tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30906911660569721642024-03-19T06:18:47.281-07:00BeST Bible CommentaryGod's Word in modern thought, verse by verse with history and science thrown in.Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-52990756458903598192023-12-14T06:15:00.001-08:002024-01-05T06:18:23.405-08:00Psalm 41Written for the director of music, to be played on string instruments, by David, I assume for use in congregational worship.Answer me when I call to You, Supreme God who sees my cause is righteous! You have releaved my destress. Show me grace and listen to my prayer 2(This next verse is possibly written to Joab, Abishai, and others of David's own party, who had murdered and lied, bringing Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-26497556784859041302023-12-06T06:18:00.001-08:002023-12-15T06:03:58.375-08:00Psalm 31A song of David when he ran away from his son Absalom: O Great I AM! So many have become my enemies! So many have turned against me!The book of Samuel tells us Absalom thought about chasing David with only 12,000, and that 20,000 on Absalom's side were lost in battle. It must have been some force going against David!2They talk about me, saying, "Even God won't help him."SelahWe have no ideaMrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-29212801717575429562023-11-24T07:02:00.001-08:002023-12-04T06:17:10.650-08:00Psalm 2Psalm 2Acts 2:25 says "You spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans?"So, this Psalm was written by King David.1Why are the nations in such an uproar? Why are the people making worthless, rebellious plans?2The rulers of the earth make plans to unit against the I AM and His Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-24149691113199079802023-11-21T06:48:00.000-08:002023-11-21T07:03:08.540-08:00Psalm 1Probably written by King David.1O, how happy are those who do not follow the advice or examples of the ungodly; Or live the same life as unbelievers;Or join in with the contemptuous, disdainful, and arrogant.2But instead enjoy the direction and instruction, of the I AM, and thinks about and studys them day and night, in good times and in bad.3Those who choose this path/life style are Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-18183857671003848602018-12-31T07:10:00.000-08:002018-01-01T06:26:34.096-08:00About the Bible
About The Bible
By Mrs. Betty Tracy
Cover picture Cora Wiltse’s Bible from her youth.
Contents
1. Is There A God?
2. Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
3. The Truth of Christian Wars and Violence.
4. Good and Evil
5. The Bible.
6. Facts About The Bible.
7. Fun Facts.
8. Where Did Our Bible Come From?
9. The English Bible.
10. The Bible Comes of Age.
11. The King James.
12. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-70322134817224701272018-12-30T06:53:00.001-08:002023-08-25T06:14:06.203-07:001. Is There A God?
This is the fundamental question of life on which all other questions hang.
If there is no God then life has no purpose beyond our momentary pleasure. There is no meaning. There is no right or wrong. Take all you can get and enjoy yourself for the moment because when it is over, it is OVER. That is all she wrote, so to speak.
If there is a God, however, then there is a heaven to gain and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-28517334548776758212018-12-29T08:12:00.000-08:002018-01-08T06:36:41.119-08:002. Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Let us look at Jesus.
It is a historical fact that Jesus of Nazareth existed, preached, and was executed by the Romans at the insistence of the Jewish leaders. Secular history says this much.
All Jesus would have had to do to avoid being executed in the most torturous way humans have ever come up with was to say He was not God.
That is all.
Yet He went to the cross with the words "I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-41826711422261937612018-12-28T07:58:00.000-08:002018-01-03T07:47:04.311-08:003. The Truth of Christian Wars and Violence
There have been many accusations of Christianity causing many, many wars throughout history. I have even heard It accused of being the biggest cause of violence throughout history. Let’s examine that belief:
Stalin was an Atheist and was responsible for the deaths of 23 million people.
Mao Zedong was an Atheist and responsible for the deaths of 40-70 million people.
Castro is an Atheist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-22735941305890170212018-12-27T07:24:00.000-08:002018-01-04T06:37:04.353-08:004.Good and Evil
Did you know there is no such thing as cold? There is only a lack of heat.
Did you know there is no such thing as darkness? Only a lack of light.
These are scientific facts.
Did you know there is no such thing as evil? Only a lack of God.
The devil is completely lacking in any part of God at all.
Humans are created in God's image. We have some shadows of the likeness of God.
When you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-35533201232410581152018-12-26T08:00:00.000-08:002018-01-05T07:32:28.113-08:005. The Bible And Authorship of the Gospels
The Bible is the most important document ever written. It is the inspired word of God. God dictated it to righteous men:
“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-10199478658148247532018-12-25T08:20:00.000-08:002018-01-05T07:51:39.723-08:006. Authorship of the Book of John
The Book of Matthew is believed to be written by Matthew himself, one of the best educated of Jesus 12 apostles.
The Book of Mark is believed to be written by John Mark from the stories told him by Peter.
The Book of Luke is believed to be written by Dr. Luke from the stories told him by various believers, especially Paul.
The Book of John is believed today to be written by Jesus’ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-57381414557697638502018-12-24T07:41:00.000-08:002018-01-06T06:10:44.321-08:007. Facts About The Bible
The Bible is made up of 66 books:
39 from the Old Testament and
27 from the New.
The Old Testament has thirty-nine books (Memory help: there are three letters in the word old and nine in the word testament= 39).
The first five are called the Pentateuch, and they are written by Moses. They are:
Genesis (Creation through the life of Joseph)
Exodus (The Israelites leaving Egypt and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-39054586230899498552018-12-23T06:20:00.000-08:002018-01-08T06:43:20.115-08:008. Fun Facts
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The longest book of the Bible is Psalms-150 chapters.
>The shortest book of the Bible is 2 John with one chapter, 13 verses.
>The longest chapter of the Bible is Psalms 119 with 150 verses.
>The shortest chapter of the Bible is Psalms 117 with 2 verses.
>Psalms 117 is also the middle chapter of the Bible.
>The middle verse of the Bible is Psalms 118:8.
>The shortest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-50172289457643345942018-12-22T07:29:00.000-08:002018-01-09T06:59:12.388-08:009. Where Did Our Bible Come From?
God dictated the Bible to men from ancient times to the first century A.D.
There is some disagreement on whether the first part written down is the Ten Commandments (written by God’s own hand and given to Moses; the most popular view) or if Adam and his descendants actually wrote the parts of Genesis concerning their own lives and Moses later compiled them into one book.
Either way, God then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-15895494420008844982018-12-21T07:50:00.000-08:002018-01-10T06:42:37.870-08:0010. The English Bible
The first English language Bible manuscripts were hand-written in the 1380's AD by John Wycliffe. With the help of his followers (called the Lollards) Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures.
When John Hus (one of Wycliffe’s followers) was burned at the stake in 1415, they used Wycliffe’s manuscript Bibles as kindling for the fire. The last words of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-37783876116356615572018-12-20T23:30:00.000-08:002018-01-11T06:53:59.576-08:0011. The Bible Comes of Age
In the 1550's, many reformers took refuge in Geneva, Switzerland. This is where John Foxe wrote and published his “Foxe's Book of Martyrs,” which is to this day the only exhaustive reference work on the persecution and martyrdom of Early Christians and Protestants from the first century up to the mid-16th century.
With the protection of John Calvin and John Knox, Foxe, Coverdale, Thomas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-4335662955551396952018-12-19T07:42:00.000-08:002018-01-12T06:52:27.478-08:0012. The King James
When Queen Elizabeth I died, Prince James VI of Scotland became King James I of England. The Protestant clergy requested a new translation to replace the Bishop's Bible. They knew that the Geneva Version had won the hearts of the people because of its excellent scholarship, accuracy, and exhaustive commentary, but they did not want the controversial marginal notes (proclaiming the Pope as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-13771431201156136492018-12-18T07:07:00.000-08:002018-01-15T07:25:25.841-08:0013. Our Modern Versions
After finishing his “Dictionary of the English Language,” Noah Webster set about to make his own translation of the Bible. Unfortunately, people were just too used to the KJV to accept it.
England planned a replacement for their King James Bible in the 1880’s, the English Revised Version (ERV). This would be the first English language Bible to be accepted as a post-King James Version, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-45643509325825294782018-12-17T06:55:00.000-08:002018-01-16T06:35:07.433-08:0014. A Comparison
Here are some comparisons of different English translations of John 3:16:
The Message: “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.”
Good News For Modern Man: “For God loved the World so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-21550261126167636672018-12-16T07:20:00.000-08:002018-01-17T06:49:11.468-08:0015. Which Bible to Use
The King James is the closest to the original of all the most commonly available translations. However, there are no differences between the translations that would make the difference between heaven and hell.
I like the King James Bible. For one, it is the Bible I grew up with and I am familiar with it. Others just sound weird to me.
Secondly, I believe the Word of God deserves to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-55039388762369720482018-12-15T07:16:00.000-08:002018-01-18T06:50:01.209-08:0016. Biblical Interpretation
Proper interpretation and understanding of the Bible requires three basic tools;
understanding of biblical context,
understanding of historical context, and
understanding of original languages.
In order to understand scripture we must always take the context of scripture into account. What was the author saying in the whole chapter, the whole book? Who was he talking to? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-37288734304710067042018-12-14T07:03:00.000-08:002018-01-19T07:27:01.814-08:0017. The Cannon Bible
There are those who claim to believe God and the Bible but who want to change the Word of God.
The most extreme are probably the “Red Letter” people. They claim to only read and follow the red words of the Bible, the exact Words of Jesus.
Another group says they do not read any of the Old Testament, as it doesn’t apply to us today.
Yet another group goes the other way and says they Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-14831600268258151232018-12-13T07:18:00.000-08:002018-01-20T06:50:50.035-08:0018. Bible Helps
The Concordance
A concordance is an assemblage of every word in the Bible in alphabetical order with all of its locations. The Strong's Concordance also links you to the original Hebrew or Greek word and gives the definition of that word. This better allows you to know what the author really meant when he wrote that scripture.
Let's say we want to know where to find the verse "For God soMrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-69048831075620766942018-12-12T06:39:00.000-08:002018-01-22T07:06:01.024-08:0019. Dating Creation
We can’t know the date of Creation for sure, though there are some hints in the Bible and in Creation itself to give us a general number.
If you take all the ages of all the men when their mentioned son was born and add them up you get a time for Creation at roughly 4000BC. This is the youngest the earth could possibly be.
However, the odds of each child being born on his father’s birthdayMrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090691166056972164.post-64736162956272504252018-12-11T07:17:00.000-08:002018-01-23T06:35:50.208-08:0020. Can We Believe?
There is a God.
The human soul demands a God. Even Atheists know in their hearts there is a God, though they lie to themselves saying they don't.
That is why they get so upset at the mention of God. They don’t get mad at the mention of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth fairy, Buddha, Mohamed, or any other religious or fictional character.
Only the Christian God angers them.
This Mrs Betty Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294525918990533630noreply@blogger.com