Questions tagged [curses]
Questions about biblical texts relating to curses
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Why does Noah curse Canaan?
Genesis 9:23-25 NLT, reads,
Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they ...
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"he will rule over you" -- good, bad, or neutral?
In Genesis 3:16 we read about God's curse on the woman:
To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children;
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Were the children in 2 Kings 2:24 killed, or just mauled?
When Elisha curses the children who were mocking him (2 Kings 2:23-24), the Hebrew uses Strongs H1234 -- בָּקַע baqa` -- to describe what the bears did to the 42 of them they caught. Most often this ...
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Could there be some deeper/Spiritual meaning why darkness was created ahead of light in Genesis 1:2?
KJV Genesis 1 : 2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Throughout the Bible darkness is ...
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Why does Genesis 3:14 say that the snake would eat dust?
We read in Genesis 3:14, of the curse given to the serpent that he would crawl on his belly and eat dust all his life. Those who watch snakes sticking out their tongue while moving on the dusty ground ...
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Did Jesus curse his enemies?
Jesus' teaching to "love your enemies" is known to practically everyone. But in several cases the NT portrays him as expressing anger toward those who opposed him. He famously drove the ...
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Why did Elisha curse 42 boys?
2 Kings 2:23From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24He ...
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In David's curse of Joab in 2 Samuel 3:29 what is intended by "takes hold of a distaff"?
2 Sam 3:29 NASB
"May it fall (whirl) on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who takes hold ...
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What happened to the fasting conspirators who sought to kill Paul?
When Paul traveled to Jerusalem after his 3rd missionary journey there was quite a commotion and multiple attempts were made on his life.
After he was arrested, 40 men took an oath to eat nothing ...
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Does Exodus 34:7 necessarily mean that God directly punishes the grandchildren?
Exodus 34:7 (NIV) says that God "punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation".
The NLT translation says "I lay the sins of the parents upon ...
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Do blessings and curses transcend the covenants?
It is clear that blessings and curses were part of the Old Covenant Deu30:19. But do blessings and curses transcend covenants? Are they universal regardless of the covenant, new or old?
“Bless those ...
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In light of Proverbs 24:17 , how would we go about justifying or reasoning Psalm 54:5-7 claim of being satisfied with enemies' destruction?
Proverbs 24:17 (NASB) Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not
let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
Proverbs 24:17 (KJV) Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not
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(Galatians 3:10-13) Understanding "a curse for us" phrase [duplicate]
(Galatians 3:10-13) New American Standard Bible (NASB)
10 For as many as are of the works of [o]the Law are under a curse;
for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all
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Deuteronomy 28:48 mentions a "yoke of iron" when was this fulfilled?
The full verse
48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in the lack of all things; and He will put an iron yoke on your ...
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What is the special significance of the curse imposed on the serpent in Gen 3:15?
We read in Genesis 3:15 (KJV) :
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
But almost all through ...
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Confusion regarding how God punishes sin in light of 1 Samuel 3:11
The main issue I have stems with 1 Samuel 3:11-14 and 1 Samuel 2:31-33
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What was the spiritual significance of one not buried in his father's sepulchre?
On many occasions when one died he was said to be buried in his father's sepulchre:
KJV Judges 8:32
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his ...
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Who is Jesus speaking to in the first part of Matthew 17:17?
Matt 17:14 ff: A man brings the case of his disturbed son to Jesus, stating he brought the son to Jesus' disciples first, and they couldn't heal him.
Jesus responds: “You unbelieving and perverted ...
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( Romans 12:14 "14 Bless those who persecute [d]you; bless and do Not curse.") can stand side-by-side withOut contradicting the imprecatory scripture
I am trying to go about reasoning how ( Romans 12:14 "14 Bless those who persecute [d]you; bless and do Not curse.") can stand side-by-side withOut contradicting the imprecatory scripture ( i.e., ...
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Does "made a curse" in Gal 3:13 k.J.V mean "made cursed"?
First of all, I would like you not to consider what I am going to say as blasphemy. I'd like to know the nature of christhood. I am trying to know what actually happened, without any bias. What the ...
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Was there something significant about choosing the tribes in Deuteronomy 27:12-13?
Deuteronomy 27:12-13 KJV
12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these ...
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Does 2 Samuel 12:9-11 prove that God will sometimes never stop His chastisements upon a Christian?
We read that after King David sinned against God, Uriah, Bathsheba, and the whole nation of Israel; God said “the sword shall never depart from your house”. Q: Can we find any exegetical grounds with ...
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