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301 | Was Eli lax in discipline? | 1 Sam 2:22 | prayon | 8739 | ||
Eli was more than just lax! Although he had much recognition and respect which he earned in public ha was unable to handle his private affairs. He lacked the two necessary qualities need for parenting - firm resolve and corrective action. He did not take any disiplinary action when made aware of their wrong doings. We must remember also that Eli was not only a father trying to handle his sons he was also the priest ignorig the sins of the priests under his jurisdiction. God, in his love for Isreal, could not allow the problem to continue. Therefore God planned to kill them (v. 25b). God allowed Eli's sons to die as a result of their sins. Eli was also guilty of sin. First for allowing his sons to get away with sinning and second because he honored his sons above God for letting them sin. |
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302 | what was the foolish thing Samuel did | 1 Sam 13:13 | prayon | 124036 | ||
Greetings worknprogress, In 1Sam 10:8 Samuel gave Saul instructions to go to Gilgal and to wait on Samuel for 7 days and Samuel would come down and offer burnt sacrifices for the battle but Samuel took his time in coming on the 7th day and Saul went ahead and offered the sacrifices himself. This is what Samuel was referring to when he said that Saul had done foolishly. Saul's sin was not that he offered the sacrifice but that he was disobedient to the prophet and didn't wait for his priestly assistance. Saul wanted to have absolute power in both civil and sacred matters. Samuel was testing Saul's obedience and character to God but he failed by invading the priestly office himself in offereing the sacrifice himself. prayon | ||||||
303 | 1 samual 16 | 1 Sam 16:14 | prayon | 54002 | ||
Greetings kaatje, The verse should probably be understood to mean that God sovereignly appointed a demon. one of Satan's emissaries (Matt 12:24), to torment Saul as judgement for his disobedience, (Acts 5:1-3; 1Cor: 5:1-7; 1Tim 1:18-20). The verse points out that God is sovereign over all spiritual powers - even Satan and his assistants. prayon |
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304 | Who was the larges giant in the bible? | 1 Sam 17:4 | prayon | 54749 | ||
Greetings, Although the bible speaks of the ancient inhabitants of Caanan were represented as giants the only measurement I could find was that of Goliath, who was 6 cubits and a span or about 9ft 9in tall. prayon |
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305 | Please clarify Samuel 18:10. | 1 Sam 18:10 | prayon | 20904 | ||
If you refer back to 1 Sam 16:14 it gives a little bit of an idea. The Life Application Bible Commentary reads as thus: What was this spirit the Lord sent? Perhaps Saul was simply depressed. Or perhaps the Holy Spirit had left Saul and God allowed an evil spirit to torment him as judgement for his disobedience, (this would demonstrate God's power over the spirit world, 1Kings 22:19-23). Either way Saul was driven to insanity, which led him to attempt to murder David. prayon | ||||||
306 | Please clarify Samuel 18:10. | 1 Sam 18:10 | prayon | 20902 | ||
If you refer back to 1 Sam 16:14 it gives a little bit of an idea. The Life Application Bible Commentary reads as thus: What was this spirit the Lord sent? Perhaps Saul was simply depressed. Or perhaps the Holy Spirit had left Saul and God allowed an evil spirit to torment him as judgement for his disobedience, (this would demonstrate God's power over the spirit world, 1Kings 22:19-23). Either way Saul was driven to insanity, which led him to attempt to murder David. prayon | ||||||
307 | What info is available in 1 Samuel 28:7? | 1 Sam 28:7 | prayon | 167127 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum! In this passage it tells us that Saul has taken his eyes off of God and turned to mediums (witchcraft). These were the exact people that he had already run out of the land (28:3). Saul had rejected God so God removed His prophets out of Sauls kingdom. Since Saul did not have the advice of the prophets he turned to mediums. prayon | ||||||
308 | how did God use davids sins of adultery | 2 Samuel | prayon | 22436 | ||
Greetings! God used David's sins to give us a great lesson. That even great men who were as respected as David fall short of the glory of God. But He also showed us that when we ask for forgiveness we will be forgiven although that does not mean that we will not have to suffer the consequesnces of sin like David and Bathsheba did when they lost their first child. prayon |
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309 | Who killed Saul? | 2 Sam 1:10 | prayon | 9214 | ||
Saul committed suicide rather than be killed by the Philistines. 2 Samuel 1:3-4 states that Saul was "leaning on his spear" which tells us that he di indeed kill himself. Saul asked the Amalekite to stand over him and kill him because death was long in coming and he didn't want the Philistines to find him alive. The Amalekite did as Saul asked and then told David that he had killed Saul. | ||||||
310 | Age of Solomon when he took throne? | 2 Sam 12:1 | prayon | 60926 | ||
Greetings chilindude, I am not quite sure what you mean by "his significance". There are lessons we can learn from his life. 1) Effective leadership can be nullified by an ineffective personal life. 2) Solomon failed to obey God, but did not learn the lesson of repentance until late in life. 3) Knowing what actions are required of us means little without the will to do thoses actions. (taken from Life Application Bible) prayon |
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311 | Is Fasting a New Testament teaching? | 2 Sam 12:16 | prayon | 49747 | ||
Greetings Scarlet and welcome to the forum! Fasting is not a NT teaching. In Leviticus the Isrealites were commanded to fast on the day of attonement for sin. When David and Bathsheba's baby became very sick David tells us that he fasted. In 2Chronicles 20:3 Jehoshaphat called for a fast when his messenger told him that Edom was preparing a great army against him. There were also many other fasts mentioned in the OT. Some of them include: Ezra 8:20 Esther 4:16 Isaiah 58:3 Jerimiah 36:9 Joel 1:14 Jonah 3:5 Zec 7:3 I hope this helps. prayon |
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312 | Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath? | 2 Sam 21:19 | prayon | 9215 | ||
2 Samuel 21:19 states that Elhanan slew Goliath the Gittite. This statement clearly raises the question of whether David truly did slew the giant Goliath. The International Bible commentary states that one version states Elhanan slew Goliath's brother (see 1 Chron 20:5). It has been suggested that perhaps the name David itself may be a throne name or title, since 'dawidum' in the Mari texts means 'commander', and that his original name may be lost. But it is doubtful whether it could of been Elhanan. | ||||||
313 | difference btw kings and chronicles | 1 Kin 1:1 | prayon | 125588 | ||
GReetings Adex, This is a very good question. In the septuagint, the books of Samuel and Kings are entitled 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 3 Kings and 4 Kings. Together Samuel and Kings relate the whole history of the monarchy, from its rise to its fall. It is believed to of been written by Jeremiah before the exile. It is written from the prophetic point of view with an emphasis on the throne. It deals with the history of both Judah and Israel. Chrinicles includes a duel account of the history but mainly deals with the histroy of Judah. found in Samuel and Kings. In addition Chronicles contain unique histroy and therefore is regarded as a supplement to Samuel and Kings. It is believed to of been written by Ezra. Kings which was written by Jeremiah talks about both of the divided kingdoms whereas Chrinicles which was believed written by Ezra was written after the exile from a priestly point of view with an emphasis on the temple. Hope this helps. prayon |
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314 | difference btw kings and chronicles | 1 Kin 1:1 | prayon | 125590 | ||
GReetings Adex, This is a very good question. In the septuagint, the books of Samuel and Kings are entitled 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 3 Kings and 4 Kings. Together Samuel and Kings relate the whole history of the monarchy, from its rise to its fall. It is believed to of been written by Jeremiah before the exile. It is written from the prophetic point of view with an emphasis on the throne. It deals with the history of both Judah and Israel. Chrinicles includes a duel account of the history but mainly deals with the histroy of Judah. found in Samuel and Kings. In addition Chronicles contain unique histroy and therefore is regarded as a supplement to Samuel and Kings. It is believed to of been written by Ezra. Kings which was written by Jeremiah talks about both of the divided kingdoms whereas Chrinicles which was believed written by Ezra was written after the exile from a priestly point of view with an emphasis on the temple. Hope this helps. prayon |
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315 | why did Adonijah take hold of altar | 1 Kin 1:50 | prayon | 50872 | ||
Greetings TVP and welcome to the forum. Adonijah wanted to become king instead of Solomon. He had one of the priests make sacrifices for him that were called for when a new king is annointed. Nathan found out about the plans and he and Bathsheba went and told King David. They went immediately and annointed Solomon to become king. Upon hearing this Adonijah ran in panic to the alter and grabbed the horns of the altar. The altar is the place of God's mercy and forgiveness, therefore both he and his general, Joab, thought that they would be safe by clutching the horns of the sacred altar of burnt offering in the tabernacle court. Leviticus Chapter 1 tells us about the burnt offerings that were to be given at the altar for forgiveness of sins. Hope this answers your question. |
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316 | What is spiritual knocked down? | 1 Kin 8:11 | prayon | 52416 | ||
Ivory313, please see my reply to Hank below. prayon | ||||||
317 | the kingdoms of israel/judah - what abot | 1 Kin 12:1 | prayon | 63288 | ||
Greetings Neil and welcome to the forum! I wanted to give you a little history as to why this hapened. In his prosperity King solomon forgot about God. He instead turned his heart to the gods of his wives and disobeyed God's laws and covenant. After everything that God has done for Solomon He became very angry and told Solomon that He would "surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant" (1Kin 11:11b). For David's sake he did leave a remnant to Solomon's son. After Solomon's death God did divide the kingdom, giving his servant Jeroboam th Kingdom of Israel to the North which consisted of 10 tribes. Rehoboam, Solomon's son, He gave 2 tribes, Judah and Benjamin which then became the Northern Kingdom of Judah. The Northern Kingdom had a total of 19 kings and lasted for 211 years. The Southern Kingdom lasted 327 years and had a total of 20 kings. Idolatry was the sole cause of the split. prayon |
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318 | name five bad leaders in the bible. | 1 Kin 16:30 | prayon | 144745 | ||
Greetings Rev Bonds, There are numerous bad leaders in the bible - it's hard to tell who was worse! Here is a partial list: Saul: He was the first king and had God's favor until he was disobedient and offered a burnt offering instead of waiting for the priest. Rebellion, attempted murder, and envy followed. Kings of the Northern kingdom: Jeroboam: 1st king of the northern kingdom. He established idol worship and is known as the king who made Israel to sin. Nadab: Jeroboams son walked in the sins of his father. Baasha: murdered Nadab in a conspiracy against him and then killed all of Jeroboam's family. Zimri: murdered Baasha's son (Elah) while he was drunk and took the throne -treason. He killed all of Elah's family and then reigned 7 days. Omri: set Zimri's house on fire and killed him. He allowed rampant idolatry. He did more evil than all who came before him. Ahab - Omri's son was known as the most evil of all Israel's kings. He married Jezebel and began honoring all her gods. Ahaziah - son of Ahab followed in the sins of his father and mother. Jehu started out honoring God but turned to idol worship. Jehoahaz - followed the sins of Jeroboam Jehoash - son of Jehoahaz plundered Jerusalem and the temple Jeroboam II - follwed the sins of Jeroboam. Zachariah son of Jeroboam II followed in the sins of his fathers before him Menahem followed the sins of Jeroboam II. He slept with his fathers. Pekah: followed the sins of Jeroboam Hoshea: did evil in the sight of the Lord. Kings of the southern kingdom Rehoboam - 1st king of the southern kingdom, son of Saul - forsook the law of the Lord Abijah - walked in the sins of his fathers Asa - did right in the eyes of the Lord for many years but drew back from lack of faith in his later years. Jehosaphat - married Athaliah daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. Jehoram - walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and did evil in the sight of the Lord. He killed his 6 brothers and some princes who were a threat to him. Practised idolatry Ahaziah - did evil in the sight of the Lord Joash - turned from the Lord and recognized Baal worship, commanded the stoning of Zechariah the prophetand killed Jehoiada's sons. Amaziah - disobedient to God Uzziah - did right in the sight of the Lord until he became prideful and went into the priests office and burned incense upon the alter of incense in the temple. Ahaz, grandson of Uzziah - worshiped Baal and burned children in sacrifices. Hezekiah - started out obedient to God but became filled with pride Manasseh - the worst of all the kings of Judah! worshipped Baal and other pagan shrines. Persecuted and slew the prophets of the Lord Amon - son of Manasseh - did evil in the sight of the Lord Hope this helps! prayon |
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319 | Is prayer of Jabez special? | 1 Chr 4:10 | prayon | 4446 | ||
Their is a play on words between Jabez and 'oseb(pain). Because of that his name was likely to bring him many unpleasant circumstances. Many belived that the only way to change this was to change his name. However, Jabez did not do this. Instead he prayed to God. It is believed that the writer emphasized this to show that direct prayer can change the fortunes of life. His prayer was very special. It was a prayer for spiritual properity. It also asked for the enlargement of his coast and deliverence from evil. He showed great spiritual discernment. He prayed not to be kept from evil but to be kept from being grieved by it. He acknowledged that God was indeed the true center of his life. I may be mistaken but I believe that there was a book that came out recently about the prayer of Jabez. Check your bookstore if you want to know more. prayon |
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320 | In what year the exile took place ? | 1 Chr 5:26 | prayon | 5818 | ||
1Chronicles was written approximately 430 B.C. and recorded the events that happened from about 1000-960 B.C. | ||||||
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