Bible Questions Answered:
“A bible error exists between Genesis
22:1 and James 1:13. In Genesis it says God tempted Abraham, and yet
James says that God tempts no man...”
Ron/ Spokane, Washington U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Genesis 22:1 KJV
And it came to
pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said
unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
James 1:13 KJV
Let no man say when he is tempted, I
am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil,
neither tempteth He any man:
This is one good reason why every
Christian should have in his or her possession, a Bible Concordance,
and or Interlinear Bible (Original Hebrew or Greek text, with
English translation.)
The word “tempted,” in Genesis 22:1 KJV is as follows:
Tempt-Hebrew: Nacah (Naw-saw):
To test, assay, prove, try.
The word “tempted,” in James 1:13 KJV is...
Tempted-Greek: Peirazo (Pi-rad-zo):
To entice,, to tempt.
Yes both words appear to be the word
tempt, but the word tempt in Hebrew is a world apart from the Greek
word James uses. This is like comparing apples to oranges, both are
fruit yes, but both are “not,” the same whatsoever.
Most translations of the Bible,
translate temp (Genesis 22:1), as being tested. (Just a few listed here.)
Genesis 22:1 YLT (Young's
Literal Translation)
And it cometh to pass after these
things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, `Abraham;'
and he saith, `Here [am] I.'
Genesis 22:1 OJB (Orthodox
Jewish Bible)
And it came to pass after these
things, that G-d did test Avraham, and said unto him, Avraham: and he
said, Hineini (Behold, here I am).
Genesis 22:1 LEB (Lexham English
Bible)
And it happened that after these
things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he
said, “Here I am.”
Genesis 22:1 HCJB (Holman
Christian Standard Bible)
After these things God tested
Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
Genesis 22;1 GNT (Good News
Translation)
Some time later God tested Abraham;
he called to him, “Abraham!” And Abraham answered, “Yes, here I
am!”
Genesis 22:1 GNV (1599 Geneva
Bible Version)
The faith of Abraham is proved in
offering his son Isaac.
Genesis 22:1 ESV (English
Standard Version)
After these things God tested
Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
Genesis 22:1 DT (Darby
Translation)
And it came to
pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him,
Abraham! and he said, Here am I.
Genesis 22:1 ASV (American
Standard Version)
And it came to pass after these
things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And
he said, Here am I.
Genesis 22:1 NLT
Some time later, God tested
Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God called. “Yes,” he replied.
“Here I am.”
God has every right as Almighty God, to
test us. See the blog posting... Bible
Error: Genesis 22:12
Those who think they may find fault
with God's unerring Word, are misguided at best.
The Anvil of God's
Word
“Last eve I paused beside the
blacksmith’s door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper
chime;
Then looking in, I saw upon the floor,
Old hammers, worn with beating years of
time.
“‘How many anvils have you had,’
said I,
‘To wear and batter all these hammers
so?’
‘Just one,’ said he, and then with
twinkling eye,
‘The anvil wears the hammers out, you
know.’
“And so, I thought, the Anvil of
God’s Word
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows
was heard,
The Anvil is unharmed, the hammers
gone.”
John Clifford
The Unerring Word Of God:
Psalm 1:1-3 KJV
1 Blessed is the man that walketh
not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of
The Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper.
John 8:32 KJV
And ye shall know The Truth, and The
Truth shall make you free.
John 15:3 KJV
Now ye are clean through The Word
which I have spoken unto you.
John 17:17 KJV
Sanctify them through thy Truth: thy
Word is Truth.
I Corinthians 2:13 KJV
Which things also we speak, not in
the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which The Holy Ghost
teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Colossians 3:16 KJV
Let The Word Of Christ dwell in you
richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to
The Lord.
II Timothy 3:15-17 KJV
15 And that from a child thou hast
known The Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be
perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
I Peter 1:23-25 KJV
23 Being born again, not of
corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by The Word Of God, which
liveth and abideth for ever.
24 For all flesh is as grass, and
all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and
the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But The Word Of The Lord endureth
for ever. And this is The Word which by The Gospel is preached unto
you.
II Peter 1:21 KJV
For the prophecy came not in old
time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved
by The Holy Ghost.
God tested (proved)
Abraham's faith, He certainly did not entice him to sin!
And God will prove
our faith as well. May we always be sure our faith is founded upon
The Truth of The Word.
Psalm 26:1-3 KJV
1 Judge me, O Lord; for I have
walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in The Lord; therefore
I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O Lord, and
prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy loving kindness is before
mine eyes: and I have walked in thy Truth.
