Image by tigerlily713 from Pixabay When the Book of Genesis was written, was a year 365 days? Since Moses wrote the book of Genesis, at that moment in history a year was a constant. Moses was probably thinking in terms of 360 days composing a year. This would mean that…
Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay Could Luke 21:36 be used as biblical proof of the rapture? The context of the verse makes it possible to show that the rapture is coming. Looking at the verses around Luke 21:36, Jesus is teaching about the end times. He begins in Chapter…
Image by White77 from Pixabay How does sibling rivalry relate to Cain and Abel? I don’t know that the Bible is clear that there was sibling rivalry between Cain and Abel. Cain was a farmer and Abel was a shepherd (Genesis 4:2). They both brought the firstfruits of their labor…
Image by Dorota Kudyba from Pixabay Who rode the white horse in Revelation? There are actually three references to riders on white horses in the book of Revelation. The first occurs as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (Revelation 6:1-2). This horse is the first of the four…
Image by skeeze from Pixabay What does the Bible say about health? Because the Bible’s focus is the salvation history and story of God’s redemption of humanity through his son Jesus Christ, the Bible mentions health in the background. I can only think of a few places where health is…
The King Has Spoken OT Prophecies of Christ’s Ministry on Earth Image by Robert Greene from Pixabay In the last post I talked about how Jesus’ birth fulfilled many Old Testament prophecies. I’d like to continue by talking about his earthly ministry after he was born. Throughout his ministry, Jesus…
Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay Why did David and Solomon have many wives? This is a good question to ask based on God’s ideal of one man and one woman marrying (Genesis 2:24). David and Solomon had different reasons for marrying more than one wife. Let’s remember that kings were…
Image by Michelle Maria from Pixabay What is your understanding of Acts 18:21? Paul is moving throughout the region where Ephesus is. He drops off his ministry companions Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus as he continues to move back toward Antioch (Acts 18:18-21). He spent a small amount of time…
Image by 4317940 from Pixabay How come Saul’s armor fitted David? In 1 Samuel 7:38-40, Saul gives David his armor to fight Goliath because he cannot sway the young man otherwise. The Bible tells us that Saul was head and shoulders above everyone around him in Israel when he became…
Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay I can’t think of many more topics Americans love to talk about than freedom. But we often go around talking about it without really defining it. We just think everyone knows what we mean when we talk about freedom. But that’s not necessarily the…