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Why did Elisabeth remain in seclusion in Luke 1:24?
Luke 1 tells the story of Zechariah's vision and conception of John the Baptist. It ends like this (Lk 1:24-25):
After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months
remained in seclusion. 25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she…
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How is Adam "son of God" in Luke 3:38?
The Genealogy of Jesus in Luke's gospel ends like this (Luke 3:38):
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the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam,
the son of God.
Emphasis mine.
Adam is clearly not "son of God" literally. Does it mean only that Adam has no earthly…
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To Jews in Jesus' time, what did "the Son of Man" mean?
Jesus quite frequently refers to himself as "the son of man," or we could say "the Son of Man". It is recorded 73 times in the Gospels.
When Jews of the time heard this, would this be understood as a title? ("The Son of Man") How would the 'the'…
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What is the "fourfold sense of Scripture"?
During the Patristic Period in the Middle Ages practiced an exegetical tactic known as the fourfold sense of Scripture. What are these four senses and do these ideas about the nature of Scripture still serve as the underpinning for modern Biblical…
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Why would God create vessels of wrath prepared for destruction (Romans 9:21-22) if He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 33:11)?
Ezekiel 33:11
11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel…
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Who believes, is baptized, and is saved in Acts 16?
Acts 16 tells two accounts of Philippians being saved under the preaching of Paul. First is a woman named Lydia:
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord…
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Was Immanuel a real name?
Was Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל, "God with us") a legitimate name that predated Isaiah's writing it? Was it something that you might actually name your baby boy? Or is it a made-up symbolic name just like Isaiah's Maher-shalal-hash-baz ("Hurry to the…
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Who are the morning stars in Job 38:7?
In Job 38:7 (ESV), Jehovah claims that the cornerstone of the earth was laid
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy
implying that the morning stars were living beings.
In Revelation 22:16 (ESV), Jesus calls…
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Did Jesus change his view on preaching to Gentiles?
In John 10:16 Jesus says (ESV quoted):
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
The common belief, as I understand it, is that this refers…
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How big were the nomadic clans of the patriarchs?
According to the book Genesis, 70 people came down with Jacob to dwell in Egypt after contact was made with Joseph:
And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two souls; all the souls of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt, were…
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Does Proverbs 18:24 say "must be friendly" or "may come to ruin"?
In the King James, Prov. 18:24 reads
"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a
friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
This appears to be an admonition for the reader to be friendly: in order to have friends, one…
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Does Genesis 6:6 mean that God made a mistake?
Genesis 6:6, New American Standard Bible (NASB):
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Some versions use the word regret instead of sorry. Regret and sorrow are both acts related to mistakes or sin.…
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When was Jesus rich? 2 Corinthian 8:9
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9
This either means Jesus was rich prior to being born, hence…
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What is the knowledge of good and evil, and why is it lethal (Gen. 2:17)?
Following Adam's and Eve's disobedience, something profound occurred:
Genesis 3:7: "Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings."
How were the…
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Does Leviticus 19:28 in the original text instruct not to tattoo for the dead or not to tattoo at all?
The command is clear in this passage to not pierce one's body for the dead. The slaves were to be pierced by their master upon choosing to stay with them rather than going free (Exodus 21:2-6); therefore, it seems clear that the command does not…
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