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John 5
[Bible]John 5 is the chapter in which Jesus heals, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. In the confrontation with the Jews that follows, he delivers a lengthy discourse on the relationship between the Father and the Son, on judgment and life, and on the witnesses that testify of him.
Genesis 3:16
[Bible Verses]Genesis 3:16 records God's words to the woman after the Fall, in which He increases her pain in childbirth and declares that her husband "shall rule over thee." In discussions of the relationship between men and women, interpreters disagree over whether the verse establishes an order ordained by God or describes a distortion produced by sin.
Isaiah 9:1–7
[Bible Verses]Isaiah 9:1–7 is a prophecy proclaiming that light will shine on the land of Galilee, darkened by the Assyrian invasion, and that a child will be born who will reign on the throne of David with judgment and with justice. Christians read it as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus Christ and of his ministry in Galilee, and it is widely read at Christmas.
Tyre and Sidon
[Bible]Tyre and Sidon were Phoenician port cities on the eastern Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon. In the Old Testament they appear as trading partners of Israel and as objects of the prophets' pronouncements of judgment; in the New Testament they appear as Gentile regions reached by the ministry of Jesus.
Sodom
[Bible]Sodom is a city of the plain of the Jordan mentioned in Genesis. It was the home of Lot, and Scripture records that it was destroyed together with Gomorrah by brimstone and fire sent by God because of its wickedness. Throughout the Bible it serves as an example of God's judgment.
Isaiah 14
[Bible]Isaiah 14 follows a promise of Israel's restoration with a taunt song over the fall of the king of Babylon, a declaration of judgment on Assyria, and a warning to Philistia.
Ahn Ei-sook
[People]Ahn Ei-sook (1908–1997) was a Korean Protestant who was imprisoned for about six years during the Japanese colonial period for refusing Shinto shrine worship. She later served in the United States as the wife of a Baptist pastor and wrote the memoir If I Perish (Jugeumyeon jugeurira).
1 John 4:7–8
[Bible Verses]A passage of Scripture that begins "Beloved, let us love one another" and concludes "for God is love." Widely cherished as a rare expression that describes the nature of God in a single word, it has also prompted theological discussion about the relationship among God's love, justice, and judgment.
Measuring Line
[Bible]A measuring line is a cord used to measure length and area. In the Bible it appears chiefly in visions that anticipate the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple, and it also expresses the standard of divine judgment.
Jeremiah 32
[Bible]Jeremiah 32 tells how Jeremiah, imprisoned while the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, bought a field in his hometown of Anathoth. Through this symbolic act, his prayer, and God's answer, the chapter promises restoration after judgment and an everlasting covenant.
Fallen Angel
[Doctrine & Theology]A fallen angel is a spiritual being created by God as a good angel that rebelled against God and fell from its original place. Christian tradition generally identifies Satan and demons as fallen angels.
Isaiah 30
[Bible]Isaiah 30 is a prophecy that rebukes Judah for relying on Egypt without seeking counsel from God, yet proclaims that the LORD waits to be gracious, promising restoration for His people and judgment on Assyria.
Jonah 4:11
[Bible Verses]Jonah 4:11 is God's question to Jonah, who was angry that Nineveh had been spared, and the Book of Jonah ends with this question. The verse is frequently cited as an expression of God's compassion, which extends even to Gentile nations.
Felix and Festus
[People]Felix and Festus were Roman governors of Judea who appear in Acts 23–26. While Paul was imprisoned at Caesarea, each in turn presided over his trial.
Ezekiel 13
[Bible]Ezekiel 13 rebukes the prophets of Israel who prophesy on their own initiative though the LORD has not sent them, together with the women who practice divination. It likens false prophecy that proclaims peace when there is no peace to a wall daubed with untempered mortar.
Council of Jerusalem
[Bible]The Council of Jerusalem is an event recorded in Acts 15. The apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church met to consider whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses, and they reached a decision on the matter.
Roman Empire
[History]The Roman Empire was a state that ruled the Mediterranean world, beginning with the accession of Augustus in 27 BC. It forms the historical background of the New Testament. After persecuting Christianity, it legalized the faith in the fourth century and later made it the state religion.
Daughter of Zion
[Bible]The Daughter of Zion is a poetic Old Testament expression that personifies Jerusalem and its inhabitants as a woman. It appears frequently in the Prophets and in Lamentations, and the New Testament quotes the title in its accounts of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Gap Theory
[Doctrine & Theology]The gap theory is an interpretation of Genesis that holds that a long interval of time elapsed between the original creation in Genesis 1:1 and the condition described in Genesis 1:2. It is also called the "ruin-reconstruction theory."
Micah 7
[Bible]The final chapter of the Book of Micah. It opens with a lament over a collapsed society, moves through a confession of trust in God and a prayer for restoration, and closes the book with praise to God, who pardons sin.