murdered his brother. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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224 | Was cain married ? | Gen 4:17 | mark d seyler | 165382 | ||
Hi jlguy, Yes, Cain was married. Gen 4:17 Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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225 | where did the wives come from | Gen 5:4 | mark d seyler | 183176 | ||
They also had daughters. | ||||||
226 | who are the sons of God | Gen 6:2 | mark d seyler | 182849 | ||
Some considerations when examining the “sons of God” in Genesis 6 These are some things to keep in mind when seeking to understand what actually happened before (and after) the flood. Terminology - - - Sons of God The term "sons of God" is used in a technical sense throughout the Bible, referring to those who are created by God, as opposed to whe are born from another: Adam (Luke 3), angels (fallen and not)(Gen, Job), and Christians (John 1 and others). A simple word search will verify this. Is there a Biblical reason to define "sons of God" in this passage as different from all other usages in the Bible, which all agree with each other? Is there anything that tells us that the "sons of God" in Gen. 6 refers to a particular group of people, to the exclusion of another group of people? Daughters of Men What about the "daughters of men”? This is an unspecified classification, beyond that they were the daughters of men. Since the text does not add additional qualifiers, such as “the daughters of (ungodly) men”, or “the daughters of (Cain’s descendant’s) men”, then should we add those qualifiers? I would not add what is not found in the text. And if we are talking about a “Godly line of Seth”, they had to all disappear for it to be true that only Noah was found righteous. Outcome- - - Giants If the "sons of God" were the sons of Seth, and the "daughters of men" were the daughters of Cain, then why would their children be any different than any others? The indication is that these children shared common traits that set them apart from the other children. When did a believer marrying a non-believer cause their children to be born "giants", or whatever else the "nephilim" were? Teachings of Angels- - - In Jesus’ discussion with the Saducees, Jesus specifically said "angels in heaven" neither marry nor are given in marraige. Why was this distinction needed? Jude 1:6-7 "And those angels not having kept their first place, but having deserted their dwelling-place, He has kept in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of a great Day; 7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, committing fornication, and going away after other flesh, laid down an example before-times, undergoing vengeance of everlasting fire." This passage tells us that there were angels that left their "dwelling place", or in the Greek, "oiketerion". This word is used only one other time in the New Testament, in 2 Cor. 5:2 "For also in this we groan, greatly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling place out of Heaven," speaking of our heavenly body. So these angels somehow left their heavenly bodies, apparently. Jude goes on to tell us about the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah, and that they "went after other flesh", "sarkos heteros", or "flesh of a different kind". We know that just before the destruction of Sodom, the men of Sodom demanded that Lot hand over the two angels, that they might have sex with them. So it would seem from Jude that there were angels who left their heavenly bodies, who went after others who were not angels, to have sex with. For this sin, they were placed in chains, held for judgment. Peter also wrote of angels that would seem to be the same ones: 2 Peter 2:4 "For if God did not spare sinning angels, but delivered them to chains of darkness, thrust down into Tartarus, having been kept to judgment;" If the "sons of God" in Genesis 6 are fallen angels, we have the story behind these passages. If not, we can only wonder when it was that angels did these things. For me, this is the kind of harmony I look for in Biblical interpretation. The "sons of God" fathered children with the "daughters of men". Angels who left their own dwelling and went after different flesh are chained awaiting judgment. |
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227 | how do you feel about my previous postin | Gen 6:2 | mark d seyler | 183082 | ||
Hi Russ, This is a response concerning your previous post. What happens in the future concerning faithful angels or faithful resurrected humanity does not determine what may or may not have happened concerning unfaithful angels in the past. The argument that angels procreating with humans is outside of the natural order agrees with Scripture, and that is why they are punished. The “biology” or workmanship of angels is not explained in Scripture. I disagree that the Book of Enoch is required to show this understanding. I believe that it is fully supported by Scripture alone, and I never referrence the Book of Enoch as substantiation of any teaching, aside from the small portion quoted by Jude. Satan is said to be able to “transform himself into an angel of light.” Angels have often appeared as men, sometimes eating our food with us. The Bible does not specifiy what powers or abilities angels do or don’t have, beyond certain limited referrences that are not presented as exhaustive. Fallen angels have deceived mankind in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. Jesus prophesied that many false christs shall appear and will deceive many. But Jesus died, and rose again, and that is presented in the Bible as something only He will do. He fulfilled prophecies that were not able to be fulfilled by anyone other than the Messiah. Jesus was attested to in ways that no other man or spirit can be. Many agree with your view concerning this incident. But none (that I am aware of) agreed with it prior to around 300 AD, when the historical-grammatical literal interpretation of Scripture began to be abandoned for a more interpretive, allegorical style. This incident in particular was deemed difficult to defend to the scoffers, and so it’s defense was discarded. There is not, again, to my knowledge, any record prior to this time that these “sons of God” were any other than fallen angels, and were actually the “sons of Seth.” I hope this will serve as an adequate answer for you. Thank you for asking! Love in Christ, Mark |
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228 | What was the date of Nohh's flood? | Gen 7:11 | mark d seyler | 170279 | ||
Hi Stevia, There are various dates that people have come up with. Here what I think a good article discussing some of the issues in trying to fix an exact date: http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v4/i1/noahs_flood.asp They do determine a date, but after you read this, I think you will understand what any such date may be close, but not exact. Anyway, I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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229 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | mark d seyler | 182102 | ||
Hi Xina, As you've pointed out, God didn't change the dietary formula until after Noah leaves the ark (except for the serpent - good catch! I've never saw this as a dietary change, but there it is!), so when the raven didn't return, I would not expect it was for because it had become a meat eater, although I wouldn't be dogmatic about that. As I look at the passage, it seems that the difference between the dove and the raven is that, while the raven "went to and fro until the waters were dried up", the dove "found no rest for the sole of her foot". It would seem to me that the dove needed a perch which it didn't find, and so it returned to the ark, while the raven was ok just flying around. As far as a symbolic significance to this I don't know what it would be. Birds carry various meanings in Scripture. While birds (of whatever kind) symbolize wickedness or the wicked one in certain parables, ravens brought food to Elijah, we're to be "gentle as doves", and doves or pigeons are the "poor man's" sacrificial offering. This may have simply been a matter of Noah releasing a raven, then realizing that it didn't tell him what he wanted to know, as it was just flying around, so he released a dove, knowing it was a weaker bird, and would need a perch, and would return if it didn't find one. The raven was an unclean bird, and it didn't help Noah. The dove is nearly always spoken of well in Scripture, although Hosea says doves can be silly. The dove helped Noah, and returned with the olive twig before flying away for good. I don't know how much further I can go with this, that is specifically supported by the text. I sure enjoy that you are trying to understand everything from Scripture that you can. There is, though, an interesting passage in Job in relation to your post: Job 38:41 "Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat." Love in Christ, Mark |
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230 | First rain and first rainbow | Gen 9:13 | mark d seyler | 183096 | ||
Shalom, Azure, There in no mention of rain prior to the flood, and since we have the explanation of the mist, I expect that the first time it rained was the flood, but this is, admitedly, an argument from silence. I would further expect that the same mist that watered in Eden watered all the land. I would, however, say that it is entirely possible in my opinion that it may have rained prior to the flood. I don't see anything in Scripture that prohibits that view. My answer is simply based on how I read it. In Gen 9:13, the sign of God's covenant is the bow in the clouds. He says, specifically, "I do set my bow in the cloud." From this I gather that whether or not a "rainbow" had been seen before in the mists, or a waterfall, it hadn't been seen yet in a cloud. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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231 | Was Ham showing homosexual tendencies? | Gen 9:22 | mark d seyler | 175902 | ||
Hi DaughterofSion7, The Bible doesn't give us specific information on this incident, although "to uncover one's nakedness" is often understood to be euphemistic of sexual immorality. For instance, in Leviticus 18 this phrase is repeated over and over, but we do not believe that we are prohibited against, say, changing a baby's diapers. Many have asked this same question as you, for the same reason, and it would seem to make sense that there was something going on, but we're just not told. Perhaps Noah was drunk enough to not realize what that Ham was looking at him, but when he sobered up, he remembered. If we are going to speculate on someone else's bad behavior, we can still give them the benefit of the doubt. Just some random thoughts! Bottom line, we don't really know. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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232 | Location of Tubal/Meshech and | Gen 10:1 | mark d seyler | 162244 | ||
Hi Jesuslovesme, There are a number of differing opinions about where this peoples are located. I think the majority place them in the area of Turkey, and north of there into Russia. The difficulty is that the Hebrew writers were writing about people, and the people didn't always stay in the same places! Some have said that Magog is Mongolia, some have placed these others in northern Africa. Some have thought that they have gone into Europe. We will know more shortly, when Ezekiel's prophecy is fulfilled. ;-) I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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233 | who was naborth in th bible | Gen 11:25 | mark d seyler | 169394 | ||
Perhaps Naboth? 1 Kin 21:1 Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. Love in Christ, Mark |
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234 | those who help Israel? | Gen 12:3 | mark d seyler | 174912 | ||
Hi kosmos, There are several verses that reiterate this, but the first is in Genrsis 12:3 "And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." Love in Christ, Mark |
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235 | Servants they had acquired in Haran. Who | Gen 12:5 | mark d seyler | 175913 | ||
Hi Fritz, I have not been able to determine this for certain. A number of the sources I have checked place Haran in northern Iraq, others place it in Syria. Also, the family lines between Ham and Shem fall right across this area, and are also questionable, and not clearly defined. The indication from the passage seems to me that these were people who lived in Haran before Abram's family arrived. So I don't know that this is answerable, perhaps someone else will have more information. Love in Christ, Mark |
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236 | who had 318 servants | Gen 14:14 | mark d seyler | 161912 | ||
Abram, Gen 14 | ||||||
237 | Gen 19:16 | Gen 19:16 | mark d seyler | 183103 | ||
Hi Becky, And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. The key phrase here is "and they brought him forth, and set him with out the city." Brought and set are in the form of these actions happening to Lot and his family. But what exactly this means we can only speculate. Lot was dithering, and the angels removed him. By taking his hand and walking through the city gate? By supernaturally whisking them through the sky over the wall? I don't know. I suppose you could say that the angels weren't waiting any longer, and they used however much for they needed to for Lot's and and family's removal. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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238 | Same Bible? | Gen 21:18 | mark d seyler | 144523 | ||
Hi Seedling, Arabians, in Acts 2:11, heard the disciples proclaiming the works of God, speaking in the Arabian's own language, among other languages. One of the translations of the Bible was to Aramaic, completed sometime between 150 and 400(?) A.D. There are a couple of versions of this Aramaic, the Syriac, the Peshitta, these are prob. the most widely accepted. I have been examining the Peshitta recently, and have found my English traslation of it to read very much like my King James. I understand this Bible has been used by Arabian Christians from these early times, and so yes, they do have the Bible, and have had it. To be clear, the Koran does not by any stretch of the imagination compare to the Bible. The Koran does not describe the God Who is the Creator of all. The Koran has no greater significance than any other pseudo-religious writing. Islam is a false religion, and is nothing like Christianity. I do not wish to take much time of this forum, which is for the study of the Bible, the to talk about the Koran. You can email me if you wish (see my profile) for more information. Love in Christ, Mark |
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239 | Feedback? | Gen 22:1 | mark d seyler | 163061 | ||
Hi Eliyahu, Please see post 163060. Love in Christ, Mark |
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240 | Why was Jephthah allowed to kill daughte | Gen 22:12 | mark d seyler | 174594 | ||
It's possible Jephthah redeemed his daughter according to the provisions of Leviticus: Lev 27 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. For a daughter under 20 years old, Jephthah would have paid to the temple 10 shekels, and her life would be spared. The priests would have been able to tell him this. We don't know exactly what happened. As to whether God would condone such an act, I think what He said through Hosea bears direct application: Hos 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Love in Christ, Mark |
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