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Happy new year, Nilla. I don't suppose we have had the good fortune of meeting at this spot in this new year, or have we?

This is new, Ika. Have I been away for so long that I've forgotten how beautiful you look when you blush, or have I simply never seen you blushing?

Missed you, that's what.

I'm fine, thank you.

Allow me to just look at you and not say much. I'm that glad to see you.

_{*successfully negotiating the rather delicate parking space*}

Come here, Ika.

How are you?

davidylan:
Called them mankind or Adam?

Mankind = Adam. Why do you think you sinned when Adam sinned, and you became righteous when Jesus atoned for the sin?

This question is leading me to my very next question. . .
Was Adam the first inhabitant of the earth?

Answer my question first!

To your question: No, he wasn't, if you count the sheep and goats and dinosaurs, etc that were created before him.

ikamefa:

No spamming.

Is this the place where I tell you how much I've missed you?

davidylan:
Gen 34

Dinah raped by Shechem the son of hamor

My question:
Where did Cain get his wife from?

From Eden. . .

2 He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created. Gen 5:2

_{I'm listening if you have a better answer.}

My question: What office(s) did Samuel occupy in Israel?

Ika!!!!!!!!!!

Donzman:
Chemical reactions are irreversible. . . Basic chemistry!

Hehe. . . good joke!

dayquan:
YELLOOO!! everyone i am a fresher in nairaland but i must tell you that i am impressed
with this concept of communication amongst ourselves,keep up the good work seun,NIJA peps are the bum, HAPPY NEW YEAR 

Hey, who you callin' a bum?   

Welcome. 

I just gave you the answer to my question, Havila. I was very well aware of the portion you quoted when I asked my question. There is no record of John's response to his disciples' report of Jesus' miracles in response to his enquiry from the prison.

The portion I quoted is the place where it is stated unequivocally how John knew that Jesus was the Christ. Can you show me any other place that is a direct answer to my question?

My next question:

What was the name of Jacob (Israel's) daughter, and what was the name of the man who raped her?

Gamine:
@Genial , yeah there was some chemistry but the whole thing has gone up in smoke , all i smell is the residue, HCL

That's a shame. You should have used the manual. You can also rerun the experiment if you like. Or you can try another experiment!

_{By the way, I don't think your residue is HCl if it went up in smoke. More likely to be carbon.}

Donzman, I sense some chemistry here. Is it also your favourite subject?

Havila:
@Genial,
Jesus Christ simply quoted Isaiah 35:5 and 61:1 where it is written that the coming messiah will give the blind their sight and preach the gospel to the poor. By telling John that He is doing those things, Jesus Christ alluded to his Messiahship, thus John TB knew Jesus is the Messiah.

Hmmm. . . not so, Havila.

This is how John knew who Jesus was:

29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."
32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God." John 1:29-34.

utte

TayoD:
This is a trickish question. The answer is no longer than 2 years.  This is why Herod asked to kill all male babies 2 years and under!!!

My question: How many Magis from the east came to visit Jesus?

Hmmm. . . my guess is that it was an entire convoy. These were no mean men, and they demanded and were granted audience by Herod. I wouldn't expect men of such calibre to travel for nearly 2years in a tiny group of, say, three.

My question: How did John the baptist know that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah?

swing4real:
Hmmm Gamine na your pix real be that, your smiles don make me forget wetin i be wan write

fellow:
how you no go forget. No be you.

Shame on you. Only a picture got you sulking, i would check what the she luks like though

_{checking out gamine's profile}

[b]Ehmmm what was i going to say oh? I think i have forgotten also[/b]

An epidemic of amnesic proportions. I had my shots. Great.

Yep.

Tpbm is naughty

How much time elapsed between the birth of Jesus and the visit of the Magi?

zappi

Havila:
@Consultant and Genial,
Well, sorry you got questions 1 and 2 wrong (Genial got it wrong by consent! )

Leviathan (Job 41)

Consultant:
(1) I think there were actually 17 generations
(2) Between Joram and Uzziah in Matt 1:8, 3 kings were ommited - Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah.
(3) I can't say i know the answer to that one.

I agree.

Havila:
(3) What "actually" is the purpose of this geneaology of Jesus as given by Matthew?
Enjoy!!!

Your question presupposes that there is a single correct answer for your question. This is perhaps not the case. I can only tell you what I have observed from the genealogy. The purpose of this genealogy is determined by two things: 1. God's overall purpose for humanity. 2. God's specific purpose for the individual to whom that passage is revealed.

From the genealogy, I have observed the following:

1. There are a total 41 generations in the genealogy, and not 42. This may be interpreted to mean that the there is a missing generation - "who will declare his generation"(Isa 53:? We, adopted sons of God by faith in Jesus Christ, are that 42nd generation - "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name" (Jn 1:12), "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren" (Rom 8:29).

2. When compared with the genealogy in the book of Luke, one thing is immediately obvious. This is the first of a two part series (if you will) showing "Jesus, the Son of Man" and "Jesus, the Son of God". His genealogy in Matthew is traced up to Abraham, and the introduction runs thus: "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham". His genealogy in Luke is traced to God, and ends thus: ". . . the son of God."

marcustan:
Hell no.I think d secondary essence of marriage is babies(primary is love).I can't bear not having babies.

PMTCT (Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission) or AI (Artificial Insemination) are options. Why do you think  HIV-infected marriages cannot involve healthy children?

peace2all:
King Belshazzar

Nebuchadnezzar Was his father

Nebuchadnezzar was his [b]grand[/b]father.

peace2all:
Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee.

What did Elisha ask for?

"Grant me a double portion of your anointing", Elisha said to Elijah. 

Wilfem:
Who was the first fugitive in the Bible?

Cain

There were two prominent persons named James in the new testament - James the brother of John, the son of Zebedee and James the brother of Jesus. Which one of them was the head of the early church, and what was his nickname in the Church?

peace2all:
"And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. "

Where in the bible is this quotation from?

Exodus 12: 10 - The first Passover.

"MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN"

What was the name of the king to whom Daniel interpreted this message, and what was his relationship to Nebuchadnezzar?

peace2all:
What did matthew 11:12 says without searching your bible?

"For from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of God has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force".

shahan:
The disciple chosen by casting lot to replace Judas, and was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Matthias

What were Shedrach, Meschach and Abednego's real (Hebrew) names?

emenma:
Oh never mind me, I sometimes talk in my sleep and i sometimes type out my mind

Yeah, rite.

Delilah. She betrayed Samson.

What was (the prophetess) Deborah's husband's name?

I'm glad to see you, Ika. How are you?

_{*stepped out*}