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Where to begin?
The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon
In preparing the Lexicography, Gesenius has been chiefly relied upon for definitions; but the works of Dr. Lee, Winer, Biesenthal, Furst, and others, have been compared throughout.
The Church Balcony
Can we by searching find out God? The clear implication is that no, we can't, but there's something important to remember whenever we contemplate passages from the book of Job: Who's speaking?
Formless > Formed
In the beginning the deep was formless. The subsequent account of creation shows how form and function go through several rounds of increasing order and complexity. The first was to take on the form of a sphere.
God: אֱלֹהִ֑ים – elohim
A word frequently translated God is the Hebrew elohim. What's interesting is that the word is plural, denoting more than one. It's not a problem because we can resolve it with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Church Custodian
In September 1999, thinking that we were called to Christian service we took a job as custodian of a large Presbyterian church.
The Witch of Endor
You may be skeptical of the idea that there's an underworld realm of the dead deep in the interior of the Earth, or that the souls of the Old Testament saints had to wait there for the messiah. That's understandable.
Cause and Effect: The Curse is Effect
If the wife's role is to obey her husband and compliment him on how big his muscles are, then why did God need to carry out the rib removal operation?
Accept the Certainty of Deduction
We said when we began this process that we would to take a strictly deductive approach to learning what the Bible is trying to teach us. We made a point of saying that we have to be prepared to accept what we may deduce.
One of his Ribs
Is there enough meaning here for us to conclude that the rib is actually a chromosome? After all, that's what would be necessary to ensure biological compatibility. Yes, there is, we can see an application of Hypothesis 22.