How could God, who knows all things (1 John 3:20), never have thought of something? It makes no sense. Jeremiah 7:31 is where God says, "They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters...
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Isaiah – Malachi
Did God destroy Nineveh or not?
The Book of Jonah reports God saying that he will destroy Nineveh but then reports God saying that He will not destroy Nineveh. Is this a contradiction? Is God untruthful? Is He fickle and untrustworthy? What is going on here? Note the verses: God will destroy...
Did Coniah have children or not?
Matthew places Jeconiah in the genealogy of Jesus, but Jeremiah seems to say that Coniah (aka, Jeconiah) would be childless. So, which is it? Did Coniah have descendants or not? Childless: Jeremiah 22:28-30, “Is this man Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or is he an...
Does God create evil?
Does God create evil? Isaiah 45:7 and Amos 3:6. No, God does not create ontological evil. He creates calamity which is sometimes translated as 'evil.' Isaiah 45:7, KJV, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these...
Why does the Bible say houses will be plundered and wives ravished?
Why does the Bible say houses will be plundered and wives ravished? Why does God prophesy such a bad thing? "Anyone who is found will be thrust through, and anyone who is captured will fall by the sword. 16 Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces before their...
Isaiah 7:14, in Hebrew means maiden, not virgin. Therefore, it is not a prophecy.
Isaiah 7:14, in Hebrew means maiden, not virgin. Critics of the Bible will, therefore, say it is not a prophecy. But, it is a prophecy because of how the Jews translated it in the Septuagint. Isaiah 7:14 says that a virgin will bear a son. The Hebrew word for virgin,...
Is the Lord a God of peace or of war?
Is God a God of peace or of war or both? The Bible says different things about God in different contexts. Let's take a look. God of Peace Isaiah 2:4, "And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples, and they will hammer their...