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. FAQ: Why bother defining the limits of day and night? A: It's necessary that we nail down the physical characteristics of night and day because so many people have allowed 24-hour Jewish civil time to muddle their understanding of Matt 12:40. Here's another "muddle" that pops up now and...

. ● John 6:66 . . From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Well; I can easily sympathize with their decision to go away; I mean after all, the man was not only talking about cannibalism; but it is a breech of the Jews' covenant with God to eat blood. ● Lev...

. In the very beginning, God made a distinct difference between night and day on Earth; so that His day on Earth is not a 24-hour amalgam of light and dark; rather, His day on Earth is when the Sun is up, and His night on Earth is when the Sun is down. ● Gen 1:4-5 . . God divided the light...

. The passage below is deliberately misquoted. Watch for it. ● John 6:63 . . The words I have spoken to you are spiritual I checked with the ASV, the KJV, the NKJV, the NIV, the RSV, the ESV, the NAS, the NASB, the NLT, the official Catholic version, and even the Jehovah's Witness version and...

. When Jesus was here, days were, at the most, only 12 hours. ● John 11:9-10 . . Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him...

. If Hebrews days began and ended at sunset, then when did Hebrew nights begin and end? At sunrise? _

. ● Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Some years ago a skeptic asked me how to get three days and three nights between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning. It...

. ● John 6:52 . .The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” His opponents weren't alone in their struggle to understand Jesus; his followers were baffled too. ● John 6:60 . .Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard...

. ● Song 1:12 . .While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. To be "at table" doesn't necessarily refer an item of furniture. The Hebrew word also suffices for just sitting around in a circle, e.g. a picnic. It appears to me that the herders mentioned in verse 8 were on a...

. Regardless of how Christ is interpreted; one thing is for sure: unless people somehow eat his flesh and drink his blood, they have no life in them; viz: they are quite dead on the hoof. ● John 6:53 . . Jesus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink...

. This next section in the song appears to me a grandiose day dream wherein Shulah imagines herself utterly irresistible and gives herself quite a variety of compliments. I mean, just look at some of this language. ● Song 1:9 . . I liken you, my darling, to a mare harnessed to one of the...

. ● Song 1:7 . . Tell me, you whom I love, where you graze your flock and where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your friends? A veiled woman following flocks in that day was sort of like the loose women that followed cow towns and mining...

. ● Song 1:5 . . I am black but lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. The Hebrew word for "black" is shachor (shaw-khore') which means dusky, defined by Webster's as somewhat dark in color, i.e. somewhere between light and dark; viz: tanned...

. ● Song 1:4a . .Take me away with you-- let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. At this point in the Song, there's been no mention of a married relationship between the guy and the girl; but that doesn't mean that Shulah's thoughts are improper, rather, perfectly normal and to...

. ● Song 1:3 . . Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, your name is like purified oil; therefore the maidens love you. ASIDE: I am convinced that Song is just as much a fantasy as Mozart's Magic Flute. The reason being that in Ecc 7:28, Solomon complained that he was unable to find even one good...

. ● Song 1:2b . . for your love is better than wine. That phrase makes better sense when kept with the first half of the verse; which refers to kissing on the lips. So; better in what way? Alcohol, in just the right amount, can soothe people's nerves and put them in a good mood. ● Ps...

. ● Song 1:2a . . May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth. A lover's kiss doesn't always have to be mouth-to-mouth. For example kissing the hand used to be common courtesy in some parts of the world, same as greetings consisting of kissing on the cheek. However, I think we can safely assume...

. In a number of places throughout Song, speakers address no one in particular. In point of fact, quite a bit of dialogue throughout Song is what's called soliloquy; defined by Webster's as a poem, discourse, or utterance of a character in a drama that has the form of a monologue, or gives the...

. Just in case someone looking in has neither read nor heard anything from Song until just now; I should probably warn them that portions of it may not be suitable for children. Some of its language is a little disturbing even for grown-ups, especially in mixed company. One thing's for sure: if...

. One of the faults that Atheists find with deistic religions like Christianity is that they are essentially unproven; ergo: insensible and unreasonable. I believe that is a normal response. "A natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him and he...