What Is the Meaning of the Number 12 in the Bible? 1Facts Most of the meanings attributed to numbers in the Bible relate to prophecy, laws to be followed or punishments inflicted. The most common Biblical number is 7. According to Genesis, the Earth and everything in it was completed by...
(5) So, any modification of definition today is useless if it cancels or contradicts the intended meaning of the original term in Scripture. If there were never an intended meaning of the original term, then whatever that term was, it was not a discernible word with meaning. (6) The modi...
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In Chapter Two, MacDonald considers the textual history of the tabernacle account as recorded in the major textual traditions (Masoretic, Samaritan, Old Greek, and Old Latin): the Old Greek and Old Latin are the earlier versions and stem from a common ancestor in the Second Temple period; t...
But all three mentions of demons seem to treat “demon” as meaning “idol” or “false god” – they’re all mentioned in the context of condemning those who sacrifice to them. Note that Leviticus does say “goat demons”, which might have something to do with the modern image of the...
was urged by the court party that every sovereign had authority to correct all abuses of doctrine and worship within his own dominions: this, they asserted, was the true meaning of the Act of Supremacy, and consequently the source of the Reformation in England. The true Reformers admitted ...
Before and while searching for Isaiah 2, the desire to just sing Hosanna came out. I hate to admit but I did not know the meaning. I did not look it up until after reading Isaiah 2 out loud. As I was reading I was singing Hosanna. ...
Without entering into a discussion of the meaning of this famous passage, we may here quote from Abbott's Commentary on the New Testament a statement of the Roman Catholic interpretation, and the grounds on which that view is rejected by all Protestants: ...
I mentioned a few weeks ago that myfive-year-old son is learning Hebrew, using the materials fromSarah and David. Part of his learning process was to re-shape his English bathtub letters into Hebrew ones, as noted and picturedhere. Now (thanks, Diana!) he has real ones: ...
A word contains within its “meaning” the seed of an argument. If “counseling” does entail emotional and psychological support, indeed, “therapy”; then, one who uses “counseling” to involve primarily instruction but not such supportive therapy may appear unloving or unkind. Part of that...