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| bio | website | cellio.livejournal.com |
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| location | Pittsburgh PA | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 7 months |
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reviewed | Reviewed If a “house divided cannot stand” how did non-disciples cast out demons? |
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If a “house divided cannot stand” how did non-disciples cast out demons? Hello. I think you may have misunderstood what this site is (and isn't). We're here to study text and we look for answers that show a clear path from text to interpretation. We aren't a Christian site and certainly not an evangelical or witnessing site. Please review the faq and about pages for more information. |
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Why does the Hebrew word “chesed” in Psalm 136 have two meanings? clarified title (refer to the actual Hebrew word) |
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Why does the Hebrew word “chesed” in Psalm 136 have two meanings? I think "grace" is a red herring, but you're right that Strong's says there are both positive and negative meanings of chesed (kindness). I focused my answer on that (and will remove the stuff I wrote about grace if it's removed from the question). |
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Why does the Hebrew word “chesed” in Psalm 136 have two meanings? expanded to address the Strongs citations |
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Is there a modern English translation of the Bible that uses the second-person plural pronoun? Ah, that explains it -- I went straight to Tanakh, which is my area of interest. (Texas? Cute. :-) ) |
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answered | Why does the Hebrew word “chesed” in Psalm 136 have two meanings? |
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reviewed | Reviewed What is the “weakness of God” in 1 Corinthians 1:25? |
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What is the “weakness of God” in 1 Corinthians 1:25? Can you say a little more about what it says at that link? It looks like there's a variety of commentaries there; is there one in particular that you're referring to? Can you summarize or quote not just what it says but how it gets there from the text? We're looking for answers that start from the text and show their work, not just ones that give a stand-alone interpretation. You can edit your post to add more information. Thanks. |
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reviewed | Reviewed Why does Jesus tell his mother his “hour has not yet come”? |
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reviewed | Reviewed What are the “shields of the earth”? |
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What are the “shields of the earth”? Hello and welcome to BH. We're a little different from other internet sites; we're looking for supported answers that show their work. (It's not a discussion forum.) This means answers are usually a little longer than this. For example, how do recent astrological discoveries interact with psalms written millennia ago? You can edit your answer to improve it. |
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Is there a modern English translation of the Bible that uses the second-person plural pronoun? Hello and welcome to BH. This is very cool! ("This" being the web app, which I'm using from Firefox.) The detailed lexicon pop-ups are very handy. But I'm not seeing where the 2p-singular/plural distinction is being made; what did I miss? |
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Why is the tribe of Dan missing from Revelation 7:5-8? Dan's mother also produced Naftali but he's on the list, so I'm having trouble seeing how your Reuven theory applies. I don't know enough about scriptural support for (a) antichrist and (b) it being a snake, so I'll leave that to others -- but do note that the same passage also says Dan will be a judge. |
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The name Samara is Biblical? Hello. I don't think this is on-topic here, unfortunately -- "where does the bible say X" has been discouraged, and language questions not arising from the text definitely aren't. I haven't heard that name being in Tanakh before and didn't find it on a quick search; I suspect it's an invention based on shamor, guard/watch/keep. (An "ah" ending, hei in Hebrew, would be how that's feminized. But I'm suspicious of the vowels here.) |
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What was lacking in Christ's afflictions? Hello and welcome to BH. We're looking for answers that are more thorough and show their work. This sounds more like a comment. You can edit it to improve it or ask a moderator to convert to a comment. |
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Is the water jar in John 4:28 a symbol? I assumed he included it to show that she made haste -- ceramic water jugs aren't exactly light-weight (so they slow you down), yet this would probably be valuable enough that you normally wouldn't want to leave it behind. |
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reviewed | Reviewed What does it mean that the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist? |
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How does Peter fit the events of Acts 2 into the apocalyptic imagery of Joel? Your first paragraph after the quote makes sense, but your symbology seems to go astray after that. Can you support land as altar, 12 stones on Carmel, Carmel as Sinai (the sea of reeds would be a better fit there -- triumph of God over false gods), tabernacle as Sinai? Also, the "holy fire" that comes down, in the tabernacle and on Carmel, consumes, so that's probably not the connection you want to make to pentecost. |
