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Road to Emmaus
[Bible]The Road to Emmaus is the event in which Jesus, on the day of his resurrection, appeared to two disciples traveling to Emmaus, expounded the Scriptures to them, and was recognized when he broke bread with them. It is recorded in Luke 24.
Return from Exile
[Bible]The return from exile was the return of the people of Judah, who had been carried off to Babylon, to Jerusalem in several waves after the decree of Cyrus, king of Persia, and their rebuilding of the temple and the city walls.
Flight into Egypt
[Bible]The Flight into Egypt is the event in which Joseph, warned in a dream that Herod the Great sought to kill the infant Jesus, took Mary and the child and fled to Egypt. After Herod's death the family returned and settled in Nazareth. The account appears only in Matthew 2.
Annunciation
[Bible]The Annunciation is the event recorded in Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name him Jesus.
Trial of Jesus
[Bible]The trial of Jesus comprises the events from Jesus' arrest in Gethsemane, through his examination before the Jewish council and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, to his sentencing to crucifixion. All four Gospels record it.
Baptism of Jesus
[Bible]The baptism of Jesus is the event in which Jesus, around the beginning of his public ministry, was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. According to the Gospels, the Holy Spirit descended like a dove, and a voice was heard from heaven.
Missionary Journeys of Paul
[Bible]The missionary journeys of Paul were the travels in which Paul, setting out from the church at Antioch, preached the gospel and founded churches throughout Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Achaia. They are recorded in Acts 13–21 and are commonly divided into three journeys.
Prayer in Gethsemane
[Bible]The prayer in Gethsemane is the prayer Jesus offered in Gethsemane, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, on the night before his arrest, in which he said, "not as I will, but as thou wilt." The event marks the beginning of the Passion narrative.
Crucifixion of Jesus
[Bible]The crucifixion is the event in which Jesus Christ, sentenced by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, was nailed to a cross and died at Golgotha outside the walls of Jerusalem. All four Gospels record this event.
Seven Last Words of Christ
[Bible]The Seven Last Words of Christ (Korean *gasang chireon*, "seven sayings on the cross") is the traditional name for the seven sayings that Jesus Christ spoke from the cross before his death, as gathered from the four Gospels.
Martyrdom of Stephen
[Bible]The martyrdom of Stephen was the stoning of Stephen, one of the seven men appointed to serve in the early Jerusalem church, after he preached before the council. It is recorded in Acts 6–7.
Psalm 2:12
[Bible Verses]The final verse of Psalm 2, which warns the kings of the earth to submit to the king whom the LORD has installed ("the Son") and pronounces a blessing on those who take refuge in the LORD. It is widely read as a prophecy of Christ and is frequently discussed because of the difficulty of translating the Hebrew word rendered "Son."
Psalm 124:8
[Bible Verses]The final verse of Psalm 124, which confesses that the help that saved Israel comes from God, the maker of heaven and earth. Because Reformed churches in the Calvinist tradition have used it to open worship, it appears frequently in orders of service.
Raising of Jairus's Daughter
[Bible]The raising of Jairus's daughter is the miracle in which Jesus restored to life the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, after she had died. The account appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Feast of Weeks
[Bible]The Feast of Weeks was one of Israel's three pilgrimage festivals, at which the firstfruits of the wheat harvest were offered. It was observed after counting seven weeks from the day the first sheaf of grain was presented, and in the New Testament it is called Pentecost.
Sanhedrin
[Bible]The Sanhedrin was the supreme council in Jerusalem during the New Testament period. Presided over by the high priest, it dealt with the religious and judicial affairs of the Jewish people. The Korean New Revised Version renders the term as "the council" (gonghoe).
Showbread
[Bible]The showbread consisted of twelve loaves set continually before God on the golden table in the Holy Place of the tabernacle and the temple. The loaves were replaced with fresh ones every Sabbath, and the priests ate the bread that had been removed.
Urim and Thummim
[Bible]The Urim and Thummim were objects in the Old Testament that the high priest carried in the breastplate of judgment and used when seeking God's will. Scripture does not describe their appearance or explain how they were used.
Ephod
[Bible]The ephod was a vest-like outer garment worn by the high priest in the Old Testament. There was also a linen ephod worn by priests, and the ephod served as a means of inquiring of God's will.
Birthright
[Bible]The birthright is the firstborn son's right of precedence in inheritance and in representing the family, passed down from his father. It is best known from Genesis, where Esau sold his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of stew.