Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O LORD our God? We set our
Taken fromJohn Gill's Exposition of the Bible 2 Kings 18:35 In-Context 33Hath any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? ha...
The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the LORD made the heavens!English Standard VersionFor all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.Berean Standard BibleFor all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens....
23 All of this proves that they are not gods - do not worship them. 24 These idols have been plated with gold to make them beautiful, but they do not shine unless someone polishes them. When they were being poured into molds, they felt nothing. 25 It makes no difference how high...
28There you shall serve gods that are works of human hands, of wood and stone, gods which can neither see nor hear, neither eat nor smell. Read full chapter Deuteronomy 4:28 in all English translations New American Bible (Revised Edition)(NABRE) ...
They are diligent, making sure that every aspect of their creation is just the way they want it. They know it has to be perfect because it will be a reflection of who they are as artists. In the hands of these talented artists, the clay becomes a masterpiece, bearing their signature....
I found a tendency to describe the God in the Bible and Greek gods as god, on the other hand gods in other myths such as Japan, India, South America are often called deity or divine or so.Is this my illusion?Or, what is the difference of the former and the latter?
He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us. The LORD has abandoned the land.’”Holman Christian Standard BibleThen He said to me, ...
Humans are Unique in Degree but Not Kind In his massive multidisciplinary work on theimago deiand contemporary science, Wentzel Van Huyssteen explores how humans might be different from other creatures. With a special focus on evolution and paleoanthropology, Van Huyssteen concludes that “there is ...
10. is generally attributed to improvements in diet———Paragraph translation1) "The temple fair is a widespread traditional Chinese folk custom. Early temple fairs were occasions only for people to worship gods and pray for the blessings. With the development of economy and the growth of the ...