Tag Archives: Old Testament

Question: Why Do We Suffer?

Posted on August 6, 2026 by cdsmiller17

How’s Your Faith? The simple answer? It’s a test of your faith. Do you believe in a spiritual response, like Job, when he was tested? Hmm. Hmm, again. Amen.

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Who Decides If Humanity is Going the Right Way?

Posted on August 5, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Which Way, José ? In these times, modern morality seems to be more a personal compass than a general rule. I got to thinking about this question overnight after reviewing “Devil’s Den: the Reckoning’: we used to rely on the Bible … Continue reading →

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Echoes: The Gospels Mined the O.T. to Write about Jesus

Posted on April 14, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Biblical Typology (2024) All good writers seek to appeal to their readers by linking their work with something that is utterly familiar. If you study history long enough, you also realize that there’s nothing new under the sun. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Uncovering Bible Connections (Gematria: Old and New)

Posted on January 1, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Comparing Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 (Mid-1980’s) Before I wrote the poem “In-Beginning”, I calculated the value of each letter in Hebrew and Greek to see if they corresponded. I was pleasantly surprised. Of course they’re connected. How could they … Continue reading →

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Grasping at Historical Straws?

Posted on December 9, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Moses and Akhenaten We are at the mercy of historical “experts”. They look for the obvious links between individuals from four thousand years ago. Akhenaten was the pharaoh who changed Egyptian religion from multiple gods to One God. Unfortunately, his … Continue reading →

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Is the Handwriting on the Wall?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Daniel 5:25 Watching a video this morning of Ellie Dreams Down Under describing a visit she had to the Great Pyramid of Giza (in a dream, of course), I immediately thought of this chapter in Daniel. The reason? Because she … Continue reading →

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Could a Bible Verse Help Us Return to Paradise?

Posted on January 30, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Genesis 3:24 This post will demonstrate how my mind works, especially when I’m trying to connect the dots. Let’s watch a YouTube video together, shall we? The simple truth that we are gods escapes our ‘normal’ attention, but when we … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus’ Sacrifice Make a Jewish Ritual Unnecessary?

Posted on January 11, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) When the scapegoat was selected on Yom Kippur to symbolically carry the people’s sins to the desert, a crimson cord was tied around its horns. While the practical purpose of this cord was to distinguish the scapegoat from the goat … Continue reading →

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This One Word Sparked a Succession of Ideas:

Posted on July 28, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Panspermia As you’ve seen over the last 10 years, one idea with me leads to another. Most of the time, in the past, I relied upon finding books that did the connection of dots for me. Now, YouTube provides my … Continue reading →

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I’m Finally Going to Bite the Bullet

Posted on June 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Philo Complete Works (2017) This may prove to be a hard slog. The book is very long, and the works are very dry, mainly because each chapter is written as a philosophical treatise But, I suspect, there will be many … Continue reading →

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