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Did David choose a soft landing in option 3 in 2 Samuel 24:11-13?
It seems David sinned and should take the judgment for his sin. The more selfless would be No. 2, having to flee three months before his enemies while they pursued him. He should take responsibility ...
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Do eternal ordinances such as the festival of unleavened bread pose a biblical contradiction?
As others have mentioned, the operative word in the Exodus passage is עוֹלָם ('olam). This word is used in several contexts, one of which is G-d's eternality.
Psalm 90:2:
"Before the mountains ...
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Exo 32:20: Was it part of a Mosaic atonement ritual to drink water mixed with the ashes of the golden calf?
The ancient Egyptians practiced the drinking of gold water. Gold does not corrode and therefore the drinking of gold water was thought to bring longevity. Gold is highly conductive allowing ...
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Do eternal ordinances such as the festival of unleavened bread pose a biblical contradiction?
If Jesus was the fulfillment of the passover and did away with the sacrificial system and festivals, … ?
This is a somewhat loaded question; it assumes that Jesus did away with God's festivals.
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Do eternal ordinances such as the festival of unleavened bread pose a biblical contradiction?
No. The better translation of Ex. 12:14 is from Young's.
`And this day hath become to you a memorial, and ye have kept it a feast to Jehovah to your generations; -- a statute age-during; ye keep it a ...
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Do eternal ordinances such as the festival of unleavened bread pose a biblical contradiction?
Let's start with the Hebrew. The term “eternal” (Hebrew: עוֹלָם, olam) can mean “lasting for an age” or “perpetual” in certain contexts. The Strong's defines it as:
Definition: long duration, ...
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Do eternal ordinances such as the festival of unleavened bread pose a biblical contradiction?
Here, I will assume that the OP is alluding to one or more of the following texts:
Rom 10:4 - Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Matt 5:...
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Genesis 2 and 3 - Why was nudity suddenly a shame for Adam?
Let me suggest one more answer.
The word for what Adam and Eve are producing in Genesis 3:7 is hagor. It can mean loinclothes, but can also mean belt.
You may see among primitive people that the man ...
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In Matthew 5:33-35, did Jesus establish new law forbidding swearing?
Yes, the passage from Matthew is clearly prohibiting swearing oaths.
However the Hebrew bible contains no such prohibition. Oaths and vows are very common and regulated in the Hebrew bible in Numbers ...
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Is the test/offering for jealousy done by a Priest in Numbers similar to divination?
The jealousy ritual receives an extensive treatment in the gospel of John, where Jesus sort of performs it, twice: for the Samarian Woman (John 4:13) and the woman caught in adultery (John 8:8)
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Is the test/offering for jealousy done by a Priest in Numbers similar to divination?
Short Answers: Is this test/offering for jealousy more like a psychic or divination kind of thing? No.
Was it correct for a priest to do this? Yes.
While it might seem similar to divination because it ...
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Why was there a law to help when a husband had an evil spirit over him?
The law of jealousy:
This law was part of the Mosaic Law given to the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. You asked, "why did they have this law?"
Short Answer: In an era where women's ...
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