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Ezra 1:8 Cyrus כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3566: Cyrus -- a person king king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Persia פָּרַ֔ס (pā·ras) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a...

Ezra 1:7 King וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Cyrus כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3566: Cyrus -- a person king also brought out הוֹצִ֖יא (hō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect -...

41) Looking for Job Job 7: When I lie down I ask, “When will I get up? But as the night drags on, I toss restlessly until the dawning of the day. - Job can’t sleep well as he “tosses restlessly” - He has lost everything! - He is left alone! - There are three individuals fighting against...

41) God and Daniel / Daniel and God Daniel 1: - In every matter requiring wisdom and understanding that the king may ask them about, he finds them ten times better than all the magic-practicing priests and the conjurers in his entire realm! - Right, they are better! - But no, they are...

21) Cold or Hot Anger? In Numbers 11, we are told that: Moses is fed up with the Israelites! Yah·weh is fed up with the Israelites! And he gives them meat for a whole month so they get fep up with it! But Yah·weh is so angry with the Israelites that he strikes them with a very great slaughter...

His parents were Pharisees—fervent Jewish nationalists who adhered strictly to the Law of Moses—who sought to protect their children from “contamination” from the Gentiles! Anything Greek would have been despised in Saul’s household, yet he could speak Greek and passable Latin! His...

His writings are especially significant for the prophecies he made about the coming Messiah, hundreds of years before Jesus was born! Matthew quotes Isaiah when describing John the Baptist’s ministry! And when Jesus moved to Galilee to start His ministry, Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled...

Jeremiah was, appropriately, the last prophet that God sent to preach to the southern kingdom, which comprised the tribes of Judah and Benjamin! God had repeatedly warned Israel to stop their idolatrous behavior, but they would not listen, so He tore the 12 tribes asunder, sending the 10...

- Ezekiel delivered God’s messages with straightforward language that everyone could understand, whether they listened or not! - Ezekiel himself was called to be a watchman, and God warned him that, if he did not faithfully warn of the punishment for not following God, he would be held...

His importance in the twelve grew as he matured! He ministered with Peter! Finally he was exiled to the island of Patmos by the Romans, where he received from God the majestic visions that comprise the book of Revelation! He is the brother of James, another of the twelve disciples of Jesus...

Luke was a physician! And the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament! Luke was a close friend of Paul! Perhaps Luke’s interest in medicine is the reason his gospel gives such a high profile to Jesus’ acts of healing! Luke joined Paul in Troas in Asia Minor during Paul’s second...

Mark was also called John Mark! His mother’s house was used as a place for believers to gather and pray! He was a companion of Barnabas and Paul during their travels together! Paul and Barnabas had a disagreement about Mark! They separated, Paul took Silas and barnabas Mark! But Mark matured...

Matthew was a tax collector! He was also called Levi! He was rich as a consequence! Jesus had dinner at Matthew’s house with many other tax collectors and sinners! Jesus explained that he had come to save sinners! Matthew didn’t hesitate to leave his wealth and security...

At the end of chapter 21, David goes to the Philistines to King Aʹchish of Gath! And to be accepted among them he acts insane! Thus gradually David learns how to survive by playing tricks! We can imagine how useful it will be when he becomes king! But power corrupts! And you start...

https://www.gotquestions.org/life-John-Apostle.html The Apostle John is the author of five New Testament books: the gospel of John, the three short epistles that also bear his name (1, 2, and 3 John) and the book of Revelation. John was part of Jesus’ “inner circle” and, along with Peter and...

Who was Luke in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Little is known about Luke, the author of the books of Luke and Acts in the Bible. We do know he was a physician and the only Gentile to write any part of the New Testament. Paul’s letter to the Colossians draws a distinction between Luke and other...

https://www.gotquestions.org/John-Mark-in-the-Bible.html John Mark, often just called Mark, is the author of the gospel of Mark. He was a believer in the early church mentioned directly only in the book of Acts. John Mark is first mentioned as the son of a woman named Mary (Acts 12:12), whose...

Who was Matthew in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Matthew in the Bible was one of Jesus’ disciples. Matthew’s Gospel, along with the Gospels of Luke, John, and Mark, is an inspired—and thus accurate and true—history of the life of Christ. His Gospel is the longest of the four, and some scholars...

20) Cold or Hot Anger? In Numbers chapter 11, the people complain bitterly before Yah·weh because of the manna! And a fire begins to blaze against them! Then the people begin to cry out to Moses! So Moses makes supplication to Yah·weh! And the fire dies out! Here we can say Hot Anger! But the...

Who was Jeremiah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org Jeremiah the prophet lived in the final days of the crumbling nation of Judah. He was, appropriately, the last prophet that God sent to preach to the southern kingdom, which comprised the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. God had repeatedly warned...