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Hosea 12
[Bible]Hosea 12 is a prophecy rebuking northern Israel (Ephraim) for its deceit, its reliance on foreign alliances, and its dishonest commerce. Looking back on the life of the patriarch Jacob, it calls the people to return to God and to keep mercy and justice.
Joel 2
[Bible]Joel 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Joel. It warns of the day of the LORD, when an army like a swarm of locusts advances, and calls the people to rend their hearts and return to God. It then promises the restoration of the land and the outpouring of God's Spirit upon all flesh.
Truth (Biblical Concept)
[Bible]In the Bible, truth denotes what is genuine rather than false. In the Old Testament it refers to the faithfulness of God, and in the New Testament it refers especially to Jesus Christ and his word.
Lamentations 4
[Bible]Lamentations 4 is a lament over the devastation of Jerusalem when it was besieged and captured by Babylon, contrasting "once" with "now." It closes by declaring that Zion's punishment has ended and that Edom will be judged.
Hosea 1
[Bible]Hosea 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Hosea. Through the names of three children born to the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer, it announces judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel and then promises restoration.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
[Bible Verses]Ecclesiastes 1:2 is the opening thematic verse of the Book of Ecclesiastes, in which the Preacher declares, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." It is widely cited as a classic statement of the transience of life. Interpretations vary regarding the meaning of the Hebrew word rendered "vanity" and the message of Ecclesiastes as a whole.
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
[Bible Verses]Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 is a poem that uses fourteen pairs of contrasting lines to declare that God has appointed a time for everything. Because it sets the transience of human life alongside God's providence, it is frequently cited in funeral and New Year sermons.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
[Bible Verses]A verse stating that just as a person came forth naked from the womb, so at death he takes away nothing of what he has labored to gain. It is frequently cited alongside Job 1:21 and 1 Timothy 6:7 in discussions of the transience of wealth and the finitude of human life.
Kislev
[Bible]Kislev is the ninth month of the calendar used by the Jews after the Babylonian exile, corresponding roughly to November–December. Scripture names it in Nehemiah 1:1 and Zechariah 7:1.
Elohim
[Bible]Elohim is the most common Hebrew word for God in the Old Testament. Although it is grammatically plural, it usually takes a singular verb when it refers to the God of Israel. Korean Protestant Bibles generally render it as Hananim ("God").
Ecclesiastes 12:8
[Bible Verses]Ecclesiastes 12:8 concludes the main body of the book. It repeats the opening declaration of Ecclesiastes 1:2, "Vanity of vanities," to sum up the transience of life under the sun. The verse is often cited as the thematic statement of the whole book, and interpreters understand "vanity" in several ways.
Obadiah (Prophet)
[People]Obadiah is the prophet traditionally credited with writing the Old Testament Book of Obadiah. He prophesied the judgment of Edom and the restoration of Zion. Scripture names him only in Obadiah 1:1.
Elimelech
[People]Elimelech is a man of Bethlehem in Judah who appears in the Book of Ruth. The husband of Naomi, he moved with his family to Moab to escape a famine and died there.
Ezekiel (Prophet)
[People]Ezekiel was an Old Testament priest and prophet who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He proclaimed to the exiles of Judah both the judgment of Jerusalem and the restoration of Israel, and his prophecies are preserved in the Book of Ezekiel.
Genesis 2:2-3
[Bible Verses]Genesis 2:2-3 states that God, having completed the six days of creation, rested on the seventh day, blessed it, and sanctified it. Regarded as the foundation of the Sabbath institution, the passage is frequently cited in debates over the Sabbath and the Lord's Day.
Joel (Prophet)
[People]Joel was the prophet whose message is preserved in the Old Testament Book of Joel. Scripture identifies him only as "the son of Pethuel." He is known for his account of a locust plague, his call to repentance, and the promise that God would pour out His Spirit.
Zechariah
[Bible]Zechariah is the thirty-eighth book of the Old Testament. This prophetic book encourages the people of Judah who had returned from the Babylonian exile to rebuild the Temple, and it prophesies concerning the Messiah and the restoration of the kingdom of God.
Zephaniah
[Bible]Zephaniah is the ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Delivered by the prophet Zephaniah during the reign of King Josiah of Judah, it warns of judgment on "the day of the LORD" and promises the restoration of a remnant. The book has three chapters.
Amos
[Bible]Amos is the third of the twelve books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. It preserves the words of the prophet Amos, who was active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and it is well known for its call to social justice and its critique of merely formal worship.
Nahum
[Bible]Nahum is the seventh of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. It proclaims the coming destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, and consists of three chapters.