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Why was it wrong for the king to strike the ground only three times?



                

2 Kings 13:19

19 L'homme de Dieu s'irrita contre lui, et dit: Il fallait frapper cinq ou six fois; alors tu aurais battu les Syriens jusqu'à leur extermination; maintenant tu les battras trois fois.

Comment 2 Answers 1 Vote Asked December 05 2017


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Why are Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 almost identical?

Why not include it only once?

Psalms 53:1 - 6

1 ¶ L'insensé a dit dans son coeur: Il n'y a point de Dieu. Ils se sont corrompus, et ils ont rendu abominable la perversité; il n'y a personne qui fasse le bien. 2 Dieu a regardé des cieux sur les fils des hommes, pour voir s'il y a quelqu'un qui soit intelligent, qui recherche Dieu:

Comment 1 Answer 1 Vote Asked August 13 2017


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Under the law given to the Israelites, why was mutilation the punishment for a woman who seized the genitals of a man attacking her husband?

Why was this considered a fair punishment?

Deuteronomy 25:12

12 Tu lui couperas la main, tu ne jetteras sur elle aucun regard de pitié.

Comment 5 Answers 1 Vote Asked July 07 2017


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How can horrific actions be not only condoned, but encouraged and considered something to be praised in some places in the Bible?

Psalms 137:9 is saying that someone would be blessed if innocent children...

Psalms 137:9

9 Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!

Comment 1 Answer 1 Vote Asked January 19 2017


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Why were 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats sacrificed at the dedication of the temple?

The numbers of animals sacrificed in that just one instance, even if possibly...

1 Kings 8:63

63 Salomon immola vingt-deux mille boeufs et cent vingt mille brebis pour le sacrifice d'actions de grâces qu'il offrit à l'Eternel. Ainsi le roi et tous les enfants d'Israël firent la dédicace de la maison de l'Eternel.

Comment 2 Answers Asked November 30 2016


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Why did God allow the Israelites to take captive women as wives, and to let them go if they were displeasing?



                

Deuteronomy 21:10 - 14

10 Lorsque tu iras à la guerre contre tes ennemis, si l'Eternel les livre entre tes mains, et que tu leur fasses des prisonniers. 11 Peut-être verras-tu parmi les captives une femme belle de figure, et auras-tu le désir de la prendre pour femme.

Comment 2 Answers Asked November 08 2016


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Why was it right for Caleb to offer his daughter without her consent?



                

Joshua 15:16

16 Caleb dit: Je donnerai ma fille Acsa pour femme à celui qui battra Kirjath-Sépher et qui la prendra.

Comment 2 Answers Asked August 28 2016


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Why was the man punished unto death for only gathering sticks?

As Jesus said in Mark 2:27, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the...

Numbers 15:35

35 And the Lord said to Moses, "The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

Comment 3 Answers 2 Votes Asked September 05 2015


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Why were foreskins considered to be a worthy gift?

Why did King Saul ask for foreskins?

1 Samuel 18:27

27 David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

Comment 2 Answers 1 Vote Asked September 05 2015


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Why did God punish David's son instead of David himself for his sin?

Why didn't God punish David instead of taking the life of his child, which...

2 Samuel 12:14

14 Mais, parce que tu as fait blasphémer les ennemis de l'Eternel, en commettant cette action, le fils qui t'est né mourra.

Comment 6 Answers 7 Votes Asked December 27 2013


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Is Satan referred to in the Bible as God? or a god? Is it proper to address Satan in written form starting with a capital Satan?

1. Is Satan referred as God/a god? First of all, it is clear in the...

Comment 1 More Answer 3 Votes Asked December 26 2013


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How can God be intelligent if He is immaterial?

We know that God is spirit (John 4:24). We know that He is the uncaused first...

John 4:24

24 Dieu est Esprit, et il faut que ceux qui l'adorent l'adorent en esprit et en vérité.

Comment 12 Answers 5 Votes Asked December 19 2013


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Does "very good" mean "perfect"?

In Genesis 1, God states multiple time that His creation is "very good". But...

Genesis 1:31

31 Dieu vit tout ce qu'il avait fait et voici, cela était très bon. Ainsi, il y eut un soir, et il y eut un matin: ce fut le sixième jour.

Comment 5 Answers 7 Votes Asked December 18 2013