Discover the World of the Bible and life - curiosities, reflections and answers
Welcome to the World of the Bible and Life! This is where the Holy Scripture meets everyday life. Explore with us the meaning of biblical teachings and events that still inspire. What do the words written in the Bible hold? What message do they carry for today's world? Here, you'll find interpretations that help you better understand texts from centuries ago. Join us on a journey through God's word and its place in our lives!
King James Version "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger."
New International Version "The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger."
Jeremiah, chapter 50.1-13 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
(1) The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. (2) Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. (3) For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
Did Eve in the Garden of Eden eat an apple or other fruit
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew in the Garden of Eden, it is mentioned in the First Book of Moses in chapters two and three.
2.9 "And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil."
2.16-17 "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Series: Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days
For those who like to read books, I recommend the series of books "Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days" - by Tim LaHaye i Jerry B. Jenkins.
For those who like to read books, I recommend the series of books "A Novel of the End Times" - by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
It tells of events that may take place before the second coming of Jesus. The author tries to present the future on the basis of prophecies recorded in the Holy Scriptures. The first parts were written in the 1990s, so the reader should not be surprised that cell phones were not yet as common as they are today. There is a lot of adventure, sensationalism and even murders in the book mainly, but it is worth noting the prophecies studied and the attempts to interpret them. Also shown is the antichrist and how he deceives people, except that it is worth knowing that the antichrist does not have to be a person. The antichrist could just as well be an organization or a world denomination mixing all religions into one.
Jeremiah chapter 45 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
King James Version "The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch: Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest."
God's will - how to interpret God's response to our request
Do animals pray? They don't. And it's exactly the same zero effect that prayers asking for advice have when we assume in advance that we won't even do God's will when it conflicts with our own.
Many of us, when we have a problem or make an important decision in life, ask God in prayer for an answer on how to proceed. Once we get that answer, what do we mostly do? We don't follow God's will, but man's. If the answer doesn't satisfy us, we recognize that we misinterpreted the situation, that it probably wasn't the answer, and we ask again. We keep asking until we get the answer we expect, that is, the one that suits us. Is this the correct interpretation? Definitely not. Many such cases are also described in Scripture. Here are some of them:
Jeremiah, chapter 41 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
Chapter 41 from the Book of Jeremiah could be inserted into a bloody adventure book.
(1) Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. (2) Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. (3) Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Jeremiah chapter 38.14-28 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
(14) Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. (15) Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? (16) So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
King James Version "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good."
The prophecy about Zedekiah based on the Books of Jeremiah and Ezekiel
The prophecy about Zedekiah king of Judah in the book of Jeremiah may seem somewhat contradictory to that uttered by the prophet Ezekiel. Let's cite these prophecies.
Jeremiah 32.4-5 "And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper."
Ezekiel 12.12-13 "And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there."
King James Version "And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day."
King James Version "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day."
New International Version "And God said, Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water. So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky. And there was evening, and there was morning-the second day."
Jeremiah, chapter 26 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
This chapter shows the despicable nature of human beings. People usually think of themselves as good, and when someone says something so sincere as to be hurtful in their direction, we can often see such a person explode with anger. We often have such a high opinion of ourselves that words of truth spoken in our direction do not reach us at all. This was also the case with the Judeans when Jeremiah preached doom to them. Instead of coming to their senses, they preferred to kill the prophet.
(1) In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, (2) Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: (3) If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings.
King James Version: "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. 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 the first day."
New American Bible: "In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters. Then God said: Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Evening came, and morning followed - the first day."
Jeremiah, chapter 20 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
Chapter 20 can be divided into two parts:
Jeremiah's imprisonment
(1) Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. (2) Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. (3) And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib. (4) For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
Jeremiah, chapter 17:19-27 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
The Sabbath must be observed
(19) Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; (20) And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: (21) Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; (22) Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. (23) But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Jeremiah, chapter 13.1-14 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
Jeremiah's linen belt
(1) Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. (2) So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. (3) And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, (4) Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. (5) So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me. (6) And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah, chapter 10 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
This chapter can be divided into two parts. Part one (1-15) deals with prayer to idols. Part two (16-25) deals with the dramatic spiritual conditions in Judah.
(1) Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: (2) Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
God calls on people to come to their senses, they are to stop accepting the beliefs of other nations, faith is to be pure and not defiled. Combining religions into one common one leads to departure from the true faith, God has warned against this many times.
How to interpret the words "Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place..."
Jeremiah 7:20 in various translations:
King James Version "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched."
New International Version "Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place-on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land-and it will burn and not be quenched."
Jeremiah, chapter 4 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
(1) If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. (2) And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (3) For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. (4) Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Jeremiah, chapter 2.36-37 interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation
Jeremiah 2.36-37 "Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them."
The Book of Jeremiah is a great book of prophecies, and in it, among other things, prophecies about the fall of Israel, Egypt or Babylon. The above text may not exactly be a prophecy from the full event, but certainly the words were fulfilled 100 percent.
Explanation for those who have not read the Scriptures:
The Book of Isaiah records a prophecy that was announced about 150-200 years before the events. It is contained in the verses:
Isaiah 44.26-28 "That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid."
The movie "Exodus: Gods and Kings" has hit theaters. Unfortunately, but director Ridley Scott, in his own words, does not believe in God, so he was very nonchalant about the credibility of the message, making the film false and portraying God in a hypocritical way, as well as the life of Moses is misrepresented. I will always be of the opinion that atheists should not make films based on Scripture, as they only do a disservice to those who believe it is a true biblical portrayal. I sincerely encourage you to read the Scriptures yourself and verify the truth. In just 14 pages, there is a period in which time runs from the birth of Moses to the passage of the Hebrews through the sea. These texts are contained in the Second Book of Moses, from chapter 1 to chapter 14. I also encourage you, before reading the text below, to read the article on Moses and his 3 stages of life >> Three stages of Moses' life, which will help you better understand the inaccuracies in the video.
