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Fourth Lateran Council
[History]The largest council of the Middle Ages, convened by Pope Innocent III in 1215 at the Lateran Basilica in Rome. It enacted seventy-one canons, including a confession of faith affirming creation from nothing and the transubstantiation of the Eucharist, and a requirement that the faithful confess at least once a year.
Deuteronomy 31
[Bible]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.
Joshua 6
[Bible]Joshua 6 recounts how Israel marched around the city of Jericho for seven days, brought down its walls with trumpet blasts and a great shout, and took the city. Rahab the harlot and her family were spared, in keeping with the promise made by the spies.
Joshua 14
[Bible]Joshua 14 opens the distribution of the land west of the Jordan. It sets out the principle by which Eleazar and Joshua divide the land by lot among the nine and a half tribes. It also records how Caleb, at eighty-five, claims the hill country promised to him and receives Hebron as his inheritance.
1 Samuel 1
[Bible]The first chapter of 1 Samuel tells how Hannah, who was childless, prayed and made a vow at Shiloh, gave birth to Samuel, and, after weaning the child, dedicated him to the LORD.
2 Samuel 8
[Bible]2 Samuel 8 summarizes David's conquest of the surrounding nations, including Philistia, Moab, Aram, and Edom; his dedication of the spoils to the LORD; and a list of the chief officials of his kingdom.
Hussites
[History]The Hussites were the followers of Jan Hus, the Bohemian reformer burned at the stake in 1415, and the movement they formed. In fifteenth-century Bohemia they opposed the Roman Church, demanding freedom of preaching and a Communion in which the laity receive both the bread and the cup.
1 Kings 8
[Bible]1 Kings 8 recounts Solomon's dedication of the completed temple in Jerusalem. He brings in the ark of the covenant and dedicates the house with a prayer of dedication, blessings, peace offerings, and a fourteen-day feast.
1 Kings 18
[Bible]1 Kings 18 recounts how, after three years of drought, Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; the fire of the LORD falls, and a great rain then comes in answer to his prayer.
1977 National Evangelization Crusade
[History]The 1977 National Evangelization Crusade was an interdenominational Protestant mass evangelistic rally held in the summer of 1977 at Yeouido Plaza in Seoul, South Korea. It is known as a large united gathering that Korean churches prepared and led on their own, without foreign speakers.
1 Chronicles 6
[Bible]1 Chronicles 6 presents the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. It contains the line of the Aaronic high priests, the genealogies of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, whom David appointed to lead the singing, and a list of the cities given to the descendants of Levi.
Psalm 119
[Bible]Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, with 176 verses. It is an acrostic poem arranged in eight-verse stanzas that follow the order of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. It consists of confessions and prayers expressing love for God's word and law and a resolve to keep them.
Proverbs 9
[Bible]Proverbs 9 is the final chapter of the introductory section of Proverbs (chapters 1–9). In it, personified Wisdom and the foolish woman each prepare a feast and call out to the simple, setting before them a choice between the way of life and the way of death.
Proverbs 31
[Bible]Proverbs 31 is the final chapter of the Book of Proverbs. It contains the instruction King Lemuel's mother gave her son and a poem in praise of the "virtuous woman."
Zephaniah 3:17
[Bible 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.
Jeremiah 12
[Bible]Jeremiah 12 contains Jeremiah's complaint asking why the wicked prosper, the LORD's reply, the LORD's lament over having given His own people into the hands of their enemies, and a promise of judgment and restoration for the neighboring nations.
Ezekiel 1
[Bible]Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel. In it Ezekiel, a priest among the captives in Babylon, sees by the river Chebar a vision of "the glory of the LORD" appearing as four living creatures, wheels, and a figure upon a throne.
Daniel 11
[Bible]Daniel 11 is part of the final vision in the Book of Daniel. It foretells the rise of kings in Persia, the division of a mighty king's kingdom, the conflicts between the "king of the south" and the "king of the north," a king who pollutes the sanctuary, and the wars of the time of the end.
Hosea 14
[Bible]Hosea 14 is the final chapter of the Book of Hosea. It calls Israel to return to the LORD and teaches the people a confession of repentance, then closes the book with God's promise to heal, love, and restore them.
Zechariah 6
[Bible]Zechariah 6 contains the vision of the four chariots, the last of Zechariah's eight night visions. It also records the crowning of Joshua the high priest and the proclamation that a man whose name is "the BRANCH" will build the temple of the LORD.