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one-third of all the angels joined Satan in his rebellion.
we don’t know what Satan said, the Bible does tell us his motive. He wanted to be like God and to take His place!
The Hebrew word here for beginning is reshiyth and means the first or best of a group, the beginning of a series.
Hebrew word here for beginning is reshiyth and means the first or best of a group, the beginning of a series.
the Hebrew words “without form and void” are tohuw and bohuw, and mean a desolation, a waste, a worthless thing.
Isaiah 34:11
Jeremiah 4:23.
refer to God’s j...
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That word in Hebrew is choshe and literally means darkness, misery, destruction, wickedness.
Hebrew is choshe and literally means darkness, misery, destruction, wickedness.
the Hebrew word was in the sentence “and the earth was without form and void” is hayah.
Hebrew word was in the sentence “and the earth was without form and void” is hayah.
indicating a past...
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the more accurate translation would be, “the earth became wit...
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“the earth became without for...
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“the earth was without form and void because it b...
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Isaiah 45:18.
word vain is tohuw. It’s the same word used in Genesis 1:2 meaning to lay waste, a desolation, a worthless thing.
He’s saying He’s the creator.
He didn’t create it tohuw.
He didn’t create it a waste, a desolation or a ...
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Jeremiah 4:23-27
prophesy is in the form of a vision of what happened in Genesis 1:2 to make the earth without form and void, indicating that He is going to do this same thing to Judah.
God is using something that has already happened to illustrate what is going to happen.
Ezekiel 28,
God chastises the prince of Tyrus for his wickedness.
(vs 12-19) God begins talking about Satan. He calls him the king of Tyrus,
God talks about how perfect and beautiful Satan was.
He called Satan the “anointed cherub that covereth”.
covereth is sakak and means a cover, a hedge, defend, defense, which is...
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replenish means to fill again.
Hebrew word for replenish is mala and is the exact word used when God, in Genesis 9:1, commands Noah to replenish the earth after the flood destroys everything.
He knew their sin would permit a legal deed transfer to take place in the spirit realm and put Satan back in control or at least partial control. That’s why the Bible calls Satan the “god of this world”.
last only until His full plan is accomplished; the plan to reconcile both heaven and earth back to his perfect order; the plan to uphold His holy name and character. And it involves blood.
That word naked in Hebrew means to make bare, to be cunning, to be crafty.
They had lost their innocence.
word, aprons, in Hebrew means a belt, girdle, armor. But it also means to be afraid.
Every religion, except Christianity, tries to show men how to work their way back to God; how to sew aprons. While only Christianity shows how God worked His way back to man.
it was God Himself Who shed the first drop of innocent blood thus establishing from the very beginning in Genesis the criteria for covering sin: innocent blood.
voice, in Hebrew means call aloud, a voice, a sound. Here, blood is equated with life, having its own voice and speaking.
after the flood waters recede and Noah leaves the ark, he offers one of every clean animal (fowl and beast) as a sacrifice. And God is pleased and does the following: He removes the curse from the ground.
it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
God spells it out. Only blood can make an atonement. Only blood covers sin.
God forbids the willful killing of one man by another. This includes abortion, but does not include the killing in war, self-defense, or an accidental killing.
if the murderer is not made to pay with his blood, it will not go well with that nation!
In the end, it doesn’t matter what we think is right, it only matters what God says is right.
God Himself instituted the death penalty. That only blood can pay for the shedding of innocent blood.
the covenant did not hinge on Abraham’s future actions, but only on God’s faithfulness.
God tells Abraham to take Isaac to a mountain He would show him, in order to sacrifice his son. It turned out to be Mt. Moriah,
2 Chronicles 3:1
