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Not every answer might comply with everybody's way of seeing things. Then I kindly ask you to hold it with Paul, who said in 1 Corinthians 13 that we now see in part. All of us answering here, stick to the basic faith statements as defined in the Apostle's Creed, yet further to that we know that there are also Biblical topics not related to salvation itself, that different people understand and see differently. So please keep this in mind in case you "stumble" over a certain answer - we would like you to be blessed by the challenge of different aspects!

Answer Set 12

Question: Did Job need to be humbled in his confrontation with God?

Answer from Polly: Absolutely! 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble' (1 Peter 5:5). Job had assumed that God was unjust and therefore put himself in the position of doing God's work of which he was incapable. After God's first response to Job, he acknowledged his insignificance and his inability to defend himself and rule the world with the answer; 'how can I reply to you?' He admitted that he could not answer God's questions and his only response was; 'I put my hand over my mouth'. He was humbled but not repentant so God questioned him again. This time Job realized that God is not obligated to man, his questions vanished and his resentment left. Now that he was humbled, repentant and willing to once again trust God's judgment, whose ways are perfect, God forgave him and made him prosperous again, giving him twice as much as he had before (Job 42:10).

Question: What is the holy mountain of God, in Ezekiel 28:14?
¹⁴ You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Answer from Polly: This Mountain of God in Ezekiel is speaking of Heaven. God had anointed Satan as a guardian cherub. The cherubim were the 'inner circle' of angels who had the access to God and guarded His holiness (Ezekiel 10:1-14). Satan also had free access to God's Holy Mount (Heaven) and he walked among the fiery stones. Read where Satan fell from his anointed place because of arrogance and pride in thinking he could take over God's throne (Isaiah 14:12-15).

Question: What & who is this being, which is described in Ezekiel 1:1-28?

Answer from Polly: In his vision Ezekiel spotted four living creatures in the midst of the fire. These beings are identified in Ezekiel chapter ten as cherubim, a special order of angelic beings and the highest form of God's created life in the Heavenly realm. Since earthly tabernacle and temple were a copy of the heavenly reality (Hebrews 8:5), Ezekiel's vision did not refer to events that were to happen in the earthly temple but rather the actual throne-chariot of God borne by cherubim in Heaven. This vision is fulfilled (will be fulfilled) in Revelation chapter four. These creatures and the throne is the same vision the Apostle John saw and therefore wrote the Book of Revelation. The 'Voice' in Ezekiel 1:25 is the same 'Voice' in Revelation 4:1; the Voice of God/Christ.

Question: Yes, could you explain the verse Jeremiah 16:16 to me, please. Thank you.
¹⁶ But now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks.

Answer from Polly: The Israelites once again were disobedient to God and here He continued to describe her impending judgment. Restoration could be expected in the future but for now, the people were facing deportation (going into captivity). God first pictured the Babylonian invaders as FISHERMEN who would catch the Judeans in their nets. Then He pictured the Babylonians as HUNTERS who would hunt down those who had managed to escape and were in hiding. No one could escape because God's eyes were on all their ways. Neither the refugees nor their sin were ever concealed from God. He would hunt the people down and repay them for the way they had defiled the land (ironically called HIS land, not theirs) with detestable idols.

Question: Christ is our Wisdom ...Could you tell us the origin of the word 'WISDOM'? Thanks ! God bless you!

Answer from Polly: Wisdom - Hebrew word Hokmah - meaning knowledge, law, counsel, truth, to separate/divide/segregate. Wisdom - Greek word sophia - meaning deep understanding. Wisdom - Indo-European meaning to see or know. Wisdom - Latin - Homo Sapiens meaning wise men

Question: What is the meaning of Psalm 116:15
¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Answer from Polly: Psalm 116:15: The psalmist, knowing that the Lord cares intensely about the death of His saints, acknowledged that he was a servant of the Lord and would praise Him publicly. The death of a saint is not something the Lord considers as cheap; He does not let His people die for no reason. Here the deliverance of a saint from the brink of death (verses 3,8) resounded to God’s praise and the edification of saints for ages to come. The psalmist is praising the Lord even if facing death for he knew "He (God) will rescue them from oppression and violence for precious is their blood in His sight" (Psalm 72:14).