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This verse is contrasting Jesus and David. Jesus ascended: Luke 24:51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. David went to heaven the old fashioned way: by dying first. This is evidenced by David's body being buried: Acts 2:29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was ...

In the beginning... Genesis 6:4 (NIV) The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. The descendants of these children of Nephilim were the giants that show up later in the bible. When Moses sent the twelve spies ...

David, of course, was the first King of Israel (later just Judah) who had descendants also upon the throne. We see that Jesus was indeed descended in direct lineage from David through many generations. In some cases in the Bible, "son of" is used to refer to descendants rather than literal sons. Thus, Jesus could be called a "son of David". But because of ...

No Having multiple wives was not a sin back then, as it is not a sin now (outside if it being illegal). History At the time of Abraham, David, Solomon, and Jesus, polygamy was part of the culture. Even in Jesus' times, polygamy was allowed and part of the customs of the Israeli people. The historian Josephus noted that Herod was allowed to have multiple ...

There is no absolute agreement about what the Book of David (Zaboor or Zabur) is referring to. The majority opinion is that it refers to the Book of Psalms, which is a part of the Bible. The majority of the Psalms are traditionally written by David.

The whole of the Bible is a story of men who are given the commandments of God and then disobey them to their own detriment. Remember Adam and Eve were the first humans and were taught by God the commandments. Ultimately men like their son Cain choose to follow the devil instead of God and were no longer under the covenant or favor of God. Eventually it got ...

There were specific instructions for the king of Israel to not acquire many wives for himself, since that could have the effect of turning his heart away from the Lord. This text predates the first king of Israel, so I would say that David and Solomon should have known that this was forbidden. (Note: the Bible did not actually forbid them from polygamy, ...

David was not the sole author of any books of the Bible, but: He authored most (but not all) of the Psalms, a Jewish Hymnbook that is the Largest book of the Bible. He is the primary character in the second half of 1 Samuel and all of 2 Samuel, plus its duplicate 1 Chronicles. According to this source, the Books of Dawid are often assumed to be the ...

I think Romans 9 gives a pretty good explanation of God's prerogative in creation and his reason for creating "vessels of wrath prepared for destruction." Romans 9:11-23 (ESV) 11  though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him ...

God created Goliath for the same reason he created Pharaoh, the Canaanites, and every other foe he sent to challenge his people - namely, to show his Glory. In 2 Chronicles 16, he says as much: 7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the Lord your God, the army of the ...