Grades 5-8 Ask…(3)

In one part of the Bible it says to turn the other, cheek and in another. part it says to give an eye. for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Which should we. believe?

Both. In the court of justice, society must be ruled by the principle of “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” For the good order of society, justice must be maintained. Criminals must be punished for their crimes.

In our private lives, however, we are to “turn the other cheek” when other people abuse us. We are not to return evil for evil, but love for evil. Sometimes this is very hard, but when we may see the love of Jesus for the kinds of sinners we are, there are times in our lives when we may find this easy to do.

The next time someone says something bad about you or hurts you, try to think about how many times people said bad things about Jesus and how he kept loving sinners.

The next time someone says something bad about you or hurts you, try to think about how many times people said bad things about Jesus and how he kept loving sinners. Pray to the Lord that you may love your brother, sister, or playmate when they hurt you. Say to Him, “Lord, give me a new heart, and make me like Jesus, so that I will show love for hatred, and be nice to people when they are mean to me.”

Whet was. a unicorn like in Bible times?

Today a unicorn refers to a mythical (that means something “made up” — something not real) horselike animal having a single horn growing from the center of its forehead. However, this is not the animal the Bible talks about as a unicorn (Nu. 23:22; 24:8; Dt. 33:17; Job 39:9, 10; Ps. 22:21; 29:6; 92:10; Is. 34:7). In the Bible, a unicorn is a type of wild ox, described as being large and strong, and dangerous to hunt. Biblical unicorns are now extinct.

In Ester 2, Hege and Hegai is the same person, isn’t he? Why. are these names, spelled different?

Yes, these two seemingly different names refer to the same person, but the explanation is quite simple. In the Hebrew language in which the Old Testament was written, no vowels were used. The person who translated this section of the King James Version simply used different vowels when he was working on this chapter. Thus, it really matters little, but I am glad to see that you are reading your Bible closely. You cannot read it too much, too carefully, too prayerfully. May the Lord bless His Word to your heart.

Why does the Bible give two. different amounts of time for. how long Ahaziah was, king? How long was, he really king?

There were two kings by the name of Ahaziah. The earlier king by this name was a son of Ahab and Jezebel. He was the eighth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, and reigned for close to two years, about 850-849 B.C. (cf 1 Ki. 22:51). The later king Ahaziah was a nephew of the earlier Ahaziah. He was the eighth king of Judah. He reigned for less than a year in 842 B.C Both Ahaziahs were ungodly leaders who were influenced by the wicked queen mother Jezebel.

In 1 Timothy 4:14 it says. not to neglect the gift, that is. in thee which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands the presbytery. What does, presbytery mean here?

Sometimes the word “presbytery” in the Bible refers to the Sannhedrin (Lk. 22:66; Acts 22:5). (The Sannhedrin was a group of men who ruled in Jerusalem as the highest Jewish authority in Israel before 70 A.D. — a bit like the Supreme Court in the United States today.) Here, however, it refers to “the college of elders.” In our church life today, we would say, “the consistory of the church.” Still today when a minister is ordained, some men from the consistory place their hands above the new minister. In this way they express their wish and prayer that the Holy Spirit will transfer to new ministers the gifts and help he needs to do his very hard task.

I hope that you may pray for your minister, too. You may not lay your hands on him, but as a young person you may “lay” him before the Lord in prayer, and say, “Lord, please be with our minister, and give him what he needs to preach the Bible and to help people in their need.”

What would. happen it two people went into the water at the same time when the angel stirred it?

We don’t know. It’s very possible they both would have been healed, for the Lord is a very gracious God, full of mercy, “longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (Ex. 34:5-6a). In fact, through the ages God has enabled a multitude which no man can number to find healing in the “gospel pool” of Jesus’ blood which the pool of Siloam symbolizes.

The fact that only the first person that entered the water was healed is meant to teach us to make haste for our life’s sake. In other words, seek the Lord immediately. We cannot afford delay. Dear young friend, I hope you may experience like the man at the pool of Bethesda that you must be saved and yet can’t bring yourself to be saved. For the result will then be that you will turn to the Lord to ask Him to do for you what you cannot do for yourself. To this point we must all come. Salvation is of the Lord alone (Jonah 2:9).

Forward questions intended (or this department to: Rev. J.R. Beeke, 2115 Romence St. N.E., Grand Rapids, Ml 49503. Questions will be published anonymously.

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