Articles
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A Chiasm in Genesis
A chiasm is a literary technique I’ve wrote about before. This particular one is found in Genesis 17:3-17.
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Contradictory Interpretations
And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. Genesis 15:6 (KJV) Believed – What happens when two Biblical authors use the same verse from Genesis to support two contradictory messages? For the most of us, we just brush it under the rug or fiddle with the wording until it…
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A Thorn in the Side
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 2 Corinthians 12:7 (KJV) Thorn in the flesh – How many of us think we know what…
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Drinking Blood
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. Revelation 16:6 (KJV) Blood to drink – Is this right? God, the same God that instructed all men to never drink blood, turns around and gives these evil men blood to drink. Something…
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The “other” god
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. Deuteronomy 11:28 (KJV) To go after other gods, which ye have not known – In order to…
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God’s Oral Commandments
If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy…
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The Paschal Lamb
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 1 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV) Passover – How many of us have referred to Christ as our Passover lamb who was sacrificed for our sins? This verse from Paul is…
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There is Hope
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:10 (KJV) The gathering together – The word here in Hebrew is mikveh ( מקוה ) which you may recognize. It is often used in reference to a pool of…
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Everything is a Commandment
And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they. Numbers 1:54 (KJV) Commanded – This word in Hebrew is tsavah ( צִוָּה ) which is the primitive root of mitzvah (commandment). It is used about 500 times in the Old Testament. Commands are given from a father to a…