Deuteronomy

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

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

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,

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

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

Did demons appear in the Old Testament

Of course they do, we find them in the poems:

Leviticus 17.7 "And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations."

Deuteronomy 32.17 "They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up,

What the Bible says about vows and oaths

Nowadays, the expression "I swear by God" has become quite widely used. It is uttered by young and old alike, even not always in topics related to faith. Because of overuse, the holiness of the Lord is disregarded. What the Scriptures say about swearing by God.

Leviticus 19.12 "And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the

What the Bible says about divination and witchcraft

Calling up spirits, séances in which we supposedly see the spirit of a dead person, divination, tarot, etc. satanic practices were definitely forbidden in the Holy Scriptures. God Himself, while leading the Israelites in the desert, gave them a prohibition against using such "services," knowing what it would lead to. People who disregarded God's decree were to be punished with death, God was very