Tricky Questions
It’s understandable why people can get confused, if not frustrated, with hard sayings of the Bible—a gap of a few thousand years separates the ancient biblical characters and events in the Bible and our lives today, and modern culture and context are dramatically different. This can make interpreting some parts of the Bible . . . tricky. How would you go with the questions below? Here are just a few questions you’ll find solid answers for: Is the creation account in Genesis 1 and 2 poetic, figurative, or historical? Did God favor Abel over Cain in Genesis 4:3–4? Was Hannah right to bargain with God in 1 Samuel 1:11? Was David right to take concubines? Did the pagan King Cyrus believe in the God of Israel? How can a God of love and mercy be categorized as one who hates? (Psa 5:5) Is astrology biblical? (Matt 2:1–2) What does it mean that God has bound all to disobedience? (Rom 11:32) Does Paul really mean women should never teach in 1 Timothy 2:11–12? Who is the “chosen lady” in 2 John