https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/biblical-genocide-really/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nm31_07b.jpgnm31_07bThe destruction of the Midianites in Numbers 31 is a tough truth to swallow in scripture.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/christ-on-the-cross.jpgchrist-on-the-crossLike Midian, Jesus was the recipiant of God's wrath. But with him, it was once and for all.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/canaan-mesopotamia.jpgcanaan-mesopotamia2011-03-13T16:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/what-does-it-mean-that-the-holy-spirit-is-a-person/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/holy-spirit-dove.jpgHoly Spirit doveHoly Spirit2010-10-29T21:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/should-i-celebrate-halloween/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/60741.jpg60741Is Halloween okay for Christians?2010-10-28T16:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/am-i-supposed-to-feel-the-holy-spirit/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/cathedra-holyspirit1.jpgCathedra-HolySpiritThe Holy Spirit is promised to us, but often we do not feel his presence.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/cathedra-holyspirit.jpgCathedra-HolySpirit2010-10-18T13:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/what-does-it-mean-to-be-charismatic/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/charismatic_chaos08.jpgcharismatic2010-10-15T17:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/what-is-speaking-in-tongues/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/icon-pentecost.jpgIcon-PentecostOn pentecost all the believers were recieved a strange gift to speak in other languages. Stranger yet was the fact that the other people understood them.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/tongues11.jpgtongues1We are often afraid of what we can't explain, and speaking in tongues is mysterious to many of us.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/tongues1.jpgtongues12010-10-15T00:19:03+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/why-is-homosexuality-a-sin/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/634618244_46fbe1f405.jpg634618244_46fbe1f4052010 New York City Gay Pride Parade2011-10-09T20:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/elijah-elisha-and-jesus/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/scan0039.jpgscan0039Elisha looks on as Elijha is carried into heaven.2010-07-01T13:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/whats-with-the-strange-events-of-1-kings-13/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/1kings13-24.jpg1kings13-242010-07-01T00:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/the-sheep-and-the-shepherd-john-1016/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/sheep-following1.jpgSheep FollowingWe know who the shepherd is, the question here is "who's in the flock?"https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/sheep-following.jpgSheep Following2010-05-27T20:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/how-did-saul-die-two-differing-accounts/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/chagall_deathofsaul-e1274990219962.jpgchagall_deathofsaulKing Saul committs suicide. 2010-05-27T20:01:38+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/why-is-the-whole-family-punished-for-one-mans-sin/2010-04-16T15:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/did-god-the-father-abandon-jesus/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/eloi-small.jpgeloi-small"My God my God why have you forsaken me?"2010-04-04T23:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/jeremiah-2911-for-i-know-the-plans-i-have-for-who/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/the20fall20and20captivity20of20israel20b.jpgthe20fall20and20captivity20of20israel20bThe Southern Kingdom of Judah was conqured by Babylon and taken away as exiles.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/babylonia.jpgbabyloniahttps://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/map_captivity_of_judah_babylon_shg.jpgmap_captivity_of_judah_babylon_shg2011-07-03T10:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/begat-beget-begot-why-are-there-so-many-geneologies-in-the-bible/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/familytree2.giffamilytree22010-03-26T03:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/what-in-the-world-is-jesus-talking-about-in-mark-chapter-13/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/wailing_wall_crowd.jpgwailing_wall_crowdThe Western Wall of the Jersualem Temple remains. (Wailing Wall). In Jerusalem Men and Women still mourn over the distruction of the temple in 70AD.2010-03-25T03:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/why-did-jesus-curse-the-fig-tree/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/mk11_14.jpgmk11_14"You tell'em Lego Jesus"2010-03-25T02:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/why-dont-christians-celebrate-jewish-customs/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/dali-last-supper.jpgdali last supperDali's 'Last Supper' - Jesus celebrates the passover feast. 2010-03-03T17:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/why-does-god-have-such-strict-laws-about-yeast/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/eritrea27.jpgeritrea27Unleavened bread can be made much more quickly than bread with yeast beacause it does not need time to rise.2011-06-03T07:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/are-sacrifice-required-or-not-based-on-psalm-406-and-laws-in-leviticus/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/3657561805_98c121f3a6.jpg3657561805_98c121f3a6Were burnt offerings old hat by the time King David was around?2010-03-03T14:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/what-does-jesus-mean-when-he-says-the-first-shall-be-last-and-the-last-shall-be-first/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/j022_workers_vineyard1.jpgJ022_Workers_VineyardWhat does the adage "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first" have to do with the workers in the vineyard?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/j022_workers_vineyard.jpgJ022_Workers_VineyardWhat does the adage "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first" have to do with the workers in the vineyard.2011-08-15T09:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/the-parable-of-the-wedding-feast-how-do-i-interpret-this-parable/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/parable-of-the-wedding-feast-dionysii.jpgParable of the Wedding Feast Dionysii“Friend, where is your wedding garment” - 14th Century Russian icon of the 'Parable of the Feast'. Note the man on the right being bound and thrown out in the street.2011-10-20T20:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/were-pharaohs-magicians-able-to-perform-real-magic/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/plague-of-blood-f11r-l.jpgPlague of Blood (f11r) lThe Plague of Blood: Did the magicians really do these things too?2011-01-30T14:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/subtle-contradictions-in-scripture-how-long-did-the-exodus-plagues-take/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/plagues.gifPLAGUESDo the plagues contradict each other?2010-02-18T02:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/why-did-god-harden-pharaohs-heart/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/moses-and-pharaoh-the-final-plague.jpgMoses and Pharaoh the final plagueMoses before Pharaoh after the final plague.2010-02-17T22:11:25+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/did-god-approve-of-slavery-in-the-old-testament/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/am_i_not_a_man.jpgam_i_not_a_manCould God really have condoned slavery?2010-02-17T19:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/what-does-the-story-about-judah-and-tamar-and-also-the-weird-story-of-her-twins-reveal-to-us-about-godwhy-is-it-in-the-bible/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/judah_tamar_school_of_rembrandt_1650.jpgjudah_tamar_school_of_rembrandt_1650Judah unwittingly solicits sex from his daughter-in-law Tamar who was pretending to be a prostitute. 2010-02-04T17:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/why-did-god-chose-the-circumcision-as-the-sign-for-his-covenant/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/circumcision1.jpgcircumcision1Every other year it seems that medical professionals offer different recommendations about circumcision, but God's intent was deeper than hygiene. 2010-02-03T04:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/in-genesis-why-did-god-appear-in-3-men-sign-for-trinity/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/three-visitors-icon1.jpgthree visitors iconAndrei Rublev's (1360-1427) icon "Trinity" depicts Abraham and the three visitors in Genesis 18. It is the most famous christian icon and is considered the greatest work of Russian art.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/three-visitors-icon.jpgthree visitors icon2010-02-03T04:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/why-did-god-try-to-kill-moses/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/charltonhestonthetencommandmentsc101021021.jpgCharltonHestonTheTenCommandmentsC101021021God tries to kill Moses? Why wasn't this part in the movie?2010-02-03T04:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/248/2010-02-03T03:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/does-jesus-show-a-preference-to-jews-over-gentiles/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/syrophoenician-woman2.jpgsyrophoenician-womanWas Jesus rude to the Gentile woman?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/syrophoenician-woman1.jpgsyrophoenician-womanhttps://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/syrophoenician-woman.jpgsyrophoenician-womanWas Jesus rude to the gentile woman?2010-02-03T01:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/what-did-jesus-mean-when-he-said-many-here-will-not-taste-death-before-they-see-the-son-of-man-coming-in-his-kingdom/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/destruction-of-temple.jpgdestruction of templeThe destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem 70 AD.2010-11-22T08:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/questions-about-the-psalms-of-david/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/michelangelos-david.jpgAV001628What do David's Psalms tell us about David, and us?2011-01-27T19:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/dealing-with-present-suffering-in-the-midst-of-jesus-promises/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/haiti-earthquake-national-palace-4a1b67354432b997_large.jpghaiti-earthquake-national-palace-4a1b67354432b997_largeHaiti is so poor that most Americans who were there were missionaries who felt a call to serve them.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/haiti_earthquake_prepares_for_death_toll_of_thousands_xlarge.jpgHaiti_Earthquake_Prepares_for_Death_Toll_of_Thousands_xlargeIf God promises provision, why do so many experience lack?2010-01-17T00:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/about-the-one-year-bible/2010-01-13T22:30:42+00:00weekly0.6https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/did-jospeh-and-mary-have-sex-after-jesus/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mary60.jpgmary60Mary is a very important figure in our faith, but it is important that we do not regard her more highly than we ought.2010-01-13T23:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/i-havent-seen-faith-like-this-is-all-israel/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/the-centurion-kneeling-at-the-feet-of-christ-or-jesus-healing-the-son-of-an-officer-17521-e1263328110690.jpgThe-Centurion-Kneeling-At-The-Feet-Of-Christ-Or,-Jesus-Healing-The-Son-Of-An-Officer,-1752Jesus uses the Centurion as an example of great faith.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/the-centurion-kneeling-at-the-feet-of-christ-or-jesus-healing-the-son-of-an-officer-1752.jpgThe-Centurion-Kneeling-At-The-Feet-Of-Christ-Or,-Jesus-Healing-The-Son-Of-An-Officer,-17522010-01-13T21:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/jacob-esau-and-the-short-comings-of-biblical-parents/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/isaac_blessing_jacob_gioachino_assereto_1640.jpgIsaac_Blessing_Jacob_Gioachino_Assereto_1640Isaac Blessing Jacob Gioachino Assereto, 16402010-01-13T20:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/in-genesis-1-why-is-it-called-heavens-and-not-just-one-heaven-are-there-different-heavens/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/heavens_rays1.jpgHeavens_Rayshttps://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/heavens_rays.jpgHeavens_Rays2011-11-22T04:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/why-is-it-so-important-for-us-to-understand-that-god-was-fully-human-and-fully-god/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/jesus-holding-earth1.jpgJesus holding earthhttps://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/jesus-holding-earth.jpgJesus holding earth2010-01-13T20:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/get-weekly-readings-here/2010-01-06T16:08:23+00:00weekly0.6https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/how-can-there-be-a-day-when-the-sun-wasnt-created-until-third-day/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sunpath2.jpgsunpathAccording to Genesis the first days were sunless.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sunpath1.jpgsunpathAccording to Genesis the first days were sunless.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sunpath.jpgsunpath2010-01-10T04:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/why-did-god-previously-require-animal-sacrifices/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/clouds_and_jesus_by_lamazone_on_fli.jpgclouds_and_jesus_by_lamazone_on_fliThe crucifixion of Jesus and the sacrifice of animals in the Old Testament are intimately related.2011-03-26T21:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/were-there-really-giants-in-the-old-testament/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/taylorlawrence21.jpgtaylorlawrence21Was Lawrence Taylor an example of a biblical Giant?2010-01-10T04:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/there-is-nothing-mentioned-in-genesis-about-any-females-being-born-from-eve-where-did-the-woman-come-from-who-married-cain/2010-01-05T21:57:01+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/who-wrote-the-book-of-genesis-2/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/moses_with_tablets.jpgmoses_with_tabletsTradition holds that Moses is the author of Genesis and the other books of the Law.2010-01-05T21:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/why-do-you-think-the-serpent-didnt-suggest-eve-to-also-take-fruit-from-the-tree-of-life/2010-01-18T02:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/who-is-us-in-the-first-few-chapters-of-genesis/2010-01-05T20:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/why-was-cains-offering-not-accepted/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/cainandabelbiblestory1.jpgcainandabelbiblestoryWhat was the significance of the Cain and Able narrative?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/cainandabelbiblestory.jpgcainandabelbiblestoryWhat was the significance of the Cain and Able narrative?2010-01-05T19:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/what-is-the-significance-of-genesis-423-24/2010-01-05T18:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/how-important-and-how-accurate-are-the-life-spans-of-men-listed-in-genesis/2010-01-06T17:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/why-does-the-bible-tell-us-two-slightly-different-creation-accounts/2010-01-05T15:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/whats-the-deal-with-with-the-tree-of-knowledge-of-good-and-evil/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tree_of_knowledge.jpgTree_of_KnowledgeWouldn't it have been better if God didn't make The Tree of Knowledge and Evil?2010-01-07T22:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/why-does-the-bible-refer-to-abraham-instead-of-noah-as-the-father-of-all-nations/2010-01-05T03:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/was-the-world-really-created-in-6-literal-days-creationism-vs-evolutionism/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/human_evolution4.jpghuman_evolutionWhat's the deal with evolution?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/human_evolution3.jpghuman_evolutionWhat's the deal with evolution?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/human_evolution2.jpghuman_evolutionWhat's the deal with evolution?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/human_evolution1.jpghuman_evolutionWhat's the deal with evolution?https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/human_evolution.jpghuman_evolutionWhat's the deal with evolution?2010-12-20T08:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/what-does-it-mean-that-we-are-made-in-the-image-of-god/https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sistine-chapel-ceiling2.jpgsistine chapel ceiling Michelangelo portrayed God as looking like a human. While that is not the meaning behind "being made in the image of God" it is a powerful reminder that humans have uniquely close relationship with our creator.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sistine-chapel-ceiling1.jpgsistine chapel ceilingMichelangelo portrayed God as looking like a human. While that is not the meaning behind "being made in the image of God" it is a powerful reminder that humans have uniquely close relationship with our creator.https://metrobibleblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sistine-chapel-ceiling.jpgsistine chapel ceilingMichelangelo portrayed God as looking like a human. While that is not the meaning behind "being made in the image of God" it is a powerful reminder that humans have uniquely close relationship with our creator.2010-01-02T03:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/was-herod-the-king-jealous-that-baby-jesus-was-born-why/2010-01-07T22:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/ask-your-questions-here/2010-01-02T00:31:24+00:00weekly0.6https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/aboutthebible/2009-12-24T01:17:33+00:00weekly0.6https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.com/about-the-blog/2009-12-24T01:16:56+00:00weekly0.6https://metrobibleblog.wordpress.comdaily1.02011-11-22T04:55:34+00:00