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21 | The offspring of Adam's | Gen 5:1 | azurelaw | 215638 | ||
The chapter starts this verse specifically mentioning the offspring of Adam's. While reading, Cain and his line is not mentioned but Seth's only. However, end of chapter 4 records Cain and his line. Does the author (Moses, accurately should be God) intentionally leave out Cain and his line, and disregarding them being the offspring of Adam's or the sons of God as the story goes on to talk about the evil deeds of men and the marriage between sons of God and the daughers of men (Ch 6:2)? Shalom Azure |
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22 | Is procreation a command or a blessing | Gen 9:1 | azurelaw | 198878 | ||
Recently I have a brief discussion a with sister in Christ where she asked what consitutes to the validity of marriage? Is it justify for a divorce if the spouse is impotence? Her reasoning is that God wants us to be fruitful and husband and wife become one flesh under marriage. If either one party is impotence, how can it validate the marriage relationship and also fulfill the purpose of procreation? My question : Is being fruitful (to reproduce) a command or a blessing? I did a search and found that God had not said to Adam and Eve be fruitful but to other creatures made before them. (Gen 1:22, 1:28). The word used is "blessed". Only until Noah's time God BLESSED them to be fruitful (Gen 9:1). I appreciate your thoughts. Shalom Azure |
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23 | First rain and first rainbow | Gen 9:13 | azurelaw | 183095 | ||
Gen 2:5 Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. Gen 2:6 But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground Had it never rained between the creation of Adam and the floods? How was the land outside of Eden nurtured? Was it the first time rainbow (we know that it is caused by the reflection and refraction of the rays of the sun shining on the falling rain or tiny water drops, I have seen rainbow - even a double-rainbow by the side of a waterfall on a sunny day) appeared after the flood but never before? Or it did, but God only made it a covenant with Noah after the flood? Shalom Azure |
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24 | please check my calculation | Gen 11:26 | azurelaw | 224456 | ||
Gen 11:10-32 recording the descendants of Shem till Abraham's birth. My calculation shows the number of years between the flood (reference to V10) and Abraham's birth is 292. Kindly check if it is correct. Thank you. Shalom Azure |
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25 | Tithing before Mosaic Law | Gen 14:20 | azurelaw | 217726 | ||
Oops, sorry that I click on the "note" by mistake where as I was intending to post a question :-( ******* I believe this should be the first account in the Bible recording the 10 percent tithing. The second one is recorded in Gen 28:22. Both were not yet set in the Mosaic Law. Question: 1/ Was giving 10 percent a common practice in the ancient time? 2/ Under what condition was it exercised before the Mosaic Law? Thanks and Shalom Azure |
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26 | What does "blameless" refer to | Gen 17:1 | azurelaw | 223468 | ||
How would Abraham understand "Walk before Me, and be blameless" in the context of Chapter 17? There is no record showing God gave any law or commands to Abraham in the past. Am I correct to associate it with the circumcision required of Abraham and his descendants (V10) by God in keeping His covenant that they may be blameless? Thank you. Azure |
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27 | Did God return? | Gen 18:10 | azurelaw | 233142 | ||
In chapter 21, the narrative of the birth of Isaac has not mentioned the return of God. So should we understand the word "return" here for it also bears quite a number of meaning in its Hebrew root? Thank you for your help. Shalom Azure |
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28 | Did God return? | Gen 18:10 | azurelaw | 233143 | ||
Sorry, typo. My question is: So, how should we..... Azure |
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29 | How many went with Rebekah to Canaan | Gen 24:61 | azurelaw | 234011 | ||
How many maid servants accompanied Rebekah to the house of Abraham? Just her nurse (V59) or there were more (V61)? Or does V61 mean that those maids arose only to serve Rebekah mount onto the camel, but they did not go with Rebkah except the nurse? Thanks for your help. Shalom Azure |
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30 | went to Seir or not | Gen 33:17 | azurelaw | 224778 | ||
Does this verse mean that Jacob did not go to Seir and in V14 he was just cheating Esau for he was still afraid of Esau taking revenge? From what has been portrayed, Jacob seems to be a man of suspicious. Somehow, I would consider that if Jacob did go to Seir and stayed with Esau, the tragedy in Chapter 34 could be avoided. Thanks for your input and Shalom Azure |
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31 | Any significance on Deborah's death? | Gen 35:8 | azurelaw | 236389 | ||
I am working on Gen 35. This is what puzzled me: Why was Deborah's death specifically mentioned here while Jacob's mother Rebekah's death was not recorded until chapter 49:31? Some commentary said :- 1/ Deborah could be the one sent by Rebekah to fetch Jacob (27:45). If so, it would be strange to send out such an old woman (though not sure if she went all alone) 2/ Deborah was sent to bring the death news of Rebekah as well. If so, why not make it more specific? If Deborah's death has any significance for Jacob, I don't recall any bible verse mentioning Jacob's relationship with her. The above questions focus on the story context/narrative itself. I would like to take a further step on viewing the chapter. Traditionally, the pentateuch was considered written by Moses. So, when we put our feet in the intended readers' (the ancient Israelites contemporary with Moses) shoes, what does it mean to them concerning this narrative in Jacob's story? Thank you very much for your help. Shalom Azure |
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32 | no imtimacy? | Gen 43:14 | azurelaw | 218218 | ||
"...your other brother..." This expression sounds odd to me. Israel (Jacob) seemed unloving to Simeon. He did not address his name. The translation of my Chinese Bible even convey a sense of distance (no intimacy) like "that brother of yours". [This is just like when I had a fight with my husband about our daughter, I would say "your daughter..."...:-)] Was it because he (Jacob) was still angry with his sons for the lost of Joseph? Thanks for your input. Shalom Azure |
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33 | Why the brief genealogy V14-V30 | Ex 6:14 | azurelaw | 225311 | ||
V14 to V30 seems to me appeared not following the flow of the narrative from V13. This section looks like being added between V13 and 7:1 oddly. It makes much more sense to read 6:13 right away onward to 7:1. 1/ Why did Moses insert such paragraph? What was his purpose or message for his intended readers or target audience? 2/ This brief genealogy talked only the 3 oldest sons of Israel (Jacob) and further more, the line of Levi was mentioned with much detail comparatively. Why? It could not be the idea of emphasizing the preisthood of Levi's line since by that time God had not yet set up the priestly system. Your help is much appreciated. Thank you. Shalom Azure |
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34 | unpardonable sin in Ex 20:7? | Ex 20:7 | azurelaw | 196363 | ||
Matthew 12:31 talks about unpardonable sin. Can Ex 20:7 also refer to unpardonable sin? John Gill's commentary mentioned that the punishment if not in this life but the next life to come in the great judgment day (Targum of Jonathan). Thanks for your help for better understanding. Shalom Azure |
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35 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | azurelaw | 174786 | ||
Can anybody explain the meaning of the promise given in the 5th commandment - honour your parents? This promise was made straight direct to Israelite concerning Canaan (I guess?). How should we view this promise nowadays? Does "live long" mean physical longetivity? (I don't think so) If so, I think it wouldn't be a blessing in today's world with so many social problems. Thanks for helping me to understand this. |
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36 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | azurelaw | 174805 | ||
Thank you Tim, Basically, I have the same thought of yours. However, why did Paul repeat the commandment in Ephesian 6:1-4 if it only directed to the Israelites in OT time? Was he also stressing a bit on God's promise? Was the promise meant to be the kingdom of God when applied to us (gentiles) nowadays? What was the original meaning of 'honour' in Greek, Latin? Because I am reading a Chinese bible (I am a Hong Kong citizen) together with an English (NIV) version. The meaning of 'honour' translated in Chinese, to my understanding, bears the meaning of 'obedience' and 'respect'. I don't get the meaning of 'honour'. Thanks again. Azure |
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37 | Addition to the 4th commandment | Ex 35:3 | azurelaw | 225545 | ||
Why did Moses add this to the 4th commandment? God did not say this in Exo 31:12-17 nor in Exo 20:8-11. Thank you Azure |
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38 | Carry the whole Tabernacle or the parts | Lev 6:13 | azurelaw | 226132 | ||
How could they keep the fire burning on the altar in the Tabernacle? Were the Israelites required to carry the Tabernacle and the burning altar (inside) the whole journey? However, in Numbers 10:17 it said that the Tabernacle was taken down. What does it mean by "taken down" in that context? I am puzzled at how they were moving around with the Tabernacle (set up) and burning altar inside. Your help is much appreciated. Shalom Azure |
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39 | questions on Numbers 5 | Num 5:5 | azurelaw | 227008 | ||
Questions on Numbers 5:5-8 Chapters 1 through 4 described numbers of Israelite army and the preist tribe (Levi) and their responsibilities in taking care of the Tabernacle. When I get to chapter 5, the flow looks pretty strange that it seems not belonging there especially v5-8. (V11-31 could be understandable there since I surmise that it is in consideration of future battles that the Israelite men face that they might need to leave their wives behind when going to the battle field thus leaving the opportunity for the unfaithful wives disloyalty) In V5, what does it mean by "commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against the LORD" If that sin was an act unfaithful against the Lord, then why that restitution be made to the one whom wronged? and why to the relative in V8? From the penalty described, it looks like a civil law issue, if so, this passage is rather odd to be appeared in this chapter while the preceding and succeeding ones are describing other different things. Your help is much appreciated. Shalom Azure |
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40 | Sam 2 Ch 15 v. 16 David n his concubines | 1 Samuel | azurelaw | 174520 | ||
I don't think David a good husband (probably bad and irresponsible). It is because I see no reason for David to leave his cocumbines behind in the palace when he fled from Absalom. How could the women take care of the palace when Absalom was going to take over the place? He (David) was risking his cocubines to the hands Absalom and putting the women in such an insulting situation. Evenmore, he (David) finally abandoned the women till they died (II Samuel 20:3). He had no excuse from this evil (Sorry that I have to say this). I really do not know what is God telling us about David in this case? Could it be David's selfishness or David's following the commandment of no adultery (since those women had slept with Absalom so David could not take them back again)? Were the women innocent? |
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