Answering Your Bible Questions

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This section is dedicated to providing clear, biblically grounded answers to common and complex questions about God’s Word. Each answer is built on the truth of Scripture. We avoid speculation and modern reinterpretations, focusing instead on what God has plainly revealed. Whether you’re studying for personal growth, teaching others, or defending the faith, you’ll find answers that are direct, doctrinally sound, and rooted in Scripture.

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Why did Elijah call down fire from heaven?

Elijah called down fire from heaven to prove that the Lord alone is God and to expose the falsehood of Baal worship. This event occurred on Mount Carmel during a direct confrontation with the prophets of Baal and served to turn the hearts of Israel back to the true...

What does Jacob’s dream of the ladder mean?

Jacob’s experience at Bethel is described in Genesis 28:12:“Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.” This was not a vision but a...

What does it mean to take up your cross?

To “take up your cross” means to willingly embrace a life of self-denial, suffering, and obedience for the sake of following Jesus Christ. It is a call to discipleship that requires total surrender to the Lord and a rejection of self-centered living....

Why were parents not punished for children’s sins?

Parents were not to be punished for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents, because God established the principle of individual responsibility and justice. Each person was to bear the consequences of their own actions. "Fathers shall...

What does the Bible say about Bilhah and Zilpah?

Bilhah and Zilpah were maidservants who became secondary wives to Jacob and mothers to several of the tribes of Israel. Their roles in the biblical narrative illustrate the complexities of ancient family structures and God’s providential work even through...

What does the Bible say about Melchizedek?

Melchizedek appears briefly yet profoundly in Scripture as a mysterious figure of divine significance. His first mention is in Genesis 14:18-20, where he meets ai/">Abram after the victory over the kings who captured Lot. The passage says, “Then...

Who was Hagar and why is she significant?

Hagar was an Egyptian maidservant to Sarah, the wife of Abraham. Her account begins in Genesis 16 when Sarah, unable to conceive, suggested that Abraham have a child through Hagar. Genesis 16:2 records Sarah’s proposal:“So Sarai said to Abram,...

What does the Bible say about the Day of Atonement?

The Day of Atonement, known in Hebrew as Yom Kippur, is the most solemn and sacred day in Israel’s calendar. It is described in detail in Leviticus 16 and Leviticus 23:26–32. Observed on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), it was the one day...

What does the Bible say about sparrows?

Sparrows in the Bible are small, seemingly insignificant birds, yet they are used to illustrate profound truths about God’s care, human value, and divine attention to detail.In the Old Testament, sparrows are associated with freedom and low value. Psalm 84:3...

Is having doubts about the Bible a sin?

The Bible differentiates between sincere doubt and willful unbelief. Doubt is not automatically a sin, but it can become sinful if it leads to hardness of heart or persistent rejection of God's truth. Jude 22 says: "And on some have compassion, making a...

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