First Mention of Satan

In Job, we have the earliest mention (historically speaking) of Satan by name. Not even in Genesis is he mentioned by name-and the time of Job was early in history, for he was the son of Issachar, the son of Jacob (Genesis 46:13). It is clear in Genesis 3 that there was an invisible enemy … Read more

Authorship of Job

Whoever wrote it had to receive a special revelation from God concerning the scenes and conversations in heaven in Job 1-2. The author was especially inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21) to record the events and conversations between Job and his friends; or, if someone besides Job, he had records … Read more

Three Deportations to Babylon

The one under Jehoiakim. During this deportation Daniel and the three Hebrew children were taken to Babylon, with an indefinite number of others. The vessels of the temple were also taken (2 Chron. 36:6; 2 Kings 24:14; Daniel 1:1-3). The one under Jehoiachin (2 Chron. 36:10; 2 Kings 24:10-16). In this Mordecai and Esther were … Read more

221 Prayers of the Bible

In the following list of Bible prayers (176 in O.T. and 45 in N.T.) we give only actual, worded prayers, not references to prayer. All statements as “he prayed, he entreated the Lord, he called upon the name of the Lord, ” etc., are not prayers; they merely mention that certain people prayed. Six Prayers … Read more