Frequently asked questions and answers:

Question 146: Was it a whale that swallowed Jonah?

Answer:

Nowhere in the book of Jonah are we told that the fish that swallowed Jonah was a whale. In Matthew 12:40 the word "whale" is used in the King James Version, but the revised version gives "sea monster" in the margin. There is absolute proof that sea monsters large enough to swallow a man have been found in the Mediterranean and other seas.

Question 145: What is known of the early life of the author of the Epistle of James?

Answer:

Nothing authoritative. He was probably brought up with Yeshua and the other children in the Nazareth home. It is believed that he did not become a follower of Moshiach until after the resurrection. Moshiach seems to have appeared especially to him and as Paul mentions the fact (1 Corinthians 15:7) we may presume it was generally known, though it is not related in any of the Gospels. James was a strict Jew before becoming a believer and was highly esteemed among the Jews for his piety. It looks as though he never quite shook off his Jewish ideas (Galatians 2:12) and his epistle shows that he could not cordially endorse Paul's way of stating the Gospel.

Question 144: Who were the Herodians?

Answer:

The Herodians were a class of Jews in the time of Moshiach, who were partisans of Herod, either of a political or religious sort or both. It appears that when the ecclesiastical authorities of Judea held a council against the Saviour, they associated with themselves the Herodians and sent an embassy to Yeshua designing to trap Him in His speech. As tetrarch of Galilee, Herod Antipas was the ruler of the province which was Yeshua' home and the Jews doubtless argued that Herod would be pleased if they could convict Yeshua of being a rival claimant to the crown. The Pharisees were a Jewish sect who held rigidly aloof from other sects, claimed to be free from every kind of impurity and united to keep the Mosaic Laws, to which they gave the closest study. They were frequently denounced by our Saviour for their self-righteousness and their assumption of superior piety.

Question 143: Who were the Sadducees?

Answer:

The Sadducees were a sect of free-thinkers, differing greatly from the Pharisees on many points. They rejected the oral law and the prophets and only accepted the Pentateuch and Josephus says they denied the resurrection from the dead.

Question 142: Who were the Pharisees?

Answer:

The Pharisees were a Jewish sect deriving their name from a word which means "separate" or "distinct" They were disciples of the Jewish sages, who held themselves aloof and claimed to keep rigidly the Mosaic laws of purity. They had many religious observances and believed in a future life of rewards and punishments.

Frequently asked questions and answers:

Question 141: Who were the Gentiles?

Answer:

Gentiles, which mean simply "peoples," was a term applied indiscriminately by the Jews to all other nations than themselves. After a time, it acquired a hostile meaning, as the Jews gradually drew themselves apart as a "holy nation." The term is used of "Galilee of the Gentiles," where some five nations other than the Jews were represented; the "Court of the Gentiles" outside the Temple area; the "isles of the Gentiles," etc.

I have a lot of notes and replies to things I've kept over the years. Something that I have shared quite a bit outside of the comics is a series of questions and verses to answer those questions. Each question and answer builds on each other. I am going to do a comic for each of these questions. This is question #3.

https://thestraightandnarrow.cfw.me/comics/891

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WORD FOR TODAY “is your heart hardened like Pharaoh’s?”: Exo 7:22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

SPOKEN VERSE FOR TODAY: Ecc 12:1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them";

“Faith comes by hearing” positive frequencies spoken out loud hourly.

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Galatians 5:6 says "in Christ Jesus, circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything", but Romans 2:25 shows that the "In Christ Jesus" severely limits the context. Circumcision has great value, whether it refers to being a Jew or being physically circumcised according to the commandment, but circumcision itself won't gain you any favor with God. That is dependent on your faith and the obedience that faith produces.

https://rumble.com/v3ihf2w-fai....th-and-circumcision-