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What religion is the country duo Thompson square?

Keifer is Episcopalian and Shawna is Southern Baptist.


Does Pastor Robb Thompson really think he is a prophet or is it just another scam?

There is no definitive evidence that Pastor Robb Thompson claims to be a prophet. However, it is always important to exercise caution and critical thinking when evaluating religious figures or claims. Engaging in your own research and seeking multiple sources of information can help you form a well-rounded understanding.


Where does the phrase God has created me to do him some definite service come from?

The phrase "God has created me to do Him some definite service" is from a poem called "Hound of Heaven" by Francis Thompson, written in the late 19th century. The poem reflects the idea of divine purpose and calling in one's life.


How many questions does job ask god in the book of job?

In the Book of Job, Job asks God a total of 77 questions. Job's questions primarily revolve around the suffering and injustices he is experiencing, as he seeks understanding and justification for his hardships. God's responses to Job's questions ultimately emphasize His sovereignty, wisdom, and the limitations of human understanding.


How can we explain the similarities between the stories about Sarah and the Pharaoh in Genesis 12 14-20 and Abimelech in 20 1-18 and then Rebecca and Abimelech in 26 6-11?

To account for these stories, we have to either explain how they fit into a genuine historical narrative, or we identify them as similar legends that entered the Bible from different sources.In regard to the first of these options, nearly all biblical scholars now believe that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were not real, historical characters. Wikipedia cites William G. Dever, who has stated that by the beginning of the 21st century, archaeologists had "given up hope of recovering any context that would make Abraham, Isaac or Jacob credible 'historical figures'". Thomas L. Thompson concludes in The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives that the patriarchal narratives in Genesis are neither historical nor were they intended to be historical. Lester L. Grabbe says, in Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It? that the abandonment of the patriarchal period is almost universal among scholars. So we can no longer look for an explanation that fits the three accounts into a genuine historical narrative.Three different sources are believed to have been the main contributors to the Book of Genesis: an anonymous source now known as the Yahwist, writing in the southern kingdom of Judah; another anonymous source now known as the Elohist, writing in the northern kingdom of Israel; and finally the Priestly Source, writing during or after the Babylonian Exile. Our concern is with the two earliest of these sources, the Yahwist and the Elohist.The Yahwist is believed to have written nearly all the material from Genesis 12:1 to 13:18, including the story about Sarah and the Pharaoh (Genesis 12:14-20), and the material in Genesis chapter 26, including the story of Rebekah (Genesis 26:6-11)). The Elohist is believed to have written the account we find in Genesis 20:1-18. The two sources did not independently create the stories, but merely recorded the three slightly different legends they found in Judah and Israel respectively. Very possibly, the Elohist gives us the legend in its earliest form, but in Judah the legend had already evolved and split into two different versions by the time they were recorded by the Yahwist.