Genesis Chapter 1 Discussion Page 12

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As in the 1st day of the week through the 7th?

Thank you Grae. As I read in that passage & particularly 2 Kings 5:2-4, it was the maid who suggested to Naaman's wife for Naaman to go & visit a prophet in Samaria who would help him. I wasn't intimating that the maid spoke about going to the Jordan & dipping in it seven times, but that she suggested visiting the prophet (Elisha) who would tell him more.

"And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy."

It could well have been that God inspired the maid to say what she did, but I was simply stating the verse. Do you read it another way than I have?

The young maids wise suggestion was not hers . Give God the glory . Elisha the prophet of the God of Israel told Naaman what to do and it didn't say in the law of Moses that someone with leprosy was to bathe seven times in the Jordan River . All this came from Elisha , therefore it game from God , give God the glory and thanks . Always .If I am wrong in any of this I apologise , I just go by what it actually says in the Bible .

U may like to read the whole of 2nd Kings Ch 5 and then read Acts Ch 9 and c how these two chapters tie together .

The advice that Naaman received , was not from the female servant , it was from the prophet Elisha , who was a prophet of God for sure . So really the advice was devine . V 13 of 2nd Kings Ch 5 is very significant I think . Could it possibly relate to us in any way ? The whole chapter is a foreshadow of the new covenant in Christ I believe . The gentiles , of which Naaman was one , r permitted to receive direct intervention from the God of Israel . Previously God was only considered to b the God of Israel .

Hi Lou. We're not told of how the Syrians dealt with leprosy, whether they even had a separate colony for them. Leprosy isn't highly infectious - but it is, when there is constant contact with the leper or transmission of bodily fluids. In any case, at that time, maybe not a lot was known about the disease, so people who were not incapacitated because of it, still moved around in society until they were homebound. With Naaman, it appeared that he was still able to function in his military duties, but with the signs of the leper there with the nerves being affected, it may have concerned him & the young maid gave that wise suggestion to him. As well, the Syrians & other nations, had never received a law from God in what to do in the event of leprosy being noticed in a person.

Was Naaman so infected with leprosy that he avoided being put in a leper colony or was it not looked down upon by the Arabs in the same way that the Jews considered leprosy?

Jocelynne,

I am wondering if you feel that you received the answers you desired from your post?

I have prayed for you and I am confident that God will lead you to the answers. This can certainly come from reading the Bible.

As some have mentioned, being sure of being a Christian believer is vital. So, please go to the link on this site mentioned by Mishael.

You can google questions or topics and read from Christian sites to find some information that may explain some of your questions.

Got QuestionsDOTcom is a good site.

Christian Archeology is another.

Keep asking questions on here.

We want to help you, so, hearing from you will allow us to converse more with you.

Poor thing and honestly what most people think they know is gossip not gospel. they just repeat what was taught to them. There weren't people back then, your kidding right. maybe you should study history there is actual proof of it documented and it includes Chistian's the Greeks, Hebrews, Israel, Jewish people and nations, ruins of them as well all which line up with the Bible. Go travel to the middle east and see it. Like Jesus told Thomas stick your hand in my side and the holes in my hand if you don't believe I rose from the dead thus the saying: doubting Thomas was born, two things (1) it's faith, faith in things you can see is not faith, faith is believing of the unseen, like God, you say you believe in God, well guess what so does satan and it will no more help satan then it will you. Hebrews 11:1

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Ok (2) 2 Corinthians 13:12 Study to show thyself approved unto God and not your family study and then tell you, got that now look here John 14:26

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." and

Now one is anointed by the Holy Ghost 1 John 2:27

"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him."

Did you read that, (and ye not that any man teach you)

If you believe in God then read the Bible, read it like any other book, like a history book and learn what it says, about the people places and events that took place it has amazing accounts in it of real men and their lives and journeys

I can testify that people believe some dumb things about the Bible, Jesus called them traditions of men and fables Good luck

King James Version (KJV)

Thanks GiGi.

I have to sign off for a moment, I'm out of town working using the cell phone again.

God bless.

Hello S. Spencer,

Thanks for such a good post. I completely agree with you. We were referring to different situations. We are called to be loving in every situation. I also concur that voicing differing viewpoints or correcting errors on this site is what we should be doing and I for one never do so as if I am yelling at anyone, and I have not felt that others were yelling either. It is just so hard in writing to get your tone of voice, attitude of heart, and loving feelings (all of these being affects) into words written even though we make the best effort. Not knowing those who read posts on this forum, we just cannot assume negative things about people who post things we may not agree with or like. And the poster cannot assume that other readers will understand the affects behind the words of the poster. That is why we are to look to the best interest of others and to think the best of others on here and in other interactions. These are part of loving one another. It is always easier to accept encouraging words than words we do not agree with or counter our view. But these do cause us to re-examine our thinking according to the Word of God and prayer for God to correct or affirm our viewpoint. And in discussing Christian topics, there are "majors" and "minors" , some being more essential to Christian belief than others. We pray for the wisdom to tell the difference.

S. spencer, I so appreciate you and your contribution on this forum. being rather new here I do not know a lot of the "history" of this forum. So. those who have been here longer are a big help to me. We speak the truth in love on here as best we can. I have read on a few other supposedly Christian forums and this was not the case. So, I appreciate what happens here. It is edifying.

Have a wonderful day. Here in the Northwest it is trying to be sunny, but at least it is dry and will be for the rest of the week. I do pray that everyone that went through that huge storm weathered it well.

Amen GiGi.

Well spoken IF the question was How do you respond in love if you feel you are mistreated.

But when asked "How do you give gods love too people?" Gods love can only be given by the Spirit, and how a person receives it may depend on whether that person is a believer or not. We are to be ambassadors for Christ and the world didn't receive him well. Not even his own.

After praying the spirit may move you to rebuke a heresy which we ALL do.

But if the recipient is a believer he/she will respond differently than nonbelievers.

Paul rebuked Peter, But I'm sure it was with scripture and in love. It's hard to express this love on a site and not compromise truth. When one is rebuked using scriptures we must examine the scriptures and not imagine being yelled at.

Gods love, holiness, and truth. isn't always pleasant to the recipient. Jesus never ceased from loving. Jesus never ceased from truth. And the truth got him on the Cross. John 8:40. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

That same Spirit of truth should be in a believer expressed in Love.

God bless.

Dear Liz,

Most people can remember a while back the slogan, "What Would Jesus Do?" or WWJD. This was catchy and popular but a bumper sticker of this does not witness well if you cut someone off on the freeway or exceed the speed limit. So, I think it is a good idea to keep this slogan in mind when we encounter others. We should make a practice of pausing a moment and asking oneself this question. Wait for the Spirit to remind you of what our Lord would do in a situation. And then, do it.

For me, especially when someone mistreats me or speaks harshly to me, etc. I take a moment and pray, Lord teach me to love this person. Tell me what the loving thing to do or say is in this moment (or the next time I see this person). If I have regular contact with this person, I pray for him/her and ask God to increases His love in me for this person. In a prayer I resolve to treat such a person

Charity and it a manifestation of love and not love itself. Jesus said when you do unto one of the lest of these you do it unto me. 1 Corinthians 13:13

"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."

1 Corinthians 16:14

"Let all your things be done with charity."

Colossians 3:14

"And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."

2 Thessalonians 1:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

1 Peter 4:8

"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."

Someone once told me to be an ambassador of Jesus to all those we bump into and converse with.

It helps to study the Bible so you can answer some of the questions people ask us. Like, how do you ask Jesus to save you?

Or why does bad things happen to good people?"

If they want to tear down the church and rant about how mean God is, you can excuse yourself if you want to. (I have a doctor appt at 3pm). If the Holy Spirit is not dealing with that person__sometimes our short conversation will harden their hearts. Be sensitive.

how do you give gods love too people

I've also heard LeBleu water company found early treatment for cancers using Grapes Seeds from Israel. I met with them years ago, the founder told me in a Petri dish it actually eats away the cancers. Today it's sold only as "health food Muscadine supplement" . Why ?

2 Thessalonians 2:12, Ephesians 4:25, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 85:10-11, Ephesians 6:14, Ephesians 6:12,

1 Corinthians 4:5, Luke 8:17, Mark 4:22,

* Luke 12:1-7,

Hopefully these scriptures are helpful to encourage & strengthen.

And the seeds from apricot and peach contain B17. It cures cancer*, and was outlawed br PAC Money from the American Cancer Society in the early 60's. Do your research

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So it seems that Heaven is the firmament with water above it. Below waters become earth and sea (there was land mixed with the water and God exposed it). His word never comes back unfulfilled!

Marlene,

The firmament, raqia meaning an extended surface, expanse, heaven. There are in scripture three heavens, 2 Corinthians 13:2 as Paul tells us. The first heaven is our atmosphere, the air we breathe, where we will meet Jesus when he returns, 1 Thessalonians 4:17 the Greek word , ar, air, the lower air we breathe. The second heaven is the sky, the Greek word ouranou, the starry heavens, where the sun, moon, all the stars, and planets.

These first two is the firmament that God said let there be to divide the waters, the waters below and the waters above. In day four God placed the sun, moon, stars, and all the other planets in this firmament. The third heaven is above all this where the throne of God and the abode of the angels.

There are many opinions, what are these waters that are above the stars but little scripture just theories.

May this help.

God bless,

RLW

After 65 years of reading and studying the bible it just occurred to me that I don't understand gen. 1:6-8. Explain please. The m.h. Commentary says nothing about it.

Hi Miloy spear What a statement and the single most important statement that someone can make. Jesus said to Love God first, and then your neighbor. Thank you Miloy for this word of encouragement. May your life be full of God in Jesus name I pray.

I love God

God bless you Trish...the firmament was created when He separated the waters that were above from the waters that were below...the waters above in preparation for the flood,which is why it was the only creation day the the Lord did not say was good...the firmament is the first heaven,the heaven where the celestial bodies reside is the second and God's throne occupies the third...

Thank you

Thank you for that definition of the firmament. I have a better understanding now. God is wonderful!

I once heard someone say: The Glory of the Peach Tree, is the Peach.

The Glory of God, is His Son, Jesus Christ.

It changed me to see my son as being my glory. I treated him differently after that. We should see the same Jesus we follow; in our children.

They are not our "cross to pick up and carry every day". They are our glory. The only Jesus they may see, is what is reflected through us, into them.

Don't let your kids wander off__without knowing they are loved and well thought of. We have to walk the walk and talk the talk.

How carefully we will plant flowers in the yard, and hope they will become beautiful to look upon.

Go ye into ALL the world. that's all of us.

Mishael WWJD

Hi Trish.

Here's a definition.

The region of the air the sky or heavens. In scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent for such is the signification of the Hebrew word, coinciding with regio, region, and reach. The original therefore does not convey the sense of solidity, but of stretching, extension the great arch or expanse over our heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in which the stars appear to be placed, and are really seen.

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Genesis 1:6 .

I hope that helps.

God bless.

You can Google for some charts & maps to look at. Makes it easier to understand. I would go look at those.

Google: firmament, Bible

Scientists don't even know how deep space is. They've discovered that the Big Bang happened here, and the waves are expanding deep into space.

With the new space vehicles, they have seen DRY LAKE BEDS on the planets & moons we know of. They have various thoughts on why those planets lost the water. Too close to the sun, or too far away; and then they were able to see the dry lake beds.

Only Earth has water. In my book that's enough evidence to be convinced of a Creator.

We have water, light, heat, cold, fertile earth, and plenty of vegetation and animals for food. None of the other planets have that.

The Bible only, names EARTH as a habitation.

I might have seen that documentary on

PBS dot GOV