When did people first call God "Jehovah Rapha"?
There are several names and descriptions given to God, especially in the Old Testament. Each of them gives us a different way to grasp the Almighty’s character. Unfortunately, the Hebrew words that give such insight into the names is hidden when translators simply use "God" or "LORD," so using a study help to see the original [...]
What does God look like?
Since God is a spirit being, we don’t really know, because humans cannot see spirit beings. There were times in the Bible when spirit beings created a human-like body to communicate with people. But what the people saw was a temporary human image, not the actual spirit being.However, we should note that there are examples [...]
What does the Bible say about heaven?
God’s “house,” in a large sense of the word, is the entire universe overall, with heaven being where He and different groups of spiritual beings live, like angels, cherubim, seraphim and others. One part of Jesus’ mission was to find faithful followers who will eventually live in heaven with God and His son, Jesus. [...]
Can an evil spirit enter a Christian serving the Lord?
Evil spirits are spirit beings that, through disobedience to God, were cast out of God’s favor and light and into darkness. For this reason, they are sometimes referred to as “fallen angels.” The first of these beings to disobey God was Lucifer. The scriptures describe him as allowing pride to corrupt his character (Isaiah 14:12-15). [...]
Why did Isaiah 7:14 prophesy Jesus' name would be Emmanual (or Immanuel), and yet he was named Jesus? (Matthew 1:18-23)
We recommend a Powerpoint sermon called “In Jesus’ Name,” by Joe Megacz.Quoting from that YouTube video:Why didn't Joseph call his name Emmanuel like Isaiah had prophesied? (See Matthew 1:18-23)Bible dictionaries tell us “Jesus” is the Greek form of the Hebrew name “Joshua.” The full name of “Joshua” has two parts: “Jeho” and “shua,” meaning “Jehovah saves.”Later this [...]
Why did Jesus wash the disciples feet?
In Jesus’ time, people walked in sandals along dusty roads. Typically, when you visited someone, your host would have their servant wash your feet so that you would feel clean and refreshed. Washing someone’s feet was considered to be a job for someone with low status. But for the night of the Passover supper, [...]