The name Ezra comes from the Hebrew word ‘ezrah meaning “help”.
Please explain this scripture: Zechariah 8:11?
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts (Zechariah 8:11) Zechariah is talking about the restoration of the people of Israel when God will bless them. The remnant are those faithful ones who will receive that blessing. In verse 13 it […]
How should we understand John 14:5-12?
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:5-6) Jesus explains the way to be with Jesus eternally, is through […]
Was Moses king of Ethiopia for forty years?
No. Moses was the (adopted) son of a pharaoh’s daughter in Egypt for forty years (Acts 7:21,23), a shepherd in Midian for forty years (Ex. 3:1; Acts 7:30), and the leader of the children of Israel in Egypt and the wilderness for the rest of his life (see Ex. 3 to Deut. 34), but never […]
One of the Ten Commandments is ʺThou shalt not killʺ: if this is so, why does the Bible say God told his people to kill other people?
“Thou shalt not kill” is taken from Exodus 20:13 in, e.g., the KJV of the Bible. A better translation of this verse is “You shall not murder”.1 The Law of Moses, from where the Ten Commandments are taken, didn’t outlaw all forms of killing. For example, in some instances people were allowed to kill other people: see Numbers […]
Is Persia the same as Babylon?
Most often, Babylon is not synonymous with Persia. Babylon was the capital city of the Babylonian or Chaldean Empire, whereas Persia (along with the Medes) was the name of the country whose empire defeated and replaced the Babylonian Empire.1 However, after the Babylonian Empire was defeated by the Persians, the city of Babylon was still […]
Should we use God’s name, Yahweh, when talking about or to him?
The divine name YHWH appears only in the Hebrew Old Testament. It appears without vowels in the Hebrew text, and is read with the Hebrew word for ‘Lord’ both by Jews and in traditional Protestant Bibles. The spelling Yahweh occurs in some Bibles like the Roman Catholic Jerusalem Bible. Yahweh is also how scholars of […]
Why does the New Testament used the name of our Lord in different forms, like “Jesus”, “Christ”, “Jesus Christ” and “Christ Jesus”?
Sometimes, perhaps it was simply because they could function as synonymous terms, rather like referring to the current president of the United States by either their name or their role, President.1 Either way, it makes little difference at times. Although I don’t know of any specific examples, other times, perhaps, the variations were because Paul […]
Are Christadelphians the only ones who are going to be saved upon the second coming of Jesus Christ?
The simple answer is ‘no’, common sense tells us that no church is unique or perfect in doctrine in God’s eyes, much less in behaviour. But to these things we do not know. It is not our judgment to make, it is for Christ to judge (John 5:22; Matt 5:31), and so any attempt to […]
Can we date Adam’s “birth”?
The questioner says: My independent study of a biblical timeline agrees with Abraham’s birth of 1946 BC. I am thrilled that there are others who support this sound date. Why have you not placed any further dates that seemingly can go back to a birth date for Adam? Another date I have seen for Abraham’s […]