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• Hagar and Ishmael

  [People]

  Hagar was Sarah's Egyptian maidservant who bore Abraham his son Ishmael, Abraham's firstborn. Their story appears in Genesis 16, 21, and 25, and Paul uses the account allegorically in Galatians 4.

• Proverbs 6:23

  [Bible Verses]

  Proverbs 6:23 compares a parent's teaching to a "lamp" and "light" and the "reproofs of instruction" to "the way of life." It is often quoted to express the idea that sound teaching and correction safeguard one's life, and it is commonly read alongside passages that liken the word of God to light.

• Exodus 2

  [Bible]

  Exodus 2 narrates the birth of Moses, his placement in an ark of bulrushes, and his adoption by Pharaoh's daughter. It then follows the grown Moses as he kills an Egyptian, flees to Midian, and marries Zipporah. At the close of the chapter, God hears the cry of Israel and remembers His covenant.

• 2 Samuel 5

  [Bible]

  A chapter of 2 Samuel in which David is anointed king over all Israel at Hebron, captures Jerusalem from the Jebusites and makes it the City of David, and defeats the Philistines twice.

• 2 Samuel 10

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 10 recounts how the envoys David sent to comfort the Ammonite king Hanun were humiliated, an insult that led Joab, Abishai, and David to defeat a coalition of Ammonite and Aramean forces.

• Proverbs 4

  [Bible]

  In Proverbs 4, a father passes on to his sons the instruction he himself received and urges them to get wisdom. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the way of the wicked and teaches them to guard the heart, mouth, eyes, and feet.

• 1 Chronicles 29:11–12

  [Bible Verses]

  The opening of the prayer of praise that David offered after gifts were presented for building the temple, in which he confesses that greatness and power, riches and honor, and the kingdom all belong to God. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of God's sovereignty and Christian stewardship, and during the offering in worship.

• Modalism

  [Heresies & Cults]

  Modalism, also known as Sabellianism, is the view that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not three distinct persons. On this view, they are three modes, or manifestations, in which the one God has revealed himself in different ages and roles. The church rejected modalism in the third century.

• 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.

• Hebrews 2:18

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.

• 1 Corinthians 15:28

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in 1 Corinthians 15, the chapter on the resurrection and the last things, stating that after all things have been subjected to the Son, the Son himself will also be subject to the Father, "that God may be all in all." It has been cited frequently in Trinitarian and Christological debates.

• Revelation 12:9

  [Bible Verses]

  Revelation 12:9 belongs to the vision of war in heaven in Revelation 12. In it the great dragon is cast down to the earth and identified as "that old serpent," the Devil, and Satan. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the Devil's identity and origin and of when Satan was cast out.

• Genesis 24

  [Bible]

  Genesis 24 recounts how Abraham sends his aged servant to his kindred in his homeland to find a wife for his son Isaac, and how the servant meets Rebekah at a well and brings her back to marry Isaac.

• 2 Samuel 13

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 13 recounts how Amnon, David's firstborn son, violates his half-sister Tamar, and how Tamar's brother Absalom kills Amnon two years later and flees to Geshur.

• 2 Chronicles 14

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 14 records how Asa, king of Judah, came to the throne, removed idols, and fortified cities so that the land enjoyed peace, and how he met and defeated the vast army of Zerah the Ethiopian (Cushite) through prayer.

• 2 Chronicles 21

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 21 recounts the eight-year reign of Jehoram, king of Judah. After Jehoram kills his brothers and follows the way of Ahab, he receives a letter of warning from Elijah. After Edom and Libnah revolt and foreign enemies invade, he dies of a disease of the bowels.

• Psalm 3

  [Bible]

  Psalm 3 is an eight-verse prayer presented as a psalm David composed when he fled from his son Absalom. Facing many enemies, the psalmist confesses the LORD as his shield and asks for deliverance.

• Proverbs 2

  [Bible]

  Proverbs 2 is a father's instruction teaching that whoever seeks wisdom as silver and hidden treasure will come to understand the fear of the LORD and will be protected from the way of evil men and from the strange woman.

• Nicene Creed

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Nicene Creed is a confession of faith first drafted at the Council of Nicaea in 325 and expanded at the Council of Constantinople in 381. It summarizes the Trinitarian faith and is one of the principal ecumenical creeds, accepted by the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and Protestant churches alike.

• Doxology

  [Worship & Rites]

  A doxology is a short utterance or song of praise that gives glory to the triune God. The term refers both to the words of praise that close Scripture passages and prayers and to the brief hymns sung at the beginning or end of worship.