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    What is the Bible about?

    1) - Apparently, you only read part of David’s life ! - he made a bad end ! - Yah .weh tolerated !, nothing more ! - And he took Bath-Sheba and killed her husband ! - You should read again 2 Samuel 12 ! - He was condemned ! - He was going to be in trouble! - And Yah.weh would give his...
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    What is the Bible about?

    Somebody says : Since Abraham produced a child by his servant, he committed adultery. And he was blessed by God and became the father of many nations. Polygamy was practiced extensively during the OT era. Jacob, a.k.a. Israel, had multiple wives (as did Esau, Gideon). Look at David(!) and...
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    What is the Bible about?

    Somebody says : I don't think it "cleary" shows anything of the sort. Many men in the Old Testament who were blessed by God had multiple wives, and committed adultery as well. One clear example is King David. He was "immoral" but was clearly blessed by God.
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    What is the Bible about?

    5) - In Genesis 17, we are told Abraham is 99 ! - He still has only one wife ! - In chapter 21, he is 100 when he gets Isaac ! - In the same chapter, Hagar’s son keeps mocking Isaac ! - Finally, Hagar and her son must leave ! - In chapter 22, we are told about Abraham’s brother having a...
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    What is the Bible about?

    4) - Then we arrive at chapter 6 ! - And guess what : the angels who rebelled Yah.weh descended on earth and got as many wives as they wanted ! - And guess what : Yah.weh decided to destroy human society ! - And guess what : Noah and his sons and their wives were saved ! - And guess what ...
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    What is the Bible about?

    3) - Then you get Genesis chapter 5 and the book of Adam’s history ! - And guess what : nowhere we are told about men having different wives ! - We are only told about Lamech ! - It doesn’t mean men had only one wife ! - But it cleary shows that Yah.weh’s commandment is one man and one woman !
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    What is the Bible about?

    2) - Verse 24 : For עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against this reason כֵּן֙ (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus a man אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person will leave יַֽעֲזָב־ (ya·‘ă·zāḇ-) Verb - Qal -...
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    What is the Bible about?

    My answer : 1) - First of all, you should read again Genesis chapter 2 ! - Especially the verse 20 : But for Adam וּלְאָדָ֕ם (ū·lə·’ā·ḏām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle...
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    What is the Bible about?

    Someone says : The children of Ham, Shem and Japheth married many of their very own sisters. Incest was God’s original plan of marriage but eventually the genetic code became corrupted and then that plan was modified to a distant relative marriage system. But for Polygamy / Plural wives...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    In Chapter 25, David sends some men to Nabal to get some food because he protected his shepherds when they were with them! But he refuses! So David wants to kill him! But Abigail, Nabal’s wife, is faster! She gets some food for David and his men! She asks David to forgive her husband! David...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    What is the Bible about?

    29) Cold or Hot Anger? In numbers chapter 20, Israel is in Kadesh and there is no water! So the people quarrel against Moses and Aaron! Yah.weh tells Moses to get water from the crag! But Moses and Aaron don’t glorify Yah.weh when they strike the crag! They speak in their names not in...
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    What is the Bible about?

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Luke

    69) Jesus vs the religious leaders Luke 19:41- 44 Jesus tells about the Romans who will besiege Jerusalem! And they will destroy the city completely! They won’t leave a stone upon a stone! Which means total destruction! And pain and suffering! Because they didn’t listen! And repent! A...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Luke

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    66) Looking for Jesus - In Mark 6:7-13, Jesus sends the Twelve two by two! - And he gives them authority over the unclean spirits! - They must take nothing with them! - They stay at the house of those who receive them! - They must tell people to repent! - And they cure people! - Thus he...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Matthew

    98) Looking for Jesus Matthew 9:24 The girl is not dead but asleep! And they laughed at him! What do we have here! The opposition between death and life! When we read about the cases of resurrection in the Bible, it seems there is no big difference between the two conditions! Of course, at...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Matthew

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    John 2:2 and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also...