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3681 | Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter? | Judg 11:31 | Makarios | 4065 | ||
Good morning, JVH! Maybe we will both be studying soon out of the ASV.. :) Yes, I had the same impression from Judg. 11:30 even though Jephthah was not under orders from God to do this since God had forbidden human sacrifice. (Lev. 18:21; 20:2-5 and Deut. 12:31; 18:10) Of course, in the Book of Judges 'everyone did what was right in his own eyes' (Judg. 21:25). But another way of looking at this is that Jephthah just simply 'kept her a virgin'... I know that this sounds 'least harsh' in light of his vow in v. 30, but his daughter makes no mention of sacrifice in v. 37, she just refers to the fact that she will never marry (which I find interesting if she was being sacrificed!).. Anyways, that is interesting and I appreciate your input! Your brother in the Lord, Nolan! |
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3682 | Sons of God cannot be angels in Gen 6:4 | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 3905 | ||
Hey there JVH and Hank. I had sound reasoning for Genesis 6:4 and I was not trying to be divisive or turn people away. This is the first time that I actually addressed the question of Genesis 6:4, and if either of you find fault with me then we can handle this outside the forum. However, I agree with writing divisive posts. This is something that should not be done! I pray that everything that we do, even what we write may help to draw people to Christ, not to turn people away. To show you that I am not trying to 'beat a dead horse', I will not respond to this question again. However, I would rather get some feedback on my question/note (even though I now cannot reply to it in the forum) than be made an 'example of' something. | ||||||
3683 | Textual evidence from Genesis 6:4 | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 3904 | ||
Hey there JVH.. Yes, the events of Job quite possibly occurred around the time of Moses and it very well is a possibility that Moses could have been a contemporary of Job. I was mistaken in what I said above, since Moses was not 'long since dead' at the time of Job. However, what I meant to say was that Moses was 'long since dead' by the probable time that Job had been written, which would be around Solomon's time. But we do not know for sure and we can only use the clues that we find in the text. However, this in no way takes away from the point that I tried to make above:.....1) That it is highly probable that Moses and the author of Job are two different people......2) That the same word used by Moses in Genesis 6:4 for 'sons' could be used by the author of Job in Job 1:6 to refer to angels. These are the two notes/questions that I tried to make. I will try to be more clear when I write my posts. | ||||||
3684 | Is the Shroud of Turin authentic? | John 20:7 | Makarios | 3853 | ||
Yes, I was originally referring to John 20:7 and I did not find the plural here either. As for being rolled up, we would never know unless we assumed that Jesus did this after his Resurrection or the angels must have done this. Either way, no one other than Jesus Himself could have rolled up the cloth. Thanks for your questions and comments! I never tire of speaking about the Shroud of Turin. | ||||||
3685 | Is Interracial marriage Bible supported? | Num 12:1 | Makarios | 3805 | ||
Yes, I agree: God was angry with Aaron and Miriam for their 'murmuring' in Numbers 12:1. However, Exodus 2:21-22 leads me to believe that Zipporah was the wife of Moses, since she gave birth to their son Gershom in this verse. Either way, Aaron and Miriam were acting with sinful intentions (like the world today) and they were punished for it. | ||||||
3686 | Is Interracial marriage Bible supported? | 2 Corinthians | Makarios | 3708 | ||
Thanks Sam, we both agree that God does not restrict or forbid marriage on the basis of race. I also agree that to be 'unequally yoked' also includes a marriage where there are major theological differences, although I am certainly against divorce! :) | ||||||
3687 | Holman Bible: Critical or Majority Text? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 3459 | ||
Yeah, I know what you mean.. I own a HCSB NT and I read that too. :) I see only black and white here: either its a literal rendering or an interpretive rendering, there is no 'in-between'.. I pretty much like the HCSB, and I feel that it would be Ok to recommend to someone else. I view it in the same way as the NIV almost.. But it comes way short of even challenging the place that the NASB has acquired in my heart, being Holy and acceptable- bringing order to chaos. The NASB was obviously completed by the best scholarship in the land, producing a translation with majestic grandeur. The NASB continues year after year to be the one written source of inspiration to which I can turn to in my darkest hour of need as well as in my most radiant moments of joy! | ||||||
3688 | For debate purposes only | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 3424 | ||
I find this kind of reasoning intriguing! I feel that this could very well possibly be the origin of the concept of gods co-habitating with women. If such a story was handed down through generations, then this would lend support to the credence that not only was the story known, but the Bible must have been known also! I have never really considered this passage from this angle, and I appreciate you for bringing this topic up. I for one agree that if the concept of Zeus (for instance) having relations with human women had any originality at all (any 'kernel' of truth), then it must be here in Genesis 6:4. So, even though we may not agree on the actual history of this verse, we can agree on how this verse has had an effect on mythology and history through the ages. We will have to ask our precious Lord about our theory when we see Him.. This was an interesting discussion!As for our other topic, I may post as a new question my view of Genesis 6:4. You are also invited to email me at archangel76@crosswalkmail.com if you want to do that privately. | ||||||
3689 | For debate purposes only | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 3347 | ||
Granma_ota, you must forgive me! I have obviously made a mistake when I said "daughters of Cain". I should have said "daughters of men" like the verse says. I thank you for pointing this out. I have proven my 'imperfectness' once again. :)However, I still disagree with you about the 'sons of God' issue, and I am prepared to voice my point of view, either on this discussion or on another, stemming from Isaiah 43:6. I do respect your point of view, though, even though we don't see eye to eye on this issue.But I am afraid that we have seriously gotten off topic and away from your original question, which was about Greek mythology and how the origins of that may have had their beginnings in an early understanding of Gen. 6:4 as being 'angels of God'. For an in depth reasoning on the origins of Greek and/or Roman mythology, I am an ill-suited an unprepared person to help you regarding that. Is anyone an English major/professor that can help us? | ||||||
3690 | For debate purposes only | Gen 6:4 | Makarios | 3251 | ||
Yes, I agree with JVM that the 'sons' of God were from the line of Seth who intermarried with the daughters of Cain. I respect granma's position on this, though, because my roommate in college had the same view: that the sons in Gen. 6:4 were angels. But I am a firm believer that the 'fall' of Lucifer and his angels was not in this episode, but much earlier when Lucifer rebelled in heaven because of his envy of God's Throne. I just added the mention of the Nephilim to stir up a discussion, I knew it was not referring to the Dinosaurs even though I believe that the Dinosaurs ARE mentioned in the Bible. And the Zondervan NASB Study Bible is a very good Bible by the way, the same one that I own and use! | ||||||
3691 | What is the best version of the Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 3249 | ||
The NASB is my Bible of choice and it is the perfect Bible for me! I will use it for all time as my primary Bible. The Amplified is another good Bible, but I only use it to obtain a fresh sense of interpretation during my study (in the place of a paraphrase). There are several Bible Versions that I will stay away from and choose not to use. | ||||||
3692 | Can anyone give me more reasons? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 3215 | ||
Great way to answer this question! | ||||||
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