Heroines of the Bible – Jael
Sisera was a bad guy, a Canaanite general who commanded 900 iron chariots and oppressed Israel for years. Deborah (another heroine of the Bible) was the Judge over Israel and ordered Barak, one of Israel's generals, to form an army to fight the army of Sisera. Barak...
Throne of the LORD
The Palace of the LORD* is rarely mentioned, but there is such a place. One Scripture really highlights it: Isaiah 6.1. In the year that king Uzziah died I saw the Lord (Adonai) sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, (Rev. 4:2,9; 7:10) and His train filled the...
Bible Myth #17 “The LORD is my Banner
"Jehovah Nissi" should not be translated "The LORD My Banner" "Nissi" should be translated as "My Miracle." Exodus 17:14. And the LORD* said to Moses, “Write this in a book for a memorial and repeat it in the ears of Joshua, for I shall utterly blot out the...
Bible Myth #16 The “Law”
Law is a Myth, as in “We are not under Law but under Grace.” Law is a totally misleading translation of the Greek word nomos. While nomos generally is translated Torah, in this context, Paul is not referring to Torah, but another meaning of Nomos, Legalism. The...
Guard Your Tongue
Guard Your Tongue! Do not repeat evil speech of others! Ephesians 5:12. For it is dishonorable even to say the things that are done by them in secret, 13. but all things are exposed, being revealed under the light, 14. for everything is revealed in light. We are in a...
Guard Your Tongue
Guard Your Tongue! Do not repeat evil speech of others! Ephesians 5:12. For it is dishonorable even to say the things that are done by them in secret, 13. but all things are exposed, being revealed under the light, 14. for everything is revealed in light. We are in a...
Bible Myth #15: Noah’s Ark was a Boat
Noah’s Ark has been represented many times by a cute little boat with animals on deck, especially elephants and giraffes. This is not at all what the Ark looked like. It was box, a big box, with three interior decks and just one window high on the side. This box was...
Bible Myth # 14 Mansions in Heaven
The idea of having a Mansion in Heaven is a Myth because the Latin word "Mansiones" was not translated, but put in the Bible as Mansion. "Mansiones" does not mean Mansion, but it means a place, like a place in an organization or on a team. It also means dwelling, but...
Bible Myth # 13 Jacob supplanted Esau
Jacob Supplanted Esau. Jacob has been much maligned because of Esau’s referring to Jacob as having supplanted him. That is the Myth because the Hebrew text does not say Jacob supplanted Esau. How come some new translations still have supplant? That is tradition from...
Bible Myth #12: Horses were Hamstrung
The idea that horses were hamstrung by Joshua's and David's men is a myth. Although some translations of the Hebrew Scriptures say they were hamstrung, the accurate translation is that they were gelded. Joshua 11:6. And the LORD* said to Joshua, "Do not be in awe...