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81 | 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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82 | 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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83 | One became ten? | 1 Kin 7:49 | Jalek | 232369 | ||
Greetings, The 10 lamps mentioned in 1 kings were to light the temple. The lamp in Exodus was different all together. It had one primary light, and three branches coming off on each side of it, for a total of 7 lit branches. This was used in the jewish festival of lights, and is an important part of jewish tradition. It's the same used during hannika (Sorry, I know my spelling is horrible). Jalek |
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84 | 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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85 | Jezebel's relatives? | Matt 1:7 | Jalek | 232367 | ||
Greetings, Ahab and Jezebel were rulers of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. The geneology listed in Matthew 1:7 are from the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Ahab and Jezebel aren't a factor in this. I already provided an explaination as to why Matthew left out certain members of the royal family in his geneology. Basically, he was listing the more famous ones. Jalek |
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86 | Should I vote in a election? | Titus 3:1 | Jalek | 232361 | ||
Greetings, Your answer is found in the third chapter of Titus. Paul advises his young protoge' to basically follow the laws of the land and those in authority as a part of Godly Living. Voting in an election is a means by which you can either help get a good person in office, or prevent a worse person from getting into office. Jalek |
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87 | Why did Matthew leave out names? | Matt 1:7 | Jalek | 232359 | ||
Greetings, Matthew is speaking the important members of the line of David, not necessarily the ones who were repentant. If he listed only the repentant, then Jeconiah wouldn't be in the list. He's among the worst of David's decendants, and it was due to many of his choices as king that lead to the exile, and the throne being taken away from the line of Solomon. Also, Rehoboam wouldn't be in the list, cause it was under his rule that Israel was divided into two kingdoms. Matthew is listing the more famous of Christ's lineage. Jalek |
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88 | 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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89 | 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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90 | How does it make them ashamed? | Ezek 43:10 | Jalek | 232347 | ||
Greetings, A common theme among the Prophets is referring to Israel as a prostitute. Ezekiel and Hosea both use this analogy. 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. Furthermore, they would see what God's perfect temple is like, and then see how far off they are in their own place of worship. God has a standard that he conciders to be acceptable. This vision by Ezekiel was intended to show Israel how far off they were from that Standard. Jalek |
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91 | 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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92 | 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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93 | Is practicing homosexuality wrong? | Bible general Archive 4 | Jalek | 232343 | ||
Greetings, Read up on the first chapter of Romans. Starting in verse 18, Paul provides a progressing list of depravity of Mankind's continued practice of sin, God's expectation of obedience, and the resulting punishment. Verses 26-27 specifically describes both lesbianism and homosexuality as resulting from God "giving them over to degrading passions". He also claims that such people will be punished even further by "receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error." This phrase can easily be referring to STDs. Paul describes God's expectation of obedience, worship, and repentance along with Mankind's continued depths of sin and depravity. He also goes onto describe what Mankind does as a result of God's periodic punishments, and how it further plummets mankind into sin. His final conclusion comes in verses 28-32. They are depraved, unrighteous, and worthy of Death. Worse of all, they give their approval to their peers who practice such things. Read Paul's words in Romans 1:18-32, then watch the news, and show that to the one you've been speaking with. Is practicing homosexuality wrong? Yes. It's a sign of both an individual's and a culture's depravity and sin. Jalek |
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