Zechariah 9:5 – Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. Please explain this scripture and how it is related to Gaza and Israel war.

The passage in Zechariah 9, opening verses, had an immediate application to the campaign of Alexander the great, first in the north of Israel and subsequently in the southeast, overcoming the Philistine in Ekron, Gaza and Ashkelon. However, there are other prophecies that speak of Gaza [...]

In 2 Kings 20:11, we read that Isaiah the prophet cried onto the Lord, and He brought the shadow of the sun 10 degrees backwards, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz. Does this record teach that the Lord reversed the motion of the earth upon its axis?

When reading the accounts of some of the miraculous events recorded in the Bible, it can be helpful, even faith strengthening, to consider the harmony of biblical accounts with the laws established by the All-Wise Creator.2 Kings chapter 20 and Isaiah chapter 38 both [...]

How to put God first in our life?

There is a great blessing in knowing we need God. When we realize our need for God, we see that He is the source of all truth. (John 17:17) When we realize our need for God, we see that we are born in sin and [...]

Please explain from a biblical perspective, if a married man and an unmarried woman commit sexual sin, are they both guilty of adultery or fornication, or who is guilty of what? 2. Can one lose the Holy Spirit or his salvation?

We caution not to get too caught up on the specific legalities of labeling each sin, as both are God-dishonoring and closely related scripturally with idolatry. Generally, fornication is understood to mean sex between people who are not married to each other. Adultery is [...]

Did Saul/Paul know about Jesus before his conversion?

Yes, Saul knew of Jesus before his conversion. The Apostle Paul, who was known as Saul before his conversion, was a well-known Pharisee who studied under Gamaliel, a famous Jewish rabbi and a leader in the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 2:33). The Pharisees heard of Jesus' [...]

Who was Jehoiakim?

Jehoiakim was a king of Judah, also called Eliakim. He was made king by the king of Egypt, who conquered his brother Jehoahaz, who went to Egypt as a captive and evidently died there. 2 Chronicles 36:4, "And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his [...]

Is it wrong for a Christian to have or make dreamcatchers?

Quoting from the (American) Native American culture website, powwow.com: “A dream catcher is a handmade willow hoop woven to a web or literally, a net. They can include feathers and beads, and they're traditionally suspended on cradles as a form of armor and protection. It is [...]

How old was Jesus when he died?

We know that as the Lamb of God who corresponded to the original Passover lamb, Jesus died in the Jewish month of Nisan on the 14th day.For the 10 years of the governorship of Pontius Pilate, under whom Jesus died, there is only a [...]

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