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The Hamitic Curse—Did Noah Curse The Black Race? (Gen 9:20-27)

By joshbanks October 5, 2021Articles1 Comment

During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (which lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries), Africans were captured against their will, transported to foreign countries (mostly the Americas) and sold as…

Abraham—Father of Many Nations. (Gen 17:4)

By joshbanks October 5, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

In Genesis 12, God makes a promise to His friend Abram, "...in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Gen 12:3). The phrase "all the families…

Abram—Evangelist of Yahweh (Gen 12:1-3)

By joshbanks October 4, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

In every generation, God choses men to be His missionaries to the sinful world. For example, Seth (in Gen 4:25-26), as well as Noah and his sons (in Gen 9:1)…

The handwriting on the wall — Daniel 5

By joshbanks June 28, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Daniel 5:7 (NKJV) 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads…

“I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF TONGUE.” — Was Moses a stammerer?

By joshbanks June 28, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Exodus 4:10 (NKJV) 10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am NOT ELOQUENT, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I AM SLOW OF SPEECH and SLOW OF…

“Casting Pearls Before Swine” — Matthew 7:6

By joshbanks June 25, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Matthew 7:6 (NKJV) 6 “Do not give WHAT IS HOLY to THE DOGS; nor cast your PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear…

“Woe to you!” — Luke 10:13-16

By joshbanks June 25, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Luke 10:13-16 (NKJV) 13 “WOE to you, Chorazin! WOE to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they…

“I wish those who trouble you would cut themselves off!” — Galatians 5:12

By joshbanks June 25, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Galatians 5:12 (NKJV) 12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off! The phrase "cut themselves off" has been interpreted as Paul praying that…

“GOD WILL STRIKE YOU, you whitewashed wall!” — Acts 23:1-3

By joshbanks June 25, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Acts 23:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” 2 And the…

What about Imprecatory Psalms?

By joshbanks June 25, 2021ArticlesNo Comments

Imprecatory Psalms refer to Psalms of curses. These Psalms try to invoke God to destroy one's enemies or rain calamity on them. An example of this we find in Psalm…