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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: loavesnfish Ordered by Verse |
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61 | Was Samuel a priest?or just a prophet? | 1 Samuel | loavesnfish | 232348 | ||
I Samuel 2:18 says Samuel "was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod." What does this mean? What was he actually doing? I Samuel 3:1 says, "the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli." Was he doing the same as in I Samuel 2:18? If not, what was he doing? Since his father was from Ephraim, didn't that prevent him from being a priest? Or was he a special case due to Hannah's vow? |
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62 | Guilty by association? | 1 Sam 28:8 | loavesnfish | 232365 | ||
In 1 Samuel 28 Saul, king of Israel, visits the medium at Endor who had escaped his previous order to destroy all the mediums. Leviticus 20:6,27 and Deuteronomy 18:10-12 dictated that mediums and those who used them should be put to death. 1 Sam. 28:8 mentions the two men who went with Saul. Were they also guilty for going along? Should they have refused to obey? Or should they have reported Saul and stoned him? How could they have obeyed God in this situation? | ||||||
63 | Numbers in the genealogy? | 1 Sam 28:8 | loavesnfish | 232366 | ||
in Matthew 1:17, he mentions three fourteens (sum of 42). What is significant about these numbers biblically speaking (i.e. without gematria)? | ||||||
64 | Numbers in the genealogy? | 1 Sam 28:8 | loavesnfish | 239122 | ||
So, you think that a generation represents a definite period of time, but how much? Since 14 is a multiple of seven, it seems like it ought to be important. |
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65 | Why does she feed Saul? | 1 Sam 28:21 | loavesnfish | 232364 | ||
In 1 Samuel 28:21-25 the medium insists on feeding Saul and Saul's servants agree with her. Why does she do this? Does the Bible ever tell what happened to her? | ||||||
66 | name of one of sauls concubines? | 2 Sam 21:8 | loavesnfish | 232231 | ||
IISamuel 21:8 records that Rizpah, lost her own two sons (whom Saul had fathered) to pay for Saul's genocide against the Gibeonites. In verse 10 she spread sackcloth over their bodies and kept the birds and the animals away. Is that who you mean? | ||||||
67 | One became ten? | 1 Kin 7:49 | loavesnfish | 232363 | ||
Exodus 25:23-40 and Exodus 37:10-24 1 Kings 7:49 and 2 Chronicles 4:7-8 Why did one lampstand and one table in the wilderness tabernacle become ten lampstands and ten tables in Solomon's Temple? |
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68 | One became ten? | 1 Kin 7:49 | loavesnfish | 239123 | ||
Greetings Jalek! You meant 'Chanukkah' or 'Hanukkah' I think. The menorah of Hanukkah has eight lights and a place for the servant which lights the others, so nine altogether. This represents the miracle in which God caused one day's worth of oil to last for eight days. The festival of lights commemorates that miracle, which is not a part of the mosaic law. The seven-branched menorah of the tabernacle was a part of the mosaic law and therefore is connected to Jesus. Your point about lighting the Temple was a good reminder of the functionality of all lamps. What I wonder about is whether there is significance to ten lamps here since ten has significance in many other places in Scripture. Any ideas? loavesnfish |
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69 | In Psalm 68:13 what is "sheepfolds" ? | Ps 68:13 | loavesnfish | 231992 | ||
In Psalm 68:13 the word translated "sheepfolds" could also mean the "hooks" in the Temple which held the carcasses of the sacrificial animals for flaying (as in Ezekiel 40:43). Then the meaning of the verse might be that the lives lost on the battlefield were lain down sacrificially like the lives of the sacrificial animals. Also, it could apply as a messianic prophecy of Jesus. I don't understand the thinking behind "sheepfolds" or why there is so much confusion about this word among commentators and translations. Is it going too far to interpret this as "hooks" here? What am I missing? I really want to understand this verse and I would sincerely appreciate your help. This is my own question and not any kind of assignment, etc. Thanks! | ||||||
70 | Offerings of Proverbs 7 adulteress? | Proverbs | loavesnfish | 232149 | ||
In Proverbs 7:14-15 the adulteress (of verse 5) mentions having offered peace offerings to fulfill her vows. Is this her way of offering her victim a "steak" dinner (lamb shank or some meat) so he will come home with her? My understanding is that when peace offerings were offered, the people who offered ate the meat at the temple. Or was that only the priestly families? Also in verses 19-20 she says that her husband is on a business trip and won't be back for a long time. How was she able to make an offering without his help? Were women able to make offerings on their own without a male relative? | ||||||
71 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 232289 | ||
In Ezekiel 43:10-11 the vision of this temple is meant to make the house of Israel ashamed of their iniquities and willing to obey God in the future. How does measuring its pattern do that? I am confused. | ||||||
72 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 239126 | ||
Greetings, Jalek! In your response to my question, you stated, "Examining and measuring the plans of the Temple that Ezekiel saw in his vision, and comparing that to the real temple in Jerusalem was intended to shame them." Would you please flesh out that comment with a few examples? Thanks, loavesnfish |
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73 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 239147 | ||
Greetings, Jalek! Thank you for responding! Your examples make sense and I understand them and the point you are making. I just don't understand how it relates to cubits and palm trees. loavesnfish |
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74 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 239167 | ||
Greetings, Jalek! Thank you for responding again. My understanding is that the actual equivalent of a cubit in inches is irrelevant here. The cubit is a measurement that makes a man's forearm the standard by which other things are measured so that he knows their sizes relative to himself. I am wondering if measuring by cubits would be the shame inducer since one is forced to compare oneself to what is being measured. loavesnfish |
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75 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | loavesnfish | 239172 | ||
Greetings Jalek! So you are saying that the measuring is a metaphor and not to be taken literally. Then the whole vision is just symbolic and not literally predictive. loavesnfish |
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76 | Zech.14:16-17 key to Ezekiel 40:41, 43? | Zech 14:16 | loavesnfish | 233343 | ||
Ezekiel 40:41,43 shows animal sacrifices on the tables in what many have called the temple of the messianic kingdom. Those who consider this the millennial temple agree that Hebrews 10 makes it clear that Jesus was the last sacrifce needed. These are explained as memorials. In Zechariah 14:16-17 there are mandatory sacrifices made yearly at Tabernacles as a sign of submission to God. Could these be the offerings pictured in Ezekiel 40:41,43? | ||||||
77 | Zech.14:16-17 key to Ezekiel 40:41, 43? | Zech 14:16 | loavesnfish | 239118 | ||
Hey, brethren! Still waiting for an answer. loavesnfishes |
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78 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | loavesnfish | 232357 | ||
In Chronicles 3:10-16 there are some kings listed who are left out in Matthew 1:7-11. Did Matthew leave them out because they were unrepentant? | ||||||
79 | Jezebel's relatives? | Matt 1:7 | loavesnfish | 232362 | ||
In 1 Chronicles 3:10-16 there are some kings mentioned who are not listed in Matthew 1:7-11. Did Matthew leave them out because they were related to Ahab of Israel and Jezebel? | ||||||
80 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | loavesnfish | 239125 | ||
Greetings Jalek! Matthew's genealogy of Christ is a proof document showing the monarchic succession to the time of Jesus. Matthew did not compose it. He only copied the work of the scribes available in the Temple at that time. Matthew knew how to handle public records as a former tax collector. The addition of Mary and Jesus was Matthew's work as well as the observation of the three groups of fourteen generations. These were not the more famous of Christ's lineage, but the ones the scribes had included in the line of legal succession to the throne. Matthew wanted to prove that Jesus was a real king with a much better right to rule than the Herods. He also wanted to show that Jesus fulfilled the promise to Abraham. You were certainly right in thinking that repentance had nothing to do with it. Thanks! loavesnfish |
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