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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: nthnobdvs Ordered by Date |
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1 | Zebulun's territory | Gen 49:13 | nthnobdvs | 219378 | ||
Why does this say that Zebulun will dwell at the seashore when, in Joshua 19:10-16, which describes Zebulun's portion of Israel, they are not given a chunk of land on the shore? | ||||||
2 | Why is this verse here? | Luke 6:40 | nthnobdvs | 218529 | ||
John, I AM taking the verse in context- that's why I'm trying to understand how this verse fits in between the verses around it. To understand the larger context I think it's necesary to fully understand the smaller pieces of that structure. So to fully understand a book of the Bible you must understand each chapter, then each paragraph, verse... etc. I am trying to understand what God is trying tell us- the only way to do this is, in my opinion, to understand what He said, why He said it, and the way in which He said it; otherwise there is the danger of misinterpretation. Your thoughts were helpful, I just wanted to clarify my approach to reading/understanding the Bible. Thanks! |
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3 | Why is this verse here? | Luke 6:40 | nthnobdvs | 218527 | ||
Why does this verse come here? V. 39 seems to connect to v. 41; they are both metaphorically talking about the eyes as related to hypocrisy. v. 40, however, seems to be saying something that's not related to the topic that 39 introduces. Any explanation for this? The same thing happens in v. 43. The word "For..." makes me think that this verse is linked to the previous section but the topics don't seem to be related. Any insight into this? Thanks! |
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4 | Why only two options? | Luke 6:9 | nthnobdvs | 218439 | ||
Jesus asks if it is lawful to do good or to do harm, as if those are the only two options. Is He saying that by not acting (healing the man with the withered hand) He would be committing evil? Why is there no evaluation of the option to do nothing (not heal the man). This would not be "good" but it would not really be "evil" either. Any thoughts would help! | ||||||
5 | Why? | Luke 5:23 | nthnobdvs | 218396 | ||
Thanks, this answers one aspect of my question but another aspect is, I think, more difficult. The men clearly brought their friend so that he might be healed of his paralysis. When they finally make their way to Jesus, however, He tells the man his sins are forgiven. It is not until the Pharisees grumble that He tells the man to get up and walk. Why did Jesus not tell the man to walk in the first place? If his condition was a result of his sin, why did forgiving his sins not result in his being able to walk? | ||||||
6 | What does He mean? | Luke 5:23 | nthnobdvs | 218393 | ||
What does Jesus mean in this verse? I'm not quite sure why He says this or what He is trying to convey. | ||||||
7 | What did they say? | Luke 4:22 | nthnobdvs | 218354 | ||
Clearly after the people say this it is clear that Jesus senses hostility from them as, in the next verse, he starts comparing Himself to the prophets were rejected by their own people. What is it about what these people said that shows that they are rejecting Jesus? | ||||||
8 | what is this verse saying... | Is 11:11 | nthnobdvs | 218353 | ||
"The day of the Lord" almost always refers to the 2nd coming of Christ. When Isaiah says "on that day" he is referring to the day of the Lord: this gives us the time-frame. The second half says that He will recover His people for the second time from all over the world. The list of cities is meant to convey that His people (this would be believing Jews and Gentiles) will return from all over. We know that they will be "recovered" to Jerusalem because in V. 10 it is written that the "nations will resort to the root fo Jesse, who will stand as a signal for the peoples; and his resting place (Jerusalem) will be glorious." I understand this to mean that it will be not only a physical returning to Jerusalem but a spiritual returning to God. This is the "second time" this will happen probably because either the Exodus from Egypt or the return from Babylonian exile was the first time- both had signficant spiritual significance for God's people who, at that time (before Jesus), were the people of Israel. Hope this helps- let me know if you have more questions! |
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9 | What are the thoughts that were revealed | Luke 2:35 | nthnobdvs | 218314 | ||
What are the "thoughts from many hearts" that were revealed? | ||||||
10 | With WHOM is God pleased? | Luke 2:14 | nthnobdvs | 218313 | ||
Perhaps this could be referring to Genesis 1 as well. Gen 1:26-30 describes the creation of man and the next verse states that, after seeing ALL of His creation, God says that it is "very good." Perhaps "... men with whom He is pleased" is indication of God's love for all mankind, referring back to his pleasure in having created them. When we say "Glory to God" we mean that we are "giving" glory to God. so when the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men..." they mean "Let there be Glory to God in the highest, and let there be peace on earth..." The verse therefore takes on the meaning, "Give Glory to God in the highest, because he is bringing peace on earth through Jesus for all mankind, whom He loves." Just thought I'd share a different take on it. |
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11 | Why did Elizabeth live in seclusion? | Luke 1:25 | nthnobdvs | 218291 | ||
Why did Elizabeth have to live in seclusion (v. 24) for her disgrace (childlessness) to be taken away? | ||||||
12 | What is the subject of this verse? | Nah 1:8 | nthnobdvs | 218225 | ||
How do we know what the "its" in this sentence refers to? "But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its.." Whose site is it that God is making an end of? Other translations render it "Nineveh's site" but the only thing that would seem to indicate that to me would be V.1 of Nahum which says "The oracle of Nineveh." None of the verses right before verse 8 though seem to indicate what the "its" refers to. | ||||||