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The Bible is the most fascinating book. Forty different penmen spanning centuries of time between their writings (words indeed inspired by God - 2 Timothy 3:16), and not one error or contradiction exists within its pages. The aim and goal of this podcast is to teach through that book, the Authorized King James Bible. Every word, chapter, line, precept, and verse: even the precise punctuation marks (jots and tittles - Matthew 5:18). We will not only examine each verse in the context of its chapter, but we will cross reference as many other passages as are necessary to provide commentary and contextual support for those verses of current study. Please, join me on this journey through God’s word in an effort to teach distinctly the word of God (Nehemiah 8:8).
Our current Bible book study and ongoing episodes beginning with Episode 0036
This page provides helpful insights, classroom handouts, and visual aids used throughout various episodes.
Episode 0040 - The Virgin Birth & Episode 0043 - Visiting the Temple
We ran out of time during this lesson, so the final notes on this episode concerning the modern Bible versions and how they undermine the truths of the virgin birth are provided below. Many of the verses we cross-referenced are provided along with the New International Version (NIV) for comparison. Just about any modern version could have been selected, and the same conclusion below would still be yielded. But, for the sake of being thorough, I encourage you to personally compare any of the others with the KJV.
Genesis 3:15 (KJV) - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Genesis 3:15 (NIV) - And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.
*The virgin birth and "body" [it] is omitted in the NIV. The use of offspring in the NIV implies a natural birth between a man and woman.
Isaiah 7:14 (KJV) - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) - Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
*a virgin vs. The virgin ... quite the difference. The NIV puts emphasis on Mary and reads like a Roman Catholic text (which in truth it is).
**other modern versions say "a young woman" will conceive ... that's a major problem because with that wording a virgin birth has been completely removed from the text.
Luke 1:35 (KJV) - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow the: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 1:35 (NIV) - The angel answered, The Holy Ghost will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
*the emphasis on the "body" of Christ is omitted. This eliminates the possibility of cross-referencing Genesis 3:15 and Hebrews 10:5.
Luke 2:33 (KJV) - And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
Luke 2:33 (NIV) - The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
*This is a problem because Joseph is not the biological father of Jesus. Yet again, the modern versions subtly removes the truth of the virgin birth.
Do you see how the truths surrounding this doctrine are undermined?
Episode 0041 - Jesus' Birth
These notes concern the birth date of Jesus Christ. It was not December 25, and scripture has just enough information for us to determine roughly when He was born. Two foundational truths to begin this discussion are ...
1. The Jewish calendar year consists of 12 months, each with 30 days, totaling 360 days for the entire year. This is discussed in detail in the appendix of my book on the Gospel of John (found here).
2. The Jewish year begins in the spring time, roughly March/April. Please see the depiction below for a comparison of the Jewish and Civil calendars. Each month on the Jewish calendar is identified by name in scripture, except for months 4-6. The names of those months are determined historically.
We know Zacharias was of the course of Abia and at the temple when confronted by the angel Gabriel while he executed the priests office according to his course. 1 Chronicles 24 tells us the course of Abia (Abijah) was the 8th course.
24 courses each served a week at a time in a cyclical manner. In other words, course 1 serves for 7 days, course 2 for 7 days, course 3 for 7 days, etc. After the 24th course was complete, the 1st course would begin again. This would happen twice each year. So, the math is as followed ...
24 courses x 7 days for each course x 2 times serving during the year = 336 days. That's 24 days shy of the 360 day complete year. Those remaining 24 days are covered by the three Pilgrim Feasts required in the law for all Jews to attend in Jerusalem. Since a lot of people will be gathered at the temple during those days every course is required to attend.
1. The Feasts of Passover/Unleavened Bread = 8 days
2. The Feasts of Pentecost = 1 day, but all courses served 8 days
3. The Feast of Tabernacles = 8 days
Below you can find the Jewish Calendar with those feast days identified. The "green dates" are when Zacharias would have been at the temple serving his course. Also, see the second calendar below that identifies when each course would be at the temple serving.
The ending of the episode is a discussion of the calendar below. The arrows are summarized as followed ...
1st arrow - takes us from Elizabeth's conception of John the Baptist to exactly 6 months later. We know Mary came to see Elizabeth "in Elizabeth's 6th month" of pregnancy, therefore this visit occurred somewhere between 180 days (exactly 6 months) and 210 days (exactly 7 months) after Elizabeth conceived. That's a 30 day window. So ...
2nd arrow - takes us to the middle of that window by moving ahead 15 days. This reduces our margin of error to two weeks.
3rd arrow - we know Mary was with child when she visited Elizabeth, and pregnancies last 40 weeks. Thus, we move ahead 40 weeks or simply count backward 3 months and that lands us in the middle of the month Ethanim, when Jesus was born. This corresponds to our months of September/October.
This estimation works scripturally and fits the time frame of when shepherds would be in the fields at night with their flocks. That happens in the warmer months of Nisan through Ethanim. The other months are simply too cold at night, and no shepherds would be in the fields during those months.
I just love the Bible! Don't you?
Episode 0047 - Genealogies
Below is a link to download additional notes regarding Jesus' genealogy presented in Matthew and Luke.