Topic: Old Testament figures

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What led Abraham to seek a city whose Builder and Maker was God?

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I think of when the Abraham left the city of Ur…Era…Ur and the land of Chaldean, he was seeking a city whose Builder and Maker was God. Now, there was something in Abraham that he could see that great city of Ur, and he knew that that very thing that made people colonize together, there was bound to...

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Where do we find where Noah preached for a hundred and twenty years and built the ark in a hundred and twenty years? Did I answer that?

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A generation, or a lotted time, a man’s lotted time on earth was one hundred and twenty years, which took Noah, the period, to build the ark, which was considered a generation in that day. One hundred and twenty years was a man’s lotted time. And he preached, according…Genesis 6:3, he preached to th...

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Did not the queen of Sheba come to Solomon to test him—test him to find out for herself if the—if the name of the Lord was truly Solomon or not? (I don’t believe I get that. Just wait.) Did not the queen of Sheba come to Solomon to test him to find out for herself if the name of the Lord was truly Solomon or not? (I—I don’t maybe understand this one. Just…Excuse me just a minute. Let me read it again.) Did not the queen of Sheba come to Solomon to test him to find out for herself if the name of the Lord was truly Solomon or not?

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No! She never tested to find out if—if God’s name was Solomon. Solomon was a king. She come, and she said, she—she said, “Truly God is with His king and with His people.” See? She come and was tested…She tested Solomon about his gift, because she had things in her heart that Solomon revealed to her,...

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Was Daniel the fourth man in the fiery furnace because he was the prophet in that age?

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No, it was Jesus. The fourth Man was the…like the Son of God. I don’t think it was the prophet, ’cause he was in the lions’ den; but I—I wouldn’t believe that Daniel was in the fiery furnace. I—I can’t hardly…Now, there you could be right, but then that’s just my opinion.

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According to the opening of the Fifth—Fifth Seal, Moses and Elijah have—have to die. What about Enoch?

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I don’t know. See? I—I…If I don’t know, I’m just going to tell you I don’t know. See? I—I don’t—I don’t know all the answers, folks. I—I don’t know. And if I don’t know, I’m going to tell you I don’t know. If I do know…I won’t tell you till I do know, see. But I—I don’t know. I’ve often wondered ab...

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Is the Elijah, who comes to preach to the Jews, the real man who lived on the earth, or will he be the spirit of Elijah in some other man? Now, that’s, I—I’m afraid to say. I don’t know. See? Let me read that again. Is the Elijah, who comes to preach to the Jews (oh, yes), the real man who lived on earth, or will he be spirit of Elijah in some other man?

Answer

Now, if I could answer that correctly, I could tell you about Enoch, see. But I—I can’t do it, see. Only thing I know is, just, the Scripture says what it will be. And now it might be that the…Now, I—I’m kind of inclined…Now let me say it this way. And I hope the tape, the brethren on the tapes, wil...

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Brother Branham, the 19th chapter of…and the 18 verse, “Yet have I kept me seven thousand of Israel, seven thousand in Israel, all haven’t bowed their…bowed to Baalim, and every mouth…or—or bowed to Baal, and every…which has not kissed him, mouth who has not kissed him.” Please explain this for me, about the—about the seven hundred.

Answer

It was seven thousand. See? And that, “kissing Baal,” don’t you know…How many here was formerly Catholic? Sure. See? You kiss images. See? And, remember, in the time of Babylon and Nebuchadnezzar, when the Gentile kingdom was issued in, see; when Gentile kingdom issued in, it come in by the worship...

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My dear brother, will the Malachi 4:5 Elijah go to the wilderness, as First Kings 17 tells us the other Elijah did?

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Well, I wouldn’t exactly say that he would, that he would go to the wilderness. But he’ll be this, you see, he was…Elisha and Elijah, did you notice? Most men like that are men who are away; they, they keep away from the people. They’re very odd. They don’t associate too much with people. You notic...

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“Adam knew his wife Eve; and” conjunction “she conceived, and bare Cain.” I believe all you teach, but how would I—how would I answer someone who—who says she didn’t conceive after Adam knew her, because of the conjunction and? “Adam knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain.”

Answer

Now, we adults know what knew means. Now, the question is concerning the conjunction. Now, if you’ll watch, friends, see, you—you just can’t make the Bible say one thing one place and something something else. It’s got to say the same thing all the time. And if you got It saying one thing here and s...

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When Adam and Eve had their children in Eden, was there other people on earth at this time? In Genesis the 5th chapter and the 16th verse, Cain dwelt in the land of Nod and knew his wife.

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Now, that’s a—a wonderful question. Now, we are taught in the Bible…And many times these…sometimes we have carelessly…I used to put on a little slip of paper, and say, “Ask. Answer any Bible question.” And someone said, “Well, who was Cain’s wife?” Oh, I’d little joke with it or something, I’d say...

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Please explain Exodus the 24th…the 4th chapter and 24th verse. What does this Scripture mean—that God aimed to kill Moses or his son? And why?

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We know where that’s at, Exodus 4:24. That’s a good question. Now, here we’ll read it right here just a moment. Exodus 4 and 24: And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. How many remembers the story? Now, God gave Abraham, generations before Moses, th...

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Does calling someone a righteous man mean he was a man without sin?

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Now, a righteous man is not a sinless man. For you notice, he said, “Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are.” He had his ups and downs and his differences. And the Scripture of his life proves that he had his ups and downs like we do. And he had his times of wondering and his times that...

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What happened to Miriam after she and Aaron spoke against Moses?

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Now, we want to turn our attentions just a moment to the attitude of Miriam and Aaron. They thought that Moses had done wrong. They wanted to correct him. God was speaking to them, truly, but He said, “If there be one among you who’s a prophet, I’ll visit him in miracles or visions, and appear to hi...

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Why was Moses not allowed to enter the promised land?

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How many knows that you can—you could send your soul to hell with a Divine gift? Sure, you can. You have to watch what you’re doing. How many believe Moses was God’s prophet? Say, “Amen.” He was God’s prophet, but do you know what he done? God told him to go down there and speak to the rock. The roc...

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What happened to the children who mocked the bald-headed prophet?

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You have to…Look at Elijah. That young prophet was bald-headed, and them little children teasing him about being bald-headed. Said, “Thou bald head. Thou bald head. Why didn’t…” You know what he said? That prophet turned around and put—cursed those children and said, “Cursed be,” I suppose in the Na...

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Where did Cain get his wife?

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Now, in Genesis we’ll have to start with two boys. That’s where the human race sprang from Adam and Eve, and out of Adam and Eve, of course, she had to have daughters. If she did not…Someone has often wondered…The old question was where did Cain get his wife? Cain had to marry his sister. He couldn’...

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What did Cain and Abel have in common when they came to worship God?

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Now, Cain was just as sincere, I believe, as Abel was. He would never come. He was just as much as a believer as Abel was. Fundamentally, in worshipping, he was just as fundamental as Abel was. Both of them, both boys realized they were lost. Both boys wanted to find favor with God. Both boys brough...

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How could the witch of Endor call up Samuel, and can someone who has died in Christ be called back now?

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Now this…Brother, I tell you; sometimes we need to be skinned down and rubbed a little bit to see where we’re standing. Don’t you think so? Make right, right. Any person…If those saints…Now, I’m not condemning Catholic saints. But look. The reason that the witch of Endor could call the spirit of Sam...

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Who founded Babylon and what does the name mean?

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Back in Genesis we realize that different things happened back there. Look here. For instance Babylon appeared first in Genesis. Now, we have to watch Babylon. It appears over here in the Bible again about the middle of the Old Testament, and then comes all over into Revelation for the last days, Ba...

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Was Cain an unbeliever when he brought his offering?

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Anyhow, when the Angel begin to pull His flaming sword out to guard this Tree of Life…Now, watch. Cain and Abel both come to find favor with God. Amen. Now, look. Cain was a long ways from being a communist; neither was he an atheist. But Cain was a believer. Get on your shock proof vests now. Cain...