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Old Testament
The Old Testament is the first half of scriptures in the Christian Bible.
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How many time does the word faith appear in the Bible?
In the New World Translation, approximately 400 times in the whole Bible. But by far, the most times in the New Testament.
What new testament husband and wife died because they lied to god?
Ananias and Sapphira died because they lied to the apostles, not directly to God, in the New Testament book of Acts (Acts 5:1-11). They sold a piece of property but kept back some of the money for themselves while claiming to have given it all. God's judgment was swift, and they both fell dead after being confronted about their deceit.
When were the apocryphal books written?
The term apocrypha means "things hidden away", and refers to to texts not in the canon of the Bible, but which could have been included. The term is often used to include the 'deuterocanonical', or second-level canons, of the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.
The two books, 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees were written by different authors around 100 BCE. Whereas 1 Maccabees attempts to be a straight-forward history of the Maccabaean period of the second century BCE, 2 Maccabees places events of approximately the same period in a religious context, with fabulous accounts of angels on horseback.
The Book of Tobit (or Tobias), originally written in Aramaic, is generally considered to date from some time in the second century BCE.
A much later work is the Wisdom of Solomon, traditionally attributed to King solomon, but actually written in in Greek between about 75 BCE and 40 CE.
Various other apocryphal books were written during the intertestamental period or early in the Common Era.
What are the achievements of prophet Elijah?
Prophet Elijah showed God's power at Mt Carmel. he showed God's power through restoring Yahweism back. People had been into apostacy, worshipping baal and asherah. Other prophets were in hiding from Jezebel yet Elijah was not, his exterminating the opposing prophetic career.
Pophet Elijah delt with social injustice where he delt with Naboth's vineyard and the Ahab confrontation.
He is credited by the still small voice of inspiration as opposed to violent ecstacy.
Elijah's miracles e.g at the contest on Carmel and the raising of the widow's son.
Him becomingg a prophetoic successor to himself in the person of Elisha.
Methuselah's father was Enoch, who was a character in the Bible described as having walked with God before being taken by God. Methuselah is known for being the oldest person mentioned in the Bible, living to the age of 969.
What is the difference between a levite and a priest?
A prophet speaks on behalf of God and a Priest represents the people to God. Look in the Old Testament of the Bible - Isaiah found in the book of Isaiah) was a prophet. Aaron was a priest (See Leviticus).
What is the building in Jerusalem where sacrifices were made?
The building in Jerusalem where sacrifices were traditionally made is known as the Temple, specifically the Second Temple which was constructed after the First Temple was destroyed.
How did Joseph from the egpytain end up in jail?
Joesph, being a man of integrity and of good moral character refused to commit adultery with the wife of his master Potiphar. She then falsely accused him and he was thrown into prison without trial. This is recorded in chapter 39 of Genesis.
Joseph was sent to prison because he was falsely accused of rape. Joseph was the 11th of Jacob's 12 sons.
What was noah's basic profession?
Noah was a farmer and a builder. He is most commonly known for building an ark to save his family and animals from a great flood as described in the Bible.
During New Testament times copies of the old testament were?
The Old Testament was the scripture used by the New Testament Christians. They read it quoted from it and preached Jesus out of it. Paul, being a pharisee and thus knew it as well as any proved who Jesus was from it:
1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. Peter used the Old Testament book of Joel in his Pentecost sermon and Stephen when stoned rehearsed much of the Old Testament history. These accounts give a 'snapshot' of what much of the New Testament preaching and teaching must have been like.
Another example is how Philip used Isaiah, being read by the Ethiopian official, to speak about Jesus. Jesus Himself used it often of course in His teaching and interpreted it rightly, in contrast to the teachers of His day.
How does the Exodus story reinforce the Hebrews' role as Chosen People?
Most scholars now regard the Hebrew people as being Canaanite peasants who migrated from the region of the rich coastal cities to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland. Gradually, as the Israelites forgot their true origin, they looked for a more colourful history, one that helped explain why they were there and why their God had chosen them as his people.
The story of the Exodus met this requirement. It proved to their own satisfaction that their God was the greatest of all gods and that he had chosen them to live in the Promised Land. The forty years that the Hebrews wandered in the wilderness taught them the necessity of absolute obedience to God if they were to avoid punishment in this life.
Joseph's dad Jacob gave him the coat because Joseph was his favourite son
Which tribe did Abraham belong to?
Abraham was the father of Isaac and Jocob.
the Tribes were not established until the sons of Jacob were born.
This is recorded in the Book of Genesis chapter 29 and on.
How many years were between Moses and Noah?
According to Genesis, Noah was born 1056 years after Adam was created. At the time of his birth, all his direct ancestors were still alive, except Adam, Seth and Enoch. Again, according to Genesis, Noah lived 950 years.
Abraham was born 1948 years after creation. So, he was born 892 years after the birth of Noah, who was still alive until Abraham was about 58 years old, although it appears they never met.
The queen of heaven in Jeremiah 43?
The queen of heaven mentioned in Jeremiah 43 was likely a reference to the goddess Ishtar, who was worshipped by some Israelites despite being seen as idolatrous by the prophet Jeremiah. The people's worship of the queen of heaven was seen as a direct challenge to the worship of the true God, which led to divine judgment in the form of destruction and exile.
The great temple house a statue of?
a powerful deity worshiped by the ancient civilization that built the temple. This statue is the focal point of the temple and serves as a symbol of the deity's importance and presence in the lives of the worshipers.
Why are the first three commandments on separate tablets?
We don't actually know how they were divided up on the originals. But generally, the first three commandments refer to our relationship with God and the last seven refer to our relationship with each other.
The first five commandments were on the first tablet. The latter five commandments were placed on the second tablet. It is not indicated anywhere else in the Bible that there were three contemporaneous tablets or that any tablets bore only one commandment.
Who was Ruben to saul in the Bible?
In the Bible, Ruben was not specifically mentioned as being related to Saul. Rather, Ruben was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the ancestor of the tribe of Reuben. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin.
What do phenomenal woman mean in proverbs 33?
In Proverbs 33 you are reading about the ideal woman of that day. While we do not necessarily do the same things today as women we can still learn from their ideal description today. the "Proverbs 33" woman puts God first, takes care of her family, puts her husband first and does not live with a selfish focus on herself and yet she takes care of herself too.
What was the root cause of the division of Israel into the northern and southern kingdoms?
On the other hand, the Bible says that there was once a great United Monarchy of Israel under Kings Saul, Daid and Solomon. The unwise policies and swingeing taxes of Solomon were continued under his son, Rehoboam, resulting in the rebellion of the north. The northern kingdom, known as Israel, broke away under Jeroboam, while Rehoboam continued as king of the southern kingdom of Judah.
I think she was looking back to see if what the angels said would happen really did. Her doubt destroyed her because to be saved she had to act with complete faith and earnestness. In other words, she had to run for her life!
What is the old testament festival in which the lords supper was instituted?
The spring Feasts Commonly called Passover.. which started on the 14th of the month of Nisan.. (Passover feast), then the feast of (Unleavened Bread) on the 15th.. and ends with the (feast of First fruits) which occurs on the first day after the Sabbath after unleavened bread... a Sunday...
*Note that during the passover meal there were 4 cups that were served...
The first cup was celebrating the call of the people of God in Abraham, the second was the celebration of the deliverance of the nation in Moses, the third cup celebrated the forgiveness of sin in the coming Messiah, and the forth cup celebrated the promise of God to gather his people to Him in the future forever.. also note that during the passover meal at the third cup.. Jesus stood up and declared himself as the Messiah and established the "Lords Supper" and His statement that he would not drink of the cup again until He drinks it with us in Heaven, (the fourth Cup). See Matthew 26:27-29.
What does Ezekiel's wheel in the middle of a wheel mean?
This phrase is recorded by Ezekiel, a Jewish priest and prophet recently exiled to Babylon. God's throne is shown to have wheels etc. the point seems to be that God is not back in Palestine, his throne is mobile, he is God of everywhere and he is with his people even in their exile. The wheel was a perfect wheel of vapor born from a vortex [whirlwind like] riding from within a nimbus cloud. The Cherubin ride inside of this wheel and move downwards within their light. The Glory of the Lord came from within the wheel and this caused a Rainbow like aura as describerd by Ezekiel to spin on the outside of the wheel producing a wheel spinning around a wheel,spinning not in the direction it went over the heads of those who were there.These are Gods Chariots and have been described in ancient text as Ophanin.This is the wheel within a wheel, it is NOT symbolic.
Why did Satan enter the serpent rather than another creature?
Satan was still noticed and recognised and revealed fully in New testament. Satan was the Old serpent meaning from the garden who is the great dragon. Rev 12:9 and 20:2 is clear there. rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that OLD SERPENT, which IS THE DEVIL, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years ..(emphasis added)
rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old SERPENT, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
So the serpent which was an actual serpent was the Devil in the form of the serpent, which many believe that Satan entered into him like he did with Judas at the sop.
