EZRA 1. Ezra 3:3. Why were the new arrivals so terrified? This was their land, but the people who had inhabited it for so long might not share that opinion. They came in as strangers, and hurried to the altar of God seeking assurances from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I CHRONICLES I Chronicles 1-9. Why all these chapters filled with names, not only at the beginning, but the end of this book? From Gotquestions.org I lift the following helpful information: “The Bible contains multiple genealogical...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
II Kings 20:10-11. How much time is being described in this passage? What actually happened? Once more I must yield to the commentating scholars of the church. Here is Benson. As he says, it is not the only way to look at this miracle, but it is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
II Kings 16:10-18 Why was King Ahaz so enamored with the altar in Damascus? What alterations did he make to the altar in the Temple, and why? Perhaps Ahaz was simply trying to please the Assyrian king, or could it be that he actually was...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
II Kings 7:13-14. A very difficult passage. What is being proposed? The King of Israel (Jehoram) has just been informed that the Syrian camp, besieging Samaria for some time, to the point of awful starvation and even cannibalism, has abandoned...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
II Kings II Kings 4:31. Why do you think Elisha had to come personally to heal the child in this story? Several contradictory explanations are offered by the commentators. It is always a matter of controversy to explain why a person is not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I Kings 16:34. Here, the prophecy of Joshua 6:26 is fulfilled. What does the prophecy mean, and how is it fulfilled? Joshua had never said that Jericho would not be rebuilt, only that the person who built it would suffer great loss. What God has...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I Kings 12:8-15. It was of the Lord (v. 15) to give a major portion of the Kingdom to Jeroboam. Humanly speaking, what was it that motivated the young men to be so harsh, and Rehoboam to listen to them? The younger are characteristically not the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I KINGS I Kings 1:2. Why could none of the King’s many wives be called upon to be nurse and source of warmth? Unfortunately his wives were not that young either. David needed the warmth that only youth can provide. It is affirmed in every...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Samuel 15:1. How long has Absalom had to get bitter enough to rebel against his father? Two years passed between the rape and the murder of the rapist(13:23). Three years he stayed an exile in Geshur (13:38). Two years he lived in Jerusalem...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
