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The descendants of Jehoiachin were cursed in Jeremiah 22: Yet, Matthew 1: Joseph could not have sat on the throne of David because he was a biological descendant of Jehoiachin. Here, Matthew did not say that Jesus was a son of Joseph. In fact, Jesus was a legal son of Joseph and not a...

Well, not exactly, Genesis 1: The Bible does not say that God made the Garden of Eden perfect [H7760].

Genesis 1: Does the Hebrew word bara mean to create from nothing? Not always, Genesis 6:

1 Corinthians 15: Let proposition R1 = There is a resurrection of the dead for all people. Paul's goal in this passage is to prove that R1 is true. First, he used proof by contradiction to show that there is a resurrection of the dead. Second, he tried proof by ex concesso: I.e., it made no...

Isaiah 44: Only the true God can predict the future. Isaiah lived almost 2 centuries before Cyrus. He continued: Isaiah named the name "Cyrus" before he was born. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

English Standard Version, Psalm 24: What does hosts mean? Strong's Hebrew: 6635. צָבָא (tsaba) — 486 Occurrences Brown-Driver-Briggs: army, host a. organized for war b. host (organized body) of angels c. of sun, moon and stars d. of the entire creation, כל צבאם Genesis 2:1 war, warfare...

Jesus Fed 5000 miraculously in Matthew 14: After the resurrection, on the Road to Emmaus, Jesus began a meal with 2 disciples in Luke 24: Paul practiced the same in Acts 27: 1 Timothy 4: There is no specific command to say grace before a meal. However, when in doubt, Ephesians 5: It is good...

1 Kings 3: Generally speaking, worshipping at high places was a sin. There seemed to be an exception: Let's check the parallel account in 2 Chronicles 1: There were some important artifacts located in this high place. Apparently, God honored the offerings: Before the Jerusalem temple was...

Is God's love unconditional? That's a matter of definition. The Bible does not use the term "unconditional love". John 3: God's love is unconditional in the sense that his love is open to anyone who wants it. God's love is extended to the unlovable. After that, God's love is conditional in...

King James Bible, Isaiah 53: Is this about physical healing or spiritual healing? Matthew understood that as both. It does not mean that we can insist on it every time that we are sick. There is no guarantee that believers will always be physically healed by his stripes. There is 100%...

Jesus spoke Aramaic in Matthew 27: Wiki:

In the name of X means in the authority of X. Acts 3: Earlier after the Last Supper, Jesus told his disciples in John 14: Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: It is not a formula. Merriam-Webster in someone's name: John affirmed this understanding in 1 John 5: Let's check the...

Proverbs 23: Should we punish our kids physically? Yes, but there are 4 conditions. Condition #1 If the local law disallows it, then you should not do it. Condition #2 has to do with the parent. You can't do it out of anger. You have to be loving and careful in real-time when carrying out...

Yes, in some sense, Exodus 20: This law promised a long life. Moreover, Deu 32: Literally, Moses was talking about the present life and not the eternal life. Could the law give eternal life? No, Gal 3: The law alone or the works of the law does not give eternal life. This is where faith and...

NASB 1977 John 14: μονή (G3438) appears in only two verses. John 14: Both times, it was used by Jesus. It means an individual dwelling unit. It is the noun form of the verb μένω (G3306) which means to stay, abide, or remain. The verb form appears in the next chapter, John 15 (Berean Literal...

Rahab's dwelling place was part of Jericho's city wall. Joshua 6: On the day of the attack, Joshua 6: Joshua's soldiers were gathered at one spot. The wall at that spot collapsed, not the entire city wall. There was no strategic need for the entire circling wall to collapse. Rahab's house did...

Proverbs 16: Pride in the sense of haughtiness is a sin, 1 John 2: Proverbs 8: In English, there is a difference between "proud" and "prideful". "Prideful" is negative; "proud" could be positive. A parent can be proud of his kids without being arrogant. A person may be proud of his...

Paul gave commands to keep the church working and orderly in 2 Thessalonians 3: Get rid of these harmful elements. Paul wanted to keep the church pure in 1 Corinthians 5: Paul was serious. John was also, 2 John 1: Barnes explained: That's the nascent church back then. What about today? I...

I don't think so. One of the Book of Job's lessons is trusting God regardless. Job never learned about the interactions between God and Satan in Heaven. In our lives, often, we have no idea what is happening in God's plan for us. But we still trust in God's sovereignty and believe that in all...

1 Corinthians 6: Why will drunkards not inherit the kingdom of God? Is there anything inherently wrong with alcohol or getting drunk? Is there a commandment that explicitly prohibits drunkenness? Is it possible to get drunk in a "righteous way"? Paul is not talking about occasional drinkers or...