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Why is Israel important to God?

Answered by BibleQ . February 5, 2010 - 6:24 am

Israel is important to God because he made a promise about it to a man called Abraham: God promises that he would give that area of the world to Abraham and his descendants, the Jews (the Children of Israel). {18} “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great […]

What is the difference between the Old and New Testament promises?

Answered by BibleQ . January 7, 2010 - 1:22 am

Q. What is the difference between the Old and New Testament promises given to us by God ? It is probably easiest to think of the New Testament being an ‘upgrade’ of the Old Testament promises rather than actually different. If we check Hebrews 8, the argument is that the “better” promises of the New […]

How many promises are in the Bible?

Answered by BibleQ . October 22, 2009 - 9:04 pm 4

The Bible is so full of God’s promises, that it is not really possible to count them. Some people have tried and come up with about 3000. Others have counted 7000. Herbert Lockyer wrote a book called All the promises of the Bible and claims to list 8000. For more information: (external link) God’s promises […]

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