What are your favorite things to read in the Bible? I love to read the biographies of some of the great people of faith in the Bible. Passages that talk about Abraham and David, Moses, Paul, Peter, and many others. None of these people were perfect, but God was working…
What was the significance that Moses broke the first set of the 10 commandment tablets? Deuteronomy 9:13-21, Moses describes his greatest, along with the Lord’s, at the idolatry of Israel. They made a golden calf and worshiped it right after hearing the audible voice of God of God speak the…
In the Book of Job, what is Job's sin? What is the point of Job's prophecy? Is Job righteous or unrighteous? How does this text apply today and always? Job’s only sin was the friends he chose, the company he kept. I say that in jest. The Bible records at…
It took the Israelites 40 years to travel from Egypt to Canaan. What were the problems faced that caused a journey that would normally take a few weeks to 40 years? When Israel was at Mount Sinai, they were only about three weeks away from Canaan. The problem is that…
Is James 5:13 basically saying that nothing is too difficult for the Lord to handle? In a sense, yes. But this verse and the following ones show that we can communicate with God no matter the situation. If people are suffering in trial, pain, and persecution, they can cry out…
If God created Adam and Eve, how did they populate the world with only two sons? Adam and Eve did not only have sons. They also had daughters. The Bible doesn’t mention them until after it talks about Seth (Genesis 5:4). It’s most likely they had sons and daughters at…
What are some examples of Shekinah found in Genesis to Revelation? The Shekinah glory was God’s special presence especially showing up after Mount Sinai in Israel. As they wander in the wilderness, God guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. His…
Is it wrong to speculate or be curious about certain biblical passages if the apostle John warns in Revelations not to add or take away? John does warn us not to add to Scripture or take away from it (Revelation 22:18). The original context of his warning is for the…
What is "The Word"? Is "the Word" from Genesis to Revelation, and how do I become a doer of "the word"? There are several different ideas you present in your question. The Word refers to Jesus. It’s a reference from John 1:1-5 concerning Jesus and his incarnation. He came into…
In what ways did the Apostle Paul and Peter disagree? To my knowledge, there is only one disagreement between Peter and Paul. Paul mentions it in Galatians 2:10-14. When Peter visited Antioch, and the Christians there, even though he was the first apostle to witness to the Gentiles at Cornelius’…