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801 | Deut 22:29, Rapist to marry victim? | Deut 22:28 | BradK | 231795 | ||
Hello tomay777, Welcome to the Forum. I'm curious as to the basis behind your statement, "Remember when you uncover something like this which seems like a contradiction, rejoice for there is a hidden meaning behind it."? A few questions then follow: What method of interpretation are you subscribing to? Do you believe in Sola Scriptura? Don't "seeming" contradictions fall under the analogy of faith? That is, we compare the more clear passages of scripture from which to derive our meaning and understanding of those less clear? Here the Westmister Confession reads, "The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.(2 Pet. 1:20,21; Acts 15:15,16)" What about the Perspicuity of scripture-by that I mean scripture is clear enough for the average person to read and understand it? The Westminster Confession tells us, "All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all;(1) yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation, are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.(2 Pet. 3:16; Psalm 119:105,130)" Just some thoughts on your reply:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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802 | Deut 22:29, Rapist to marry victim? | Deut 22:28 | BradK | 231803 | ||
Hi MJH, Thanks for the request to provide input on this matter. Hopefully I can offer something that will clarify for you. I’m not sure what “issues” you are struggling with on this text- other than translation? The NASB reads, “If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days. “ The passage does seem to clearly describe a rape. In fact, The Bible Knowledge Commentary notes, “A man who raped an unbetrothed virgin was forced to marry her (after paying the bride-price of 50 shekels to her father) and had to forfeit the right of divorce. This protected, to a degree, the girl’s honor and assured her (and her child if she became pregnant from the rape) permanent support. This stipulation may also have served as a deterrent against rape since the man would have to live with that woman for the rest of his life.” The context is in giving the laws concerning sexual immorality to Israel. I do not believe the Church (the body of Christ) is in view here. The interpretive question I ask is this: Is this passage Descriptive or Prescriptive? Is it merely describing a possible (unfortunate) circumstance that could occur to the Israelites and how to handle it; Or is it Prescribing action to be taken for all times by all people? I believe it to be descriptive in nature. So, the passage is not (IMO) related specifically as instruction for us. As the Commentary Critical observes, “The regulations that follow might be imperatively needful in the then situation of the Israelites; and yet, it is not necessary that we should curiously and impertinently inquire into them. So far was it from being unworthy of God to leave such things upon record, that the enactments must heighten our admiration of His wisdom and goodness in the management of a people so perverse and so given to irregular passions. Nor is it a better argument that the Scriptures were not written by inspiration of God to object that this passage, and others of a like nature, tend to corrupt the imagination and will be abused by evil-disposed readers, than it is to say that the sun was not created by God, because its light may be abused by wicked men as an assistant in committing crimes which they have meditated [HORNE].” I hope this helps to answer your question. BradK |
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803 | what is pestilence? | Deut 28:21 | BradK | 215915 | ||
Hello walkwithme, Tyndale Bible Dictionary gives the following defintion (quoted in part): "PESTILENCE- Derivative of a Hebrew word referring to a contagious epidemic disease of devastating proportions. Pestilence is never portrayed in the Bible as an aimless, naturally occurring phenomenon. It is always regarded as a judgment or punishment sent by God. Pestilence was one form of chastisement brought upon Israel for neglect of her covenant obligations (Lv 26:25; Dt 28:21). This is the reason for the frequent use of the word by both Jeremiah and Ezekiel. These prophets were prosecuting God’s covenant lawsuit against his people. The sentence had been determined, and they announced that its infliction was impending. For this reason, pestilence almost always occurs as part of a list of scourges, such as the formula “sword, famine and pestilence” used throughout Jeremiah’s prophecy (Jer 14:12, etc.). Because pestilence is a punishment for sin, it is not applied indiscriminately upon all. The one who remains faithful will be protected from its effects (Ps 91:1–3). The enemies of Israel could also be objects of this form of judgment (Ps 78:50; Ez 28:23; 38:22)." [Walter A. Elwell and Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale Bible Dictionary] I hope this helps, BradK |
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804 | Trinity | Deut 29:29 | BradK | 140558 | ||
theowerys, I echo what Doc said regarding the Trinity. The "term" may not be in scripture but the doctrine is clearly taught. The Council at Nicea dealt at length with this point. (the Athanasian Creed takes this further and develops it more clearly) It is something that is beyond our full comprehension- something I believe could only come from God! Paul Karleen, in his Handbook to Bible Study notes, "One of the hardest doctrines of the Bible to grasp is the teaching that God is three Persons and yet one God—the Trinity. One reason the Trinity is difficult to understand is that it is not something we have any analogy for in our existence. It is found only in the Bible." I hope this helps, BradK |
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805 | God's eternal purpose? | Deut 32:4 | BradK | 174644 | ||
Hello pukalanian, You need to consider the Wrath of God and how it enters into this matter. In understanding God, His attributes come into play. One of the better works is that of A.W. Pink entitled, "The Attributes of God". I quote from his chapter on The Wrath of God: "It is sad to find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology, or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on the Divine character, yet they are far from regarding it with delight, they like not to think about it, and they rarely hear it mentioned without a secret resentment rising up in their hearts against it. Even with those who are more sober in their judgment, not a few seem to imagine that there is a severity about the Divine wrath which is too terrifying to form a theme for profitable contemplation. Others harbor the delusion that God’s wrath is not consistent with His goodness, and so seek to banish it from their thoughts. Yes, many there are who turn away from a vision of God’s wrath as though they were called to look upon some blotch in the Divine character, or some blot upon the Divine government. But what saith the Scriptures? As we turn to them we find that God has made no attempt to conceal the fact of His wrath. He is not ashamed to make it known that vengeance and fury belong unto Him. His own challenge is, "See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with Me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to heaven, and say, I live forever, If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine enemies, and will reward them that hate Me" (Deut. 32:39-41). A study of the concordance will show that there are more references in Scripture to the anger, fury, and wrath of God, than there are to His love and tenderness. Because God is holy, He hates all sin; And because He hates all sin, His anger burns against the sinner: Psalm 7:11. Now the wrath of God is as much a Divine perfection as is His faithfulness, power, or mercy. It must be so, for there is no blemish whatever, not the slightest defect in the character of God; yet there would be if "wrath" were absent from Him! Indifference to sin is a moral blemish, and he who hates it not is a moral leper. How could He who is the Sum of all excellency look with equal satisfaction upon virtue and vice, wisdom and folly? How could He who is infinitely holy disregard sin and refuse to manifest His "severity" (Rom. 9:12) toward it? How could He who delights only in that which is pure and lovely, loathe and hate not that which is impure and vile? The very nature of God makes Hell as real a necessity, as imperatively and eternally requisite as Heaven is. Not only is there no imperfection in God, but there is no perfection in Him that is less perfect than another. The wrath of God is His eternal detestation of all unrighteousness. It is the displeasure and indignation of Divine equity against evil. It is the holiness of God stirred into activity against sin. It is the moving cause of that just sentence which He passes upon evil-doers. God is angry against sin because it is a rebelling against His authority, a wrong done to His inviolable sovereignty. Insurrectionists against God’s government shall be made to know that God is the Lord. They shall be made to feel how great that Majesty is which they despise, and how dreadful is that threatened wrath which they so little regarded. Not that God’s anger is a malignant and malicious retaliation, inflicting injury for the sake of it, or in return for injury received. No; while God will vindicate His dominion as the Governor of the universe, He will not be vindictive. That Divine wrath is one of the perfections of God is not only evident from the considerations presented above, but is also clearly established by the express declarations of His own Word. "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven" (Rom. 1:18)." I trust this will help in your understanding of this often-asked question. BradK |
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806 | The Wrath of God, real or imagined | Deut 32:4 | BradK | 174665 | ||
My friend, I'm not sure how the story of a developer can help in the understanding of biblical theology? As I recall you are the one who asked the question. I gave you what I believe to be both a reasonable and Biblical reply:-) Did you read and consider it? I prefer to stick with what the Bible has to say of the wrath of God. (Rom. 1:18) Your argument is not with me but with the record of scripture! Does it make any sense that God would excuse or otherwise look away at sin? I think you're asking the wrong question. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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807 | What sort of oil? | Deut 33:24 | BradK | 158080 | ||
Hi Wilma, You state: "Does God’s covenant with Abraham give assurance that the Jews continue to be the chosen people of God?" In answer: Yes. "The church is NOT Israel, nor the "true Israel" nor the "Israel of God" and was not in the Old Testament! God's prophetic program for Israel is still in force in spite of Israel's sin and disobedience. His plan for Israel has not been changed, forfeited, disannulled, or cancelled! Israel will return to the land exactly as God has predicted (happening now!). The land will be agriculturally productive and prosper before the Messiah returns and in spite of the nation's lack of response to the Messiah - our Lord Yeshua! Jerusalem will fall back into the hands of the nation of Israel BEFORE the Messiah returns! The so-called "unbelief" of the nation of Israel does NOT cancel God's "everlasting covenant." It is NOT based on human performance or worth - it is based on the sovereign decision of God Himself Who demonstrates the meaning of His unfailing love and faithfulness by never forsaking the people of Israel. God "remembered His covenant" (Exodus 2) when the children of Israel were in bondage to Egypt. He delivered them even though the majority of them died in the wilderness and did not enter the promised land because of unbelief (Hebrews 3-4). God's covenant was not cancelled then nor is cancelled now! Jeremiah 31:35-37 makes it clear that the "nation of Israel" will NEVER cease to exist!" (Dr. David Hocking) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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808 | Who buried Moses? | Deut 34:5 | BradK | 161559 | ||
Hi Poverton, Scripture doesn't say specifically who buried Moses. Deut. 34:5-8 says: "So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor; but no man knows his burial place to this day. Although Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated. So the sons of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end." C.H. Spurgeon makes this comment in his sermon on Deut. 34:5: "He died, moreover, in the best company possible. Some men expire most fitly in the presence of their children; their strength has laid in their domestic duties and affections, and their children fitly close their eyes: but for the man Moses there was no true kindred. You hear that he married an Ethiopian woman; but you know nothing about her. You know that he had sons, but you do not hear a word about them except their names: their father was too engrossed in honoring his God to crave office for them. As we have seen, he lived as to men, alone, and as to men he died alone. But God was with him, and in the peculiarly near and dear society of God he closed his life on the lone peak. If he suffered any weakness no mortal eye beheld it. So far as his people were concerned, “he was not, for God took him;” Pisgah was to him the vestibule of heaven. God met him at the gates of Paradise. As he died, the sweetness" I hope this helps, Bradk |
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809 | Who buried Moses? | Deut 34:5 | BradK | 161561 | ||
Hi Bows, You are absolutely correct! My oversight:-( I was thinking- or rather reading the question was impolying someone else other than God. Thanks for picking up on that and bringing it to my attention:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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810 | God and Critical thinking | Josh 1:8 | BradK | 219979 | ||
Hello MzLissaS, You asked a great question- and one I myself have struggled and weighed upon in my walk. Time is brief, so here's what I can offer: 1. Critical Thinking. I belive we are called to do so and much is lacking in our culture in this regard! I think Joshua 1:8 would summarize- "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." (NASB) We are exhorted throughout scripture to think and meditate. The Christian faith is also reasonable. 2. We can and should affirm what scripture says. Praying scripture back to the Lord is the most Biblical method of prayer I know. Ken Boa has an excellent book titled, "Praying Scripture". 3. With regard to self-talk and goal setting, I've read just about every self-help, positive thinking book available. While I have no problem with some of them, they all need to be weighed in and against the Word of God! This calls for Biblical Discernment- Phil. 1:9-10! Many of the books and/or principles are founded in humanism and need to be discerned (1 Thess. 5:21; Phil. 4:8) I would highly recommend, "Your Mind Matters", by John Stott. This is an excellent book dealing with the core issues of the mind and how it relates to our walk of faith as believers:-) Though brief, I hope this helps, BradK |
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811 | names of two spies sent by joshua in jer | Josh 2:1 | BradK | 228668 | ||
Hello armel, Scripture doesn't tell us their names. Joshua 2:1 simply says, "Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim,..." (NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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812 | Rahab righteous or not? | Josh 2:4 | BradK | 214636 | ||
Hello Humility, Is not God's grace, truly greater than all our sin and shame? Who of us is without sin? We see that she is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah in Matt. 1:5. Certainly this tells us that even harlots are not beyond the grips of God's grace! Notably, she's commended for her faith in Heb. 11:31, "By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace." (NASB) C.H. Spurgeon comments in his sermon on Rahab - "Perhaps the most wonderful thing about her faith was that she should be a woman of such a character. She was apparently the most unlikely person to become a believer in Jehovah. She was a harlot, a woman that was a sinner, and universally known to be such. Desperate attempts have been made to find some other meaning for the word rendered harlot, but they have been utterly fruitless. Both Paul and James declare concerning her that she was what we commonly call her. The idea that she was a hostess or tavern keeper is absurd, because such a thing as an innkeeper was not known in those days, as everybody knows. To foist such an interpretation as that upon the original Hebrew is not to translate, but to misinterpret; and no one has ever attempted it with the Greek. She had doubtless been a great sinner; it is no use trying to mince the matter. Let the glory be to divine grace. Why should we wish to rob God of his honor in having delivered such a woman from her sin? But after she became a believer in Jehovah it strikes me she forsook her sin and became another character, though she was still known by her old title." [No. 1061] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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813 | Rahab righteous or not? | Josh 2:4 | BradK | 214673 | ||
Hello MJH, In answer: I'd simply refer back to the story of Rahab! The fact that she lied was not the issue with God- it was her faith! (Heb. 11:31, James 2:25) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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814 | Lying justified? | Josh 2:5 | BradK | 225026 | ||
Hello Just Read Mark, Good to have you back on the Forum. You asked, "Was it morally acceptable for Rahab to lie, to save the lives of the Israelite spies?". Scripture doesn't directly address this. To say anything else would be to argue from silence. What we do note, is that Rahab was commended for her faith! In Heb. 11:31 we read, "By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace." (Parallel passages in Joshua and James don't deal with this matter either). In that sense I would term it a "non-issue":-) The entire chapter of Hebrews 11 speaks to and commends acts of "faith"! So I conclude that it was (and is) her faith that was notable, for that is what God inspired through the writers in scripture to record. I prefer not to speculate on what scripture doesn't speak to. I hope this helps, BradK |
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815 | Lying justified? | Josh 2:5 | BradK | 225075 | ||
Hello MJH, Am I understanding your words correctly, "Rahab was considered righteous because she lied." ? This would amount to gross speculation! Scripture says in Heb. 11:31, "By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace." It is her faith that justified her, not her lie! Her lie is nowhere even mentioned! Nothing from scripture could support such a notion! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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816 | Why was it ok for Rehab to lie? | Josh 6:25 | BradK | 218186 | ||
Hello Chosen Mom, It's an interesting and frequently-asked question. As brother Tim noted, scripture doesn't address the issue of her lying. I think this significant. What it does is commend her faithfulness- as written in Faith's Hall of Fame: Heb 11:31 - "By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace." (NASB) Through the inspired Word, we are given her example of faithfulness- despite her being named as a harlot. God's grace does indeed extend further than all our sin and shame:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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817 | Rehab's motivation | Josh 6:25 | BradK | 218304 | ||
Hello Chosen Mom, Scripture doesn't speak to her lack of obedience to the 10 Commandments, nor does it to her lie. Again, she is commended for her faith! I think it better to stick with what scripture does tell us than to delve into speculations? Heb. 11:31- "By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish along with those who were disobedient, after she had welcomed the spies in peace." James 2:25- "In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?" Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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818 | first person in bible cremated | Josh 7:25 | BradK | 173309 | ||
Dear colby, Though the Bible says little and doesn't speak directly about cremation, I'm going to say Joshua 7:25: "And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The Lord brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones." Other references are: 1 Sam. 31:12; 2 Kings 23:20; Amos 2:1; 6:10. I hope this helps, BradK |
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819 | A New Year's Challenge | Josh 24:15 | BradK | 165036 | ||
Hi Tim, Thanks for the needful thoughts. May we all truly seek to serve Him more fully this coming year! I'm reminded of Psalm 105:1-4: "Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually." God Bless and have a very Happy New Year with you and your family! BradK |
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820 | Did anyone see Jesus in the Old Testamen | Judg 2:1 | BradK | 79521 | ||
Dear mm42883, Welcome to the Forum! You ask an interesting question:-) Jesus as the Eternal Son of God is understood to have appeared in the OT as the Angel of the Lord. This is referred to as a Christophany, a preincarnate appearance of Christ. You may want to study the 68 occurrences of this phrase. One of the better known and referenced occurrences is in Exodus 3:2 where the Angel of the Lord appears in the midst of the burning bush. One of the more interesting appearances is of the Angel and Baalam in Numbers 22:22-35! I hope this helps. Speaking The Truth In Love, BradK |
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