The question of whether a divorced person can remarry according to the Bible is an important one that many Christians wrestle with. Here is a comprehensive 9,000 word examination of what the Bible teaches on this topic. Old Testament Teachings on Divorce and Remarriage In the Old Testament, the law allowed for divorce and remarriage in certain situations. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 discusses regulations regarding a man divorcing his wife, and it implies that remarriage after divorce is permissible: “When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some…
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The Midianites were a people group that descended from Midian, one of the sons of Abraham through his wife Keturah (Genesis 25:1-2). After Sarah’s death, Abraham took another wife named Keturah who bore him six sons, one of which was Midian. Midian and his brothers were sent away to the east by Abraham while he was still living (Genesis 25:6). The Midianites inhabited the deserts of the Arabian peninsula and became nomadic herders. They were one of the many tribal groups that populated the Ancient Near East. The Midianites were concentrated in the northern Arabian Peninsula, east of the Gulf…
The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall, is an important holy site in Jerusalem for the Jewish people. It is the last remaining retaining wall that once enclosed and supported the Second Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Here are some key things the Bible teaches about the Wailing Wall / Western Wall: Old Testament History The Wailing Wall is part of the massive retaining wall around the Temple Mount that was originally built by King Solomon when he constructed the First Temple around 960 BC (1 Kings 6:1). This Temple was destroyed by…
Moses was married to Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel (also known as Jethro), who was a priest of Midian according to Exodus 2:16-22. After Moses fled from Egypt to the land of Midian, he met Zipporah at a well and helped water her father’s flock. Reuel invited Moses to stay with them, and later gave his daughter Zipporah to be Moses’ wife. They had two sons together – Gershom and Eliezer. Later, after the Exodus from Egypt, Moses sent Zipporah and his sons back to Midian to stay with her father while he led the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus…
The Bible does not give an exact prescription for how often a married couple should have sex. However, it does offer principles and perspectives that can guide couples in determining what is appropriate for their marriage. Sex is a gift from God meant to be enjoyed within marriage The Bible makes it clear that sex is a good gift from God, meant to be enjoyed within the bounds of marriage (Genesis 2:24-25, Proverbs 5:18-19, Song of Songs). Hebrews 13:4 says “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled.” God designed sex for marriage,…
The phrase “count the cost” comes from a parable that Jesus told in Luke 14:28-30: “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’” In this parable, Jesus uses the example of someone building a tower to illustrate the importance of carefully considering the cost and demands of being His disciple.…
A “Jesus freak” is a slang term that refers to someone who is deeply devoted to following Jesus Christ and living according to his teachings in the Bible. The term originated in the 1960s and 1970s during the Jesus Movement, when many hippie and counter-culture youth converted to Christianity and began expressing their faith in ways that seemed extreme or fanatical to mainstream society. While the term “Jesus freak” started out as a pejorative, many Christians who were labeled this way eventually reclaimed the term as a badge of honor. They saw their countercultural methods of worshipping Jesus and telling…
God designed marriage to reflect His love for His people. He takes marriage seriously and calls us to honor it. Divorce distorts what God intended for marriage. However, God also extends grace and redemption when divorce occurs. Marriage Reflects Christ’s Relationship with the Church The Bible compares marriage to Christ’s relationship with the church. Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” Just as Christ sacrificially loves His bride, the church, husbands are called to sacrificially love their brides. Divorce distorts this reflection of divine love. God Designed Marriage to…
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was the eighth ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC. He is most infamous for his severe persecution of the Jews which led to the Maccabean Revolt. Antiochus IV sought to impose Greek culture and polytheistic religion throughout his domain. His attempts to suppress Judaism sparked the revolt of the Maccabees, who eventually drove out the Seleucids from Judea and established the Hasmonean dynasty. Antiochus IV’s actions were predicted in Daniel’s visions centuries earlier and he became a type of the coming antichrist who would persecute God’s people before Christ’s return. Antiochus IV Epiphanes…
The Harbinger is a book by Messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn that suggests some eerie similarities between ancient Israel and current events in the United States. Specifically, Cahn claims that recent events like 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis parallel events described in Isaiah 9 that led to the downfall of ancient Israel. As such, Cahn believes that this could mean America is facing impending judgment, unless it turns back to God. One of the main arguments in The Harbinger centers around Isaiah 9:10, which reads: “The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees…