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201 | Why was Cain's offering unacceptable? | Gen 4:3 | prayon | 93997 | ||
Greetings jip and welcome to the forum, Cain's sacrifice was not acceptable because he came to God his way instead of coming God's way. The word offering here means minchaah min-khaw is from an unused root meaning to apportion, that is, bestow; a donation; euphemistically tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary): gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice (Strongs 4503). We know that God requires a blood sacrifice which Cain did not give. It is possible this is why the offering was unacceptable. It is also debated that He did not accept it because Cain may have been somewhat careless or indifferent. We must always go to God with the right attitude. prayon |
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202 | How many children did Adam have? | Gen 5:4 | prayon | 165401 | ||
Greetings jlguy, The bible gives no exact number but Gen 5:4 says "And the days of Adam after he had fathered Seth were eight hundred years." I am sure that in all those years he was the father to more than the 4 mentioned by name! prayon |
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203 | enoch walking in heaven with god | Gen 5:21 | prayon | 72998 | ||
Greetings, The verse is not referring to when Enoch was in heaven. At 65 years of age Enoch begat his first son. He named him Methuselah which means "It shall be sent (deluge) or he has sent his death". Methuselah lived 969 yrs. He died the year of the great flood of which his grandson Noah and his family were the only survivors. It is believed that Enoch, who was a prophet, had a vision of the flood which explains why he named his son as he did. It is also believed that this dream scared him so bad that the last 300 years of his life he walked with God and was such a righteous man that God that suddenly he was not. This means that he was transported to heaven without experiencing death. prayon |
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204 | enoch walking in heaven with god | Gen 5:21 | prayon | 72999 | ||
Greetings, The verse is not referring to when Enoch was in heaven. At 65 years of age Enoch begat his first son. He named him Methuselah which means "It shall be sent (deluge) or he has sent his death". Methuselah lived 969 yrs. He died the year of the great flood of which his grandson Noah and his family were the only survivors. It is believed that Enoch, who was a prophet, had a vision of the flood which explains why he named his son as he did. It is also believed that this dream scared him so bad that the last 300 years of his life he walked with God and was such a righteous man that God that suddenly he was not. This means that he was transported to heaven without experiencing death. prayon |
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205 | nephillim offspring of fallen angels? | Gen 6:1 | prayon | 35362 | ||
Some people believe that the "sons of God" were fallen angels, however the "sons of God" were probably not angels because angels do not marry or reproduce. Some scholars believe that this phrase refers to the descendants of Seth who intermarried with Cain's evil descendants ("the daughters of humans"). This would have weakened the good influence of the faithful and increased moral depravity in the world. The result was an explosion of evil. "Nephilim" refers to a powerful race of giants. (footnote from the Life Application Bible) prayon | ||||||
206 | age of man | Gen 6:3 | prayon | 173234 | ||
Greetings corin, In Gen 1:6 God said "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters." A firmament is "firmament — an expanse - a beating out as a plate of metal: a name given to the atmosphere from its appearing to an observer to be the vault of heaven, supporting the weight of the watery clouds. By the creation of an atmosphere, the lighter parts of the waters which overspread the earth’s surface were drawn up and suspended in the visible heavens, while the larger and heavier mass remained below. The air was thus “in the midst of the waters,” that is, separated them; and this being the apparent use of it, is the only one mentioned, although the atmosphere serves other uses, as a medium of life and light." (James, Faucett and Brown commmentary) It is believed that this firmament kept out the harmful rays of the sun and other entities that would of aged man. Upon the flood the firmament was broken. prayon |
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207 | Gen 6:7 and Num 23:19 contradictory? | Gen 6:7 | prayon | 9245 | ||
Nolan, the closest I can get to answer you is this from the International Bible Commentary - Scripture sometimes speaks of God changing his mind (English versions say repenting) but this is God's unmovedness while others move and change. The divine finger ever points to the same spot but man has moved from it to the opposite pole. | ||||||
208 | man who walked with god | Gen 6:9 | prayon | 73209 | ||
Also Enoch......"And Enoch walked with God; and he was not"(Gen 5:24) prayon | ||||||
209 | Who helped Noah build the ark? | Gen 6:10 | prayon | 41503 | ||
Greetings, Although the bible does not say specifically who, we assume it was his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Verse 10 tells us that the only ones God found righteous were Noah and his sons. prayon | ||||||
210 | Have you built your ark yet? | Gen 6:14 | prayon | 5465 | ||
Hank, What makes you come to this conclusion? What am I missing? I guess I am just slow today... prayon | ||||||
211 | what happened to flood waters | Gen 7:24 | prayon | 46928 | ||
Greetings Kikikika, It did rain for 40 days and nights, however Noah and his family were on the ark for a total of 371 days. They entered on the 27th day of the 2nd month of Noah's 600th year (7:11). They disembarked on the 27th day of the 2nd month of Noah's 601st year (8:13-14). The rain cascaded on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, then it rained lightly for another 110 days. We get this from verses 8:4 and 8:2 where it states that God stopped the rain on the 150th day after it started. For the next 74 days the water abated until the tops of the mountains could be seen. 40 days later Noah released a raven which went to and fro until the waters dried up on the earth. Then in another 21 days he sent out the 3rd dove that did not return. He waited another 29 days and removed the covering of the ark. In another 57 days he evacuated the ark. During this time the water slowly evaporated from the earth. (Everyman's bible commentary) prayon | ||||||
212 | Different languages already in place? | Gen 10:5 | prayon | 10536 | ||
No, they could not of been different languages because of 11:1, "Now the whole earth had one language and the same words". prayon | ||||||
213 | Who in the Bible built Babylon? | Gen 10:10 | prayon | 167111 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum! Babylon means “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” The monumental list of its kings reaches back to 2300 B.C., and includes Khammu-rabi, or Amraphel, the contemporary of Abraham. Babylon is first mentioned in Gen 10:10 which tells us it was one of the first cities in Nimrods kingdom. It stood on the Euphrates, about 200 miles above its junction with the Tigris, which flowed through its midst and divided it into two almost equal parts. The Elamites invaded Chaldea (i.e., Lower Mesopotamia, or Shinar, and Upper Mesopotamia, or Accad, now combined into one) and held it in subjection. At length Khammu-rabi delivered it from the foreign yoke, and founded the new empire of Chaldea, making Babylon the capital of the united kingdom. This city gradually grew in extent and grandeur, but in process of time it became subject to Assyria. On the fall of Nineveh (606 B.C.) it threw off the Assyrian yoke, and became the capital of the growing Babylonian empire. Under Nebuchadnezzar it became one of the most splendid cities of the ancient world. After passing through various vicissitudes the city was occupied by Cyrus, “king of Elam,” 538 B.C., who issued a decree permitting the Jews to return to their own land (Ezr 1:1-11). It then ceased to be the capital of an empire. It was again and again visited by hostile armies, till its inhabitants were all driven from their homes, and the city became a complete desolation, its very site being forgotten from among men. On the west bank of the Euphrates, about 50 miles south of Bagdad, there is found a series of artificial mounds of vast extent. These are the ruins of this once famous proud city. These ruins are principally (1.) the great mound called Babil by the Arabs. This was probably the noted Temple of Belus, which was a pyramid about 480 feet high. (2.) The Kasr (i.e., “the palace”). This was the great palace of Nebuchadnezzar. It is almost a square, each side of which is about 700 feet long. The little town of Hillah, near the site of Babylon, is built almost wholly of bricks taken from this single mound. (3.) A lofty mound, on the summit of which stands a modern tomb called Amran ibn-Ali. This is probably the most ancient portion of the remains of the city, and represents the ruins of the famous hanging-gardens, or perhaps of some royal palace. The utter desolation of the city once called “The glory of kingdoms” (Isa_13:19) was foretold by the prophets (Isa. 13:4-22; Jer_25:12; Jer_50:2, Jer_50:3; Dan_2:31-38). The Babylon mentioned in 1Pe_5:13 was not Rome, as some have thought, but the literal city of Babylon, which was inhabited by many Jews at the time Peter wrote. In Rev_14:8; Rev_16:19; Rev_17:5; Rev_18:2, “Babylon” is supposed to mean Rome, not considered as pagan, but as the prolongation of the ancient power in the papal form. Rome, pagan and papal, is regarded as one power. “The literal Babylon was the beginner and supporter of tyranny and idolatry... This city and its whole empire were taken by the Persians under Cyrus; the Persians were subdued by the Macedonians, and the Macedonians by the Romans; so that Rome succeeded to the power of old Babylon. And it was her method to adopt the worship of the false deities she had conquered; so that by her own act she became the heiress and successor of all the Babylonian idolatry, and of all that was introduced into it by the immediate successors of Babylon, and consequently of all the idolatry of the earth.” Rome, or “mystical Babylon,” is “that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth” (Rev 17:18). Hope this helps. (Easton Bible Dictionary) prayon |
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214 | Has God ever revoked this promise? | Gen 12:3 | prayon | 43841 | ||
Greetings searcher, Absolutely not! God has never broken a promise and never will. prayon | ||||||
215 | Did Abram see Christ in Genesis 15:1? | Gen 15:1 | prayon | 165303 | ||
Greetings bible 101, Yes it does. Christ, the essential Word, appeared to Abram a visible appearance of the Shechinah glory, or some sensible token of the presence of the divine glory was visible to Abram, and with an articulate voice spoke to him. prayon |
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216 | Did Abram see Christ in Genesis 15:1? | Gen 15:1 | prayon | 165305 | ||
Olease forgive the previous entry -Greetings bible 101, Yes it does. Christ, the essential Word, appeared to Abram in a way that was visible to Abram by the appearance of the Shechinah glory, or some sensible token of the presence of the divine glory or in a human form that was visible to Abram, and with an articulate voice spoke to him. prayon |
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217 | what is the meaning behind circumcision? | Gen 17:11 | prayon | 59389 | ||
Greetings okie tex, According to the account of the circumcision found in Gen 17:10-14 circumcision is one of the ways that God established His covenant with Abraham. To the Israelites circumcision was not merely a surgical procedure, it was above all a symbol of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants. To the Israelites. It symbolized the physical and spiritual continuity of the Israelite generations. Without the circumcision one could not participate in public worship nor become a member of Israel's community. prayon | ||||||
218 | Why destroy Sodom and Gom if no God law | Gen 18:20 | prayon | 8920 | ||
I am not quite sure where you got the idea that there was no law violated. Many of God's laws were being broken in Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom and Gomorrah are remembered as the wicked cities that brought God's divine wrath upon them. He destroyed these two cities because of the wickedness of the people. Both of these two cities are repeatedly brought up throughout the old and new testaments as a warning and sometimes as a accusation against the covenant people. | ||||||
219 | how did god test abrakam | Gen 22:2 | prayon | 73120 | ||
Greetings lady, The test that you are referring to is when God instructed Abraham to take his only son and offer him as a burnt offering. This was the supreme test. To truly test Abraham God had to use the thing that was most dear to Abraham and that was his son. Abraham was 100 years old at the time and probably thought that he was not going to ever have another son. In addition, for a middle easterner it was a most terrible thing to die without a son. If you did your whole life was considered a failure. It was also believed that "heaven awaits not one who is destitute of a son". So in agreeing to sacrifice Isaac to God Abraham was showing God that he truly loved Him above all. prayon | ||||||
220 | How does Gen. 22:10-14 show another side | Gen 22:10 | prayon | 167113 | ||
Greetings Hana, In the previous tests God tested whether Abraham would give into temptation. This test, called the test of unshakable faith, was different because it tested Abraham's heart. God told Abraham to kill his only son and with that ending the Abrahamic covenant since this was Abraham's only son. prayon | ||||||
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