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41 | how so many races-only one on the Ark? | Genesis | Jalek | 239968 | ||
Greetings, If I recall correctly, the three sons of Noah and their descendants each went their own ways to eventually grow to become the separate races. This separation was further enhanced by the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11, and the separation of the continents in Genesis 10:25. Jalek |
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42 | time lapse between Gen 1:1 and G | Gen 1:1 | Jalek | 239771 | ||
Greetings, I'm a literalist. So, this is day one, which I believe took 24 hours to complete. Jalek |
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43 | can sex be casual and just fun | Gen 2:23 | Jalek | 235654 | ||
Greetings, When you study the biblical definition of sex, you find one term that follows it: knowledge. Sex is defined, biblically, as "knowing" each other. Also, it is a knowledge that only the husband should experience, and vice versa. It's described in places as sacred, and should be treated as such. There's also the flip side to sex when used for "fun". Most of the Biblical writers touch on the subject of Sexual immorality. The Mosaic law speaks at length on this very topic, and describes casual sex as a part of Sexual immorality along with other similar acts. According to Moses, casual sex is attoned for by marrying each other. Also, so called "casual sex" with a married person is adultry, which is viewed as on par with Idolatry according to Hosea. Paul even warns about there being other consequences to sexually immoral acts other than that of sin, hinting to what we now know as STDs. Jalek |
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44 | Thorns and thistles? | Gen 3:18 | Jalek | 232344 | ||
Greetings, The passsage could go either way. The point of the passage is that Mankind will have to work for their food instead of obtaining it easily by pulling it from a tree. They'll have to work the land, plant the seeds, grow the plants, and harvest the crop. In addition, the ground won't cooperate, but will be growing "thorns and thistles", or in other words ... weeds. Jalek |
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45 | Genesis angels creating giants? | Gen 6:2 | Jalek | 239758 | ||
Greetings, It's a misinterpretation of Genesis 6:1-4. The phrase "Sons of God" is interpreted by some to mean "Angels". However, the context of the book of Genesis doesn't support it. What the context does support is that the Godly line of Seth and the Ungodly line of Cain intermarried. As for the giants, that is a misreading of verse 4. The verse reads that the Giants or Nephilim "were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the Sons of God came in to the Daughters of Men,". The indication being that the Giants existed before the two groups came together. Therefore, the giants cannot be the offspring of the Sons and the Daughter. It is my personal belief that the Giants are mentioned as a time reference, as if to speak of sports history and say that "The Rams football team was still in California". Anyone familiar with the giants, or the football team in the example given, would know when the event took place. Jalek |
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46 | Genesis angels creating giants? | Gen 6:2 | Jalek | 239765 | ||
Greetings, You're welcome, and thank you for the compliment. I have a little more time to elaborate on what I said before. One thing I do want to urge caution about is that some translations do have "Angels" or "Spiritual beings" or "heavenly spirits" in the passage instead of "Sons of God". This is because they follow the false interpretation instead of the literal text. This is common with dynamic translations such as Contemporary English version, the New Living Translation, and in paraphrases such as the Good News Bible and the Living Bible. As I said before, this is a false interpretation, and it's why I don't put much faith in Dynamic Translations and Paraphrases. If you look at the chapters leading up to and following this passage, you have Mankind growing and getting progressively worse. In chapters four and five, you have the genealogies of Cain and Seth. You'll notice upon careful examination that there are names in both lists, such as Enoch and a few others. This leads many, such as myself, to conclude that the two lines intermarried, and that Genesis 6:1-4 is describing why and when. Also, the context is all about Mankind and specifically God's reaction and interaction with Mankind. Putting angels or spirit beings into this passage disrupts the flow of the context in these early chapters of Genesis. As far as the belief that Angels created giants, that is nothing but pure ignorance and lack of observation. As I pointed out before, the text clearly indicates that the Nephilim were already in existence when the Sons and the Daughters came together. It is impossible for the Giants to be their offspring. The only conclusion that makes sense is that the Giants comment is to establish a timeframe for the intended audience. Now, as to specifically what or who the giants were, we can only guess. I give serious doubt that they were the same giants as mentioned in Numbers 13 due to the flood killing all of mankind except for Noah's family, who aren't called Nephilim. That indicates that the term is descriptive instead of a proper noun. There are too many possibilities as to the identity of the Giants to speculate accurately. Jalek |
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47 | how long was noah on the ark | Gen 6:15 | Jalek | 239994 | ||
Greetings, Putting the Ark into modern day measurements: 450ft long x 75ft wide x 45ft high. Now, to put this into perspective: NFL regulation Football field: 360ft pylon to pylon NHL regulation Hockey Rink: 85ft wide Commercial building Story: 10-15 ft. Furthermore, the Ark would have contained 1,500,000 cubic feet of space. This is equal to approximately 570 standard American Railroad Boxcars, each capable of holding 240 sheep each, which is the size of the average animal. Now, the bible doesn't say that Noah took adult specimens, and he was on the ark long enough for many of them to mature if he took young animals. It is estimated that about 30k to 50k of animals would be needed to save enough animals to repopulate the earth. Of the given space, Noah would have used only 30-40 percent of the space for animals, leaving 60-70 percent for food and supplies. Jalek |
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48 | HOW MANY DAYS WAS NOAH ON THE ARK | Gen 6:15 | Jalek | 239997 | ||
Greetings, According to Genesis 7:6, Noah was 600 years old when the flood began. According to Genesis 8:13, Noah was 601 years old when the flood waters receded, and he left the ark about a month later. If you calculate the time listed in between those verses, Noah and his family were on the Ark for every bit of a year, at least 250 days. Jalek |
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49 | Noah's exit from the Ark. | Gen 8:16 | Jalek | 239964 | ||
Greetings, Actually, he did tell Noah when it was safe in Genesis 8:16. Jalek |
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50 | God's instructions only AFTER the Dove. | Gen 8:16 | Jalek | 239973 | ||
Greetings, You answered your own question. To see if the water had gone down enough to disembark. However, Noah still remained on the Ark. Why? That should be obvious. God didn't tell him to. God told Noah when it was safe to leave. Jalek |
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51 | End of the curse? | Gen 8:21 | Jalek | 232350 | ||
Greetings, 1) Yes, this would be the end of the Curse upon the ground that God placed in Genesis 3. However, it is also where the seasons are spelled out. God promised not to curse the ground because of Man's stupidity and rebelliousness, but Man still had to work for his food. 2) God has made it clear that Man has to work for his living. It's man's fault. 3) I would say that it is the tri-une Godhead speaking amongst themselves. Jalek |
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52 | How can the plagues affect the animals | Ex 9:6 | Jalek | 232346 | ||
Greetings, Exodus 9:6 specifically says livestock, which is commonly thought of as cattle or sheep. The other verses, however, say "Beast" which is a broader term basically meaning animals. In other words, verse 6 specifically targetted one type of animals. The other verses made no such distinction. Jalek |
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53 | rope on the priest ankle | Ex 28:33 | Jalek | 240247 | ||
Greetings, I'm not aware of the priests wearing bells around their ankles, but they did have bells on the hem of the robes of the High Priest. Could you provide a passage where it mentions priests having bells around their ankles? Jalek |
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54 | what does Leviticus 19:31 means | Lev 19:31 | Jalek | 239820 | ||
Greetings, It should be straight forward. This is a warning to not mess around with the occult, witchcraft, sorcery, tarot card, and the like. The Bible paints a dim view on such things. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 goes into greater detail about this. Basically, such mysticism takes one's view and faith away from God. While they may have religious symbolism to them, they aren't Godly nor Christian. In fact, the passage in Deuteronomy says that such practices corrupt and defile a person. Despite the attempts of Hollywood to paint a pretty picture of sorcery, witchcraft, and similar practices, such things lead to nothing good. Jalek |
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55 | Why were Midianites enemies and killed? | Num 25:18 | Jalek | 239760 | ||
Greetings, This is about the evil acts of the prophet Balaam, who is the most vile and hated prophet of the Bible. He came under the pretense of being a true prophet, but gave into greed. He worked with Balak to corrupt the Israelites into being idolatrous against God's command. This happened at Peor, which is a location. As a result, God ordered that the Midianites be slain from the leadership down. Cozbi was one of the women leaders involved. Jalek |
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56 | Seething a kid in its mother's milk? | Deut 14:21 | Jalek | 232378 | ||
Greetings, Boiling a young goat in the milk of it's mother was a Canaanite Pagen ritual. This is a protest on his part to get the mindset in the Jews to not do as their pagan neighbors do. God is trying to establish his own standard of worship and sacrifice. He wants the best of the first offerings. In other words, he wants his people to think of him first, instead of giving to God what is left over. Jalek |
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57 | Was Samuel a priest?or just a prophet? | 1 Samuel | Jalek | 232349 | ||
Greetings, Samuel was raised by the priesthood. "Ministering before the Lord" is another way of saying that he was serving the High Priest. Basically, he was doing chores for Eli the Priest. As for what Samuel was, he was two things: Judge and Prophet. He was the last of the Judges, raised by the priesthood, and called to be a Prophet. Jalek |
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58 | Numbers in the genealogy? | 1 Sam 28:8 | Jalek | 232368 | ||
Greetings, Three is often referred to as the number of perfection. Seven is often referred to as the number of completion. The only symbolic meaning I can find in Matthew's decision of using such numbers would be to imply that Christ's background was twice completed and three times perfect. Personally, I don't put much faith in the symbolic meanings behind the various numbers used in the Bible. Jalek |
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59 | Guilty by association? | 1 Sam 28:8 | Jalek | 232371 | ||
Greetings, The Witch of Endor was already afraid that the men were there to kill her, or expose her as a witch. If they were truly devout jews, they would have put her to death, and reported King Saul to the High Priest. While they didn't do anything blatantly against the Law, they did neglect to uphold it, and chose to remain silent instead. Jalek |
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60 | Why does she feed Saul? | 1 Sam 28:21 | Jalek | 232372 | ||
Greetings, I can see two possible reasons. First, as a bribe or as a thank you for King Saul not ordering her death. Second, for the trip back. King Saul had travelled from Mt. Gilboa where his armies were camped to Endor where the woman was. That is about a 30-40 mile journey. In addition, there is no telling how long they had been there, or when they last ate. So, the witch offered, and his companions agreed, that taking the time to eat would be beneficial. Jalek |
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