theology

Where was Samuel?

Where was Samuel?

1 Samuel 28:19 says (my paraphrase) tomorrow you and your sons will die and "be with me". Samuel had been summoned from after death. Samuel was godly. I expected that he would have been awaiting Jesus and that Saul would have be…

Does God share all things with Jesus?

Does God share all things with Jesus?

"and what is mine is all yours, and what is yours is mine; and I have been glorified in them. " Bible LXX Pbro. Guillermo jünemann beckchaefer

and all things that are mine are yours and yours are mine and I am glorified in th…

Isn’t Elohim in Bible plural in all cases

Isn’t Elohim in Bible plural in all cases

Elohim is recognized as being in plural form when talking about false gods…
However when talking about the Hebrew God, I have read that Elohim is thought to be referring to God in singular form. Is this correct?
Consider Genesis 1:26

Let …

What is the "double" mentioned in Isaiah 40:2?

What is the "double" mentioned in Isaiah 40:2?

Isaiah 40:1-2 (KJV)

1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand…

In Luke 16:21 why were the dogs mentioned?

In Luke 16:21 why were the dogs mentioned?

who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
(Luke 16:21, ESV)

Some see the dogs as further insult to Lazarus.

Some see the dogs a sympathetic to Lazarus. Dogs likin…

"Overcome" vs "comprehend" in John 1:5

"Overcome" vs "comprehend" in John 1:5

John 1:5 reads in the ESV:

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference:

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended…