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121 | Please tell me more about Jesus in OT. | Ex 33:11 | Ray | 13540 | ||
Hi Tim Jerome, May I encourage you to look at the references that doug619 gave you in the NASB and NKJ so that you can "see" by their use of capitalization the Oneness that the Persons have. I encourage you in your quest for the sound and look of Truth. Personally, that capital "T" is one that is in my personal copy for the 1 Timothy reference that was given you by doug619. Remember that God is our Savior and that there is no strange god among us. Don't look at any man for salvation and learn to know Him who is both Lord and Christ. Again, personally, I would interpret 1 Timothy 2:3-6 using the NKJ and reference notes for verse 6 in the NASB, this way. "This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the *Truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator also between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony *to be borne at its own times." |
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122 | Why did Joshua not leave the tabernacle? | Ex 33:11 | Ray | 131405 | ||
Hi craftienanna, Welcome to the forum. Exodus 33:7 says that "everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp." Joshua wanted therefore to be in His presence and He went into the tabernacle (tent of meeting). You ask, "Why did Joshua not leave the tabernacle?". I would say that Joshua would leave the tabernacle only when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle. Exodus 40:36, "And throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;" It appears to me either Moses or Joshua were always in His presence in the tabernacle. If one left the other would be there. There probably is some application to be made there for a church's ministry with Senior and Associate pastors and team ministry. We welcome your thoughts here. From the heart, Ray |
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123 | Does it take away sins or not? | Lev 16:34 | Ray | 19716 | ||
Hi Searcher56, Hebrews 10:4 is written in the context of an inferred "once and for all". The verse before it says that there was always that reminder of sins year after year. But Christ was the new and living Way; once and for all. Hebrews 10:9 says that He takes away the first (the burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin) in order to establish the second; "the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." I see no contradiction. |
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124 | Is Caleb a "type" of Holy Spirit? | Num 14:24 | Ray | 74183 | ||
Hi PJC, Welcome to the forum. We encourage everyone to tell us about themselves so do that when you get the chance. I perceive that you may have done some deep thinking about your question. I think that your suggestion has some merit. I don't think that Caleb is a type of the Holy Spirit, but I would like to hear what you think. I do however think that he may be a "type" of one who is to be filled with the holy spirit. Numbers 14:22, "Surely all the men who have seen My glory and My signs, which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have put Me/ to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice, 23 shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned (Me) see it. 24 But My servant Caleb, because he has had a *different spirit and has followed Me fully, *him I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendents shall take possession of it." Joel 2:27,NKJ, "Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God/ and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out (My) Spirit [I would say spirit] on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit [spirit] in those days." The parentheses, slashes, and brackets are mine for comparisons. When we get to know each other better, perhaps I can go into more foolishness like that further. We might look more at 2 Corinthians 11:4 where it talks (I think in contrast) of a "different spirit". From the heart, Ray |
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125 | Why did Moses strike the rock? | Num 20:11 | Ray | 8993 | ||
Hi prayon, He didn't hit it by mistake did he, for it was hit twice. It appears from Numbers 20:12 that there was unbelief and lack of desire to give God the glory involved here. Moses had a lot of faith in the rod's ability from past experience, but he wasn't willing to put his faith in simply speaking it as he was told thus to do, verse 8. That may have been not believing that it could happen or it could have been that Moses felt he should be more involved and get more credit for it. Just speaking to the rock to give forth water would give glory to God alone. And God alone is holy. That seems to be at the forefront here also. Moses didn't treat God as holy but seems to say in verse 10 that they were rebels (not him, though) and that he and Aaron were going to bring forth water for them. But God found Moses to be in rebellion of His command, verse 24. However, verse 13, the Lord proved Himself holy and He alone among them. |
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126 | Why did Moses strike the rock? | Num 20:11 | Ray | 8995 | ||
Hi prayon, He didn't hit it by mistake did he, for it was hit twice. It appears from Numbers 20:12 that there was unbelief and lack of desire to give God the glory involved here. Moses had a lot of faith in the rod's ability from past experience, but he wasn't willing to put his faith in simply speaking it as he was told thus to do, verse 8. That may have been not believing that it could happen or it could have been that Moses felt he should be more involved and get more credit for it. Just speaking to the rock to give forth water would give glory to God alone. And God alone is holy. That seems to be at the forefront here also. Moses didn't treat God as holy but seems to say in verse 10 that they were rebels (not him, though) and that he and Aaron were going to bring forth water for them. But God found Moses to be in rebellion of His command, verse 24. However, verse 13, the Lord proved Himself holy and He alone among them. |
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127 | How do I teach psalm 8 | Num 23:19 | Ray | 54150 | ||
Hi Beautifulone, ID# 16797 and the discussion of the son of man may be of interest to you. I believe that you could tie in Heb 2:6-8, and Psalm 144:3 with the idea of considering whether they are talking about Christ, the Son of Man. Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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128 | Where is this Verse? | Num 32:12 | Ray | 134925 | ||
Hi dorf, Welcome to the forum. There is a Search function on the top right where one can do a Quick Search by typing in key words. If you type in "accountable" or accountability you will find an abundance of discussion. Perhaps the verse you have in mind is Numbers 32:12 which speaks of following God fully. However, I believe that you will find in the discussions that one can not find a certain age defined for the "age of accountability". Personally, I was led today to Ecclesiastes 3 and especially Ecclesiastes 3:17, "I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there." Happy searching. From the heart, Ray |
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129 | John5:31-47 | Deut 18:15 | Ray | 65674 | ||
Hi sweet, I agree with Emmaus. These are wonderful companion verses which with capitalized pronouns show the deity of this Coming One. John 6:44, "How can you believe when you receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God? Do not think that (I) will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me." My personal rendering is a more literal one for John 6:14 for comparison. "When therefore the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This One is of a truth the (Prophet), the One who is to come into the world." Let me type out for contrast/comparison a mixure of the NASB with NKJ capitalization of the pronouns. Deuteronomy 18:17ff, "And the Lord said to me, 'They have spoken well. I will raise up a (Prophet) from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him/." Acts 7:37, NKJ, "This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, "The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear. [NU, M omit Him you shall hear] This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel/ who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, the one who received the living oracles to give to us, whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected." I agree with the NKJ in capitalizing these pronouns in Deuteronomy because they speak of Him. I pray that we will hear Him and believe Him. From the heart, Ray |
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130 | Who and what is this vers about? | Deut 32:30 | Ray | 15532 | ||
Hi Joanne, You'll have to keep a close eye on capitalization when you study this song. For instance, you wrote, "What does it mean that 'their rock had sold them' when even the KJ which does not capitalize pronouns of Deity has it reading "Rock". This is a song that points out the contrasts between gods and the true God, between a rock and the Rock, and one might even say from verse 32 a contrast between a vine and the true Vine of John 15:1. See also Leviticus 26:8,9 and know that their rock is not like our Rock. Nolan, I would suggest this to you as another "Brain-teaser." The song runs from 32:1-43. I would see it as divisible by nine. |
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131 | In reading Joshua 3:1-17 please explain | Josh 12:1 | Ray | 62464 | ||
Hi InGodsWill, Joshua 3:5, "Then Joshua said to the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the (Lord) will do wonders among you." Joshua 3:11, "Behold, the ark of the covenant of the (Lord) of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you into the Jordan." Joshua 4:23, "For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed, just as the Lord your (God) had done to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed." God was with Joshua just as He had been with Moses. They had similar crossings. Exodus 15:1-18, "The (Lord) shall reign forever and ever." Here is a song of praise to our triune God. From the heart, Ray |
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132 | Jephthah and the burnt offering? | Judges | Ray | 52633 | ||
Hi Cyclist, The verse you may be looking for is Deuteronomy 12:31, "You shall not behave thus toward the Lord your God, for every abominable act which the Lord hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods." As far as it being against the Lord's wishes and commands I believe that it is important to note the number of times that Judges says that everyone did what was right in his own eyes, for example Judges 21:25, "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." The story is really one of the importance of fulfilling our vows before the Lord rather than a sacrifice being offered. For example, a "foxhole" conversion where a person promises to God to do such and such if only he could survive this war, would be taken very seriously by God I would think no matter what was offered. Many of these promises are not kept of course, and I would think that God is saddened that He is not sought in the good times as well as the difficult. We should keep the vows that we make to the Lord. Judges 11:30, "And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, "If Thou wilt indeed give...then it shall be...it shall be the Lord's, and I will..." Numbers 30:2, "If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth." Deuteronomy 23:20b, "When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you. You shall be careful to perform what goes out from your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised.[with your mouth]." You ask if this offering is acceptable to the Lord. I would have to say that it is the necessary outcome because of the oath made. The daughter's willingness to die is commendable, but the "rashness" of the oath is not. The answer could be found in Matthew 5:33. Here Jesus says, "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD." But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING." Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no'; and anything beyond these is of evil." Although vows or at least commitment and sincerity of purpose are important to the Lord, in the final analysis we are helpless in fulfilling them by ourselves. We will need the Scriptures to remind us and guide us in our commitments and we may need other people to be faithful also so that we can all be of one spirit in the endeavors. Jephthah needed his daughter to be willing to die for his oath to be fulfilled. It is for that reason that the account is one of a lament for the daughter and a remembrance of her shortened (and less than complete as regarding her virginity) life. It is not only a story of a man's keeping his word, it is a memorial to a young virgin's willingness to do the will of God as she saw it. The death of Jephthan's daughter can be viewed as a suicidal death in much the way that Samson's was in the temple where he destroyed so many Philistine's through his death. They were willing to die for their causes for they saw it as being in the will of God. Although Samson's sin and Jephthah's seeming foolishness led to the circumstances, God used them for a good outcome. The Lord, the Judge, judged between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon. See Judges 11:27. It evidently was in the plan of God that it would require the willingness of Jephthah's daughter to accomplish it after the fact so to speak. But what I am happy about is that the Lord is our Head in the church just as Jephthah was the head and chief in the book of Judges. We have a King now that we serve, and we do His will. And that will, right now, is not to make rash oaths that we have no power to fulfill. From the heart, Ray |
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133 | 1. Sisera and Jael - asleep or not? | Judg 4:21 | Ray | 52628 | ||
Hi prayon, I am reminded of an old western story about Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid where some person shoot them in the back without warning and by the time he hits the floor, dead, he has turned with his pistol drawn to meet his assailant. That makes for a good story, but it also tells of the reflexes of the body. I can envision the woman Jael straddling Sisera, hammer and peg in hand while he is sleeping. After striking him and killing him, he still had reflex reactions and bent at the waist, bowing, sinking back dead at her feet. And that's the most I want to think about it, thank you. From the heart, Ray |
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134 | THIS IS NOT A SCRIPTURE | Ruth 1:12 | Ray | 79062 | ||
Hi Fran1947, I can still hear Frank Boggs or Beverly Shea singing it on a radio program around 1966 when I was in the Army. I don't have a copy, sorry, but it goes something like this: Ring out the news! Ring out the news! Another day is through. Someone slipped and fell; was that someone you? You called out for added strength, your courage to renew. Do not be discouraged; for I give [bring?] hope to you. It is no secret... From the heart, Ray |
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135 | Who is the faithful priest? | 1 Sam 2:35 | Ray | 105933 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, The MacArthur Study Bible says this, "2:35 I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. Although some have identified this priest as Samuel and others Christ, it is better to view the prophecy as fulfilled in the accession of Zadok and his family to the priestly office in the time of Solomon (see 1 Kin 1:7,8; 2:26,27,35). This reestablished the office of High-Priest in the line of Eleazar and Phinehas (cf.Num. 25:10-13)." Personally, I don't think that it is worth the time to consider Zadok. As a counter of pronouns, I would be interested in considering Christ as being a faithful Priest or Faithful Priest. But really, I see no reason to look beyond Samuel himself for he "was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord." 1 Samuel 3:20 What do you think? From the heart, Ray |
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136 | Know the lord? | 1 Sam 3:7 | Ray | 141265 | ||
Hi br2ms, Chapter 3 is pretty self-explanatory about what it means to know the Lord. It means that the Lord revealed Himself. 1 Samuel 3:7, "Now Samuel did not yet know the **Lord, nor had the word of the *Lord yet been revealed to him." 1 Samuel 3:21, "And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, because the Lord revealed **Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the *Lord." The **stars and *stars are mine for comparison. May I say also in passing that the word "lord" should be capitalized here in your question. I would want to reveal to you that there is a difference for instance between the "lords" of the Philistines in 1 Samuel 7:4-7 and the Lord alone that we serve. Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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137 | Why did Saul become king? | 1 Sam 8:19 | Ray | 136499 | ||
Hi Pennington133, I did not find anything in the chapter to suggest why Saul was chosen personally. However, I would say that 1 Samuel 8:20 tells us what the people wanted and expected of a "king". 1 Samuel 8:20, "that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." 1 Samuel 9:16 and 17 suggests that Saul was to be anointed as one who would be a "prince", a "deliverer", and a "ruler" over God's people. It appears that he was going to be a deliverer from the hand of the Philistines. 1 Samuel 10:27, "But certain worthless men [rebels, NKJ] said, "How can this one deliver us?"..." Of course we know that God is the One who delivers. 1 Samuel 10:19, "But you today have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, "No, but set a king over us!" Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans." I have written more than you wanted to know, but I hope that it helps. God is the Prince of princes, King of kings, our Deliverer and Ruler, and even also our Judge who will fight our battles for us. From the heart, Ray |
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138 | Was Saul Spirit-filled? | 1 Sam 10:10 | Ray | 53885 | ||
Hi reasnerm, I, for one, would not agree that this is an infilling of the Holy Spirit. When the Old Testament characters have a special short-term task the Holy Spirit "came upon" them. This wording was used in verse 6 also. "Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you mightily,..." I see the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the fact of Christ living in us when we put our faith in Him, as being separate from being "filled with the holy spirit". All of the cases of being "filled with the Holy Spirit" [sic] in the Scriptures I would put in the lower case. In John 1:33 we see the Spirit coming upon or descending, and remaining on Jesus. And the Spirit of God remained upon Him throughout His ministry. One can contrast John 1:33 with John 19:30 and consider that not only is there a Spirit but that there is a holy spirit. John 19:30. "When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit." John 1:33, "...this is the *One [NKJ, this is He] who baptizes in the *holy *spirit." Starred are my suggested interpretation. John 1:26, "John answered them saying, "I baptize you in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know." John 19:34, "but one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water." I believe that it is important to know this One and to be washed in the baptism of His blood and water from the cross. I believe that it is important to be washed by His holy word, the Scriptures, and His holy spirit which is a down payment John 1:34, "And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God/." John 19:36, "For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of Him shall be broken." And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him/ whom they pierced." Zechariah 12:10, "And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit [Or, a *spirit] of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me/ whom they have pierced;..." It was important that one Man should die for the people and I also will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son. John 11:50, Zechariah 12:10 From the heart, Ray |
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139 | In 1Sam 11:12, who were the people? | 1 Sam 11:12 | Ray | 118844 | ||
Hi Biffbt, One of the reference verses in my Study Bible sent me to 2 Samuel 19:22. In reflection on these verses I believe that the reason that Saul did not put to death those "worthless men" was because he was confident in his being the king set over them. Similarly David was confident in the king being like the "angel of God" and able to do what was good. 2 Samuel 19:22, "David then said, "What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be an adversary to me? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? For do I not know that I am king over Israel today?" 1) I don't know the reason why you are interested in knowing who the worthless men are. But I will share with you a couple of things that were given to me in looking at your verses. 2) 1 Samuel 10:27, NKJ, "But some rebels [NASB, worthless men] said, "How can this man deliver us?" In comparing that verse with 11:12f one can see that not a man should be put to death that day because the Lord had accomplished deliverance. There is that contrast between "How can this one (Saul) deliver us?" and the One, "for today the Lord has accomplished deliverance in Israel." There is the difference between the king and the true King. From the heart, Ray |
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140 | what was the foolish thing Samuel did | 1 Sam 13:13 | Ray | 124074 | ||
Hi worknprogress, Welcome to the forum. Perhaps the commandment that Saul broke in 1 Samuel 13:13 can be related back to 12:13,14. 1 Samuel 12:14, "If you will fear the Lord and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the Lord, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God. 15 And if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the command of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers." Deuteronomy 8:5, "Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him." Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." These are the commands that I see Saul basically breaking. From the heart, Ray |
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