The world of the Bible and life - reflections, trivia and hard answers

Details: Category: Isaiah; Created: April 25, 2023

Isaiah chapter 44:9-20
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

Let me state strongly and clearly at the outset: this chapter is nothing more than a description of the disregard for the second commandment contained in Exodus 20.4-6 " Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me."

Isaiah chapter 44:

(9) They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

Details: Category: Free topics; Created: April 25, 2023

Charlie Hebdo - reasons for the attack

At the outset, I will point out that I disapprove of the attack carried out in 2015 on the editorial board of the atheist tabloid Charlie Hebdo, and condemn this form of crackdown on spiritual arrogants. I sympathize with all those killed who were not involved in the creation of this tabloid, and with those who suffer the loss of loved ones. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the murderers and the murdered cartoonists who contributed to these tragic events with their stupid drawings, because if they had not published them and respected other people's religious beliefs, no innocent people would have died. I also condemn those who, in their stupidity and desire for revenge, began to attack Muslims. I also pity those souls who will not be saved.

Details: Category: Understanding the Bible; Created: April 24, 2023

The 2nd commandment vs. the 11th commandment

The second commandment (called the eleventh by many), you will find in Exodus 20.4-6 and Deuteronomy 5.8-10 and it reads:

King James Version
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Details: Category: Understanding the Bible; Created: April 23, 2023

Hezekiah' pride

Isaiah 39: "(1) At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. (2) And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. (3) Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. (4) Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

Isaiah, chapter 31
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

(1) Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Israel as the chosen people was to rely on the Lord, not on other nations or its own strength. The Jews turned away from God, preferring to form an alliance with Egypt to fight Assyria together. God warned them not to accumulate too many horses (Deuteronomy 17.16 "But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.") Horses were mainly used in large armies, to pull chariots, war wagons and all the goods necessary for warfare. The country was moving toward militarism, choosing its own power and alliances thereby abandoning God.

Details: Category: Isaiah; Created: April 21, 2023

Isaiah, chapter 29
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

(1) Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. (2) Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. (3) And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

The city where David camped was Jerusalem. The action takes place many years after the king's death. At that time the Jews celebrated the holidays only ceremonially, spiritually they were elsewhere, which only compounded their decline. Israel was about to be attacked by Assyria. Because of their sinful lives, God would allow them to do what they wanted, which was to rely on themselves and ally with Egypt.

Details: Category: Free topics; Created: April 20, 2023

Celebrating the new year and the Bible

I am surprised by those Christians who believe in God and yet celebrate the welcome of the new year lavishly. The very fact of getting drunk on this day goes beyond biblical standards, and the arrival of the new year shows that the Savior did not come in the passing year.

Jesus promised to come again and take the saved to heaven for 1,000 years, to then return together to earth and carry out the final judgment on fallen souls and angels. Would you like to leave this world and no longer participate in the life of a planet defiled by sin? Wouldn't it be better to live in heaven and then on a renewed Earth instead of the currently tainted one?

Details: Category: Free topics; Created: April 20, 2023

Tormenting tigers in Thailand

That Thailand is demoralized is known to almost everyone. The country reminds me of a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah, even the tsunami that killed 4985 people, injured 10350 and left 6424 missing did not make the population come to its senses. Child prostitution and widespread transvestitism still reign there. I would never want to visit such a rotten country.

For those who go there and plan to visit a tiger temple, I invite you to the "Why you should NOT visit Thailand’s Tiger Temples" website, where you will learn how bestially these animals are treated.

The best way is to type in Google: The truth about the tiger temple in Thailand - and a bunch of articles will open up about how animals are treated in these pseudo zoos.

Details: Category: Understanding the Bible; Created: April 19, 2023

Does a person have influence over his life

Many people wonder if they have influence over their lives, since the Bible says that all our deeds have already been written in a book, e.g: Psalm 139.16 "Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them."

So why should we toil and act morally when everything has already been predicted, and our fate is already known anyway? One might say, "what is to be, will be". Nothing could be further from the truth.

Just because God knows our future doesn't mean you know it. So why would Jesus come to earth? Let the fact that the Savior, prayed for us, suffered so that we could be saved, talked to people and tried to guide them to the right path, be eternal proof that we are the ones who influence our lives, otherwise prayers with requests would be foolishness or a waste of time, which is what Jesus taught.

Details: Category: About God; Created: April 19, 2023

Did Jesus Christ have to die

Was the death of Jesus Christ necessary? Couldn't God Almighty have found a better way to save mankind? The answer is obvious and it is: He could not, it was the best possible decision.

Many ask themselves: if God is so powerful and can do everything, why did he choose such a way of salvation, why did he suffer, why were there animal sacrifices. After all, there are no limits before God, because if He wanted to, He could give eternal life to everyone without shedding His own blood.

At the outset of the answer, let's establish one thing: since God chose such and not another way of salvation, it means that this one was the best possible, and if we do not agree with it or do not understand it, then the problem lies in ourselves. A fish in an aquarium knows very little about the world, with our knowledge we surpass it countless times, and the same can be compared between man and God.

Celebrating Christmas and Easter vs. hypocrisy

As every year comes Christmas and Easter and the false celebration of them. Few people will actually direct their thoughts toward Jesus, and even fewer will pray together. Artificially breaking a wafer and wishing a person who is and will be gossiped about is not unusual. Worst of all, however, is the ghastly celebration of the holidays by atheists and their mindless sending of wishes in which they utter typically religious words, but openly deny the existence of a Creator.

Few will be interested in the fact that Jesus could not have been born in December and the fact that none of the apostles and their disciples recognized this holiday. Few will be interested in why and for what reason it was introduced. Who cares today. The most important thing is to get presents, eat to your heart's content and, in many homes, drink alcohol.

Details: Category: Difficult topics; Created: April 17, 2023

How to interpret the words of Scripture
"Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks"

Psalms 137.8-9 "Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us. Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." - (New International Version)

Psalms 137.8-9 "O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones." - (King James Version)

Psalms 137.8-9 "Daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, Blessed will be one who repays you With the retribution with which you have repaid us. Blessed will be one who seizes and dashes your children against the rock." - (New American Standard Bible)

Details: Category: Understanding the Bible; Created: April 13, 2023

Stress-free child rearing in Scripture

The children referred to in the article do not refer to toddlers who do not distinguish between right and wrong, but to children and teenagers who are aware that they are doing wrong.

Is stress-free parenting a good thing? What does Scripture say about corporal punishment of children? The answer may seem surprising to some, but the Bible has nothing against the use of corporal punishment for sons. This is evidenced, among other things, by the words:

Proverbs 3.12 "For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."

Proverbs 13.1 "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke."

Details: Category: Creation of the World; Created: April 13, 2023

God Of Wonders

I invite you to watch a wonderful video, in which you will see how the world around us is built and what miracles are happening on it.

After watching it, you will ask yourself whether it is possible that it all came into existence by itself by chance just as the big bang and evolution theory proclaims.

Psalm 139
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

Psalm 139 is so rich that many articles could be written on various topics based on it. This psalm is divided into four parts.

Part One - God's omniscience, wisdom knows no bounds

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

(1) O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

(2) Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Details: Category: Difficult topics; Created: April 12, 2023

What the Bible says about homosexuality

Homosexuality is growing rapidly around the world. More and more countries allow same-sex marriage, as well as the adoption of children by such couples, all supposedly in the name of love and freedom. We forget that the marriage relationship in the Bible was established for people of the opposite sex, and only such are blessed by the Lord. The institution of marriage, which was intended for people of different sexes, has been turned into an unbiblical practice.

What does Scripture say about homosexuality? Does the Bible condemn homosexuality?

Details: Category: Difficult topics; Created: April 11, 2023

Why are there curses and wishes for evil in the prayers and psalms
interpretation

In Scripture, we repeatedly encounter verses in which the author curses the wicked and prays for their extermination. Among the psalms, Psalm 109 leads the way, in which we read, among other things:

"(6) Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. (7) When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. (8) Let his days be few; and let another take his office. (9) Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. (10) Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. (11) Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

Details: Category: Free topics; Created: April 11, 2023

The pope and the theory of evolution

The words of former Pope Benedict XVI that "the theory of evolution and the big bang do not contradict the biblical description" have further plunged the Roman Catholic Church into deviant extra-biblical teachings. This is another attack by the church on the Bible that not everyone recognizes.

What the Church has gained from the words of Pope Benedict XVI:

1. To gain new followers who disagreed with the biblical creation of the world. In this twisted way, it will be possible to reconcile the theory of evolution with the Bible, which openly exclude each other, but thanks to these words many will believe that this is not the case. This is identical to the situation the church went through during the time of Rome. At that time, the teachings of Jesus Christ were changed, additionally modified pagan beliefs were introduced in order to win over the rest of society and distinguish themselves from the Jews.

Details: Category: Psalm; Created: April 11, 2023

Psalm 82, A Plea for Justice
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

A Psalm of Asaph.

(1) God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

The psalm refers to the time of the Last Judgment. God (Jesus) will judge those who are not written in the Book of Life. Who are these gods? These include unjust earthly judges, false prophets, cruel kings, sell-out politicians, rich men who value money more than human life, and others who have great influence over the fate of people (since many psalms are translated ambiguously, i.e., they refer to both David and Jesus or some event in the future this particular case may also be about the Israelites). All of them, instead of performing well in office, contributed to the downfall of society by their conduct. Because of their position, which placed them above ordinary people, they were called gods.

Details: Category: About God; Created: April 10, 2023

God's justice based on Psalm 69

Today God is mainly created in two misleading images.

Image 1 - an aged gray-haired grandfather who, in the name of love, will accept anyone into heaven, including even the greatest unrepentant sinner.

Image 2 - a tyrant who observes human suffering and does nothing about it.

Both the first and second views are false.

The correct image - a loving Caregiver who will accept into heaven even the greatest sinner, if he sincerely repents for his sins, opens his heart to God. Caring for us, but not always as we would like.

Details: Category: Psalm; Created: April 09, 2023

Psalm 51, Giving thanks to God for rescue from oppression
interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation

A Prayer of Repentance. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

A psalm written by David after the prophet Natan admonished him about his shameful deed of adultery with Bathsheba and the devious plan by which her husband Uriah was killed along with other warriors.

(1) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. (2) Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. (3) For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

God of the Old Testament and his love for people

With sadness I listen to sentences in which so-called believers claim that God in the Old Testament is evil, murders, lacks love and that only Jesus Christ changed the face of God. This is a false view and anyone who believes in it has been deceived by Satan. Most often such statements are made by those who have not read the Old Testament, and how can you make such statements about someone you do not know at all. God gave us the Scriptures so that through them we would know Him better. Before you start vilifying God, read the Old Testament first, and you will see plenty of texts in which God is praised, loved and just, which many forget.

Details: Category: Understanding the Bible; Created: April 09, 2023

Love for neighbor based on Psalm 37

Reading Psalm 37 in the Old Testament, we will come across texts that talk about how we should deal with an evil neighbor. The Psalm is very interesting and I encourage you to read it, we will learn there, among other things, about how the evil ones end up, how we should treat them and what awaits us after death.

Already in the first and second verses of Psalm 37 we read: "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." How hard is it to give way to this doctrine, how many times a month do you give vent to your anger, and over small things?

Details: Category: Biblical history; Created: April 07, 2023

Moses' life is an example of humility and modesty

We can divide Moses' life into 3 stages.

Moses in Egypt at Pharaoh's court

Stage 1 (40 years) - birth, growing up, life in Pharaoh's court (pride).

The very birth and his growing up can be called a miracle. While the Egyptians were killing newborn Israelites (which reminds us of the murder of children in and around Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus), Moses not only survived, but was raised by his own mother until he reached adulthood. It is assumed that Moses, while staying with the Egyptians for so many years, sat in the position of commander of the army, but whether we can confirm this or not, it doesn't change the fact that as the son of Pharaoh's daughter he had great privileges. Living almost 40 years in splendor, being so close to power changes a person.

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Isaiah chapter 44:9-20interpretation - meaning - commentary - explanation