Is Elisha a firstborn son?
Since Elisha was mentioned as plowing by himself (which involved handling twelve yoke of oxen! (1 Kings 19)), and requested only permission to say farewell...
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Why is Elisha’s request a hard thing?
I'd say that it was because the fulfillment of Elisha's request was ultimately not within Elijah's power or authority to grant. Therefore, Elijah attached a...
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What if my marriage interferes with my calling?
It won’t. God will not make it so your calling interferes with your marriage. If I may suggest, pray continually that God makes His desires yours. I’m sure...
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Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?
I believe that when Paul and Barnabas convinced the people that they were not "Jupiter and Mercurius", the people then decided they should be killed. To the...
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Are Christians sinners, saints, or both?
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Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
I have dwelled on this question too, for some time. And had a thought that may be worth sharing. Forgive its tardiness. What if the lion was already on the...
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How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?
Sometimes God brings good out of evil things. There are many examples of this. Many have spoken about the difference between astrology and astronomy but I am...
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Why would God make it so animals have to kill and eat each other to survive?
In the beginning God created all creatures to eat only plants, and we all shall be returned to that state at the time of the new creation. There was a...
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What is the reason for the two birds in Leviticus 14:5?
Christ is the fulfillment of the two birds. He is a being whose home is in Heaven. Despite that, He emptied Himself and lived in an earthenware vessel (a...
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What do I do if my husband likes not just porn, but especially gay porn? And this is the second time?
Is he a Christian? The Bible clearly teaches holiness for believers, and looking lustfully at someone not your spouse is adultery (Mat. 5:28). If he's not a...
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What about "The Chosen" TV series departs from God's Word?
My family views it this way: "Right now I'm watching The Chosen. Netflix has the first 8 episodes. I found more on CW, on the Roku. So far no contradictions...
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What will we look like in heaven?
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What does it mean, "...and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross"?
It was Jesus Christ who created all things, not only in earth, but also in heaven (as stated in the verses prior to the verse in question). It was at the...
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What does it mean, "...and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross"?
To me, the point of the cited verse is not that God has saved or will save everyone, but that God has made reconciliation/salvation POSSIBLE for everyone....
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What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
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Do these verses classify Asa as a good or bad king? (16:7–12)
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
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What does it mean, "God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation"?
Good question, Noli. Before we meet Jesus personally, we are all God's enemies. Once He choses and saves some of us, we have been reconciled or brought back...
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
Good question. First, see the big picture: The Triumph of Faith Elijah on Mount Carmel. Carmel—the fruitful place: certainly fruitful for God. 1 Faith’s...
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Why does Matthew 25:31-46 say only those who have given to the poor and cared for others are allowed into God's Kingdom?
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What vow was Paul adhering to when he had his hair cut?
I believe the vow that Paul made was for the purpose of entering the synagogue at Ephesus (as stated in the next verse). Acts 18:18-19 "And Paul after this...
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
Idolatry has consequences, both in blinding people to the flaws in their viewpoint, and to the eternal result of that viewpoint. Everyone must choose whom...
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Who was this Herod who was smitten and killed by an angel in Acts 12:23?
Good question, Jabulani! He was "the grandson of Herod the Great, and the son of Aristobulus and Bernice. He became Herod Agrippa I. Caligula gave him the...
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
In verse 27 when the prophets of Baal were not having any luck getting their fire started: "About noontime Elijah began mocking them. 'You'll have to shout l...
1 Kings 18:20 - 40
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What did the genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 show about Jesus’ lineage?
They show that through both His (apparent) royal paternal lineage (as given in Matthew) and His biological maternal lineage (as contained in Luke), He was...
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Why would God make it so animals have to kill and eat each other to survive?
I ask this in particular because in the future, He will change animals to be vegetarians according to Isaiah 65:25: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed togethe...
Isaiah 65:17 - 25
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Why did Jesus refer to his mother as "woman" at the wedding in Cana?
Yes, Saleem, good question! It does sound a little harsh and maybe even that He was being short with her. But He was not under her supervision anymore, not...
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Why did marrying a Canaanite displease Esau's parents?
I hold to a different view, HARAGAKIZA Jean Baptiste. (Good question, by the way). Taking a wife from the family of his uncle Ishmael, Esau maybe thought...
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What does it mean by, "Man plans his ways while God directs his steps"?
Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. The proverbs of Solomon tell us that everyone may think their actions are...
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Are the Anunnaki in the Epic of Gilgamesh the Nephilim mentioned in the Bible?
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Why was it necessary for Jesus to go through Samaria?
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What is the book of Psalms?
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What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?
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What is the sea of forgetfulness?