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Why did Joab kill Amasa? (2 Samuel 20:10)

2 Samuel 20:1 - 26

2 Samuel 20:9-10 says, 9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not...

1 Vote August 27 2022 1 Answer

In Deuteronomy 20:10, why did the children of Isreal need to offer peace to their enemy?

Deuteronomy 20:10

They had specifically left their land to do battle with the enemy. Why did they then need to first offer peace?

October 26 2016 1 Answer

What is creation, and what does it mean?

Genesis 1:1 - 2

How is creation defined, and what does it mean? See also Colossians 1:16-17; Jeremiah 10:11-12

January 16 2020 1 Answer

How did David let himself fall deeper and deeper into sin, in the episode with Bathsheba?

2 Samuel 11:1 - 27

See also 2 Samuel 12:9, 10-14, 11, 14, 15.

March 03 2021 3 Answers

What was the bridal week? (Genesis 29:27)

Genesis 29:27

Context: 26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week;...

September 24 2019 1 Answer

According to the context of Hebrews 4:10, from what did God rest?

Hebrews 4:1 - 10

Hebrews 4:10 concludes that "the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His." The question is from what work...

April 14 2018 2 Answers

Why did Job say creatures and the earth "teach" us? (Job 12:7–10)

Job 12:7 - 10

7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; 8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and...

October 08 2019 2 Answers

Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11

Psalms 88:11

Psalms 88:10-12 10 Do you show your wonders to the dead? Do their spirits rise up and praise you? 11 Is your love declared in the grave, your faithfulness in...

April 08 2019 2 Answers

What power did the ark have? (1 Chronicles 13:10, 14)

1 Chronicles 13:1 - 14

10 The Lord’s anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God. ... 13 He did not take...

May 31 2022 1 Answer

How could God allow the Witch of Endor to raise Samuel from the dead when God condemned witchcraft?

1 Samuel 28:7

All contact with the spirit world is expressly forbidden irrespective of the nature of the spirits concerned (Lv 19:26-31; Dt 18:10-11; Job 7:7-10; Is...

May 20 2023 2 Answers

How did bridegrooms dress like priests? (Isaiah 61:10)

Isaiah 61:10

10 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,...

April 08 2019 1 Answer

What’s wrong with preparing a legal defense? (Matthew 10:19)

Matthew 10:16 - 25

Matthew 10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 20...

1 Vote November 14 2021 3 Answers

What is the effect on our Christian faith if the Perseverance mission proves there was ancient life on Mars?

The Perseverance rover will be collecting geologic samples from the Jezero crater for 30 Mars days. Scientists believe the crater formerly held a lake in...

February 20 2021 1 Answer

What can I do to positively influence my adult daughter, who has no interest in God, to become a Christian?

Romans 9:8

My daughter lives where Mormonism is very prevalent . She just moved there a year and a half ago. Prior to last week, for the 30 years I’ve known her, she...

May 18 2018 3 Answers

Why does this genealogy give Jabez extra attention? (1 Chronicles 4:9–10)

Why does this genealogy give Jabez extra attention? (1 Chronicles 4:9–10) 9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,...

October 20 2018 1 Answer

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10 Psalm 16 A miktam[c] of David. 9 Therefore my heart...

1 Vote December 22 2018 1 Answer

How does God’s wrath bring him praise? (Psalm 76:10)

How does God’s wrath bring him praise? (Psalm 76:10) 7 It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry? 8 From heaven, you...

1 Vote January 22 2019 2 Answers

What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 17:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean?

Jeremiah 17:9 - 10

What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 7:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean? Jeremiah Chapter 17 9 The heart [is] deceitful above all...

January 07 2021 2 Answers

Why does Genesis 10:5 say "they had their own language", when 11:1 says they all shared one language?

Genesis 11:1

Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of...

1 Vote November 08 2013 2 Answers

How does finding refuge under God's wings in Psalm 91:4 relate to seeing the punishment of the wicked in Psalm 91:8-9, if, in fact, it does?

Psalms 91:8 - 10

Psalm 91:8-10 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High...

September 20 2020 2 Answers

What do our sins "deserve"? (Psalm 103:10)

Psalms 103:9 - 10

The New Living Translation says, "9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. 10 He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal...

1 Vote March 31 2021 2 Answers

Does Joshua 10:13 indicate that the sun is moving? If not how could God order the sun to stop?

Joshua 10:13

Joshua 10:13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the...

4 Votes February 02 2021 1 Answer

Does I John 1:5-10 imply that sin is unavoidable?

1 John 1:5 - 10

I need explanation, most especially these verses: 1 John 1: 8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our...

1 Vote August 31 2015 1 Answer

Who are the seven kings in Revelations 17:10?

Revelation 17:9 - 10

9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have...

2 Votes June 28 2014 3 Comments 7 Answers

Who are the rulers and authorities mentioned in Ephesians chapter 3:10?

Ephesians 3:10

"...so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places."

7 Votes June 26 2014 1 Answer

In the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, the five bridesmaids did not go into the wedding. Does that mean that you can be saved, but not be raptured when the rapture happens?

Matthew 25:1 - 13

July 07 2022 2 Answers

What does "things under the earth" refer to in Philippians 2:10?

Philippians 2:9 - 11

9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow,...

3 Votes May 25 2014 2 Answers

What are some parallels between a blind person and an unsaved person (Matthew 9:27)?

Matthew 9:27

Context: Jesus Heals the Blind 27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28 When he had gone...

February 16 2020 2 Answers

How did the meat-eating predators like venomous snakes/reptiles/amphibians, and sharp clawed, sharp-toothed dinosaurs/lions/crocodiles/sharks survive on vegetation when they were designed to eat meat?

Genesis 1:30

Genesis 1 : 30 “And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground – everything that has the...

June 04 2019 2 Answers

Do Philippians 2:10-11 and Isaiah 45:23 contradict each other? "Should bow" and "will bow" mean two different things.

Philippians 2:10-11 (NIV) 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge...

October 16 2023 1 Answer

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