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I am talking about sex between a married man and woman. Sex is enjoyable, Proverbs 5: Paul thought it was okay to have sex for different purposes other than having babies, 1 Corinthians 7: Sex can alleviate a temptation problem. Sex is a conjugal right. Again, the temptation was mentioned...

Abraham's servant prayed to God to help him to find a wife for Isaac in (NIV) Genesis 24: a virgin בְּתוּלָ֕ה (bə·ṯū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride Strong's Hebrew: 1330. בְּתוּלָה (bethulah) — 50 Occurrences H1330 unambiguously refers to a virgin...

Genesis 12: At the outset, there was no specific promise of land, only nation or גּוֹי (H1471 goy), which could mean people. This was in step with God's usual practice of gradual revelation. The promise of land and offspring came one chapter later in Genesis 13: Naturally, Abram understood the...

David fought Goliath in 1 Samuel 17: The giant's body was flat on the ground motionless, as good as dead. The Philistines were wondering: Goliath, get up. Was he clinically dead? I don't know. I don't think David knew either, and he was not going to check Goliath's pulse. David cut off his...

I wouldn't for efficiency reasons, 2 Corinthians 6: Paul says that we should only marry believers. I would date a woman only for the possibility of marriage. From an efficiency point of view, it is better to date someone already qualified for marriage. Doing otherwise requires more effort on...

1 Samuel 17: Gill: David took Goliath's head to Jerusalem to terrorize the Jubusties who lived there at the time.

English Standard Version, John 17: This is a euphemism: Jesus consecrated/sanctified himself by going to the Cross. It alludes to the consecration in Exodus 13: After the Cross: Today, believers may be sanctified in the truth of the Cross, Hebrews 10: Jesus’s sanctification was the act of...

Deuteronomy 7: Judges 14: Samson's parents were acting according to Deuteronomy 7:3. Did the Lord plan for Samson to marry a Canaanite? I'd stick to the wording of the Scripture instead of using the word "plan". God used Samson's weakness for beautiful Philistine women to accomplish His goals.

Yes, if that's your only focus, 2 Timothy 3: On the other hand, we are commanded in Matthew 22: If you don't love yourself, how will you love others? There is a psychologically healthy aspect of loving yourself. Ephesians 5: Loving yourself in this context is a good thing. Most of all...

Whose face? Isaiah prophesied the coming Messiah in 40: The LORD talked about sending the Lord in Malachi 3: This messenger was fulfilled in John the Baptizer. YHWH spoke on his own coming to the temple. But at this point, the LORD spoke of another manifestation of Him using the "He"...

Exodus 32: Nehemiah 9: The two Hebrew noun forms of G430-elohim are identical. Why did ESV translate one as "gods" and the other as "God"? In Ex, G430 is followed by a plural verb. In Neh, it is followed by a singular verb. See also Is "elohim" singular or plural?.

Genesis 6: The "they" here refers to those who were alive at the time. They would live a further maximum of 120 years except for Noah's family. The 120 years was a prediction for the coming deluge. It was not to set a maximum limit to the life expectancy of future people. After the flood, Gen...

Ezra 3:2,8; 5:2, Nehemiah 12:1, Haggai 1:1,12,14; 2:2; 2:23, Matthew 1:12, and Luke 3:27 all indicate that Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. But then, 1 Chr 3: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel and Pedaiah. Zerubbabel was the son of Pediah. Shealtiel might have died without children...

Matthew gave us Joseph’s genealogy. He emphasized Jesus' royal and legal line through David and Solomon. Luke gave us Mary’s genealogy, emphasizing on the biological or genetic line, through David and Nathan. Luke focused on Mary's side of the pregnancy story. Gabriel visited Mary in Luke 1...

Esther 4: That was a nice place for Mordecai to mention God's deliverance, but he didn't. Fasting was often associated with praying. That's a natural place for Esther to mention praying, but she didn't. Ezra was around the time of Esther. His wording was the usual, Ezra 8: Another example is...

Isaiah 25 depicts a feast: Death is no more. It is a heavenly feast. A similar feast is described in Revelation 19: Luke 14:15 talks about the feast in the kingdom of God: Then Jesus proceeds to tell them the parable of the Great Banquet. This theme of a heavenly feast runs through the OT and...

John 11: wept. Ἐδάκρυσεν (Edakrysen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1145: To shed tears, weep. From dakru; to shed tears. Jesus wept quietly for his friend Lazarus. Elsewhere in Luke 19: He wept ἔκλαυσεν (eklausen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd...

Judges 3: 1.5 ft or 45 cm, short enough to hide it Most people were right-handed. They would hide their swords on the left side for easy drawing. Apparently, Eglon's security people checked Ehud's left side for weapons and found none, missing the weapon hidden on his right thigh. God probably...

Matthew 5: Heb 5: Heb 9: more perfect τελειοτέρας (teleioteras) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative Strong's Greek: 5046. τέλειος (teleios) — 19 Occurrences G5046 can be applied from divine perfection to human maturity. It even has a comparative form. It has a wide range of...

Daniel 9: Jesus referred to the above passage in Matthew 24: Benson Commentary: