What is the most important book in the Old Testament? This is a very hard question to answer because every part of the Old Testament, every book, has its place and helps us to understand God’s mission to restore his relationship with sinful humanity. I don’t know that I could…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Is the New and Old Testament different books? How many books are in the Bible? The Old Testament and the New Testament are categories of the Bible based on the old covenant and the new covenant. The old covenant was given at Mount Sinai to…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Can it be said that the Old Testament is New Testament concealed and that the New Testament is Old Testament concealed? This could be an accurate way of describing what scholars call the intertextuality of Scripture. And there’s a reason for this. The New Testament…
Image by Enlightening Images from Pixabay How does Moses convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites? It was actually God who forced Pharaoh to let the people of Israel go. Through ten plagues he challenged the Egyptian deities, their false gods, and brought his people out of the house of slavery.…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Are there a lot of spiritual principles in the offerings and sacrifices of the Old Testament? First of all, consider that the Law of Moses contained God’s highest standards for the people of Israel. Because his presence physically dwelt among them in the glory cloud…
Why do the Old Testament laws have penalties like stoning people to death whereas we don’t do these things in the New Testament era? Perhaps I can describe the old covenant laws in three phases. You have the law that points out God’s expectation for the community. When the people…
If the Israelites never put their swords down to always defend themselves while building the wall, is there teaching about never putting the sword of the Spirit down? We are taught to put it on regularly but does it ever get taken off? This was the next question after talking…
When the Israelites were building the wall of Jerusalem again, did they have to wear their swords and build the wall at the same time? Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem purely for the job of becoming the governor who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem, along with the temple. Restoration is one…
Are the gifts and call of God irrevocable despite hidden sin in a minister’s life? This is a good question that none of us knows the answer to until we stand before the Lord in the Bema final judgment. That is the place God decides rewards. But what happens if…
If I own a business, should I tithe off the business or off my income from the business? The short answer is that you tithe off of your income. I’ve always said that you can’t give what you don’t have. While you may own your business, all of the money…