At first glance, it appears that Ex 12:40 contradicts Acts 7:6. This is not a Bible contradiction. By figuring backwards from the Exodus you can see this is not a Bible contradiction, at all. The easiest way to do this reconciliation is to figure all of the dates that you...
At first glance, it appears that 1 Ki 6:1 contradicts Acts 13:18-22. In fact, these passages don’t contradict. You have to account for an overlap in years during the time of the judges. In 1 Ki 6:1, the time between the Exodus and the fourth year of Solomon’s reign is...
When you read through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, you can sometimes be overwhelmed by the names of the kings and the dates of their reigns. Often, the kings have similar names, particularly around the time that Jehoshaphat and Ahab try to reunite the divided kingdoms. Furthermore, there...
Yes. We can chart the dates based upon the numbers of years each king reigned and the dates that we found in our last question regarding the time from the Exodus to the dividing of the tribes of Judah from the tribes of Israel. That starting date was 975 BC,...
We have been studying the armor of God on Wednesday nights. We have discussed the helmet of salvation, which protects us from carnality, fear and pride with a saved, spiritual, sound, servant mind. The breastplate of righteousness, which protects us through the righteousness of Jesus Christ when we stay right...
The Personality of the Holy Spirit Matt 1:20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In men’s Bible study last night, we taught a lesson on the personality of the Holy Spirit. It is helpful to know the definition of the word personality when discussing this topic. According to Webster’s New World Dictionary,...
Take Away the Wicked Prov 25:4-5 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The point of Prov 25:4-5 is very plain and is thoroughly demonstrated in scripture. Before a silversmith can make a silver vessel, he must heat the silver and remove the dross so that he is working with pure, unblemished material. Likewise,...
Have you ever noticed that when most people encounter something challenging they fold? We are a generation of moral and spiritual weaklings. Trouble usually elicits complaints from us. People whine and fuss when things are tough. Life’s difficulties don’t go away just because you don’t like them. What we need...
According to Rom 14:7, we don’t live to ourselves. Your life affects others. Therefore, we are commended not to put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in our brother’s way [v.13]. We are not to have a bad affect on others. But we are also to “follow after...
Wherever there is truth, there are going to be lies. In the Old Testament, there were false prophets among the people, when there were holy men of God who spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost [2 Pet 1:21]. In the New Testament, Peter said, “there shall be...
