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A Talking Serpent, A Talking Donkey, Caring Ravens, and A Man-Swallowing Fish
The Bible contains some events that some people find hard to believe. Let’s consider four of these. 1. The Serpent (Genesis 3)“Now the serpent… he said to the woman” (Genesis 3:1). How could a serpent talk? We should understand that … Continue reading →
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Law of Moses: War
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Extermination. Bible … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, Ethics, God's Sovereignty, Judgment, law of moses
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Tagged Abortion, all is not fair in war, amalekites, apologetics press, book, book a christian's guide to refuting modern atheism, canaanites, cornerstone, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 20, Deuteronomy 20:16-18, Deuteronomy 21:10-14, Deuteronomy 7:1-5, drew leonard, drewleonard.com, Euthanasia, exterination of canaanites, female captives, fruit trees, genocide, hyperbole, james burton coffman, Jeremiah 38:2 and 17, kyle butt, law of moses, marrying a war captive, military exemption, rules of war, the flood, The rational Bible, the zondervan pictorial dictionary, war
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Law of Moses: Marriage
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. God’s Plan. … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, law of moses, Marriage
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Tagged 2 Samuel 12:1-3, abraham and sarah, abram and saai, adam and eve, adultery, albert barnes, amram and jochebed, apologetics press, apososis, book ox in the ditch, cain's wife, death penalty, defending the faith study bible, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:1-4, Deuteronomy 25:5-6, Deuteronomy 25:7-10, Deuteronomy 27:20-23, Deuteronomy 5:18, Deuteronomy 7:1-4, divorce, dna, ervah, Exodus 20:14, Exodus 21:10, Exodus 34:11-16, Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 24:58, Genesis 2:24-25, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 38:6-11, incest, incest before law of moses, incest list, jacob and rachael and leah, Jeremiah 3:8, kerry duke, law of moses, levir, levirate law, Leviticus 18:17-18, Leviticus 18:6-18, Leviticus 20:10-21, Leviticus 20:11-21, marriage, mixed religious marriages, mutations, polygamy, protasis, rahab, ruth, The rational Bible, torah, where did cain get his wife?
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Law of Moses: Children (Continued)
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 6. Value of … Continue reading →
Posted in Abortion, Ethics, law of moses, life, Word Study
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Law of Moses: Women
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are contained in the Law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Value of … Continue reading →
Posted in law of moses, Sex, Word Study
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Tagged adequate evidence, adultery, apologetics press, bitter water test, blood on bed sheets, book sexual anarchy, bride price, chazag, chclibrary.org, dave miller, david brown, Dennis Prager, Deuteronomy 21:13-21, Deuteronomy 22:22-29, dub mcclish, euphemism, evidence of virginity, Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:26-27, Exodus 21:28-32, Exodus 22:16-17, Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 22:10, false accusation, Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 9:6, health benefits, hymen, image of God, james burton coffman, joseph f. smith medical library, law of moses, laws concerning women, leeor gottlieb, Leviticus 15:19-30, Leviticus 18:19, lex talionis, lying, menstruation, niv, nlt, Numbers 5:11-31, ordeals of paganism, p.i.d., pelvic inflammatory disease, premarital sex, proof of virginity, rape, rape victim forced to marry?, southwest lectures, studylight, tapas, test of unfaithful wife, test of virginity, The rational Bible, thigh rot, two or more witnesses, uncleanness, value of life, woman's flow, woman's period, women
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Law of Moses: Sanitation
In this series, we are examining some of the many commandments which are found in the law of Moses. It is our aim to understand them better, build faith, and answer critics. We are considering them topically. 1. Human waste. … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, law of moses, Nature, science, Scientific Foreknowledge
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Law of Moses: Animal Mistakes
Kosher (or Kashrut, meaning “fit” or “proper”) laws concerning clean and unclean food are set forth in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, and other passages. These laws may be summed up this way: (1) Land animals must have cloven hooves … Continue reading →
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Law of Moses: Food
In this series, we are examining some of the 613 Mitzvot (commandments) contained in the Torah (the law of Moses as revealed in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). It is our aim to understand them better and … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologetics, food, law of moses, Scientific Foreknowledge
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Pharoah’s Hard Heart
Pharoah’s hard heart resulted in much destruction. It was his hard heart which brought the plagues upon Egypt. It was his hard heart which brought about the death of his first-born son. It was his hard heart which lead to … Continue reading →
Posted in calvinism, envy, exodus, Phrase Study, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
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He Covered Their Shame
“Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21). Adam and Eve sinned. They became aware of their nakedness (Genesis 3:6-7). They were afraid and tried to hide their nakedness from … Continue reading →