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ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN CONCEPT OF DIVINE REST

It would not have been difficult for a reader from anywhere in the ancient Near East to take one quick look at the seven-day account and draw the c...

What Does Hosanna Mean?

Hosanna. Hebrew expression meaning “Save us, we beseech thee,” taken from Psalm 118:25. The crowd welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem with the cry of “Hosa...

The Elohim: Who Are They in Psalm 82?

When we were discussing the word elohim, some passages talked about elohim in Yahweh’s council and those elohim being set over the nations of the w...

What is the message of Genesis 1?

What is the message of Genesis 1? What is the message of these seven days of creation? The text asserts that in the seven-day initial period, God b...

Why would God need to rest?

The seventh day is the most important part of the creation account in Genesis. You might have thought in the past that day seven is sort of a letdo...

Why Did God Call the Light, Day?

Why didn’t God call the light “light”? Why would He call the light “day”? Day is not the same as light; light is not the same as day. What’s going ...

Cognitive Bias on Biblical Interpretation

Have you ever felt that there are logical issues in the text when you are reading Genesis? Commonly, any casual reader would pick up and have quest...

Plagues in the Bible

Throughout the Bible, plagues are sent or withheld solely at the behest of God. The plague was often used as punishment for Israel (Lev. 26:21) or ...

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Why Did God Reject Cain's Sacrifice?

The story of Abel and Cain happened right after the Lord God sent Adam and Eva out from the garden of Eden. Why is this story so important and what...