Ezra and Nehemiah area single book in the Jewish canon. Roman Catholics long associated the two, calling the second “Esdras alias Nehemias” in the Douay-Confraternity. Later works, e.g., the Jerusalem Bible, maintain separate identities but associate the books. What does Nehemiah mean in th...
The stele of King Mesha constitutes one of the most important direct accounts of the history of the world that is related in the Bible. The inscriptionpays tribute to the sovereign, celebrating his great building works and victories over the kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab, son o...
However, what does it specifically mean in this Bible verse to “soar on wings like eagles”? The Historical Context of Isaiah 40:31 The Book of Isaiah is one of the most studied works of the Bible. Its pages record a vast array of information and revelation from the eponymous author: ...
When Pilate realizes this is both a religious matter dealing with the local kingship of Judah, he sends Jesus to Herod. Upon being questioned by Herod, Jesus said nothing, even though the chief priests and scribes accused Jesus. Herod and his troops mocked the Son of God, placing a type...
Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and stand in the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, and [stand] also in all the gates of Jerusalem;Christian Standard BibleThis is what the LORD said to me, “Go and stand at the People’s Gate, through which the ...
Genesis 44:16 New American Bible (Revised Edition) 16 Judah replied: “What can we say to my lord? How can we plead or how try to prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants’ guilt.[a] Here we are, then, the slaves of my lord—the rest of us no less than the one ...
earth was at peace, Jesus Christ, Eternal God and Son of the Eternal Father, desiring to hallow the world by His most merciful coming, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost, and once nine months passed after His conception, was born of the Virgin Mary at Bethlehem of Judah, made Man....
But in the Jewish case, all I mean is awareness of oneself as a community possessing certain internal bonds which are neither superior nor inferior but simply different in some respects from similar bonds which unite other nations. It does not preclude holding a large area of ideals in common...
Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright© 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by Permission. What does Genesis 44:30 mean? Jacob will die of grief if Benjamin does not return home. This is the message Judah has passionately tried to convey to the Egyptian governor (Genesis 41:44; 42:7...
Why Tradition about the fate of the lost, (as torment forever) is unbiblical and not hermeneutically correct.Why Conditional Immortality is absolutely true and all unsaved souls will one day be "destroyed."Why there is no "immortal soul" doctrine in the Bible, for the lost, at all.Click...