Numbers 16 Korah’s Rebellion Korah’s rebellion and the destruction that followed can be better understood by looking at what the Bible says about murmuring. Paul, writing to the Corinthians, documents the experiences of Israel in the wilderness: “Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the […]
Exodus 4:24 Meaning – The Lord Sought to Kill Moses “And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him [Moses], and sought to kill him.” (Exodus 4:24) This verse occurs in the midst of the account of Moses traveling from Midian back to Egypt from which he had […]
To understand how hearts are hardened it might be helpful to understand what the opposite of hardening the heart is: “Because thine (King Josiah’s) heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation […]
Hardened Hearts in the Bible – Is God Responsible? Traditional Legal Model – To be hardened is understood to be an individual’s action of resisting or refusing truth. Biblical Healing Model – The meaning is the same but the word is included in the glossary to clearly distinguish who is responsible for the hardening. From […]
Smote in the New Testament The Greek word translated as smote is “patasso” (Strong’s G3960): G3960 patasso probably prolongation from 3817; TDNT-5:939,804; {See TDNT 607 } v AV-smite 9, strike 1; 10 1) to strike gently: as a part or a member of the body 2) to stroke, smite: with the sword, to afflict, to visit […]
Traditional Legal Model – Smote or to smite is used both as a physical blow and as the conscience being smitten. Biblical Healing Model – The word is used similarly except that this model recognizes that often when God is said to smite it is by withdrawing His protection. It is also understood in the […]
Question: First, this site is useful! Second, I have a few (philosophical/Biblical) questions: 1) Why did God create us with a sense of justice (not happy when others steal [our] own items)? Doesn’t that mean God’s laws are arbitrary? 2) Since only God existed for eternity, does that mean that God’s laws are arbitrary (as […]
God is Our Refuge and Strength That God is our refuge and strength comes from this verse: It is telling us that we can turn to Him for protection in times of trouble. However, few people really do this; it is more in line with human nature to take care of matters ourselves. This is […]
1 Samuel 15:3 Smite Amalek God said in 1 Samuel 15:3 smite Amalek. Or did He? When you dig deeply into scripture a different picture emerges. “Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel […]
Exodus 17:9 – Israel Takes the Sword “And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.” (Exodus 17:9) This is the first record of Israel taking up the sword to […]
