Genesis3
Genesis 3:1-24(ESV) 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You£ shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees […]
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7thDay
The Seventh Day, God Rests – Read Genesis 2:1-25 (The complete passage at the end of this article.) Genesis 2:1-2 –ESV Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day […]
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Genesis – in Outline Form Pre-patriarchal period 1. Creation and the Fall 2. Creation a. The heavens and the earth b. Man c. Woman 3. The Fall 4. Cain kills Abel 5. Eve gives birth to Seth 1. Enoch 2. Noah’s Life 3. Babel 4. Job’s life a. Job loses his prosperity i. […]
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Genesis 1:1–31 (NASB95) – The Creation 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let […]
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BibleTranslations
Bible Translations – Interpret Words The English Bible is a translation! It is a result of much scholarly work and frequently by a committee of people used to select the best word(s) to fit the original language intent. These translators have to make choices regarding meanings, and these are going to affect how you understand […]
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A Guide to Good Bible Reading The article below was extracted from the introduction found in a commentary on the book of Luke by Bob Utley. I thought you might be able to gleam some insight from it for your own personal Bible study. For ease in spotting key words/ideas I have highlighted key words […]
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Stop Complaining
Stop Complaining This is a discussion of the topic and a study of a few of the Greek Words used in the text. WE find ourselves frequently complaining about something. A group of employees have a break time, frequent talk is about their complaints. Some might classify it as an ‘acceptable’ sin, but sin is […]
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Pray For – A start on the topic of “things to pray for”: Prayer as Hope One of the great shaping personalities of Protestantism was Martin Luther. We sometimes have the impression that all this brilliant monk did was nail a list of protests on the church door in Wittenberg. Nothing could be further […]
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Know
When translating teams translate from Greek to English it is not easy to be exact but to keep the sense and the context of the text. This study is taking 1 John 5:13-21 and showing that six (6) times the Greek word (Oida) was translated as ‘know’. That in V.20 the Greek word (ginosko) was […]
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Silver-Coin
SILVER: (Our Question: Why the different Greek Words for the translated word “silver” or “coin”?) – Luke 15:8-10 – 8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she […]
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