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• The Fear of the Lord

  [Bible]

  The fear of the Lord is a central Old Testament expression for an attitude of reverence and awe toward God. It is presented especially in the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Psalms, and Job, as the foundation of wisdom and knowledge.

• Writings (Hebrew Bible)

  [Bible]

  The Writings are the third of the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), following the Law and the Prophets. Called Ketuvim ("things written") in Hebrew, the division comprises eleven books by Jewish reckoning, including Psalms, Job, and Proverbs.

• Kohathites

  [Bible]

  The Kohathites were a Levite clan descended from Kohath, the second son of Levi. During the wilderness period they were responsible for carrying the holy objects of the tabernacle, including the ark of the covenant, on their shoulders. Moses and Aaron belonged to this clan.

• 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.

• Fanny Crosby

  [People]

  Fanny Crosby (1820–1915) was a blind American hymn writer and poet. She wrote more than 8,000 hymn texts, including "Blessed Assurance," which appears as No. 288 in the hymnal used by Korean Protestant churches.

• Tim Keller

  [People]

  Tim Keller (Timothy Keller, 1950–2023) was an American Presbyterian pastor and author of Christian apologetics. In 1989 he founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York. His books, including The Reason for God, also became widely known in Korean churches.

• John of the Cross

  [People]

  John of the Cross (1542–1591) was a Spanish Carmelite friar, mystic, and poet. With Teresa of Ávila, he founded the Discalced Carmelites, and he wrote spiritual classics including The Dark Night.

• George MacDonald

  [People]

  George MacDonald (1824–1905) was a Scottish Congregationalist minister and author. His works, including Phantastes and The Princess and the Goblin, have earned him recognition as a pioneer of modern fantasy literature, and he is known as the writer whom C. S. Lewis regarded as his master.

• Gihae Persecution

  [History]

  The Gihae Persecution was a suppression of Catholicism in Korea in 1839, the fifth year of the reign of King Heonjong of the Joseon dynasty. Three French missionaries and leaders of the Korean Catholic Church, including Jeong Ha-sang, lost their lives in the persecution.

• 1 Kings 7

  [Bible]

  First Kings 7 records Solomon's thirteen-year construction of his own palace and the work of Hiram, a craftsman from Tyre, who made the temple furnishings, including the bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz, the bronze sea, and the stands and lavers.

• Nehemiah 10

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  Nehemiah 10 records the leaders who set their seals to the covenant in which the community that had returned from exile pledged to keep the Law, along with the covenant's provisions, including the prohibition of intermarriage, the observance of the Sabbath, and offerings for the upkeep of the temple.

• Practical Theology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Practical theology is a branch of theology that studies from a theological perspective the actual work of the church, including preaching, worship, pastoral ministry, education, and mission.

• Job 39

  [Bible]

  Job 39 is part of God's first speech to Job out of the whirlwind. It presents a series of animals, including the wild goat, the wild donkey, the wild ox, the ostrich, the horse, the hawk, and the eagle, to show that God cares for a natural world that human beings can neither understand nor control.

• Omniscience of God

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The omniscience of God is the attribute by which God fully knows all things, past, present, and future, including the inner thoughts of the human heart. Christian traditions differ in how they understand the relationship between God's foreknowledge, predestination, and human freedom.

• Christianity and Economics

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Christianity and economics is a field of theology and Christian ethics that seeks to understand economic life, including wealth, labor, property, and distribution, in the light of the Christian faith.

• Christian Education Sunday

  [Christian Life]

  Christian Education Sunday is a Sunday on which a church reflects on its ministries of faith education, including the church school, prays for teachers and students, and renews its commitment to this work.

• Acts 8

  [Bible]

  Acts 8 describes the great persecution that followed the martyrdom of Stephen and the scattered believers who preached the gospel wherever they went. It recounts Philip's preaching in Samaria and on the desert road to Gaza, including the accounts of Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian eunuch.

• 1 Corinthians 14

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  1 Corinthians 14 compares tongues and prophecy, urges believers to seek the gifts that build up the church, and addresses order in the worship assembly, including tongues, prophecy, and women speaking.

• 1 Thessalonians 5

  [Bible]

  1 Thessalonians 5 is the final chapter of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. It urges believers to meet the day of the Lord watchfully, gives counsel on church life, including "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks," and closes with final greetings.

• Tidal

  [People]

  Tidal was the king of Goiim mentioned in Genesis 14. Allied with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, he was one of the four kings who fought against five kings, including the king of Sodom.