What does the word "mishkav" mean in Biblical Hebrew
I do NOT mean "bed". But rather how it is being used in some specific verses:Num. 31:17, 18, & 35; Jdgs.12:11 & 12; Ezk 23:17)What does the word "mishkav" as mentioned ONLY inNum. 31:17,18,...
View ArticleThe Land of Israel Joshua 21:43-45
I was reading Joshua 21:43-45Joshua 21:43(A)Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 (B)And the Lord...
View ArticleHave there been any significant new critical frameworks since the 2000s?
I'm trying to mentally form a somewhat comprehensive list of types of criticisms/approaches to Biblical studies and what the lay of the land looks like as of 2023--as well as a rough timeline for when...
View ArticleIs Leviathan, as meant in scriptures, a unique individual or a species?
Job 41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?Psalm 74:14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people...
View ArticleWhere does Dispensationalism differ from traditional Biblical Theology when...
Wikipedia summarizes a traditional "Biblical Theology" approach to interpreting the Bible as follows:Biblical theology seeks to understand the progressive unfolding of God's special revelation...
View ArticleWhy are women and children viewed as plunder in Deuteronomy 20:14?
Deuteronomy 20 is about how Israel should wage war against nations that are far from them (excluding Canaan)However, I am having trouble understanding why verse 14 views women and children as plunder,...
View ArticleWhich Hermeneutical schema support individual portions of texts taken out of...
The "Roman Road" is a common evangelistic tool that features quoting 5 passages from Romans out of textual order (3:23, 6:23, 5:8, 10:13, 10:9-10.)This has been rejected by some because of the small...
View ArticleHebrew referring to Adam & Eve in Genesis 1-3
In Genesis there is word play for man (ish איש) and woman (ishah אשה); also in regards to Eve, the name (chawah חוה) means living or life bearer does it not? With this in mind, in regards to the...
View ArticleDoes Judges 5:14 imply that Ephraim had distant Amalekite roots?
Judges 5:14Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek; ; Benjamin waswith the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, fromZebulun those who bear a commander's staff....
View ArticleWhy is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in...
Why is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in another? can the hebrew be tranlsated as woman and not wife?Genesis 30:4 (NIV)So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife....
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How does John 5:28-29 fit with the dispensational hermeneutic
The dispensational hermeneutic has been summarized as:“Consistently literal or plain interpretation is indicative of a dispensational approach to the interpretation of the Scriptures,” declared Charles...
View ArticleWhat are some sources about the idea of official titles being mistaken as...
I'm looking for scholarship on the phenomenon of the Bible treating official titles as though they were proper names. Examples of this seem to include: Pharaoh, Abimelekh, Rabshakeh (maybe Agag?), all...
View ArticleHow does the NKJV apply 2 Samuel 7:14 to 2 Corinthians 6:18?
2 Samuel 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)14 I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.2...
View ArticleWere the apostles "expert" witnesses?
The testimony of an expert witness depends on the competency of the witness, whereas, the testimony of an ordinary witness is validated by corroborating testimony.We are free to challenge an expert to...
View Article"You Search the Scriptures" - How has the democratization of access to the...
John 5:33, 39You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth...You search the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf.Looking further...
View ArticleFulfillment of Jacob's request regarding the inheritance of the land (Genesis...
In Genesis 48:5-6 Jacob transfers the firstborn right from Reuben to Joseph (see 1 chronicles 5:1), and adopts his sons Ephraim and Menasseh as his own, and gives them prioritized standing in...
View ArticleWhat are the differences between allegorical and typological interpretation?
In a recent discussion on a question about allegory, it was pointed out that allegory and typology are not the same thing. What are the differences between the two approaches? Is one a subset of the...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between exegesis and hermeneutics?
What is the difference between exegesis and hermeneutics? Are they the same, is there overlap, or does one pick up where the other leaves off?
View ArticleHow can 2 Samuel 7:14 be considered a Messianic promise?
2 Samuel 7:12-16 is part of what is regarded as God's covenant with King David as relayed by Nathan the prophet. Many theologians have seen in this promise a pointing forward not just to David's...
View ArticleMeaning of Deuteronomy 18:8
Deuteronomy 18:6-9 reads (NIV),If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose, 7 he may minister in the...
View ArticleIs King Solomon the bridegroom in the Song of Solomon?
A few objections against Solomon being the bridegroom are that Solomon was a king, not a shepherd (1:7), that he had hundreds of wives (versus 6:9, remembering that Solomon's first wife was an Egyptian...
View ArticleDoes Genesis 1:14-15 indicate God making the light (stars) instantaneously...
We read:“God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs to indicate seasons and days and years, and let them serve as lights in the...
View ArticleDoes hermeneutics refer to Hebrew text after,translation , or is exegesis and...
I am confused! Biblical text seems to be gloss or whitewash,of original Tora and Tanach text, in some cases! To do a proper study of the scripture at hand,should one convert the text of any bible...
View ArticleIn Luke 18:36-37, why does the blind man say "Son of David" instead of "Jesus...
In Luke 18:36-37 [NASB]:Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy...
View ArticleAre there systematic hermeneutical principles that help clarify which...
I'm exploring the prophets and Ezra at the moment. In them, there are many prophecies that either refer to the day of The LORD.Now, the day of The LORD seems to refer in different contexts to:A) The...
View ArticleTime Signature in Prophecy
Does anyone know of any written material on Time Signature in Bible Prophecy? What are the rules for interpreting these time signatures? Coming from the Sevent-day Adventist background the rule is...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between arcing, phrasing and diagramming?
I am trying to improve my exegesis of biblical text and am attempting to get better with hermeneutical methods as they are focussed on understanding the meaning of the text in the context of the...
View ArticleWhat exercise makes one skilful in the Word of God?
Heb 5:14. But strong meat belonged to them that are of full age, eventhose who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern bothgood and evil.Where in the book of Hebrews should this...
View ArticleWhy are some verses only applied to Jesus in part?
Hosea 11:1 and 2 Samuel 7:14, both verses are applied to Jesus by the NT authors themselvesMatthew 2:15 (ESV):"and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfillwhat the Lord had spoken...
View Articleτουπνεύμαεκτουπνεύματος The spirit of the Spirit? Gal 6:8
The context from Galatians 6:7-8 is: you reap what you sow, the flesh vs. the Spirit. All good, clear enough. Looking this up in the Apostolic Bible Polyglot Interlinear translation, things seem a bit...
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