Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Initial we are told that King Solomon used the descendants of the conquered tribes as his servants to build his cities and other works
1 Kings 9:22 NKJV
22 But of the children of Israel Solomon made no forced laborers, because they we…
Daniel 12:6-11 ESV
6 And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream,[b] “How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?” 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the…
I have tools to search for the lemma, or the exact form.
But sometimes, as in this case, I really need the string of words. Using any one word would bring up too many hits.
Obviously, I need to view every occurrence in LXX.
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…
Luke 22 is a great description of this event. Jesus said, "Keep on doing this in remembrance of me." It occurred on the night of the Passover, a celebration occurring once a year. Jesus’ celebration as well should occur that nig…
Luke 22:43: "When [Christ] arrived at the [Mount of Olives], He said to [his disciples], ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, ‘Fa…
Exodus 3:2 (ESV):
And the angel of the LORD (malʾak yhwh) appeared to [Moses] in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush.
It seems pretty clear from what follows that the individual in the bush is YHWH himself.1
When the LORD…
I’m looking for a historical source on any Jewish sacrificial ritual (e.g., Passover, Day of Atonement) in which the high priest would cry something like, “It is finished.” I’ve seen a number of blogs saying that such a thing happened, but…
If Mark had access to Luke, and his edition of Luke already included the so-called "Q material," how can we reasonably explain his failure to include that material in his Gospel?
My question is asked more fully here:
https://dona…
The old versions show a positive view of the law in Gal 3:23 showing it as guardian keeping in protective custody, but some new versions show the picture of a jailer or kidnapper by using the words captive and prisoners. Which translation …
During a recent Bible study, we had a brief discussion about the meaning of Matthew 20:27-28. I read that in biblical times a servant was someone who voluntarily chose to serve another and slaves did not have a choice but were forced to se…
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 …