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61 | number 5 means in the bible. | 1 Sam 17:40 | Wild Olive Shoot | 218610 | ||
Dear shree30, I couldn't answer any better than what is pasted below: "Whether or not the numbers really do have a significance is still debated in many circles. The Bible definitely seems to use numbers in patterns or to teach a spiritual truth. However, many people put too much significance on “Biblical numerology,” trying to find a special meaning behind every number in the Bible. Often a number in the Bible is simply a number. God does not call us to search for secret meanings, hidden messages, and codes in the Bible. There is more than enough truth in the words and meanings of Scripture to meet all our needs and make us “complete and thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16)." http://www.gotquestions.org/Biblical-numerology.html Stand in His grace, WOS |
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62 | difference of wisdom and understanding | 1 Kin 3:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 209905 | ||
Dear KaseyZeng, Wisdom seems to be the ability to discern truth, qualities and relationships and to express things clearly to others. Knowledge, or understanding, seems to be the ability to comprehend those things clearly. They are given by the same Spirit. 1Corinthians 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; I like how the Amplified version has this verse: 1 Corinthians 12:8 To one is given in and through the [Holy] Spirit [the power to speak] a message of wisdom, and to another [the power to express] a word of knowledge and understanding according to the same [Holy] Spirit; Stand in His grace, WOS |
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63 | King Solomon | 1 Kin 4:29 | Wild Olive Shoot | 152048 | ||
Probably the most “well known” depiction of Solomon’s wisdom is shown in 1 Kings 3:16-28. Matthew Henry wrote: “An instance of Solomon's wisdom is given. Notice the difficulty of the case. To find out the true mother, he could not try which the child loved best, and therefore tried which loved the child best: the mother's sincerity will be tried, when the child is in danger. Let parents show their love to their children, especially by taking care of their souls, and snatching them as brands out of the burning. By this and other instances of the wisdom with which God endued him, Solomon had great reputation among his people. This was better to him than weapons of war; for this he was both feared and loved.” However, arguably, it may be that even greater wisdom was shown just prior to this when Solomon prayed and received his answer from God. 1 Kings 3(NIV) 5 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." 6 Solomon answered, "You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day. 7 "Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life." 1 Kings 4(NIV) 29 God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 He was wiser than any other man, including Ethan the Ezrahite—wiser than Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread to all the surrounding nations. 32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five. 33 He described plant life, from the cedar of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of walls. He also taught about animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 34 Men of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard of his wisdom. “Solomon's wisdom was more his glory than his wealth. He had what is here called largeness of heart, for the heart is often put for the powers of the mind. He had the gift of utterance, as well as wisdom. It is very desirable, that those who have large gifts of any kind, should have large hearts to use them for the good of others. What treasures of wisdom and knowledge are lost! But every sort of knowledge that is needful for salvation is to be found in the holy Scriptures. There came persons from all parts, who were more eager after knowledge than their neighbours, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Solomon was herein a type of Christ, in whom are hid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge; and hid for us, for he is made of God to us, wisdom. Christ's fame shall spread through all the earth, and men of all nations shall come to him, learn of him, and take upon them his easy yoke, and find rest for their souls.” – Matthew Henry Keep in mind however: Luke 11:31(NIV) “…and now one greater than Solomon is here.” WOS |
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64 | Trying to where this story is from | 1 Kin 18:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150340 | ||
Is this what you were searching for? 1 Kings 18:16-46 Elijah on Mount Carmel 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?" 18 "I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied. "But you and your father's family have. You have abandoned the LORD's commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table." 20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing. 22 Then Elijah said to them, "I am the only one of the LORD's prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let them choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the LORD. The god who answers by fire—he is God." Then all the people said, "What you say is good." 25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire." 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it. Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. "O Baal, answer us!" they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made. 27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. "Shout louder!" he said. "Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened." 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me." They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which was in ruins. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel." 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs [a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, "Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood." 34 "Do it again," he said, and they did it again. "Do it a third time," he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench. 36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, O LORD, answer me, so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again." 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD -he is God! The LORD -he is God!" 40 Then Elijah commanded them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Don't let anyone get away!" They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there. 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, "Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain." 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees. 43 "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said. Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." 44 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' " 45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel. WOS |
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65 | Temple building | 1 Chr 28:6 | Wild Olive Shoot | 156307 | ||
Natoochton, God did condone the building of the temple. 1 Chronicles 28 (NIV) 1 David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the brave warriors. 2 King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it. 3 But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.' 4 "Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel. 5 Of all my sons—and the LORD has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 6 He said to me: 'Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws, as is being done at this time.' 2 Samuel 7:12-14(NIV) 12 When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. WOS |
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66 | How to save a non-bible believer? | Ps 3:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162323 | ||
To add to the already great advice you have been given, I would like to share a quote I've read that may assist you with your questions. John 13:10-11(KJV) 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. “How great is the example You showed of enduring evil! How great, too, is Your model of humility! How is it that the Lord gave us this example to show us that we shouldn’t give up counseling our neighbors even if they aren’t affected by our words? For incurable wounds are wounds that can’t be healed by harsh medications or by more pleasant ones. Similarly, the soul, when it has been taken captive, gives itself up to wickedness, refuses to consider what is profitable for it, and won’t accept goodness despite great counsel. As if it is deaf, it won’t benefit from any advice. Not that it can’t, but it won’t. This happened is Judas’s case. Nevertheless, Christ, although He knew this beforehand, didn’t ever stop doing everything to counsel him. Since we know that Jesus practiced this, we also should never stop striving to set the careless right even if it seems no good comes from our counsel.” -- Dionysius of Alexandria His Passion ©2004 by Integrity Publishers WOS |
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67 | How Great is our God? | Ps 8:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169048 | ||
“Silent I bow, and humbly I adore” – C. H. Spurgeon Dear Humbled, I hope you don’t mind me posting to this but it is a question that I think about much and love every chance I get to proclaim God’s greatness although I don’t think I can convey my emotions as well as others could on the Forum. And besides, you can always repost the question. How great is our God, The God, The Only God, The One True God... I would not hesitate to proclaim, that given an eternity of eternities, man would still fall despondently short in regards to describing God’s greatness and confess that His Greatness is exceedingly inexpressible as it pertains to our limited minds and hearts. However, I feel it is our honor and privilege to endeavor to find a description that would possibly be deemed praiseworthy as we seek to know our ever-loving God and the greatness that does not envelope Him, rather the greatness of which is enveloped by Him. He is the Creator, Keeper and Sustainer of the Universe. From our limited perspective, I would suppose it almost, if not impossible, for our imaginative minds to explore beyond that; but we shall try, will we not? He is beyond greatness, something my mind could never grasp, at least grasp this side of heaven. A couple of notes from Spurgeon in which I know I could never achieve the poetic endearment expressed in his partial description of a Great God. WOS “And his glory above the heavens: higher than the loftiest part of creation; the clouds are the dust of his feet, and sun, moon, and stars twinkle far below his throne. Even the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him. His glory cannot be set forth by the whole visible universe, nor even by the solemn pomp of angelic armies; it is above all conception and imagination, for He is God -- infinite. Let us above all adore Him who is above all.” – C.H. Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Psalm 113:4 “How excellent is thy name! no words can express that excellency; and therefore it is left as a note of exclamation. The very name of Jehovah is excellent, what must his person be. Note the fact that even the heavens cannot contain his glory, it is set above the heavens, since it is and ever must be too great for the creature to express. When wandering among the Alps, we felt that the Lord was infinitely greater than all his grandest works, and under that feeling we roughly wrote these few lines:— Yet in all these how great soe'er they be, We see not Him. The glass is all too dense And dark, or else our earthborn eyes too dim. Yon Alps, that lift their heads above the clouds And hold familiar converse with the stars, Are dust, at which the balance trembleth not, Compared with His divine immensity. The snow-crown'd summits fail to set Him forth, Who dwelleth in Eternity, and bears Alone, the name of High and Lofty One. Depths unfathomed are too shallow to express The wisdom and the knowledge of the Lord. The mirror of the creatures has no space To bear the image of the Infinite. 'Tis true the Lord hath fairly writ his name, And set his seal upon creation's brow. But as the skilful potter much excels The vessel which he fashions on the wheel, E'en so, but in proportion greater far, Jehovah's self transcends his noblest works. Earth's ponderous wheels would break, her axles snap, If freighted with the load of Deity. Space is too narrow for the Eternal's rest, And time too short a footstool for his throne. E'en avalanche and thunder lack a voice, To utter the full volume of his praise. How then can I declare him? Where are words With which my glowing tongue may speak his name? Silent I bow, and humbly I adore.” – C. H. Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Psalm 8 |
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68 | Psalm 23:1 - want or do? | Ps 23:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201358 | ||
Dear Craig, I may be off on this one, so double check me, but I think it is the “shall” the notes refer to that could be “do". Not the “want”. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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69 | Ive neva seen him this close to slipping | Ps 132:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149871 | ||
Continue to be a true friend and repay the favor. That which was done to you in your despair the year prior. Repay the favor. WOS |
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70 | How do people get marriage out of this | Prov 5:15 | Wild Olive Shoot | 165367 | ||
fwiaskycap, This may help: http://www.ccel.org/h/henry/mhc2/MHC20005.HTM WOS |
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71 | Where did evil come from? | Prov 16:4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168576 | ||
DAW, This may help you to answer in part some of your questions. Proverbs 16:4-5 (KJV) 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. Excerpts from John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible: …”It is not the sense of this text, nor of any other passage of Scripture, that God made man to damn him; nor is this to be inferred from the doctrine of predestination: God made man, neither to damn him, nor to save him, but for his own glory; and that is secured, whether in his salvation or damnation; nor did or does God make men wicked; he made man upright, and he has made himself wicked; and, being so, God may justly appoint him to damnation for his wickedness, in doing which he glorifies his justice. "The day of evil", or "evil day", is the day of wrath and ruin, unto which wicked men are reserved by the appointment of God, agreeably to the Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions. This is true of wicked angels, wicked men, and particularly of that wicked one, the man of sin and son of perdition, antichrist; the word here used is in the singular number.”… …”Though he may dissemble his pride, and not discover it in his looks, by his words and gestures; yet the Lord sees and knows the heart, the naughtiness of it, and the pride that is in it: and only a proud look, but a proud heart, is abominable to him: everyone that is so arrogant as to arraign the decrees of God, and quarrel with him about them, to whom the apostle says, "Nay, but, O man", O proud vain man, "who art thou, that repliest against God?" Rom_9:19; every proud Pharisee, that trusts in himself that he is righteous, and despises others, that justifies himself before men, is an abomination in the sight of God, Luk_18:9; particularly antichrist, who has not only a proud look, a look more stout than his fellows, but a proud heart; exalts himself above all that is called God; and not only speaks big words against the most High, but has it in his heart to change times and laws; and proudly imagines he shall always continue in his grandeur and prosperity, Dan_7:25;”… http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/proverbs/gill/proverbs16.htm WOS |
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72 | Where did evil come from? | Prov 16:4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 168578 | ||
I know that God gave us free will to choose good or evil but where does evil come from? Evil originates in the heart. The heart is naturally wicked until God changes it. Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. Mark 7:21-23: 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Did God create it, if so why? God did not create evil, but allowed it. In his sovereignty he allows for the possibility of evil. Depending on your views, evil is not necessarily a “thing” that is called into creation by God but rather, an existing lack of something, that being God or godliness. It is a volitional act totally accredited to the one who chooses to do it. What made Satan sin in the first place, where did he get the idea from? His heart, from his heart. Isaiah 14:13-14: 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Knowing many would end up in hell why did he allow evil to exist in the first place? Since evil is in the heart, it exists because we chose it over good. 1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1John 3:20-21: 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. WOS |
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73 | What are some scriptures on Free WIll | Prov 16:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188549 | ||
Dear pokerboyd, Here are a few, hope they help. Genesis 45:5 Genesis 45:8 Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16 Exodus 10:1,2 Exodus 34:24 Ezra 1:1-3: Isaiah 10:5-15 Acts 4:27,28 Acts 3:18 Act 13:17-29 Proverbs 16:9 Jeremiah 10:23 Ezra 6:22 1Samuel 2:25 John 6:44 John 6:65 Philippians 2:13 Stand in His grace, WOS |
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74 | so are we really christians | Prov 25:24 | Wild Olive Shoot | 163212 | ||
Just some food for thought: Iron may sharpen iron, but unrefined iron… how useful is it? Before it is utilized it must be refined, changed from its natural state into a condition that allows it to be useful. You could surmise that the contentious person is unrefined in the process, therefore not beneficial or receptive in their contentious state. Just a thought. WOS |
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75 | at death where is soul? | Eccl 12:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 184226 | ||
Hi dannijaye, The souls of the righteous immediately return to God. The Souls of the wicked are cast into hell. Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. Acts 1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. Jude 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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76 | what's the name of isaiah means | Isaiah | Wild Olive Shoot | 161466 | ||
Per Easton's Bible Dictionary: "the salvation of Jehovah" WOS |
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77 | the name of isaiah means what | Isaiah | Wild Olive Shoot | 161468 | ||
Per Easton's Bible Dictionary: "the salvation of Jehovah" WOS |
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78 | the name of EZRAmeans what in the bible | Isaiah | Wild Olive Shoot | 161478 | ||
help. WOS |
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79 | the name of ezrameans what in the bible | Isaiah | Wild Olive Shoot | 161479 | ||
Ezra means help. WOS |
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80 | the name of ezrameans what in the bible | Isaiah | Wild Olive Shoot | 161483 | ||
ricky1234aka, Maybe you will fins this site helpful. http://www.ccel.org/bible_names/title.html WOS |
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