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• The Poor

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, "the poor" refers to people who struggle to make a living and need protection. The Old Testament makes caring for them a duty of the covenant people, and the New Testament presents the proclamation of the gospel to them as a sign of the kingdom of God.

• River of the Water of Life

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  The river of the water of life is the river described in Revelation 22 as flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb and watering the New Jerusalem. Together with Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel 47 of a river flowing from the temple, it is read as a symbol of the life that God gives.

• Commandment

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  A commandment is a biblical term for the commands God gave to his people. It encompasses the Ten Commandments and the provisions of the law in the Old Testament, as well as the commandments of love that Jesus summarized in the New Testament.

• Chapter and Verse Divisions of the Bible

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  The chapter and verse divisions of the Bible are the system by which the biblical text is divided into numbered chapters and verses. They were not part of the original text. Chapter divisions were introduced in the early thirteenth century, and New Testament verse numbers in the mid-sixteenth century.

• Wisdom

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  In the Bible, wisdom (Hebrew chokmah) is the ability to judge rightly and live well, an ability that begins with the fear of God. The New Testament connects wisdom with Christ and with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

• Wealth in the Bible

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  In the Bible, the rich are people who possess great wealth. The Old Testament often portrays wealth as a blessing from God while condemning its abuse, and the New Testament repeatedly warns against a heart that trusts in riches.

• Fool

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  The fool is a biblical figure who does not fear God and refuses to heed teaching and instruction. The term appears frequently in the wisdom literature, especially Proverbs, and carries over into the New Testament.

• Codex Alexandrinus

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  Codex Alexandrinus is a Greek manuscript of the Bible written around the fifth century, containing both the Old Testament (in the Septuagint) and the New Testament. Along with Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, it ranks among the foremost ancient manuscripts of the Bible.

• Halakha

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  Halakha refers to the body of Jewish legal interpretation and regulation that organizes the commandments of the Pentateuch for application to daily life. The practices on which it rests appear in the New Testament under the name "the tradition of the elders."

• 2 Samuel 7:12–16

  [Bible Verses]

  The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.

• Isaiah 42

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  Isaiah 42 proclaims that the "servant" whom the LORD has appointed and upon whom he has put his spirit will gently bring forth justice to the Gentiles. The chapter then calls for praise with a new song and rebukes Israel, the servant who is blind and deaf.

• Isaiah 43

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  Isaiah 43 is a prophecy in which the LORD, who created and redeemed Israel, comforts his captive people with the words "Fear not," promises the "new thing" of their deliverance from Babylon, confronts them with their sins, and declares their forgiveness.

• Isaiah 65

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  Isaiah 65 is a prophecy that contrasts judgment on a rebellious people who have forsaken God with the blessings promised to his remaining "servants," and that promises the creation of new heavens and a new earth.

• Jeremiah 31

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  Jeremiah 31 celebrates the promise that scattered Israel and Judah will return and be restored. The chapter also contains the promise of the "new covenant," under which God writes His law on the heart.

• Ezekiel 11

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  Ezekiel 11 is the final chapter of the vision of the Jerusalem temple (chapters 8–11). It recounts the judgment on the leaders who remained in Jerusalem, the promise of a new heart to the exiles, and the departure of the glory of God from the city.

• Ezekiel 36

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  Ezekiel 36 is a prophecy promising restoration to the desolate mountains of Israel and declaring that God will gather His people for the sake of His holy name, cleanse them, and give them a new spirit and a new heart.

• Haggai 2

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  Haggai 2 records three messages that Haggai received while the rebuilding of the temple was underway. It presents the promise of the latter glory of the new temple, a question-and-answer exchange on the law concerning holiness and uncleanness, and God's promise to make Zerubbabel as a signet.

• John 19

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  John 19 records how, at the close of Pilate's trial, Jesus is crucified and dies, and how Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus bury his body in a new tomb.

• John 13

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  John 13 is the chapter in which, on the evening before the Passover, Jesus washes his disciples' feet, foretells the betrayal by Judas Iscariot and the denial by Peter, and gives the new commandment to love one another.

• 2 Corinthians 3

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  Second Corinthians 3 is the chapter in which Paul calls the Corinthian believers an "epistle of Christ" written on human hearts and, using the image of Moses' veil, compares the ministry of the old covenant engraved on tables of stone with the ministry of the new covenant carried out by the Spirit.