Joseph’s mother had already died (Gen. 35:19) when Joseph received the dream in Gen. 37:9-11. Joseph’s other dream (in Gen. 37:5-8) came true (Gen. 42:6), so it seems likely that this dream — including the part about his mother bowing down to him — will also come true. If this is so, it means the […]
What book of the Bible has only two chapters?
In most Bibles, the Book of Haggai has two chapters. See the Scripture Index for the number of chapters in each book.
When did Silas travel with Paul?
On Paul’s first journey, he had travelled with Barnabas (Acts 13:1-3). But when Paul wanted to set out on his second journey, he had an argument with Barnabas about whether John Mark should also come (Acts 15:36-38). In the end, Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus (Acts 15:39) and Paul went with Silas through […]
How many people wrote the Bible?
There were about 40 authors of the books of the Bible, all inspired by God. We know who most of them were, although there are some anonymous writers. Moses is thought to have compiled the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As Deuteronomy describes the death of Moses, […]
Who are Gog and Magog?
Gog and Magog are mentioned together in two Bible passages. The first is from Ezekiel: Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him (Ezekiel 38:2) Ezekiel 38 and 39 contain a prophecy about some nations that would attack Israel […]
Why is the resurrection of Christ so crucial to our salvation? Couldn’t he have simply died and paid for our sins with his blood?
The resurrection of Christ is critical to the Christian hope because: it proves that God is all powerful it proves that death is not the end Jesus is the first, and we can be like him These points come out of 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul is addressing believers about claims that Jesus hadn’t been raised. […]
Why is Israel important to God?
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 […]
Where does the Bible mention signs in the sun, moon, and stars?
Luke 21:25: And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves If you are looking for specific Bible verses, like the one above, then websites like www.BibleGateway.com can be very useful. I found the […]
Who wrote the book of Hebrews?
There are various views about who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews– Paul, Luke, Clement, Barnabas, etc.1 –but, really, we don’t know who the author was. One idea is that perhaps we aren’t supposed to know who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews. A large part of the letter tells us that Jesus is the pinnacle of […]
Why did Paul change his name from Saul to Paul?
As the comments below highlighted to me, it is possible that Paul didn’t change his name. Rather, as it says in Acts 13:9, Saul ‘was also called Paul’ — i.e. he (always had) had two names. Referring to the Saul/Paul, F. F. Bruce says: He was born into an orthodox Jewish family, and as his […]