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The Bible

Start with the Bible itself

Read all 66 books chapter by chapter, and ask questions right where the text is.

Start from a passage

The passages the tradition keeps coming back to

Romans 8:29

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

John 1:2

The same was in the beginning with God.

Romans 2:18

and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

Hebrews 11:19

accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Romans 8:32

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

Matthew 6:23

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness!

Romans 2:21

thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

Start from a term

Take one recurring word and get to the bottom of it

Morning Stars

Celestial bodies that sang together at creation, representing the joy and praise of creation before God.

Hallelujah

A Hebrew expression meaning 'Praise Yah,' used as a liturgical call to worship, celebrating God's steadfast love.

Hope

Job's hope uprooted by God, reflecting the struggle of a righteous person whose hope is shattered, a test of faith.

Vanity of Idols

Jeremiah's polemic against pagan idols as vanity—speechless, immobile, powerless to harm or bless—contrasting sharply with the living God.

Spirit of God

The Spirit of God filled Bezalel with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge for tabernacle craftsmanship; a divine enabling for sacred work in the OT.

Judgment

God's final eschatological judgment, with books opened and the Ancient of Days seated on the throne, determining reward and punishment.

Servants the Prophets

The prophets sent by the LORD as His servants; their persistent rejection by Israel highlights divine patience and impending judgment.

Trust

Complete reliance on God, as immovable as Mount Zion, a central expression of faith in the Psalms.

Ephod

The central priestly garment woven with gold, blue, purple, and scarlet threads, symbolizing the priestly office and divine service.

Poor and Needy

Descriptive phrase for those dependent on God, who receive His special care and justice.

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