Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The standard reading of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
is that the beginning – ἀρχῇ (archē) – refers to the old beginning, i.e., the beginning described in Genesis 1. …
After reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy a question arises. For instance, in Genesis 32:33 (NASB)
Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, becau…
I was reading Genesis 33 and noticed extra dots (i.e. not part of the niqqud that I understand) above the letters of “and he kissed him” in verse 4 (picture from archive.org’s Biblia Hebraica):
and he fell on his neck and kissed him, and…
In Genesis 2:19-20, God identifies a problem: Adam is alone. He then presents possible solutions to the problem by bringing all the animals before Adam.
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will
make a helper suit…
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 Lot actually go to Zoar? Bible text would suggest yes. However, why would the daughters think no one was left on earth? Genesis 19:31. It seems to me they arrived in Zoar and later left. Although it doesn’t indicate how long neverthele…
At the outset of the Book of Genesis, we read:
Genesis 1:3-4: "Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness."
We know that God is ligh…
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…
In the Hebrew
ĕ·lō·hîm – God
ĕ·lō·hāy – gods
ĕ·lō·he·ḵā – gods
ĕ·lō·hê – gods
Elohe
Gen 31:32 BIB+ עִ֠ם ‘im with אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă·šer anyone here , תִּמְצָ֣א tim·ṣā If you find אֶת־ ’eṯ- – אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā your gods לֹ֣א lō he …
As a bonus, point me to where I can easily look and answer such questions myself. I did look some for an answer. Ive heard Yahweh and Elohim are both used in OT. Is this the case in Gen 1:26 and 27, where the pronoun switches from first-pe…
Each day that God worked in Creation in Genesis chapter one concludes with the words, "And the evening and the morning were the [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th] day."
Day as we know it, begins with the morning and ends with the eve…
I know this seems like an old question but here’s the contradiction I’m struggling with:
400 years
“Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants
will be strangers in a land that is not their own; they will be…