Genesis 17 states that God required that Abraham and those of his house to be circumcised as a sign (NET “reminder”) of the covenant between God and Abraham and those who succeeded him. Why did God initiate this specific procedure? What was its meaning? The Bible does not give a reason why circumcision was chosen [...]
Answers about health
Yes, I have no doubt that Jesus cares. In the gospels we read that Jesus was moved with compassion when he saw the sick and suffering (cf. Matthew 14:14). Please don’t think that your suffering is too trivial for Jesus to care, or that it is not worth praying about.
The first time deafness is mentioned in the Bible is Exodus 4:11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? But he was speaking to Moses who was not deaf. Under the Law of Moses, to [...]
In God’s plan there will be a time in the future when his faithful people will be made immortal and there will be no need for their bodies to be healed because they will never be sick. At the present time, however, our bodies suffer from illness and disease and injury, and it is one [...]
Under the Law of Moses, Jewish women were considered to be impure for seven days during the period of menstruation and there were various requirements regarding separation and washing during this time, as listed in Leviticus 15:19-24. In Leviticus 18:19 and Ezekiel 18:6, sexual relations during this period are prohibited. In the New Testament there [...]
