Favorite Bible verses

[Jerry101]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏

[VApeople]

I like Genesis 1:27 which states that God created a man and a woman.

I also like verses Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23 which states that Adam did not have a "helper suitable for him", so God pulled a rib from Adam and created a woman Eve.

So I guess Eve was Adam's second wife. I always wondered what happened to his first wife.

[cjrjck]

1 Cor 15

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel...
2 By which also ye are saved.....
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

[ThirdOfFive]

The Gospel of John, verses 1 through 14. The man was a poet.

[ThirdOfFive]

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[ThirdOfFive]

I like Genesis 1:27 which states that God created a man and a woman.

I also like verses Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23 which states that Adam did not have a "helper suitable for him", so God pulled a rib from Adam and created a woman Eve.

So I guess Eve was Adam's second wife. I always wondered what happened to his first wife.
That would have been (according to the some of the ancient Mesopotamean and Judean texts) Lilith. AKA "primordial she-demon". She was banished from Eden for not getting with the program. According to how she is described, Adam must have been a bit sorry to see her go.

[D.Bolen]

I like Genesis 1:27 which states that God created a man and a woman.

I also like verses Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23 which states that Adam did not have a "helper suitable for him", so God pulled a rib from Adam and created a woman Eve.

So I guess Eve was Adam's second wife. I always wondered what happened to his first wife.

Genesis 1:27 = Summary
Genesis 2:20 - 2:23 = Details (as are often provided in different Bible chapters or even other Bible books)

(Still trying to narrow down favorite verses!)

[CFrance]

Numbers 6:24-26 NIV - “'“The LORD bless you and keep
'“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.
I sang it in high school. And here it is. Still moves me. the lord bless you and keep you sung by high lehigh school choir - Google Search (https://www.google.com/search?q=the+lord+bless+you+and+keep+you+sung+by+h igh+lehigh+school+choir&client=firefox-b-1-d&sca_esv=570966760&channel=fenc&sxsrf=AM9HkKm4_rasMM7Z3SaGYHFZggV4k5Hc_Q%3A1696512 073755&ei=SbgeZfbNLZO3qtsP1aWogA8&ved=0ahUKEwi2lo38_96BAxWTm2oFHdUSCvAQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=the+lord+bless+you+and+keep+you+sung+by+high+le high+school+choir&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiQHRoZSBsb3JkIGJsZXNzIHlv dSBhbmQga2VlcCB5b3Ugc3VuZyBieSBoaWdoIGxlaGlnaCBzY2 hvb2wgY2hvaXJIvRdQqwlYuBRwAXgBkAEAmAGeAaABkQaqAQMy LjW4AQPIAQD4AQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIEECMYJ8ICBRAAGK IE4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:1947708e,vid:K7swq7B8awQ,st:0)

[Velvet]

My very favorite Bible verse:

Isaiah 6:1

1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.

2Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

3And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”


Also:


1 Kings 19:11-18

The LORD Appears to Elijah

The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"


And later:


So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

I have a painting by Salvador Dali of his vision of Elijah in his chariot on my studio wall, and when I die if I am allowed to, I would like to seek out Elijah to ask a couple of questions. Velvet.

[Byte1]

John 3:16 if I had to chose just one from many.
Lately, I have thought a lot about Matthew 6 during conversations with some folks. Seems like many strive for a pat on the back or brag about all the "good" things they have done for others. I am glad they do those nice things, but are they doing it for others or to make themselves feel good?

[Deputydan]

1 Cor 15

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel...
2 By which also ye are saved.....
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

You must be a fan of Les Feldick a great man of God. He just passed away and will greatly be missed. They plan to keep "Through The Bible" on TV and we still support it.

[golfing eagles]

My very favorite Bible verse:

1 Kings 19:11-18

The LORD Appears to Elijah

The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by."

Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.

Then a voice said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"


And later:


So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.”

Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

I have a painting by Salvador Dali of his vision of Elijah in his chariot on my studio wall, and when I die if I am allowed to, I would like to seek out Elijah to ask a couple of questions. Velvet.

Sounds like the starship Enterprise passed too close to the mountain.

[VApeople]

That would have been (according to the some of the ancient Mesopotamean and Judean texts) Lilith. AKA "primordial she-demon". She was banished from Eden for not getting with the program. According to how she is described, Adam must have been a bit sorry to see her go.

Thank you for your great answer.

Maybe when I was young, I might have been intrigued by a "primordial she-demon", but after 52 years of a wonderful marriage, I am definitely sticking with my wife.

[Stu from NYC]

Sounds like the starship Enterprise passed too close to the mountain.

A very good one

[Boomer]

That would have been (according to the some of the ancient Mesopotamean and Judean texts) Lilith. AKA "primordial she-demon". She was banished from Eden for not getting with the program. According to how she is described, Adam must have been a bit sorry to see her go.



Ah, yes, Lilith. When the writers of Frasier gave that name to Frasier’s wife, they knew why.

Boomer

[Velvet]

Sounds like the starship Enterprise passed too close to the mountain.

Might have been like it … in those days people talked in the terms they knew, just as we do today.

[cjrjck]

You must be a fan of Les Feldick a great man of God. He just passed away and will greatly be missed. They plan to keep "Through The Bible" on TV and we still support it.

At least there are two of us here in TV.

[egmcaninch]

As former international missionaries, ours was Joshua 1:9: Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” This was dedicated to us before moving to El Salvador in 1980.

[derkster]

There are so many verses how can anyone pick a favorite. Let me start with Matthew 24 as a good beginning to the New Testament.

[golfing eagles]

As former international missionaries, ours was Joshua 1:9: Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” This was dedicated to us before moving to El Salvador in 1980.

Glad you made it, as evidence by posting on TOTV in 2023. So, how did that verse work out for the Sandinistas????

[Mulliganguy]

Eye has not seen nor ear heard nor has it even dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him! Corinthians

[skarra]

Leviticus 25:44
44 “‘Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly.

[Switter]

Romans 3:21–26. One of the most theologically dense and important passages in scripture on the most important topic in scripture: redemption.

In fact, throw in the whole book of Romans. It is Paul's Magnus opus.

[KenLee100]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏

I like John 2:5b.
Mary, the mother of Jesus instructed the servants, "do whatever he tells you to do"
Good advice for us too!

[golfing eagles]

I like John 2:5b.
Mary, the mother of Jesus instructed the servants, "do whatever he tells you to do"
Good advice for us too!

Mary had servants???????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[MandoMan]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen ������ … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! ������������❤️��� ����

Psalms 137:9
“Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”

1 Samuel 25:22
“So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that ****eth against the wall.”

Ezekiel 13:15
“Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;”

[Interesting that a word that has been in the King James Version since 1611 got changed automatically to asterisks here.]

[golfing eagles]

Psalms 137:9
“Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”

1 Samuel 25:22
“So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that ****eth against the wall.”

Ezekiel 13:15
“Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;”

Aha. Apparently, a fan of the blood soaked vengeance God of the Old Testament :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[kayak]

Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

[Marmaduke]

Mary had servants???????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
It doesn't take a lot of effort to be nice.

[golfing eagles]

It doesn't take a lot of effort to be nice.

So try it :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Bilyclub]

Nothing about dog poop or bad driving ?

[golfing eagles]

Nothing about dog poop or bad driving ?

Wait for it---I'm sure it will get here, it always does :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Taltarzac725]

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT VALLEY OF DEATH (https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Valley-Of-Death/)

Well about those roundabouts! And Publix when they had toilet paper during the COVID scare and the doors had yet to open.

[Bwanajim]

I hunt, and when people give me crap about it:
Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

[coleprice]

MICAH 6:8: He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

[Two Bills]

Nothing about dog poop or bad driving ?

Brief reference to roundabouts.

Deuteronomy 2:3

"You have encircled this mountain long enough. Turn northward."

[Gpsma]

My favorite is Deed Restriction 4:15..

Render to Morse what is Morse’s and to God what is God’s

Thou shalt cheerfully pay thou amenity fees.

[ThirdOfFive]

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT VALLEY OF DEATH (https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Valley-Of-Death/)

Well about those roundabouts! And Publix when they had toilet paper during the COVID scare and the doors had yet to open.
I have this wall-plaque:

"Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death, I will fear no evil; for I am the meanest son-of-a-_____ in the valley".

[Velvet]

Mary had servants???????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Doubt it, I think she might have been talking to other people’s servants, socially.

[ThirdOfFive]

The Bible makes for fascinating reading, often for reasons OTHER than religious.

I find the account of Elijah on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:16-45) particularly fascinating. In summary, at the time of the account Israel was suffering from a severe drought. Elijah basically challenged the prophets of Baal to a sort of spiritual duel: both he and they would climb Mount Carmel, each build an altar and sacrifice a bull. The Baal folks would be allowed to light up their bull, but Elijah wouldn't. Instead he would call down the "fire of God" to consume his bull. Baal's prophets dutifully did what they were told and lit up their bull sometime before noon, but Elijah waited. And waited. And waited. Finally he built his altar apparently just before evening, laid his bull on top of it, and then upped the stakes (and taunting the prophets of Baal at the same time) by digging a trench around his altar and filling it with water. Finally Elijah got to praying and sure enough, the "fire of God" came down and touched off his altar. Hallelujah!

But...

1) Severe drought.
2) High place.
3) Late afternoon
4) Water
5) Huge rainstorm afterward

Whatever else he may have been, Elijah was apparently a pretty darn good weatherman/scientist!

[Velvet]

My favorite is Deed Restriction 4:15..

Render to Morse what is Morse’s and to God what is God’s

Thou shalt cheerfully pay thou amenity fees.

Well, now that you mention it ….

[Velvet]

The Bible makes for fascinating reading, often for reasons OTHER than religious.

I find the account of Elijah on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:16-45) particularly fascinating. In summary, at the time of the account Israel was suffering from a severe drought. Elijah basically challenged the prophets of Baal to a sort of spiritual duel: both he and they would climb Mount Carmel, each build an altar and sacrifice a bull. The Baal folks would be allowed to light up their bull, but Elijah wouldn't. Instead he would call down the "fire of God" to consume his bull. Baal's prophets dutifully did what they were told and lit up their bull sometime before noon, but Elijah waited. And waited. And waited. Finally he built his altar apparently just before evening, laid his bull on top of it, and then upped the stakes (and taunting the prophets of Baal at the same time) by digging a trench around his altar and filling it with water. Finally Elijah got to praying and sure enough, the "fire of God" came down and touched off his altar. Hallelujah!

But...

1) Severe drought.
2) High place.
3) Late afternoon
4) Water
5) Huge rainstorm afterward

Whatever else he may have been, Elijah was apparently a pretty darn good weatherman/scientist!

Hey, he had help!

[JanRoberts]

Amen!!

If anyone is looking for a Bible teaching, Spirit filled church, give Church @ The Springs a try. We have a Lady Lake campus and are building a Middleton campus.

[Stu from NYC]

My favorite is Deed Restriction 4:15..

Render to Morse what is Morse’s and to God what is God’s

Thou shalt cheerfully pay thou amenity fees.

Very good

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I like Genesis 1:27 which states that God created a man and a woman.

I also like verses Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23 which states that Adam did not have a "helper suitable for him", so God pulled a rib from Adam and created a woman Eve.

So I guess Eve was Adam's second wife. I always wondered what happened to his first wife.

Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

From Lilith - Biblical Archaeology Society (https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/) :

In Genesis 1 living things appear in a specific order; plants, then animals, then finally man and woman are made simultaneously on the sixth day: “Male and female He created them” (Genesis 1:27). In this version of human origins, man and woman (“humankind” in the New Revised Standard Version) are created together and appear to be equal. In Genesis 2, however, man is created first, followed by plants, then animals and finally woman. She comes last because in the array of wild beasts and birds that God had created, “no fitting helper was found” (Genesis 2:20). The Lord therefore casts a deep sleep upon Adam and returns to work, forming woman from Adam’s rib.

I kinda think Exodus 21:7 is fun. From the King James bible:
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

In fact, Exodus and Leviticus are chock full of twisted depraved, cruel, viscious, and sexually perverted things. Gotta love the Bible. The last porn-torture-horror book allowed in public schools.

[Stu from NYC]

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;2263129]Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

Where in the Torah do you find this?

[Two Bills]

Whatever else he may have been, Elijah was apparently a pretty darn good weatherman/scientist!

Wonder what his take on Climate Change would have been?
More Bull? :icon_wink:

[Byte1]

Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

From Lilith - Biblical Archaeology Society (https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/) :



I kinda think Exodus 21:7 is fun. From the King James bible:

In fact, Exodus and Leviticus are chock full of twisted depraved, cruel, viscious, and sexually perverted things. Gotta love the Bible. The last porn-torture-horror book allowed in public schools.

I don't know what Bible you read but Lilith is never mentioned in Genesis. The OP's subject was "Favorite Bible verses" in case folks are having trouble following along.

[golfing eagles]

I don't know what Bible you read but Lilith is never mentioned in Genesis. The OP's subject was "Favorite Bible verses" in case folks are having trouble following along.

C'mon. You know as well as I do that people ALWAYS have trouble following along:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: (except of course those that don't even bother to read the thread and just slap something in a post, they weren't "following" in the first place)

[Jerry101]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏

… my original post was 1st a ‘witness’ of faith … but choosing this forum it is/was also a ‘test’ to see how many … ‘which of you’ would treat it with disrespect. … I am not surprised …

[VApeople]

This is one of my favorite verses:

Ezekiel 23:20
New International Version

"There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses."

[MandoMan]

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;2263129]Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

Where in the Torah do you find this?

Lilith is not a woman in the Torah or the Tanakh. She chiefly appears in books of Hebrew mysticism from the Middle Ages, and is fictional. Check out this source for more details:

Lilith - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith)

[SeaCros]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏
Thank you so much for this post. This was much needed to avoid/bypass the normal noise put out here in the forum.

[golfing eagles]

Thank you so much for this post. This was much needed to avoid/bypass the normal noise put out here in the forum.

Question: Who decides which threads are "noise"?

[ThirdOfFive]

I don't know what Bible you read but Lilith is never mentioned in Genesis. The OP's subject was "Favorite Bible verses" in case folks are having trouble following along.
Lilith is, however, mentioned in Isaiah 34:14: " Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest." Like many other parts of the Bible what you see depends on the translation you use: other translations refer to (the) Lilith as a "screech owl", "night demon", "night bird", etc. VOICE has one particularly graphic translation: "Among the howling and hissing wild creatures and demons, Lilith herself, demoness of the night, will call Edom her haunt, A place to recoup and rest between her devastating forays." Bible Gateway gives something like 40 translations of this verse, all similar to one another in content but with sometimes dramatically different in word usage.

The story, perhaps legend, of Lilith herself is as old as, and possibly even older than, many of the other writings that compose not only the Hebrew and Christian Bible but those of other ancient religions as well. For example: "In the Ancient Mesopotamian religion, found in cuneiform texts of Sumer, Assyria, and Babylonia, Lilith signifies a spirit or demon." (Wikipedia). Though direction may have subsequently diverged, it is an inescapable fact that many of the beginnings of the religions springing from that part of the world have a lot of common origins.

[golfing eagles]

Lilith is, however, mentioned in Isaiah 34:14: " Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest." Like many other parts of the Bible what you see depends on the translation you use: other translations refer to (the) Lilith as a "screech owl", "night demon", "night bird", etc. VOICE has one particularly graphic translation: "Among the howling and hissing wild creatures and demons, Lilith herself, demoness of the night, will call Edom her haunt, A place to recoup and rest between her devastating forays." Bible Gateway gives something like 40 translations of this verse, all similar to one another in content but with sometimes dramatically different in word usage.

The story, perhaps legend, of Lilith herself is as old as, and possibly even older than, many of the other writings that compose not only the Hebrew and Christian Bible but those of other ancient religions as well. For example: "In the Ancient Mesopotamian religion, found in cuneiform texts of Sumer, Assyria, and Babylonia, Lilith signifies a spirit or demon." (Wikipedia). Though direction may have subsequently diverged, it is an inescapable fact that many of the beginnings of the religions springing from that part of the world have a lot of common origins.

Along those lines, can anyone explain Genesis 6:4---"There were giants on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown."

The sons of God????? Giants???? Even more interesting some translations that state "the sons of the GODS". Gods???? How many????? Even as an allegory, this verse does not seem to make much sense.

[DonnaNi4os]

I like Genesis 1:27 which states that God created a man and a woman.

I also like verses Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23 which states that Adam did not have a "helper suitable for him", so God pulled a rib from Adam and created a woman Eve.

So I guess Eve was Adam's second wife. I always wondered what happened to his first wife.

“ So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.” NIV

Where in the world did you get the idea that Eve was Adam’s second wife? The rib came from Adam and Eve was created.

[dewilson58]

Psalm 46:10

[Siegfried]

Do your part. Save the unicorns.

[VApeople]

Where in the world did you get the idea that Eve was Adam’s second wife? The rib came from Adam and Eve was created.

In Genesis 1:27, it said that God created a man and a woman. I assume they got married.

In Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23, it says that Adam needed a helper, so God took out his rib and created Eve. Adam liked her, so she became his second wife.

[VApeople]

Lilith is, however, mentioned in Isaiah 34:14: " Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest." Like many other parts of the Bible what you see depends on the translation you use: other translations refer to (the) Lilith as a "screech owl", "night demon", "night bird", etc. VOICE has one particularly graphic translation: "Among the howling and hissing wild creatures and demons, Lilith herself, demoness of the night, will call Edom her haunt, A place to recoup and rest between her devastating forays." Bible Gateway gives something like 40 translations of this verse, all similar to one another in content but with sometimes dramatically different in word usage.

The story, perhaps legend, of Lilith herself is as old as, and possibly even older than, many of the other writings that compose not only the Hebrew and Christian Bible but those of other ancient religions as well. For example: "In the Ancient Mesopotamian religion, found in cuneiform texts of Sumer, Assyria, and Babylonia, Lilith signifies a spirit or demon." (Wikipedia). Though direction may have subsequently diverged, it is an inescapable fact that many of the beginnings of the religions springing from that part of the world have a lot of common origins.

Thank you for this very informative post.

[Warcats]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏

Hey it says Rinse and repent on my shampoo bottle.

[Topspinmo]

תַּחַת עַיִן, ʿayīn taḥaṯ ʿayīn And eye for eye.

Timothy 2:3 (KJV): "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."

[Fltpkr]

Mathew 25:40

"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

[VApeople]

"Verily I say unto you"

If you met a guy on the street and he used that phrase to begin a conversation, how fast would you run away?

[JMintzer]

Mary had servants???????:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

A Jewish mother without at least a cleaning lady? Not likely... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JMintzer]

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT VALLEY OF DEATH (https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Valley-Of-Death/)

Well about those roundabouts! And Publix when they had toilet paper during the COVID scare and the doors had yet to open.

I'm sorry, but I'm positive that Clemson University wasn't around back then...

[JMintzer]

Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

From Lilith - Biblical Archaeology Society (https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/) :



I kinda think Exodus 21:7 is fun. From the King James bible:

In fact, Exodus and Leviticus are chock full of twisted depraved, cruel, viscious, and sexually perverted things. Gotta love the Bible. The last porn-torture-horror book allowed in public schools.

Not for lack of trying...

[Byte1]

In Genesis 1:27, it said that God created a man and a woman. I assume they got married.

In Genesis 2:20 thru 2:23, it says that Adam needed a helper, so God took out his rib and created Eve. Adam liked her, so she became his second wife.

Not in any version of the Holy Bible I have read.

[Johnson072702]

Read. Digest. Repent. John 3:16-17, John 14:6, Mathew 28:18-20 … rinse & repeat!!! Amen 🙏 … we seniors need to step up our game and share the Good News! 👊😎❤️🙏

I started with verses and well I like these books:
Ephesians, Proverbs and Job "Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you. Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart.

[Art cov]

Acts 2:38,39 are wonderful but that entire chapter is amazing

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Not in any version of the Holy Bible I have read.

King James version, Genesis, chapter ONE:
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [h]moves on the earth.”

So that happened - man and woman. One of each. Along with all the other animals on the planet - birds and beasts and fish and bugs and cockroaches. They were all there by the end of the 6th day, and then God took some PTO on the 7th day.

THEN - fast forward to chapter TWO: God makes a new subdivision in the community, a garden he calls Eden. He sets Adam up in the garden. God then conjures up one of every living thing he already made, so that Adam could give them names. I don't know why God didn't give them names already but it's not my story. Maybe God was tired of doing all the work. But Adam couldn't find a single critter he was willing to get jiggy with. So God anesthetizes Adam and does a little skeletal surgery magick and voila: a woman made out of Adam's rib. Adam thought that was a cool trick and the chick was a keeper so he named her "woman" and that was that.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [h]made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

BUT WAIT - how can that be? What happened to the woman god made on the 6th day in Chapter 1?

So one of those two women was Lilith. Why that name? Why not. The original Old Testament was written in Aramaic, and Adam's name wasn't Adam, and Eve's name wasn't Eve. Those are English names. Not even the same alphabet. You can call Lilith Gertrude if you want, but it doesn't change the fact that according to the old testament, there were TWO women for Adam. One made on the 6th day before God rested, and another one made after he gave Adam a new home and presented all the critters for him to name.

[wvgal]

Revelation 21:4

[Byte1]

King James version, Genesis, chapter ONE:


So that happened - man and woman. One of each. Along with all the other animals on the planet - birds and beasts and fish and bugs and cockroaches. They were all there by the end of the 6th day, and then God took some PTO on the 7th day.

THEN - fast forward to chapter TWO: God makes a new subdivision in the community, a garden he calls Eden. He sets Adam up in the garden. God then conjures up one of every living thing he already made, so that Adam could give them names. I don't know why God didn't give them names already but it's not my story. Maybe God was tired of doing all the work. But Adam couldn't find a single critter he was willing to get jiggy with. So God anesthetizes Adam and does a little skeletal surgery magick and voila: a woman made out of Adam's rib. Adam thought that was a cool trick and the chick was a keeper so he named her "woman" and that was that.


BUT WAIT - how can that be? What happened to the woman god made on the 6th day in Chapter 1?

So one of those two women was Lilith. Why that name? Why not. The original Old Testament was written in Aramaic, and Adam's name wasn't Adam, and Eve's name wasn't Eve. Those are English names. Not even the same alphabet. You can call Lilith Gertrude if you want, but it doesn't change the fact that according to the old testament, there were TWO women for Adam. One made on the 6th day before God rested, and another one made after he gave Adam a new home and presented all the critters for him to name.

Like I said, NOT in any Holy Bible I have read. You said a lot but didn't prove your point. May want to go back and take that Bibliology or Theology class over again. I believe you were going to prove that "Lilith" was in the Book of Genesis and was Adam's second wife.

[fdpaq0580]

Nothing about dog poop or bad driving ?

And the Lord spoke unto Moses saying, "keep thy dogs off'n my lawn"!

Sorry I'm late. I was delayed by surgery.

[cjrjck]

Ephesians 2: 8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

[Topspinmo]

Not for lack of trying...


Lilith was Adam's first wife, and his wife after he ditched Eve when they were kicked out of Eden.

What most do with partner unfaithful, first divorce case :shocked:

[Dusty_Star]

Along those lines, can anyone explain Genesis 6:4---"There were giants on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown."

The sons of God????? Giants???? Even more interesting some translations that state "the sons of the GODS". Gods???? How many????? Even as an allegory, this verse does not seem to make much sense.

I can't help you with the giants, or the really long lived people in the Bible, or the sons of gods & the daughters of man, but polytheism was a common practice with the early Hebrews. The first commandment runs something along the line of Thou shalt have no other gods before me. There are other mentions of polytheism for example Jacob hiding/destroying his wife's idols, Jeremiah complaining about Judah's number of gods matching up to its number of cities, it seems the answer is many gods.

[ThirdOfFive]

I can't help you with the giants, or the really long lived people in the Bible, or the sons of gods & the daughters of man, but polytheism was a common practice with the early Hebrews. The first commandment runs something along the line of Thou shalt have no other gods before me. There are other mentions of polytheism for example Jacob hiding/destroying his wife's idols, Jeremiah complaining about Judah's number of gods matching up to its number of cities, it seems the answer is many gods.
I vaguely remember seeing something similar on The History Channel or something similar, that in the ancient cultures in Mesopotamia and surrounding areas it was always a good idea, when one city fought another, not to desecrate the enemy city's God as that was the ultimate disrespect and ensured a lasting enemy.

[skarra]

Really, None. It's all fake stories.

As my daughter said in school about the story of Noah - come on, no-one seriously believes that. She was done with the book after that whopper.

[BobnBev]

Austin 3:16--Can you smell what the Rock is cookin:beer3::eclipsee_gold_cup:

[cjrjck]

Along those lines, can anyone explain Genesis 6:4---"There were giants on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.".

Numerous times in the bible the angelic hosts are referred to as sons of God. Mainly because they are direct creations of God. Humanity is mostly referred to as sons of Adam because that is what we are. Clearly fallen angels and the daughters of men procreated and their children would be hard to imagine today. Mighty men, men of renown, giants. Pretty much means what it says and is no doubt one of the reasons for the great flood.

[fdpaq0580]

King James version, Genesis, chapter ONE:


So that happened - man and woman. One of each. Along with all the other animals on the planet - birds and beasts and fish and bugs and cockroaches. They were all there by the end of the 6th day, and then God took some PTO on the 7th day.

THEN - fast forward to chapter TWO: God makes a new subdivision in the community, a garden he calls Eden. He sets Adam up in the garden. God then conjures up one of every living thing he already made, so that Adam could give them names. I don't know why God didn't give them names already but it's not my story. Maybe God was tired of doing all the work. But Adam couldn't find a single critter he was willing to get jiggy with. So God anesthetizes Adam and does a little skeletal surgery magick and voila: a woman made out of Adam's rib. Adam thought that was a cool trick and the chick was a keeper so he named her "woman" and that was that.


BUT WAIT - how can that be? What happened to the woman god made on the 6th day in Chapter 1?

So one of those two women was Lilith. Why that name? Why not. The original Old Testament was written in Aramaic, and Adam's name wasn't Adam, and Eve's name wasn't Eve. Those are English names. Not even the same alphabet. You can call Lilith Gertrude if you want, but it doesn't change the fact that according to the old testament, there were TWO women for Adam. One made on the 6th day before God rested, and another one made after he gave Adam a new home and presented all the critters for him to name.

Gertrude?
And, two women for Adam? God should have known that wasn't gonna go well.

[golfing eagles]

Numerous times in the bible the angelic hosts are referred to as sons of God. Mainly because they are direct creations of God. Humanity is mostly referred to as sons of Adam because that is what we are. Clearly fallen angels and the daughters of men procreated and their children would be hard to imagine today. Mighty men, men of renown, giants. Pretty much means what it says and is no doubt one of the reasons for the great flood.

Seriously??? "Fallen angels" mating with human females creating "giants"??? "No doubt" a reason for the "great flood"???

Here's a better reason-----Melting glaciers and ice caps during the warming that followed the last cycle of glaciation. Hence, ancient coastal cities built prior such as those off India, Japan, and possibly Mexico are now under water.

[ThirdOfFive]

Seriously??? "Fallen angels" mating with human females creating "giants"??? "No doubt" a reason for the "great flood"???

Here's a better reason-----Melting glaciers and ice caps during the warming that followed the last cycle of glaciation. Hence, ancient coastal cities built prior such as those off India, Japan, and possibly Mexico are now under water.
Sounds reasonable. What makes it so is that the Christian Bible is far from the only record of a great flood. Virtually all of the ancient Mesopotamian religions had such a story, the first (as far as we know) being an account in the Epic of Gilgamesh, which is at least 5,000 years old and predates what became Judaism by at least one millennium and probably more.

There are so many parallels between the Biblical account of Noah and the Epic of Gilgamesh that to deny the relationship is totally illogical. The Epic of Gilgamesh had it's own ark-builder in Uta-napishti. Like Noah, Uta-napishti was given instructions by his deity as to the dimensions of his ark. Like Noah, Uta-napishti was commanded to “Take on board the boat all living things’ seed”. Both Noah's and Uta-Napishti's respective arks landed on a mountain: for Moses it was "Mount Ararat, 300 miles away from Mount Nisir, the mountain where Uta-napishti’s boat is thought to have landed". ("Noah’s Ark and the Epic of Gilgamesh: A Comparison", Hannah Bird, Fellowship and Fairydust). Similar accounts exist in all the Abrahamic religions as well as many others in that part of the world. There are even flood accounts in lands as widespread as India and Central America.

Of course, no matter what religion claims the account of the flood, the adherents will say that the fact that it was so widespread is merely (or actually?) proof that it WAS caused by God. But then you get into the swamp of trying to decide just WHICH God: If all have equal claim, then which one takes precedence? Good luck with that!

This is a common pitfall, in my mind, that comes with taking the Bible as the literal and complete Word of God. Biblical "truth" is NOT found in the blow-by-blow descriptions of events that may or may not have happened two, three, four or more millennia ago, but the lesson, in the case of Noah and the Ark, that one derives from it--that knowingly living in a state of sin can have fatal consequences apart from hellfire and damnation. The Biblical account of the Great Flood is a sterling example of that, but there are many, many others.

[willis100]

Matthew 7:5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My favorite quote from the Gospel:

Bobby 4:20 - All Hail His Noodly Appendage!

[Topspinmo]

Rev : 8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Rev: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

[Velvet]

Rev : 8] And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Yikes! That’s your favorite verse? That’s pretty heavy. I spent many many years studying: if there was a God (you know, fundamentally as a scientist I was skeptical as hell) and then if there was, what was the nature of God - ten years of constant study - resulted in the smallest bit of understanding so far.

[cjrjck]

Seriously??? "Fallen angels" mating with human females creating "giants"??? "No doubt" a reason for the "great flood"???

Here's a better reason-----Melting glaciers and ice caps during the warming that followed the last cycle of glaciation. Hence, ancient coastal cities built prior such as those off India, Japan, and possibly Mexico are now under water.

You either believe God or you don't. Your call.

[Topspinmo]

Yikes! That’s your favorite verse? That’s pretty heavy. I spent many many years studying: if there was a God (you know, fundamentally as a scientist I was skeptical as hell) and then if there was, what was the nature of God - ten years of constant study - resulted in the smallest bit of understanding so far.

Someone told me only if you believe. Non believers directed down stairs. On fence are waiting in limbo?

[cjrjck]

Yikes! That’s your favorite verse? That’s pretty heavy. I spent many many years studying: if there was a God (you know, fundamentally as a scientist I was skeptical as hell) and then if there was, what was the nature of God - ten years of constant study - resulted in the smallest bit of understanding so far.

1 Cor 1: 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks (non Jews) look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength...27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong

Maybe the quest for "wisdom" is the wrong way to go about it?

[golfing eagles]

You either believe God or you don't. Your call.

OR.......you believe in God, but don't think every word in what was voted as the 66 accepted books of the bible by the Councils of Hippo and Carthage in 393 and 397 AD respectively is the absolute literal "word of God". If you think the "giants" passage is strange, try the Book of Enoch, which was voted out just like the gospel according to Mary Magdalene. Nothing like starting with a collection of exaggerated stories and then cherry picking them. Of course, it does help to consolidate power in an organized church that had almost absolute control over the population for over a thousand years. I guess the line from a movie that sums it up best is from Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons". The Camerlengo challenges Professor Langdon answer to your question with "I didn't ask if you believe what man has written about God, I asked if you believe in God" .

[willis100]

“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” —Mark 8:36,

[cjrjck]

OR.......you believe in God, "I didn't ask if you believe what man has written about God, I asked if you believe in God" .

Believing in God will profit you nothing. The demons cast out by Christ knew exactly who he was. They believed in God. What they lacked was placing their trust in God. Faith is simply that: trusting in and believing God (taking Him at His word). Either you do or you don't. There are no shades of gray here.

[golfing eagles]

Believing in God will profit you nothing. The demons cast out by Christ knew exactly who he was. They believed in God. What they lacked was placing their trust in God. Faith is simply that: trusting in and believing God (taking Him at His word). Either you do or you don't. There are no shades of gray here.

So, everything in the bible is His word, literally? No chance they are stories handed down verbally for 1500 years until finally written down, and then first cherry picked by the early church followed by editing by a church/monks with an agenda? Don't question my belief in God and I won't question yours. But I do question the literal interpretation of the bible. I think we all also know what happens when the Koran is interpreted literally.

[Velvet]

1 Cor 1: 22 Jews demand signs and Greeks (non Jews) look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength...27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong

Maybe the quest for "wisdom" is the wrong way to go about it?

Probably, it’s just so hard for me to believe in something blindly. Perhaps other people can see, but I can’t, I need to know.

[cjrjck]

So, everything in the bible is His word, literally? No chance they are stories handed down verbally for 1500 years until finally written down, and then first cherry picked by the early church followed by editing by a church/monks with an agenda? Don't question my belief in God and I won't question yours. But I do question the literal interpretation of the bible. I think we all also know what happens when the Koran is interpreted literally.

Question my beliefs all you want. There is nothing wrong with comparing a person's beliefs with what the scripture says. All that really matters now in the age of grace is that you truly believe (place your trust, your faith) the Gospel spelled out in 1 Cor 15 1-4. Which in short says that Christ Jesus, the Word that was God and became flesh as spoken of in John's gospel, died on the cross in your place, shed his holy blood for the remission of your sins (past, present, and future), and rose on the third day victorious over death, the grave, and satanic powers. This is what God says through the apostle Paul and you simply have to believe it.

[Byte1]

Probably, it’s just so hard for me to believe in something blindly. Perhaps other people can see, but I can’t, I need to know.

The definition of FAITH.

[Flyers999]

"The Kingdom of God Is Within You"

Luke 17:21

[Byte1]

Take it or leave it, that's you making an important decision in your fate. It will not effect anyone else but you. Personally, I feel that anyone that actually believes that they are the most intelligent and/or most powerful entity in the universe is either very arrogant or very naive. That's my opinion. Not that it matters to anyone else but I have believed in GOD since I was a 4yo. I also found that many military members became believers in combat. That said, I kind of think of it like this. When a non-believer tells me that when I die nothing will happen and that there is no soul, I am thankful that I am a believer. If he is is right then I have lost nothing in believing. If he is wrong, what has he lost?
I am NO expert in the Bible, but I have studied it for years, even taking courses. Still not an expert, but I am not totally ignorant either. I had a conversation with an archeologist about the Bible and his belief in GOD. He told me that being a scientist, he has studied archeology as related to the Bible for decades and has found the Bible to be historically, mathematically and scientifically accurate. He said his studies strengthened his belief, rather than diminishing it. He laughed at the "Big Bang" theory and gave me simple thought. He said, "take a simple pocket watch apart and put the pieces in a jar. Start shaking it. How long do you think it would take for that watch to fall into proper order; pieces together, and then start working?" Compare that with a planet forming a sustainable atmosphere, then atoms forming into complicated living creatures and evolving into human beings with sentient thinking. Just thinking of how complicated an eye is and how it functions is mind boggling, let alone a whole body.
If hundreds of people witnessed Jesus Christ, his miracles, his death and his resurrection...then who are we to say they are liars? If GOD says that the penalty for sin is death and the only way to salvation is his Son, then I see no down side to believing.
John 3:16 is one of the most popular Bible verses.
No one is forcing Christianity on you. I am disappointed in those on here that take a nice Subject like the OP proposed and distort and demean it. The OP did not ask if anyone believed one way or another, only a nice suggestion of what Bible verse folks favored.