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• Psalm 137:9

  Psalm 137:9 is the final verse of Psalm 137, a lament over the Babylonian exile, and it pronounces blessed the one who dashes the enemy's little ones against the rock. It is often counted among the most troubling verses in the Bible and is commonly cited as a representative example in discussions of how to read the so-called imprecatory psalms.

• Galatians 4:13–14

  A passage in which Paul recalls that his "infirmity of the flesh" was the occasion for his first preaching of the gospel to the Galatians, and that they welcomed him rather than despising him in his weakness. Interpreters disagree about the nature of Paul's illness.

• John 10:27–29

  A passage in which Jesus says that he gives eternal life to his sheep and that no one can pluck them out of his hand or the Father's hand. It is frequently cited in discussions among denominations concerning the perseverance of the saints and the assurance of salvation.

• Galatians 6:1

  Paul's exhortation that believers who walk by the Spirit should gently restore a brother who has fallen into a fault, while watching themselves lest they also be tempted. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the spirit in which church discipline and mutual admonition among believers should be carried out.

• Numbers 11:29

  In this verse Moses answers Joshua, who has urged him to stop Eldad and Medad from prophesying in the camp, by wishing that the LORD would put his Spirit on all the people so that all might be prophets. It is frequently cited in discussions of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, spiritual gifts, and lay ministry.

• Ten Plagues

  The Ten Plagues are the ten judgments that God brought upon Egypt through Moses and Aaron, as recorded in Exodus 7–12. After the final plague, the death of the firstborn, and the institution of the Passover, Israel departs from Egypt.

• Golden Calf Incident

  The golden calf incident took place while Moses was receiving the law on Mount Sinai. The Israelites had Aaron make an image of a calf out of gold, then offered sacrifices and held a feast before it. Recorded in Exodus 32, it is regarded as one of the foremost examples of idolatry in the Old Testament.

• Martyrdom

  Martyrdom is the act of being put to death for keeping the faith or for refusing to renounce it. Such a person is called a martyr, and from its earliest days the church has remembered martyrs as examples of faith.

• Rock of Rimmon

  The Rock of Rimmon was a rocky area toward the wilderness where six hundred Benjamites who survived the war with the other tribes of Israel during the period of the judges took refuge and remained for four months (Judges 20:47).

• Lot's Daughters

  Lot's daughters are the two daughters of Lot who appear in Genesis 19. They escaped with their father when Sodom was destroyed and later bore sons by him, becoming the ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.

• Hadadezer

  Hadadezer, son of Rehob, was king of the Aramean kingdom of Zobah in the time of David. He was defeated by David in two campaigns, and as a result the Aramean region came under Israelite influence.

• 1 Samuel 9

  1 Samuel 9 tells how Saul, the son of Kish the Benjamite, meets the seer Samuel while searching for lost donkeys and is designated, at the LORD's direction, as the leader of Israel.

• Byeongin Persecution

  The Byeongin Persecution (丙寅迫害) was the mass arrest and execution of Catholics and French missionaries carried out by the Joseon court beginning in 1866, while the Heungseon Daewongun held power. It is regarded as the largest persecution in the history of the Catholic Church in Korea.

• Isaiah 18

  Isaiah 18 is a prophecy concerning Cush, the land along the upper Nile. It describes the LORD quietly watching until the appointed time, when He judges like one who cuts off branches before the harvest. Afterward the people of Cush bring gifts to Mount Zion.

• Isaiah 37

  Isaiah 37 recounts how Hezekiah prays in the face of threats from Sennacherib, king of Assyria; how Isaiah prophesies deliverance; and how the angel of the LORD strikes the Assyrian army, so that Jerusalem is saved.

• Rahab

  Rahab is a woman of Jericho who appears in Joshua 2 and 6 of the Old Testament. She hid the Israelite spies and was saved together with her family. The New Testament mentions her in the genealogy of Jesus, as an example of faith, and as an example of works.

• Saul

  Saul was the first king of Israel, whose story appears in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel. He was the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin. Anointed king by Samuel, he was rejected for disobedience and died in the battle on Mount Gilboa. He is a different person from the apostle Paul, whose earlier name was also Saul.

• Luke 11:20

  A verse in which Jesus attributes his exorcisms (the casting out of demons) to "the finger of God" and declares that they are a sign that the kingdom of God has already come. It is frequently cited as a key text on the present reality of the kingdom of God.

• Acts 22:16

  In this verse the apostle Paul recounts the words Ananias spoke to him at the time of his conversion, words that link baptism with the washing away of sins. For this reason, the verse is frequently cited and variously interpreted by different denominations in discussions of the place of baptism in salvation.

• Michal

  Michal was the younger daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the first wife of David. She appears in 1 and 2 Samuel and is known for helping David escape from her father Saul and for despising David as he danced before the Ark of the Covenant.