As an Ethiopian, I really want to point out that someone who is Cushite isn't necessarily Ethiopian. The word 'Ethiopia' is a Greek word, and it means 'the land of the burnt faces.' It is usually used to refer to the land of Africa and the melanated African people. So, a Cushite could be from Ethiopia, Sudan, Congo, Kenya, Egypt etc. After all, the present day Ethiopia could be the promised land - do you really think that the promised land, a green land flowing with mild and honey, is the present day tiny Israel which is more than 60% desert? God bless you brothers and sisters in Jesus mighty name! ✝
The Bible is Clear about the Original Promise Land Location Exodus 23:31 31" I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you." Also- Genesis 15:18 18 "On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,“To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates."
@@yanika388usa3 The location of the promised land appears to be clear when reading the translated English Bible. But if you start looking into the original Hebrew text, it is a whole different story. For example, the word 'Red Sea' from verse you mentioned, Exodus 23:31, is not translated accurately. The original text is 'yam sup' - 'yam' means 'sea' or 'large body of water,' and 'sup' means 'reeds.' Since the Red Sea is a saline water body, we find no reeds anywhere near the sea. But there are a lot of reeds along the great Nile river. Also, the original Hebrew word used is not 'River Euphrates' in Exodus 23:31. The word is 'han·nā·hār' and it simply means 'the river.' Finally, the original Hebrew name used in Genesis 15:18 is not 'the river Euphrates' it is 'Perat.' One thing I want you to understand is that when people translate the Bible, they don't just translate the words the way they are, they often times translate them in a way that suits their understanding of the Biblical geography. And since the majority of Christians believe that Israel is in Palestine, the translators try to fit the true Biblical geography to that location. God bless you! ✝
Two points to make here: First, when _Exodus_ 2:18-21 refers to Zipporah as Reuel’s daughter, the passage may very well be actually referring to her as the man’s granddaughter. For as other chapters in the Bible will confirm, it was quite common in the Old Testament for grandchildren to be referred to as children, and for grandfathers to be referred to as fathers. A reader may also observe how Reuel is never actually referred to as the “father-in-law” of Moses whereas only Jethro was. Hence, the sudden and otherwise unexplained name change is a result of Jethro being the father-in-law of Moses while Reuel was the grandfather-in-law. The second point to make here is that the Ethiopian woman whom Moses married in _Numbers_ 12:1 is most likely a second wife because _Numbers_ 10:29 and _Judges_ 4:11 refer to a separate father-in-law of Moses named Hobab, and the latter of these two verses shows that Hobab was a Kenite and not a Midianite like Jethro was.
Judges 1:16 mentions another wife. It says Moses had a Kenite father-in-law. The truth is, we have no idea how many wives he had. Hebrew records typically only mention the wives that are relevant to the current story. For example, 1 Sam 27:3, "David with his two wives, Ahinoam and Abogail..." That would lead us to believe he had two wives, but Michal was his wife as well. She was back home while David was on the run. Anyway, point is, we really can't know how many wives a biblical figure had unless we are explicitly told the total number. Not a big deal - just adding it for further thought.
There is also the possibility that the Cushite wife is a mistranslation, just as other part of the Bible get mistranslated from time to time. For example, in Luke we read of Baby Jesus being laid in a Manger because there is no room in the "Inn." But recent discoveries have found the correct translation should be no room in the "Guest Room." Who know if future discoveries will find this to be the same thing?
The assumption that the Cushite was Ethiopian (or even African) is flimsy. Eden had 4 rivers flowing out of it all of which flowed near modern day Iraq and Iran. The Gihon (the 2nd river listed in Genesis 2:13) flowed around the land of Cush. Cush is probably somewhere in Eastern Iraq or Iran. The Cushite people were probably from the same region which make sense because Moses' Cushite wife's father was a Kenite. Jethro the Midianite was also known as the Kenite. I think The Cushite wife was a 2nd wife but rather than being from somewhere in Africa she was actually from the same region as Zipporah.
A man named Cush is listed as the firstborn of Ham, thus the Cushites. Some of Cush's descendents have names that are also former place names in Arabia. I would agree Moses's Cushite wife was not necessarily from what we today call Africa.
So you think the rivers we have today are same from before the flood? Thats very unlikely I would say. More likely would be that Noah, knowing the rivers before, found some rivers similar to the ones he know and named it so. But I am pretty sure about the fact, that the preflood world was shaped new completely. God bless you
@@daniellex4945 Christians believe the Bible is the inspired Word of GOD. Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible from GOD's inspiration. Do you think GOD lied to Moses? Think carefully about your answer.
@ I am also a Bible-believing Christian and believe in the infallibility of the Holy Scriptures, but I am also sober enough to scrutinize and keep what is good. After all, if we read in the Bible that God restructured the entire surface of the earth during the flood, then it is extremely unlikely that these four rivers, of all things, which incidentally were all still connected to each other and originated as one river in the Garden of Eden, should still flow in exactly the same way after the flood. Why would God have lied to Moses about the names of the rivers? There were many generations before Moses who could have already given these rivers their names and so God only needed to use the known names. How often do we read in the Bible that someone named a place, well or valley etc. and from then on God also called these places that. Why should it be unlikely that Noah (or one of his sons) found rivers after the flood and simply used names that were already known? After all, there was NOTHING left on earth and these 8 survivors had to start from scratch and rename everything they encountered. Of course, there are exceptions in Scripture where God clearly specifies what something should be called, but most of the time this is not the case and names even changed frequently in the course of the history of the Old Testament. Did God also lie beforehand if a city was called something different than it was later? I have now considered my answer carefully and still find it remarkable that you would insinuate that I am calling God a liar. By the way, after a quick google search, I can tell you that virtually no Christian today believes that the rivers before the flood are the same as they were afterwards. But maybe they are all lying. God bless you
@@daniellex4945 "if we read in the Bible that God restructured the entire surface of the earth during the flood, " Please provide a direct quote from the Bible for this.
Cool lights in the studio 😄 also keep up the good work in teaching the Word.
Interesting video. Thank you, Pastor Nelson and GQM!
As an Ethiopian, I really want to point out that someone who is Cushite isn't necessarily Ethiopian. The word 'Ethiopia' is a Greek word, and it means 'the land of the burnt faces.' It is usually used to refer to the land of Africa and the melanated African people. So, a Cushite could be from Ethiopia, Sudan, Congo, Kenya, Egypt etc. After all, the present day Ethiopia could be the promised land - do you really think that the promised land, a green land flowing with mild and honey, is the present day tiny Israel which is more than 60% desert? God bless you brothers and sisters in Jesus mighty name! ✝
The Bible is Clear about the Original Promise Land Location Exodus 23:31
31" I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you."
Also-
Genesis 15:18
18 "On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying,“To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates."
@@yanika388usa3 The location of the promised land appears to be clear when reading the translated English Bible. But if you start looking into the original Hebrew text, it is a whole different story. For example, the word 'Red Sea' from verse you mentioned, Exodus 23:31, is not translated accurately. The original text is 'yam sup' - 'yam' means 'sea' or 'large body of water,' and 'sup' means 'reeds.' Since the Red Sea is a saline water body, we find no reeds anywhere near the sea. But there are a lot of reeds along the great Nile river. Also, the original Hebrew word used is not 'River Euphrates' in Exodus 23:31. The word is 'han·nā·hār' and it simply means 'the river.' Finally, the original Hebrew name used in Genesis 15:18 is not 'the river Euphrates' it is 'Perat.'
One thing I want you to understand is that when people translate the Bible, they don't just translate the words the way they are, they often times translate them in a way that suits their understanding of the Biblical geography. And since the majority of Christians believe that Israel is in Palestine, the translators try to fit the true Biblical geography to that location. God bless you! ✝
Two points to make here: First, when _Exodus_ 2:18-21 refers to Zipporah as Reuel’s daughter, the passage may very well be actually referring to her as the man’s granddaughter. For as other chapters in the Bible will confirm, it was quite common in the Old Testament for grandchildren to be referred to as children, and for grandfathers to be referred to as fathers. A reader may also observe how Reuel is never actually referred to as the “father-in-law” of Moses whereas only Jethro was. Hence, the sudden and otherwise unexplained name change is a result of Jethro being the father-in-law of Moses while Reuel was the grandfather-in-law.
The second point to make here is that the Ethiopian woman whom Moses married in _Numbers_ 12:1 is most likely a second wife because _Numbers_ 10:29 and _Judges_ 4:11 refer to a separate father-in-law of Moses named Hobab, and the latter of these two verses shows that Hobab was a Kenite and not a Midianite like Jethro was.
Judges 1:16 mentions another wife. It says Moses had a Kenite father-in-law. The truth is, we have no idea how many wives he had. Hebrew records typically only mention the wives that are relevant to the current story. For example, 1 Sam 27:3, "David with his two wives, Ahinoam and Abogail..." That would lead us to believe he had two wives, but Michal was his wife as well. She was back home while David was on the run. Anyway, point is, we really can't know how many wives a biblical figure had unless we are explicitly told the total number. Not a big deal - just adding it for further thought.
I watched the animated movie “The Prince of Egypt” recently.
There is also the possibility that the Cushite wife is a mistranslation, just as other part of the Bible get mistranslated from time to time. For example, in Luke we read of Baby Jesus being laid in a Manger because there is no room in the "Inn." But recent discoveries have found the correct translation should be no room in the "Guest Room." Who know if future discoveries will find this to be the same thing?
That one was confusing.
Sappora
The assumption that the Cushite was Ethiopian (or even African) is flimsy. Eden had 4 rivers flowing out of it all of which flowed near modern day Iraq and Iran. The Gihon (the 2nd river listed in Genesis 2:13) flowed around the land of Cush. Cush is probably somewhere in Eastern Iraq or Iran. The Cushite people were probably from the same region which make sense because Moses' Cushite wife's father was a Kenite. Jethro the Midianite was also known as the Kenite. I think The Cushite wife was a 2nd wife but rather than being from somewhere in Africa she was actually from the same region as Zipporah.
A man named Cush is listed as the firstborn of Ham, thus the Cushites. Some of Cush's descendents have names that are also former place names in Arabia. I would agree Moses's Cushite wife was not necessarily from what we today call Africa.
So you think the rivers we have today are same from before the flood? Thats very unlikely I would say. More likely would be that Noah, knowing the rivers before, found some rivers similar to the ones he know and named it so. But I am pretty sure about the fact, that the preflood world was shaped new completely. God bless you
@@daniellex4945 Christians believe the Bible is the inspired Word of GOD. Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible from GOD's inspiration. Do you think GOD lied to Moses? Think carefully about your answer.
@ I am also a Bible-believing Christian and believe in the infallibility of the Holy Scriptures, but I am also sober enough to scrutinize and keep what is good. After all, if we read in the Bible that God restructured the entire surface of the earth during the flood, then it is extremely unlikely that these four rivers, of all things, which incidentally were all still connected to each other and originated as one river in the Garden of Eden, should still flow in exactly the same way after the flood. Why would God have lied to Moses about the names of the rivers? There were many generations before Moses who could have already given these rivers their names and so God only needed to use the known names. How often do we read in the Bible that someone named a place, well or valley etc. and from then on God also called these places that. Why should it be unlikely that Noah (or one of his sons) found rivers after the flood and simply used names that were already known? After all, there was NOTHING left on earth and these 8 survivors had to start from scratch and rename everything they encountered. Of course, there are exceptions in Scripture where God clearly specifies what something should be called, but most of the time this is not the case and names even changed frequently in the course of the history of the Old Testament. Did God also lie beforehand if a city was called something different than it was later?
I have now considered my answer carefully and still find it remarkable that you would insinuate that I am calling God a liar. By the way, after a quick google search, I can tell you that virtually no Christian today believes that the rivers before the flood are the same as they were afterwards. But maybe they are all lying.
God bless you
@@daniellex4945 "if we read in the Bible that God restructured the entire surface of the earth during the flood, " Please provide a direct quote from the Bible for this.