Week 2

In Exodus 3:14 how do we get the interpretation of “I am the God that is truly present with you” out of “I Am who I Am”?

Why does YHWH not appear in many of the different Bibles?

Is the “law” we are discussing the Ten Commandments?

Why was the Old Testament written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek?

Why does the catholic Bible have more books? Why does the catholic Bible have more books?

Why is God not presented in the OT as he is in the NT? When I read NT God seems full of amazing love. When I read OT I get confused because he seems angry.

How does the old (OT) and new (NT) work together?

Why did men in the Old Testament have so many wives (i.e. Abraham) if adultery is prohibited by the 10 commandments? If God is for marriage one man and one woman, why did he approve in the Old Testament about having and being with many women?

Why a lot of wars and violence? (in the OT especially)

Why did Paul talk about women being so 2nd class to men?

Why didn’t the Lord accept Cain’s offering of crops but he did accept Abel’s offering?

Why were only the priests allowed to go in the tabernacle if God has it built to hang out with all his people?

Didn’t God say he hardened Pharaoh’s heart?

Why was Moses “punished” because the people would not obey? (He was forbidden to enter the Promised Land.)

What’s the best version of the Bible to read? Why did we choose the NLT for this one year Bible? Do we risk errors with all the different translations? Is God upset of we read different versions? What version should we read and which one is more accurate?

How do you answer someone who says that KJV is the only one we should read or study? I enjoy easier understanding Bible’s such as NLV and NIV, but I’m told I’m wrong by some denominations for not reading the King James. They say it’s the real book and others were changed by man.

There were a set of questions asking about how to interpret the Bible correctly. Here are some of them: “Sometimes Bible teachers on TV when teaching about a subject skip around with a verse or even half a verse from different books or chapters to prove their point. Do I trust that method?” “Why is it the harder I try to interpret what I read in the Bible the more difficult it gets?” “It appears that there are several ways to interpret the bible. When I read something I might interpret it differently than someone else. What can help me to make sure I understand it correctly?”

Why did the writings of the Bible stop at Revelation?

 In Joshua 24:19, why did Joshua say to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD…He will not forgive your rebellion and your sins.”