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61 | dead bury the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | Simchat Torah | 53069 | ||
Let me add that the quote of Yeshua "Let the dead bury the dead" could actually be understood as "Let Mot bury the dead (mot)" | ||||||
62 | dead bury the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | Simchat Torah | 53068 | ||
Shalom Christian7; This passage really bothered me for a long time until I found the cultural significance of it. We must always remember that they lived in a different time and in a different culture and they knew things that we do not. Traditional burials were different than our own. When someone died, they were taken into the crypt and layed on a shelf. This was the first burial. The second burial is a practice adopted from the pagans. It was believed that the god "Mot" (a Canaanite god, which is a Hebrew and Canaanite word meaning "death") ate the flesh off the body leaving the bones. On the one year aniversary of the death of the deceased, in a type of pagan ceremony, the bones were gathered together and placed in the osturary, this is the second burial. Yeshua (Jesus) is most likely talking about the second burial and saying that it would be better to follow him than to take part in this pagan ceremony. I hope this helps. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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63 | When was the book of Job written? | Job | Simchat Torah | 53061 | ||
Shalom Slave2God; There are many theories about when it was written but no absolute answers. Based on the type of Hebrew language used (very archaic) I believe the book to have been composed during the days of Abraham or possibly even earlier. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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64 | what does this word mean?in Hebrew | Bible general Archive 1 | Simchat Torah | 53060 | ||
Shalom; This word is a type of musical accent. The same word is used for a balance (Strong's #5541) which is used to weigh objects, the lighter object goes up. The word is also related to other words that have the meaning of to lift up. From this we gather that selah, when used as a musical accent, is the lifting up (in a musical way) of the end of the verse. The Psalms were originally songs. Simchat Torah |
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65 | Sheol -- Hell? or pit? | Bible general Archive 1 | Simchat Torah | 53059 | ||
Shalom Radar; The Hebrew word she'ol comes from the root sha'al which means "unknown" and is used to identify a question and would be translated as "he asked". The word she'ol literally means "the place of the unknown". While our western minds continually attempt to explain the unknown, the ancient Hebrew (eastern) mind did not concern itself with the unknown. They understood that what was beyond death was unknown and left it at that. The Greek (western) mind attempts to explain what is beyond death with such concepts as "hell", "heaven", etc. Simchat Torah |
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66 | What does Proverbs 11:22 mean? | Proverbs | Simchat Torah | 53058 | ||
Shalom Irbroyals; "Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion." The verse is a common form of Hebrew poetry called parellelism. The Gold Ring, a beautiful ornament, is compared to a beautiful woman. The Pig's snout (nose) is compared to a lack of discretion (one whose actions are not considered resulting in a lack of morality). Just as the beauty of the Gold ring is lost by being placed on a pig, the beauty of a woman is lost by her actions of immorality. Simchat Torah |
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67 | Was theophilus a minister | Acts 1:1 | Simchat Torah | 53057 | ||
One other thing that I would like to add to this. The book of Acts was most probably written to show that Paul was not an enemy of the Romans due to the way that the book is written. This would support the idea that it was written to a Roman leader such as Theophilus. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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68 | Was theophilus a minister | Acts 1:1 | Simchat Torah | 53056 | ||
Shalom; The book of Acts was written by the Apostle Luke, Here and in his Gospel (Luke 1:3) he identifies Theophilus as the recipient to both the book of Luke and the book of Acts. There is nothing more known about Theophilus, other than he was a close friend of Luke. Luke does identify him as the "most excellent" as does Paul to Felix and Festus, both of which were Roman leaders. Theophilus then, may be a Roman leader as well. Shalom Simchat Torah |
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69 | self control / spirit control | 1 Cor 9:25 | Simchat Torah | 53055 | ||
Shalom Bubbatate; I found your detailed response to Ezekiel 36:26,27 very enlightening. I have heard many sermons and read many books on the Holy Spirit all attempting to explain the Holy Spirits function. Upon reading this I began to question how such a verse as this, which explicitly details the function of the Holy Spirit (to cause us to walk in and obey the decrees and "laws" of God) is never preached on. (It is almost as if this does not exist) As I pondered this, attempting to understand the verse within its context I thought that this was only speaking of the "laws" found in the New Testament, while this sounds good, it is not very good biblical exegesis as Ezekiel would never have heard of the New Testament. The decrees and laws that Ezekiel knew and followed were those of the Old Testament. I suppose that if one tried hard enough, we can tap dance around this verse to make it fit our theology, but the simple reading of the verse still stares back at me, The function of the Holy Spirit is to cause us to walk in all the decrees and laws of God. Boy is this a radicle way of looking at the Holy Spirit. Shalom and thank you bubbatate for opening my eyes to the word of God in a way that I have not seen before. Simchat Torah |
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70 | Can the blood of bulls take away sin? | Heb 10:4 | Simchat Torah | 53053 | ||
Is the phrase "take sins away", as found in Hebrews 10:4, the same as "forgiveness"? If so, this verse appears to contradict Leviticus 4:20 (and others such as verses 26, 31, 35, etc.) If the sacrifice of the bulls in the book of Leviticus could cause the forgiveness of sins, how can the author of Hebrews state that it cannot? | ||||||
71 | is the rapture time soon? | Matt 24:36 | Simchat Torah | 53051 | ||
Shalom; If one wishes to call the "one will be taken" found in Matthew 24:40 as the "rapture", then you DO NOT want to be a part of the rapture. Read Matthew 24:36-42. This passage is saying that JUST AS in the days of Noah, one will be "taken" and the other "left". The context of the passage is clear, the one "taken" (in the days of Noah) is the one who was "taken" away by the flood (verse 39). The only ones "left" were Noah and his family. Also, when the Son of Man comes, one will be taken (literally killed as seen in the pouring out of the wrath in Revelation just as it was in the days of Noah). In summary, the wicked are "taken", the righteous are "left". Shalom, Simchat Torah |
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