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21 | End of the curse? | Gen 8:21 | loavesnfish | 239127 | ||
Greetings Jalek! Thank you for your very helpful commentary. I gather that you would be among those who say that when Adam was told to dress and keep the garden in Eden it was work that God gave as a blessing and sin is what makes work seem cursed rather than any real curse. loavesnfish |
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22 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 239126 | ||
Greetings, Jalek! In your response to my question, you stated, "Examining and measuring the plans of the Temple that Ezekiel saw in his vision, and comparing that to the real temple in Jerusalem was intended to shame them." Would you please flesh out that comment with a few examples? Thanks, loavesnfish |
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23 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | loavesnfish | 239125 | ||
Greetings Jalek! Matthew's genealogy of Christ is a proof document showing the monarchic succession to the time of Jesus. Matthew did not compose it. He only copied the work of the scribes available in the Temple at that time. Matthew knew how to handle public records as a former tax collector. The addition of Mary and Jesus was Matthew's work as well as the observation of the three groups of fourteen generations. These were not the more famous of Christ's lineage, but the ones the scribes had included in the line of legal succession to the throne. Matthew wanted to prove that Jesus was a real king with a much better right to rule than the Herods. He also wanted to show that Jesus fulfilled the promise to Abraham. You were certainly right in thinking that repentance had nothing to do with it. Thanks! loavesnfish |
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24 | One became ten? | 1 Kin 7:49 | loavesnfish | 239123 | ||
Greetings Jalek! You meant 'Chanukkah' or 'Hanukkah' I think. The menorah of Hanukkah has eight lights and a place for the servant which lights the others, so nine altogether. This represents the miracle in which God caused one day's worth of oil to last for eight days. The festival of lights commemorates that miracle, which is not a part of the mosaic law. The seven-branched menorah of the tabernacle was a part of the mosaic law and therefore is connected to Jesus. Your point about lighting the Temple was a good reminder of the functionality of all lamps. What I wonder about is whether there is significance to ten lamps here since ten has significance in many other places in Scripture. Any ideas? loavesnfish |
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25 | Numbers in the genealogy? | 1 Sam 28:8 | loavesnfish | 239122 | ||
So, you think that a generation represents a definite period of time, but how much? Since 14 is a multiple of seven, it seems like it ought to be important. |
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26 | Did it start as a legal brief? | Luke | loavesnfish | 239121 | ||
Jalek, You said, "he visited the actual places, and spoke to eye witnesses" which sounds to me like something a lawyer's investigator would do. Also, it seems doubtful that this is intended as a history since very few of the apostles are talked about in Acts where the emphasis is on Paul. There is also a chapter devoted completely to a long detailed description of a sea voyage, which sounds more like giving an account of Paul's whereabouts since he came late to his appointment in Rome. Also, I read someplace that Annas had a relative named Theophilus who was briefly installed by the Romans as high priest. I wondered if he might be the addressee. Perhaps this is too speculative. loavesnfish |
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27 | Leviticus 15 bodily discharges disease? | Lev 15:1 | loavesnfish | 239120 | ||
Thank you, EdB. This was really helpful. loavesnfish |
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28 | What are the books of Revelation 20:12? | Rev 20:12 | loavesnfish | 239119 | ||
CDBJ This is a great answer, which I have never heard before, but where do you get the books of deeds. Is that in the Bible? or is it extrabiblical? loavesnfishes |
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29 | Zech.14:16-17 key to Ezekiel 40:41, 43? | Zech 14:16 | loavesnfish | 239118 | ||
Hey, brethren! Still waiting for an answer. loavesnfishes |
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30 | Why 153 fish in John 21:11? Why not 154 | John 21:11 | loavesnfish | 239117 | ||
Hi Doc! Thank you for attempting to guide me here. I realize that my question was somewhat unfair, since it did not reveal anything about my thinking. In studying the numbers of the Bible, I have read many commentaries and some have really outlandish views, especially of this number. Yet, in the context it seems to have some significance or the text would just say an 'astounding number' of fish and leave it at that. One of the commentators suggested that there were seven fishermen, but did not elaborate. Dividing a catch of 153 by seven gives six shares of 22 (alef to tav) and one share of only 21. Clearly the problem is that one fish is missing, as in Luke 15 where one sheep, one coin and one son are missing. This would seem to go along with Peter's commissioning in the rest of the chapter. It also may have reminded Peter of the fish he caught in Matthew 17 which was a perfect provision for the tax. There seems to be potential here for discussing how God uses even details in our lives to communicate His love for us. Any thoughts? Abiding, loavesnfish |
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31 | Shewbread made of manna in wilderness? | Ex 25:30 | loavesnfish | 239115 | ||
Hi Doc! My understanding is that God gave the people manna to eat throughout their wilderness journey since they had no other food. At the same time, they were supposed to be following the laws God gave them about the tabernacle. One of those laws indicated that the showbread had to be made of fine flour and oil. If all they had was manna, how could they follow this command? I asked a rabbi and he said that they didn't follow the law until they entered the land. I know that God never gives us a command we cannot obey, so I was wondering how they obeyed this one. Any ideas? Thanks, loavesnfish |
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32 | 1 Timothy 2:8-11 for disruptors? | 1 Tim 2:8 | loavesnfish | 232282 | ||
Steve, Thank you for answering my question. I think I left a wrong impression. I didn't mean to suggest that Paul was trying to make the gentiles Jewish. Lifting up of the hands in prayer was a custom practiced by Jewish men and therefore the church, which began with Jewish people and added gentiles as more and more people of all kinds believed. Also, being excessively decorative in one's appearance would have seemed normal to gentile women and abhorrent to the Jewish women who had been raised all their lives to pursue good works over adornment. Paul seems to be trying to help Timothy get everyone on the same page to restore order rather than dictate a dogma. The page he puts them on just seems more in line with traditional Jewish practices, which were based on Scripture, rather than the idolatry of their gentile past. |
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33 | "Flaming sword" or 'blazing drought'? | Gen 3:24 | loavesnfish | 232281 | ||
Steve, Thank you for answering my question! First, I must say that I believe Eden to have been a real place and Adam a real man, not just symbols. What I meant was "enwrapping drought" or "enveloping drought." In Hebrew the word for "drought" in Genesis 31:40 and Jeremiah 50:38 and Haggai 1:11 seems to share the same root with the word translated "sword" here and with the word for "to parch." Apparently, it is a cutting off of water resulting in drought, and a sword also cuts things off, so they are related ideas. When one considers Genesis 2:6 and 10 which emphasizes water in mist and FOUR rivers, it seems clear that drought would be a real challenge for a man who has never had to cope with it or even thought of it. Genesis 3:17-19 mentions that the cursed ground grows plants which grow best in dry conditions, hence "parched" ground rather than well-watered. In Genesis 3:24 the cherubim stationed in the east do not have weapons, they simply watch to guard the path to the Tree of Life. Since it is contrary to God's plan of salvation to actually kill Adam or his children, a sword seems out of place since swords deal death. The idea was to keep Adam away from the tree and out of the garden so that he wouldn't try to solve his problem without God or frustrate the judgment against him. So, sending a drought when he tries to get back to Eden seems to be a better way to do this. I am not dogmatic on this idea, but it seems more in line with God's revealed character. loavesnfish |
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34 | What is calyxes in Ex. 25 | OT general | loavesnfish | 232070 | ||
A calyx is the part of the flower at the bottom which holds the petals and others parts together. If you look at a rose, the hard green part between the stem and the bloom is the calyx, which later grows into a rose hip holding the seeds when the petals have all fallen off. In Exodus 25, which describes the menorah, the flowers in the decoration are in full bloom and not simply buds. There are 22 of them in all, representing fullness and maturity. | ||||||
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