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What does it mean when God is silent?

Answered by . December 24, 2013 - 10:54 am

Searching the Bible electronically I could only find two references to the silence of God: Psalms 30:12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! Psalms 109:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my […]

Can you tell me what “shaddai” means?

Answered by . July 17, 2013 - 5:47 pm

Even though El Shaddai is generally translated God Almighty, shaddai is from the same root as “breast,” with reference to nurturing. This title occurs significantly in Genesis referring to God’s development of Abraham’s descendants. Exod. 6:4 affirms this: “I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as El Shaddai, but by my name yhwh I did […]

Why is God so violent?

Answered by . March 26, 2013 - 7:36 am 1

There is no denying that in the Old Testament (and in part, the New Testament) the actions of God are often violent and bloody. Either through direct action or through sanctioned action God seems responsible for a large number of deaths. These actions attributed to God not only seem unpleasant compared with our modern conceptions […]

Why does Jesus call himself “the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” when these are names of God? (Rev 22:13)

Answered by . February 24, 2013 - 5:26 pm 5

In the first chapter of Revelation we read: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Rev 1:8) Then in the 21st chapter we read: 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all […]

Why does Jesus call the Father ʺhis Godʺ (Rev 1:6)?

Answered by . February 21, 2013 - 6:07 am

… and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen (Rev 1:6) This is just one of a number of passage which speak of the God of Jesus: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” […]