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Initially, Saul was a hero. He was humble. God chose him to be the first king of God's people, 1 Samuel 10: Saul was cool. Not many can contain such huge news from God. He was decisive and courageous in his first military engagement (1 Samuel 11). He showed incredible leadership, fit to be the...

NASB 1977, Psalm 69: How did Jesus fulfill the above? It is a bit puzzling/tricky. At the beginning of the crucifixion, Mark 15: Matthew offered a bit more detail, 27: It was a mixed or drugged wine to numb the senses. Jesus detected the gall/myrrh and refused it so that he could keep...

John 8: What did the devil do from the beginning as a murderer? John elaborated in 1 John 3: The devil deceived our first parents, and they became subject to death. Cain killed his brother:

The phrase “right hand” occurs 166 times in the Bible. It signifies power and victory, Exodus 15: Psalm 118: It signifies honor, Matthew 25: It signifies safety, Psalm 63: Now, Jesus enjoys this position of power, victory, honor, and safety, Ephesians 1: It is a place of closeness to God...

Was the book of Revelation written by Apostle John? Two early objections: Apostle John didn't write it and there is no Millenial Reign. How did it survive inclusion into the normal bible? Some canonical history: Then things got better for the book of Revelation: But then: So, even...

God does whatever he does, Isaiah 45: God used Satan to test/tempt people. God uses Satan to demonstrate the power of the cross, 1 John 3: If you are not on Satan's side but on God's side, you are okay, Romans 8:

The book of Didache was written in the first century AD. Didache: Didache was being pragmatic, offering different modes of baptism.

Here, I define the LORD as the God not represented by idols. Joshua 24: Terah was a polytheist. The LORD revealed himself to Abraham. Did Terah's gods include the LORD or only gods of idols? Terah (great-grandfather) → Haran (grandfather) → Bethuel (father) → Laban (son) Laban was Terah's...

1 Corinthians 10: Moses was God’s representative under the Law. The Israelites were symbolically baptized under his leadership. For Christians, we have a different leader, Matthew 28: Note the singular noun name. In the name of X means in the authority of X. Acts 2: Acts 10: Acts 19...

What would happen to people who have not acknowledged the true Jesus during their earthly lifetime? No one will be condemned to hell by God because of something that they do not know. Luke 23: Deuteronomy 4: These people knew the sun, moon, and stars but not the LORD. God would not send them...

Gal 4: The contrasts: slave and free flesh and promise Who is the son of the free and the promise? Isaac, and by spiritual (not fleshly) extension, we Christians are also sons of the free and promise. Paul elaborated on this spiritual extension in Rom 9: Christians are children of the...

Jesus told the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matt 25: The oil symbolizes spiritual preparedness. But, if we look at this story in a literal sense, the "wise virgins" who brought oil for their lamps do not show the generosity or doing on to others that Jesus' other parables emphasize. Right...

In the OT, the rock is often used to refer to God, Psalm 18: This metaphor is repeated in the NT, 1 Corinthians 10: Jesus was gracious when he spoke in Matthew 16: Peter, Πέτρος (Petros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary...

Ex 21: Ellicott explained: Mosaic law provided a better treatment of slaves than other codes at the time. Other nations allowed their masters to kill their slaves. From our modern sense of justice, that was unfair treatment. We need to understand these laws within their historical and...

NIV Acts 3: What is the meaning of the author of life? How can the author of life be killed? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? King James Bible: Ellicott explained: NIV used "You killed the author of life" paradoxically to illustrate the point: You could kill Jesus, but he didn't stay dead :)

Jesus said in Luke 23: What do the “green wood” and the “dry" indicate? Both indicate the temple. The “green wood” symbolizes the physical body of Christ, which in turn symbolizes the temple of God. The "dry" symbolizes the physical Jerusalem temple. Jesus was on his way to crucifixion, Luke...

English Standard Version, Matthew 14: a ghost Φάντασμά (Phantasma) Strong's Greek 5326 BDAG Φάντασμά: Luke 24: a spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. What is the difference between Φάντασμά-ghost and πνεῦμα-spirit? Φάντασμά seems to be more illusionary, while...

Matthew 19: If you are convicted of this, you can do so. However, Jesus didn't demand this from every Christian. Luke 12: Many early believers in Jerusalem practiced that when they first joined the church. Acts 2: Not everyone was asked to sell their possessions. Logistically, it wasn't...

John 4: Why did the Samaritan woman leave her waterpot? Ellicott explained it logistically: Benson saw it more emotionally: Jamieson-Fausset-Brown saw it spiritually: The woman finally understood that the living water was more important than the H2O water. Earlier: She had finally got...

There is no single word in OT Hebrew that correspondent exactly to the English verb to like. 1 Samuel 18:22 New International Version is pleased with you, חָפֵ֤ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire...