Post updated Nov 2026. Malachi 2:13-16 says tears were covering the altar. Who was shedding those tears? Why were they weeping? Very likely it was women who were weeping because their husbands despised them. 'Tears covering the altar' is a figure of speech. Malachi probably didn't mean that women were literally leaning over the altar… Continue reading Whose tears are covering the altar in Malachi 2? The Matthew Bible vs. the Geneva Bible, Puritans and Calvin
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The Matthew Bible is the first complete English Bible, and Ruth M Davis is gently it updating for modern readers
What is the Matthew Bible? Few Christians these days have heard of the Matthew Bible. It was the first whole Bible printed in English that was translated from the original Hebrew and Greek. It came out about 70 years before the King James Version. The 1537 Matthew Bible was the work of three men: William… Continue reading The Matthew Bible is the first complete English Bible, and Ruth M Davis is gently it updating for modern readers