old testament

I know that Eastern Orthodoxy considers Zionism to be heretical. But, how do we reconcile the prophecies of Ezekiel, especially about the physical descriptions of the sacrifices and the third temple, with Eastern Orthodox position against Zionism (I am asking this not only for some protestants...

A few weeks ago I was talking to a Lutheran friend (he defines himself as a "liberal", I also consider myself a "liberal") about the "killings" that are described in the OT, he also discussed these difficult passages with his Pastor, and he said me that your pastor said that God didn't command...

Hi everyone, I am embarrassed to ask this but I am having problems understanding Genesis 1. Would someone please clarify it for me? On the first day, God created light. However, on the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon, and the stars. Would light not be the sun? I am really...

As a Christian, This was a concept I had never heard about. The Significance of the Sacred Seal of Solomon and its Symbols A different website with other information and pictures of archaeologically recovered artifacts So, I wanted to bring it up here for discussion. I think this is an...

Does anyone feel they not only believe but they (know)? Know that it's all real and true, everything in the Bible and religion in general?

A Study of the Scriptures: The Old Testament. Warning: Please Read Thread Rules Below Before Posting. Rule #1. This is not a debate thread; Nor is it an insult thread. This is a study thread. If you disagree with an interpretation or view expressed here, you can say how you disagree in one...

hi everyone, I have become a born again Christian earlier last year. I still have faith but I am doubting Gods character. This past week has been a big struggle for me. I have been reading a lot of the OT and it’s confusing to me. God seems “bi polar” in a way but I know that’s because I don’t...

Overview The bible explicitly endorses two types of slavery....indentured servitude (for Hebrews) and chattel slavery (for non-Hebrews). With indentured servitude, a person voluntarily agreed to sell his labor to his master for a temporary period of time after which the servant would be granted...

Hello! So, in my Leviticus discussion we began to bleed into Numbers, so I thought I'd just make a new thread so I could do some additional discussion without spamming the last one. So, there are a few different passages in Numbers (and Leviticus, and the OT in general) that discuss people...

So, I do one of those bible in one year devotionals, right? And I'm in Leviticus. There are a lot of things that just don't align with new-testament teachings, or the way that I have been lead to treat others. So I want to go over some of these and my misconceptions. I understand that we are not...

I randomly thought about Leah and Rachel the other day and how Jacob wanted Rachel so bad but instead God had mercy on Leah and he married Leah and she bore him sons. UI see a picture of God's grace and mercy on His people and then the grafted in Gentiles. I see a picture of God dealing with...

Well, sort of. It's more a fear of the OT laws and what they say about pork and other unclean animals. I can't tell if it's still in affect. SO MANY people say you CAN eat pork. SO MANY say that you can't. Both arguments seem to have good points and make sense. So just don't eat bacon then...

So, I'm doing a devotional bible study, and I'm reading the passage about how God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Issac, and then stops him at the last moment. I understand the significance to Abraham. He needed to understand his priorities, that even the gifts God gave him could not come...

The bible references many times that God will triumph over the evil, that He is the final judge, that the wicked shall perish. But he also loves all of his children, even those who sin, and fail, and are wicked. So who are the real 'wicked'? And what exactly are we supposed to do? Why does the...

Meant to say 'begins' not beings Going though a list of important issues as it closes the book, the first reminder is 'I have loved you' Major points close the Old Testament as told by Malichi

Most people who read the Bible don't consider Goliath, the unusually tall man that David killed as a man who was suffering from any illness. However, some have conjectured that he was actually stricken by acromegaly, a condition involving a brain tumor on the pituitary gland which provokes an...

Seems Job would be the proverbial wise man who does all the right things and by proverbial wisdom should be blessed, right? But more was going on than he understood and proverbial wisdom is looked on by many as not a 100% guarantee rather a guideline. Job: Journey from Moral Man to Wise...