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Of the 12 sons of Jacob, Dan is not mentioned in Rev 7: In place of Dan, we have Manasseh: Manasseh was a son of Joseph. In fact, Dan is not mentioned in the NT at all. Why did John not mention Dan in Rev 7? One possible reason could be found in Judges 18: As a tribe, the Danites were too...

Exodus 24: During those 40 days, God told Moses the instructions about the tabernacle and the priesthood in the next 7 chapters. Finally, Exodus 31: Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, Exodus 32: The Israelites rebelled against the Lord and made a golden calf and had a worship party...

2 Timothy 2: Was Paul against word study and lexical analysis? No, Paul wrote earlier in 1 Timothy 6: Paul was against self-conceit and unhealthy controversy: What's wrong with quarrels about words? Watch out for these negative consequences when arguing about words. Where do we draw the...

The answer is complicated because the concept of satan evolved over time. Here, I give a simplified yes answer. Ezekiel 28: The prince of Tyre was a type of Satan. Like Satan, he was proud. Like Satan, he was wise: Pride in everything is a recurring theme for Satan. Beauty is another...

Purposes of paedobaptism: As a parallel with circumcision in the Old Testament, Luke 2:21. Initiate the baby into the Christian community because his parent is a Christian, Acts 16:33, 1 Corinthians 7:14. I baptized all my 5 kids by near submersion in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy...

Does the word "whatever" apply to all things universally or only to some things like foods and holy days? Let's see the context, Romans 14: This concerns food. This is about holy days. This concerns freedom of conscience among brothers and sisters. These things point to food and holy days...

Faith ≡ faithful works. Faith and works are two sides of the same coin. Here I will give the First-Order Logical proof of that. Let proposition F = you have faith in his heart. W = you exhibit (faithful) deeds. James 2: ¬W → ¬F ⇒ F → W Now let's look at the converse. Works show faith. But...

I don't think so. Moses gave the Sabbath to the Israelites. Nehemiah 9: Deuteronomy 5: Moses then proceeded to quote the 10 commandments, The LORD did not command the Egyptians to keep the Sabbath Day. I don't think Abraham knew about God forbidding child sacrifice.

I would not object to people who call Jesus a philosopher but I would object if they think he's just a philosopher. Philosopher (lover of wisdom) is an artificial thing while Jesus is the Son of God. What's Paul's take on philosophy? Paul did not shy away from philosophy or philosophers...

Initially, some Israelites thought that the LORD was only the God of the Hebrews. By the time of the exile, the prophets made it clear that the LORD ruled all peoples and all things. The Bible does not assert the existence of intelligent aliens one way or another. Neither does it exclude its...

ESV, Colossians 4: With Paul at the time, Aristarchus, Mark, and Justus were the only circumcised men (Jews) among his co-workers. Paul listed the Jews first, then Epaphras who was a gentile from Colossae. Besides Epaphras the gentile, Luke and Demas were with Paul. How likely is it that...

2 Chronicles 9: 1 Kings 4: Pulpit explained:

Jesus spoke of the Paraclete in John 14: The Paraclete represents the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After he has come to dwell in a believer, will he move out later? If you abide in Jesus, the Paraclete won't move out. Ephesians 4: It is possible to grieve the Holy Spirit even while he...

ESV, Genesis 1: The dark earth was formless and empty. It was not made of baryonic molecules at this point. God created dark heavens and dark earth in the form of dark waters/matters. Photons have yet to exist: Visible photons were created. Physical space-time began. God could speak outside...

Hagar ran away from Sarai and met the angel of the LORD in Gen 16: The prophecy was fulfilled generally by the Arab peoples and particularly by the Bedouins. Pulpit explained: [Wiki]: In the prophecy, "Ishmael" refers generally to the Arab peoples and particularly to the Bedouins.

Long before Absalom's rebellion, David made a special deal with Abner, commander of King Ish-bosheth's army in 2 Samuel 3: Contrary to David's plan, Joab killed Asahel in cold-blooded murder in 2 Samuel 3: In this case, the Bible told us the reason: personal revenge. Asahel killed Joab's...

Song of Solomon 8: It seems to indicate that she would be despised if she kissed someone, not her brother outside. It should be read from the mindset of the wishful thinking of an innocent girl with no sexual connotation. In contrast, Proverbs 7 describes a brazen woman: Does this suggest that...

Isaiah 45: 1 John 1: But then, Colossians 1: How can all things hold together in him if there is no darkness in him? Is the darkness that he created in him? Let's see the context, Colossians 1: The word "all" appears 5 times in this passage. The phrase "in him" appears twice. Paul depicts a...

I worked in Saudi Arabia for four years. From my personal experience, I think the average Muslim in Saudi Arabia has more respect for Mohammed than the average Christian in Toronto has for Jesus. Check out the PBS series, narrated by Ben Kinsley: Islam Empire of Faith.

Acts 5: Then Peter et al verbally defended themselves before the Sanhedrin. Now, Gamaliel defended the apostles. Was Gamaliel not a member of the Sanhedrin when they tried Jesus? Sanhedrin - Wikipedia: For the cases involving Jesus and then later the apostles, they were tried by the Great...