Is God all-powerful? I am confused by the Bible.?

Question

Yes. Jer. 32:27. Matt. 19:26 No. Judges 1:19 Wwhich is correct and why?

Answer 1

How about Dr. Seus, those books mess with your head.

Answer 2

The reference in Judges indicate that although the Lord was with Judah, Judah still could not drive out the inhabitants. It's not that God couldn't do it, but He often chooses to work through people and their talents and skills.

God, by definition, is all-powerful. Creator of all, existing forever, not created. Any other definition begs for a being more powerful yet, and that being would then be God.

Answer 3

Yes. In Judges 1:19, the Israelites failed to keep God's commands, and made a covenant with the Canaanites, they also failed to keep the covenants their fore fathers had made. See Dt. 7:15, 20;16-18, Judges 2:1-3, 2:20-21.

EDIT: Why do you continue to search for something that does not exist?

Answer 4

I don't see how Judges 1:19 is confusing. If your indicating that God himself cannot defeat chariots, well that's quite a foolish idea. If your pointing out that God's chosen people could not defeat charioteers, well you'd be right, but throughout the Old Testament God's chosen people have been trampled on by stronger nations merely because God allowed it. Doesn't mean God isn't all-powerful.

Answer 5

There are amazing contradictions in the Bible regarding the knowledge and the power of god. The most glaring example to me is in the book of genesis. He creates man and gives him free will to see if he will use it, again later down the road in the time of Noah he is upset with his creation and has a bit of a temper tantrum over the whole deal. These seem like the actions of a spoiled child rather than an all powerful, all knowing god.

Answer 6

The bible is not to be intrepreted but understood. If you can't understand it, study it until you do. But do not try to interpret it, for intrepretation is for the most part your personal opinion which will most likely be wrong. Ask God to open up His word to you. Ever word of God is spoken in truth. It is not true or false and you seem to percieve it to be.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

To rightly divide means to understand His word.From a compound of G3717 and the base of G5114; to make a straight cut, that is, (figuratively) to dissect (expound) correctly (the divine message): - rightly divide.

To not be ashamed means-From G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of G1909 and G153; not ashamed, that is, (by implication) irreprehensible: - that neededth not to be ashamed.

Answer 7

The point is moot.

Jesus turned the world upside-down, and brought us a new law. We should get our minds and hearts out of the language of Power (domination, weaponry, physical strength), which is against Love. Instead, we should concentrate on the language of Love and the Duty to Love everyone, even our enemies who hate us. This is the New Law. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. Those who save their lives shall lose it, and those who give their lives in His Name, shall have everlasting life.

Love, and your confusion will lift as a veil from your eyes. Love, you shall see clearly all obstacles in your path.

Love One Another.

Answer 8

In Judges 1:19, the Israelites failed due to lack of faith and of obedience.

Context is important.

Under guidance of Jehovah’s angel prince, city after city fell before Joshua and the Israelites. (Joshua, chaps. 6, 10, 11) God’s people were given solid basis for being zealous in pursuing to its completion the divine commission to dispossess the Canaanites. But did they obey to the extent of keeping their faith fully alive?
No, for the Bible later mentions another appearance of God’s angel, this time with a gloomy message. We read:
“Then Jehovah’s angel went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said: ‘I proceeded to bring you up out of Egypt and to bring you into the land about which I swore to your forefathers. Furthermore, I said, “Never shall I break my covenant with you. And for your part, you must not conclude a covenant with the inhabitants of this land. Their altars you should pull down.” But you have not listened to my voice. Why have you done this? So I, in turn, have said, “I shall not drive them away from before you, and they must become snares to you, and their gods will serve as a lure to you.”’”—Judges 2:1-3.

Showing how Israel had “not listened” to God, the Scriptures relate that the tribe of Judah neglected to dispossess the inhabitants of a certain area of southern Canaan “because [the inhabitants] had war chariots with iron scythes.” (Judges 1:19) Apparently these scythed chariots frightened the tribe of Judah. Thereafter the tribes of Benjamin, Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, Naphtali and Dan likewise failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants of numerous cities and dependent towns. Instead, they consented to dwell in among the Canaanites, setting some of them to “forced labor.”—Judges 1:21-36.

Answer 9

God is all powerful.
The account in Judges refers to Judah not being able to dispossess.
You may say, "But God was on his side."
God helps when help is needed.
If anyone (or group) can get something done on their own, God won't insist on jumping in.
It seems in this instance Judah was in the midst of finding out they needed God's help.

Answer 10

there is no correct or incorrect
it is a holy book so its truth lies in belief
so much like other holy books things should not be viewed in literal point of view
if you are truly confused go to a church and ask for an explanation
cheers

Answer 11

Yes God is.

Your confusion leads you.
Why even ask these questions as you are not looking for answers, you just seem to pick.