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  1. What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
  2. Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?
  3. What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)
  4. What is the meaning of Leviticus 19 verse 28, "Thou shalt not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourself"??
  5. What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?
  6. Who wrote Psalms 31?
  7. Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?
  8. What is an "allotment" in reference to what the tribes of Israel were given in Joshua 13:33?
  9. How do you personally express praise to God? Is He your strength in daily life?"
  10. Why did David, a man after God's own heart, have an idol in his home (1 Samuel 19:13)?


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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?

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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?

This is a good question, and one I've asked myself over the years. Many people attach significance to the number 7 as "the number of completeness" in the...

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What is the meaning of Leviticus 19 verse 28, "Thou shalt not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourself"??

The prohibitions in this verse concerned practices that were common among pagan nations at that time. Israelites were commanded to abstain from those actions...

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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?

The question may be coming from the perspective that God's gaze brings favor; however the Psalmist knows that God also metes out punishment. Psalm 30 is...

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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?

I don't know for sure because, to my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on what David was referring to in this Psalm, but this is what comes to mind:...

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Do angels appear to people today?

I came to Christ dramatically in my 40th year. In the first few months I was literally walking on air, really feeling excited. At that time I worked in the...

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What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)

According to the conversation between Jonathan and David, it is apparent that they were disagreeing about the fact that King Saul was seeking to take David's...

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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?

In writing this psalm, David was apparently undergoing some unspecified sort of affliction or illness through God's permissive will that he was interpreting...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)

The oath that David made (as recorded in 1 Samuel 20:3) was a reaffirmation of an oath that he had originally sworn in 1 Samuel 18:3 with Saul's son Jonathan...

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What should we learn from the account of Daniel in the lion's den?

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What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?

Jesus made it clear. Divorce was not meant since the beginning when Moses gave a certificate of divorce because of the hardening of your heart. Jesus goes on...

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Why did David, a man after God's own heart, have an idol in his home (1 Samuel 19:13)?

One possibility that occurs to me is that, since David shared his home with his wife Michal (who was Saul's daughter), perhaps the idol was a vestige or...

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What does the Bible say about black magic?

God hates it. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (ESV): “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices...

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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?

13 Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!"

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What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)

1 Samuel 20:2-4 Common English Bible 2 Jonathan said to him, “No! You are not going to die! Listen: My father doesn’t do anything big or small without tell...

1 Samuel 20:2 - 4

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Which of the 12 Apostles wrote New Testament books?

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What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?

Hello! I would love to hear your thoughts on marriage abandonment from a biblical perspective. Would it be considered abandonment if a husband leaves h...

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Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?

I would say that He does, although the manner or timing of our deliverance may not conform to our limited, temporal expectations. (I would also note that,...

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How do you personally express praise to God? Is He your strength in daily life?"

In my opinion, even the active expression of praise to God on the part of believers during their every waking moment would be insufficient to thank Him for...

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What is an "allotment" in reference to what the tribes of Israel were given in Joshua 13:33?

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How can I stop having negative thoughts? How can I overcome negative thinking?

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Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?

17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. I am interested in this because The lyrics to "The Righ...

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How do you personally express praise to God? Is He your strength in daily life?"

"Psalm 81:1-2 says, 'Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.'

Psalms 81:1 - 16

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?

"The disciples had forgotten that Jesus promised to rise from the dead on the third day, but His enemies remembered. (Matthew 27)" --Warren Wiersbe Shame on...

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Do you have to repent from all sin to enter heaven?

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Why did God choose someone whose family worshipped Baal (Jg. 6:25)?

Judges 6:25: And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, "Take thy fathers young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old,...

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How can I stop having negative thoughts? How can I overcome negative thinking?

Romans 12:1-2 is the key Scripture to help you out. Your mind is the battlefield of life. Proverbs 4:23 admonishes us to keep our heart with all diligence...

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What did David mean by asking God to listen to his words and consider his lament in Psalm 5?

First, fa nam, see the big picture: PSALM 5) David asks God to lead and protect him. He also calls upon God to destroy his wicked enemies. I. THE DELIVERANCE...

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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?

The synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each record multiple separate instances in which Jesus Himself told the apostles of the interval between his...

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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?

4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

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Who or what does the Lion of Judah prevail over/overcome in this passage?

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Who or what does the Lion of Judah prevail over/overcome in this passage?

Very good question, Vanessa! -- Who or what does the Lion of Judah prevail over/overcome in this passage? (Revelation 5:5). See Revelation 3:21 – "The one...

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Why did God choose someone whose family worshipped Baal (Jg. 6:25)?

There's nothing strange or unusual about God calling a man into His service who has family members who don't honor Jehovah as their God. Nowhere is it...

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What does the Bible say about a married man becoming close friends with a single woman who has bad intentions?

I think both barrels of this question are loaded! I wanna try to unload the question. (If this was asked in open court, I'd expect to hear a swift word of...

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Did Jeremiah fear God might let him down (Jeremiah 15:18)?

Jeremiah 15:19: Therefore thus saith the Lord, if thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shall stand before me: and if thou take forth the...

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What does the Bible say about a married man becoming close friends with a single woman who has bad intentions?

Although the Bible might not directly address this question, there are scriptures and guiding principles that can be applied directly to this situation: 1...

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What’s wrong with pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1–2)

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