HISTORICAL FACTS.
Man was Created After the Other Animals.
And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind.... And God said, Let us make man.... So God created man in his own image. ([Gen. 1 : 25, 26, 27].)
Man was Created Before the Other Animals.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help-meet for him. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them. ([Gen. 2 : 18, 19].)
Noah, by God’s Command, Took Into the Ark Clean Beasts by Sevens.
And the Lord said unto Noah, ... Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens.... And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him. ([Gen. 7 : 1, 2, 5].)
Noah, by God’s Command, Took Into the Ark Clean Beasts by Twos.
Of clean beasts ... there went in two and two unto Noah into the Ark, ... as God had commanded Noah. ([Gen. 7 : 8, 9].)
Seed Time and Harvest were Never to Cease.
While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest ... shall not cease. ([Gen. 8 : 22].)
Seed Time and Harvest Did Cease for Seven Years.
And the seven years of dearth began to come.... And the famine was over all the face of the earth. ([Gen. 41 : 54, 56].)
For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and yet there are five years in which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. ([Gen. 45 : 6].)
God Hardened Pharaoh’s Heart.
But I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. ([Ex. 4 : 21].)
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh. ([Ex. 9 : 12].)
Pharaoh Hardened His Own Heart.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them. ([Ex. 8 : 15].)
All the Cattle and Horses in Egypt Died.
Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep.... And all the cattle of Egypt died. ([Ex. 9 : 3, 6].)
All the Horses of Egypt did Not Die.
But the Egyptians pursued after them (all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army) and overtook them encamping by the sea. ([Ex. 14 : 9].)
John the Baptist Recognized Jesus as the Messiah.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.... And I saw and bare record that this is the Son of God. ([John 1 : 29, 34].)
John the Baptist did Not Recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
Now, when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? ([Mat. 11 : 2, 3].)
John the Baptist was Elias.
This is Elias which was for to come. ([Mat. 11 : 14].)
John the Baptist was Not Elias.
And they asked him, “What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. ([John 1 : 21].)
The Father of Joseph, Mary’s Husband, was Jacob.
And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus. ([Mat. 1 : 16].)
The Father of Mary’s Husband was Heli.
Being ... the son of Joseph which was the son of Heli. ([Luke 3 : 23].)
The Father of Salah was Arphaxad.
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years and begat Salah. ([Gen. 11 : 12].)
The Father of Sala was Cainan.
Which was the son of Sala, which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad. ([Luke 3 : 35, 36].)
The Infant Jesus was Taken into Egypt.
He took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod.... But when Herod was dead ... he arose and took the young child and his mother and came ... and dwelt in a city called Nazareth. ([Mat. 2 : 14, 15, 19, 21, 23].)
The Infant Jesus was Not Taken into Egypt.
And when the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord.... And when they had performed all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned ... to their own city, Nazareth. ([Luke 2 : 22], [39].)
Jesus was Tempted in the Wilderness.
And immediately [after his baptism] the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan. ([Mark 1 : 12, 13].)
Jesus was Not Tempted in the Wilderness.
And the third day [after his baptism] there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee.... And both Jesus was called and his disciples to the marriage. ([John 2 : 1, 2].)
Jesus Preached his First Sermon Sitting on the Mount.
And, seeing the multitude, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying. ([Mat. 5 : 1, 2].)
He Preached his First Sermon Standing in the Plain.
And he came down with them and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people ... came to hear him.... And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said. ([Luke 6 : 17, 20].)
John was in Prison when Jesus went into Galilee.
Now, after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. ([Mark 1 : 14].)
John was Not in Prison when Jesus went into Galilee.
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee. ([John 1 : 43].)
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea.... And John was also baptizing in Enon.... For John was not yet cast into prison. ([John 3 : 22, 23, 24].)
The Disciples were Commanded to Take a Staff and Sandals.
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse; but be shod with sandals. ([Mark 6 : 8, 9].)
They were Commanded to Take Neither Staves Nor Sandals.
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves. ([Mat. 10 : 9, 10].)
Two Blind Men Besought Jesus.
And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord thou son of David. ([Mat. 20 : 30].)
Only One Blind Man Besought Him.
A certain blind man sat by the way-side begging.... And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. ([Luke 18 : 35, 38].)
Two Men Coming Out of the Tombs Met Jesus.
There met him two, possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs. ([Mat. 8 : 28].)
Only One Man Coming Out of the Tombs Met Him.
There met him, coming out of the tombs, a man with an unclean spirit. ([Mark 5 : 2].)
A Centurion Besought Jesus to Heal his Servant.
There came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy. ([Mat. 8 : 5, 6].)
Not the Centurion, but his Messengers, Besought Jesus.
He sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him. ([Luke 7 : 3, 4].)
Jesus was Crucified at the Third Hour.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. ([Mark 15 : 25].)
He was Not Crucified Until the Sixth Hour.
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your king.... Shall I crucify your king? ([John 19 : 14, 15].)
The Two Thieves Reviled Jesus.
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. ([Mat. 27 : 44].)
And they that were crucified with him, reviled him. ([Mark 15 : 32].)
Only One of the Thieves Reviled Him.
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him.... But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost thou not fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? ([Luke 23 : 39, 40].)
Vinegar Mingled with Gall was Offered Jesus.
They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall. ([Mat. 27 : 34].)
Wine Mingled with Myrrh was Offered to Him.
And they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh. ([Mark 15 : 23].)
Satan Entered into Judas while at the Supper.
And after the sop Satan entered into him. ([John 13 : 27].)
Satan Entered into him Before the Supper.
Then entered Satan into Judas.... And he went his way and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him.... Then came the day of unleavened bread when the passover must be killed. ([Luke 22 : 3, 4, 7].)
Judas Returned the Pieces of Silver.
Then Judas ... brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. ([Mat. 27 : 3].)
Judas did Not Return the Pieces of Silver.
Now, this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity. ([Acts 1 : 18].)
Judas Hanged Himself.
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. ([Mat. 27 : 5].)
Judas did Not Hang Himself, but Died Another Way.
And falling headlong he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. ([Acts 1 : 18].)
The Potter’s Field was Purchased by Judas.
Now, this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity. ([Acts 1 : 18].)
The Potter’s Field was Purchased by the Chief Priests.
And the chief priests took the silver pieces ... and bought with them the potter’s field. ([Mat. 27 : 6, 7].)
But One Woman Came to the Sepulcher.
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene, early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher. ([John 20 : 1].)
Two Women Came to the Sepulcher.
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulcher. ([Mat. 28 : 1].)
Three Women Came to the Sepulcher.
And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. ([Mark 16 : 1].)
More than Three Women Came to the Sepulcher.
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them. ([Luke 24 : 10].)
It was at Sunrise when they Came to the Sepulcher.
And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher, at the rising of the sun. ([Mark 16 : 2].)
It was some time Before Sunrise when They came.
The first day of the week, cometh Mary Magdalene, early, while it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher. ([John 20 : 1].)
Two Angels were Seen at the Sepulcher, Standing up.
And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. ([Luke 24 : 4].)
But One Angel was Seen, and He was Sitting Down.
For the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.... And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not. ([Mat. 28 : 2, 5].)
Two Angels were Seen within the Sepulcher.
And as she wept she stooped down and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white. ([John 20 : 11, 12].)
But One Angel was Seen within the Sepulcher.
And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment. ([Mark 16 : 5].)
The One Angel Seen was Without the Sepulcher.
The angel ... rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. ([Mat. 28 : 2].)
The Women went and Told the Disciples of Christ’s Resurrection.
And they departed quickly from the sepulcher, with fear and great joy, and did run to bring his disciples word. ([Mat. 28 : 8].)
And returned from the sepulcher, and told all these things unto the eleven. ([Luke 24 : 9].)
The Women did Not Go and Tell the Disciples.
And they went out quickly and fled from the sepulcher; for they trembled and were amazed; neither said they anything to any man. ([Mark 16 : 8].)
The Angels Appeared After Peter and John Visited the Sepulcher.
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, [whom Jesus loved,] and came to the sepulcher, ... and went into the sepulcher, and seeth the linen clothes.... Then the disciples went away again. But Mary stood without at the sepulcher, weeping; and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white. ([John 20 : 3, 6, 10–12].)
The Angels Appeared Before Peter Alone Visited the Sepulcher.
Behold, two men stood by them [the women] in shining garments.... And they ... returned from the sepulcher, and told all these things unto the eleven.... Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher, and stooping down he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed wondering. ([Luke 24 : 4, 8, 9].)
Jesus Appeared First to Mary Magdalene Only.
Now, when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene. ([Mark 16 : 9].)
And when she had thus said, she turned herself back and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. ([John 20 : 14].)
Jesus Appeared First to the Two Marys.
And as they [Mary Magdalene and the other Mary] went to tell his disciples, behold Jesus met them, saying, All hail. ([Mat. 28 : 9].)
He Appeared to Neither of the Marys.
(See [Luke 24 : 1–11].)
Jesus was to be Three Days and Three Nights in the Grave.
So shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ([Mat. 12 : 40].)
He was but Two Days and Two Nights in the Grave.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.... It was the preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath.... And Pilate ... gave the body to Joseph. And he ... laid him in a sepulcher.... Now, when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene. ([Mark 15 : 25], [42, 44, 45, 46]; and [16 : 9].)
The Holy Ghost Was Bestowed at Pentecost.
But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.... Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. ([Acts 1 : 8, 5].)
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all of one accord in one place.... And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. ([Acts 2 : 1, 4].)
The Holy Ghost was Bestowed Before Pentecost.
And when he said this he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. ([John 20 : 22].)
The Disciples were Commanded Immediately After the Resurrection to go into Galilee.
Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid; go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. ([Mat. 28 : 10].)
They were Commanded Immediately After the Resurrection to Tarry at Jerusalem.
But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high. ([Luke 24 : 49].)
Jesus First Appeared to the Eleven Disciples in a Room at Jerusalem.
And they rose up the same hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together.... And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them.... But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. ([Luke 24 : 33, 36, 37].)
The same day, at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, ... came Jesus and stood in the midst. ([John 20 : 19].)
He First Appeared to them on a Mountain in Galilee.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him, but some doubted. ([Mat. 28 : 16, 17].)
Jesus Ascended from Mount Olivet.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.... Then returned they unto Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet. ([Acts 1 : 9, 12].)
He Ascended from Bethany.
And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came to pass while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. ([Luke 24 : 50, 51].)
Did he Ascend from Either Place?
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief.... So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven. ([Mark 16 : 14, 19].)
Paul’s Attendants Heard the Voice, and Stood Speechless.
And the men which journeyed with him [Paul] stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no man. ([Acts 9 : 7].)
His Attendants Heard Not the Voice, and were Prostrate.
And they that were with me saw indeed the light and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. ([Acts 22 : 9].)
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice. ([Acts 26 : 14].)
Abraham Departed to go into Canaan.
And Abram took Sarah, his wife, and Lot, his brother’s son, ... and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan they came. ([Gen. 12 : 5].)
Abraham Went not Knowing Where.
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. ([Heb. 11 : 8].)
Abraham had Two Sons.
Abraham had two sons; one by a bond-maid, the other by a free woman. ([Gal. 4 : 22].)
Abraham had but One Son.
By faith, Abraham when he was tried offered up Isaac, ... his only begotten son. ([Heb. 11 : 17].)
Keturah was Abraham’s Wife.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. ([Gen. 25 : 1].)
Keturah was Abraham’s Concubine.
The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine. ([1 Chron. 1 : 32].)
Abraham Begat a Son when he was a Hundred Years Old, by the Interposition of Providence.
Sarah conceived and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. ([Gen. 21 : 2].)
And being not weak in the faith, he considered not his own body, now dead, when he was about a hundred years old. ([Rom. 4 : 19].)
Therefore sprang there from one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky. ([Heb. 11 : 12].)
Abraham Begat Six Children More After he was a Hundred Years Old, Without any Interposition of Providence.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah; and she bare him Zimram, and Jockshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. ([Gen. 25 : 1, 2].)
Jacob Bought a Sepulcher of the Sons of Hamor.
And the bones of Joseph ... buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. ([Josh. 24 : 32].)
Abraham Bought it of the Sons of Emmor.
In the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. ([Acts 7 : 16].)
God Promised the Land of Canaan to Abraham and his Seed.
And the Lord said unto Abraham,... All the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever.... Unto thee and to thy seed after thee. ([Gen. 13 : 14, 15], and [17 : 8].)
Abraham and his Seed Never Received the Promised Land.
And he gave him [Abraham] none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. ([Acts 7 : 5].)
By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.... These all died in faith, not having received the promises. ([Heb. 11 : 9, 13].)
Baasha Died in the Twenty-sixth Year of Asa.
So Baasha slept with his fathers, ... and Elah, his son, reigned in his stead.... In the twenty and sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, began Elah to reign over Israel. ([1 Kings 16 : 6, 8].)
Baasha did Not Die in the Twenty-sixth Year of Asa.
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha, king of Israel, came up against Judah. ([2 Chron. 16 : 1].)
Ahaziah was the Youngest Son of Jehoram.
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his [Jehoram’s] youngest son, king in his stead; for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. ([2 Chron. 22 : 1].)
Ahaziah was Not the Youngest Son of Jehoram.
The Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, ... and they came up into Judah ... and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. ([2 Chron. 21 : 16, 17].)
Ahaziah was Twenty-two Years Old when he Began to Reign, being Eighteen Years Younger than his Father.
Thirty and two years old was he [Jehoram] when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.... And Ahaziah reigned in his stead.... Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign. ([2 Kings 8 : 17, 24, 26].)
Ahaziah was Forty-two Years Old when he Began to Reign, being Two Years Older than his Father.
Thirty and two years old was he [Jehoram] when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son, king in his stead. Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign. ([2 Chron. 21 : 20], and [22 : 1, 2].)
Michal had No Child.
Therefore Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child unto the day of her death. ([2 Sam. 6 : 23].)
Michal had Five Children.
The five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul. ([2 Sam. 21 : 8].)
David was Tempted by the Lord to Number the People.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. ([2 Sam. 24 : 1].)
David was Tempted by Satan to Number the People.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. ([1 Chron. 21 : 1].)
There were 800,000 Warriors of Israel and 500,000 of Judah.
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men. ([2 Sam. 24 : 9].)
There were 1,100,000 of Israel and 470,000 of Judah.
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand [1,100,000] men that drew the sword; and Judah was four hundred three score and ten thousand [470,000] men that drew the sword. ([1 Chron. 21 : 5].)
David Sinned in Numbering the People.
And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done. ([2 Sam. 24 : 10].)
David Never Sinned except in the Matter of Uriah.
David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. ([1 Kings 15 : 5].)
David Slew 700 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Horsemen.
And David slew the men of the seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen. ([2 Sam. 10 : 18].)
David Slew 7,000 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Footmen.
And David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen. ([1 Chron. 19 : 18].)
David Paid for a Threshing Floor Fifty Shekels of Silver.
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. ([2 Sam. 24 : 24].)
David Paid for it Six Hundred Shekels of Gold.
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold. ([1 Chron. 21 : 25].)
Goliath was Slain by David.
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath.... So David ... smote the Philistine and slew him. ([1 Sam. 17 : 4], [50].)
Goliath was Slain by Elhanan.
Elhanan, the son of Jaare-origim, a Bethlehemite, slew [“the brother of,” supplied by the translators] Goliath the Gittite. ([2 Sam. 21 : 19].)