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Why did God give Pharaoh a dream that predicted the future?
Why did God give Pharaoh a dream that predicted the future? Any thots anyone?
Created 4 months ago
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Isaac sins; God blesses him
Why did God bless Isaac even when he sinned? Well, why does God continue to bless you if you sin? Because he loves us. Just because we screw up doesn't mean he withdraws completely and abandons us. We…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-28
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Our actions impact our children!
Abraham's actions impacted generations after him - our actions (even the simple ones) do matter! They will either positively or negatively affect our posterity!
Created 4 months ago
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Jewish Encyclopedia on nose rings
nose rings in Jewish Encyclopedia: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11599-nose-ring
Created 4 months ago
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Hand under thigh possible meaning
Abraham preferred a hand under the thigh to a handshake!I am not suggesting that Abraham was a dirty old man. Only that when it came to making a serious oath with someone, he preferred a hand under his…
Created 4 months ago
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Interesting link about God "allowing" concubines/polygamy/etc.
Interesting link about God "allowing" concubines/polygamy/etc (http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/LVanswers/2006/07-14b.htm)
Created 4 months ago
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God did not TEMPT Abraham; God doesn't TEMPT us.
Genesis 22:1 and James 1:13 God tempted Abraham (Genesis 22:1) - "Now it came about after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." The KJV says, "And…
Created 4 months ago
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Why did God tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
Why did God tell Abraham to sacrifice Isaac? Why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his own child? First, we should realize what God was NOT doing: God was not tempting Abraham. God was not enticing…
Created 4 months ago
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Abraham sinned, but God still called him a prophet?
This is the same lie Abraham told back in Genesis 12:10-13. He shows that it is all too easy to slip back into sinful habits. Abraham stumbles in a place he stumbled before. Instead of trusting God to…
Created 4 months ago
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Were Lot's daughters wrong in sleeping with Lot?
Were the Sisters Wrong?Of course they were wrong, even if they were from Sodom and raised in a world of sin and corruption. One point to remember about studying the Bible is that, in many cases, it just…
Created 4 months ago
Genesis 19:31 (KJV), Genesis 19:32 (KJV), Genesis 19:33 (KJV), Genesis 19:34 (KJV), Genesis 19:35 (KJV), Genesis 19:36 (KJV), Genesis 19:37 (KJV), Genesis 19:38 (KJV)
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Bad Noah or Bad Ham?
Noah was the one who put himself in a silly situation - why did he get drunk? I've heard a theory that makes sense. Before the flood, the makeup up the atmosphere didn't allow for fermentation. So, when…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-09
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How did Adam know about mother/father?
I was wondering how Adam knew about a mother and father to talk about them... then I realized the quotations ended w/ the verse before that, so Adam didn't say the sentence about mother/father. The writer…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-05-11