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Topic: Exodus (Book)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-03-26
God Trying to Kill Moses: What about the story of God trying to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24-26].



2024-03-25
Twelve Step Programs (Substance Abuse): Caller and counselor calls to share more about the twelve step program.
Seeing God: There seems to be a contradiction about whether one can see God or not. Can you comment? [John 1:14-18, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 1:1, Exodus 33:20, Exodus 24:10, Isaiah 6:1, Numbers 12:8, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Hebrews 10:20, John 1:18, John 1:14].


2024-03-22
Ruth Restricted as a Moabite: How do you reconcile that Ruth was redeemed and married, yet Moabites were restricted for ten generations in the law? [Psalm 51:17, Acts 2:30, Hebrews 11:34-36, Exodus 12:48].



2024-03-22
Antisemetic (Amillennial, Replacement Theology, Partial Preterism): Since you are Amillennial and partial preterist, are you antisemitic? It seems that those who hold those views are often accused of that. [Romans 7:4, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:28-29, Exodus 12:48].



2024-02-12
Slavery: Why doesn't God say more in His commandments about how horrible slavery was? [Exodus 20-23].



2024-02-07
Spices for the Burial of Jesus: Could the spices used for the burial of Jesus been symbolically used because of the priesthood of Jesus, having been named in the Exodus as exclusively for the priests? [John 2:22, Exodus 30:22-28, Exodus 30:34].



2024-02-07
Horns of the Altar: What was the significance of the horns of the altar? [1 Kings 1:51, 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14].
The Resurrection of Christ: By whose power was Jesus raised from the dead? [Galatians 1:1, John 2:19, Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 3:18].


2024-02-06
God Wanted to Kill Moses: Why did God want to kill Moses? [Exodus 4].



2024-02-01
The Special Place of the Jewish People Today Before God: What is your best case for, or against, the idea that the Jews still have a special place before God? [Jeremiah 31:35-37, Ephesians 2-3, Exodus 19, Hebrews 8:13, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Romans 9:27, Isaiah 10:22, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Romans 11:1, Jeremiah 31:37, Romans 9:5].



2024-01-05
A Jealous God: Is jealously set apart for God alone (to exhibit)? [Exodus 20:5, Jeremiah 31:31-33, Proverbs 6:34, Galatians 5:26].



2023-12-29
Global Flood: Do you think that the flood was local or global? Because the Hebrew word for "land" and "earth" is the same, does that make it reasonable to assume it was just local? [Exodus 10:5, Genesis 7].



2023-12-21
God Killing the Prophet in the Old Testament: Why would God kill a prophet for not listening when he let David get away with what he did? [1 Kings 13, Exodus 4:24-26].



2023-12-20
Pharaoh of the Exodus: Who was the pharaoh of the Exodus? Does Scripture indicate that he died in the Red Sea? [Psalm 136:15]



2023-12-18
Book: "The Last Reformation": Have you heard of Torben Sondergaard and his book, "The Last Reformation?" Sondergaard spent a year in U.S. prison.
Wording in Genesis about Creation: Is there any significance to the way the creation story in Genesis mentions "the evening and the morning it was the day?" [Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 30:13].


2023-12-01
The Exodus: How long was the Exodus supposed to be? Are the accounts of the provision of the quail referring to two different times? [Deuteronomy 1:2, Exodus 16, Numbers 16]



2023-11-22
Modern National Israel: What is your view of the future of Israel? Has He cast His people (the Jewish people) off? [Romans 11:1, Exodus 19:5-6, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:6f, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:28].



2023-11-22
The Spices for Burial: Caller shares information about the burial spices in ancient cultures and some of the symbolism about them. [Exodus 30:23-25].
Mary or "Jerusalem, Mother of Us All": What do Catholics say about "Jerusalem, the mother of us all" instead of Mary? [Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9-10].


2023-11-17
Judas' Salvation: Caller shares some scripture that may shedlight on the question of whether Judas was at one time genuine in his faith before the devil entered him. [Luke 22:3, John 13:27, John 6:70].
God Wanted to Kill Moses: Could you shed some light on the story of God seeking to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24].


2023-11-09
Removing Shoes: Why removing of the shoes in the story of the burning bush? [Exodus 3:5].
Punctuation in Scripture: Could you help with the varied placement of the period surrounding the words "in love" in different translations, such as in Ephesians 1? [Ephesians 1:4-5].


2023-11-03
Jews Indigenous to the Land of Israel: Caller shares his view that the Jews are indigenous to the region of Israel. [Deuteronomy 30:10, Leviticus 26, Leviticus 18:25-28, Deuteronomy 28, Exodus 19:5-6, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Luke 19:44].



2023-10-26
The Ark of the Covenant: Did they have to twice build the "Ark of the Covenant?" [Deuteronomy 10:1-5, Exodus 25:10-22].



2023-10-16
Age of Earth: What is your view of the age of the earth? [Genesis 2, Psalm 121:4, Hebrews 10:12-13, Psalm 33:6, Psalm 33:9, Exodus 20:8-11].
Hell for Eternity: Appreciation comment: It is good to know that there are alternate views of hell that do not see it as eternal torment.


2023-10-10
Obedience to Government Authorities: Are there any scriptures that tell us not to obey the government if it is evil? [Hebrews 13:1-4, 1 Peter 2:13-17, John 19:11, Exodus 1:1-21, Daniel 3:14-25, Daniel 6:22, Acts 5:29].



2023-10-04
God as an Angel: Is God an angel? Or can He be an angel? [Acts 7:30, Exodus 3-4].



2023-09-08
Defining Who is a "Jew"?: Who or what is a "Jew" today? [Galatians 3:28, Exodus 12:48].
Christian Zionism: How do you handle "Christians Zionists and the intolerance of those that hold alternate views?" Rec topical lectures: "What are We to Make of Israel?"
Dispensationalism: Would there even be Dispensationalism or the State of Israel without the Zionist movement? Rec topical lectures: "What are We to Make of Israel?"

2023-09-05
Inappropriate Spiritualism: Inquiry into what is appropriate vs. inappropriate spiritualization in scripture? [Ezekiel 36:34-38, Exodus 12:38, Exodus 19:5-6, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Acts 4:4, Romans 7:1-14, Psalm 50:16].



2023-09-01
Praying for Jerusalem: What did it mean to you "to pray for Jerusalem" as opposed to how you see that now, as a non-Dispensationalist? [Acts 7:48, Acts 17:24, Deuteronomy 12:4ff, Matthew 23:38, Ezekiel 8-11, Zechariah 1:16, Exodus 3:5, Psalm 122:6, Hebrews 12:23, Romans 7:1-4].



2023-08-30
Israel Will Return to God: A Jewish Christian friend says he thinks Steve is confused about the promises God made to Israel- that they are not just to the remnant, but to all the Jewish people. [Exodus 19:5-6, Romans 9:6, Isaiah 10:22, Romans 9:27, Romans 9-11, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 11:28-30, Romans 11:7, Zechariah 12:10].
Abrahamic & Mosaic (Sinaitic) Covenants: Are you confused about the Abrahamic and Mosaic (Sinaitic) covenantal promises and their relevance to Modern Israel? Rec article at Matthew713.com: "Two Christian Views, Concerning Israel & the Jews." [Deuteronomy 28:63, Hebrews 8:13, Romans 9:27, Genesis 18:17, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, 1 Corinthians 16:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:29, John 8:37-39, Galatians 3:7, Romans 9:6].


2023-08-17
"Seeing God" in the Old Testament: Did people actually see God in the Old Testament, as stated, even though the New Testament says "no man has seen God?" [Genesis 5:24, John 1:18, 1 John 4:9, Isaiah 6:1-2, Genesis 32:30, Exodus 33:20, Exodus 24:10].



2023-08-04
Jealousy: What do you think about a pastor who is jealous of his wife talking to me, when she has been my friend for many years? [Exodus 34:14].



2023-07-24
Evangelism & the Gospel: Could you talk about "the gospel" and a better overview of the "Kingdom of God: when evangelizing? Rec: Empire of the Risen Son (Vol 1 & 2). [Mark 1:14-15, Luke 17:20, Matthew 12:28, Exodus 19:5-6, 1 Samuel 8:7, Romans 4:13, Matthew 5:3-11, Matthew 16:24-26, Acts 5:30, Romans 10:9, Colossians 1:13, 1 Peter 2, Philippians 3:20, Psalm 2:7-12, Isaiah 42:4, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Peter 2:11].



2023-07-20
Earth Age Before This One (Gap Theory): What do you think about an earth age before this one, and one in the future? [Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:8-11, Malachi 1:2-3].



2023-07-12
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: If I just automatically say, "Thank you, Jesus!" after a blessing, am I taking the name of the Lord in vain? [Exodus 20:7].



2023-06-22
Pre-Adamic Civilization and Souls: Do you think there was a pre-Adamic culture and were there souls? [Genesis 1-2, Exodus 20:11].
Timeline Between Adam and Noah: Could you comment on a timeline between Adam and Noah?
Pre-Adamic Souls: Were there souls before Adam?

2023-06-16
Moses' Wives: Did Moses marry twice? First to a Midianite woman and then a Cushite woman? [Exodus 18-19, Numbers 12:1].



2023-06-09
Ten Commandment Stones: Is it possible that the Ten Commandments were written on both sides of the stone? [Exodus 32:15].
Aaron's & Moses' Rod: Was the Rod of Aaron & Moses' rod the same one?
The Ark of the Covenant: Could you clarify things about the Ark of the Covenant and where the handles were and if the blood was cleaned up?

2023-06-06
Pacifism & Self-Defense: Could you expound on the topic of self-defense in light of these particular verses? [Psalm 82:3-4, Exodus 22:2, Acts 7:60, Acts 26:14, Mar 12:31, Romans 12:19].



2023-05-25
God Not Looking So Good: How do you deal with Moses looking more noble than God in Exodus 32? [Exodus 32:14, Genesis 18:16-33, Jeremiah 18:7-10].



2023-05-15
Woman "Encompasses Man": Can you explain "when a woman encompasses a man?" What is the context? [Jeremiah 31:22, Isaiah 43:19, Jeremiah 31:31].
A Future for Israel?: Could this scripture in Jeremiah 31, indicate that there is a future for Israel? [Jeremiah 31:37, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Exodus 19:6].


2023-05-15
God's Vengeance vs God's Love: Can you help me deal with the contradiction between the Old Testament God that seems to be vengeful, but we say he is a God of Love? [Leviticus 9:22-24, Acts 12:23, Acts 5:1-11, Exodus 23:4-5, Proverbs 25:21].



2023-04-25
Wisdom Literature; Prayers & Psalms: Can one use wisdom literature and the Psalms as prayers and though not necessarily so, also instructive? [Psalm 23, Acts 2:30].
Praise & Worship: Shouldn't praise and worship be more about the greatness of God rather than His making a way for us? [Psalm 103, Exodus 15, Isaiah 29:13].


2023-04-20
"Forever," Maybe Not "Forever" & the 3rd Temple: If the word in Hebrew translated as "forever" is not always "forever," then does it leave a possibility for the 3rd temple to be rebuilt? [Jonah 2:26, Exodus 21:6-9, Deuteronomy 28:45-46, Jeremiah 18:8].



2023-04-19
Noah & His Sons: Why was there such upset about Noah's sons seeing their father drunk in his tent? Why was this story included in scripture? [Genesis 9:21-25, Leviticus 20:11, Exodus 20:12].



2023-04-14
The 10 Commandments & Murder: Who does the commandment "Thou shall not commit murder" since there are instructions to kill people in the Old Testament? [Exodus 20:13].



2023-04-03
Replacement Theology (Supersessionism): Would you comment on John MacArthur's claim that "Replacement Theology" encourages mistreatment of Jews? [Exodus 19:5-6, Hebrews 8:13].



2023-03-17
Sabbath Sanctified: Should we be doing anything regarding God resting on the Sabbath because He sanctified it? [Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 4:11, Genesis 2:3, John 19:30, Exodus 20;18, Deuteronomy 5:15, 1 Corinthians 11:24, Jeremiah 16:14-15, Jeremiah 23:7-8].



2023-03-17
Sabbath Keeping: If God commanded us to keep the Sabbath, how can that ever change to accommodate us worshipping on Sunday? [Galatians 5:3, Exodus 16:26, Romans 14:5, Colossians 2:16-17].



2023-03-14
LORD in the Old Testament: Who is the LORD in Exodus 17:6? [Exodus 17:6].
Jesus Stepping on the Mount of Olives: Is Yaweh or Jesus going to step on the Mount of Olives? [Zechariah 14:4, John 14, Genesis 18:1, 1 Timothy 3:16, Ezekiel 11:23].


2023-03-10
Socialism, Communism, Capitalism: Does the Bible take any position on Socialism, Communism, or Capitalism? [Exodus 20:15, Deuteronomy 5:19].



2023-03-02
The Cloud in Scripture: What does "the cloud" have to do with the way God has shown Himself in both Old and New Testament scriptures? [Acts 1:9, Exodus 13:21].



2023-03-02
Loving Your Enemies: Regarding Loving neighbors and praying for our enemies, but I am not sure who is my neighbor and how to pray for my enemy? [Luke 10:29, Luke 10:30-37, Proverbs 25:21, Exodus 23:4, Matthew 6:14-15, Galatians 5:22-23, Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12].



2023-01-31
Moses & Zipporah: Could you clarify what is going on with Moses and Zipporah and when God "sought to kill him?" [Exodus 4:23-26].



2023-01-20
Generational Curses: What does the Bible say about "generational curses?" [Exodus 20:5, 2 Samuel 12].



2023-01-13
Self Defense: Could you clarify your position on "self-defense"? [Exodus 22:2, Matthew 5:38-40].



2023-01-04
Dispensationalism: Can you give me a brief overview of "Dispensational" theology and how it relates to the Old & New Testaments? [Exodus 19:5, Galatians 3:28, Romans 11:26, Romans 9:27, Romans 11:5].



2022-12-29
Why Keep the Old Testament?: If the Old Testament is obsolete, then why do we even have it in our Bibles? Is there any denomination that uses only the New Testament? [Exodus 19-20].
New Testament vs Old Testament: Isn't it only the New Testament that is necessary for the Christian today?


2022-12-28
Destruction of Jerusalem: Was the destruction of Jerusalem the marking of the end of the old covenant and Temple age? Do you have any lectures that go into details about that? Recommended topical lecture; "What are We to Make of Israel" [Exodus 19:5, Zechariah 11:7-14, Isaiah 50:1, Jeremiah 3:1].



2022-12-13
Breaking the Ten Commandments: How did Joseph know not to have sex with Potiphar's wife, if the Ten Commandments had not already been given? [Exodus 20:1-17].
"The Law"-From the Beginning: I disagree with you about the idea that "the law" was not from the beginning, as was also the Sabbath. [Romans 5:13-14, Romans 7:9, Galatians 3:19].


2022-12-08
Flight to Midian or Egypt?: Do you think this passage in Hebrews is referring to Moses' flight to Midian, or the Exodus? [Hebrews 11:27].



2022-12-05
The RIght Person for You to Marry: Do you think it is correct for a pastor to tell you that God has the right one for you? [1 Corinthians 7:39].



2022-12-05
Gap Theory: Could you comment on my view of why the "Gap Theory" is justified? [Genesis 1:1-2, Jeremiah 4:23-29, Exodus 20:11].



2022-12-05
Keeping the Sabbath: What do we say to those that require that we keep the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27, Luke 6:5, Matthew 12:1-8, Exodus 31:13, Ezekiel 20:12, Matthew 23:23].



2022-12-05
Creation Story: What waters is being referred to in Genesis 1-2? [Genesis 1-2].
Creation-Gap Theory: Does the "Gap Theory" has some validity? [Genesis 1:1-2, Jeremiah 4:23, Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 45:18-19].


2022-11-23
Questioning Steve's View of Revelation: You have not yet answered problems I see about your view of Revelation, such as, the date of writing, wormwood, earthquakes, Laodicea and the 144,000. Recommended; Verse-by-verse lectures on Revelation. [Revelation 8:11-13, Exodus 15:25, Haggai 2:6-7, Revelation 7, Revelation 14, Hebrews 12:22].



2022-11-15
Pre-Trib Treatment of the Jews: Why do Pre-Tribbers think that the Jews will be treated differently during the tribulation? [Exodus 19:5-6, Hebrews 8:13, Galatians 3:16, Genesis 17:4].
Unconditional Covenants to the Jews: Were there unconditional covenants with the Jews? [2 Samuel 7:12, John 10:16].
All Will See His Return: What do you say to someone who says that "every eye will see Him" is after the tribulation? [I Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-8, Revelation 1:7].

2022-11-10
Ashkenazi Jews: Comment; The wrong group is being acknowledged as Jews because the Ashkenazi Jews are not really the Jews to whom promises were made. [Luke 9:31, Romans 4:13, Galatians 3:16, Psalm 2:8, Genesis 10:5, Luke 10:42, Galatians 3:28].



2022-11-03
Jerusalem Council (Circumcision): What was the main concern of the "Jerusalem Council" and were there other issues to be resolved? [Acts 15, Genesis 17, Exodus 12].



2022-10-12
The Law & the Ten Commandments: Can you explain to whom the Ten Commandments were given? [Hebrews 8:13, Exodus 31:13, Exodus 20:1-17].



2022-09-06
"Israel" is the Church: What is a proof text for the "Israel" being the church? [Galatians 6:16, Romans 11:6, Romans 9-11].
Bride or Wife: Can you give Biblical support for the "wife" and "bride" being the same? [Revelation 19:7, Romans 7:2-3].
Two Covenants: Did not Abraham have a different covenants than the Jews later had? Recommends topical lecture, "What are We to Make of Israel?"]Exodus 19:5-8, Hebrews 8:13].

2022-09-02
Views of the Atonement: Do you have any lectures on the different views of the atonement-specifically "Christus Victor" and "Penal Substitution"? [Hebrews 2:14, Colossians 2:15, I Corinthians 5:7, I Peter 1:19, Isaiah 53:6, I Peter 2:21, I Peter 2:24, Exodus 34:6-7].



2022-08-30
Moses, Exodus & the Livestock: When did the people in the Exodus offer sacrifices and why did they complain that they did not have meat if they still had their livestock with them? [Exodus 16:3].



2022-08-17
Modesty: Regarding modesty, what parts of the body need to be covered? [Romans 14:13-23, Exodus 28:42].



2022-07-29
Israel of the Old Covenant: Were all those in Israel in the olive tree, or just if they were faithful to the Old Covenant?
The Olive Tree: Could you help me understand the meaning of the illustration of the "Olive Tree?" [Romans 11:24, Jeremiah 11:16, Exodus 19:5, Hebrews 8:13].
Healing Miracles Today: Do you think that miraclulous healing is still taking place today, as it did in the days of the disciples and if so, where is it seen? [I Corinthians 12, I Corinthians 1:7, Acts 2:41, Mark 16:17, 2 Corinthians 12:12, I Timothy 5:23, 2 Timothy 4:20, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Revelation 21:4].

2022-07-22
Sabbath-keeping: Is not the verse about the Sabbath being made for man a good proof text for Sabbath-keeping? [Mark 2:27, Exodus 31:16-17].



2022-07-21
Calculatin ghe Number of the Laws in Torah: How did the Jews calculate that there were 613 laws in the Old Testament Torah? [Exodus 20-23].



2022-07-19
Guardian Angels: Do we have guardian angels, and possibly angels specifically assigned to each of us? [Exodus 23:20-21, Matthew 18:10, Psalms 34:7-9, Psalm 91:11-12, Hebrews 1:14, Job 1:10, Matthew 10:29, Job 1:21].



2022-07-14
Mount of Olives to Split: Could you elaborate on the comment you made about the splitting of the Mount of Olives? [Zechariah 14:4, Acts 1:11, Ezekiel 9-11, Ezekiel 11:23, Zechariah 4:7].
The First Flood (Not Noah's): Could you talk about the "First Flood" (not Noah's flood)? [Genesis 1:1-2, Isaiah 45:18, Jeremiah 4:23-26, Exodus 20:11]. (Steve doesn't get to the second quesetion until after the break.)


2022-07-11
Books of I John: Caller shares more about the books of I John.
Futurist vs Partial-Preterist: Don't you think that one can over-spiritualize the way the images are understood in the Olivet Discourse? [Matthew 24, Luke 21, Luke 17, Mark 13,Hebrews 8:6].
"Never Before and Never Again" Hyperbole or Not?: Discussion of the use of hyperbole in scripture, particurlary "never before and never again", when it does happen again. [Matthew 24:21, Ezekiel 5:9, Exodus 10:14, Joel 2:25-26].

2022-07-08
Broken off the Vine & Reprobate Minds: Can someone be grafted back into the vine, or if once they have been, or if someone has been given over to a reprobate mind, it is no longer possible. [John 15:6, Romans 1:28, Exodus 12, Acts 12]. (A lot of background noise of heavy breathing.)



2022-06-24
Covenants in the Bible: Could you talk about all the covenants of the Bible (Abrahamic, Davidic, New, etc.) and how they overlap, etc.? Recommended topical lecture: "What are we to Make of Israel?" [Galatians 3, Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 28:63, Matthew 21:43, 2 Samuel 7, Acts 2, Acts 8].



2022-06-08
"Paradise" vs "Heaven": Is there a difference between "Paradise" and "Heaven" - where the "Throne of God" is?
Only Jesus' Body is in Heaven: Isn't it only Jesus' physical body that is in heaven and everyone else's is not (like Enoch & Elijah)? [John 3:10-13, Acts 2:34, John 1:18].
No One Has Seen God: Has anyone seen God? [John 1:18, Genesis 18:1, Exodus 33:11, Exodus 33:20, Isaiah 6:1].

2022-06-02
Born "Gay": Could you clarify your position on whether some people be born "gay"?
Homosexual Marrying the Opposite Sex: Should a "gay" person go ahead and get married to the opposite sex, knowing that they are gay, in order not to burn in lust? [Exodus 4:11]


2022-05-23
Making Forbidden Images of Jesus (or Anything Else): Flawed (white) depictions of Jesus have caused some to say that Christianity is a white man's religion." Isn't making images of any kind forbidden in scripture? [Exodus 20:4].



2022-05-19
Rape in Old Testament Required Marriage: Is the translation actually "rape" in this verse in Deuteronomy? [Deuteronomy 22:28-29, Exodus 22:16-17].
Rape in the Old Testament: Would there be any other punishment to the rapist, other than having to marry the victim?


2022-05-06
Critical Race Theory & Systemic Racism: As a black man, I find "Critical Race Theory" offensive and demeaning. Do you feel differently now than you did during the writing of your books on the Kingdom of God (Empire of the Risen Son)?
Later Generations Having to Pay for Earlier Generation's Sins: Do you think that supporters of "Critical Race Theory" could use Old Testament examples of God making later generations pay for sins of a previous one? [Ezekiel 18, Exodus 20, Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 5:9, Numbers 14:18].


2022-05-05
"The Kingdom of God" vs Heaven: Could you more specifically define "The Kingdom of God" and the millennium? [Exodus 19:5, Mark 1:15, Colossians 1:13, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Matthew 25, Genesis 1:26].
"Entering" vs "Inheriting" the Kingdom: What is the difference between "entering" and "inheriting" the Kingdom, for the Christian?


2022-04-07
Moses & the Magicians: Why did God allow the magicians to mimic the supernatural events of Moses, but did not allow them to produce the lice? [2 Timothy 3:8, Exodus 7:22, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:18].



2022-04-07
Government Authority-Civil Obediences or Disobedience: What should our attitude be as Christians regarding standing for righteousness within a corrupt government? [John 7:24, Romans 13:1-2, Exodus 1:15-21, Mark 12:17, John 19:11, I Peter 2:13-14].



2022-03-30
Translation Variation: Why would part of the verse, specifically, "Dumb" be omitted in some translations? [Exodus 4:11].
Original Manuscripts of the Bible: Where do we get "the orginals" of the Bible texts from which translations are made?


2022-03-09
God Attempting to Kill Moses: Could you give me insight into the story where God is seeking to kill Moses? [Exodus 4].



2022-02-17
Significance of Names in the Bible: Could you talk about the significance of the various names used in the Bible? Some are explained, but what about others? [Matthew 1].
Jesus' Name Contradiction: How does one view the seeming contradiction with the name of Jesus being to be Emmanuel, but also Jesus? [Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7, Matthew 1:21, Jeremiah 23:5, Exodus 34:6-7].


2022-02-14
Keeping the Sabbath: Caller disagrees that Christians are no longer required to keep the Sabbath? [Exodus 31:13-16, Matthew 12:5, Hebrews 8:13, John 8:31, Genesis 9:3, Deuteronomy 14:6-16].



2022-02-11
God Changes His Mind: Can God change His mind? [Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 18:21, Exodus 32:14].



2022-02-08
Free-Will: Can God violate my free-will option? [Proverbs 21:1, Philippians 2:13].
God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart: Since God hardened Pharaoh's heart, do you think he will be in paradise? [Romans 9:18, Exodus 9:12].
Prodigal Son: Do you think that the parable of the Prodigal Son is a real story? [Luke 15].

2022-02-02
Moses on the Way to Egypt: Why did Moses get in trouble when God was trying to kill him while on the way to Egypt? [Exodus 4].



2022-01-27
Creation of the Earth (Gap Theory): Do you think there was a large gap in time in the creation story (Gap Theory)? [Genesis 1:1-2, Isaiah 45:18-19, Jeremiah 4:23, Exodus 20:11].



2022-01-03
Sunday Worship Instead of Sabbath: Why do we arbitrarily worship on Sunday instead of Saturday, as we were instructed? [Ezekiel 20:12, Exodus 31:13, I Corinthians 16:1, Exodus 20, Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5, Matthew 12].
Sabbath Worship for Christians: Didn’t Jesus and the disciples teach on the Sabbath, setting a standard for us to worship on the Sabbath instead of Sunday?
Sabbath Keeping for Christians: Didn’t Constantine and the Roman government influence the adoption of Sunday? Recommended topical lectures: Individual Topics; "Sabbath Keeping" & "Authority of Scripture"; "Christians & The Law."

2021-12-16
Moses & Zipporah: Why do you suppose that God only attempted to kill one son when Moses had not circumcised his son, instead of both of them? [Exodus 4:24-26].



2021-11-19
God Trying to Kill Moses: Could you help me understand the story surrounding God wishing to kill Moses in the story in Exodus? [Exodus 4:18].



2021-11-09
God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart: Did God hardened Pharaoh's heart in order to accomplish their salvation? [Exodus 5:21, Exodus 12:12].



2021-11-08
Forgiven Sins without a Temple How were people able to be forgiven for their sins when there was no temple? [Psalm 32:1, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:7-8, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:10].
God's Glory in the Temple: Did God's glory ever refill the temple? [Exodus 40, Haggai 2:9, Ezekiel 11, Matthew 23:38, I Kings 8:10-11].


2021-10-19
Equity in Judgment: What does "equity" in judgment mean? Do the verses that say "eye for an eye" and "Thou shall not steal" relate to it? [Exodus 21:23-27, Exodus 20:15].



2021-10-12
"Kingdom of God" vs the "Church": Caller thinks that the church and the The Kingdom of God are not the same thing. [Exodus 19:6, Matthew 3:2].
Peter & the Keys of the Kingdom: Is Jesus indicating that Peter is opening the door to the kingdom when he was given the keys? [Matthew 16:18, Acts 10, Colossians 1:13, Exodus 19:5-6, I Peter 2:9].
We Greater Than John the Baptist: Isn't scripture telling us that we actually have a greater position having the Holy Spirit, even than John the Baptist? [Hebrews 10:20, Hebrew 8:6].

2021-10-11
Contradiction in Revelation-Grass Burned Up: Could you help me resolved the contradiction in Revelation 8-9, when the grass is burned up, and yet there is more grass later? [Revelation 8:7, Revelation 9:4, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 9:20-25].



2021-09-27
Anointing Oil: Where in the Bible does it talk about anyone but the priest making the anointing oil would cause it to be cursed? [Exodus 30].
The "Roman's Road" to Salvation: What is the "Roman's Road" and do you believe that is the best way to evangelize? [Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:9].


2021-09-22
Units of Measure in Exodus: Could you talk about the units of measure in Exodus? [Exodus 30:22].



2021-09-08
"Generational Curses": Are "Generational Curses" biblical? [Exodus 34:7].



2021-08-23
Moses, Zipporah & Circumcision: What is happening in the story where Moses was going to die before Zipporah circumcised his son? [Exodus 24:24-25].



2021-08-23
Generational Curses: Could you talk about "Generational Curses"? [Ezekiel 18:20, Exodus 34:7, Jeremiah 25:11-12].
Asking Repeatedly in Prayer: Should you keep asking God to answer your prayer, or should you just ask once and leave it in His hands? [Daniel 10:13, James 4:2, Matthew 7:7-11].


2021-07-07
Taking Unfairly From Others: Could you explain what is meant by Psalm 69:4? Is it Messianic? [Psalms 69:4-9].
Jeremiah 31: What is God saying in Jeremiah 31:35-40? [Jeremiah 31:35-40, I Peter 2:9, Exodus 19:5-6].
Fullness of the Gentiles: Could you clarify the meaning of "the fullness" referred to in Romans 11? [Romans 11:12]

2021-07-06
Thou Shall Not Kill: How do you help someone understand that "Thou shall not kill" is not an absolute and under all circumstances? [Exodus 20:1-17].



2021-06-25
Capital Punishment: What is the Christian perspective about capital punishment? [Jeremiah 31:29, Exodus 34:7, Romans 13:1-7, Genesis 9:6].



2021-06-23
Pharaoh's Dynasty in Exodus: In Exodus, was it because it was a new dynasty that arose, that the Pharaoh did not know Joseph? [Exodus 1:8].
Old Testament Saints & The Body of Christ: Are the Old Testament saints part of the "Body of Christ"? [Ephesians 3:1-6, Matthew 8:11, Hebrews 11].
Ecclesia, Bride of Christ & The Church: Is the "Bride of Christ" a larger group, or synonymous for "The Church" [Acts 11].

2021-06-07
Generational Curses: Would you talk about "generational curses"? [Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7].



2021-06-03
Literal Events in the Bible Stories: Am I supposed to take the stories of Samson catching 300 foxes and killing 1000 men, literally, as with the descriptions of the events of the plagues, etc.? [Judges 15:4-15, Exodus 7:22].



2021-05-10
Comment on Slavery: Comment on slavery.
Generational Sin: Could you explain the concept of "Generational Sin"? [Exodus 20, Exodus 34:7].


2021-05-07
Many Different Names for One Person: Could you help me sort out why Moses's father-in-law had so many names in the Old Testament? [Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:1, Judges 4:11].



2021-04-26
Why the Sabbath Was Created: Could you explain the apparent contradiction about why the Sabbath was created in Exodus and Deuteronomy? [Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15, Hebrews 4:10].



2021-04-15
Eternal Council of Gods (Elohim): Can you clarify the reference to the "eternal council of gods" (Elohim) or Him sitting in the "congregation of the gods", referred to in Psalms? [Psalm 82:1-8, Genesis 1:1, I Corinthians 10:7, Deuteronomy 32:17, John 10:34, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 22:8, Exodus 7:1].



2021-04-13
Aaron & Hur: Do you think that Aaron could have outranked Hur in Exodus? [Exodus 24:14].



2021-02-25
Sabbath Day: Which day is the Sabbath Day? [Exodus 31:13, Hebrews 8:13].



2021-01-29
Wonders, Miracles, Signs: How does the word "wonders" apply in the story of the plagues on Egypt? [Exodus 3:20].



2021-01-28
The "Sins of the Father": Could you help me understand the concept of "the sins of the father" being visited upon one's children? [Ezekiel 18, Numbers 14:18, Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 24:15].



2020-12-15
God's Emotion: Is God emotional and is He capable of lashing out? [Exodus 33:3].
Pharisees Wanting to be Baptized by John: Why would Pharisees want to get baptized by John the Baptist?
Jesus Supporting His Mother, Mary: Was Jesus supporting his mother, Mary? And why him instead of his brothers? [Luke 8].

2020-12-07
God's People Put in Bondage: Why did God allow His people to be in bondage for 430 years? [Genesis 15].



2020-12-07
Jesus May Not be God Himself: Based on these scriptures, is it possible that Jesus might not actually be God, but could be acting on God's behalf instead of actually being God Himself? [Exodus 7, Revelation 1, John 1, Isaiah, 2 Corinthians 5].



2020-12-04
The Ten Commandments: Are The Ten Commandments included in the new covenant? Should they be in our legal buildings? [Jeremiah 31:31, Exodus 31:16].



2020-11-23
The Exodus & Archeological Discoveries: Could you comment on some of the recent discoveries regarding the historical exodus? [Exodus 14, Galatians 4:5].



2020-11-17
Our Names Written in the Book of Life: Where does it say that when you are saved, your name is written in the Lamb's "Book of Life"? [Revelation 13:8, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 3:5, Exodus 32:33, 2 Peter 3:9].



2020-10-27
Blessing Our Enemies: How do we love our enemies? [Matthew 5:38-46, Luke 6:27-28, Luke 15:32, Exodus 23:4-5].



2020-09-28
Christians Obligated to Keep the Sabbath-or Not: Could you talk about these verses in regard to saying that one must still keep the Sabbath? [Mark 2:27-28, Luke 4:16, Exodus 31:16, Matthew 12:4, I Samuel 21:6].



2020-09-11
Sabbath on Sunday Challenged: How can anyone accept anything other than the Sabbath Day for worship? [Exodus 31:17, Jeremiah 31, Hebrews 8:13].



2020-09-08
God Trying to Kill Moses: Why did God try to kill Moses in Exodus? [Exodus 4:24-26].



2020-09-08
Confessing Sins of One's Ancestors: In Nehemiah, it appears that God's people confessed the sins of their ancestors, so how would that apply to us today, and concerns like "Black Lives Matters"? [Nehemiah 9:3, Exodus 20].



2020-08-26
Time of Great Trouble (Tribulation): Does these two verses about a time of great trouble relate to each other? [Matthew 24:21, Daniel 12:1-4, Exodus 9, Joel 2, Daniel 10-12, Revelation 22:10].



2020-08-03
Defraud Not One Another in Marriage: would you clarify what it means to "not defraud one another" and if this grounds for divorce? [I Corinthians 7:5, Exodus 21:10-11].



2020-08-03
Law of Moses-Cut off Her Hand: What do you think about Moses's law when he said a woman's hand should be cut-off for an infraction? [Deuteronomy 25:11].
Loss of Eye or Tooth in the Law: Would you comment on the law and the compensation for the loss of an eye or a tooth? [Exodus 21:27].


2020-07-28
Old Testament Law-Resting the Land: Do you think that we still need to rest the land (according to Old Testament Law)? [Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 25:4].



2020-07-20
Dimensions of the Tabernacle: Is there a place in the Pentateuch that describes the size of the Tabernacle? [Exodus 27:18].



2020-07-10
Sons of Kingdom Cast Out & Weeping & Gnashing of Teeth: Could you clarify the meaning of the passage about being "the sons of the kingdom will be cast out where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth"? [Matthew 8:11, Exodus 19:5-6].



2020-07-01
Ten Commandments: Have you thought about the fact that the Ten Commandments were established before the Law of Moses? [Exodus 20, John 1, Hebrews 4].



2020-06-16
Ten Commndments & Bible Contradictions: An atheist brought up contradictory lists of the Ten Commendments in Exodus. How would you respond? [Exodus 34].



2020-06-05
Christians-Politics & Voting: Is it important for Christians to vote? [I Peter 2:14, Exodus 23:3,6].



2020-01-07
Regeneration Before Faith: Do the following verses prove that regeneration precedes faith? [John 1:12-13, Philippians 1:29, I John 5:1, Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 3, Luke 15:11-32, Hebrews 4, James 1:17].
Greek Philosophy in Christianity: Is it wrong to mix our faith with elements of other religious philosophies? [Exodus 12, Colossians 2:8].


2019-12-09
Pharaoh's Magicians & Sorcerers: Why would they duplicate the supernatural things that Moses was able to perform when it would be harming them, turning water into, producing frogs & so on? [Exodus 7, Jeremiah 2:17, 22:9, 2 Thessalonians 2]



2019-08-23
The Exodus & Their Food Supplies: How many animals and goods did the people of Israel have when they were fleeing in the Exodus?



2019-03-13
Exodus: During the exodus, the people were limited to manna and quail, why didn’t they eat their livestock and not just sacrifice it?



2018-06-15
Exodus & a Discrepancy of 30 years: Exodus described at 400 & 430 years in two different places? [Genesis 15:13, Exodus 12:40]



2017-11-01
God in the Pillar of the Cloud: Wasn't God already in the pillar of cloud, the tabernacle, etc?



2017-10-11
Self-Defense at Night: If a thief who breaks into your house at night you have the right to protect yourself, is that right? But what does it mean guilty if it happens during the day? [Exodus 22:2]



2017-09-11
Discrepancies about the Manna: There seems to be some discrepancies about the manna in the wilderness, Moses making manna happen from Heaven in Exodus, but then Jesus said Moses didn't in the gospel of John, & that they who ate it would live, but they died, but did Moses give them bread from Heaven or did Jesus? [Exodus 16:4, John 6:32, John 6:50-51]



2017-03-29
Aaron & the Golden Calf: Aaron seemed to get leniency for the golden calf, what's up w/ that? [Exodus 32-34]



2017-01-09
Seeing God & Living to Tell about it: How come some people got to see God & live when it says that if you see Him die?
God "trying" to Kill Moses: Why did He "try" to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24-26]


2016-11-15
Trees & Water in Psalms: What did David mean in Psalms 1:13 regarding trees planted by streams of living water? [Psalms 1:13]
Burning Bush: What did the burning bush represent? [Exodus 3:1-15]


2016-10-31
Witch of Endor: Who is the Witch of Endor? [1 Samuel 28].
Pharaoh's Magicians Mimicking Moses: How were the magicians in Egypt able to sapreform the same magic tricks that Moses did for real [Exodus 7:8-13]


2016-10-03
Bible Discrepancy of Israel in Egypt: There is seems to be a discrepancy of how long Israel was actually in Egypt. Can you clarify? [Genesis 15:13-16, Exodus 12:40-41, Galatians 3:16-17]



2016-05-09
God separating a slave from his Family: Why would God command a slave be separated from his family? [Exodus 21:4]



2016-03-28
2 Angels & 2 Cherubs: Mary went saw 2 angels at the sepulcher, one at the head & feet, any correlation in one cherub at the head & feet of the mercy seat? [John 20:12, Exodus 25:19]



2016-01-14
Bloody Husband to Me: What does it mean that Moses was a bloody husband to Zipporah & why did God "try" to kill Moses? [Exodus 4:24]



2015-09-21
The Cloud, The Pillar of Fire, & the Tabernacle: Can you please describe the Cloud & Pillar of Fire that led the Israelites? [Exodus 40:38, Numbers 9:15-23]



2015-08-04
Tabernacle: Caller would like to know about the Tabernacle.



2015-04-07
God "tried" to kill Moses: What was happening in Exodus 4:24-25, why did God try to kill him, why was his wife Zipporah angry w/ him? [Exodus 4:24--25]



2015-03-04
Aaron & Hur holding up Moses Arms: Is there a reason that Aaron & Hur were the ones that held Moses' arms up, were they the only ones qualified? [Exodus 17:12-14]



2013-10-25
Can not See God & Live: [Exodus 24:9-11, Exodus 33:20]



2013-06-06
Calvinism & Pharaoh's Hard Heart: Does the fact that God that hardened Pharaoh's heart, makea good case for Calvinism? [Romans 9:14-18, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 8:32].



2013-05-20
Penalty "Fine" & the Pregnant Woman: Why would there be a "fine" penalty relative to hurting the pregnant woman in Exodus? [Exodus 21:22].



2013-05-10
The Kingdom Has Come: When Jesus said, "the kingdom is here," how did the apostles and other listerners understand it? [Exodus 19:5-6, Colossians 1:13, Luke 17:21, Luke 11:20, Matthew 12:28, Acts 17:7].



2013-05-08
Helping a Socialist: What are your thoughts on someone who I have been financially helping, who I just learned is very socialistic? I now don't want to help anymore. How I should handle it? Recommended: Topical lecture, "Toward a Radical Christian Counter-culture."[1 Timothy 5:3, Matthew 25:22, Matthew 20:12, 2 Corinthians 8:15, 2 Corinthians 5:14, Exodus 16:18].



2013-04-22
Despising One's Father: I think I really despise my father and I no longer want to, what do you suggest I do to unload this terrible burden? [Exodus 20:12].



2013-04-17
Lying-for the Higher Good: Is it ever justifiable to lie for the higher good? [Leviticus 19:18, Exodus 20:19, Deuteronomy 5:20].



2013-03-07
Magic and Real Snakes?: When Moses was before Pharaoh, and the magicians threw down snakes, were they real snakes? [Exodus 7].
Satan Cannot Create Life; Caller insists that no one but God can create life, therefore the Magicians could not create snakes in Exodus. [Exodus 7].


2013-03-05
The Sabbath vs Sunday: Was the Sabbath switched to Sunday? [Exodus 31:13].



2013-02-19
Creation: Gap Theory: What do you think about the "Gap Theory"? [Genesis 1, Exodus 20:11].
Pre-Adamic Race: Regarding the Gap Theory, doesn't it mean that sin was in the world before Adam?
Older Earth & Evolution: Doesn't it seem like the earth is older than 6,000 years and evolution was used?

2013-02-04
Massah & Meribah: To what are the names "Massah" & "Meribah" referring? [Exodus 17:7]



2013-01-25
A Stiff-necked People: Can you explain these verses in Exodus to me? God wanted to destroy them, but Moses changed God's mind. [Exodus 32:9-14]


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