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21 | a demoniac or a person whose bodt is pos | Bible general Archive 4 | HOTH | 231599 | ||
Your question is redundant. A "demoniac" IS a person who is possessed by an evil spirit. The one word answer is "demoniac." It means "to be under the power of a demon" or "demon possessed." It occurs, in one form or another, seven times in Matthew, four times in Mark, once in Luke and once in John. Hoth |
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22 | anyone have a good resource? | OT general | HOTH | 231298 | ||
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23 | When do we go to heaven? | NT general | HOTH | 230876 | ||
Hi onthebrink247, Compare: Acts 2: 29 Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. And Acts 2: 32-35 This Jesus God raised up again, to which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says: ‘THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, 35 UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET.”’ Compare: Matthew 5:12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. And Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. It would appear from these scriptures that no one has ascended into heaven, except for Jesus. That our reward is in heaven, but Jesus will bring His reward with Him when He returns. Hoth |
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24 | When was Benjamin, jacob's son born? | Gen 1:1 | HOTH | 230820 | ||
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25 | Was Benjamin born before Joseph was sol | Gen 1:1 | HOTH | 230818 | ||
Hi smyrdell1, Your three questions are closely related: 1. When Joseph was sold into slavery, was his mother Rachel still living? 2. When was Benjamin born? 3. Was Benjamin born before Joseph was sold into slavery? Benjamin was born on the road to Bethlehem, about 8-10 years after his father Jacob and mother Rachel left Paddan-Aram and about 14-16 years after the birth of Dinah and Joseph. Rachel died shortly after from complications of Benjamin’s birth. It was after this event that Joseph was sold into slavery, so Benjamin would have been an infant or young child and Rachel was dead. Jacob worked for 14 years for his father-in-law Laban, in compensation for Jacob’s marriage to Laban’s two daughters, Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29). Near the end of the 14 years Dinah was born to Leah and Joseph was born to Rachel. Dinah and Joseph were very close in age. Jacob continued to work for Laban another 6 years. (Genesis 31:38) At the end of 20 years, Jacob was told by the Lord to return to the land of his fathers in Canaan (Genesis 31: 3). Jacob first travelled to Succoth, where he built a house and booths for his livestock (Gensis 33:17). This was likely just for the winter months, because Jacob then went safely to the city of Shechem, where he bought a piece of land and erected an altar there. The scriptures do not state how long Jacob lived at Shechem, but this is the city where Shechem, son of Hamot, raped Jacob’s daughter Dinah. Shechem loved Dinah and wanted her for his wife (Genesis 34:1-4). From these circumstances, we can assume that Dinah was 13-15 years old and Joseph would have been about the same age. The Lord then instructed Jacob to go to Bethel and live there (Genesis 35:1). It is unclear exactly how long Jacob stayed in Bethel, but it was long enough that Rachel’s nurse died there, Jacob built an altar and God appeared and spoke to Jacob. Jacob then began a journey to Bethlehem. On this trip Rachel gave birth to Benjamin and then died (Genesis 35:16-19). Jacob then travelled on to Hebron, where his fathers had sojourned, as he had been instructed by the Lord in Genesis 31:3. It was in Hebron that Jacob was living when Joseph was sold into slavery. (Genesis 37) In Genesis 37:10, Joseph relates his dream of the sun and moon bowing down to him. Jacob rebuked Joseph saying, “Shall I and your mother . . . bow ourselves down to you . . .” Jacob was no doubt referring to Leah, Joseph’s stepmother. This was a wrong interpretation of the dream by Jacob. There are no scriptures that show that Jacob ever bowed down to Jacob. In fact, both Leah and Rachel were dead before Jacob was reunited with Joseph. The “sun and moon” was likely a reference to the sun worshipers of Egypt and moon worshipers of Canaan, who did bow down to Joseph, as did all his brothers. Hope this helps, Hoth |
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26 | when was Jesus born?? | Luke | HOTH | 230587 | ||
Hi Sandee, When was Jesus born? We know that King Herod was alive when Jesus was born and most researchers place Herod’s death at 4 BC and it is believed that Jesus was born shortly before Herod’s death. The scriptures do not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus, but does give clues as to the time of year. He could not have been born in December because the shepherds were still out in the desert with their sheep. Adam Clarke writes regarding this: “It was a custom among the Jews to send out their sheep to the deserts [wilderness], about the passover [sic], and bring them home at the commencement of the first rain: during the time they were out, the shepherds watched them night and day. As the passover [sic] occurred in the spring, and the first rain began early in the month of Marchesvan, which answers to part of our October and November, we find that the sheep were kept out in the open country during the whole of the summer. And as these shepherds had not yet brought home their flocks, it is a presumptive argument that October had not yet commenced, and that, consequently, our Lord was not born on the 25th of December, when no flocks were out in the fields; nor could He have been born later than September, as the flocks were still in the fields by night. On this very ground the nativity in December should be given up. The feeding of the flocks by night in the fields is a chronological fact, which casts considerable light on this disputed point.” (Clarke's Commentary, vol. V, p. 370) Luke wrote his book in chronological order and provides clues as to the time of year that Jesus was born. (Luke 1:5 to 2:8). These clues are as follows: 1. John the Baptist was born about 6 months before Jesus. 2. Mary conceived in the sixth month of her cousin Elizabeth’s pregnancy. 3. Elizabeth conceived after her husband Zacharias, a priest, returned home from Jerusalem after performing his duties at the Temple. 4. Zacharias performed his duties during the course of Abijah. 1 Chronicles 24 lists the 24-weekly courses that the priests served at the Temple. Abijah was the 8th course. Research has shown that the course that Zacharias served would be June 3-17 on the Julian calendar, after which he would have returned home and Elizabeth would have conceived, likely June 18 – July 1, 5 BC. This would place Elizabeth’s 6th month as December and the period when Mary would have conceived. Mary’s pregnancy would then have run to September, 4 BC. An additional point is that Joseph and Mary were required to travel to Bethlehem to pay their taxes. This activity would normally take place after the fall harvest, when the farmers had most of their income, but before the winter months when travel would have been difficult. Hoth |
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27 | define our inheritance | Rev 22:1 | HOTH | 230581 | ||
What is our inheritance? Hi Curt, Our inheritance is the Kingdom of Christ and God and all it contains. This Kingdom is our reward and it is presently reserved for us in heaven. When Christ returns to this earth, He will bring our reward with Him and establish His Kingdom. Ephesians 5:5 states that no immoral, impure or covetous man has an inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God. Colossians 1:11-13 states that the Father has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints and has transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son. Colossians 3:23-25 states we will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. 1 Peter 1:3-5 states that we are to obtain an inheritance, which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven. And Revelation 22:12 states that when Jesus returns His reward will be with him and He will give to each person according to what they have done. Hoth |
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28 | how old would Adam and Eve be today? | Genesis | HOTH | 230573 | ||
If Adam and Eve were still alive, the short answer would be about 6 six thousand years old. A precise answer is not possible, even the birth date given to Jesus Christ is off by at least 4 years and a few months. Hoth |
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29 | 2nd kings question. | 2 Kin 15:1 | HOTH | 230545 | ||
The “Annals of the Kings” are mentioned 32 times in 1-2 Kings, 17 times for Israel and 15 times for Judah. The question, “Are they not written?” seems to be rhetorical in nature. These books have never been found. Why then, would they be so prominently mentioned in scripture? Perhaps these books will yet be discovered. Hoth |
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30 | God | Gen 17:1 | HOTH | 230369 | ||
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31 | God's first kingdom promise to David | Gen 17:1 | HOTH | 230367 | ||
mharikai, The promise was first made to Abraham. Genesis 17: 6-7 “I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you. I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.” And also to his wife Sarah and his son Isaac. Genesis 17: 19 “But God said, No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.” And then to Jacob. Genesis 36:11 “I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come forth from you. This covenant consisted of two parts. One was that Abraham would be a father of many nations and the promise of a royal line of Kings. The first being the birthright and the latter being the promise of the Scepter. When Jacob was close to death, he blessed his sons. The birthright went to the sons of Joseph, but the promise of the Scepter went to Judah. Genesis 49:10 “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” When the people of Israel decided to reject the Lord as their King and wanted a King like the other nations, Saul was chosen. However, Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and not of the royal line of Judah. After Saul died, the Scepter covenant was confirmed to David in a message from God, delivered to David by Nathan the prophet. 2 Samuel 7: 12-16 “When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, but My loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” Hope this answers your question, HOTH |
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32 | why was joseph favored | Gen 37:3 | HOTH | 222568 | ||
Jacob loved Joseph more than his brothers because he was the son of his old age (Genesis 37:3). When Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, God used it for good, to preserve the sons of Jacob in Egypt (Genesis 50:20). God was with Joseph in Egypt and made him lord over all of the nation (Genesis 39:2, 21, 23, 45:9) Hoth |
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33 | The Book of Revelation | Revelation | HOTH | 222338 | ||
Hi child of j, I would like to give you a little different take on Rev. 7: 5-8. We must allow the term “Jew” to be defined by the scriptures and not man. The scriptures clearly refer to Jew as a member or descendant of the Kingdom of Judea. Two tribes comprised the Kingdom of Judea; Judah and Benjamin. Also, a number of Levi priests and their families belonged to Judea. The tribes which composed the Northern Kingdom of Israel are not Jews. All of the tribes may be commonly referred to as the sons of Israel. Modern Israel is not ancient Israel, but ancient Judea. There were actually 13 tribes because the tribe of Joseph was given a double portion because Joseph possessed the birthright. Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh were both tribes. In Rev. 7:5-8 both Manasseh and Joseph (Ephraim) are named. The real question that needs to be answered is this: Where is the tribe of Dan? Verse 4 states “from every tribe of the sons of Israel.” HOTH |
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34 | How do we interpret here as "sky"? | Rev 21:1 | HOTH | 222215 | ||
The Amplified Bible's "sky" for "heaven:" The former seems a more geographic reality and the other could include much more content, e.g., the minions of angelic beings, principalities and powers, the dwelling place of God, etc. How do we interpret here as "sky"? Hi Brendan, The scriptures have 3 definitions of heaven. It is the place God resides and this use is clear from the context in which it is used. Heaven is also used to describe the universe, such as in Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens (universe) and the earth (planet).” The last definition of heaven is that used to describe the atmosphere surrounding the earth. This definition is given in Genesis 1:7-8, “God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven.” The scriptures also give two definitions for the term earth. Earth can refer to the planet earth as in Genesis 1:1 or it can refer to the dry land, as opposed to the seas. Genesis 1: 10, “God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas.” Therefore, where scriptures refer to the “heavens” and the “earth” in conjunction with the “seas” then it is referring to the dry land and the atmosphere around the earth. This is the case with Revelation 21:1. The “new heaven” is a new atmosphere and the “new earth” is the new surface of the planet earth, not the planet itself. There will no longer be any seas. Hope this helps, Hoth |
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35 | Why apostle Paul identifies rock | 1 Cor 10:4 | HOTH | 222081 | ||
Hi alexeyhurricane, 1 Corinthians 10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. You have asked a very excellent question, even with a little humor. The verse does point out the fact that the rock, which provided the Israelites water in the wilderness, is symbolic of Christ. Further, that the water it provided is symbolic of God’s spirit. However, to fully understand the spiritual, we must first be able to understand the physical or literal meaning of this scripture. The scriptures record two instances where “the rock” provided the Israelites with water. Exodus 17:6 relates that God instructed Moses to strike “the rock” and in Numbers 20:8 Moses is told to “speak to the rock.” Implicit in all 3 scriptures is the fact that there was an actual specific rock and that literal rock, symbolic of Jesus, followed the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. Your question, as I understand it, pertains to the literal rock and not the spiritual rock of Jesus himself. The Israelites numbered maybe 2 million, plus an unknown number of livestock that would have been in need of water during the 40 years in the wilderness desert. I think it is a logical conclusion that “the rock” provided water many more times than just the two instances mentioned in scripture. So, what about this literal rock? This rock has several names, including “God’s House”, “the House of God”, “the Shepherd”, and “the Stone of Israel.” The stone was also known as a pillar and the Kings of Israel would receive their crowns and make covenants next to the pillar. The history of the pillar-stone begins in Genesis 28: 14-22, where Jacob used it as a pillow. Jacob anointed the stone (v.18) and named it Bethel, meaning “God’s House” (v.22). Later, in Genesis 31 God makes reference to the stone and states “I am the God of Bethel.” Bethel was the name also given to the location, as well as the stone. Bethel was later given to the tribe of Joseph (Ephraim) when the land was divided among the sons of Jacob. Joseph possessed the birthright and so custody of the stone would have gone to the tribe of Joseph during the time in Egypt and the wilderness. When Jacob blessed Joseph in Gen 49, he states “from there the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel.” Note that Jacob is not speaking of Jesus here, because Jesus descended from Judah and not Joseph. Jacob is speaking of the literal pillar-stone, which was symbolic of Jesus. When the Israelites travelled in the wilderness, the tribes of Joseph were in the rear and thus “the rock” followed the Israelites for 40 years. 2 Kings 11:13-14 show us that it was the custom of Israelite kings to receive their crowns next to the pillar and 2 Kings 23:3, that they would also make covenants in a like manner. This is what the scriptures tell us about “the rock” and the water it produced. Unfortunately, this was not how it was portrayed in the movie “The Ten Commandments”, from which I think most opinions on the matter are formed. I hope this has answered your question. Hoth |
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36 | rom 9:4 what special covenants? | Gen 22:17 | HOTH | 175277 | ||
sisinchrist, The special covenants were 1. the promise land, 2. Abraham would be the father of many nations and numerous descendants, 3. Abraham's name would be famous and distinguished, and 4. the promised Seed, Jesus Christ, would descend from Abraham and be a blessing to all nations. God’s Covenants with Abraham 1. “. . . I will make of you a great nation . . .” Gen 12:2 “. . . I will give this land to your posterity . . .” Gen 12:7 “. . . For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your posterity forever . . .” Gen 13:15 “. . . Arise, walk through the land, the length of it and the breadth of it, for I will give it to you . . .” Gen 13:17 “. . . to give you this land as an inheritance . . .” Gen 15:7 “. . . To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates . . .” Gen 15:18 “. . .I will give to you and to your posterity after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. . .” Gen 17:8 “. . . Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation . . .” Gen 18:18 2. “. . . I will bless you . . .” Gen 12:2 “. . . I will bless those who bless you . . .” Gen 12:3 “. . . curse him who curses or uses insolent language toward you . . .” Gen 12:3 “. . . I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then could your descendants also be counted . . .” Gen 13:16 “. . . but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir. And be brought him outside and said, look now toward the heavens and count the stars – if you are able to number them. Then He said to him, so shall your descendants be. . . .” Gen 15:4-5 “. . . you shall be the father of many nations . . .” Gen 17:4 “. . . I have made you the father of many nations . . .” Gen 17:5 “. . . I will make you exceedingly fruitful and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you . . .” Gen 17:6 “. . . I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her. . .” Gen 17:16 “. . . In blessing I will bless you and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your Seed (Heir) will possess the gate of His enemies. . .” Gen 22:17 3. “. . . make your name famous and distinguished . . .” Gen 12:2 4. “. . . you will be a blessing . . .” Gen 12:2 “. . . in you will all the families and kindred of the earth be blessed . . .” Gen 12:3 “. . . And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and bless themselves, because you have heard and obeyed My voice. . .” Gen 22:18 Hoth |
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