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1	what is physical structureof the needle	Bible general Archive 1		38038
	what is the structure of the needle..what big...and what was it's purpose... was it a gateway in jerusalem for merchants?
2	what is physical structureof the needle	Bible general Archive 1	EdB	38048
	Rainbows Hi I assume your referring to the eye of the needle in Matthew 19:24 "Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Mark 10:25 "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Luke 18:25 "For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." There has been a lot of false teaching that there is a gate in Jerusalem named the "eye of a needle" which is simply not true. If we look at Luke's gospel Luke uses the Greek word for needle that is commonly used when referring to a surgeon's needle. Therefore we can understand that as Jesus was giving this example the disciples understood Him to be talking about an actual needle's eye. Which of course would be impossible for a camel to go through. Hence they asked then who would be saved and Jesus said all things are possible with God. Remember the rich young ruler? Jesus said give up your money and follow me, his response was who can do such a thing. Unfortunately this is the case with most rich. They have so learned to depend on their wealth that if asked to give it up you would be horrified. This is what prompted Jesus’ teaching on the subject. EdB
3	what is physical structureof the needle	Bible general Archive 1	Makarios	38050
	Greetings EdB! Here is some source material to back you up.. "NEEDLE ne'-d'-l (rhaphis): The word "needle" occurs only 3 times, namely, in the reference to Christ's use of the proverb: "It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" (Mt 19:24; Mk 10:25; Lk 18:25). This saying ought to be accepted in the same sense as Mt 23:24, "Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!" Christ used them to illustrate absurdities. A rabbinical parallel is cited, "an elephant through a needle's eye." Some writers have attempted to show that rhaphis referred to a small gate of a walled oriental city. No evidence of such a use of the word exists in the terms applied today in Biblical lands to this opening. "Rich man" here has the connotation of a man bound up in his riches. If a man continues to trust in his earthly possessions to save him, it would be absurd for him to expect to share in the spiritual kingdom where dependence upon the King is a first requisite. The fact that needles are not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible should not be taken to indicate that this instrument was not used. Specimens of bone and metal needles of ancient origin show that they were common household objects. See CAMEL. James A. Patch" (1) "NEEDLE used only in the proverb, "to pass through a needle's eye" (Matt. 19:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25). Some interpret the expression as referring to the side gate, close to the principal gate, usually called the "eye of a needle" in the East; but it is rather to be taken literally. The Hebrew females were skilled in the use of the needle (Ex. 28:39; 26:36; Judg. 5:30)." (2) Blessings to you, Makarios (1) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1939, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., James Orr, M.A., D.D., General Editor (2) M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897.
4	what is physical structureof the needle	Bible general Archive 1	EdB	38060
	Makarios Thanks for the back up EdB