(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Leviticus 19:31-Give no regard to mediums and familiar spirits; do not seek after them, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Throughout the Old Testament, we are told about creatures called “familiar spirits” (the Hebrew word ob). What are familiar spirits? To... Continue Reading →
Is Leviticus 27:28-29 Talking About Human Sacrifice?
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Leviticus 27:28-29-Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the LORD of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the LORD. 29 No person under the... Continue Reading →
The Seldom Discussed Scandal Of Crucifixion
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Hebrews 12:1-2-Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the... Continue Reading →
Lessons From The Whirlwind (Nine)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Job 38:1-Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: In Job 40-41, God wants Job to know that He is preparing to go to war. His enemies are stated for us: behemoth and leviathan. We have learned that these two creatures are dinosaurs.... Continue Reading →
What About Psalm 137 And The Other Imprecatory Psalms?
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Psalm 137:9-Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock! The imprecatory Psalms are Psalms which call upon God to curse the enemies of His people. Often, Christians “shy away” from these Psalms due to their overtly hostile language. Psalm 137 is... Continue Reading →
Lessons From The Whirlwind (Six)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Job 38:1-Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: God appears to Job in a way that showed God was still Job’s Friend and Savior. He loved the patriarch and was going to help him through the challenges that he had endured. No,... Continue Reading →
Lessons From The Whirlwind (Five)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Job 38:1-Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: Job has made some very serious accusations against God by this point. He had insisted that God give him a fair hearing. He would interrogate God, and show God that He is unjust! Job... Continue Reading →
Lessons From The Whirlwind (Two)
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Job 38:1-Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: The Book of Job starts by telling us about the fact that Job was a righteous man. Job 1:1-There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man... Continue Reading →
Is God Immoral For Killing The Firstborn Of Egypt?
(More Bible Studies Available At http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Exodus 11:4-6-Then Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: 'About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5 and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the... Continue Reading →
What Should God Do?
(More Bible Studies Available @ http://www.marktabata.com) It is written: Ezekiel 14:23-And they will comfort you, when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause that I have done in it," says the Lord GOD. Through the years, people have often been pretty hard on God.... Continue Reading →