Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I had once heard that one of the remarkable thing about the creation account in Genesis, as compared to the other creation accounts of the cultures of the surrounding area is that God creates the universe out of nothing, or ‘ex nihilio’; w…
So I was spending some time with the Hebrew under the Cain and Abel narrative in Genesis 4. I noticed a peculiarity in the Hebrew in God’s instructions to Cain after his offering was rejected. I think it may challenge the way that the th…
Genesis 7:1 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of eve…
The Nile splits into 4 river heads. The etymology of the word Eden associates it with Isthmus. It is the only place that matches the description given in Genesis. Bolstering that the rare name association. Then in Genesis 13:10:
And Lot l…
In Genesis 23, we find Abraham wanting to bury his wife Sarah. He wanted a burial place among the sons of Heth. We find these words in Genesis 23:6 spoken to Abraham by the men at the gate:
“Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among…
The text in question is Genesis 4:11-13 where God decrees Cain’s punishment for murdering his brother:
"And now art thou cursed from the
earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from
thy hand. When thou tille…
While at least two people didn’t die, Jesus spoke of only the Son of man ascending into heaven. Jesus next said the Son of man would need to be lifted up.
John 3:13-14 (KJV)
(Jesus said) “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but …
How is the creation of the physical first man an image of the spiritual God?
What is the “design” of the first man that represents “Our image?”
Gen 1:26, 27 – Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our
likeness, to rule …”
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In Genesis 3:3 ESV Eve said:
but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
So, according to Eve, God not only prohibited eating, but also touchin…
When Jacob flees from Laban, Rachel steals his household gods.
When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s
household gods.
Genesis 31:19 (NIV)
Jacob seems pretty serious about the household gods too.
But…
“yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph’s-
(1 Chronicles 5:2)
My understanding is the birthright goes to the firstborn of the first wife, and if something happens where that can…
Why in the Genesis narrative does God use the word REPLENISH when he tasks Adam with the responsibility of earth? There was no lifeform before creation of Adam , Eve and other lifeforms. So why did Adam have to REPLENISH?
Replenish by de…