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• Higher CriticismDoctrine & Theology

  Higher criticism is an approach to biblical study that uses historical and literary methods to investigate the authorship, date of composition, sources, and editorial process of each book of the Bible. It is distinguished from textual criticism, which compares manuscripts to reconstruct the original text.

• Isaiah 13Bible

  Isaiah 13 opens the oracles against the nations (chapters 13–23), proclaiming that on the Day of the LORD, Babylon will be destroyed by the Medes and left desolate like Sodom and Gomorrah.

• Esther 4Bible

  Esther 4 is the chapter in which Mordecai, having learned of Haman's decree to destroy the Jews, urges Esther to go before the king and plead for her people. Esther asks for a three-day fast and then resolves to go in, saying, "If I perish, I perish."

• Job 35Bible

  Job 35 contains Elihu's third speech. Elihu argues that human righteousness and sin have no effect on God, says that the empty cries of the proud go unanswered, and rebukes Job for speaking without knowledge.

• Proverbs 28Bible

  Proverbs 28 belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs compiled by the men of Hezekiah. Its 28 verses are brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the poor and the rich, and rulers and the law.

• Jeremiah 19Bible

  Jeremiah 19 is the chapter in which Jeremiah buys a potter's earthen bottle and breaks it in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, proclaiming that Jerusalem will be destroyed beyond repair because of its idolatry and child sacrifice.

• Jeremiah 35Bible

  Jeremiah 35 recounts how, in the days of King Jehoiakim, Jeremiah offered wine to the Rechabites, who refused it in obedience to the command of their ancestor Jonadab. Their faithfulness becomes the basis for rebuking Judah for not listening to the word of God.

• Daniel 4Bible

  Daniel 4 is the chapter in which King Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great tree and, as Daniel had interpreted, lives like a beast for seven times before being restored. He then issues a first-person decree praising the Most High God.

• Seven Seals, Trumpets, and BowlsBible

  The seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls are visions in Revelation 6–16 in which God's judgments unfold in three successive series of seven. Interpreters differ on how the three series relate to one another and when they occur.

• Leviticus 16Bible

  Leviticus 16 contains the regulations for the Day of Atonement, when the high priest Aaron enters the Most Holy Place once a year to make atonement for himself, for the people, and for the sanctuary. It describes the rite in which one of two goats is sent into the wilderness for Azazel.

• Numbers 34Bible

  Numbers 34 sets the southern, western, northern, and eastern boundaries of the land of Canaan that Israel is to enter, and appoints Eleazar, Joshua, and ten tribal leaders to divide the land by lot.

• Proverbs 16:1–3Bible Verses

  Proverbs 16:1–3 is a group of wisdom sayings teaching that people make plans in their hearts, but God judges both the outcome and the motives of the heart. It urges the reader to commit his works to the LORD. Because the passage addresses both divine sovereignty and human planning, Korean Protestant churches frequently cite it at the New Year, when students advance to a new school, and when businesses open.

• Revelation 20:7–15Bible Verses

  A vision in which Satan, released after the thousand years are completed, gathers Gog and Magog for a final battle and is destroyed, after which the dead are judged before a great white throne. The passage is a key text for interpreting the millennium and for the doctrines of the Last Judgment and hell.

• Revelation 12:9Bible Verses

  Revelation 12:9 belongs to the vision of war in heaven in Revelation 12. In it the great dragon is cast down to the earth and identified as "that old serpent," the Devil, and Satan. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the Devil's identity and origin and of when Satan was cast out.

• Deuteronomy 6:6–9Bible Verses

  Deuteronomy 6:6–9 is a passage in which Moses commands Israel to keep God's words in their hearts and to teach them continually to their children. It forms part of the Jewish prayer known as the Shema. In Korean Protestant churches, it is frequently cited as a basis for faith formation in the home and for the education of the next generation.

• Joel 2:12-14Bible Verses

  A passage in which the prophet Joel calls the people of Judah to return to God with fasting and weeping, and to rend their hearts rather than their garments. It is a key text emphasizing inward repentance over outward appearance and is frequently read on Ash Wednesday and in sermons on repentance.

• Zephaniah 3:17Bible Verses

  Zephaniah 3:17 declares that God, present in the midst of restored Jerusalem, rejoices and sings over His people. It is frequently cited as a word of comfort that reveals God's joy and love.

• Revelation 1:16Bible Verses

  A verse describing the figure "like unto the Son of man" (the risen Christ) in the vision John saw on Patmos. Interpretations differ on the meaning of the seven stars, the sharp two-edged sword proceeding from his mouth, and the face shining like the sun.

• Isaiah 1:16–17Bible Verses

  In this passage the prophet Isaiah commands the people of Judah to forsake their evil deeds, learn to do good, and defend the vulnerable, such as orphans and widows. Because it criticizes worship devoid of justice, it is frequently cited in discussions of repentance and social responsibility.

• Job 1:20–22Bible Verses

  In this passage Job, having lost his possessions and his children all at once, grieves and yet falls down before God, confessing, "The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away." The passage illustrates faith amid suffering and is frequently quoted at funerals and in settings of consolation.