elohim – Bible Q

What does “they chose new gods” mean in the song of Deborah and Barak? (Judges 5:8)

Answered by BibleQ . March 22, 2022 - 7:18 pm

This is the context from song of Deborah and Barak: 6 “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned, and travellers kept to the byways. 7 The villagers ceased in Israel; they ceased to be until I arose; I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel. 8 When new gods were […]

what does “come before God” (RV) “come before the judges” (KJV) mean in Exodus 22:8-9?

Answered by BibleQ . July 9, 2021 - 5:58 am

The passage is as follows: “7 “If a man gives to his neighbour money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or […]

On what day did God make the angels?

Answered by BibleQ . June 24, 2021 - 5:12 pm

The Bible does not tell us exactly, it only states that everything was made in six days: “For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” […]

Why did Abraham say “the gods caused [plural] me to wander” before Abimelech? (Genesis 20:13)

Answered by BibleQ . June 4, 2021 - 12:06 am

This is one of the more awkward moments in the story of Abraham – and comes in a passage where Abraham tells several half truths to Abimelech. s The most famous one being that Abraham tells Abimelech that Sarah is his sister, leading Abimelech to try to take Sarah as a wife, though God intervenes […]

Was Moses “a god” to Pharaoh, or “as God” to Pharaoh, in Exodus 7:1?

Answered by BibleQ . April 2, 2020 - 10:01 am

This question relates to two verses which put Moses in a chain relationship which goes : God → Moses → Aaron → listener. It is unusual in the Bible because normally there is only one agent between God and the listener, such as God → angel → Moses, or God → prophet → people. Exodus […]

Who or what is the “god of this age” in 2 Corinthians 4:4?

Answered by BibleQ . January 29, 2019 - 10:11 pm

The phrase “god of this age” is found once in the Bible: In their case the god of this world (aion, age) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4 ESV) […]

What does “you are gods” mean in Psalm 82:6 and John 10:34?

Answered by BibleQ . July 19, 2017 - 4:17 am

The first half of the question, namely what the word “gods” means in Psalm 82:6, is fairly straightforward: 82: 1 God has taken his place in the congregation; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. […]

Is the king of Israel called “god” in Psalm 45:6 – “Your throne, O God,”?

Answered by BibleQ . May 15, 2017 - 6:31 pm

This question is related to Why does God call Jesus “God” in Hebrews 1:8, unless he is actually God? In short the answer here is that Psalm 45:6-7 doesn’t call the king “God”. Just as Hebrews 1:8 does not call Jesus “god”. Hebrews 1:8 is citing Psalm 45 which is mainly addressed to a king […]

Was Jesus previously in heaven, but made lower than the angels for a short period?

Answered by BibleQ . November 21, 2009 - 3:02 pm

This question refers to Hebrews 2:7: You made him [Jesus] for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, 1. PREEXISTENCE? The main question here is the question about whether Jesus existed before his conception as a being in heaven. This idea is based on misreading a […]

Who is God speaking to in Genesis 1:26?

Answered by BibleQ . August 8, 2009 - 5:45 pm 23

When God created human beings he said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis […]

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What does “they chose new gods” mean in the song of Deborah and Barak? (Judges 5:8)

what does “come before God” (RV) “come before the judges” (KJV) mean in Exodus 22:8-9?

On what day did God make the angels?

Why did Abraham say “the gods caused [plural] me to wander” before Abimelech? (Genesis 20:13)

Was Moses “a god” to Pharaoh, or “as God” to Pharaoh, in Exodus 7:1?

Who or what is the “god of this age” in 2 Corinthians 4:4?

What does “you are gods” mean in Psalm 82:6 and John 10:34?

Is the king of Israel called “god” in Psalm 45:6 – “Your throne, O God,”?

Was Jesus previously in heaven, but made lower than the angels for a short period?

Who is God speaking to in Genesis 1:26?

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