Posted March 10th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. In Isaiah 17, after Damascus becomes a ruinous heap, vs. 4 and on speaks of the glory of Jacob waning and the land becoming lean, etc. Is this past or do you think Israel will once again have agricultural lack? And in Psalm 83–scholars say it is yet future. Indeed it sure could be. Do you think any of the ancient past wars, 1948, 1974, or 1967 would have fit that picture as well? Or is it just future?
Posted March 7th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I have heard arguments that Gen. 12:3 applied only to Abram and not to his descendants. What is your response?
Posted March 6th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. What are the old and new covenants? Like Our lord Jesus said the law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets were in effect up to the time of John the Baptist. After which the good news is being preached. Does this mean that all the people after John the Baptist, won’t be judged by Moses’ Law but would instead be saved by Our lord’s grace thru our faith in him and that all the people before John the Baptist would only be saved by Moses’ law and not their faith which they put upon the coming Messiah?
Posted March 3rd, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I am hoping you’ll be able to help me understand 1 Samuel 16 v 14. I came across it recently and it has really stumped me. It says, “then the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him”. Do you know what it means when it says ‘a distressing spirit from the Lord’? It seems odd as in the new testament James says that only good and perfect gifts are from above. Are you able to shed any light on this for me at all?
Posted February 28th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I believe that the reason the earth and the light from the stars appear old or mature is because God created them in a mature state. I take my theory from the creation of man and woman as they were created in mature state.
Posted February 25th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Re: Rev. 11:19 The Ark of the Covenant was seen by John, as related in Revelation, in Heaven in the future. Now if the Ark of the Covenant is there then is it not likely that it is there presently?
And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
Posted February 23rd, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I was reading my Bible again, (I’m trying to read the whole thing), and I was going from Genesis through Exodus. I used to wish that I could have lived during those times, but now you couldn’t pay me to go there. It seems like every time Israel messes up, they get wiped out. But then I started thinking; I’m just as guilty as they are, because I haven’t always put God first. I feel that I wouldn’t have lasted one day before being killed for my sin. Having seen how He dealt with them, I’m almost afraid to pray know. I mean, if one sin is enough to kill us, how much more do I deserve to die? The New Testament is filled with God displaying His mercy and forgiveness, and I am grateful for that, but I can’t figure out why He is so easy on us, and so tough on the Israelites.
Posted February 12th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Regarding the question of how long is a generation. I’m in agreement with those who favor the 70 yrs…but I’m wondering about the verse in Psalms that says a generation is “…70 years or because of strength, 80″. Strength of what? Strength of individuals?, the economy?, the military?, morals?,….if this verse is saying that a generation may stretch to 80 years, then how is that measured? Frankly, considering the way our country/world is going, 70 seems more likely than 80.
Posted February 9th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Since the horses were killed in the hail and fire Exodus 9:25, where do you reckon they got the horses for the chariots to pursue the Israelites? I know there is a good explanation, because every word He wrote is true. Also, is there any indication of how long the whole set of plagues took?
Posted February 7th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. In Genesis 3:1, the serpent is described as in it’s Edenic form, which is not a writhing reptile. In Genesis 3:14, God cursed the serpent by telling it: “On your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.” It seems that Genesis 3:14 describes the serpents (snakes) of today’s world. However, there are serpents in today’s world which have appendages which appear to the remnant of legs or feet. Is there any correlation between these serpents of today, which have these appendages, and the serpents of Edenic period, described in Genesis 1:26 as “….every creeping things that creeps on the earth”?
