Passover Sacrifice In Jerusalem
2009-04-09 18:07:00 You’ve read the Bible passages before: Isaiah 53.7 — He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. John 1.29 — “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
That?s Hebrew to Me!
2009-03-19 15:09:00 I’ve been studying Hebrew this year, and let me tell you. The phrase, “That’s Greek to me” now communicates nothing to me. Greek is far easier than Heberw. I wanted to share the new Hebrew grammar we’ve been using: A Modern Hebrew Grammar by Duane Garrett and Jason Derouchie. The book will be published in July ...
Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: Old Testament Examples
2009-02-26 17:36:00 Darkcloud wrote a new blog post: Old Testament Examples 1 Corinthians chapter 10 1: Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2: And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3: And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4: And did all drink the ...
The LORD Answers Job (1)
2008-08-26 20:43:00 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements— surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
?Come Into His Presence?: Preparing For Worship
2008-08-13 16:10:00 We all know what it means to prepare. Preparation played a vital role in the worship of God’s people in the Old Testament. But what about us? The New Testament contains some spectacular promises (1 Peter 2:9-10) and assurances (1 Peter 2:4-5) of our identity in Christ. What, then, is required of us as redeemed ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
Picture Stories from the Bible: The Old Testament in Full-Color Comic-Strip
2008-05-21 04:05:00 Picture Stories from the Bible: The Old Testament in Full-Color Comic-Strip Form (Hardcover)By M. C. Gaines Buy new: $17.9614 utilised and new from $11.96 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by W. Miller ...
How Do These Apply To Us?
2008-04-06 12:14:00 The wife and I were reading some Deutoronomy today and I was curious what your take might be on the following passages. To they say anything about our society today, or how we should be living? In no particular order. 1 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure ...
By: Trying to Follow
The funniest Bible verse that I have ever read
2008-03-09 21:30:00 I’m currently reading the Bible, Old Testament and New. Working my way through Deuteronomy I nearly broke out laughing when I read this: Duty to a Dead Brother (25.5-10) “If two brothers live on the same propery and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone outside the ...
The Old Testament Versus The New
2008-02-28 17:50:00 Old vs New: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: For years scholars, clergy and members of the public have debated which is better? The Old Testament or the New? Some argue that because the Old Testament was first, that makes it the foundation of the Bible and religion;while others say it's for that very reason it should be ignored because there is something new. "I've always wondered what's the point for having two sections of the Bible," says Christina Dean, 23. "I mean, I know one was before Christ and the other is after. But if that's the case why do I need to worry about what happened before Jesus. I just want to read what he taught and what I'm suppose to do. I just don't know or see the benefits of having both or reading both." According to Genieus Wells, senior pastor of Chapel on the Hill many people simply don't understand the reason behind both testaments, and that is usually the cause for debate. Wells says both the Old and Ne...
Burnt Warnings
2008-01-27 21:19:00 In Jeremiah 36, we read of how Jeremiah the prophet was instructed by God to write down all the warnings against Israel and Judah on a scroll and have it read to King Jehoiakim and the people of Judah during the fourth year of the latter’s reign. This was during the time when the Babylonians under ...
By: Joie de Vivre
An Old Testament Christmas
2007-12-12 11:35:00 How should we celebrate Christmas? With all the focus on materialism and secularism the joy of Christmas tends to get buried. Even Christians can get so caught up in the cultural aspects of Christmas that its significance and application are lost. Christmas is the celebration of God's activity on our behalf. He invaded time to free us from captivity and establish his kingdom within each of us.In the Old Testament book of Nehemiah God did a similar thing for Israel. They had been taken captive by oppressors. God sent Nehemiah to lead in the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem. Upon completion of the task there was a day of celebration. The activity of that day could serve as a guide for us as we celebrate God's work in our restoration. Nehemiah encouraged the people in Nehemiah 8:10 to "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord." The three-pronged focus of the day was on gladness, giving and godline...
By: Sending Grace
Quran vs Old Testament
2007-11-17 04:38:00 Which one’s more violent? The Old Testament easily. Because when the Quran calls for killing people, in all but one verse it makes killing an act of self defense. Whereas the Torah has beautiful gems like: I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that ...
Bible Classics: Stories from the Old Testament (Precious Moments) (Board bo
2007-11-15 03:11:00 Bible Classics: Stories from the Old Testament (Precious Moments) (Board book)By Sam Butcher Buy new: $12.99$12.9945 utilised and new from $0.01 First tagged “childrens books” by ST “Sandees Dandees” Customer tags: childrens ...
Majority of Muslims are irrational dolts
2007-11-03 22:15:00 So how does one make a sweeping generalization like that, you may wonder? This is perhaps the only general statement one can make about Muslims. Oh and these as well: There are more irrational Muslims than Christians and Jews combined. And that’s because of their religion, without doubt! While I have always asserted that Christianity, Judaism and Islam ...
This Made Me Sit Up
2007-11-03 16:31:00 Have you ever been stumped and just left speechless by some of the ‘little’ nuggets of information and wisdom given to us by God in the Bible? Here’s a confession: I often try to skip the genealogies in the Bible because, well, sometimes they can be a little dry. I did read the one in Genesis ...
By: Joie de Vivre
Mediation in the Old Testament
2007-10-26 16:53:00 In today’s episode of Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate, Dr. Mark Miravalle talks about the roles of the many mediators between God and humanity in the Old Testament. Like Moses’ mediation between God and the Israelites, Mary is mediatrix of all graces by her holy act of bringing Christ, our redeemer, to us as both God ...
By: Catholic Tube
The Old Testament- My Confession by Shalene
2007-10-18 21:39:00 I have a confession to make. I was one of those Christians that tended to steer clear of the Old Testament, due to a belief that it was outdated or outmoded for life in today's society. I thought so long as I spent time in the New Testament of His Word, that that should be sufficient. I was woefully mistaken! I never realized just how pertinent the Old Testament is to us, even today, and how much of it is continued or expounded upon in the New Testament. In one of the bible studies I am doing right now, this fact has been brought home to me very strongly. Learning about the tabernacle that the Israelites built in the wilderness, has been very enlightening.I think I mentioned before that unbeknownst to me, the tabernacle that they built was a "copy or a pattern" of that which is in Heaven, as shown to Moses on the mountain. How awesome is that?! A replica, if you will, of something that existed in Heaven, and we can "see" it just by reading the words in Exodus that describe it. I'd...
The Old Testament :: RE: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-10-15 03:08:00 Author: Julia Subject: Thanks!Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:08 pm (GMT -4) Eric- Thanks for all that info, I'll definitely check into it. Julia
Learning To Fear God
2007-10-09 09:59:00 Does the term “fearing God” equate respect for, and reverence of God? This particular thought has been occupying most of my conscious thoughts on the train to and from work the past couple of days so I thought I would share what I’ve learned. Today, many sermons focus on love, forgiveness, the goodness of our Lord Jesus ...
By: Joie de Vivre
A year of life under the Old Testament
2007-09-26 20:51:00 Today I read an article about Esquire Magazine editor A.J. Jacobs, a self-professed agnostic, who attempted to “obey every rule in the Bible as literally as possible” for an entire year. Not surprisingly, a year later, he’s still a professing agnostic, though he claims to have found a new respect for the Bible, and he ...
The Old Testament :: RE: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-09-24 12:57:00 Author: Eric Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:57 am (GMT -4) Here is a link to an excellent site from Answers in Genesis ministries specifically for kids. This might be very helpful to you: http://www.answersingenesis.org-/kids/ Here is another link to the ChristianAnswers.net kids section that you might also find very helpful: http://www.christiananswers.net-/kids/home.html This is a direct link to some resources specifically about dinosaurs that you and your children might enjoy greatly: http://www.christiananswers.net-/dinosaurs/coolstuff.html This is a good start. I would be more than happy to provide more information and good resources to supplement your children's education about dinosaurs and such. Just let me know what else I may be able to do for you. Blessings! -Eric
The Old Testament :: RE: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-09-24 12:46:00 Author: Eric Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:46 am (GMT -4) First of all, welcome Julia. I hope you find this site useful. Secondly, I believe I can link you up to a great book that is published on this. I even believe I know where there is much on this subject that is specifically intended for children. Let me get right back to you on this. -Eric
The Old Testament :: RE: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-09-24 08:00:00 Author: Julia Subject: DinosaursPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:00 am (GMT -4) I wish a publisher would create a book on this subject. My little boy loves Dinosaurs and so many of the shows on TV are so PC and geared towards evolution.
I Arrived Excited, But Went Home Rather Confused
2007-09-15 17:33:00 Finally, it’s the Shabbat and today is also finally the day when I can pay a visit to Hephzibah Christian Fellowship and find out more about them. Finding the place was a breeze. After alighting at Queenstown MRT station, it was only about a 350 meter walk to the building itself. As advised by one of ...
By: Joie de Vivre
SIGNS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
2007-09-05 22:03:00 146- The people of the Book know this as they know their own sons; but some of them conceal the truth, knowingly.2-The Cow, 146In this chapter, we shall be studying the implications in the Old Testament made to the Prophet, to the region where he lived and to the message he brought. The greater part of our book has so far treated such subject matters as physics, chemistry, geology and biology. Also we have tackled, in a separate category, philosophical speculations, and in another separate category archaeological issues. Now we shall be dealing with those parts of the Old and New Testaments that are of special relevance for our present study. Questions that have found answers in the natural sciences, based on observation, were followed by ratiocination in the chapters on philosophy and were followed by historical data calling for detailed analyses in the chapters on archaeology. Now we are to tackle the veracity of information contained in the Bible. According to the Quran, Jews fal...
The Old Testament :: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-08-14 11:09:00 Author: Eric Subject: Dinosaurs in the BiblePosted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:09 am (GMT -4) Are Dinosaurs in the Bible? Dinosaur-like creatures are mentioned in the Bible. The Bible uses ancient names like "behemoth" (beh-HEE-moth) and "tannin." Behemoth means kingly, gigantic beasts. Tannin is a term which includes dragon-like animals and the great sea creatures such as whales, giant squids, and marine reptiles like the plesiosaurs (PLEE-see-oh-sors) that may have become extinct (died out). The Bible's best description of a dinosaur-like animal is in Job 40... "Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feed on grass like an ox. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. He ranks first among the works of God..." Job 40:15-19 (NIV) The book of Job is very old, writ...
The Old Testament :: RE: The Davidic Covenant
2007-07-30 19:00:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Davidic CovenantPosted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:00 pm (GMT -4) The Davidic Covenant -- Part 4 Dr. Renald Showers Introduction Our previous article presented biblical items that prompt two conclusions. First, Christ will fulfill God’s promises concerning David in the Davidic Covenant in the future. He will not sit on His throne and rule the world until He has returned to the earth in His Second Coming. Second, Christ will fulfill the Davidic Covenant by reigning over a kingdom which is political in nature. This present article will present biblical items that indicate the kingdom over which Christ will rule in the future will also be earthly in nature. The Earthly Fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant The Amillennialists who assert that Christ fulfills the Davidic Covenant now believe that He does it in His present rule over the Church or over individual human hearts yielded to Him. According to this view, the kingdom over which Christ rules in ful...
The Old Testament :: RE: The Davidic Covenant
2007-07-29 13:11:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Davidic CovenantPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:11 am (GMT -4) The Davidic Covenant -- Part 3 Dr. Renald Showers Introduction In our previous article concerning the Davidic Covenant we noted that Bible scholars disagree concerning when and how God’s promises concerning David are to be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Amillennialists claim that Christ will not reign over a literal, earthly, political kingdom on this present earth. Some Amillennialists believe that Christ fulfills the promises of the covenant now (during this present age before His Second Coming) in His present rule over the Church or human hearts as He sits at God’s right hand on the throne of God in heaven. According to this view, the kingdom over which Christ rules in fulfillment of the Davidic Covenant is solely a spiritual kingdom. It is not a literal, earthly, political kingdom. Other Amillennialists believe that Christ will fulfill these promises in eternity future after the prese...
The Old Testament :: RE: The Davidic Covenant
2007-07-28 07:55:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Davidic CovenantPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:55 am (GMT -4) The Davidic Covenant -- Part 2 Dr. Renald Showers Introduction In our previous article we noted three major promises that God made with regard to David in the Davidic Covenant. First, God promised that David’s line of descent would endure forever (2 Samuel 7:16). Second, God pledged that David’s kingdom would never pass away permanently, even though it might not function at all times (2 Sam 7:16). Third, He pledged that the ruling authority that David exercised as king would never pass away permanently, even though it might not be exercised at all times (2 Sam 7:16). We also noted that the Davidic Covenant is unconditional in nature. The fulfillment of its promises depends totally upon the faithfulness of God to His word. Nothing that David or any of his biological descendants would do could ever nullify the covenant’s guarantee that a royal descendant of David would always be available t...
The Old Testament :: The Davidic Covenant
2007-07-28 03:11:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Davidic CovenantPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:11 pm (GMT -4) The Davidic Covenant -- Part 1 Dr. Renald Showers The Content Of The Covenant After David had become firmly established as king over the entire nation of Israel (2 Samuel 7:1), he expressed the desire to build a permanent house of worship for God in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 7:2-3). Through Nathan the prophet God revealed that it would be Solomon, David’s son, and not David himself who would build the house of worship (2 Samuel 7:4-7, 2 Samuel 7:12-13). Although God did not allow David to build the Temple, He did establish a significant covenant with him. Because God made this covenant with David, theologians have called it the Davidic Covenant. This covenant has special significance concerning the future Kingdom of God foretold in the Bible. The content of the Davidic Covenant is recorded in 2 Samuel 7:8-16. Although this passage does not call God’s promises to David a covenant, other passages ...
Tiny Tablet Shows Old Testament has Credibility
2007-07-16 21:41:00 Good. Faith is great, but God also gave us brains to be logical and acquire facts. So it's nice again to see that the Bible is correct on even minor historcial details. I'm talking about the report at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news-/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/1-1/ntablet111.xmlMichael Jursa, a visiting professor to the British Museum from Vienna, was looking through a collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets dating back 5000 years. According to the report, "He made what has been called the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, a discovery that supports the view that the historical books of the Old Testament are based on fact."Basically, the tablet is a bill of receipt acknowledging Nabu-sharrussu-ukin's payment of 0.75 kg of gold to a temple in Babylon.How does that give credibility to the biblical record you ask?The tablet is dated to the 10th year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 595BC, 12 years before the siege of Jerusalem. Evidence from non-Bi...
Artifact found shows truth of Old Testament
2007-07-14 16:17:00 Well, whaddaya know. Another archeological discovery that verifies the veracity and accuracy of The Bible. Who would’ve thunk. OneNewsNow A researcher at the British Museum has made a discovery that supports Old Testament historical accounts as fact, says a report from the Telegraph newspaper. Last week, Michael Jursa, a professor from Vienna, was searching for financial records among ...
By: UnsealedProphecy
The Old Testament :: Israel's History Written in Advance
2007-07-12 17:47:00 Author: Eric Subject: Israel's History Written in AdvancePosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:47 am (GMT -4) Israel's History Written in Advance Richard Milne According to an old story, the powerful Prussian King Frederick the Great had a chaplain who was a Bible-believer, though Frederick himself was a rationalist. One day, Frederick challenged his chaplain, "In a word, give me a good argument for the God of the Bible." His chaplain, a knowledgeable man, responded, "The Jew, your majesty!" To unpack the chaplain's concise remark is the purpose of this essay. Neglected Evidence for the God of the Bible The history of the Jews is a demonstration of God at work, sometimes miraculously, sometimes providentially, in the affairs of men and nations. The particular significance of the Jews--in contrast to other nations--is that God called Israel His special people and made covenants with them through Abraham, Moses, and David. In addition, the Old Testament predict...
News & Current Events :: Tiny Tablet Provides Proof for Old Testament
2007-07-12 15:21:00 Author: Eric Subject: Tiny Tablet Provides Proof for Old TestamentPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:21 am (GMT -4) Tiny Tablet Provides Proof for Old Testament Nigel Reynolds The sound of unbridled joy seldom breaks the quiet of the British Museum's great Arched Room, which holds its collection of 130,000 Assyrian cuneiform tablets, dating back 5,000 years. But Michael Jursa, a visiting professor from Vienna, let out such a cry last Thursday. He had made what has been called the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, a discovery that supports the view that the historical books of the Old Testament are based on fact. Searching for Babylonian financial accounts among the tablets, Prof Jursa suddenly came across a name he half remembered - Nabu-sharrussu-ukin, described there in a hand 2,500 years old, as "the chief eunuch" of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. Prof Jursa, an Assyriologist, checked the Old Testament and there in chapter 39 of the ...
Tiny tablet provides proof for Old Testament
2007-07-11 06:32:00 A professor from Vienna makes an important archaelogical discovery, and a British museum expert provides another example of the double standard applied to the Bible: Michael Jursa, a visiting professor from Vienna…made what has been called the most important find in Biblical archaeology for 100 years, a discovery that supports the view that the historical books ...
The Old Testament :: Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2?
2007-07-03 05:37:00 Author: Eric Subject: Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2?Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:37 pm (GMT -4) Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2? There is actually no contradiction between the accounts of Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. The best way to understand the creation story is to see Genesis chapter one as an overview of all God did to create the heavens and the earth. In chapter two, the story zooms in to look at day six and study those events in a more detailed fashion. It's a technique of storytelling used even today by many movies. The film will start by saying something like "This is a story of two people. They met and fell in love. But then they lost each other. But after a while they finally found their way back to true love again. How they did so is the beginning of our story..." The movie will then show exactly how that all takes place. The creation of man is written in the same way. Genesis 1:26-27 says, "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, ac...
The Old Testament :: The Old Testament Picture of God's Graciousness
2007-06-22 22:49:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Old Testament Picture of God's GraciousnessPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:49 pm (GMT -4) The Old Testament Picture of God's Graciousness John H. Stoll, Ph.D There are those who say that the God of the Old Testament was a God of judgment and vindictiveness, both on Israel, as well as the nations, whereas the God of the New Testament is a God of love and grace. This dichotomy is not true, for God is the same in both Testaments. God was loving and gracious to His people Israel in the Old Testament. Granted, He was judgmental of the other nations. He had good reason to be, as they were idolaters, and trafficked in sexual perversion as worship to their heathen idols. That is why God told Israel to drive them out of the land, or kill them off, and certainly not intermarry with them. God's judgment on Israel came because they did not follow His ways, and when they repented and turned from their wicked ways, He graciously forgave them, and restored them both...
Contemporary Implications from Comparing the Old Testament with Ancient Nea
2007-06-08 03:54:00 When God created us we were perfect. Then sin entered our lives through our own fault. This caused our nature and the nature of the world to become a perversion of the original perfection. What was once good was good no longer. Evil came to exist as good gone wrong; perfection twisted. I can remember my ...
By: Prudent Musings
The Old Testament :: Goliath
2007-06-04 06:19:00 Author: Eric Subject: GoliathPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:19 am (GMT -4) Has the Biblical Goliath Been Found? Bar-Ilan University Archaeologists Unearth Earliest Philistine Inscription in Which Names Similar to Goliath Appear Ramat Gan A very small ceramic sherd unearthed by Bar-Ilan University archaeologists digging at Tell es-Safi, the biblical city "Gath of the Philistines," may hold a very large clue into the history of the well-known biblical figure Goliath. The sherd, which contains the earliest known Philistine inscription ever to be discovered, mentions two names that are remarkably similar to the name "Goliath." Tell es-Safi/Gath is located in the southern coastal plain of Israel, approximately halfway between Ashkelon and Jerusalem. The discovery is of particular importance since the Bible attributes Gath as the home town of Goliath. "Gath of the Philistines," was one of the major cities of the Philistines, the well-known arch-enemies...
OLD TESTAMENT CARD STORE
2007-05-28 15:52:00 Bizarro is one of my favorite cartoonists. He's got a warped sense of humor and an odd way of looking at life. I think those are the reasons I like him so much.As for the cartoon, I'm sure glad things have changed since then.
By: Trey Morgan.net
OLD TESTAMENT CARD STORE
2007-05-28 15:52:00 Bizarro is one of my favorite cartoonists. He's got a warped sense of humor and an odd way of looking at life. I think those are the reasons I like him so much.As for the cartoon, I'm sure glad things have changed since then.
By: Trey Morgan.net
The Old Testament :: How Did Aaron Survive the Killing of the Hebrew Babies
2007-05-27 03:11:00 Author: Eric Subject: How Did Aaron Survive the Killing of the Hebrew Babies?Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:11 pm (GMT -4) How Did Aaron Survive the Killing of the Hebrew Babies? C. G. wrote in and asked: Pharaoh issued an edict to kill all the Hebrew male babies. Moses was saved by his mother as well we know. Yet at the burning bush incident along comes Aaron, Moses brother!! How did he slip Pharaoh's net? Whence cometh Aaron? Is he Moses brother, or brother Levite? I think a key here can be found in Exodus 7:7 - Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh. So Aaron was three years older than Moses. We may suggest, then, that the edict to kill the male Hebrew babies was given AFTER Aaron's birth but before Moses'. This is supported in part by Exodus 1:17-20 -- The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives ...
The Old Testament :: Wrestling with Belteshazzar
2007-05-20 00:16:00 Author: Eric Subject: Wrestling with BelteshazzarPosted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:16 pm (GMT -4) Wrestling with Belteshazzar Danielle DuRant - 2004 I guess there’s a certain irony in reading a book subtitled Embracing Life As It Is while waiting for your car at the alignment shop. Mind you, my car is ten years old, has never been in a wreck, and I faithfully take care of its dependable German body. Thus if my mechanic returns to announce to me that he couldn’t quite align the tires and I should just embrace this situation, no doubt I’ll find another mechanic. A double irony is that the only scrap of paper I have to journal on while waiting for my car is a receipt from my sports chiropractor. He informed me this morning that my hip rotation might not ever quite adjust to normal—I tore my hamstring over two years ago—but I should hopefully be able to slowly rebuild my running base without significant limitations. Having wrestled with this condition for thirty months, seen two othe...
The Old Testament :: Archaeological Finds of Jericho
2007-04-28 19:28:00 Author: Eric Subject: Archaeological Finds of Jericho Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:28 pm (GMT -4) Has the Biblical City and Story of Jericho been Verified? Excavations at the ancient mound of Jericho in the southern Jordan valley of Palestine have yielded extraordinary finds that verify the veracity of Biblical accounts. The only surviving written history of Jericho is that recorded in the Bible. Archaeology has demonstrated that the Biblical record is a precise eyewitness account of events that transpired there many thousands of years ago. The most famous story about Jericho, of course, is that of the walls falling, as detailed in Joshua 6. Another less known, but nonetheless important, account is that of Eglon, king of Moab, building a palace there and extracting tribute from the Israelites for 18 years. - Judges 3:12-30 - Space does not allow a detailed discussion of the evidence, so I will briefly list the main finds and their correlation with the Bible. -At the tim...
The Old Testament :: RE: The Global Flood of Noah's Day
2007-04-26 06:20:00 Author: Eric Subject: Why Christians Should Believe in a Global Flood Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:20 am (GMT -4) Why Christians Should Believe in a Global Flood by Henry Morris, Ph.D. The Biblical Flood in the days of Noah has become a great divide between two watersheds of belief. On the one hand there are those who say it is either a purely mythological event or else possibly a local or regional flood. This group includes practically all evolutionists, but it also includes the "old-earth creationists." These all accept the so-called geological ages as the approved record of Earth history, recognizing that a global hydraulic cataclysm would have destroyed any evidence for such geological ages. The geological ages concept and a worldwide devastating Flood logically cannot coexist. On the other hand, "young-earth creationists" accept the Biblical record of the Flood as a literal record of a tremendous cataclysm involving not only a worldwide Flood, ...
Old Testament theology
2007-04-25 22:50:00 ?[M]y image for the Scriptures is to think of them as a photograph album. What the New Testament does is provide us with a new set of pictures. Their subject is the same as that of the preceding set, but they are not identical; they are taken from some new angles in some different light with some different lenses. They therefore tell us more and fill out the picture. But they do not offer a revolutionary new revelation. And thus we can study the theology of the First Testament separately from that of the New Testament without losing too much ? and certainly without losing as much as we do if we follow the church?s practice of studying the New Testament separately from the First Testament, which it allegedly regards as Scripture.??John Goldingay, Old Testament Theology, Vol. 2: Israel?s Faith (Downers Grove: IVP, 2006), pp. 19-20.
The Old Testament :: The Documentary Hypothesis
2007-04-14 07:19:00 Author: Eric Subject: The Documentary Hypothesis Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:19 am (GMT -5) Did Moses Write the Pentateuch? Don Closson Introduction Most Christians have been taught in Sunday school that Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. These books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, are often referred to as the Pentateuch or Torah. However, outside of the more conservative seminaries and churches, it is commonly held that Moses did not write these books, that they are a compilation of works by numerous writers over an extended period of time. Religious studies courses at most universities teach that the Pentateuch is a composite work consisting of four literary strands. The four strands have been assigned the letters J, E, D, and P; each representing a different document or source that was woven into the fabric of the Bible. This set of assumptions has gone by a number of names including the documentary theory and the Graf-Wellhausen th...
The Old Testament :: Samson at the Philistine Temple
2007-03-31 08:03:00 Author: Eric Subject: Samson at the Philistine Temple Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:03 am (GMT -5) Does Archaeology Shed any Light on the Story of Samson Pulling Down a Philistine Temple? In the story of Samson it says he pulled down an entire temple. Have archaeologists uncovered any information that would relate to this account? A major turning point in Israel's war against the Philistines was Samson's death. He had been taken captive through the deception of Delilah. The Philistines gouged out his eyes and took him to Gaza, one of their main cities. There they put him to work grinding grain in a prison. We know from archaeological findings that this type of prison was in reality a "grinding house." One of the most time-consuming tasks in antiquity was the grinding of grain. In the average home, this fell to the women of the household. The bureaucratic aristocracy, however, set up grinding houses to provide grain for the privileged elite. This was a place wher...
The Old Testament :: RE: Where did Cain Get His Wife?
2007-03-19 16:55:00 Author: Eric Subject: Biological Deformity Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:55 am (GMT -5) Thanks for your response to this article, Carer. You are absolutely right. As soon as sin entered the world, perfect purity in us was no more. Perhaps the article could have been more elaborate. Let me try to explain a bit more. If you apply the second law of thermodynamics, you will see that deformities and imperfections don't happen all at once. They actually increase over time as usable energy runs out. Though Cain and Abel were not perfect because of Adam's sin (not to mention Adam and Eve's fallen purity), they were in the first generation of children to be born. Since Adam and Eve's genes were the first to be spread, the genetic imperfections that occur from inbreeding were very minimal. It took time for genes to be so corrupted that they created what we know as deformed offspring. This is likely why God did not prohibit inbreeding until several thousand years later. - Lev 1...
The Old Testament :: RE: Where did Cain Get His Wife?
2007-03-19 16:29:00 Author: Carer Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:29 am (GMT -5) But surely the genetic line won't have been pure, if Adam & Eve had already introduced sin into the world and been 'removed' from the 'garden of eden' and seperated from God by their sin and Cain himself committed murder. _________________A little understanding, friendship and love to share, so you will know, when you're in need, there's somebody who cares. |
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