What does taking the Lord’s name in vain mean? The Hebrew verb in Exodus 20:7 means carry. It may be less about what you say than whose name you wear each day.
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Let the Dead Bury Their Dead: What Jesus Meant
What does ‘let the dead bury their dead’ mean? Jesus wasn’t cold toward family. The Law, a burial custom and one small word in Luke 9 change how it reads.
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What Does the Bible Say About Narcissism? Paul Named It in 2 Timothy 3:2
What does the Bible say about narcissism? Paul named the trait in 2 Timothy 3:2, but his counsel is less about diagnosing them than where your worth stands.
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Does the Bible Say You Have a Soulmate? The Word Isn’t There
Does the Bible say you have a soulmate? The word is not in scripture at all, and the idea traces back to Plato. What the Bible offers instead is far stronger.
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What Does the Bible Say About Leviathan? The Sea Monster God Made to Play
What does the Bible say about Leviathan? Job says no human can play with it. Psalm 104 says God made it to play, in the very same Hebrew words. Here is why.
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What Does the Bible Say About Retirement? One Rule, at 50
What does the Bible say about retirement? One passage sets an age: at 50, the Levites stopped the heavy lifting. The next verse tells them to keep showing up.
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What Does the Bible Say About Gray Hair? Look How It Describes Jesus
What does the Bible say about gray hair? Proverbs calls it a crown (with a condition), and Revelation gives the risen Jesus hair white as snow. Here’s why.
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Three Days of Darkness in the Bible Needed No Candles
The three days of darkness prophecy says only blessed candles will give light. The Bible’s real three days of darkness, in Exodus 10, ends very differently.
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Can God Hear Your Thoughts? Even the Anxious Ones
Can God hear your thoughts? Psalm 139 says yes, and David’s word for his thoughts means the anxious ones. The only other verse using it answers with comfort.
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What Does the Number 9 Mean in the Bible? The Hour of Prayer
What does the number 9 mean in the Bible? No verse ever defines it. But the ninth hour was 3 p.m., the daily hour of prayer, and the hour Jesus cried out.