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Matthew 10:16 | Who are the wolves mentioned?

ETB Quarterly Q&A

July 28, 2021 • Josh Strelecki, Keith R. Blades • Matthew 10:16

When Jesus says in Matthew 10:16, “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”; what is this all about and who are the “wolves”?

Exodus 3:5 & Joshua 5:15 | Why is Moses told to “put off thy shoes (plural) from off thy feet (plura

July 12, 2023 • Keith R. Blades, Josh Strelecki • Exodus 3:5, Joshua 5:15

The accounts of Moses encountering God at the burning bush and that of Joshua encountering “the captain of the LORD’s host” at Jericho have some similarities to them. But why is Moses told to “put off thy shoes (plural) from off thy feet (plural),” while Joshua is told to “Loose thy shoe (singular) from off thy foot (singular)”?

Exodus 32:1-4 | Besides being an idol, it seems that there must have been some special significance

July 10, 2023 • Keith R. Blades, Josh Strelecki • Exodus 32:1–4

Besides being an idol, it seems that there must have been some special significance to the “molten calf” that Aaron made and fashioned. What was it? And why when it was a “calf” did the people say “These be thy gods, O Israel,” speaking of it in the plural?

Job 38:31 | What are the “sweet influences of Pleiades” and the “bands of Orion”? And why does God a

July 7, 2023 • Keith R. Blades, Josh Strelecki • Job 38:31

What are the “sweet influences of Pleiades” and the “bands of Orion”? And why does God ask Job if he can “bind” the one or “loose” the other?