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• Deuteronomy 31Bible

  Deuteronomy 31 is the chapter in which Moses, at 120 years of age, installs and encourages Joshua as his successor, writes down the law and commands that it be read aloud every seven years, and teaches a song that will bear witness against the people's future unfaithfulness.

• CaiaphasPeople

  Caiaphas was the high priest in Jerusalem in the time of Jesus. He led the council that examined Jesus and handed him over to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, and he is recorded as the son-in-law of Annas.

• Fiery SerpentsBible

  The fiery serpents were venomous snakes that bit the Israelites, killing many, after the people murmured against God in the wilderness, as recorded in Numbers 21. The episode forms the background to the account of the bronze serpent that Moses made.

• Ram's Horn TrumpetBible

  The ram's horn trumpet, known in Hebrew as the shofar, is a trumpet made from the horn of a ram. It is best known from the account of the fall of Jericho in Joshua 6, in which priests blew it before the Ark of the Covenant.

• NarcissusPeople

  Narcissus is a person mentioned by Paul in the greetings of Romans 16:11. Paul sends greetings not to Narcissus himself but to those of his household who believed in the Lord.

• Exodus 19Bible

  In the third month after the Exodus, Israel arrives in the Wilderness of Sinai and camps before Mount Sinai. God proposes a covenant, and the people accept it. After the people consecrate themselves for two days, God descends upon the mountain on the third day.

• Judges 5Bible

  Judges 5 is a poem celebrating the victory of Deborah and Barak over Sisera, commander of the Canaanite army. It contrasts the tribes that joined the battle with those that stayed away, praises Jael, and closes by noting that the land had rest for forty years.

• 1 Samuel 7Bible

  1 Samuel 7 recounts how, while the ark of the covenant remains at Kiriath-jearim, Samuel gathers Israel at Mizpah and leads the people in repentance, and how, after the Philistines are defeated, he sets up the Ebenezer stone. The chapter closes with a summary of Samuel's lifelong service as judge over Israel.

• Psalm 116Bible

  Psalm 116 is an individual psalm of thanksgiving in which a person delivered from mortal danger through answered prayer gives thanks to the LORD and resolves to pay his vows before the people in the temple.

• Hosea 9Bible

  Hosea 9 is a prophecy of judgment declaring that, because of the idolatry of the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim), the joy of harvest and the feasts will come to an end, the people will be scattered to Egypt and Assyria, and their offspring will be cut off.

• Christian BooksChristian Life

  Christian books are works of Christian literature, other than the Bible itself, written to aid the life of faith. The category includes devotionals, collections of testimonies, biographies of people of faith, introductory works of theology, and sermon collections.

• ProphetBible

  A prophet is a person called by God to receive His word and deliver it to the people on His behalf. Many prophets were active in the Old Testament, from Moses to Malachi, and the New Testament regards Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of the prophetic office.

• SignBible

  A sign is a token that God displays to reveal His will and power, or the authority of one He has sent. The Gospel of John calls the miracles of Jesus "signs" and records them as evidence intended to lead people to faith.

• Jehovah RaphaBible

  Jehovah Rapha, meaning "the LORD who heals," is a title of God drawn from Exodus 15:26: "for I am the LORD that healeth thee."

• CymbalsBible

  Cymbals were bronze percussion instruments used in temple worship and praise in the Old Testament. Played by striking a pair together, they resembled modern cymbals.

• Leviticus 9Bible

  Leviticus 9 records the eighth day, after the seven days of priestly ordination were completed. On that day Aaron offered sacrifices for the first time and blessed the people, and then the glory of the LORD appeared and fire came out and consumed the offerings.

• Kadesh-barneaBible

  Kadesh-barnea was a place where the Israelites stayed for an extended period in the wilderness after the Exodus. It is known as the site of the twelve spies' report, the people's unbelief, and the incident of the waters of Meribah.

• TaberahBible

  Taberah is the place where, during Israel's wilderness journey after the Exodus, the fire of the LORD burned the outskirts of the camp when the people complained. The name means "burning" in Hebrew (Numbers 11:1-3).

• Exodus 16Bible

  Exodus 16 recounts how God gave quail in the evening and manna in the morning to the Israelites after they complained in the Wilderness of Sin that they had nothing to eat. By having the people gather a double portion on the sixth day and rest on the seventh, God teaches them the Sabbath.

• Isaiah 40:31Bible Verses

  Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength, mount up with wings as eagles, and run without growing weary. It is one of the most widely loved verses for comforting weary believers, and interpreters continue to discuss what it means to "wait upon" the LORD.