Why did participating in idol worship warrant execution? (17:2–5) Deuteronomy 17:2-5 New English Translation (NET Bible) 2 Suppose a man or woman is disc...
Deuteronomy 17:2 - 5
This is a great question. Both these concepts are foundation elements in the Christian life. I will discuss each separately then pull them together as a...
Unlike weddings of today, the wedding feast went on typically for a whole week. This was to allow for other relatives/friends to come from a far, at times...
It simply means we are born of God. When we believe the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4 we are sealed with the Holy Spirit and are given eternal life....
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How can I discover my purpose in life?
I agree that the Amalekite had (falsely) reported that he had killed Saul (undoubtedly hoping to ingratiate himself with David). I also realize that God had...
2 Samuel 1:1 - 16
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What is the Rose of Sharon?
My understanding is that the practices described in the verse cited in the question were observed at the time among multiple idolatrous peoples of the...
It is difficult for me to assume that the medium in 1 Samuel 28 was bringing up demonic or satanic visions. Saul recognized the vision as Samuel and was told...
The verse that you have cited is actually speaking in illustrative language about the children of Israel worshipping the god of the Moabites or Baal. All...
God, being God, makes the rules of the Universe. Also, being God, anything He speaks has to happen. In the Bible, The Word of God, God said: "the wages of...
14 You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
Jesus said He came to serve and not be served. As a follower of Christ, I am confused sometimes. Should I help my colleague? It’s her job but she passed it o...
John 15:13
It will be the kingdom of God on earth. The lion will lie down with the lamb, and children will put there hands in cobras dens and not be bit. Some of us...
I quit by praying constantly, and with a little help from my friends. A good person you can talk to honestly about why you drink. I am counting my blessings,...
I would agree that children are a blessing, but they are also a consequence and a responsibility. In my opinion, among the reasons that God made premarital...
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Why does God allow sickness?
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What is praying in tongues? Is praying in tongues a prayer language between a believer and God?
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What was the practice of casting lots?
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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?
Doesn't make sense to me that children, the product of sex, would be produced by people who aren't married if it's a sin for them to have sex.
Numbers 25:1
I think that the primary considerations involved in God commanding the total destruction of various peoples (including non-combatant women and children) were...
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What does it mean that God will pour out His Spirit on all people?
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What should we learn from the life of Peter?
I would say because God, being omniscient, knows when repentance is sincere and genuine, as opposed to when people are behaving from other motives (such as...
In my opinion, this verse is saying that, since the Holy Spirit (as one of the three Persons of the Godhead) is fully and truly God, He possesses the full...
I would say that Aaron chose a calf for the idol that he made (Exodus 32:4) due to its established association in the people's minds (from their time in...
As implied in the question, it would seem so intuitively obvious that people should not sacrifice their own children that God should not have even had to...
The Bible say absolutely nothing about the departed visiting us here on Earth. Actually, the Bible doesn’t say anywhere that upon death we go to heaven....
Why did God have to warn his people about sacrificing their own children? (12:31)--” 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worsh...
Deuteronomy 12:31
It is important when we read the bible to understand who the author of the book was, when did they live and what audience they were writing for. The book of...
Why worship a calf? (Deuteronomy 9:16)--"When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made for yourselves an idol cast in the ...
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The Bible states that the two greatest commandments are: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength." "And love your neighbor as...
I'm glad you asked. We see in Ephesians 5:18 (Matthew Henry Commentary): Drunkenness is a sin that never goes alone, but carries men into other evils. It is...
Christ cast demons out of people. Any addiction is a condition where the person has lost control of their own ability to manage the problem. If you believe...
"We completely destroyed them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying every city-men, women and children." (NIV)
Deuteronomy 3:6
And you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. 46 So d you remained at Kadesh many days, the days t...
Deuteronomy 1:45 - 46
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What does it mean to worship the Lord in spirit and truth?
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Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?
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Which of the 30,000 Protestant denominations is the true church of God?
I think that the Garden of Eden was on the earth from Adam to Noah and the flood. Gen. 3:24 So he drove outH1644 (H853) the man;H120 and he placedH7931 at...
God created different organs in the human body for different and unique functions. In oral sex, the mouth is being used with the natural sex organ. In God’s...
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What is the connection between prayer and fasting?
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Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?
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