1-Day and Night
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.(Genesis 1:3-5 ASV)
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I’m Back!
After several years of silence on here, I’ve decided to re-enter the blogosphere to share what I’ve come to learn to date. So many times I’ve thought to come back on here to share my studies with you, but I found it to be very daunting. Where do I even begin? I have so much to say, but the teacher & editor in me wanted to lay it out in an orderly fashion, line upon line, precept upon precept, and then present a polished product for you, as I have tried to do in the past. But I just don’t have the time to do that anymore. Study the Bible…
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GENESIS 101-4 The Light and the Darkness Called Day and Night
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were [And there was evening and there was morning] – the first day. (Genesis 1:3-5 KJV [revision mine]) From Session 4 of the GENESIS 101 Bible Study workbook Hebrew Vocabulary Words* AMAR (H559) – verb. to say, speak, utter OR (H216) – noun. light RA’AH (H7200) – verb. to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider KIY (H3588) – conjunction. that, for, because, when, as though, as, because…
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A Man In Whom The Spirit of God Is
Several weeks ago when studying out the Holy Spirit in the Bible, I turned to the Old Testament to see what I could find. It seems to me that the Spirit of God is another way of saying Holy Spirit. Given that, this is what I found… The Spirit of God Moved In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Gen 1:1-3 KJV) This is the first mention of the…
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Genesis 1: Evening and Morning (Video)
In my Follow-Up Series to the video presentation on When a Day Begins and Ends, I address the most common objections to the notion that the Bible only speaks of the Day as being “the light”, separate from the Night. The single most common objection I encounter is found in Genesis 1, particularly the statement: And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:5b KJV) Many believe this defines a different kind of Day, one that includes the Night. Here’s my answer to that: If you’ve never done the exercise of looking at all the uses of “ereb” (H6153) and “boqer” (H1242) in the Old Testament to see how…
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Correction: And God Divided Between the Light…
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. (Gen 1:4 KJV) The Brenton translation of the Greek Septuagint says: And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness. (Gen 1:4 Brenton) It was recently pointed out to me that the Hebrew word “beyn” (H996) translated above in the KJV as “from” appears twice in Genesis 1:4: once before the light, and the other before the darkness. And upon further inspection in the Greek Septuagint, I see the phrase “ana mesos”, translated as “between” also appears twice in this verse. A more proper translation…
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When a Day Begins and Ends (Video)
Our modern culture teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at midnight. Jewish tradition teaches a day is a 24-hour period of time that begins at sunset. But what does the Bible say? Watch this presentation covering the Biblical definition of the day, how long it lasts, when it begins and why it matters.
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When is the Start of the Year?
EDITED 1/25/17: See Notes in Red. Recently I received an email that read: I have been thinking about the start of the year and wondered how you determine the beginning of the year using a solar calendar. Here was my response: From what I understand from the Book of Enoch, the years are solar in nature one year with the has months being determined by way of the sun rising in 6 different stations of the sky in the east and setting in 6 in the west (marked by the 12 constellations of the stars), and the moon likely plays a part in telling us which year we are in over a series of years.
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In the Beginning Was the Word – Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part series on John 1:1-18. If you have not read part one yet, please do so now. 😉 Since we already explored the foundation laid for chapter 1 of John in Part 1 of In the Beginning Was the Word, let’s consider the structural base that is built upon it by delving into verses 6-18.
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In the Beginning was the Word – Part 1
Too often we either assume or take the words of others concerning various matters as truth without applying proper investigation for ourselves. In this series I’m calling, “In the Beginning was the Word”, I’m going to break down what I have come to understand concerning John 1:1-18. This first installment will focus on the first five verses, which I believe to be the foundation of not just the first chapter of John, but the entire book. The second installment will cover the remaining verses. It appears to me that this opening passage is laid out in a precept upon precept manner, one thing building upon another, therefore it seems logical that we study and receive it…
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The Beginning of Time As We Know It (Video)
Here’s a look at the first 19 verses of Genesis 1. Many think the beginning of time took place in verse 1, but what about time as we know it? Check this out and let us know what you think. 😉