MATTHEW 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2? PROBLEM: Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2. However, the words Matthew uses are different than those used by Micah. SOLUTION: Although Matthew seems to have…
MATTHEW 2:2—Why does the Bible commend the Magi for following the star, when it condemns astrology? PROBLEM: The Bible condemns the use of astrology (see Lev. 19:26; Deut. 18:10; Isa. 8:19), yet God blessed the…
MATTHEW 1:17—How many generations were listed between the captivity and Christ, 14 or 13? PROBLEM: Matthew says the generations “from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations” (1:17). However, he lists only…
MATTHEW 1:9—Did Matthew make a mistake concerning the father of Jotham? PROBLEM: In 2 Kings 15:1–7, the Bible mentions the father of Jotham as Azariah, and in 2 Kings 15:32 and 34, Jotham’s father is…
MATTHEW 1:8—Is Joram the father of Uzziah or of Ahaziah? PROBLEM: Matthew says “Joram begot Uzziah.” However, 1 Chronicles 3:11 lists “Joram [and then] his son, Ahaziah.” Which one is correct? SOLUTION: Ahaziah was apparently…
GENESIS 1:1—How could the author of Genesis know what happened at creation before he was even created? PROBLEM: Traditional Christian scholarship has maintained that the first five books of the Bible were written by Moses.…
GENESIS 1:1—How can the universe have a “beginning” when modern science says energy is eternal? PROBLEM: According to the First Law of Thermodynamics, “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.” If this is so, then the universe…
Was the Garden of Eden a real place or just a myth PROBLEM: The Bible declares that God “planted a garden eastward in Eden” ( Gen.2:8 ), but there is no archaeological evidence…
Why does this chapter use the term “Lord God” rather than “God” as in chapter one PROBLEM: Many critics insist that Genesis 2 must have been written by someone different from the one who…
How could the world be created in six days? PROBLEM: The Bible says that God created the world in six days ( Ex. 20:11 ). But modern science declares that it took billions…