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1	Who did God speak to?	Bible general Archive 1	LocalSaint	2488
	Does this mean :"While speaking in the bush, who else was listening?" Or "besides Moses via the bush, whom else did he speak to (via other means)?? I was about to respond when I realized I didn't understand your question.
2	Who did God speak to?	Bible general Archive 1	LocalSaint	2510
	First, I hope you're not trying to distinguish between speakings from God the Father and those from the Son and those from the Spirit. For me that would be futile. And is speaking different from revelation? Revelation "speaks" into your spirit. I'll treat them the same and let you sort them out. - Adam and Eve (Ge 3:9-22) - Noah (Ge 6:13) and many patriarchs. - Every good prophet, plus some bad ones (e.g. Balaam, Nu 22:12) - Paul (Gal 1:12) - the churches through His Spirit (Rev 2-3) - the jewish fathers (ancestors) via the prophets (He 1:1) - us via His Son (He 1:2) - He literally speaks into my spirit, using literary vocabulary out of scripture. I've conversed. I hope this is as real in your experience. LocalSaint
3	Can angels have human babies?	Gen 6:4	LocalSaint	2503
	Mat 22:30 need not imply that angels are sexless. It says they do not marry. 1. My daughter is 15 and cannot marry according to statutory law. This does not imply she is sexless nor prevent her from getting pregnant. Marriage and procreation are independent. 2. Similarly, the homosexual agenda to redeifine marriage will never change Gods view towards marriage (even if they succeed in this land). If they legitimize same-sex marriages through politics, they will still not be married nor given in marriage in God's eye (marriage has a purpose in God's eye, see #3 below). Therefore a similar restriction on angels would not necessarily prevent them from ACTING as if they were married. 3. The redeemed will be married in heaven, not to each other, but to the Bridegroom (Rev 19:7,9, 21:2, 9). This is not a contradiction to Mat 22; they are mutually compatible. In fact, the whole bible speaks of God's desire to be with/in us for the joy of fellowship (Ge 1:27, Ruth, Song, Hos, Mat parables,Eph 5, Rev 19-21 to name too few). A possible interpretation of scripture speaks about angels fornicating with mankind. I believe it may even be a probable interpretation. It is not ruled out by scripture; but neither is it "ruled in". It is simply a possibility. It is wrong to make doctrine one way or the other. Eternal life is not whether angelic fornication is possible or not, nor whether you believe it or not. Eternal life is knowing the Son (Jo 17:3) and being in Him (1Jo 5:12). Interpreting scripture with any other goal than becoming closer to Jesus is missing the mark. Interesting conjectures, but guard yourself from distractions. LocalSaint
4	Is suicide a sin?	Ex 20:13	LocalSaint	3975
	This question is covered under the topic of "the unpardonable sin", as was offered by too few respondents. Refering to: - Mt 12:31-32 - Mk 3:28-30, and - Lk 12:10, we see that EVERY/ANY/ALL sin will be forgiven men. Yet there is the unpardonable sin that will not be forgiven. So the question boils down to this: "Is suicide the [an?] unpardonable sin? The answer to this comes from the meaning of the gospel. As is often the case, we have here an APPARENT contradiction in scripture. "Every sin forgiven, yet not every sin forgiven". APPARENT, that is, untill we understand what scripture is saying. The answer is revealed by seeing that there is one and only one way to be saved - it is by Jesus' work on Calvary (Jn 14:6). Understanding the power of His blood, we realize that it is weak towards nothing. How, then, can there be something "unforgivable"? Answer: By refusing to let that blood wash us. The blasphemy against the Spirit, then, is the moment that the Spirit tells us that "Jesus died as the propitiation for our sins", and we respond by saying "No, not true [Mk 3:30]". The Spirit offers us salvation, but we call Him a liar. We have blasphemed the Spirit, we won't allow Him to wash us in His blood, we are not washed, and therefore we are not saved. In light of the true meaning of the gospel, there is NO contradiction in these verses. So I leave it to you to consider whether suicide [or divorce, or murder, or etc. etc. etc.) is blaspheming the Spirit, within the context of the gospel revealed in the wholeness of scripture. Your answer is a function of the degree of revelation you have regarding the gospel. Peace, Saint
5	1Ki 7:23 apparent error measuring sea	1 Kin 7:23	LocalSaint	2485
	Bible critics use 1Ki 7:23 to argue that the bible has errors. The ratio of the stated circumfrence and diameter do not equal pi. Any insights?
6	1Ki 7:23 apparent error measuring sea	1 Kin 7:23	LocalSaint	2520
	I disagree that the circumfrence would probably be measured internally. It MIGHT be, but no reason to think PROBABLY. If measured by a chord or string (KJV, NKJ, NIV) it would PROBABLY be outside. I cannot read the original Hebrew. Chuck Missler explained it with the numeric values of the Hebrew characters. That a squiggle mark (like a jot or tittle) was missing from some manuscript. The numeric value without the mark was 105. The mark added 5 (106 plus 5 eq. 111), increasing the circumfrence to 30x111/106 eq. 31.415, dividing by pi gives a diameter of 9.9997 instead of 10. But I don't understand how these numeric values of the Hebrew characters (106, 105, 111) relate to cubits (10, 30). Nor am I comfortable with the idea of a "misspelling" in the manuscript. Can anyone clarify this explanation, or is there a better one? LocalSaint
7	2Ki 24:8 vs. 2Chr 36:9 - Jehoichin's age	2 Kin 24:8	LocalSaint	2486
	When Jehoichin (Jeconiah) became king of Judah, was he age 18 (2Ki 24:8) or age 8 (2Chr 36:9)?
8	Sorry - You Lost Me	2 Kin 24:8	LocalSaint	79210
	I'm sorry for being dense, but I can't understand your response. Can you reconcile the apparent discrepancy of Jehoiachin's (Jeconiah's) age in 2Ki 24:8 and 2Chr 36:9? LocalSaint
9	Jesus' Geneology -Shealtiel, Zerubbabel	1 Chr 3:17	LocalSaint	79208
	Both Mt 1 and Lk 3 show the geneology of Jesus as including Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel. But 1Chr 3:17-19 says Zerubbabel is the son of Pedaiah, and therefore Shealtiel's nephew. How do Mt and Lk reconcile with 1Chr? LocalSaint
10	Mt 1 Excludes 4 Generations cf. 1Chr 1-3	Matt 1:1	LocalSaint	79209
	Mt 1:1-17 lists the geneology of Jesus from Abraham to Jesus as 41 generations, inclusive. The geneology in 1Chr 1-3 lists a portion of that list from Solomon to Shealtiel. Comparing the 2 lists, Mt is missing the following 4: - Ahaziah (Azariah, Jehoahaz) - Joash (Jehoash) - Amaziah - Jehoiakim (Eliakim) 1Chr 1-3 agrees with the full naratives in 2Ki, 2Chr, Jer. 2 of the 4 omissions were reasonably good kings (Jehoash, 2Ki 12:2 and Amaziah 2Ki 14:3); not perfect but not deserving exclusion/omission. It reminds me of the discrepancy in years in 1Ki 1:1 (480 yrs) vs. Acts 13:18-21 (573 yrs after adding 40 yrs for King David's reign plus Solomon's 1st 3 yrs). 1Ki intentionally omitted the 8 plus 18 plus 20 plus 7 plus 40 equals 93 from 5 periods if punishment in Judges (3:8, 14; 4:2-3, 6:1; 13:1). Sir Robert Anderson calls this the "mystic era" in his book The Coming Prince. Why the omission from Mt? Is this a "mystic generation"? LocalSaint
11	Who was Joseph's father, and who was Mar	Luke 3:23	LocalSaint	2514
	If you believe that the bible is non-contradicting (which I do), then other interpretations are possible. Josh Mcdowell shares that Luke 1-2 are centered around Mary. So Lk 3:23 might imply Eli as Mary's father, an therefore Joseph's father in-law.

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