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Goliath Wasn't That Tall
The annotation about the height of Goliath from the Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls is very interesting. I always found the "9 feet tall" thing a little unbelievable. Not only is that practically…
Created almost 3 years ago
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The End is Near
Not infrequently, we are seemingly given the impression that "the end is near." Here in 1 Peter, we are told "the end of the world is coming soon." I know "soon" isn't exactly quantifiable, but one would…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Noah is a Boy's Name!
Just found it interesting that Noah was originally a boy's name, yet many generations later, is also a girl's name. Today it's still commonly used as a boy's name... I wonder why the "girl" version of…
Created almost 3 years ago
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Foolish Discussions
If you hang around churches long enough (some times long enough is 1 service), you'll inevitably find people discussing different "takes" on various parts of the Bible. From creation, all the way to judgement…
Created almost 3 years ago
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There To This Day
I wonder if those stones are there to THIS day... Now wouldn't THAT be a cool find...
Created almost 3 years ago
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Make It Easy
This verse about not making it difficult for Gentiles to turn to God so easily translates to today. We need to make it "not difficult" for non-Christians to become Christians. Why make them jump through…
Created about 3 years ago
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Not To the General Public
This one always bothered me. Why did Jesus only appear to a select few? Other accounts say he appeared to as many as 500... wouldn't it make more sense to appear to thousands, if not hundreds of thousands…
Created about 3 years ago
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9am is Too Early to be Drunk
'Nine o'clock in the morning is much too early for that." Quote from Peter, as he explains that the people speaking in tongues are not drunk... but not because getting drunk is wrong or anything... but…
Created about 3 years ago
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Judas the Thief?
So not only did Judas betray Jesus, but he also stole money from the other disciples? Is this something John added in afterwards, or who knew that Judas was doing this? If the disciples knew before the…
Created about 3 years ago
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Morning Sunshine = Curse
"A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!" Never expected something so menial, yet so true, to be in the Proverbs. Solomon must have been a night owl, too. ;) There's…
Created about 3 years ago
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Jesus Calls Them Liars
I found this verse, and indeed the last half of this chapter to be a little unsettling. It reads as if Jesus was angry and mocking the crowd (albeit they got mad enough to try to stone Him at the end).…
Created about 3 years ago
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Young Virgins - Keep Them For Yourselves
Not really a verse you'd expect to come out of the mouth of Moses, eh? Kill everyone, except the young girls who are still virgins - keep them for yourselves... If a prophet were to come around today…
Created about 3 years ago
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Slaves and Masters
When reading this text, it seems to me that, while we don't have slavery any more, this could easily apply to an employee/employer relationship in just the same way. Don't slack off when your employer…
Created about 3 years ago
Ephesians 6:5 (ASV), Ephesians 6:6 (ASV), Ephesians 6:7 (ASV), Ephesians 6:8 (ASV), Ephesians 6:9 (ASV)
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No Kidding
This is so true. I am guilty of this all the time - covering up feelings with laughter. But after I (or we) are done laughing, the real feelings are still there.
Created about 3 years ago
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Then They Remembered
When someone, specifically Jesus, predicts His death and then mentions that 3 days after He dies, He's going to rise from the dead, is that something you're really going to "forget" - especially after…
Created about 3 years ago
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A Permanent Law
This phrase is used over and over throughout the Pentateuch. "This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation." Of course, when Jesus came, all the old laws were kinda thrown…
Created about 3 years ago
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Giants
Makes you wonder how tall these "giants" were. People 4,000+ years ago were probably a lot shorter than we are today, and Jewish people aren't generally know for being tall. I'm taller than the average…
Created about 3 years ago
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Not Going To Tell You
So Jesus traps the religious leaders in a lose-lose question. They answer one way, they look like they're not fit as religious leaders, they answer the other way, and the people will stone them. They…
Created about 3 years ago
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Jesus = Bad Party Guest
Based on this verse, and the subsequent verses in the rest of Luke 11, I'm pretty sure Jesus wasn't the most popular of house guests. As he sits down for the meal, he calls his hosts fools, and goes on…
Created about 3 years ago
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Hiding Your Lamp
This verse is certainly analogous to our lives as Christ followers... how can we go about life with our lamp hidden from sight? We know the love of Christ - how can we go about life - do anything - and…
Created about 3 years ago
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Jesus Contradicts Himself?
In Luke 9 & 11, Jesus first says that who ever isn't against Him is for Him, yet in Luke 11, he says anyone who isn't for Him is against Him. The logic doesn't add up... you can't have it both ways unless…
Created about 3 years ago
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Contradictions
This has always bothered me, yet it happens right in the same chapter in Luke. In once instance, Jesus tells the previously demon-possessed guy to "go back to your family, and tell them everything God…
Created about 3 years ago
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Seeds in Rocky Soil
Every time I read or hear this parable, I always think back to the 100 Huntley Street/Circle Square cartoon about it. My parents had it on VHS when I was younger. I saw it recently, and the video was…
Created about 3 years ago
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Showing Favorites
If there's one thing that's evident in the OT, is that God certainly showed favoritism towards the Israelites... in so far as to say that the Israelites were allowed to purchase slaves from all other…
Created about 3 years ago
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Remove That Speck
This is one of my favorite illustrations in the Bible... Maybe it's because I've heard several good sermons/messages on it, or maybe just because it's such a visual illustration, but it's such a common…
Created about 3 years ago
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