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biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)

apologetic argument

Apologetics is the discipline of providing a reasoned defense for religious beliefs, particularly Christianity.

I’m wrestling with something that sounds simple but has been anything but: surrender. Not the passive kind. Not giving up. But the deep,...

The Davidic Covenant, detailed in 2 Samuel 7, outlines God's promise for an eternal dynasty through David, featuring seven key aspects: a permanent Kingdom, a dynasty for David's House, his son adopted as God's own (Sonship), an everlasting Throne, a descendant to build a Temple, Jerusalem as the...

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Proverbs 4:5-15 refers to "her" (Wisdom) using feminine pronouns because, in Hebrew, the noun for wisdom (hokmah) is grammatically feminine, personifying it as "Lady Wisdom" who provides guidance, protection, honor, and life, contrasting with the dark paths of the wicked, making wisdom a nurturi...

“Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gates leading into the city} at the entrances, she cries aloud…” Proverbs 8:1-3 In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, God’s infinite wisdom is personified as a woman. […]

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The Stoic principle that we control our reaction to external events has strong parallels in the biblical books of wisdom, particularly in their emphasis on self-control, the power of our internal state (thoughts and judgments) over circumstances, and the importance of a thoughtful response over i...

That quote, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it," is from Proverbs 4:23 in the Bible (NIV translation), emphasizing that your inner self—your thoughts, desires, and character—is the source of all your actions, so protecting it from negativity and corruption is p...

set of four virtues recognized in the writings of Classical Antiquity: prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual w...

In the time of Christ, betrothal (*Erusin/*Nissuin in Jewish tradition) was a two-stage, legally binding commitment, more serious than modern engagement, where the couple was considered married but couldn't live together until the final "home-taking" ceremony. It involved a formal contract, often...

When we are looking at the nation of modern Israel and reading your Bible, it can get a bit confusing about what you are looking at compared to what you are reading as to what is where. At one point, even the Kingdom of Israel was completely fractioned. So what was Israel and what was...

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