Hebrew Bible

for the plants which require light for photosynthesis and animals for carbon dioxide. Evidence from scripture is found in the contextual clues left by the author. As Dr. DeWitt states in his lecture, “Elsewhere in the Old Testament, where ‘yom’ [the Hebrew word for ‘day’] is used with a number… it means an ordinary day. If it is used with night, evening, or morning it means an ordinary day.” In the Genesis 1 account, a number with both morning and evening are used. It is almost as if the writer…

Throughout the Bible God provides us with many examples of people who show such a faith in Him, that He shows them amazing grace. Although they did not live perfect lives, they had such a faith God that God gave His mercy and grace and they lived their lives to honor Him. In Genesis, Noah demonstrates his faith in his willingness to believe and trust God and being obedient in God's commandment to build the ark. David is another Biblical example of a man whose great faith and obedience made…

will include theological definition, biblical foundation, and practical application. At the conclusion of this paper the unconditional love that was mentioned will hopefully be apparent. Grace Theological Definition: Grace The reliability of the Bible leads Christians to understand the significance of God’s grace. Our text mentions, “The reality of hell should cause all believers to open their mouths to share the invitation of God 's saving grace that is offered to the world. It should motivate…

One reading the bible it is important to look for themes that can be found throughout the scripture to understand the importance of them. A main theme that can be traced can be understood as a main point to understand the character of God. One of those main themes as to do with covenants theology. It can be said that through covenants God expresses his desires on his people in the most clear form. This paper will be looking at what is a covenant, where can they be found in the bible and how do…

Satan’s evil corruption occurs through another tragic area involving human sacrifices mentioned in the Bible. Early masochism and other cruelties appear to have erupted during this time. “…innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions” (Ps 106:37-39). One of the main gods that instigated this…

Religion and Gay Relationships Comparison of what the Bible and Qu’ran say about Gay Relationships Many conservative Christians and Muslims believe that their sacred texts, the Bible and Qu’ran, condemn same-sex relationships.The King James Version of the Bible has over 31,000 versus. There are five versus and one passage in the Bible that refers to same sex behavior: 3 in the old testament, 3 in the new. The Qu’ran contains 6,236 versus. There are five versus that are believed to refer to gay…

WORSHIP is the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity. Everybody can WORSHIP anything, you can also WORSHIP the lord. WORSHIP focuses on reading the bible, it can help you with all your problems. WORSHIP has different religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and New Age. Some religious people may have a problem with WORSHIPPING God. Many questions has been asked; The Lord we WORSHIP, is he really real? Webster’s Third New International Dictionary defines the…

Holy Spirit Research Paper Who is the Holy Spirit? This question has been asked throughout history for centuries, although no one can truly answer this question in truth. We can use the Bible to uncover and be able to answer such a great question. Through reading the bible all these years I have found that I can answer the question to the best of my abilities with the tools given to use in scripture. The Holy Spirit is the power of our lord in action his active force one might call it. In luke…

The Africa Bible commentary further assesses the historical reality of the Levites pursuing their ministerial responsibilities at the age of thirty. In the light of cited resources and their arguments, it occurs that Jeremiah might have assumed his age to be an obstacle…

the Old Testament: Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth, the Song of Songs, Sirach and the Wisdom of Solomon. Although some of these might seem familiar, others might feel foreign, and this is because they are books typically found in different versions of the bible. Through her volume, she breaks down the spiritualties, implicit or explicit, of the wisdom books of the Old Testament. She also explores the vast and too often overlooked resource that wisdom literature provides for contemporary believers. With…