The biblical corpus uses 'anointed one' rarely for prophets and with a narrow meaning, yet the Qumran scrolls reflect a wide employment of this term without hesitation. Many of the Qumran texts mention the prophet as having been anointed with the 'spirit' or the 'holy spirit'. This too ...
It is plain that the proposition, "Jesus is the Christ," when understood in the latitude of meaning which we have shown belongs to it, contains a complete summary of the truth respecting the divine method of salvation. To believe that proposition, rightly understood, is to believe the Gospel...
Admittedly, David Wright argues that in the Torah, in contrast to the Laws of Hammurabi, the meaning of the law is not a literal cutting off of hand or gouging out of eye, but a monetary payment. See, David P. Wright, Inventing God’s Law: How the Covenant Code of the Bible Used ...
Choosing a name for your baby is a great privilege and an exciting part of the pregnancy and birth process. New parents have many hopes for their children, and Christian parents especially tend to consider biblical names for their meaning and heritage. We hope you'll find something on this ...
Fourth, the meaning of the title “prophetic” changes, Schniedewind argues, to more of a government institution that Israelite refugees bring to Judah during the 8th century BCE, such that we now have comments like those in 1 Sam 9:9. In Chapter 7, Schniedewind considers how the ...
The very word גמל (gamal), meaning camel, comes from a verb that means to invest. ... continue reading → • The olive tree in the Bible is the tree of the anointing In Israel the king, high priest and a prophet were anointed, and anointing was done with olive oil. A ...
Below are seven inconvenient Biblical facts that remind us of God’s view of the “foreigners” living among us. 1. God’s people are instructed not to oppress immigrants. Exodus 22:21– “Do not mistreat or oppress aforeigner, foryou were foreignersin Egypt.” ...
The second question, which has even deeper meaning and future impact on our nation, is what is the significance of the bullet striking and drawing blood from president Trump’s right ear? For answers to these questions, and many more, we need to turn to God in prayer and turn to His Wo...
If you read commentaries on this passage, there are a number of questions which are not clearly answered. There are questions about the applicability of this passage, of the intent of Jesus, of the meaning of His response. Whatever your interpretation of this passage, there are a few broad-...
Is the ministry deprived of its healing power and authority if the child is not sacrificed by the parents, even after those parents have obeyed the scripture and had the child anointed? Wouldn’t it be more fair and just for the ministers to lose their own lives for failure to heal than...