七种赞美
通常，当有人提到这几点时，他们正在寻找以下内容（来自斯特朗的希伯来词典）： 1. YADAH 用伸出的手敬拜。 在敬拜和崇拜中全然降服。 向主举手。 它包含了像小孩对父母一样的全然降服——“抱我吧，我是你的”。 经文：创世纪29:35，历代志上7:6，20:21，诗篇9:1，28:7，诗篇33:2，42:5，11，49:18，以赛亚书12:1 3034…
亚当和夏娃在堕落之前有孩子吗？ “我必使你成为大国，我必赐福给你，使你声名远扬。你必成为别人的祝福。” (Genesis 12:2, CCB)
感谢您的提问。我将提供几个理由，解释为什么我认为亚当和夏娃在堕落前没有孩子。 首先，圣经教导说，亚当和夏娃是上帝创造的第一个人类。所有人类都来自亚当和夏娃，在他们之前并没有其他人类种族存在。亚当和夏娃并不是从一大群人中选出来作为故事中的典范。 路加在 “祂从一人造出万族，让他们散居世界各地，又预先定下他们的期限和居住的疆界，” (Acts 17:26, CCB)…
人堕落和洪水之前是否吃肉？
圣经并没有具体回答这个问题。然而，我们可以简要地考察一些论点。第一个论点假设在堕落之前根本没有死亡。因此，人类不能吃动物，因为动物不能死亡。 那么，在人类堕落之前，是否有死亡呢？有的。神是“种子”循环的制定者。创世纪1:11-12说： 上帝说：“地要长出青草和结种的菜蔬，并结果子的树，每样树要结果子，果子里面有它的种子，在地上各按其类生长。”事情就这样成了。…
What is the significance of Hosea's children?
In the providence of the Lord, Hosea was called upon to minister to the northern kingdom of Israel. God commissioned Hosea to assist in calling Israel to repentance and restoration by laying bare…
Tribe of Levi and a Land Inheritance
In the book of Joshua, each of the twelve tribes receive an allotment of land once they enter into the Promised Land, or in the case of the Transjordan tribes, on the other side of the Jordan.…
Were all Job's children killed or not? Job 1:2; Job 1:18-19; Job 19:17
Job 1:2 He had seven sons and three daughters. Job 1:18-19 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest…
Did it rain before Noah's Flood?
Thanks for your question. The Scripture does not specifically answer this question. There are good theologians on both sides of the issue. Some scholar's state there was rain before the Flood, others…
Who Wrote the Second Set of the Ten Commandments? Exodus 34:27-28 and Deuteronomy 10:1-4
Exodus 34:27-28 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." Moses was there with the Lord forty days and…
God sent an evil spirit? 1 Samuel 16:14
1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him. 1 Samuel 18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully upon Saul. He was…
Abram and Moses Dates of Birth
We don't know the dates of Abram or Moses with certainty, but we have a good idea of approximate dates. Most likely, the Exodus occurred around 1447 BC. Moses was 80 years old at the time, so he…
Is there humor in the Bible?
While the Holy Spirit considers crude joking a sin (cf. Eph. 5:4), there are different forms of wit and wordplay observed in the Bible. But the reader must recognize that they are reading humor from…
Who purchased Joseph, the Ishmaelites or the Midianites?
Genesis 37:28 So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites , who took him to Egypt. Genesis…
Begging for Bread? - Psalm 37:5
Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. First, in Psalm 37, David reflects on whether the righteous or unrighteous will…
What are the 613 commandments in the Law?
Thanks for your question. As to the number of the commandments, though other counts vary as to the exact number, 613 is the generally accepted and cited sum. The negative commandments are 365 in…
Muhammad the Messenger? - Isaiah 42
Isaiah 42:1 (KJV) Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:11 (KJV) Let the…
Was Saul chosen by God, by the people, or by casting a lot? 1 Samuel 8:19; 9:17; 10:20-21, 24
1 Samuel 8:19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. "No! they said. We want a king over us." 1 Samuel 9:17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, "This is the man I spoke to…
King David's Brothers
King David's first six brothers are listed in 1 Chronicles 2:13-15: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai and Ozem. His other brother is not named anywhere in the Bible. Elsewhere, we learn that…
What is the Correct Number of Years in 1 Samuel 13:1?
1 Samuel 13:1 (NIV) Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years. 1 Samuel 13:1 (NKJV) Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over…
What does Higgaion and Selah mean?
Both Higgaion and Selah are used numerous times in the Old Testament. They occur together in Psalm 9:16. The meanings of these words are uncertain. We observe Higgaion in such passages as Psalm 9:16…
Was David a Homosexual? - 1 Samuel 18:1-4
1 Samuel 18:1-4 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to…
Where did Elijah get all the water in the midst of a three year drought? 1 Kings 18:32-35
1 Kings 17:7 Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 1 Kings 18:2 So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. 1 Kings…
Which books of the Bible is God's name not mentioned in?
There are two books that don't "directly" mention God's name in them: Esther and Song of Solomon, though in Song 8:6 the NASB and ESV translate the last few letters of the word salhebet yah as LORD.…
Homosexuality or Inhospitality? - Genesis 19:5
Genesis 19:5 (KJV) And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. Genesis 19:8 (NIV) Look, I have two…
God, the Uncontained One - 2 Chronicles 7:12-16 and 1 Kings 8:27
2 Chronicles 7:12-16 The LORD appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. When I shut up the heavens so that there…