In the Old Testament, a person’snameoften reflected his character. Abraham means “Father of a great multitude.” Eve means “Living,” which is fitting because she was the mother of all living people. Jesus means “Savior.” Names were very, very important at that time. It could point ...
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According to the Book of Jeremiah,Moab was exiled to Babylon for his arrogance and idolatry. According to Rashi, it was also due to their gross ingratitude even though Abraham, Israel's ancestor, had saved Lot, Moab's ancestor from Sodom. Jeremiah prophesies that Moab's captivity will be re...
In the past decade there has been a sevenfold increase in crime. Once she had seven demons: now she has the sevenfold Spirit of God. In the US, there has been a sevenfold increase inmeasles outbreaksdue to parents refusing the vaccine for their children. What does it mean when something ...
So what does Israel mean in the Bible? It really depends on the context. It could refer to an individual; Abraham’s grandson. It could mean the descendants of Israel; the children of Israel. Frequently it refers to the nation of Israel; either the united kingdom or the northern kingdom...
The two angels then left Abraham and the Lord and travelled into Sodom (19:1) where they met Lot, Abraham’s nephew. What did Lot do? He offered hospitality. The two incidents of hospitality are explained in exactly the same language. The “men of Sodom” (19:4), as the Bible descri...
doi:10.1080/0895769X.2012.720846Thomas RandAnq A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes & Reviews
"What Did the Rascal Mean by His Aeschylus?":Abraham Adams, Don Quixote, and the Bible The burning of Abraham Adams' Aeschylus in Book II, chapter xii of Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews is one of the most memorable and representative scenes in the novel. As Adams sits contentedly in an ...
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are thechildren of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself test...
3:9. God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham, Mat. 26:53. Q. 4. Are there not some things which God cannot do? A. Yes, there are; but they are such things as are inconsistent with his truth and holiness; Tit. 1:2.——which God, that cannot lie; 2...