Why was Onan killed by God? What was his wickedness?
Onan's sin was his refusal to consummate his relationship with the widow of his older brother, Er, whom God had slain because of his wickedness. Onan did...
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How does Lot's wife looking back relate to us today?
Does Mrs Lot "looking back" mean that she wanted to go back to a city under destruction by fire and brimstone being rained down on it? If my town was burning...
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Wesley Miller
Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?
The “or” is incorrect in the English text. It is a correlative conjunction combining teaching and authority. The tense is ongoing in the prohibition. Also it...
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Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
What does the Holy Bible say about the dictatorships?
Dear Charly Oswald J.Varas, What does the bible say about dictatorship? Dictatorship to me has no scriptural approval today. This question may be asked by a...
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Titch Mawoz
Why was Onan killed by God? What was his wickedness?
Genesis 38:9 - 10
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who is the desired of all nations?
“Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus,” based on Haggai 2:7, is a hymn written by Charles Wesley. As you can read, the “dear Desire of every nation” is Jesus!...
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Are there different levels of punishment in hell?
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Is the last trumpet of 1 Thessalonians 4 the same as the seventh trumpet of Revelation?
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What are 'the Stations of the Cross'?
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What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?
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Would Adam have known the ten commandments?
It is difficult to imagine that from Adam to Moses, people walked the Earth unaware that murder, adultery, stealing or lying was wrong. The Ten Commandants...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t David go out to battle in this particular military campaign? (2 Samuel 11:1; see 10:7)
As I read 2 Samuel, David's men did not prohibit him from going out to battle with them any more until chapter 21, after David had nearly been killed by...
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Why did Lot's daughters have children with their own father?
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Should we expect someone else besides Jesus? (Matthew 11:2–19)
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How long did the anointing at Pentecost last?
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What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why didn’t David go out to battle in this particular military campaign? (2 Samuel 11:1; see 10:7)
David and Bathsheba 11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They des...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long did Moses stay in Midian?
Moses stayed for 40 years in voluntary exile in Midian after killing an Egyptian.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does an unconverted sinner know about committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Does it mean he/she can't be forgiven?
By my understanding, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not a specific identifiable action, such as anything people might say. Instead, it is the final,...
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What does the Bible say about loyalty?
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What is the Passion Translation of the Bible?
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What is religious science?
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What is pantheism?
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Who was Absalom?
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What should we learn from the life of James, the brother of Jesus?
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What can we learn from the book of James?
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What is the importance of procreation according to the Bible?
One of the strongest reasons procreation has been viewed as mandatory is because of natural law. Children are a natural result of sex. However, just because...
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What can we learn from the thief on the cross?
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After death, how many judgements are there?
No prayers that Christians can offer can affect the fate of the deceased. Their eternal state is sealed at the moment of their deaths, based on their faith...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
We do not know what Paul’s thorn (σκόλοψ, 1 occurrence) in the flesh was. The word translated “thorn” means “a sharp stake used for torturing or impaling...
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Why does God work in mysterious ways? Why does He work in ways never understandable to the humans?
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What does it mean that good works are the result of salvation?
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Carl Buckalew
After death, how many judgements are there?
My priest says there are multiple judgments, which is why we pray for the dead.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do I find a specific question that has been submitted here on ebible.com?
If you know the exact wording of the question, click on the "Questions" filter from the drop-down menu that appears when you click on the down arrow next to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long was a "year" in the Bible during the time of Genesis?
There is such an insignificant change in the earth’s spin and revolution that the times and seasons have remained the same for the last 6000 years: 24 hour...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long did it take to write the Bible?
It didn't take the full 1,500 years to write the Bible. There was a 400-year gap, for instance, between Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, and the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long is a cubit?
In large-scale construction projects, ancient civilizations typically used the royal cubit (about 19.8–20.6 in [52 cm]). The Bible offers some input in 2...
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
Do we deserve to be loved by God?
When God created Adam and Eve they deserved his love as his beloved creations, pure and sinless. When they rebelled by going against His commandment not to...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why do some people not turn to God until later in life?
Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven." God is the author of not only our faith but also of salvation. He...
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Gary Wofford
What does it mean that Jesus Christ defeated death and the grave?
Satan planned for Christ's death and burial to end the effect Jesus was having. His death and the grave didn't end anything, but his resurrection was just...
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Cassius D'Souza
Why do some people light a candle when praying at midnight? Is it something that Christians should be doing?
In My opinion, man alike all creations were created to praise and worship our Almighty Father. When we sleep we worship, when we walk we worship, when we eat...
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Cassius D'Souza
Why do many Christians support President Trump despite his adulterous past, seemingly hateful comments, potentially criminal acts, and unwholesome talk?
Since the separation of Church and State, we as Christians don't have a moral obligation to wait for a pure and perfect candidate to run the State; the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Would Adam have known the ten commandments?
In Romans 2:12-15, Paul said that when the Gentiles (who would never have heard of the Ten Commandments as part of the Law given specifcially to Israel by...
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Vimbai Jaricha
Would Adam have known the ten commandments?
If not an "official" ten commandments, would he have known the same content?
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, A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.
Did God know that lucifer and his angels would turn against him?
In the beginning God created heavens and earth. The earth was formless and darkness was over the surface of the deep…….. (Gen 1:-2). In this condition, God...
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Ben Jones
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Why do some people feel the Holy Ghost and others don't?
I assume you mean why do some "Christians" feel the Holy Spirit and some Christians don't. Only the born from above (born again) Christians has been given...
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Will the resurrection described in Daniel 12:2 be partial or universal?