Showing posts with label Old Testament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Testament. Show all posts

What is Topheth?

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“ This is what I will do to this place and to those who live here, declares the Lord . I will make this city like Topheth. The houses in Je...

What did a cupbearer do?

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olI was cupbearer to the king. Nehemiah 1:11             A cupbearer drank every drink before the king drank it, kind of like a secret ser...

How many times did waves of exiles return to Jerusalem in Ezra?

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Some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers and temple servants, also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh yea...

Why would someone be impaled on a beam from their own house?

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Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for th...

Why did Jesus bring up David and the consecrated bread?

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He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companion...

Did Jesus make the Old Testament irrelevant?

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  “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell ...

Where is Bozrah?

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The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the Lor...

Who is Jeshurun?

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This is what the Lord says—      he who made you, who formed you in the womb,      and who will help you: Do not be afraid, Jacob, m...

Did Babylon eventually invade Jerusalem because Hezekiah showed Babylon his treasures?

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Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord Almighty: The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that...

What is a poultice of figs?

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Isaiah had said, “Prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” Isaiah 38:21             A poultice is a mu...

When did Assyria fall?

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“Assyria will fall by no human sword;     a sword, not of mortals, will devour them. They will flee before the sword     and their yo...

Who is Ariel in the book of Isaiah?

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Woe to you, Ariel, Ariel,      the city where David settled! Add year to year      and let your cycle of festivals go on. Yet I will...

What is Leviathan?

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In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword—      his fierce, great and powerful sword— Leviathan the gliding serpent,      Lev...

When was the city of Tyre destroyed?

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A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish!      For Tyre is destroyed      and left without house or harbor. From the land...

What is the Valley of Vision?

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A prophecy against the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now,      that you have all gone up on the roofs, you town so full of commo...

Did the Egyptians and Assyrians (Syrians) ever believe in God?

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In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and ...

Where is Damascus?

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A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city      but will become a heap of ruins. Isaiah 17:1 Damascus is th...

What is a raisin cake?

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Therefore the Moabites wail,      they wail together for Moab. Lament and grieve      for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth. Isaiah 16...

Was Babylon overthrown?

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Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms,      the pride and glory of the Babylonians, will be overthrown by God      like Sodom and Gomorrah....

What is a remnant?

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A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob      will return to the Mighty God. Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, ...