Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The King James version (as well as many other versions in various languages) states in Genesis 1:8 –
And God called the firmament Heaven.
The wording in the American Standard version is exactly the same. However, here’s what some ot…
Q. Why are there so many debates about tithing today?
JC Pennys’ chain of malls in America has the testimony of tithing; why is it negated today?
Looking unto Abraham, he gave a tithe, Jacob vowed and gave a tithe, even before Moses came a…
Irrespective of whether one believes in Gap theory or not we see that the word Bara and asa is used several times in Genesis interchangeably. What confuses me is how are we to understand the actual meaning of the word in the text. Eg. in G…
God promises a new heaven and earth and says he will never remember the former things
KJV Isaiah 65 : 17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
The promise ushers in…
Genesis 41:49 (King James Version)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Without being a perfect equivalent, this english version is very close to the fren…
Genesis 10:5 (KJV)
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
The word “gentile” is only mentioned once in the table of nations. And this …
I found the name “El-Shaddai” mysterious, but while going over Genesis, found the following passage (Gen 49) Wikisource translation
From the god of your fathers, and he will help you, and the Shaddai, and He will bless you, blessing on…
The Hebrew words תֹהוּ and וָבֹהוּ are translated to empty/formless and void in Genesis 1, but that isn’t what they mean.
In my research, I have found that one of the two words is unknown, and the other means chaos or waste. Throughout my …
While Joseph’s brothers plotted against him, was Benjamin a part?
Here’s the story, from Genesis 37:18-36 (NKJV):
18 When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him…
King James Bible Psalm 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.
King James Bible Psalm 42:7
Deep calleth unto deep at the…
The first mention of the concept of anointing is found in Genesis 31:13, refering back to the action Jacob took in 28:18:
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me… -Gen 31:13
So early in the morning Jac…
In Genesis 1:10, 1:5, and 1:8, why did God give words for things if he knew humans would have languages that would have their own words for the day, night, sky, seas, and earth?
All verses from NIV
Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day,” …