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141 | King lost mind grazed with cattle | Dan 4:31 | biblicalman | 229156 | ||
Hi sdlaney, Welcome to the forum. The King was Nebuchadnezzar. The account is found in Daniel 4. It is a warning against pride. Best wishes |
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142 | Is there contradiction in Hosea? | Hosea | biblicalman | 229697 | ||
Hi Melody, Hosea 12.2 was fulfilled when God allowed the Assyrians to smite Israel and spread them among the nations. Hosea 11.9, however, refers to God's restoration of Israel which took place through the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ as Matthew makes clear (Matt 2.15). The point of Hosea 11 is that although 'God had called His son (Israel) out of Egypt' (11.1), Israel had remained there in his heart. Thus subsequently he weent back to both Egypt and Assyria. He went back to idolatry. Verse 4 should be translated as a question. 'Shall he not return unto Egypt? Shall not Assyria be his king because he refused to turn (to the Lord)? Therefore God determined that one day He would deliver Israel fully by removing Egypt from their hearts. 'They shall come trembling out of Egypt like a bird, and like a dove out of the land of Assyria' (11.11). That process began when God sent His Son into exile in Egypt, and then called Him out of Egypt (Matt 2.15). He not only left Egypt but unlike Israel previously He left Egypt totally behind. And He founded the true Israel (John 15.1-6) which was also freed from Egypt in its heart. The New Testament is crystal clear on the fact that Jesus founded a true Israel (Matt 21.43), founded on the Apostles (Matt 16.18), which grew into what we would call the true church made up of all true believers in Israel's Messiah (Rom 11.16-24; Eph 2.11-22; 1 Pet 2.9; etc). This is in fact the only explanation which justifies Matthew in seeing 2.15 as a fulfilled prophecy based on Hos 11.1. |
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143 | divorce-effect on family | Mal 2:16 | biblicalman | 229088 | ||
The answer is that it is usually catastrophic, which is one reason why Jesus forbade divorce (Mark 10.1-12). We talk glibly of children being 'adaptable'. Sadly they have to be. But if we mean by that they are only slightly affected we would be wholly off the mark. When two parents break up it almost always has a deep and unhelpful psychological impact on the children. It is also looked on very seriously by God. |
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144 | Apostles - Non-Jewish | Matthew | biblicalman | 228221 | ||
I think we can safely sat that all the twelve Apostles were Jews, mainly Galileans. Best wishes |
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145 | Apostles - Non-Jewish | Matthew | biblicalman | 228248 | ||
Doc has made an important point. Anyone who stood at the foot of Mount Sinai when Moses received the Law was a Jew. Large numbers of them were from the mixed multitude in Exodus 12.38. But on that day they became Jews. Many of them were not directly descended from Abraham but were descended from servants in his household (Of which he had over 1000), or from servants in the households of the other patriarchs. They had previously been adopted as 'sons of Abraham'. But not by blood. And all these joined one or other of the tribes and finally began to believe that they were descended from Jacob. Through the centuries many converts were made to YHWH and they all became 'sons of Abraham' and many were forced to become Jews in the days of the Maccabees... Many were forced to become Jews at the point of the sword, the Edomites under John Hyrcanus, the Galileans under Aristobulus. But they soon saw themselves as Jews and connected themselves with the twelve tribes. By the time of Jesus those who could trace their ancestry back by more than five generations were a rarity, and sadly they looked down on those who could not. Of course the priests and the house of David could trace their ancestry back for it was necessary if they were to fulfil their function. At that time many genealogies were invented in order to prove a descent which was not genuine. Indeed in his anger at being seen as only a 'half-Jew' Herod the Great deliberately destroyed many of the genealogical records of the Jews. But is is probable that the majority of Jews today are not directly descended by blood from Jacob. They are descended by adoption and infiltration into the tribes of Israel. |
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146 | Matt Ch 9: Why not tell of Healing? | Matthew | biblicalman | 228920 | ||
hi When He was in Judea and Galilee Jesus told people that He healed to say nothing. This was because the Jews were expecting a warlike Messiah and He did not want the crowds to get stirred up by what He did. But when He was in Gentile territory like Decapolis there was no danger of an uprising. There He wanted to prepare for the future spread of the Gospel. |
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147 | Matt Ch 9: Making Dead Girl Arise | Matthew | biblicalman | 228922 | ||
Hi Jesus often used the term 'sleep' to indicate death (see John 11.11-14). He did not want the crowds to know that He was going to raise the dead. But the three disciples who went in with Him and the girl's father and mother knew that she was dead (Matt 9.18; Mark 5.35). We know of 3 cases where Jesus raised the dead, Jairus daughter,the widow of Nain's son (Luke 7) and Lazarus (John 11). Best wishes |
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148 | Matt Chap 6 - Repeating yor prayers | Matthew | biblicalman | 228944 | ||
Hi Aileen, This means that we do not need to concentrate our prayers on every day needs but can leave those with our Father in Heaven. Instead what we should be praying about is the extension of the Kingly Rule of Heaven. 'Seek first His Kingly Rule and His righteousness, and all these thingss will be added to you.' Thus in the Lord's prayer we are to pray first of all for God's holy Name to be hallowed among men, for God's Kingly Rule to be established amongst men, and for His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. These are to be our first concern. Once we have prayed for those we can ask God to meet our minimum needs, (our daily bread), to forgive us for our continual sins, to enable us to avoid temptation, and to deliver us from the Evil One. You will note that these latter are mainly concerned with our spiritual welfare. It is a reminder that we are to look, not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen (2 Corinthians 4.18). We may certainly pray in a similar way daily, but we must ensure that it does not become routine. Best wishes |
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149 | Pharisees and Saducees | Matthew | biblicalman | 229135 | ||
Hi Aileen, The Sadducees were mainly chief priests and priests and their adherents. They mainly died out with the destruction of the Temple. The Pharisees continued on in the Rabbis and their adherents, and to that extent survive today. Best wishes |
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150 | when will tribulation/rapture occur | Matthew | biblicalman | 229421 | ||
Hi, The question is which days? Commencing with a resume of history Jesus was specifically prophesying about three things: The destruction of the Temple that Jesus was looking at (verse 2-3a; vv 15-22). The second coming of Jesus Christ (verse 3b vv 27-31). The end of the world (verse 3c ch 25.31-46). Now if the Abomination of Desolation (destructive idolatry) does not refer to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 AD it would mean that (according to Matthew) Jesus had not answered the first question at all. And we should note that in fact Mark and Luke concentrate on that question of the destruction of the Temple, (they do not refer to the second coming), and Mark also speaks of the Abomination of Desolation. It would be even more strange if Mark posed only one question and did not answer it. Furthermore paralleling verse by verse with Luke we discover that the Abomination of Desolation refers to armies surrounding Jerusalem followed by the Jews being scattered among the nations until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (Luk 21.20-24). We shouild note that the 'great tribulation' was also to be initially escaped by fleeing to the mountains suggesting that it was limited to the Jews. Unless we are trying to fit it into some prophetic scheme this great tribulation mentioned here (which is like nothing before or since) is the tribulation that commenced for the Jews when Jerusalem was surrounded and taken with horrendous slaughter and suffering, continued on through the ages in their dispersion (including the Holocaust) as Luke brings out, and is even now being experienced by Jews in many parts of the world. You will note that connected with it is the rising of false Messiahs and false prophets which certainly occurred following the fall of Jerusalem. As to being trodden down by the Gentiles ancient Jerusalem is still occupied by the Arabs, and there are at the present time serious negotiations taking place for it to be taken over by the United Nations. It will be interesting to see what happens. Best wishes |
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151 | when will tribulation/rapture occur | Matthew | biblicalman | 229465 | ||
Hi, While not wanting to raise contention I feel that I must add to Searcher's list that there are many who believe that there will be no 'Great Tribulation Period' prior to Christ's coming. There will of course be tribulation in places, but many do not see a seven year (or three and a half) year period as Scriptural. But as Searcher says, for anyone who wants to read more about it there are plenty of past answers on the forum which can be consulted. I agree with him that it has been discussed sufficiently. |
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152 | How is Jesus related to King David? | Matt 1:1 | biblicalman | 227464 | ||
One possible explanation to this question is that Mathhew is giving the line of royal descent, while Luke is giving the line of actual descent by blood. Thus Matthew lists each person who ascended the throne even if they were not strictly sons of the previous person mentioned, if the previous one died childless. Thus Joseph's father was Heli, but his right to the throne of Israel came to him because Jacob died childless. He was thus from a Jewish point of view 'the son of Jacob', that is, his heir. | ||||||
153 | Who are the 3 women in the linage of Chr | Matt 1:18 | biblicalman | 229385 | ||
Hi Lonna, Welcome to the Forum. There are in fact five women in the lineage of Christ in Matthew 1. These are Tamar (v.3), wife of a wicked man whom God slew; Rahab the Canaanite (v.5); Ruth the Moabitess (v.5); 'her of Uriah', the adulteress (v.6), and Mary the Galilean (v.16). But in spite of their 'tainted' lineage all were accepted by God through faith and were privileged to be ancestresses of the Messiah. Best wishes. |
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154 | Gods forgiveness | Matt 5:24 | biblicalman | 229751 | ||
hi genesis3 welcome to the forum, When we came to Christ, asking Him to become our Saviour, we received total forgiveness for all our sins. This must be seen as distinguished from receiving forgiveness for daily sins. (He that is bathed needs not but to wash his feet - John 13.10). With regard to daily sins if we are to receive forgiveness we must also forgive the sins of those who have sinned against us and who repent (Matt 6.15; Luke 17.3-4). If we have an unforgiving spirit against someone who has sinned against us but repented, we cannot ourselves expect daily forgiveness. However, when we come to worship God publicly we are warned not to approach Him until we have put right with our brother anything in which we have sinned against Him (Matt 5.24), otherwise our worship will seemingly not be acceptable before God. Best wishes |
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155 | Mt. 7: 22-23 | Matt 7:22 | biblicalman | 229226 | ||
Hi Puppytoes, The point of Matt 7.22-23 is that it is possible to make a great show of being a Christian without being one. As Jesus said Himself the final test is whether we do the will of His Father in Heaven. People can preach and prophesy in His Name, and yet not be genuine Christians because they do not have a personal experience of Him.. They can even cast out devils in His Name and not be Christians. There were many who sought to cast out devils in Jesus' day and some tried to do it in His Name. And they claimed that it had worked. And some healed in His Name (like some modern healers the healings were psychosomatic or self-induced). But Jesus' point is that none of this means anything. Doing the will of His Father is central. Without that the rest is useless. Best wishes |
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156 | I don't understand why Jesus told the le | Matt 8:4 | biblicalman | 229192 | ||
Hi Carol, As Brad has rightly said, one reason was so that the people would not be taken up with the wrong thing. Jesus did not want to be seen as a miracle worker. He wanted people to concentrate on what He said. But I think we can safely say that there was also another reason. The Jews were expecting a Messiah. And the most popular view about the Messiah was that he would come performing miracles, would rouse up the people and arm them and would then defeat the Romans and conquer the world. Jesus was always aware of the danger of this (see John 6.15). That is why He never openly claimed to be the Messiah (except among the Samaritans who saw things differently - John 4.25-26). It would in fact have been the guaranteed way to get arrested by the Romans. Thus while He wanted people to get excited about His message, He did not want to build up a reputation as a wonder-worker and arouse people's Messianic expectations. However, when He was in Greek Decapolis, which was not Jewish territory, He had no such inhibitions. There He had in mind the future preaching of the Gospel. So there he tells a man who has been healed to let all know (Mark 5.19). There was no danger of a Messianic rising there. Best wishes. |
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157 | can God seperate the joining of flesh? | Matt 19:5 | biblicalman | 228807 | ||
Hi. Welcome to the forum. Husband and wife are made one flesh by sexual union. That is why an unconsummated marriage can be annulled. But once two people have been united in that way they become one (Matt 19.5-6), even if it is with a prostitute (1 Cor 6.16) There is no suggestion anywhere that God will break that union. It is man who breaks the union by having sex with another person. That then means that the innocent party is freed from the union. They may divorce and marry again with God's approval. Clearly, however, we have to take into account God's forgiveness, especially when an offence was committed before conversion. However there would appear to be two cases where divorce is permitted other than for a sexual offence. One is where a Christian is married to an idolater who refuses to give up idolatry. That would appear to be the implication of Ezra 9.1-2. Notice that the foreign women in question were idolaters. The other would appear to be where a Christian is married to a non-Christian who as a result decides to break up the marriage (1 Cor 7.12-13). (The Christian should not seek the divorce unless the non-Christian is engaging in antiChristian oppression. Otherwise divorce is forbidden. Moses never actually authorised divorce. That was the interpretation of Deut 24.1-4 by the Pharisees. But Jesus said that God did not acknowledge that interpretation (Matthew 19.8-9). And that even Deut 24 had been written because of the hardness of men's hearts. But Deut 23.1-4 did not permit divorce. It simply regulated it. |
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158 | wife left doing drugs adultery help | Matt 19:9 | biblicalman | 227885 | ||
You could try a period of prayer and fasting. You should ask her Christian friends to approach her, then you could ask the leaders of her church to speak to her and pray for her (Matthew 18.15-17). If she still refuses to repent and IF she has committed adultery you will have sanction to divorce her (Matthew 19.9; 18.17). | ||||||
159 | I'm trying to bring my family back, | Matt 21:22 | biblicalman | 229586 | ||
Hi, Well your main problem would appear to be a loss of the trust of your family. Trust is easily lost, not so easily restored. How that is to be done can only be suggested by someone who knows all your circumstances. Best wishes |
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160 | is there a parrable where... | Matt 25:14 | biblicalman | 227721 | ||
The parable is found in Matthew 25.14-30, although it is about a man and his servants rather than about a king. The lesson from the parable is to use the gifts that God has given us to the utmost. This will include sharing Christ both by word and deed. Even the weakest of us can do something. The point about the man with the one talent is that he did not use it at all. He did not give a genuine response to his master |
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