ence Bible which will provide even more help and evidence for the background of this question.) Q. Davison, Mich. "Most of my ancestors came from the British Isles. I am wondering, am I a Gen tile or, as some teach, a Hebrew?" A. From all indications, without seeing a specific family tree, you doubtless would be of the Anglo- Saxon race. There is a cult, not as popular as it once was, which had ten of the lost tribes coming from the British Isles. There is no Scrip tural, geographical or ethnic evi dence which would give one iota of weight to this false view known as British-lsraelism. The fact is that no one knows whatever became of the 10 northern tribes when they were taken into captivity. Un less your parents were Jewish, if you came from the British Isles, you are doubtless of the Anglo- Saxon race. Q. Visalia, Calif. "Would you please explain Isaiah 12:2 where we read, 'Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.' Why does it state this several times?" A. Repetition is one of the best ways of teaching. Most advertisers have certainly learned this lesson. The memory is a wonderful thing. The more the eye sees and the ear hears the easier it is to remember. In Scripture things are also stated several times for added emphasis. The passage about which you have asked follows a wonderful picture of the kingdom David re stored by His greater Son. When Page 9
what an individual does with Jesus Christ while he is living that settles the soul's eternal destiny. Most Bible scholars agree that if one is not in his right mind when he takes his life, and how could he be in light of his deed, then that deci sion he made concerning eternal life before that time, would be the deciding factor. It is evident that no person in his rational mind would actually take his own life. The Bible does put tremendous significance on the value of the human body. No one is to treat it lightly. That is why the Lord es tablished the principle of capital punishment. The taking of life, whether in suicide or murder, is nothing to be considered or treated lightly. Q. Inglewood, Calif. " Why does the King James Version of the Bible use two different spellings for the name Nebuchadnezzar?" (II Kings 24:1, Jeremiah 21:2). A. There is a difference in spelling if you will look up these references for a comparative study. The ques tion is—was the man's name Neb uchadnezzar or was it Nebucha drezzar? Usually we find in litera ture the spelling as Nebuchadnez zar because it more often appears that way in Scripture. Taken from the Assyrian Babylonian language the more usual spelling would be Nebuchadrezzar. You see, the He brew text uses both. We have dif ferent ways today of spelling even more common, simpler names. In Jeremiah 21:2 we are given the Babylonian spelling, which is ex pected since the prophet lived at the very time of the Babylonian exile. (There is an excellent note on page 792 of the Scofield Refer
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