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• Psalm 77Bible

  Psalm 77 is a lament and a psalm of Asaph. In a time of trouble, the psalmist asks whether God has cast him off, then takes heart again by remembering God's works of old, especially His leading of the people through the sea at the Exodus.

• Ezekiel 8Bible

  Ezekiel 8 is the chapter in which Ezekiel, while in Babylon, is brought in a vision to the temple in Jerusalem, where he sees in succession four abominable forms of idolatry practiced in and around the temple.

• Ezekiel 29Bible

  Ezekiel 29 opens the book's prophecies against Egypt. It pronounces judgment on Pharaoh, who boasts that the Nile is his own, by likening him to a great crocodile, and it foretells that the land of Egypt will be handed over to Nebuchadnezzar.

• Haggai 1Bible

  Haggai 1 records the message the prophet Haggai delivered to the people of Judah, who had returned from exile but kept postponing the rebuilding of the temple, urging them to resume the work. It also recounts how the leaders and the people obeyed and began work on the temple.

• Matthew 28Bible

  Matthew 28 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. It records the resurrection of Jesus and the empty tomb, the chief priests' bribing of the guards, and the Great Commission given to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.

• Luke 18Bible

  Luke 18 contains two parables about prayer (the unjust judge, and the Pharisee and the tax collector), Jesus' blessing of little children, his conversation with a rich ruler, a prediction of his passion, and the healing of a blind man near Jericho.

• 2 Chronicles 35Bible

  2 Chronicles 35 records the great Passover that Josiah, king of Judah, kept in the eighteenth year of his reign, his death at Megiddo in battle against Necho, king of Egypt, and the mourning for him.

• Zechariah 7Bible

  Zechariah 7 records how, in the fourth year of King Darius, the people of Bethel ask whether they should continue the fast of the fifth month. God answers by questioning the motive behind their fasting and calling for justice and compassion.

• EutychusPeople

  Eutychus was a young man of Troas mentioned in Acts 20. He is known for falling asleep during Paul's long discourse and falling to his death from a window, after which Paul restored him to life.

• Fine LinenBible

  Fine linen is a cloth finely woven from thin threads spun from flax. In the Bible it appears as the garment of priests, the clothing of honored persons, and the cloth used to wrap the dead for burial. In the Book of Revelation it represents the righteous conduct of the saints.

• PentecostalismDoctrine & Theology

  Pentecostalism is a Protestant movement that places the experience of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit at the center of faith. It began in the United States in the early twentieth century. In Korea it is widely known under the name "Full Gospel."

• Matthew 12Bible

  Matthew 12 contains the Sabbath controversies, the Beelzebub controversy, the warning against blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, the sign of Jonah, and Jesus' teaching on his true family. In this chapter the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees deepens.

• Jewish CalendarBible

  The Jewish calendar is the calendar used by ancient Israel and the Jewish people. It reckons months by the waxing and waning of the moon and adjusts the year to keep pace with the seasons. All the feast dates of the Old Testament follow this calendar.

• Yu Gwan-sunPeople

  Yu Gwan-sun (1902–1920) was a Korean independence activist raised in a Methodist family. She was at the forefront of the independence demonstration at the Aunae marketplace in Cheonan on April 1, 1919, was arrested, and died while imprisoned at Seodaemun Prison.

• 2 Chronicles 3Bible

  2 Chronicles 3 records how Solomon began building the temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem and made the main hall, the Most Holy Place, the two cherubim, the veil, and the two pillars named Jachin and Boaz.

• Nehemiah 9Bible

  Nehemiah 9 records how the Israelites who had returned from exile fasted and confessed their sins. The Levites offer a long prayer recounting Israel's history from creation to the exile, and at the end the people make a covenant and seal it.

• RabbahBible

  Rabbah was the capital of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. During David's reign, Uriah was killed while Joab was besieging the city. It is generally identified with the site of Amman, the present-day capital of Jordan.

• Song of ZechariahBible

  The Song of Zechariah is a hymn recorded in Luke 1:68-79. Filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of his son's circumcision, Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, praises God's salvation and prophesies concerning his son's mission.

• Morning StarBible

  The morning star is the star that heralds the dawn in the eastern sky before sunrise. In the Bible it serves as a symbol of the coming of a new day and of Christ, and it is also used figuratively of the king of Babylon, who fell because of his pride.

• Haggai 2:4–5Bible Verses

  Haggai 2:4–5 is a word of encouragement to the leaders and people who had returned from exile and had grown discouraged while rebuilding the temple, urging them to "be strong … and work" and to "fear ye not." Because it grounds this encouragement in God's presence and the Exodus covenant, it is frequently cited as a text of encouragement for church building projects and new ministries.