Questions tagged [chronology]
The timing/ordering of biblical events, which are not always described in sequence. What happened when?
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Is there any interpretative room for considering the prophetic predictions of 2 Peter 3:3-13 as already fulfilled?
2 Peter 3:3-13 (ESV):
3 knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. 4 They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? ...
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“You are my Son, today I have begotten you” - what are the meaning and implications of the word “today” in the context of Hebrews 1:5?
Hebrews 1:5 (ESV):
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are my Son, today I have begotten you”?
Or again,
“I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”?
It's clear that ...
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Are Paul (1 Cor 15:52) and Jesus (Matt 24:29-31) describing the same event, and if so, when will/did this happen?
In Matthew 24:29-31, Jesus describes what is commonly known as the "The Coming of the Son of Man":
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon ...
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When shall those who hunger and thirst for righteousness be satisfied? Matthew 5:6
Matthew 5:6 (ESV):
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
When will this happen?
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David said “the LORD is my shepherd”, yet Jesus said “I am the good shepherd” - was Jesus David's shepherd? [closed]
Psalms 23 (ESV):
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie
down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He
restores my soul. He leads me in paths of ...
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Are the signs mentioned in Mark 16:17-18 universally expected of all true believers?
Mark 16:17-19 (ESV):
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if ...
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When was Timothy in prison?
Hebrews 13:23
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he
come shortly, I will see you.
When was Timothy in prison?
Note-this question assumes an affirmative answer to this ...
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What is meant by “these are a shadow of the things to come” in Colossians 2:16-17?
Colossians 2:16-17 (ESV):
16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to ...
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When was Peter's mother-in-law healed? Chronological contradiction?
Jesus cured Simon Peter's mother-in-law after he cleansed the leper. Mt.8:1-15.
Jesus cured Simon Peter's mother-in-law before he cleansed the leper. Mk.1:30-42; Lk.4:38 to 5:13.
Peter's mother-in-law ...
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Did Daniel prophesy a change from Sabbath observance to Sunday observance in Daniel 7:25?
Daniel 7:25 (ESV):
25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his ...
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” - Is John 3:3 a universal statement, O.T. Saints included?
John 3:1-7 (ESV):
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, ...
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Is there any evidence to support the “different calendar theory” often invoked to resolve chronological discrepancies in the gospels?
Is there any evidence that there was a confusion of calendars in the first century, such that dates reported within the NT might vary as to the "actual" date of an event, and some authors (...
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Why does Jeremiah refer to Zedekiah as Jehoiakim?
In Jeremiah 27 the chapter begins by discussing the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, but in verse 3 pivots to talking about Zedekiah.
1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of ...
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Jesus's Resurrection ocurred before angel rolled back tombstone?
Many exegetes claim, without proof, that Jesus resurrected before the angel rolled back the stone, in order to show that he passed through it as he could walk through doors or as he was born out of ...
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Why did Jesus begin his ministry at age 30?
Luke 3:23 (ESV)
23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Why did Jesus begin his ministry when he was about 30 ...
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At what exact moments did Jesus start and finish emptying himself in Philippians 2:5-8?
Philippians 2:5-8 (YLT):
5 For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal
to God,
7 but did empty himself, the form ...
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Is there any interpretative room for considering the prophetic predictions of Matthew 24:29-31 as already fulfilled?
Matthew 24:29-31 (YLT):
29 `And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the ...
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How can 'what must soon come to pass' in Revelation 1:1 be reconciled with ~2000+ years?
Revelation begins with
"This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show
His servants what must soon come to pass." (Berean Study Bible)
The word 'soon' here is 'tachei', ...
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Are the 480 years of 1 Kings 6:1 wrong?
Here is my particular biblical chronology based on a literalist interpretation of the Bible, the only problem I have is that I cannot fit the 480 years of 1 Kings 6:1 into it:
And it came to pass in ...
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When will all be accomplished? Matthew 5:18
Matthew 5:17-18 (NASB):
17 “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. 18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not ...
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When was Jesus made both Lord and Christ?
Acts 2:36 (ESV):
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. When ...
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Faith & Works - Is Paul responding to James or James responding to Paul?
James & Paul cite the same Old Testament story in their arguments about faith & works.
From James:
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered
Isaac his son upon the ...
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Relation between Judges 4 and Joshua 11
In Judges 4:2 (NASB)
So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
From Joshua 11:1-11 ...
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Is the ministry of the tabernacle for ages 30 to 50, or for ages 29 to 49?
From Numbers 4:
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi,
after their families, by the house of their fathers,
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Why is Abiather named as priest after having been removed from office in 1 Kings 4:1-4?
After hiving been removed from office Abiather is mentioned as priest along with Zadok and Benainh as commander in chief. The order of events in the previous chapter is that Benaiah first killed ...
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2 Timothy 1:9 us in Christ Jesus before time began?
2 Timothy 1:9 Berean Study Bible
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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Which is the midst of the feast in John 7:14?
As I read John 7:14, I see in a strange view that The Lord Jesus went up into the temple on the fourth day of the feast, and left the Temple on the eighth day.
In Lev 23:42 God said that all the ...
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Is Exodus 4:20 and Exodus 4:21 in the right order?
In Exodus 4:20 (NASB)
So Moses took his wife and his sons and mounted them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.
then the very next verse in ...
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How did the first disciples of Jesus come to be?
In John 1:35-42, 2 of John’s disciples followed Jesus after John announced the Christ’s presence.
“Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus....
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Is John chapter 9 in the same day with John chapter 10:22-23?
When you read John 9, you may think .. Where did The Lord Jesus heal the blind man...
John 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
It doesn't say clearly in John 9, ...
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Is Acts 2:17 applicable today?
Acts 2:17
"'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
Was this ...
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In Genesis 2:21-22, KJV, why was Eve taken out of man (Adam), and not formed from the dust of the ground?
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he ...
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How could King Herod have killed John the baptist in Matthew 14?
According to Matthew's narrative King Herod is said to have died whilst Christ was still a child in Egypt with his parents.It is said King Herod had been succeeded by his son Archelaus when Joseph ...
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Was the sixth hour in John 4:6 noon or six p.m.?
Was the sixth hour in John 4:6 noon or six p.m.?
This depends on if John used Jewish way for time or the Roman way. Answering this question also depends on which way Mark used for time:
According to ...
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At what age during the time of Abraham, is considered as old age?
We can see in the bible that a lot of generations from Adam live around 500 - 1000 years. Right now, with an average life expectancy of 70, we consider 50-60 years as old age.
In Genesis 17:17, ...
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Jairus Daughter [closed]
In Matthew we read:
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. 16 “No ...
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Is there a chronological issue in Exodus 17,18 and 19?
In Exodus 17 we meet the Israelites camped at Rephidim after leaving the wilderness of sin
Exodus 17:1 NASB
17 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by [a]stages from the ...
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Is there a chronological issue in Matthew 10 and 12?
As Christ sends out his disciples he warns them that they had called him Beelzebul and it was likely they will suffer the same fate if not worse.
Mattew 10:25
25 It is enough for students to be like ...
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How can priestly sections(Zechariah/Abijah) clarify chronology of Luke 1?
8 Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division When was this? Gene believes it can be dated to the day. https://www.worldcat....
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Nebuchadnezzar acting like a beast.today. Babylonians only considered winter and summer and therefore it was 3.5 years. The other source said 7 years
I have heard two sources today. One said that since the Babylonian year was 2 seasons the time was 3.5 yrs. The other said 7 years.
The references in Daniel 4:13, 20, 22, 29.
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(John 1:39) Significance of “almost the tenth hour”
I'm trying to explore the symbolic uses of time in the Fourth Gospel. My question is: "What is the significance of 4pm (the tenth hour) to first century, and older, Jews?
John 1:39 (KJV), He ...
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Is there a chronological issue in Genesis 25,26 and 27?
In Genesis 25 we meet Isaac who marries Rebecca.Rebecca conceives and gives birth to twins Esau and Jacob.Isaac is above sixty years of age when the chapter closes.
Genesis 25 NASB
20 and Isaac was ...
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When did God create the waters in Genesis 1:2?
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface
of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering ...
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When was the Book of Ruth set?
"In the days when the judges ruled,[a] there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab."- Ruth 1:...
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How can Job be after Genesis 10 and not Genesis 36?
As per the chronological bible reading order it says that after Genesis 10 we should be reading Job 1-42. But it didn't make sense to me cause the Temanite and Eliphaz doesn’t come into being until ...
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Did the Word of God pre-exist as the Son of God before He was begotten of Mary?
In Daniel 3:25, KJV, after seeing the four men in the fiery furnace, Nebuchadnezzar stopped short of saying that the fourth man was the Son, but rather was “like the Son of God.”
He answered and ...
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What does the Gesture of “uncovering feet” and “laying to Boas feet” mean?
In Ruth 3,4 it is written:
When he gets ready to go to sleep, take careful notice of the place where he lies down. Then go, uncover his legs, and lie down beside him. He will tell you what you should ...
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How old was Zedekiah when he became king?
1 Chronicles 3:15 says Jehoiakim was born 2nd, Zedekiah was born 3rd, and Shallum [Jehoahaz] was born 4th.
Jehoahaz was 23 years old when he became king(1), and Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he ...
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Did Samuel pitch in within seven days as promised in 1 Samuel 10:8?
Samuel promises to meet Saul within seven days at Gilgal
1 Samuel 10:8 NIV
8 “Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, ...
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At what age was John the baptist when He was beheaded [closed]
John the baptist died at what age (Matthew 14, Mark 6)? I have tried to research with no possible conclusion
Kindly assist
