To be “cut off” was to be killed, to be disowned by the Lord. One who did these things would see his or her life taken by the Lord. Interestingly enough, both Leviticus 19:31 and 20:6 explain well what happened in the life of King Saul, who eventually loses his kingship, loses ...
Who is Samaria in the Bible? Samaria (Hebrew: Shomron) is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Kings 16:24 as the name of the mountain on whichOmri, ruler of the northern Israelite kingdom in the 9th century BCE, built his capital, naming it also Samaria. What religion are Philistines? Religio...
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thou...
Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd he said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” But he said, “My Lord, that I may see.” NT TranslationsAnderson New Testamentsaying: What do you wish me to do for you? he replied: Lord, that I may receive my sight.Godbey New ...
That is not the only Advent, however. The second coming of Christ, or second Advent, has not yet happened. We know from the Bible, the Word of God, that it will happen. Jesus is coming again! We simply don’t know when. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day...
6 What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[a] and you who feel secure in Samaria!You are famous and popular in Israel, and people go to you for help.2 But go over to Calneh and see what happened there.Then go to the great city of Hamath and down to the Philistin...
Proverbs 22:4 (NASB1995) “The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor and life.” Jonas Bohlin November 25, 2023. I see some of you feeling numb. You’re not sure what has happened, but you feel isolated and that scares you. I say to you this day, lift...
These are the words of Amos, one of the sheep farmers from Tekoa. He saw [a vision] about Israel during the reigns of Judah's King Uzziah and Israel's King Jeroboam, son of Joash. This happened two years before the earthquake.Good News TranslationThese are the words of Amos, a ...
In the case of the first one, he came home from school with some horrible marks on his arms (these marks indicated that my son had been struck at least three times). I asked him what had happened, and he said that he had blocked a shot on goal in physical education class (with a...
These kind of internal evidences don’t give us a date. They just suggest the idea that some years have gone by. What happened during those years? Well, for one thing, the usage of the way to identify which Jesus we are talking about shifted from being predominantly, Jesus of Nazareth,...