Psalm 68:15-16. What or who or where is Bashan? Of course we have not tracked down every geographical point in Psalms. But this one is especially important. Or is it? At first glance, the text seems to be saying that Bashan is the mountain where...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 45:13. Who is “the royal daughter”? If Messiah is King, and God, who could be His daughter? Whoever she is, she is glorious on the inside. Beautifully adorned. Accompanied by pure virgins, all of whom will come into the Palace...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 22:1. In passages like these, is Jesus merely quoting a Scripture? The author of the Psalm was the speaker of these words. Though they originally came out of David’s mouth, they were breathed there through the ever-living Word of God....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
PSALMS 1. Psalm 2:7. When did Jesus become the Son of God? When the Virgin conceived from the Holy Spirit, the Son was begotten within her. This verse speaks either of that conception, or of the Eternal decree, the forever...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Job 19:25-27. How significant is this passage? In the light of the depressing Earth-centered philosophy of that day, it is most significant. Job and his friends all believe that life ends at the grave. But here, in a moment that can only be...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Job 4:7. How would you answer Eliphaz? “Whoever perished, being innocent?” Eliphaz’s idea is widespread, even today. If you are a good person, you will live long and prosper. If you are not, you’ll end up like…...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
JOB1. Job 1:1. Does the Scripture say that Job was perfect and sinless? No. There was no man who could blame him for anything, though men tried to do so later in the story. He was an upstanding member of the community, one you would love to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
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 ]
