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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Unanswered Bible Questions Author: freddie36 Ordered by Date |
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1 | Does anyone understand why this prophet | 1 Kin 13:9 | freddie36 | 192067 | ||
Does anyone understand why this prophet was forbidden by God to return by the way he came? What difference would it make? | ||||||
2 | God's Promise to David | 1 Kin 2:4 | freddie36 | 189355 | ||
In verse 4, David says that God’s promise regarding David having a descendant on the throne of Israel was conditional on the obedience of these descendants. Yet in 2 Samuel 7:16, God sets no conditions on his promise – David’s house will endure forever. Why is there a discrepancy between the two descriptions of God’s promise? |
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3 | Why God favours David over Saul | 2 Sam 7:15 | freddie36 | 182987 | ||
2 Samuel 7:15. Why does God not continue to love Saul despite his faults? I find it incredible that he withdraws his love from the one he chose to be king. I wonder why he promises not to stop loving David despite the adultery and murder he commits later, and yet he stopped loving Saul. This looks like favouritism. Why wasn’t God merciful towards Saul and why was he so favourable towards David? | ||||||
4 | God's motives at Endor | 1 Sam 28:12 | freddie36 | 182868 | ||
I did look through the archive before I asked the question, but my question is a bit different from what was already posted. My concern is with God's motives. It seems that most agree that God was responsible for allowing some vision of Samuel to appeal to Saul. What I don't get is why God would do this after he refused to speak to Saul when he was using non-sinful methods to consult Him. | ||||||
5 | God's role at Endor | 1 Sam 28:12 | freddie36 | 182832 | ||
The episode about the witch at Endor is peculiar to me for a couple of reasons. One is that when Saul sought the Lord’s guidance (vs. 5-6) God provided none. Yet when he went to the Medium God allowed Samuel to appear to him. Why would God use this means of communicating with Saul? When Saul tried the right ways God didn’t respond, yet when he uses the forbidden way he gets a response – it makes little sense. Ultimately, do these necromancers actually have a real ability to contact the dead, or should we see this episode as a one off example where God allowed his prophet to communicate from beyond the grave for a particular purpose (still leaving me with the question if he was going to communicate with Saul, why use this method and not the more conventional ways Saul had tried before). |
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