Here are a few more new questions I'd appreciate some insight on. Thanks everyone! Your opinions are of great help to me in my studies.
(Ps. If any questions were repeated, I didn't get a clear answer from before or might like to hear more. Thanks!)
OLD QUESTIONS - NEED CLARIFICATION
#1: Explain situating of Naphtali's placement in reference to Deuteronomy 33:23 ("SOUTHward?")
#2: Lots of questions about Levites...
A. Why was Levi distinguished for this honor (priesthood) despite he and Simeon's sin in Genesis 34? Were they cursed for it? Simeon seems to fade into obscurity...
B. Did Levites who worked in the temple(s), etc. live in a different place than the ones who led normal working lives?
C. Did both types live in the Levite towns or did they live separately? D. Did the Levites (both or one kind) live with other people in their towns who belonged to the tribe they were situated in or were the towns exclusively for the Levites?
E. How did the redeeming of the firstborn/Levites work? (See Numbers 3.)
F. Someone said that individual Levites only worked for the Lord for a period of time, not in a lifelong position. Was this true/false, or did it differ by position? Reference?
#3: Ruth was a Moabite, who were not allowed to enter the congregation even till the tenth generation. Did this not include proselytes? Deuteronomy 23. People say it doesn't include descendants by foreign women. Reference?
NEW QUESTIONS
#4: Friends! Extremely interested to hear more about Sheol chart posted earlier. References for this? Possible that hell references are different name for the same thing? Doing research.
#5: 1 Samuel 20:6. How could they offer a sacrifice in Bethlehem when they were only to be made at the Temple? I know this is a fabrication by David, but then they probably did happen with some families. But how?
#6: People often made covenant promises as well as oaths by God in the OT. Is this in conflict now with the later command in James 5:12, "Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned."
#7: Did other people around the world live as long as Noah? Why does the 120 year limit start in Genesis but people were still living beyond it later on? (Genesis 6:3) When was the last person to live beyond it?
#8: 1 Samuel 16- an evil spirit from God? Confusion about David's census, too:
(2 Samuel 24:1)"Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” (1 Chronicles 21:1) "Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel."
#9: Why was Israel restored (1940's)? Deuteronomy 30.
#10: Why/how does modern archaeology 'confirm' Jericho was abandoned 300 years before the Hebrews got there?
#11: Why does carbon dating put ancient civilizations before the creation?
#12: The tabernacle seems to be moving around a lot. It's difficult to tell where it is.
-Example: In 1 Samuel 21:1, is it there? Nob isn't listed as a Levitical city. Are there more Levite cities now?
-Also: Could the Levites live in a non-Levitical city? Which type? For example, can non-tabernacle/temple workers, aka non-serving normal everyday Levites live wherever, but priests only served in Levitical cities? If so, why was Ahimelek serving in Nob?
#13: In 1 Samuel 20, why did David need to hide behind the rock for the arrow shenanigan if Jonathan was able to just speak to him directly?
#14: 1 Samuel 21. Three questions...
First, was Ahimelek wrong for giving the consecrated bread to David? Also, at the end of the chapter, there are two things that strike me as odd. First, what was Goliath's sword doing in Nob? I thought David brought those things to his own tent and to Jerusalem. ("David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent." - 1 Samuel 17:54 NIV) Why was it in Nob? Second, why did he flee to Gath?!
Note: "David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent." (1 Samuel 17:54 NIV) Why did he take it to Jerusalem?
#15: 1 Samuel 14:3 & Nehemiah 10:26 both have the same root word for the name Ahijah/Ahiah. Why is the name written differently in English (Ahijah & Ahiah)? Note that NIV and KJV both use both names, but usage is reversed!
#16: Was Saul still based in his hometown in Gibeah surrounding the events of 1 Samuel 18, 19, 20, etc.?
#17: How did the high priesthood end up in the house of Ithamar (1 Samuel 21, 1 Chronicles 24:3) versus Eleazar? Was it a family line (father to son) or an elected office?
-Also, why was the tabernacle moved to Nob (1 Samuel 21)?
-(see below) Also, was there more than one Ahimelek and was Ahitub two different people- the grandson of Eli and the grandson of X-unknown of the house of Eleazar?
-----Aaron. - Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. - Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Amariah Ahitub Zadok Ahimaaz Azariah Johanan Azariah Amariah Ahitub Zadok Shallum Hilkiah Azariah Seraiah Jozadak.
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1 Samuel 22:20
(Abiathar son of ) Ahimelek son of Ahitub
1 Samuel 23:6
Abiathar son of Ahimelek
1 Samuel 30:7
Abiathar son of Ahimelek
2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests
(http://mobile.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Ahitub&qs_version=NIV)
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-Weren't they both (sons' families) serving different offices at the same time by family responsibilities in the tabernacle, as Aaron's sons were separated by duty in the wilderness? Which, though, was high priest and how was it decided? How did it pass on? There were also high priests for each Levite town, or at least one for each city of refuge. Perhaps Nob was one of these? But if so, why did he have the ephod with Urim and Thummim? Which Levitical city did the highest high priest (ex. Eleazar in the wilderness, or did this highest high priest thing end in the wilderness after the division of the Levites among the Levitical cities?) live in?
#18: What's the difference between burnt and guilt/sin offerings (which I understand are two different things- but where does the burnt offering fit in... is it just a general term because the sacrifices were literally burnt)?
(I got some answers that were very satisfactory concerning sin/guilt differences. I'm still wondering about the burnt question.)
(Ps. If any questions were repeated, I didn't get a clear answer from before or might like to hear more. Thanks!)
OLD QUESTIONS - NEED CLARIFICATION
#1: Explain situating of Naphtali's placement in reference to Deuteronomy 33:23 ("SOUTHward?")
#2: Lots of questions about Levites...
A. Why was Levi distinguished for this honor (priesthood) despite he and Simeon's sin in Genesis 34? Were they cursed for it? Simeon seems to fade into obscurity...
B. Did Levites who worked in the temple(s), etc. live in a different place than the ones who led normal working lives?
C. Did both types live in the Levite towns or did they live separately? D. Did the Levites (both or one kind) live with other people in their towns who belonged to the tribe they were situated in or were the towns exclusively for the Levites?
E. How did the redeeming of the firstborn/Levites work? (See Numbers 3.)
F. Someone said that individual Levites only worked for the Lord for a period of time, not in a lifelong position. Was this true/false, or did it differ by position? Reference?
#3: Ruth was a Moabite, who were not allowed to enter the congregation even till the tenth generation. Did this not include proselytes? Deuteronomy 23. People say it doesn't include descendants by foreign women. Reference?
NEW QUESTIONS
#4: Friends! Extremely interested to hear more about Sheol chart posted earlier. References for this? Possible that hell references are different name for the same thing? Doing research.
#5: 1 Samuel 20:6. How could they offer a sacrifice in Bethlehem when they were only to be made at the Temple? I know this is a fabrication by David, but then they probably did happen with some families. But how?
#6: People often made covenant promises as well as oaths by God in the OT. Is this in conflict now with the later command in James 5:12, "Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned."
#7: Did other people around the world live as long as Noah? Why does the 120 year limit start in Genesis but people were still living beyond it later on? (Genesis 6:3) When was the last person to live beyond it?
#8: 1 Samuel 16- an evil spirit from God? Confusion about David's census, too:
(2 Samuel 24:1)"Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” (1 Chronicles 21:1) "Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel."
#9: Why was Israel restored (1940's)? Deuteronomy 30.
#10: Why/how does modern archaeology 'confirm' Jericho was abandoned 300 years before the Hebrews got there?
#11: Why does carbon dating put ancient civilizations before the creation?
#12: The tabernacle seems to be moving around a lot. It's difficult to tell where it is.
-Example: In 1 Samuel 21:1, is it there? Nob isn't listed as a Levitical city. Are there more Levite cities now?
-Also: Could the Levites live in a non-Levitical city? Which type? For example, can non-tabernacle/temple workers, aka non-serving normal everyday Levites live wherever, but priests only served in Levitical cities? If so, why was Ahimelek serving in Nob?
#13: In 1 Samuel 20, why did David need to hide behind the rock for the arrow shenanigan if Jonathan was able to just speak to him directly?
#14: 1 Samuel 21. Three questions...
First, was Ahimelek wrong for giving the consecrated bread to David? Also, at the end of the chapter, there are two things that strike me as odd. First, what was Goliath's sword doing in Nob? I thought David brought those things to his own tent and to Jerusalem. ("David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent." - 1 Samuel 17:54 NIV) Why was it in Nob? Second, why did he flee to Gath?!
Note: "David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem; he put the Philistine’s weapons in his own tent." (1 Samuel 17:54 NIV) Why did he take it to Jerusalem?
#15: 1 Samuel 14:3 & Nehemiah 10:26 both have the same root word for the name Ahijah/Ahiah. Why is the name written differently in English (Ahijah & Ahiah)? Note that NIV and KJV both use both names, but usage is reversed!
#16: Was Saul still based in his hometown in Gibeah surrounding the events of 1 Samuel 18, 19, 20, etc.?
#17: How did the high priesthood end up in the house of Ithamar (1 Samuel 21, 1 Chronicles 24:3) versus Eleazar? Was it a family line (father to son) or an elected office?
-Also, why was the tabernacle moved to Nob (1 Samuel 21)?
-(see below) Also, was there more than one Ahimelek and was Ahitub two different people- the grandson of Eli and the grandson of X-unknown of the house of Eleazar?
-----Aaron. - Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. - Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Amariah Ahitub Zadok Ahimaaz Azariah Johanan Azariah Amariah Ahitub Zadok Shallum Hilkiah Azariah Seraiah Jozadak.
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1 Samuel 22:20
(Abiathar son of ) Ahimelek son of Ahitub
1 Samuel 23:6
Abiathar son of Ahimelek
1 Samuel 30:7
Abiathar son of Ahimelek
2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests
(http://mobile.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=Ahitub&qs_version=NIV)
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-Weren't they both (sons' families) serving different offices at the same time by family responsibilities in the tabernacle, as Aaron's sons were separated by duty in the wilderness? Which, though, was high priest and how was it decided? How did it pass on? There were also high priests for each Levite town, or at least one for each city of refuge. Perhaps Nob was one of these? But if so, why did he have the ephod with Urim and Thummim? Which Levitical city did the highest high priest (ex. Eleazar in the wilderness, or did this highest high priest thing end in the wilderness after the division of the Levites among the Levitical cities?) live in?
#18: What's the difference between burnt and guilt/sin offerings (which I understand are two different things- but where does the burnt offering fit in... is it just a general term because the sacrifices were literally burnt)?
(I got some answers that were very satisfactory concerning sin/guilt differences. I'm still wondering about the burnt question.)