Faithful Writers

First, while it is true that only blood can atone for sin, sacrifices were also offered up for other reasons besides sin atonement. For example, sacrifices could be offered to express gratitude to God for all of His blessings.

However, it doesn’t just mean wandering in the physical sense of moving from one place to another with no clear objective. There is a strong sense of restlessness or a lack of peace if life has no meaning or purpose.

One theory is that since the human population was very small at this time, rather than other human beings, Cain was in danger from wild animals. However, this is unlikely. When Adam and Eve came into being, they were created as fully mature adults capable of procreating from day one and most likely did.

Connected to this point is the huge misunderstanding that God made a separate covenant for the salvation of the Gentiles. I’m sorry to say this, but NO SUCH covenant exists

These genealogies stand as an objective and enduring testimony to God’s faithfulness to preserve His chosen nation, Israel. And the great news is that you too, can become one with Israel through faith in the Messiah.

I am adamant in my insistence that God for His own good reasons and purposes has chosen to save ONLY ONE group of people on this planet, and that group is the Jews and those Gentiles who join themselves to the Jews by accepting His new covenant through the shed blood of Messiah Yeshua.

But, as time passed, men from the line of Seth began to lust after the beautiful women from the line of Cain, resulting in a polluted race that the Lord could not and would not tolerate. This resulted in God sending the great flood to destroy this unholy offspring.

Notice something interesting in this scathing indictment the Lord has just pronounced. He holds man responsible. He never blames Satan for this sorry state of affairs.

However, the four dimensions are only characteristics that govern OUR universe. The sphere of heaven, where God resides, operates under a totally different set of physical laws and principles…

Maybe I’m a super weirdo, but in my late teens and early twenties, I was obsessed with why modernity developed ONLY in the West — in Europe and North America and nowhere else. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise…

Thinking that just walking down an aisle and mouthing some canned salvation prayer is the be all and end all of your faith walk is I believe a gross error. It is just the beginning. God has great plans for your life but YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION in order to translate those plans into reality.

Notice that in both cases, the ark is the divine means of escape God has prepared for His chosen people. In Genesis, mankind was to be destroyed by a flood of water.

In Biblical numerology, the number 8 stands for redemption and will remain so throughout the entirety of Scripture. Another point is that both humans and animals are represented by one male and one female.

However, at this stage in human history, God had not yet permitted man to eat meat. Per God’s command, food at this stage was only green plants. Notice also that only the unclean animals are to be brought in single pairs.

The simple truth of the matter is that the ancient Hebrews did NOT believe they could work their way into heaven. They completely understood that righteousness and salvation had to be a free gift from God.

It is important to not confuse God’s judgment of the world with the tribulation. The tribulation is evil men hurting innocent believers. God’s judgement comes afterwards.

The number 40 signifies a period of trial or testing. As I mentioned before, numbers in the Bible have great symbolic meaning. Next to the number 7, the number 40 is the second most used number in the Bible.

Notice also that God did not just remember Noah but his remembrance also extended to the creatures in the ark. Never forget that although man has been created above the animals, God still loves all of His creation.

The flood is told by the Greeks, the Hindus, the Chinese, the Mexicans, the Algonquins, the Hawaiians, etc. To me, this alone blows the “local flood theory” out of the water (pun intended). The Scriptures report that after bobbing around for a couple of days, the ark finally came to a rest on top of an area called the Mountains of Ararat.

First, olives themselves have been known throughout the ages for their nutritional and healing value. In the Bible, olive oil has played a significant role in anointing kings and high priests and was used to light the menorah in the Holy Temple.

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