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The issue of Roman occupation was in the minds of many Jews, particularly the Zealots. Wiki: Some anticipated a Jewish political messiah from Isa 9: When Jesus announced the Kingdom of God, some Jews thought that was it. Jesus would be their political messiah-king to overthrow the Romans. John...

Luke 9: Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers: This guy's heart is divided. He is not competent. Jesus demands the best of our efforts to work for him. We should work for Jesus with our whole hearts. I don't think Jesus was particularly against him saying goodbye to the people in his...

Luke 3: Tax collectors were considered sinners because they were greedy. They extracted more money from the people than necessary to pay Rome. John baptized the tax collectors who repented of their sins. Luke 7:28-31 Tax collectors were singled out here to contrast the Pharisees. The former...

There are different forms of hypnosis. Some decades ago, a famous hypnotist came to town. Out of curiosity, I attended the show. He asked for volunteers. I went forth, doubting that he would be able to hypnotize me. Well, he didn't pick me. I went back to my seat and watched him making some...

Nathanael expressed surprise in John 1: Apparently, Nathanael had a moment of personal quiet time with God under the fig tree just between him and God. Nathanael was impressed that Jesus knew that particular moment and concluded that Jesus had to be God's Son to know that. On the other hand...

Yes. Jonathan was a good guy and his body was burned, 1 Samuel 31: See also What happens to your soul when you die?.

The first Pentecost was a special event. John prophesied in Matthew 3: Before Jesus died, he promised his disciples in John 16: When? The 50th day (the seventh Sunday) from resurrection Sunday. God sent the Paraclete on the Pentecost. After the resurrection, Acts 1: i.e., the Paraclete...

In Leviticus 18, the phrase "uncover the nakedness" appears 11 times as a euphemism or idiom for "having sexual intercourse". E.g. Leviticus 18: Did any of the sons of Noah uncover the nakedness of Noah (or having sex with Noah's wife) in Genesis 18: No one uncovered Noah's nakedness; he did...

On the positive side, Exodus 20: Moses addressed the Israelites. On the negative side, Exodus 21: Do we follow the last command today? No, Moses gave the law to the Israelites when a parent wanted to press charges against their children. Each gentile nation had its civil code. In Canada...

Exodus 19: The same symbolism applies in the NT, 1 Peter 2: Revelation 1: The OT Israelite kingdom of priests became the NT Christian kingdom of priests serving the same God.

Hebrews 11: Really? Was Sarah faithful? God promised Abram descendants in Genesis 15: Sarai couldn't wait. Genesis 16: Was Sarai being unfaithful to God's promise? No, at this point, God had not explicitly told them that she would bear a son. That came in the next chapter. Gen 17: At this...

Berean Literal Bible Matthew 12: Do these places exist in the spiritual realm or the physical realm? Or are they metaphors of what? Luke 8: Demons are comfortable among tombs. They don't mind deserts either when they are inside a human. They are scared of the abyss. What are these...

Mark 1: The demons knew Jesus' true identity as the Son of God. At this point, Jesus didn't want to be too vocal about it. Further, Jesus didn't even want people to be too vocal about him either. Jesus didn't want too much publicity. Jesus wanted to have some control over the size of the...

Mark 16: Are all believers commanded to preach the gospel? Berean Standard Bible, Ephesians 4: Not every believer is a teacher. James 3:

The Greek word for paradise is G3827 παράδεισος. It appears 27 times in LXX. Brenton Septuagint Translation, Genesis 2: A paradise seems to be some concept of heaven with physicality. In the NT, G3827 appears only three times. Jesus told the repentant thief on the cross in Luk 23: Paul...

Galatians 5: We are in Christ who has set us free. Strong's Greek: 1601. ἐκπίπτω (ekpipto) — 10 Occurrences Grace sets us free from the bondage of the law. If you depend on the law to save you, you are not in Christ, and you have fallen from grace. Berean Literal Bible, 2 Peter 3: Grace...

Genesis 25: wife אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female H802 is ambiguous. It is a high-frequency word with 781 occurrences. Good News Translation: This translation is confirmed in 1 Chronicles 1: Now, this Hebrew word is different from "wife"...

I don't think so. Firstly, English Standard Version, Luke 20: The Greek words for "marry" and "given in marriage" are in the present tense, not the future tense. The present tense shows a state of persistence.' People will not be in a persistent state of marriage after death (1 Corinthians...

New International Version, 2 Kings 23: English Standard Version: Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Hebrew word H2076 appears 134 times. It means to slaughter for sacrifice. NIV interpreted as "slaughter" to avoid the theological complications. ESV translated it...

Deuteronomy 21: The tree is a type of the cross. Christ fulfilled the above according to Galatians 3: Similarly, 1 Peter 2: Then there was the piercing prophecies, Isaiah 53: Zechariah 12: The piercing was fulfilled on the cross in John 19: Jesus himself prophesied the cross in Luke 9...