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21 | Leviticus 15 bodily discharges disease? | Not Specified | loavesnfish | 232426 | ||
Leviticus 15 deals with uncleanness for bodily discharges of various kinds and specifies a sin-offering and a burnt offering for them. Do these discharges include only products of disease processes like diarrhea, blood and pus? I noticed that seminal discharges don't require offerings although the men who have them are to wash and be unclean until evening. Is that because no disease is involved? Is a woman's monthly blood considered a kind of disease? or just susceptible of it? |
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22 | 24 pigeons a year? | Not Specified | loavesnfish | 232427 | ||
Leviticus 15:29-30 mentions offering two young pigeons for an offering after a period of uncleanness. Was this just for extended periods like childbirth and disease not related to menstruation, or did it also apply to regular menstruation? In other words, did healthy women offer pigeons monthly when they were not pregnant? If they did, did someone raise pigeons just for this purpose? | ||||||
23 | One lampstand and one table became ten ? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232002 | ||
In the Tabernacle in the wilderness there was only one lampstand and one table of shewbread. In the temple there were ten of each. Why the increase? Is there a symbolic meaning? or was it just a matter of filling space? | ||||||
24 | what is inspirational about this story | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232017 | ||
Notice that verse 21 says that Lazarus longed to be fed with mere crumbs even though the rich man gave him nothing. In verse 23 Lazarus is "in the bosom" of Abraham. This is an idiomatic expression which means that someone is an honored guest at a dinner or feast, just as the apostle John who had this position at the last supper (John 13:23). In this position, reclining at the table as they did in those days, the guest was near enough to the host for intimate conversation and the host's personal attention. Lazarus, who had been abused, excluded and starved to death by a lesser man in an unjust world, was now the honored guest of a man whom the listeners considered to be one of the greatest who ever lived. That God concerns Himself with the love of the overlooked and forgotten should be inspirational to anyone, don't you think? Also, it could be inspirational to think about how none of us has to share the fate of that rich man because we have the Bible to correct us and show us how God thinks! We can change. | ||||||
25 | Who was Theophilus? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232077 | ||
Luke 1:3 and Acts 1:1 show that these writings were addressed to someone named Theophilus. Who was Theophilus? I have heard that one of the high priests appointed by the Romans, who was related to Annas and Caiaphas, was also named Theophilus. Could Luke have been addressing him in defense of Paul? |
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26 | Target language problem? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232071 | ||
Have you considered that this is a problem with the English language and not the Greek or the translator? In English there is a verb "to be filled in" (such as a form) and a verb "to be filled" which takes a prepositional phrase. In order to keep the intention of the Greek intact, the translator had to avoid giving the English reader the "wrong" verb. Since you are aware of the problem, you can use your knowledge to encourage others in their study of New Testament Greek. | ||||||
27 | Ezekiel's Temple vision-when, why, who? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232088 | ||
Concerning Ezekiel's vision of the Temple in chapters 40-44: 1. Which temple is this (i.e. when)? 2. What are the sacrifices for? 3. Who is the prince? 4. What do all the measurements mean (symbolism if any)? I have read several commentaries on these chapters and I am still confused. |
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28 | Ezekiel 40-44 measurements? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232092 | ||
Thanks for answering, Beja. I follow your reasoning, but I still don't understand about all the measurements, which seem to be intended as literal. If Ezekiel's vision was only symbolic, how do they fit in? By the way, if one menorah is an almond tree, does that mean that ten (as in Solomon's Temple) are an orchard (like the garden in Eden)? loavesnfish |
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29 | Help me understand how do the parts fit? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232096 | ||
Beja, I am not criticizing your view. I agree that Christ is the Temple as Revelation says. I am just trying to understand how all the parts fit together. It seems to me that a correct understanding should include all the elements, no matter what view one takes. Certainly, according to the view you have expressed, the sacrifices on the tables in Ezekiel 40:43 would signify Christ's sacrifice for us. So the whole thing could represent what was for Ezekiel a work to be accomplished and what is for us a work finished already on the cross. Is that what you mean? Then the problem among the various interpreters would have more to do with a perspective in time than whether or not there is a stone building? |
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30 | continued pursuit, or saving faith | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232341 | ||
Dear Beja, Salvation is IN CHRIST, not ouside of Him somewhwere, and we are sealed in Him by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). So it is not a thing to be lost, but a Person we are in continually. Hebrews 11:6 is speaking of how to please Him: by faith. When we walk in a way which does not please Him, we don't change the status of our salvation, because we are still in Christ and remain justified. That is a final accomplishment. If we do what pleases God, He shows His appreciation for our love and service by rewarding us. We please Him and He rewards us. Salvation is NOT a reward, but a GIFT (Ephesians 2:4-10). So these rewards are in addition to salvation. This "hall of faith" in Hebrews 11 was meant to refresh them from their discouragement when they were under heavy persecution. |
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31 | continued pursuit, or saving faith | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232342 | ||
Dear Beja, Salvation is IN CHRIST, not ouside of Him somewhwere, and we are sealed in Him by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). So it is not a thing to be lost, but a Person we are in continually. Hebrews 11:6 is speaking of how to please Him: by faith. When we walk in a way which does not please Him, we don't change the status of our salvation, because we are still in Christ and remain justified. That is a final accomplishment. If we do what pleases God, He shows His appreciation for our love and service by rewarding us. We please Him and He rewards us. Salvation is NOT a reward, but a GIFT (Ephesians 2:4-10). So these rewards are in addition to salvation. This "hall of faith" in Hebrews 11 was meant to refresh them from their discouragement when they were under heavy persecution. In Christ, loavesnfish |
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32 | Salting ourselves? | Bible general Archive 4 | loavesnfish | 232374 | ||
Colossians 4:6 says that our speech should be seasoned with salt and Mark 9:50 commands the hearers to have salt in themselves. 1. Does this come from the idea of salting the sacrifices (Lev. 2:13) and our bodies being living sacrifices (Rom. 12:1)? |
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33 | Sheepfolds of Psalm 68:13 | OT general | loavesnfish | 231912 | ||
In the NASB Psalm 68:13 sheepfolds is different in other translations. Why? | ||||||
34 | Why ten lampstands and tables? | OT general | loavesnfish | 233341 | ||
1 Kings 7:49 and 2 Chronicles 4:7-8 Exodus 25:23-40 and Exodus 37:10-24 Why did one lampstand and one table in the tabernacle become ten lampstands and ten tables in Solomon's Temple? (Thank you for the reminder to be thorough!) |
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35 | 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. | ||||||
36 | Is Mt.18:21-22 related to Dan. 9:24-27? | NT general | loavesnfish | 231916 | ||
In Matthew 18:21-22 is there any connection to Daniel 9:24-27? Is Jesus using this number to remind Peter of how forgiving God is and remind us to imitate Him as dear children Ias Paul says in Ephesians 5:1)? Or is it just a coincidence that this number appears twice in the Scriptures? | ||||||
37 | Are Luke 15 and John 21 related? | NT general | loavesnfish | 231920 | ||
Is the teaching of Jesus in Luke 15 related to how Jesus dealt with Peter and the other six disciples in John 21? | ||||||
38 | Matt 5.29 (for eg) vs grace? | NT general | loavesnfish | 232016 | ||
1John 1:9 is the scripture which will help you. If you have received Christ as your Savior, you don't have to feel as though something unfair is being asked of you, because God is just and He loves you. Jesus sometimes used shock value to get people out of legalistic thinking so that they could have real faith. Obviously, an eye or a hand is only a tool for the inner thoughts of a person. Jesus wanted the people he talked to to think about their motives as well as their behaviors, NOT cut away body parts. They had become used to thinking that perfect behavior was what made them right with God. So, He told them how shockingly impossible it was to try to be right with God that way. Remember that in those days no one sat and took notes or recorded speeches. They just had to remember what the speaker said. Saying something outrageous was one way to help people remember what they had heard, so it was a commonly used teaching method. I hope that helps. |
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39 | Can a woman be a pastor of a church? | NT general | loavesnfish | 239214 | ||
Women can shepherd (pastor) children, which is a very important ministry. loavesnfish |
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40 | Who was Abraham's heir before Eliezer? | Genesis | loavesnfish | 232211 | ||
In Genesis 15:2-3, Eliezer, Abram's servant, is the only one left who could inherit from Abram. 1. Was Abram resentful due to losing Lot? Previously, Abram sort of dragged Lot along with him wherever he went, despite God's command to leave his father's family behind. 2. Could this indicate that Abram had adopted his nephew when his brother died? 3. Then when Abram offered Lot his choice of land and he chose Sodom, was he receiving an inheritance of some kind? |
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