Types of Offering mentioned in the Bible

Burnt offering
Drink offering
Willingly given offering
offering of gold, silver and brass
Sin offering
Wave offering
Heave offering
Meat offering
Half a shekel offering
Peace offering
Trespass offering

Leviticus, talks of about all the above offerings but it's always includes an edible item burnt in fire.

Jealousy offering (or the offering of memorial)
Offering of children
Freewill offering

Know your God from the Bible

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."   -John 3:16

"`Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: 'You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy."   -Leviticus 19:2

"And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord."   -Leviticus 19:12

"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love."   -1John 4:8

"Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy  to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.`"   -Luke 21:36

"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full."   -John 15:11

"And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross."   -Philippians 2:8

"But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:"   -1Corinthians 12:7

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work."   -2Corinthians 9:8

"The end of a thing is better than the beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit"   -Ecclesiastes 7:8

Judges   2:16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

Get Saved

Matthew 10:22   And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

( Matthew 24:13, Mark 13:13 repeats this)

Mark 16:16   He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

John 10:9   I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Acts 2:21   And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 4:12   Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Acts 15:11   But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Acts 16:31   And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Romans 5:9   Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

Romans 5:10   For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Romans 10:9   That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:13   For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:15   If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

1 Corinthians 5:5   To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 2:15   For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

Ephesians 2:5   Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Ephesians 2:8   For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Titus 3:5   Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Revelation 21:24   And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Preaching Gospel - Not Limited to Humans

Mark   16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Was the stone at the sepulchre big?

Mark   16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.

Version Differences - 1 Corinthian 7

1 Corinthian 7

22 For he who was called in the Lord as a bondservant is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a bondservant of Christ. (ESV)

22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. (KJV)

Many ways that Jesus is known as

John 1:45   Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

John 19:19  And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Acts 2:22   Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

Scientific challenges from the bible

KJV mobile app error Ezekiel 25:6

Ezekiel 25:6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy ... despite against the land of Israel; (KJV)

Ezekiel 25:6 For thus says the Lord God:Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, (ESV)

Clapping

For some Christians clapping is a must during worship. They say it pleases Jehovah. Does the bible support this? A simple search in a bible app would tell us that it does:

Psalms 47:1   O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Even nature is invited to join the celebration in honouring Jehovah:

Psalms  98:8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

And the Lord himself says:

Isaiah 55:12   For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Guess what it also led me to find words missing in the bible app.

Jesus's Prophecies and the results

1. Mark   14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

2. Mark   14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

What God says about Jesus

Matthew 3:17   And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Suicides in the bible

2 Samuel 17:23   And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

What from the bible is not evident at once

John  14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Words in bible with no meaning in WordWeb

1. Homeborn

Meaning of Naomi

Ruth 1:21   I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

Can we find the meaning of Naomi in the Bible?

What Jesus says on Why he came

Matthew 5:17   Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Matthew 9:13   But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Matthew  10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.  10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew  10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.  10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

John  14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

John  14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Elkanah's loan

1 Samuel 2:20   And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

Words mentioned only once

1. Melita (an island)
2. Nazarene

What Jesus admits, he is

John 18:5   They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

Acts 22:8   And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Mark   12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?  12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.  12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

Mark   14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?  14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

John  14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John  14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

King of the Jews - The names of Jesus

Mark   15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

Mark   15:9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

Mark   15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

Mark   15:18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! (These are the soldiers getting Jesus ready for crucification.

Mark   15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The word 'Sect'

Sect appears five times in the entire bible:

Acts 5:17   Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

Acts 15:5   But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

Acts 24:5   For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Acts 26:5   Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Acts 28:22   But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

for it is written!

Matthew 26:31   Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Mark 14:27   And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

Where is it written?

Mark   15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

Joses

The name of Joses appears 6 times in the KJV bible

Matthew 13:55   Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

Matthew 27:56   Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

Mark 6:3   Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

Mark 15:40   There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Mark 15:47   And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

Acts 4:36   And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Ghost

Mark   15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

Mark   15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

Meanings provided in the bible

Mark   15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

Mark  15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Acts 4:36   And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Men with different names in the bible

Acts 1:23   And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Acts 4:36   And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Words mentioned only twice in the bible

1. Usury
2. Mahershalalhashbaz
3. Apes
4. Homeborn
5. Barsabas

Forgiveness has scope in two worlds

Matthew 12:32  And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

blasphemy against the Holy Ghost

Matthew 12:31   Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

Matthew 12:32   And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Mark 3:29   But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

Tharshish = Tarshish in KJV of Bible

Tharshish = Tarshish (21 matches in KJV) (ref. 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21)

We have Tharshish in:
1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48 ; 1 Chronicles 7:10

And Tarshish in:
Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7;  2 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 20:36/37; Esther 1:14; Psalms 48:7; Psalms 72:10 ; Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 23:1/6/10/14; Isaiah 60:9; Isaiah 66:19; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12/25; Ezekiel 38:13; Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2.

ESV version uses only the spelling 'Tarshish' in all the above books.

Hiram = Huram

KJV:
Hiram (19 matches) = Huram (11 matches) (ref. 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21)

ESV:
Hiram (26 matches)
Huram (3 matches)

Who's Hiram?
“Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram- abi, 14 the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. (ESV)

Why were the apes shipped?

1 Kings 10:22   For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

This is also mentioned in

2 Chronicles 9:21   For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

second death

Revelation 2:11   He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

The book of Jasher (in KJV) or Jashar (in ESV)

The book of Jasher is mentioned twice in KJV Bible.

In Joshua 10:13 it is mentioned to have details of the sun and the moon until Israel avenged upon its enemies and

In 2 Samuel 1:18 it is mentioned to have details of the use of bow

Do we have the copy of the book of Jasher? It would be interesting to learn what other information it contains.

Why is it not included in the Bible? It is strange that two references are made and yet it is not available within the Bible.

Kirjathjearim - mentioned 17 times in KJV

1 Chronicles 2:50   These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

Kirjathjearim above is name of a person, Kirjathjearim is also the name of a place.

In blood is life

What does the bible say:

Deuteronomy 12:23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.   blood is life

Is this a clue that understanding all about blood may answer what make life life? 

What does science say:

New blood can 'recharge old brain'

5 May 2014 15:39

By Helen Briggs

BBC News

Deuteronomy 11:13 - 15

The imperfections we perceive in the world around us are in reality the ingredients of the fine tuning of the Creator for our world.

Our displeasures in this world are the result of our failure to acknowledge the presence of the Almighty God leading us to ignore the moral standards set by Him. (Refer to Deuteronomy 11:13 to 11:15).

John 13:34

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.


What does science say?

Watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_VdcDJAlWQ

This kind of joy and preparedness is unequaled in all other awareness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZFPtpZcs0Q

Indonesian Tribe receives Bible for the First Time. Wow!

If you have been in doubt the history of Jesus, watch this video and take a second look at history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpp37iJogFI

Spirit of God

When & Where did it come from?

Not much is discussed about the Holy Spirit in the Bible. However, Genesis 1:2 tell us that it was present at the beginning of creation:

'Now the earth was formless and empty,darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.'

Thus all of the three persons of the trinity were there at the beginning. What was created was the rest of the things we see around us. All of it.

Different Kinds of Spirits

The bible talks of various forms of spirit:

1. Spirit of God/Lord
2. Spirit of Wisdom
3. Familiar Spirits
4. Spirit of Jealousy
5. Evil Spirit
6. Sorrowful Spirit 
7. Lying Spirit (1 Kings 22:22) 

it also tells us that God is the God of the spirits of all flesh.

What can the spirit do?

1. Spirit can move around (Genesis 1:2) 
2. Spirit of the Lord shall not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3) 
3. It can give you wisdom, understanding, knowledge and all manner of workmanship (Exodus 31:3)
4. Familiar spirits defile you and hence you are instructed to stay away from them (Leviticus 19:31)
5. Spirit can make you prophesies
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Properties of Spirit 

1. Spirit is transferable. In Numbers 11:25 God takes spirit from one person and gives it to 70 others
2. God can harden spirit (Deuteronomy 2:30)
3. Spirit can descend on someone with rituals (1 Samuel 16:13)
4. Evil spirit can leave when music is played (1 Samuel 16:23) 
5. Spirit returns to a thirsty/hungry man when he drinks/eats (Judges 15:19, 1 Samuel 30:12) 
6. The words of God may be in ones tongue by Spirit of the Lord (2 Samuel 23:2)
7. Spirit can speak (1 Kings 22:21)
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How God Uses Spirits?

1. God can send evil spirit (Judges 9:23)
2. Spirit of the Lord can make you move from place to place (Judges 11:29, 13:25)
3. Spirit of the Lord can rent you apart (Judges 14:6)
4. Spirit of the Lord can make you go on a killing spree (Judges 14:19)
5. Spirit of the Lord can set you free physically (Judges 15:14)
6. Spirit of the Lord can change you as a man (1 Samuel 10:6)
7. Spirit of God can kindle anger (1 Samuel 11:6)
8. 1 Samuel 16:14 is interesting wherein 'Spirit of the Lord departs Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord troubles him. Later again we see that David plays a harp and the evil spirit departs from him. 
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Genesis 1:3 baffles only scientists

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Scientists think that this is a fallacy in the Biblical scripture and use it as a logical conclusion to establish that God word is non-sense. The sun is mentioned to be created later on the 4th day. 

Science does not know how light can be generated without a source. That's ignorance. If God cannot create light without a source, he is no God at all. He who created all things must also know how to give light to a planet or to an entire universe. He's all powerful and that makes him God. Our ignorance cannot be a limitation to the power of God. 

Even the scripture exhibits excellence by just mentioning light and not referring to any source of it until latter. If the do, they knew what was being written. For the faithful God will always remain almighty and not limited to the knowledge that science has. 

The first few versus of the bible are truly powerful and establishes the supremacy of God

How much can one verse of the bible communicate?

Genesis 1:1 reads:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

Over the years many have read and interpreted this in various ways. Here is what some of them had to say. 

1. First it declares that God created the heavens and the earth:

• Thus it stresses that not big bang nor other physical forces created all that is there around us 
• It also mentions that one God and not many Gods made everything - This is important as the Bible does acknowledge that there are other gods out there of which the devil is one. However, other versus in the bible clarifies of which one is supreme. 
• The verse also speaks of Time (as there is a beginning), Space (heavens - not one but many) and Matter (earth) - As per our knowledge it was only in the 20th century that man confirmed of the basic components of the universe. The Bible (or the word of God) was just smart enough to declare it 2000 years earlier. 
• This first verse in Hebrew Bible contains 7 words. Seven is considered as a number of completion in the bible. And there is triple intensification of the number 7 in this verse. To learn more about this watch the youtube video:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV0hUldrYp4
• Some of the stuff said in the above video may be laughed at, but there are serious stuff in it too.

2. Now there is also pictorial interpretation of Hebrew letters. What is revealed from that is even more startling. It reveals that 'The Son of God will be destroyed (or killed) by his own hand on the cross. It also says that everything was created by the Son of God. And that he would be our Redeemer. 

• This is startling because it's a prophecy that would come true only 100's of years later.  
• Watch this video for the complete details:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fs_J34cqKc

Is it not powerful? Well there are many more things about this first verse of the Bible, but I will let you explore that. I think you have enough reason to start exploring with what is mentioned here. Know the true God. He created you and loves you. 

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