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21 | Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol | Prov 20:1 | Acts 22 | 85402 | ||
Scribe, thank you for the clarification. I agree with your point that our Lord drank no more wine after that point. The point that I was trying to make was that wine was part of the Passover supper and was served to all. From my study, Luke mentions 2 cups of wine, while Matthew and Mark mention only one. In the traditional Passover meal, the wine is served 4 times. Christ spoke the words about His body and His blood when he offered the last cup (which would have been #4). More to the question first raised, Jesus'view on alcohol, I still see the possibility that He had wine at some time, even if just for ritual purposes only. The verses that you've quoted mean that Christians should remember Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection when the issue of drinking wine (all alcohol) is presented. It then takes on a more sacred meaning than just a recreational or cultural beverage. | ||||||
22 | Daniel's age when taken captive? chp.1:6 | Daniel | Acts 22 | 83338 | ||
The translation of Daniel 1:5-6 from Hebrew does not give Daniel's age but we can deduce that he was a teenager at the time of his capture. Verse 5 says that "They were to be educated for 3 years, at the end of which they were to enter the king's service." (Daniel 1:5 JPS). Dr. Thomas Constable estimates that Daniel's ministry lasted 70 years, the entire duration of the Babylonian Captivity. Daniel probably lived to be at least 85 years old and perhaps older. So he was around 15 and could have been older. | ||||||
23 | clarify why69 weeks stated as62and7weeks | Dan 9:25 | Acts 22 | 83428 | ||
The Hebrew word translated "weeks" (sabu'im) means "sevens." So when you read seven weeks or 62 weeks,in the Daniel, you're reading about a "week of years" or seven years (since there are 7 days in a week). Thus, seven weeks in Daniel means 7 years x 7 or 49 years. The prophecy as a whole is presented in verse 24. The first "sixty-nine sevens" is described in verse 25. The events between the 69th seventh and the 70th seventh are detailed in verse 26. The final period of the 70th seventh is described in verse 27. Seventy seven-year periods totals 490 years. When you add the first period of 49 years (7x7 years) and the second period of 434 years (62x7 years)you get a total of 483 years or 69 weeks. The first 49 years were taken up with the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The end of the next period of 62 sevens marks the redemption of mankind by Christ on the cross. Detailed chronological studies confirm that Jesus died at the end of the 483-year period. So that leaves just 7 years or one week of years. The strongest argument for a literal fulfilment of the events predicted in verse 27 is that the events predicted in verses 24-26 were fulfilled literally. 1/2 week was the 3-1/2 year ministry of our Lord on earth. The remaining 1/2 week or 3-1/2 years is the Tribulaton. When Israel turned away from God and refused the offer of the Savior, God's countdown stopped. God has been counting ever since the 20th year of Ahasuerus, counting away year after year. 483 years ran their course, and then the Savior came. It was almost the end. 7 more years were to follow, but something happened and the countdown has been delayed. |
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24 | Explain Jeremiah 35, especially verse 17 | Matt 15:1 | Acts 22 | 81922 | ||
In Jeremiah 35, the Rechabites' refusal to drink wine is shown as an example of obedience to God, who uses Jeremiah to instruct Israel in obeying His laws. Q: Could this also be an example of men, so set in their ways, that they even refused a command from God? Explain verse 17. | ||||||
25 | Jews saved without Christ? | John 14:6 | Acts 22 | 82907 | ||
I am a Jewish Believer with a great deal of background in the religion. God chose the Jews to follow His laws and be an example to the rest of the world. He didn't imbue them with privilege and certainly didn't exclude them from being saved. Anyone who reads the Bible correctly will come to the understanding that Jesus was the Son of God and only through the Son can you hope to come to the Father. Only the saved will gain entrance to Heaven. Most Jews have little understanding of life after death. Jewish statistics today tells us that too few even know the laws, customs and rituals that make up their religion. What's missing is Jesus. | ||||||
26 | In Gen.46:27, the number is 70, why? | Acts 7:14 | Acts 22 | 85802 | ||
This is a great question. After verifying that 70 is the number in Genesis 46:27, and that 75 is the number in Acts 7:14, I started to think about the author of Acts, Dr. Luke. He was a very careful historian, so how could he make a mistake like this. My best guess is that Luke was not always a witness to the events he wrote about. And because he was not Jewish, perhaps he didn't know the small details of the Old Testament. Perhaps someone gave him that reference and didn't know the correct number was 70. The number 70 is the base of 10 multiplied by 7, a number expressing completeness. It reiterates the point made in Gen.46:1 and Gen.46:6-7 which emphasize the comprehensive nature of the descent to Egypt - because this event is seen as the fulfillment of Gen.15:13. It may be interesting to note that the Greek Septuagint, as well as the Exodus Qumran text, has a tradition of 75, which is not a stock number. | ||||||
27 | How many ways can money be collected? | 1 Cor 16:1 | Acts 22 | 105464 | ||
How many ways is the church authorized in the N.T. to collect money? When may the church collect money? What are the limitations for giving,especially, giving too much? | ||||||
28 | How many ways can money be collected? | 1 Cor 16:2 | Acts 22 | 105461 | ||
How many ways is the church authorized in the N.T. to collect money? When may the church collect money? What are the limitations for giving,especially, giving too much? | ||||||
29 | cannot eat pork,seafood? | 1 Tim 4:3 | Acts 22 | 84394 | ||
We observe Jewish Dietary Laws in our home, kashruth, because we are Jewish. I have been a Completed Jew for nearly 6 years. All of the same reasoning about "law and grace" which some attempt to apply to do away wit the Sabbath and Holy Days is also used to do away with any adherance to "keeping Kosher." By abstaining from unclean meats,trephah, I am making an effort to be consistent in the way I view the issues of law and grace. What I eat or don't eat doesn't earn me salvation. It doesn't make me more spiritual than the next person. It doesn't earn Brownie Points with God. And, having avoided pork and catfish for over 50 years, I don't have any desire to try it now. Pork to me is merely like brussel sprouts to someone else. Enlightened Jews know not only how to keep Kosher, but why. Kashruth may be defined as a part of Judaism's attempt to hallow the act of eating by teaching us reverence for life. Just as fasting is an aspect of our worship, so is fulfilling the commandments,mitzvah,of Exodus 22:30; Leviticus 11:44-45 and Deuteronomy 14:21. What makes this and other tenets of Judaism so hard to follow is the centuries of needless ritual, custom and rabbinic law that tries to improve on God's Word. The Orthodox of today have imposed the same stumbling blocks in front of the observant that the Pharisees of old tried to set before our lord. And so, fewer and fewer Jews are willing to undergo the task because it is so difficult to get it right. Like grace before and after meals, it should be a part of our recognition of God who provides all things. | ||||||
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