Big Bang Collides with Scientific Evidence by Kyle Butt, M.A.

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Big Bang Collides with Scientific Evidence

by	Kyle Butt, M.A.

Popular media outlets delight in talking about the Big Bang as if it is a scientifically proven event that can be documented and studied. In fact, it is discussed in such matter-of-fact terms that few who read the “latest news” about the Big Bang would ever realize that not only has science never verified that it happened, but legitimate science has shown that it could not have happened (see Lyons, 2007; Thompson, et al., 2003).

A recent article posted on Yahoo! provides an excellent example of the kind of scientific misrepresentation that runs rampant in the popular media. In the article, the author Maggie Fox bases the entire thrust of the report on the assumption that the Big Bang occurred, with no scientific evidence to validate that assumption. Then she writes as if scientists know exactly what happened during the Big Bang, an event that only happened in the imaginations of the scientists. For instance, Fox noted that scientists have “created the hottest temperature ever in the lab—4 trillion degrees Celsius—hot enough to break matter down into the kind of soup that existed microseconds after the birth of the universe” (2010, emp. added).
The scientific fact here is simply that matter was heated to four trillion degrees Celsius, assuming we are able to measure heat that high. The erroneous interpretation of that fact is that this heated material can tell us something about what happened “microseconds after the birth of the Universe.” Modern science cannot tell us how the Universe came into existence, unless it assumes the Big Bang took place (even though said explosion is a scientific impossibility). It is ironic that for many years, Bishop Ussher’s biblical chronology was ridiculed because he stated that the world started precisely on Sunday, October 23^rd, 4004 B.C. (“Bishop Ussher...,” n.d.), and yet Big Bang proponents insist that they know exactly what happened microseconds after the birth of the Universe. [NOTE: Ussher’s chronology is used only to show the inconsistency of Big Bang advocates, not because it is believed that his chronology is correct.]

Artist’s concept of crucial periods in the development of the Universe according to Big Bang inflationary cosmology

This latest “Big Bang” research stems from experiments done by using the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in New York to force gold ions together. What was the multimillion-dollar RHIC designed to do? According to Steven Vigdor of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, the collider was built “to create matter at temperatures first encountered in the early universe” (as quoted in Fox, 2010). Notice again the backwards nature of this research. The collider was not designed to manifest evidence that the Big Bang occurred, but instead was designed based on the false assumption that it did, and all the “evidence” is then interpreted in a Big Bang framework.
This bias in favor of the Big Bang is clearly evident throughout Fox’s article (and most modern cosmological research). In fact, Fox matter-of-factly wrote: “Something happened in the milliseconds after the Big Bang to create an imbalance in favor of matter over anti-matter. If there had not been this disparity, matter and anti-matter would have simply reacted to create a universe of pure energy” (2010, emp. added). Fox is referring to the fact that any time lab scientists have been able to change energy into matter, that matter always appears paired with its anti-matter particle. As Williams and Hartnett explain:

Just as energy can produce matter by this quantum pair production method, so when the matter and antimatter particles come together again they annihilate one another and revert back to energy. This has profound and unwelcome implications for big-bang theory, because our universe is made of ordinary matter, not equal amounts of matter and antimatter.... Since our universe consists only of matter (as far as we can tell—though there are probably small amounts of matter/antimatter pairs associated with localized high-energy events), it is a reasonable conclusion that our universe could not have been produced by quantum pair production. This is one of those situations where the evidence refutes the paradigm but supporters of the paradigm see it only as an unsolved problem (2005, p. 126, emp. added).

When Fox says “something happened,” and “if there had not been this disparity,” what she means is that the Big Bang theory is not a scientific possibility without some unknown force or situation that would favor matter over antimatter. And since she and her fellow Big Bang enthusiasts begin by assuming that the Big Bang actually happened, the scientific evidence that precludes it as a possibility is brushed aside, and a mysterious “something” is conjured out of the cosmological magic hat to provide the Big Bang with supernatural powers that can circumvent all known natural laws.

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Graphic representation of the alleged evolutionary origin of the Universe, from the Big Bang to the present, including the initial expansion phase, the production of matter, and galaxy formation. Courtesy of Center for European Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland.

With the creation of more and more particle colliders around the world, rest assured that Fox’s article will not be the last praising the Big Bang as the point of origin of our Universe. It is equally true that, due to the false assumption that the Big Bang actually occurred, those articles will be plagued with similar scientific misrepresentations, overstatements, and misinterpretations of data. What is really colliding in much of this type of research is not sub-atomic particles, but prejudiced Big Bang bias with honest scientific inquiry. The light generated from such collisions is enough to illuminate the words of Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” if the modern scientific community would simply open its eyes to the truth.

REFERENCES

“Bishop Ussher Dates the World at 4004 BC” (no date), [On-line], URL: http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/ussher.htm.
Fox, Maggie (2010), “Hottest Temperature Ever Heads Science to Big Bang,” [On-line], URL: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100215/sc_nm/us_physics_temperature;_ylt= Ai_Sl2CSFy5ElWLiiswfVH.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFpaHY1YmNuBHBvcwMzOARzZWMD YWNjb3JkaW9uX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDaG90dGVzdHRlbXBl.
Lyons, Eric (2007), “The Big Fizzle: Admissions from an Astrophysicist,” [On-line], URL: http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/3393.
Thompson, Bert, Brad Harrub and B. May (2003), “The Big Bang Theory—A Scientific Critique,” Reason & Revelation, [On-line], URL: http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2635.
Williams, Alex and John Hartnett (2005), Dismantling the Big Bang: God’s Universe Rediscovered (Green Forest, AR: Master Books).

Following the Toucan’s Nose to a Designer by Kyle Butt, M.A.

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Following the Toucan’s Nose to a Designer

by	Kyle Butt, M.A.

The writers and editors of National Geographic are notoriously guilty of saturating their articles with evolution. That is why it is almost humorous to read articles in the periodical that seem to slip by the editors—articles that, if read in a straightforward manner, defy evolution. For instance, in the December, 2006 issue, the editors included a tiny, one-page article titled “Power Beak.” This article discusses the beak of the toucan. John Eliot, the author of the article, interviewed Marc André Meyers, “a materials scientist at the University of California, San Diego.” Meyers believes the unique design of the toucan beak could be used to produce strong, lightweight materials used in vehicles.
Meyers describes the toucan beak as a beautiful structure. He then goes into some engineering detail:

The surface is made of keratin, the same material in fingernails and hair. But the outer layer isn’t a solid structure. It’s actually many layers of tiny hexagonal plates, overlapping like shingles on a roof. The interior is different from the shell, made of bone. It consists of a light yet rigid foam made of little beams and membranes. And some areas of the beak are hollow (Eliot, 2006, p. 30).

On the same page, to the right of Meyers’ comments, the reader can see two pictures from a microscope—one of the hard foam inside the beak and the other of the “shingle” layers of keratin. To the left of the comments there is a toucan head and beak, in which the layers are shown in a cross-section-like diagram. The combined pictures look like they are straight out of an engineer’s portfolio.
What is Eliot’s assessment of the toucan’s beak? In a simple, yet oh-so-telling, sentence, Eliot said: “[T]he toucan’s beak is ingeniously designed to be both strong and light weight.” Look closely at the wording. He says the beak is “ingeniously designed.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word “ingenious” as: “Marked by inventive skill and imagination. 2. Having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind; clever” (2000, p. 900, emp. added). Notice that the word “ingenious” implies an inventive or cunning mind. What inventive or cunning mind engineered the beautiful design of the toucan beak? It could not have been the evolutionary process, since evolutionists themselves admit that the process has no ultimate goals and no creative mind powering the system. The only logical answer is the supernatural mind of God. If the editors of National Geographic would only follow the nose of the toucan, they would find the ingenious Designer—and they would stop writing false, evolutionary propaganda.

REFERENCES

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000), (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin), fourth edition.
Eliot, John L. (2006), “Power Beak,” National Geographic, 210[6], December 12.

In the News: "James, Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus" by Kyle Butt, M.A.

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In the News: "James, Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus"

by	Kyle Butt, M.A.

From most of the pictures that you have seen of “the box,” you might think that it was the size of a large coffin. Yet, at approximately 10 inches wide, 20 inches long, and 12 inches high, this box doesn’t fit our modern idea of a coffin. In fact, it’s more like a limestone Rubbermaid^® crate than a coffin. At first glance, this “box” is not so unusual at all. During the first-century B.C., and continuing until the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, Jews used these containers to “rebury” their relatives. Generally, the bodies of the deceased were placed on a shelf or floor of a tomb; then, about one year after the original burial, friends or relatives would open the tomb, remove the bones, and place them in an ossuary. Occasionally, ossuaries contained the bones of multiple individuals. The outer decorations varied widely from one to the next. Some were bland, with no inscriptions, while others had carved designs or the names of the individuals buried therein.
The particular ossuary that has captured the world’s attention boasts of no great decoration. In fact, a small, 7.5-inch Aramaic inscription is the only thing that sets it apart from the most boring of ossuaries. Yet, that tiny inscription not only has set it apart from other ossuaries, but also has set it apart from all other archaeological finds to date. That inscription reads: “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.”
The first question that arises is whether this is the James of the Bible. While there are at least two Jameses mentioned in the Bible to which this inscription likely does not apply, one James is mentioned who seems to fit the description quite well. Matthew noted in his gospel regarding Christ:

...He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?” (13:53-56).

According to Matthew, then, the Jews recognized Jesus as the brother of James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, and they also attributed at least two sisters to these brothers. Furthermore, Paul mentioned “James the Lord’s brother” (Galatians 1:19). Apparently, this same James became a prominent leader of the Jerusalem church (see Acts 15:13; 21:18-19; Galatians 2:9,12). Additionally, James the brother of Jesus very likely was the writer of the New Testament book by the same name. Secular sources also verify the idea that Jesus had a brother named James. Josephus wrote that the Jewish high priest “assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus...whose name was James” (20:9:1). The historian then proceeded to document that James was stoned.
Naturally, it first must be established that the ossuary is an authentic artifact from a time that would correspond to Jesus Christ and His brother James. In the premiere article about the inscription appearing in the November/December 2002 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review [BAR] André Lemaire detailed several facts that make a strong case for the inscription’s authenticity. As an expert in ancient inscriptions, he stated: “This type of bone box is generally to be dated between about 20 B.C.E. [Before Common Era—KB] and 70 C.E [Common Era—KB].... Moreover, the cursive shape of three of the letters (dalet, yod and aleph) indicates an even narrower span of time: the last decades before the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.—the exact period when James, the brother of Jesus, would have died” (2002, 28[6]:28). Hershel Shanks, the editor of BAR, had the ossuary’s composition tested by the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, which concluded that the limestone was used extensively “during the Second Temple period,” and that no modern elements or chemicals had been used to “doctor” the box to make it appear old. In addition, the patina (dirt and other build-up on the box) passed the authenticity test (p. 29).
As far as can be proven to date, the box has all the signs of authenticity. But can we conclude that the Jesus and James of the inscription are the identical characters of the New Testament writings? While the names of James, Jesus, and Joseph were common during the first century, they would not often have been found in the exact same sequence of relationship as on the ossuary and in the biblical text. Lemaire concluded that “there were therefore probably about 20 people” who would have fit the inscription (p. 33). Yet the odds narrow even more, since only rarely would a brother’s name be included on an ossuary. In the November 4, 2002 issue of Time, David Van Biema reported that Lemaire believes “there is a 90% chance that the James on the ossuary was the biblical brother of Jesus” (2002, 160[19]:72). In the original BAR article, Lemaire stated that the ossuary “very probably” documents Jesus the Christ.
There are voices of opposition to the suggestion that this inscription refers to Christ. Since the artifact was not retrieved from its original environment, it cannot be attributed to a specific location. In the November 4, 2002 issue of Newsweek, reporter Kenneth Woodward quoted Bruce Chilton of Bard College: “If you cannot say where an artifact was found and where it has been for nearly 2,000 years, you cannot pretend to draw lines of connection between the object and the people it might mention” (2002, 140[19]:48).
At present, we cannot be dogmatic about the ossuarial evidence, but we can state dogmatically that the name of Jesus Christ refuses to vanish into obscurity, and that His life, teachings, and personality continue to be the most influential of any human ever to walk the Earth.

REFERENCES

Lemaire, André (2002), “Burial Box of James the Brother of Jesus: Earliest Archaeological Evidence of Jesus Found in Jerusalem,” Biblical Archaeology Review, 28[6]:24-33, November/December.
Van Biema, David (2002), “The Brother of Jesus,” Time, 160[19]:70-73, November 4.
Woodward, Kenneth (2002), “A Clue to Jesus?,” Newsweek, 140[19]:48-49, November 4.

From Mark Copeland.. "THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT" Idolatry And Sorcery

                       "THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT"

                          Idolatry And Sorcery

INTRODUCTION

1. As we continue our examination of the "works of the flesh" listed in Ga 5:19-21...
   a. We come to sins which modern man may think do not affect him
   b. These are the sins of "idolatry" and "sorcery" - Ga 5:20a

2. However, as we examine them more closely, I believe we shall find
   that these sins are not as far removed from us as we might think...
   a. Indeed, most people practice idolatry!
   b. And many people engage in some form of sorcery!

[This is true of many Christians as well, so perhaps we should give
these words our careful attention...]

I. EIDOLOLATREIA (idolatry)

   A. CONCERNING IDOLATRY AS COMMONLY CONSIDERED...
      1. In the beginning stages of idolatry, no one worships the idol
         or image itself
         a. The idol simply served two purposes:
            1) To localize the god it represents
            2) To visualize the god it represents
         b. It is simply designed to make it easier to worship the god
            represented by the idol
      2. Inevitably, however, people will wind up worshipping the idol
         or image itself
         a. We see this in various forms of Catholicism
         b. Where the leaders say the image is not an idol, only an "icon"
         c. But who can deny that the average worshipper begins to view
            the image itself as something "holy" and to be "revered"?
         d. Thus that which is "created" begins receiving adoration 
            rightfully due the "Creator"
      3. According to Ro 1:19-23, the basic error of idol worship is
         the worship of the "created thing" rather than the "Creator of
         all things"!

   B. CONCERNING IDOLATRY AS THAT WHICH DISPLACES GOD...
      1. Idolatry is not just the adoration or worship of images
      2. Paul defines "covetousness" as idolatry - Ep 5:5; Col 3:5
         a. Any strong desire for material things that replaces our 
            desire for God is a form of idolatry!
            1) Our hearts are such that they are drawn to whatever is 
               our treasure - Mt 6:21
            2) If our treasure is earthly things, our heart (devotion)
               is drawn away from God
            3) We cannot serve material things and God at the same 
               time! - Mt 6:24
         b. Thus we can be idolaters when we make things other than God
            Himself our priority in life, such as:
            1) Our job
            2) Our house
            3) Our family
            4) Our hobby

[So when we find admonitions like this one...

      "Little children, keep yourselves from idols." - 1Jn 5:21

...let's not be so presumptuous to believe that we are too "modern" or
sophisticated to need such a warning.  We might need it more than we 
realize!  The same can be said for warnings against the next sin...]

II. PHARMAKEIA (witchcraft, sorcery, magic)

   A. INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS WORD...
      1. PHARMAKEIA is found to be used in three ways
         a. Medically, to the use of drugs with no bad meaning at all
         b. The misuse of drugs so as to poison, not cure
         c. The practice of sorcery and witchcraft, which often used 
            drugs to cast spells and alter the behavior of others
      2. The practice of witchcraft and sorcery is strongly condemned
         in the Bible
         a. In the Old Testament - Exo 22:18
         b. In the New Testament - Re 21:8
      3. In Ac 19:18-20, we find a remarkable example of repentance
         related to the practice of magic

   B. EXAMPLES OF THIS SIN TODAY...
      1. There is an increasing number of religions based upon the 
         occult, and that make use of drugs in their religion
      2. The "recreational" use of drugs also falls into this 
         category...
         a. Remember that altering the behavior of others through such
            drugs was a basic function of sorcery and witchcraft
         b. What difference is there between using drugs to alter 
            others' behavior, and your own?
         c. This is not to discount the proper medicinal use of drugs
         d. But just as the Bible condemns drunkenness, which is an 
            altered state brought on by alcohol (a drug), so it would
            seem to condemn similar use of other drugs

CONCLUSION

1. As we continue our study of the "works of the flesh", we should keep
   in mind that each one of these sins is a perversion of something 
   which in itself is good; as illustrated by Barclay...
   a. Fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness - perversions of the
      sexual instinct which in itself can be a beautiful thing and a
      part of true love between a man and a woman
   b. Idolatry - a perversion of worship
   c. Sorcery - a perversion of the proper use of drugs
   d. Hatred, contentions, jealousies - perversions of that noble 
      ambition and desire to do well which can spur one to greatness
   e. Outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions - perversions of righteous
      indignation without which the passion for goodness cannot exist
   f. Dissensions, heresies, envy - perversions of the devotion to 
      principle which can produce the martyr
   g. Drunkenness, revelries - perversions of the happy joy of social
      fellowship

2. Indeed, the following is so true:

   "The awfulness of the power of sin lies precisely in its ability to
   take the raw material of potential goodness and turn it into the 
   material of evil." (Barclay)

I implore us all to devote our lives in the proper worship of God and 
His Son Jesus Christ, and to abstain from the misuse of anything God 
has created for good purposes!

Executable Outlines, Copyright © Mark A. Copeland, 2011

From Gary... God is...

What is God like? Consider the following portion of Habakkuk's prayer...

Habakkuk, Chapter 3 (WEB)

 3 God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.
Selah.

His glory covered the heavens,
and his praise filled the earth.
  4 His splendor is like the sunrise.
Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.

Honestly, I do not know what God looks like, but if verse 4 is any indication, then words will simply not do him justice.  And those who love him; even emotions will pale to convey meaning.  Something to ponder and ponder throughout today...

ps. You just may never think about a sunset the same again- enjoy!!!

From Gary... Bible Reading July 15

Bible Reading  

July 15

The World English Bible

July 15

1 Chronicles 7-9

1Ch 7:1 Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

1Ch 7:2 The sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.

1Ch 7:3 The sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

1Ch 7:4 With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

1Ch 7:5 Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

1Ch 7:6 The sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

1Ch 7:7 The sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

1Ch 7:8 The sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

1Ch 7:9 They were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.

1Ch 7:10 The sons of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

1Ch 7:11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

1Ch 7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher.

1Ch 7:13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

1Ch 7:14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:

1Ch 7:15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah; and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

1Ch 7:16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

1Ch 7:17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

1Ch 7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

1Ch 7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

1Ch 7:20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

1Ch 7:21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.

1Ch 7:22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

1Ch 7:23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

1Ch 7:24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.

1Ch 7:25 Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

1Ch 7:26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

1Ch 7:27 Nun his son, Joshua his son.

1Ch 7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

1Ch 7:29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

1Ch 7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

1Ch 7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

1Ch 7:32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

1Ch 7:33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

1Ch 7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

1Ch 7:35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

1Ch 7:36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

1Ch 7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

1Ch 7:38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

1Ch 7:39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

1Ch 7:40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

1Ch 8:1 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

1Ch 8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

1Ch 8:3 Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

1Ch 8:4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

1Ch 8:5 and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

1Ch 8:6 These are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, and they carried them captive to Manahath:

1Ch 8:7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carried them captive: and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

1Ch 8:8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

1Ch 8:9 He became the father of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam,

1Ch 8:10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses.

1Ch 8:11 Of Hushim he became the father of Abitub and Elpaal.

1Ch 8:12 The sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;

1Ch 8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

1Ch 8:14 and Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

1Ch 8:15 and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder,

1Ch 8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah,

1Ch 8:17 and Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hizki, and Heber,

1Ch 8:18 and Ishmerai, and Izliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal,

1Ch 8:19 and Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

1Ch 8:20 and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,

1Ch 8:21 and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimei,

1Ch 8:22 and Ishpan, and Eber, and Eliel,

1Ch 8:23 and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

1Ch 8:24 and Hananiah, and Elam, and Anthothijah,

1Ch 8:25 and Iphdeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak,

1Ch 8:26 and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

1Ch 8:27 and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.

1Ch 8:28 These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men: these lived in Jerusalem.

1Ch 8:29 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah;

1Ch 8:30 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

1Ch 8:31 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher.

1Ch 8:32 Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

1Ch 8:33 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1Ch 8:34 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.

1Ch 8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

1Ch 8:36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

1Ch 8:37 Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

1Ch 8:38 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

1Ch 8:39 The sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

1Ch 8:40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

1Ch 9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel: and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.

1Ch 9:2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.

1Ch 9:3 In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

1Ch 9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.

1Ch 9:5 Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

1Ch 9:6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brothers, six hundred ninety.

1Ch 9:7 Of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah,

1Ch 9:8 and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

1Ch 9:9 and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers' houses by their fathers' houses.

1Ch 9:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, Jachin,

1Ch 9:11 and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

1Ch 9:12 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

1Ch 9:13 and their brothers, heads of their fathers' houses, one thousand seven hundred sixty; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

1Ch 9:14 Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

1Ch 9:15 and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,

1Ch 9:16 and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

1Ch 9:17 The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief),

1Ch 9:18 who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.

1Ch 9:19 Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.

1Ch 9:20 Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.

1Ch 9:21 Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the Tent of Meeting.

1Ch 9:22 All these who were chosen to be porters in the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their office of trust.

1Ch 9:23 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of Yahweh, even the house of the tent, by wards.

1Ch 9:24 On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

1Ch 9:25 Their brothers, in their villages, were to come in every seven days from time to time to be with them:

1Ch 9:26 for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.

1Ch 9:27 They lodged around the house of God, because that duty was on them; and to them pertained its opening morning by morning.

1Ch 9:28 Certain of them were in charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.

1Ch 9:29 Some of them also were appointed over the furniture, and over all the vessels of the sanctuary, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.

1Ch 9:30 Some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices.

1Ch 9:31 Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the office of trust over the things that were baked in pans.

1Ch 9:32 Some of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every Sabbath.

1Ch 9:33 These are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.

1Ch 9:34 These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these lived at Jerusalem.

1Ch 9:35 In Gibeon there lived the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife's name was Maacah:

1Ch 9:36 and his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

1Ch 9:37 and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

1Ch 9:38 Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their brothers in Jerusalem, over against their brothers.

1Ch 9:39 Ner became the father of Kish; and Kish became the father of Saul; and Saul became the father of Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1Ch 9:40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal; and Merib Baal became the father of Micah.

1Ch 9:41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

1Ch 9:42 Ahaz became the father of Jarah; and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza;

1Ch 9:43 and Moza became the father of Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

1Ch 9:44 Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.

 

July 14, 15

Acts 10

Act 10:1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

Act 10:2 a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

Act 10:3 At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

Act 10:4 He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

Act 10:5 Now send men to Joppa, and get Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

Act 10:6 He lodges with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the seaside."

Act 10:7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.

Act 10:8 Having explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

Act 10:9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

Act 10:10 He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

Act 10:11 He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

Act 10:12 in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.

Act 10:13 A voice came to him, "Rise, Peter, kill and eat!"

Act 10:14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean."

Act 10:15 A voice came to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean."

Act 10:16 This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

Act 10:17 Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

Act 10:18 and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.

Act 10:19 While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men seek you.

Act 10:20 But arise, get down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them."

Act 10:21 Peter went down to the men, and said, "Behold, I am he whom you seek. Why have you come?"

Act 10:22 They said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say."

Act 10:23 So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

Act 10:24 On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.

Act 10:25 When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.

Act 10:26 But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."

Act 10:27 As he talked with him, he went in and found many gathered together.

Act 10:28 He said to them, "You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn't call any man unholy or unclean.

Act 10:29 Therefore also I came without complaint when I was sent for. I ask therefore, why did you send for me?"

Act 10:30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Act 10:31 and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

Act 10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the seaside. When he comes, he will speak to you.'

Act 10:33 Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God."

Act 10:34 Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;

Act 10:35 but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

Act 10:36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ-he is Lord of all-

Act 10:37 that spoken word you yourselves know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

Act 10:38 even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Act 10:39 We are witnesses of everything he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they also killed, hanging him on a tree.

Act 10:40 God raised him up the third day, and gave him to be revealed,

Act 10:41 not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Act 10:42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.

Act 10:43 All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins."

Act 10:44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

Act 10:45 They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.

Act 10:46 For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Act 10:47 "Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"

Act 10:48 He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.