Theodicy - defending God in the face of historical catastrophe and evil - is a central concern in the Hebrew Bible. Joel S. Burnett shows that the theme of divine absence was important in ancient near eastern reflection on the mystery of the divine and that it served both as a way of as...
Our conclusions depend on what we rely on as a benchmark for truth in our lives. Do you believe the Bible is true, and that it is what it claims to be? If you do, then you recognize that it is the very Word of God. What a great place to begin looking for His presence. ...
Where is God? Divine Absence in the Hebrew Bible Lyrics of Lament: From Tragedy to Transformationdoi:10.1163/156851511X588925CottrillAmyCingentaconnectBiblical Interpretation A Journal of Contemporary Approaches
Job Replies: Where Is God? - Then Job answered and said: “Today also my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning. Oh, that I
How to Find God in the Bible: A Personal Plan for the Encounter of Your Life [Paperback] If you want to know God's heart, the best way is to read His Word. Back to the Bible president Woodrow Kroll takes the intimidation out of reading the Bible. Designed to help ordinary people con...
What is an offering to God? In the Bible, the offering isan act of gratitude to God. ... In particular, he was to bring him some of his wealth by way of gratitude for the land that God gave him for inheritance. The offerings were largely agricultural products: wheat, barley, oil, ...
“I’ve been to Bible School,” he said and turned a piece of sod. He picked up a wiggly worm replying, “I’ve learned a lot of God.” “M’m very fine way,” the neighbor said, “for a boy to spend his time. If you’ll tell me where God is, I’ll give you...
Where Is God When We Reject Him? Many of us – no, all of us – choose at times to stiff-arm God and His ways. Compared to others, certainly compared to a terrorist or gangster, we might consider ourselves to be respectable, loving people. But in the raw honesty of our own hearts...
Campbell closed his speech with a famous motto: "Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent" (West, I:47). This popular slogan is interpreted in two different ways. Some believe when the Bible is silent, this silence is permissive. It means Christians ...
How many times did Jesus wept in the Bible? There arethree timesin Scripture that Jesus wept (John 11:35; Luke 19:41; Hebrews 5:7-9). Each is near the end of His life and each reveals what matters most to our loving God. He truly is “touched with the feeling of our infirmities...