Tag «Theology»

What is חֶמְדַּת נָשִׁים in Daniel 11:37

Daniel chapter 11 speaks of the Willful king that will profane the temple and persecute the Jews. One of the many descriptions given to him is found in verse 37,

וְעַל-אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו לֹא יָבִין, וְעַל-חֶמְדַּת נָשִׁים
וְעַל-כָּל-אֱלוֹהּ…

Should John 1:18 read “the only begotten God”?

I was reading my New King James version of the Bible and found a footnote for this verse:

John 1:18 (NKJV)
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[a] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

The footn…

What is the power Jesus has to subject everything to Himself?

Philippians 3:21 NASB

“…who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself.”
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What is this power that Jesus has to …

What does Elijah’s prayer for drought have to do with prayers for healing? (James 5:17-18)

I am curious why James selects Elijah’s prayers starting and ending a drought in Israel as an example of how powerfully a righteous man’s prayer can give healing (James 5:17-18). How does this support the author’s point?

If James were …

Do Genesis 7 and 8 imply a month was 30 days long?

Young’s Literal Translation
Genesis 7:11

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In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day have been broken up all fountains of the great deep, and the net-work of the…

This Is Reality, Not a Conspiracy Theory :: By Daymond Duck

Concerning world government: on Apr. 13, 2023, The Gateway Pundit posted an article by Joe Hoft, author, and contributor to their website, concerning a Steve Bannon interview of Michele Bachmann on The War Room. Hoft reported that Michele Bachmann (att…

How is Japheth is enlarged if confined to the tents of Shem? Gen 9:27

In this passage, Noah explicitly states that Japheth will have no dwelling place of his own.

Genesis:9.27
May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents
of Shem;….

Note: Japheth will not dwell in his own tents but will …