Why judgement during Josiah’s reign?
Why does God send judgment Words during the reign of Josiah through Zephaniah, seeing that he was bringing about reformations?
theology
Is the statement "Leah had weak eyes" (Genesis 29:17) an indication that women at that time had their face covered where only their eyes showed?
In Genesis 2k9:17 the only specific part of the body mentioned is the eyes. Is this because everything else was covered up?
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured” (KJV). The tender eyes of Leah, as so translat…
Did the Holy Spirit leave Jesus when temptation was present in Luke 4?
Luke 4 states:
1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wildernessESV
and:
13And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
14And Jesus …
Why did the angel tell Hagar to return to her mistress after being illtreated in Genesis 16?
After being mistreated by her mistress Sarah the slave woman Hagar escapes to Beer-lahai roi which is between Kadesh and Bered
Genessis 16:6 NASB
6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave woman is in your [e]power; do to her what is goo…
Is John 2:11 speaking of a new beginning or the beginning of the signs?
Only True God asked a question about the meaning of the word ἀρχῇ in John’s Gospel outside of the Prologue.
This answer claims all but one of the uses of ἀρχῇ after the Prologue, show "the overwhelming emphasis is on the new beginning…
Does Isaiah 11:6-9 speak of the harmony we hope to see in Heaven? If yes, then will animals be found there?
Isaiah 11:6-9 reads:
6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and…
Why did Joseph’s brothers say that they were questioned by Joseph as mentioned in Genesis 43:7?
Genesis 43:7
They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’
When were these questions asked? I didn’t come across these questions in Gene…
In Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20-21, what does the parable about the leaven in the flour say about the kingdom?
Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21. What does this mean?
Matthew 13:33 (KJV): Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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Was the city of Emmaus along a populated route from Jerusalem?
Luke 24:13,
“And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.” (KJV)
As Emmaus was 60 furlongs from Jerusalem, and as 1 furlong is equal to 220 yds., that me…
Who is the desolate one and who is the one who is married in Isaiah 54:1?
Isaiah 54:1 Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than the children of her who is married,” says the LORD….
Were the teraphim (household gods) Rachel stole from Laban like a deed to his property?
While there are several questions related to this occurrence in Gen. 31:19, none seem to mention this as even possible. It was also not mentioned in a resent commentary I read. That the teraphim acted as a property deed was the answer gi…
RAPTURE around September 23rd, 2025 AGAIN?
There are circulating viral prophecies, particularly a recent one from South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela, claiming the rapture will occur on or around September…