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41 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | greentwiga | 142319 | ||
There are some internal hints to the age. Various social patterns the kesitah the piece of silver, living past 100, measuring wealth in cattle, and being the family priest could mean it is as old as Abraham (1800 BC). Mentions of the people that attack (Sabean and Chaldean), the use of camels, and the use of iron mean a date as late as 1200 BC.You might be able to find more. A safe guess would be 1500 BC (Before Moses) Of course the writing could be later, but too much later would eliminate proper cultural clues. Remember, Hebrew writing was not invented till much later, so the "author" might just be the person who wrote the oral story passed down for generations. The real author would be the one who composed the oral story. Greentwiga |
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42 | To keep records was there paper | Job 19:23 | greentwiga | 141967 | ||
In the time of Moses, The Egyptians, where Moses was trianed, they used papyrus scrolls. When they did international correspondence, they used clay tablets with cuneiform writting (see the Amarna taboets, a few years after Moses.) For scratch paper and notes, people used broken Potsherds. Stone carvings were frequently used for permanence and on statues.The invention of paper and a writing system adapted to paper (the proto canaanite writing) changed writing and the alphabet forever. That was about 1200 to 1000 BC. Thus much of the Old testament was written on paper, but not the earliest ones like the five books of Moses. Greentwiga |
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43 | married moms working full-time | Proverbs | greentwiga | 143404 | ||
Prov 31 is my favorite set of verses for honoring women. Running a business, buying and selling property, stocks, bonds (well that one is stretching it, but you get my point.) She is praised above other women. greentwiga |
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44 | What are the seven pillars of wisdom | Prov 9:1 | greentwiga | 152178 | ||
This is probably just seven pillars. This describes a well built house. One need make nothing more of it since there is no clear scriptures that mention it. If one really wants to find seven aspects of wisdom, the best place to look is in the wisdom section of proverbs. Prov 3:13-4:27 and 8:1-36. For example 8:12-14 mention seven aspects, but cases can be made for others. Greentwiga |
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45 | Marriage- Two are better | Eccl 4:9 | greentwiga | 140618 | ||
There are components of friendship, reletives and marriage in the whole passage. Though it can be used for marriage, the passage focuses on the strength of family and friendship rather than selfish grubbing after wealth. Ecclestiastes is a complex argument against all the standard sources of meaning in life. It leads one to God, He is the only source of meaning. In chapter 4 he is destroying the seeking after wealth type of meaning. Greentwiga | ||||||
46 | Can the Hubble measure the universe? | Jer 31:37 | greentwiga | 141864 | ||
For years I have had some problems with what the astronomers are saying. Remember I have a college degree in Chemistry. Lets look at the information. Imagine that the Big bang is right. Then imagine that at the point of the Big Bang, the outermost edge of the universe was expanding at the speed of light, the fastest possible speed, they say. Then, 7.5 Billion years ago, the farthest stars were 7.5 billion light years away from the center. If so, and we were at the exact point of the Big Bang, the oldest stars we could see would be 1/2 the age of the universe (50 percent, not 5 percent as the site says.) Now if we were off center, on one side we could see stars considerably older than 50 percent, but on the other side, we would only see stars of a more recent age. For example, We might see stars at 75 percent to one side but 25 percent to the other. If there were some factor, such as the expansion of the fabric of the universe that allowed the outermost ring to expand at twice the speed of light, as some claim, and we were in the center (highly unlikely mathematically) we could see stars to within 25 percent of the age. It would have to be an expansion at 8 times the speed of light at a minimum for us to see stars around 5 percent the age of the universe. We would also have to be at the point of the Big Bang, or we would see a difference from one direction to another. Scientists keep repeating thet even the farthest reaches of the universe are the same to every direction. We can see very young stars (5 percent or 14.5 billion years ago, if the universe was created 15 billion years ago. This indicates we are not seeing the outer edge of the universe. It colud be twice as big as what we see. It could be ten times as big. We have no outer limit to the size. If you find anything confusing (I do) write and ask. I do believe that we are in the end times. I strongly believe it could be within 20 years from the signs that Jesus wrote, so I did not want to put down your enthusiasm. I just doubt we can measure the size of the universe. Greentwiga |
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47 | The Book of Lamentations | Lamentations | greentwiga | 140875 | ||
Lamantations is a book written by Jeremiah. He has been watching the nation disobey God, fall apart and finally get hauled off into slavery. He is lamenting the destruction. There are 5 laments. They are written in formal Hebrew poetic style. It is hard to read a book of such sadness. If you wanted a comment on the Broderick book, make that clear. Greentwiga |
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48 | I chose Israel and lifted up My hand? | Ezek 20:5 | greentwiga | 141575 | ||
Young's literal 5 and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I [am] Jehovah your God. American standard 1901 5 and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God; I looked at the two most literal translations I know. As you can see, the literal is to lift up the hand. This is equated with swearing an oath. I guess we might shake hands on an agreement or sign a contract. God is an Oath keeping God. I studied the word evil. it literally means useless because it is broken. It seems to most commonly be used of oath breaking or covenant breaking. Therefore, it is not important to me whether he physically lifts his hand or not. The oaths he swears (Noah, Abraham, Moses, and the new covenant come to mind and are important. See esp Heb 6:13-20, Gen 22:17. Deut 32:40, Ezra 10:19, Lam 5:6, Ezek 17:18 use hands in a covenant or contract context. greentwiga |
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49 | greentwiga, did you check the refs? | Ezek 20:5 | greentwiga | 141593 | ||
Deut 32:40 For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age! Lam 5:6[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread. Ezek 17:18 And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not. I was aware that Lam and Ezek used gave his hand instead of lift his hand. But Deut does use "lift my hand" in Young's literal translation, the most literal and awkward to read translation. Because Youngs is so literal, I believe it is in the Hebrew. I quoted the other two because they used the related idea of giving the hand, and the final two because the concept of swearing an oath was part of the conversation. Sorry if I was not completely clear. I was rushing out the door and tried give a less than thorough explanation. Sorry brother. Greentwiga |
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50 | Is Bethel holy or sinful? | Amos | greentwiga | 141335 | ||
Man is great at corrupting holy things. Bethel had been a place of God, but people worshipped the place, and erected idols there. Even now, people think the church building is holy, rather than the body of people. They think paper and ink are holy rather than the words themselves. Greentwiga |
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51 | How many animals will fulfill Zech 9:9? | Zech 9:9 | greentwiga | 140903 | ||
Each Gospel adds details that another tought unimportant for that purpose. There were two animals, the mother donkey and the male (colt not filly). The colt, being unridden was the important one, so all mention it. Only for Matthew, wtiting for Jews was the exact fulfillment necessary. It might have been for practical reasons also. The colt might have been young enough that it would only go if its mother was leading. Therefore, Zech seems to refer to two animals. | ||||||
52 | what does the bible say about divorce | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 140900 | ||
The rituals performed at a wedding vary according to the customs. Gen 29:22 shows an elaborate wedding. Gen 24:67 shows a marriage with no ceremony. Matt 22 and Matt 25 show different aspects of the 1st century marriage ceremony. God seems to allow all sorts of ceremonies. As for divorce, Pastor Glenn answered well. I might add 1 Cor 7. Three things free a person from a marriage, the death of the spouse, adultery, and an unbelieving spouse leaving. God does also allow for dangerous circumstances. 1 Cor 7:10 allows a person to leave when the other is violent, etc. In this case one must remain single or be reconciled. I went through this and it was a battle to accept staying single, but God is greater. Greentwiga |
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53 | leave when violent..? | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 143945 | ||
Unfaithfulness and adultery are the same thing. The third reason for freedom to remarry is if an Unbelieving spouse leaves. There is another reason for divorce mentioned in the Bible, but one that does not allow freedom to remarry. In 1 Cor 7:10-11, it says if a wife separates from her husband, she must stay single or remarry him. This allows the abused wife to leave. If while waiting for him to get healing, he remarries or has sex, she is now totally free. Remember, though, God is not fooled. If a person by withdrawl of sex is trying to manipulate the spouse into adultery, out of desperation, the Bible is clear. In this case, Both commit adultery on remarriage. Matt 5:32, 19:9. God understands desperate situations and allows a way out. I do not advocate staying single lightly. I was divorced, did not meet the standards for freedom to remarry, and fought and won the battle to stay celibate. Later, I did meet the standards and was able to remarry, but after ten years of being single. It is hard, but trust God, He gives the victory. Greentwiga |
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54 | swine | Matt 7:6 | greentwiga | 145075 | ||
Try bribing a swine with pearls. He isn't interested. He will look at what you offered, see it is useless to him and trample it underfoot. Then enraged, turn and see you are good to eat. Similarly, people who have sought refuge in a church, thinking a statue or or cross will protect them will see the mob outside says that wooden cross so precious to you in just cheap firewood to us, and then attack. If you have had some special blessing from God and seek to bare your heart to an unbeliever, He will trample it. greentwiga |
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55 | Where does it say that? | Mark | greentwiga | 141542 | ||
Even if you found the exact quote, one must be careful to see if it meant that idea in the original greek of Hebrew. An example is the commandment thou shall not kill. The connotation in Hebrew is thou shall not murder. This might allow for capital punishment for example. On your subject, I found related ideas that might mean the same, though they use different words. Another version I heard is "God cannot abide with sin." again, not in the Bible. Isa 59:2 Your iniquities have separated you from your God. Ps 15:1 Who may dwell in your sanctuary? He whose walk is blameless. You might be able to find other related verses especially if you use synonyms for sin (iniquity, evil, wickedness, etc.) Greentwiga |
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56 | history of Mary Magdalene? | Luke | greentwiga | 141146 | ||
There is very little. Luke 8:2 Mary had 7 demons cats aou and was one of 3 specifically mentioned that supported the disciples. in Luke 24:10 Mary M, Joanna and Mary mother of James prepare spices, meet the Angels and report to the 11. In Matt 27:60-28:11 the two Marys watched the body get laid in the tomb, and met Jesus after meeting the angels. Mark 15:40-16:11 repeats this but adds that a bunch of women watched the crucifixion including the two Marys. John 19:25 and 20:1-18 repeats the story in a little different order and has the touching scene of her cryingand clinging? to him and being told not to but to go to the disciples. There is no other mentions of Mary M. The belief that Jesus married parallels too closely the Tammuz typ of stories. This is the God that marries a woman dies and is born to her. Frequently the "church" allowed other beliefs to be rewritten to sound Christian and thus make Christianity acceptable to the pagans. The end of the book, the DaVinci Code admits to this pagan source when it has the couple perform a ancient pagan fertility rite. Stick to what the Bible says, which is very little. She was a disciple, no more, no less. Greentwiga |
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57 | The things concerning this Child. | Luke 2:16 | greentwiga | 141148 | ||
I see in your profile that you are interested in capitalization. Remember the ancient greew was written differently. itwaswrittenwithnospacesitwaswrittenwithnocapitals punctuationwasalsomissinglikethesesentences Capitals for pronouns for God and Jesus is thus an invention of the English translators. To me, if it was not in the original greek, it is not an issue. Greentwiga |
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58 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | greentwiga | 141163 | ||
what is the issue is the diety of christ, which is true. he is god with us. these are scriptural issues. the sweet savor of the crucified and ressurected christ and him living in us is what draws people to christ. that is my focus. greentwiga |
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59 | joseph, David, Jesus 30 years old. | Luke 3:23 | greentwiga | 143026 | ||
What is the question? Jesus was "about 30," probably 36 if we go by the 6BC census. The Bible frequently does not say about when quoting years like David, but sometimes shows that it was a rounded number. Joseph was 30 when he entered Pharaoah's wervice but may have been 50 when the years of the dream started, or when Jacob entered. greentwiga |
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60 | am I saved | John | greentwiga | 141118 | ||
There are several ways of answering your Question. Some like John 6:37 Whoever comes to Me, I will never drive away. Others John 10:28-9 No one can snatch them out of My/God's hand. Heb 10:14 is a favorite. by one sacrifice, He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Notice after Jesus makes us perfect, He then proceeds to make us holy. All christians, after being saved, will still sin. John gives the signs of being saved in 1 John (1 John 5:13) He gives about 25 signs, including the need to confess sins. Finally, use logic. If we lost our salvation each time we sinned, how could we have peace? God gives perfect peace. Keep confessing sins and watch Him work in your life. | ||||||
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