FAQ Category: Bible and Bible Characters
If Hebrews 9:4 says the Ark of the Covenant contained the golden jar of manna and Aaron’s rod, why does 1 Kings 8:9 say only the stone tablets were in it?
May 01st 2026 | 1178 views
Please explain Matthew 4:18-20 when Jesus said the apostles would be "fishers of men."
April 21st 2026 | 1688 views
How should we understand Hebrews 11:26–27—especially Moses ‘considering the reproach of Christ greater riches,’ ‘seeing Him who is invisible,’ and the apparent contradiction between Moses’ fear in Exodus 2:14 and his ‘not fearing’ in Hebrews 11:27?
April 21st 2026 | 1580 views
Before Jesus died for our sins, how did anyone get into heaven, like Abraham and David?
April 20th 2026 | 1611 views
Should Christians study the Book of Enoch?
April 17th 2026 | 1789 views
Romans 9:17 and Exodus 9:16 - why did God treat Pharoah with favor since he persecuted God's people?
March 01st 2026 | 3769 views
Was Abraham Jewish?
January 01st 2026 | 6530 views
What does Isaiah 6:9 mean? ("...Keep on listening, but do not perceive; keep on looking, but do not understand.")
December 23rd 2025 | 6794 views
Please explain Ezekiel 10th chapter
December 19th 2025 | 6790 views
Why did an angel put a hot coal on Isaiah's mouth? (Isaiah 6:6)
December 16th 2025 | 7424 views
What does John chapter 3 mean?
December 08th 2025 | 7229 views
How was Jesus born a perfect man if his mother Mary was imperfect?
October 06th 2025 | 10436 views
What does John 20:22 mean when Jesus breathed on his disciples after his crucifixion?
September 25th 2025 | 10963 views
Why was Eve created?
June 28th 2025 | 16004 views
Why did Jesus tell the man he had healed from leprosy not to tell anyone? (Luke 5:12-14)
June 08th 2025 | 16443 views
How do we know the 66-book of the Bible we study include the books God wants us to study?
June 04th 2025 | 16537 views
Why in Exodus 14:17-18 does God say His glory will be shown through the Egyptian chariots rather than the obvious miraculous parting of the Red Sea?
May 19th 2025 | 17484 views
What does the number 8 (eight) picture in the Bible?
May 09th 2025 | 18134 views
What does Psalm 23 mean in our lives today?
April 28th 2025 | 18939 views
Why does God say Moses is dead in Joshua 1:1,2, and yet Jesus refers to God as the God of the living? (Mark 12:16-27, Luke 20:34-38)
March 02nd 2025 | 23018 views
How could Satan have a conversation with God about Job in Job 1:6-10? Is it an allegory?
February 22nd 2025 | 23856 views
In Ephesians 4:1, what is meant by " keep the unity of peace"?
February 08th 2025 | 24158 views
Please explain the last part of 2 Corinthians 12:14. (children/parents)
February 06th 2025 | 24449 views
How do we deal with self-confidence as we trust in the Lord?
January 26th 2025 | 25373 views
Who is Jesus referring to when in John 10:8 he said, "All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers." (Parable of the Good Shepherd)
January 21st 2025 | 25863 views
When Jesus said, "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets" (Matthew 22:40), what did he mean by the "Law and the prophets"?
January 13th 2025 | 26815 views
Where is Jesus now?
December 29th 2024 | 27967 views
"For we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men" (1 Corinthians 4:9). How were the apostles made a "spectacle" to the angels?
December 25th 2024 | 28286 views
Why did an angel appear to shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus? Why choose shepherds? (Christmas)
December 16th 2024 | 29308 views
What does Philippians 1:23 mean? ("For I am in a strait betwixt two having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better)
December 15th 2024 | 28974 views
What does 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 mean? (Apostle Paul running a race)
December 13th 2024 | 30525 views
What is the meaning of Ruth 4:9-12?
November 25th 2024 | 30630 views
Can you please explain how in Exodus 33:11, the Lord would speak to Moses "face to face as one speaks to a friend," but in Exodus 34: 20 He said you cannot see My face, for no one may see my face and live?
November 18th 2024 | 31514 views
Please explain James 5:1-6. (riches, wealth)
November 16th 2024 | 31389 views
How many years did the Herods rule in Israel?
November 05th 2024 | 21178 views
Where is the Garden of Eden?
November 02nd 2024 | 22105 views
Why did Mary turn to Jesus at the moment of need at the wedding in Cana? (Jesus' first miracle)
October 29th 2024 | 22421 views
How did Judas Iscariot die? Matthew 27 and Acts 1 seem to contradict each other.
September 27th 2024 | 24596 views
Can you explain Genesis 20:12? (Abraham lying about Sarah)
September 22nd 2024 | 24804 views
Who was Ammon?
September 09th 2024 | 25905 views
Why did God allow the devil in the Garden of Eden?
September 08th 2024 | 26753 views
What elements of the text of Genesis chapters 6-9 could you use to point someone to the global nature of the Flood?
September 04th 2024 | 26402 views
Who was the Pharaoh at the time of Moses and the Ten Plagues?
September 03rd 2024 | 26500 views
If Adam and Eve were perfect, how could they have sinned? Wouldn't a perfect man and woman have acted in a perfect manner?
September 02nd 2024 | 26849 views
Who were the good kings of Judah after the time of Solomon but before the exile? In general, what did the good kings do?
August 21st 2024 | 27631 views
What does 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 mean? (I am of Paul, Apollos)
August 11th 2024 | 28606 views
Naaman was a Gentile. Why did God give him victory in war?
August 08th 2024 | 29528 views
God just made Adam and Eve. Where did Cain's wife come from?
July 30th 2024 | 30138 views
In the Old Testament, was it okay to drink wine and strong drinks?
July 20th 2024 | 30941 views
What does the story of David and Goliath tell me about
Jehovah God?
June 09th 2024 | 35165 views
When did people first call God "Jehovah Rapha"?
March 29th 2024 | 42462 views
What does 1 Timothy 4:12 mean? ("Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young...")
March 06th 2024 | 44079 views
What did Moses use to make the serpent on the pole (Numbers 21:4-5)?
February 21st 2024 | 45318 views
What did Solomon ask for himself in presence of God?
February 11th 2024 | 45960 views
How does Jesus care for us?
December 13th 2023 | 49514 views
Why did God choose Mary to be the mother of Christ? What can we learn from Mary and Joseph preparing for the birth of Christ?
December 12th 2023 | 49637 views
Why did David choose five stones to slay the giant?
December 09th 2023 | 50993 views
Who wrote the Book of Job? How did they know what was happening in the spiritual realm?
October 30th 2023 | 52376 views
Why were the Jews called Hebrews?
October 21st 2023 | 52576 views
What is idolatry?
October 18th 2023 | 52458 views
Since Romans 4:15 says without Law there is no transgression, how could Cain be charged with the murder of his brother Abel? You cannot violate or transgress a law that does not exist.
October 12th 2023 | 53319 views
In 2 Kings 20:11, we read that Isaiah the prophet cried onto the Lord, and He brought the shadow of the sun 10 degrees backwards, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. Does this record teach that the Lord reversed the motion of the earth upon its axis?
September 21st 2023 | 54355 views
Why is it in Jeremiah, there two pronunciations (spellings) of Nebuchadrezzer and Nebuchadnezzer? Are these two different people?
August 11th 2023 | 56622 views
Did Saul/Paul know about Jesus before his conversion?
August 07th 2023 | 57500 views
Who was Jehoiakim?
August 07th 2023 | 56264 views
Explain 2 Kings 13:21, the revival of a man by touching Elisha's bones
June 25th 2023 | 63800 views
During Israel’s 40 years wandering in the desert, I’ve read they fought battles. Did they have losses?
June 18th 2023 | 60148 views
Is there any possibility of being translated into heaven just like Enoch and Elijah did?
June 03rd 2023 | 56450 views
2 Samuel 24: Why was it wrong for David to take a census?
June 03rd 2023 | 59911 views
What was the name of that man who helped Jesus lift the cross?
June 03rd 2023 | 56116 views
To what extent is the marriage of Hosea to Gomer an illustration of the relationship between God and Israel?
June 03rd 2023 | 56519 views
Who is the mother of Mary?
April 10th 2023 | 57714 views
How do we know Paul isn't a false preacher? (United States)
February 04th 2023 | 60106 views
Where did the Israelites get porpoise skins for the tabernacle while in the desert? (United States)
December 21st 2022 | 73285 views
Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV), "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Is the verse speaking of Jesus or the Bible when referencing “word?”
December 16th 2022 | 62131 views
Please explain “star differing from star in glory” in 1 Corinthians 15:41. Is this a collective or individual work as a new creature regarding our positions of honor in the kingdom? Is it proportionate to the zeal of our faithfulness in our walk?
October 31st 2022 | 65743 views
Romans 9:11-18. I cannot understand why God hardens some peoples hearts so they will not understand. Why then does the word also say He does not wish that any should perish. I’m so confused and every version of the Bible does not get through to my understanding of these scriptures. (United States)
October 01st 2022 | 64770 views
Why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart? Doesn’t God want everyone to be saved?
October 01st 2022 | 64669 views
Please explain Romans 3:21-31. (India)
August 25th 2022 | 66304 views
Are there any references to income for the apostles?
August 03rd 2022 | 68042 views
Could you explain 1 Corinthians 7:19 ? Are we suppose to keep the 10 Commandments, because I thought in Galatians Paul says we are no longer under a tutor. (United States)
July 30th 2022 | 68532 views
Which biblical scriptures verify that God's servants like Abraham, Moses, Noah, etc. will not be part of heavenly class? (Uganda)
July 21st 2022 | 68531 views
Why do people use the statement, “The Lord doesn’t give me more than I can handle,” when that statement is not in the Bible? (United States)
June 03rd 2022 | 70925 views
Explain the experience of what happened when Moses’ face glowed. Then afterward Moses would cover his face. (Exodus 34:33-35)
May 03rd 2022 | 72141 views
What does the dove mean in the Bible? (Zambia)
April 21st 2022 | 72877 views
Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV), "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." Do you think this verse is talking about those of our loved ones who have go before us and are watching over us like angels ? Or what does this verse mean? (United States)
March 29th 2022 | 73980 views
What virtues did the people have in Acts 9? (Lesotho)
February 22nd 2022 | 75955 views
What is the difference between Peter's denial of Jesus and Judas' betrayal of Jesus?
February 09th 2022 | 78199 views
What are the names given to believers in the Bible? (Nigeria)
February 05th 2022 | 78006 views
What the meaning of "Son of Man"? I know it is stated 93 times in Ezekiel. (United States)
January 31st 2022 | 77623 views
In Romans 9:10-13, the Bible says that God chose Jacob over Esau when they had not been born. And God also said that the older will be slave to the younger. God honored Jacob over Esau. Is this like saying, "all human beings are created equal, but some are more equal than others." (Liberia)
December 14th 2021 | 82124 views
What does King David mean when he said, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Psalm 110:1. Is David calling Jesus Lord and GOD Lord? (United States)
September 25th 2021 | 84417 views
What do we mean by everything is permitted but not everything is beneficial? (Philippines)
September 06th 2021 | 85584 views
What does 1 Peter 3:19 mean when it says Jesus went and “preached” to the spirits in prison? (tartaroo/hell)
August 23rd 2021 | 87016 views
What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 12:2-4 (NKJV), 2 “You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.” Who is this about? (India)
August 22nd 2021 | 86951 views
Please kindly explain 1 Peter 1:12-14. Didn’t the Old Testament prophets understand their prophecies? (Nigeria)
July 11th 2021 | 88241 views
What does it mean that we are wonderfully made? Does Satan have influence in the womb when a child is being created? Why are children born deformed and conjoined? (United States)
June 19th 2021 | 90776 views
Which of the two Testaments (Old and New) is to be practiced in today's life? (Liberia)
June 06th 2021 | 90938 views
Explain Genesis 3:22 (NIV), "And the LORD God said, 'The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.'"
May 12th 2021 | 94792 views
Please explain Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV), "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Nigeria)
April 16th 2021 | 95174 views
Who was Abraham?
April 09th 2021 | 113385 views
Please explain 1 Peter 4:6 (NKJV), "For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." (Togo)
April 07th 2021 | 95688 views
How do you learn to love the Bible? (Canada)
March 11th 2021 | 97007 views
Matthew 27:52-53, “And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.” Did those who were raised die again or did they move straight to heaven? (South Africa)
January 08th 2021 | 102734 views
Explain Hebrews 4. What is God's rest? How do we enter into God's rest? (Philippines)
December 30th 2020 | 102596 views
What is the Bible message? (Pakistan)
December 22nd 2020 | 102834 views
Should Christians believe in the Old or New Testament? (Ghana)
December 19th 2020 | 102825 views
If Abraham killed his son Isaac, was he not going to go on trial for a murder case? (Zambia)
November 25th 2020 | 104865 views
Does the holy spirit speak to us today, and how do we hear the holy spirit? If the holy spirit speaks to us, why do we need the Bible? (Nigeria)
November 24th 2020 | 105540 views
Which people in the Bible prove that failure is not fatal?
October 19th 2020 | 107770 views
Why is the Old Testament important for Christians? Is there any relation to the New Testament and the New Covenant in Jesus Christ?
October 12th 2020 | 108345 views
Please explain 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (NASB), "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are." (Philippines)
September 22nd 2020 | 109533 views
Many pastors say all of God's words are recorded in the Bible. There are no words, other holy books, or new prophecies outside of the Bible. Did you agree with this opinion? (India)
August 28th 2020 | 107498 views
What is the Bible?
July 25th 2020 | 105926 views
What are the two Hebrew words, Aleph and Tav existing in Hebrew manuscripts at the beginning of thousands of Scriptures, which are not translated into English language Bible translations? (India)
July 15th 2020 | 106046 views
Why can't we use only one Bible instead of many different Bible versions? (India)
June 10th 2020 | 105195 views
Jacob was a patriarch but his prayer did not save his sons except Joseph. Why? David was the psalmist but Solomon's name is not found among RIGHTEOUS people. Why? Samuel was a high priest but his sons were notorious?. Why?... If they couldn't save their own family members, then what was the use of being a prophet, patriarch, or high priest? So confused. (India)
May 27th 2020 | 104251 views
Why was death a just penalty for Adam? Was Adam under a law?
May 26th 2020 | 104068 views
How did Solomon apply his wisdom? (Ghana)
March 28th 2020 | 107389 views
What is the background and story of Job?
March 07th 2020 | 103451 views
Why was Lot's life full of troubles? (Nigeria)
February 27th 2020 | 103411 views
Jacob stole Esau's blessing by deception. Why did God allow that?
February 15th 2020 | 108540 views
In the Bible, who are the two people who were born but did not die? (India)
January 27th 2020 | 108275 views
Explain Colossians 1st chapter. (India)
January 13th 2020 | 102346 views
Is Mary the mother of God?
November 23rd 2019 | 101541 views
In the Bible, who says before my birth God chose me through my mother's womb? (India)
November 20th 2019 | 88276 views
Who was the last prophet in the Bible and why was John the Baptist called the greatest prophet in the Bible?
November 09th 2019 | 41963 views
What is your answer for the controversial ending of the book of Mark 16:9-20? The NKJV Bible says the longer ending of this book is original but the NIV Bible says no. Is it because of the different manuscripts? Because NKJV uses Textus Receptus manuscripts and NIV uses Sinaiticus manuscripts.
October 24th 2019 | 39727 views
Why did God allow so many prophets to have multiple wives?
October 23rd 2019 | 42813 views
Explain the meaning of Zacharias' words in Luke 1:67-80.
September 30th 2019 | 46462 views
Interpretation of Psalms 27:1, "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
September 28th 2019 | 42498 views
Did Jephthah kill his daughter as he had vowed in Judges 11?
September 19th 2019 | 39855 views
In John 3, why did the law master Nicodemus go to see Jesus by night since he was a believer?
August 16th 2019 | 39481 views
What do the scriptures say about extraterrestrial or alien life contacting earth? Is there life on other planets?
August 03rd 2019 | 39523 views
Were Adam and Eve Jewish? Who was the first Jewish person and the first Gentile person?
August 01st 2019 | 42984 views
John the Baptist sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he was the Messiah or should he expect another one. Did he doubt Jesus was the Messiah or there is another hidden meaning?
July 30th 2019 | 40214 views
What is the relationship between Mary and God?
June 18th 2019 | 42251 views
Which Bible has the true interpretation of 1 John 5:7,8? (These three bear witness - spirit, water, blood) I believe the trinity is a false teaching.
June 18th 2019 | 39448 views
I learned the real name of Jesus is Yahusha. Why does the Bible print his name Jesus? Only the Jewish Bible will tell of Yahusha. Please give me the proper answer.
June 06th 2019 | 45528 views
Speaking in "tongues" is not a language of some people here on earth as it was at Pentecost. Are today's tongues biblical?
May 31st 2019 | 39549 views
What does it mean in Ezekiel 33:5 when it says, "He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning, his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul."
May 30th 2019 | 40159 views
When was the Apostle Paul's name changed from Saul to Paul and who changed it?
March 17th 2019 | 41958 views
Why was Saul jealous of David?
February 18th 2019 | 43599 views
What are ancient manuscripts and why are they important?
February 05th 2019 | 39520 views
When God appeared to Moses, the bush was on fire but was not burnt up. Question: what does that scene stand for?
February 01st 2019 | 39637 views
Who was Mary Magdalena to Jesus?
February 01st 2019 | 39371 views
What do I do before I try to understand the Bible?
January 08th 2019 | 39227 views
Why could God not forgive Adam and Eve after He chased them from the Garden of Eden?
December 13th 2018 | 39834 views
Why is it that some Bible verses are removed from the Bible? For example, Matthew 18:11 and John 5:4 are not in the New International Version.
December 06th 2018 | 39920 views
God can't lie. But He instructed Adam that he would surely die in the day he disobeyed. However, Adam lived 930 years before he died!
November 29th 2018 | 39062 views
Who are some heroes in the Bible and what makes them become a hero?
November 17th 2018 | 39381 views
When did Mary reveal the secret birth of Jesus to his relatives, outsiders, her children's neighbors...even to Jesus, himself, that he was the child of God?
November 13th 2018 | 39285 views
After Saul was converted, why was his name changed to Paul?
November 12th 2018 | 39529 views
Out of the 3 friends of Job, which one had the better or more accurate expression of God's Truth?
October 10th 2018 | 39264 views
What is the tree of knowledge?
September 07th 2018 | 39143 views
How and when did the seed of the serpent strike the heel of the seed of the woman?
August 30th 2018 | 39474 views
What changed in Job's life after he had encounters with God?
June 11th 2018 | 39992 views
Why didn't God send Jesus to other places?
June 11th 2018 | 39222 views
Which spirit did Absalom have when he rebelled against his father, David?
May 11th 2018 | 39554 views
I'm a man. What does the Bible say if I want to marry a second wife?
May 05th 2018 | 40191 views
What are some of the good things King Saul did during his reign in Israel?
May 03rd 2018 | 42829 views
Explain 5 important factors when translating the Bible.
April 24th 2018 | 40053 views
What is 1 Corinthians about?
April 14th 2018 | 39124 views
Who spoke to Job, Moses and Abraham directly? Was it God Himself?
April 07th 2018 | 39513 views
What's the difference between being baptized in Jesus' name and baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirt?
March 20th 2018 | 40678 views
What happened when Hagar returned back to her mistress, Sarah?
March 05th 2018 | 41600 views
Is there anybody in the Bible (except Jesus) or in the world now who thanks God for being god? The highest gratitude anybody can show is to forget self to honor JEHOVAH GOD.
February 28th 2018 | 39052 views
Tell me about Stephen in the Bible.
February 26th 2018 | 39112 views
In 1 Samuel 16:14, why did the Lord send an evil spirit to trouble Saul? If God is good, why is there evil in Him?
February 05th 2018 | 43488 views
Does John 1:1 teach that Jesus is God?
February 03rd 2018 | 39244 views
Why is the Bible the holy, inspired word of God? Why not others books? 2 Timothy 3:16 says all scripture is inspired by God. What does it mean by "all"? Why include Revelation when it was written after 2 Timothy? Who decided to name certain books as the Old Testament and the New Testaments?
February 03rd 2018 | 39242 views
What is the meaning of Jehovah-nissi?
January 16th 2018 | 39402 views
Who is the father of Mary the mother of Jesus, and where can I find it in the Bible?
January 02nd 2018 | 40180 views
Did Jesus still claim Judas as one of his disciples after Judas betrayed him?
December 25th 2017 | 39239 views
Act 2 :42 - 45 says believers sold their possessions and had all things in common. Is this a model for local churches?
December 25th 2017 | 42299 views
When a government is against Christians, how should we react according to Bible?
December 23rd 2017 | 39122 views
Some Christian associations request government protection for safety reasons. As biblical Christians, can we take or pursue government protection?
December 22nd 2017 | 39058 views
Why did Lot sleep with his girls?
December 19th 2017 | 39889 views
Was Jesus born a Prince?
December 12th 2017 | 39929 views
When is submission to men not required by God?
December 11th 2017 | 39518 views
Who are the four beasts in Daniel 7:17?
December 08th 2017 | 39427 views
What is the Godhead? Romans 1:20, Colossians 2:9
December 04th 2017 | 40084 views
What is the tree of life?
December 02nd 2017 | 39292 views
Where was Jesus born?
November 30th 2017 | 39151 views
Do you have any material we can use for Sunday school?
November 29th 2017 | 39039 views
Is the Bible all true?
November 28th 2017 | 39006 views
Why did Cain kill Abel?
November 20th 2017 | 39069 views
During the birth of Jesus, if the three Wise Men had to leave the star aside which was showing them the right direction and ask Herod who angrily killed all innocent babies 2 years old and below, why were they called "Wise Men"?
November 11th 2017 | 39225 views
Why didn't God approve of Cain's offering?
November 07th 2017 | 40436 views
Why did the Israelites want to worship God where the Egyptians could not see them?
October 24th 2017 | 39326 views
Please explain Mary's song of God's faithfulness in Luke 1:46-55.
October 13th 2017 | 39389 views
During Jesus' time were the children of God going through times like this??
October 09th 2017 | 39098 views
Why did God wait to give Abram and Sarah a child until they were very aged?
October 07th 2017 | 49385 views
Was it a coincidence that God allowed Paul to be stoned in the same manner as Stephen had been?
October 04th 2017 | 39210 views
What's the spiritual significance of Lot's wife turning into pillar of salt?
October 03rd 2017 | 43030 views
What color was Moses' skin?
October 02nd 2017 | 53736 views
How did Jeremiah become a man of God?
September 30th 2017 | 39149 views
What is the Pentateuch?
September 18th 2017 | 39192 views
Were there other people outside of the Garden of Eden while Adam and Eve were in the garden?
August 30th 2017 | 43851 views
If the Bible is harmonious, why are the doctrines in the Old Testament and the New Testament so different?
August 26th 2017 | 39172 views
Abraham and some other great men in the Bible married their relatives, right?
August 04th 2017 | 40016 views
Who wrote the book of Kings, and what was its purpose?
July 08th 2017 | 46211 views
What is the full meaning of Shem, the son Noah?
July 07th 2017 | 39436 views
Did God allow evil to test us?
May 26th 2017 | 39551 views
What is the book of Titus all about?
May 26th 2017 | 39512 views
Did Adam have more than one wife?
May 05th 2017 | 51360 views
Who are the sons of Ishmael?
April 27th 2017 | 39639 views
What is the significance of the number 40 in the Bible? Jesus fasted for 40 days and the Israelites wandered for 40 years.
April 27th 2017 | 39282 views
Why was Jesus baptized by John the Baptist?
April 18th 2017 | 39191 views
What are the effects of a guilty conscience on Christian maturity based on Genesis 50:15-21?
February 24th 2017 | 39309 views
Did the Muslims come from Abraham's first son Ishmael?
February 11th 2017 | 39854 views
Was James, who was the real brother of Jesus, the author of the book of James?
February 04th 2017 | 39210 views
Why were the kings in the Old Testament allowed to have many wives?
January 11th 2017 | 42343 views
Did Mary the mother of Jesus die? And why do Catholics pray to and through Mary?
December 28th 2016 | 40358 views
In the Bible, who speaks after they die?
December 06th 2016 | 39408 views
Was the Nephilim gene not present in Nimrod? Did he not possess super human powers?
December 05th 2016 | 39244 views
What is prosperity in God's view?
December 05th 2016 | 38961 views
Did the long day of Joshua really happen? Should "the sun stood still" be taken literally or poetically?
October 06th 2016 | 39245 views
What is meant by Adam and Eve eating the fruit?
October 04th 2016 | 41297 views
How did Jesus' mother Mary become God?
September 12th 2016 | 39460 views
Was Adam the first man?
September 02nd 2016 | 39532 views
Please name two places where the Bible declares that it is God speaking through man.
August 19th 2016 | 40288 views
Did Cain go to hell?
July 28th 2016 | 49873 views
What is the significance of number 40 in the Bible? Jesus fasted for 40 days; the Israelites were in the wilderness 40 days, etc.
July 07th 2016 | 39614 views
I watched a video of Muslim condemning the Bible based on 1 Samuel 13:1. He claimed different versions like the KJV, RSV, NIV etc are different concerning this particular verse. Therefore he said the Bible is fake. Is the Bible the authentic word of God?
July 07th 2016 | 39561 views
2 Kings 8:26 and 2 Chronicles 22:2, why do these scriptures disagree?
June 25th 2016 | 41290 views
Is the King James Version (KJV) Bible the standard and the perfect word of God?
June 20th 2016 | 39692 views
Is the Bible only for spiritual growth - not a guideline for people's welfare?
May 26th 2016 | 39706 views
What is the first version of the Holy Bible?
May 16th 2016 | 39467 views
How did God show He was displeased with Cain, and did God speak to him personally?
May 10th 2016 | 41812 views
Cain killed Abel. God put mark on Cain so that no one one would kill him. Why did God protect the killer Cain?
May 04th 2016 | 39732 views
Is Malachi 3 for us in the New Testament?
April 16th 2016 | 39299 views
Who made Babylon?
April 16th 2016 | 39108 views
What is Hebrews 6:1-8 speaking on?
March 13th 2016 | 39283 views
How old was David when he killed Goliath?
March 13th 2016 | 67201 views
Please explain Psalms 51.
March 11th 2016 | 39581 views
On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
March 11th 2016 | 40523 views
Why was King Herod called the tetrarch?
March 11th 2016 | 39665 views
Why did not the Apostle Paul marry?
March 05th 2016 | 47493 views
Why did King Saul hate David so much?
February 17th 2016 | 52398 views
Did Job live before Abraham or before Noah?
February 06th 2016 | 44122 views
Who was on Noahs ark and what kind of characters were on his ship? For example were there any people of dark descent?
February 06th 2016 | 39249 views
Why is the Bible written in parables?
February 06th 2016 | 39911 views
What does Proverbs 13:22 mean? "A good man leaves an inheritance for his childrens children, but a sinners wealth is stored up for the righteous."
February 05th 2016 | 55110 views
Why were Mary and Joseph chosen to be the parents of our Lord?
January 27th 2016 | 42060 views
What was the main reason Moses was not permitted into Canaan?
January 05th 2016 | 39620 views
Who is Melchizedek in the Bible?
December 11th 2015 | 39836 views
Why was the sacrifice of Cain rejected by God?
December 03rd 2015 | 39297 views
Why would Jesus allow them to kill John the Baptist?
December 03rd 2015 | 39112 views
What were the professions of the disciples? Should we follow their professions?
November 16th 2015 | 40118 views
When was the oldest section of the Bible written?
October 31st 2015 | 39023 views
Did Jacob really fight with God and prevail?
October 31st 2015 | 39182 views
What is being taught in the chapters of John 6, 7, 8?
October 23rd 2015 | 39052 views
What is the thorn in the flesh Paul wrote about in 2 Corinthians 12:7?
October 15th 2015 | 39274 views
Why are there so many interpretations of the Bible from different clergy?
October 15th 2015 | 39058 views
Please explain 1 Peter 1:3-5.
October 11th 2015 | 38986 views
What is the Masoretic text? Also, what is the Septuagint?
October 11th 2015 | 38934 views
Who was Samson?
October 11th 2015 | 39576 views
Is it proper for people to be arguing the word of God in the Bible?
October 11th 2015 | 38951 views
In the present world, where is the ark of Noah?
October 03rd 2015 | 40939 views
Is the Bible for everyone?
September 26th 2015 | 39079 views
What is the light of the world?
August 31st 2015 | 38994 views
Why are there some errors in the Bible content?
August 25th 2015 | 39123 views
What is the entire book of Romans about?
August 11th 2015 | 39053 views
What is the interpretation of Deuteronomy 18:17-22?
August 09th 2015 | 40527 views
God is love no doubt, but why did He commit Himself to hating Esau, a human being? (Romans 9:13, Malachi 1:2,3)
July 09th 2015 | 39292 views
Where does it say in the Bible "by his stripes we are healed"? (1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:5)
June 27th 2015 | 41753 views
Where is the location of Eden in our present world?
June 27th 2015 | 39834 views
Explain 1 John 5:6,7
June 27th 2015 | 39347 views
Please explain about the man who asked Abraham to warn Lazarus and his brothers about suffering in hell. (Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus)
June 18th 2015 | 41336 views
What is the meaning of Romans 11:25? Also verse 26
June 18th 2015 | 39114 views
Who or what is the faithful and discreet slave class, and where can I find this in the Bible?
June 18th 2015 | 39296 views
Please explain the inter-testamental period or the 400 silent years between the Old and New Testaments.
June 18th 2015 | 39606 views
Did Nebuchadnezzar actually go into the wilderness and live among animals for seven days?
May 29th 2015 | 47102 views
What is the reason for Absalom's failure and the reason for David's success?
May 16th 2015 | 40090 views
Did Jeptha (Jephthah) kill his daughter as sacrifice for God? What are the differences between Ur of the Chaldeas, Haran and Mesopotamia?
May 16th 2015 | 39688 views
Did Adam have a first wife before Eve? Because in Genesis 1:27 it says God created human beings, both male and female, and blessed them to have many children.
May 05th 2015 | 52173 views
Where does the King James version and the New International Version Bible translate from?
April 19th 2015 | 39337 views
What was the connection of Jonah with Calvary where Jesus was crucified?
April 03rd 2015 | 38936 views
How do we get chapters and verses in the Bible and why?
March 30th 2015 | 39171 views
Where will Solomon be at the time of resurrection, in heaven or hell? It says that he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
March 29th 2015 | 39226 views
How old was Isaac at the time when Abraham took him up the hill to sacrifice him?
March 29th 2015 | 43308 views
Did Jonah repent?
March 29th 2015 | 41411 views
Why was it so important for the Kohites to not touch the items?
March 29th 2015 | 42540 views
Is John the Baptist Elijah?
March 18th 2015 | 39146 views
In 2 Samuel 24, God Himself incited David to take a census of Israel. Why would God do this and then punish Israel for it?
March 18th 2015 | 39266 views
Why did God punish Miriam? Was it wrong for her to rebuke Moses for the wrong thing?
March 15th 2015 | 46040 views
Who in the book of John left everything to follow Jesus?
March 15th 2015 | 39107 views
What prompted Zacchaeus to give half of his goods to the poor?
March 15th 2015 | 40286 views
Why did Cain hate Abel?
March 09th 2015 | 41418 views
Who built the pyramids?
March 04th 2015 | 40057 views
How old was Timothy when he was ordained by Paul?
February 26th 2015 | 109284 views
What is the authority of God?
February 23rd 2015 | 38974 views
Was Moses a prophet or patriarch?
February 22nd 2015 | 43971 views
What is the key verse In the Book of Philemon?
February 22nd 2015 | 41986 views
Who is Molech?
February 22nd 2015 | 39878 views
Who did the sons of Adam marry?
February 13th 2015 | 39692 views
Explain how according to Jeremiah 22:30, King Jeconiah could be cursed with being childless, yet we read how during Babylonian captivity he had two sons, one of which the legal/royal seed went through to Joseph?
February 13th 2015 | 39974 views
How do we understand 1 Peter 4:8 - And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins
February 11th 2015 | 39513 views
How do dinosaurs fit into the word of God?
February 07th 2015 | 39534 views
What part in the Bible shows that Jesus took Abraham and Moses into heaven?
February 01st 2015 | 41043 views
Why was the wife of Lot turned into a pillar of salt? Was it due to her sinning with the salt? Was it because she lacked salt, where we are to be the salt, according to the teaching of Jesus?
February 01st 2015 | 39950 views
What did God mean when he told Noah not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it?
February 01st 2015 | 120290 views
Did heaven have a flood gate? What does that mean according to Gen. 7:11?
January 16th 2015 | 39585 views
Please explain Galatians 2:21, 3:13 (does the Jewish Law apply to Christians)
January 16th 2015 | 39008 views
Were did Sampson get his strength from?
January 09th 2015 | 39386 views
Please explain Proverbs 9:1
January 07th 2015 | 39072 views
Who built the walls of Jericho?
January 04th 2015 | 41955 views
What does Luke 1:44-49 mean? (Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist)
December 17th 2014 | 40627 views
Who wrote the Bible?
December 15th 2014 | 39076 views
What does Romans 8:28 mean?
November 23rd 2014 | 37267 views
Where in the Old Testament can I find about the coming Messiah?
November 21st 2014 | 39164 views
In Luke 10:41, what did Jesus mean when he said, "Martha, Martha, thou are careful and troubled about many things."
November 16th 2014 | 40061 views
What did Paul mean in 1 Timothy 3:15, how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God?
November 08th 2014 | 40595 views
What did Jacob really need when he wrestled with the angel? What was the blessing?
November 08th 2014 | 43949 views
Explain Galatians 6. What is the Apostle Paul teaching us here?
November 07th 2014 | 39048 views
How can I study the Bible and memorize or meditate on the Scriptures?
November 05th 2014 | 39189 views
What is Solomon saying to us when he wrote Book of Proverbs?
October 31st 2014 | 38985 views
Was the Gospel of Jesus preached in the Old Testament?
October 29th 2014 | 40064 views
What were the demands that the covenant made on Noah and his sons? (Noahic Covenant)
October 28th 2014 | 41324 views
Why did the Lord let Satan put Job into temptation?
October 28th 2014 | 40971 views
How genuine are the stories we read on the lost books of the Bible?
September 27th 2014 | 39204 views
Did Judas Iscariot go to hell?
September 25th 2014 | 39417 views
Why did Adam and Eve sin?
September 23rd 2014 | 39443 views
Why did God initiate war in the Old Testament?
August 23rd 2014 | 39257 views
Why was the Apostle Paul forbidden by the holy spirit to speak the word in Asia? (Acts 16:6)
August 23rd 2014 | 57960 views
Is there any relationship between the giant Goliath (1 Samuel 17) and the progeny of the fallen angels mentioned in Genesis 6?
August 23rd 2014 | 39787 views
Where did Enoch and Elijah go since flesh and blood cannot enter heaven?
August 23rd 2014 | 46394 views
Why did the three Hebrews in Daniel chapter one eat only pulse and water for ten days?
August 22nd 2014 | 39574 views
Why did Jacob use a stone for a pillow when he stopped for the night on his way to Haran?
August 22nd 2014 | 47566 views
Why was Joseph not at the cross of Jesus? Did Jesus appear to his mother after his resurrection or did others tell her of the event?
August 22nd 2014 | 41037 views
We read in Psalm 16:10, "You will not leave my soul in Hades nor allow your Holy One to see decay." Although Peter said that the quote is prophetic since the body of David decayed, could David have been talking about his future resurrection during Judgment Day?
August 21st 2014 | 39577 views
Was Adam red in color in order to get all the colors of humanity that we see today?
August 19th 2014 | 40538 views
How are we to respond to those who say, "There are five other people that have the same story as Jesus." How can we prove the authenticity of the Bible?
August 19th 2014 | 39104 views
How do we know the Bible is the Word of God?
August 19th 2014 | 38915 views
Which English language version of the Bible is the most accurate translation?
August 19th 2014 | 46215 views
Were Cain and Abel twins?
August 19th 2014 | 44625 views
Why was it a sin for David to number the people (2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21)?
August 18th 2014 | 39316 views
How could the repentant thief on the cross go to Paradise THAT DAY with Jesus, when Jesus did not ascend to heaven until forty days after his resurrection on the third day? (Luke 23:43)
August 01st 2014 | 53543 views
At the transfiguration of Jesus, Matthew 17:3, states that Elias and Moses appeared and talked with him. Will you please explain how it was possible for the apostles to recognize that these two who were with the Lord were Moses and Elias?
August 01st 2014 | 38972 views
In Jude 9, is described a contention and dispute between Michael, the Archangel, and the Devil over the body of Moses. Why this dispute?
August 01st 2014 | 42293 views
We read in the Bible that as Lot and his wife were fleeing from Sodom, his wife looked back at the city and was instantly turned into a pillar of salt; can that be literally true?
August 01st 2014 | 39196 views
What did Christ mean when he referred to John the Baptist as Elijah? (Matthew 17:11,12 - Mount of Transfiguration) Is this evidence that he recognized reincarnation as a truth?
August 01st 2014 | 39106 views
Were Adam and Jesus in any sense representatives of the race?
August 01st 2014 | 38904 views
How shall we understand the scripture: "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" (`Isa. 2:4`)
August 01st 2014 | 38959 views
Paul claimed to be an apostle and saw Jesus. The choice of Matthias to be the successor of Judas by the Eleven was before the descent of the holy spirit at Pentecost. Was Paul the successor of Judas, remembering there were to be but twelve Apostles, and that Matthias was not afterward heard of?
August 01st 2014 | 39111 views
Did Ananias tell the first lie, and is that the reason why we often speak of an "Ananias Club" whose members are reported to be notorious liars?
August 01st 2014 | 39467 views
Was Job a real person or only an allegorical character?
August 01st 2014 | 39025 views
How and to what extent were the Apostles inspired?
August 01st 2014 | 39104 views
What is the difference between the ark of Noah and the ark that the children of Israel had in the wilderness?
August 01st 2014 | 39050 views
What did Jesus mean when he declared, "There hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he?" Matthew 11:11
July 31st 2014 | 39293 views
Will the Apostle Peter be the doorkeeper in heaven, since Jesus said to him: "I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 16:19)?
July 31st 2014 | 39333 views
Can you explain Hosea 6:1-3?
July 31st 2014 | 39135 views
Does Peter have a higher position than the Lord Jesus because Peter has the keys to heaven, whereas the Lord Jesus has the keys to hell?
July 31st 2014 | 39189 views
Can you explain these two passages of Scripture: `John 1:18`, "No man hath seen God at any time;" and `John 14:9`, "Ye that have seen me, have seen my Father also?"
July 31st 2014 | 36200 views
How large was the Ark of Noah, and how did it compare with modern vessels as to size and capacity?
July 31st 2014 | 39325 views
If Noah was a just and respectable old gentleman of some 600 years of age, how is it that we find him getting intoxicated - becoming drunk - as recorded in Genesis 9:20?
July 31st 2014 | 39099 views
God said to Adam, "In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." How can you harmonize this with the record that "all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died?"-- Genesis 2:17, Genesis 5:5
July 30th 2014 | 39247 views
If Moses and Elijah were actually dead, how could they appear on the Mount of Transfiguration with our Lord Jesus? (Matthew 17:1-3)
July 30th 2014 | 39621 views
Since Christ is referred to as the "Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6) and the angels announced at his birth--"Peace on earth, good will to men" (Luke 2:14), how is it that we find Jesus himself saying, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on the earth? I tell you Nay; but rather division"?
July 30th 2014 | 39142 views
Will you kindly explain `Philippians 1:23`, "For I am in a strait betwixt two having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better?"
July 30th 2014 | 33333 views
When did our Lord become the "only begotten son of God?"
July 30th 2014 | 39066 views
Please explain 2 Peter 3:16: "As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction."
July 29th 2014 | 39164 views
Why is there so much confusion existing in the world today as to the true teachings of the Scriptures?
July 29th 2014 | 39030 views
Why is the Bible so hard to understand? Why can't everyone capable of reading the printed page comprehend the word of God?
July 29th 2014 | 39034 views
Why did God give us a Bible so difficult to understand? Why was not the Bible written in such a way that it could be as easily understood as the daily paper? (Scribe.)
July 29th 2014 | 37299 views
How do we harmonize the apparently contradictory expressions found in: "...ye made the commandments of God of none effect through your TRADITIONS" (Mathew 15;6, Mark 7:13), "...being more exceedingly zealous of the TRADITIONS of my fathers" (Galatians 1:14), and "...stand fast and hold the TRADITIONS which ye have been taught" (2 Thessalonians 2:15)?
July 29th 2014 | 39059 views
Aren't there a number of contradictions in the Bible? And if the Bible is not in harmony with itself, how can we say it is inspired?
July 29th 2014 | 39025 views
What became of Adam when he died; did he go to heaven or hell?
July 29th 2014 | 63452 views
The first man Adam became a living soul (1 Corinthians 15:45; Genesis 2:7), the last Adam (the Lord from heaven, 1 Corinthians 15:47) at his resurrection became a life-giving spirit also?
July 29th 2014 | 39205 views
Was Adam "born in sin and shapen iniquity" as is stated in the Scriptures of all of his descendants - Psa. 11:5
July 29th 2014 | 39217 views
If Adam was perfect; how could he have sinned? It seems to me that a perfect man would have acted in a perfect manner. It is the imperfect individual that sins or acts imperfectly. Kindly explain this matter as I am frequently brought face to face with this proposition.(Eve)
July 28th 2014 | 31068 views
Did Jesus die a ransom for many or a ransom for all?
June 25th 2014 | 40840 views