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Isaiah
[Bible]Isaiah is the first of the prophetic books of the Old Testament and consists of sixty-six chapters. It contains prophecies of judgment, restoration, and the Messiah, and Christians have long read it as a book with many passages that point to Jesus Christ.
Joshua
[Bible]Joshua is the sixth book of the Old Testament. It records how Joshua, the leader who succeeded Moses, led the people of Israel into the land of Canaan, conquered it, and divided it among the tribes.
Hosea
[Bible]Hosea is a prophetic book of the Old Testament in which Hosea, an eighth-century BC prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel, uses his own marriage to portray idolatrous Israel and the love of God, who will not finally abandon His people.
Ahab and Jezebel
[People]Ahab was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the ninth century BC, and Jezebel, a native of Sidon, was his queen. The books of Kings record them as the rulers who introduced Baal worship and opposed the prophet Elijah.
Luke 24:46–49
[Bible Verses]In this passage the risen Jesus declares that the suffering and resurrection of the Christ, and the preaching of repentance and the forgiveness of sins, were written in the Scriptures. He appoints the disciples as witnesses and commands them to wait for the Holy Spirit. The passage is often cited as Luke's "Great Commission" and in discussions of the experience of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 11:33–38
[Bible Verses]The concluding section of Hebrews 11, which lists both the victories won by people of faith and the sufferings and martyrdoms they endured. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether faith guarantees only prosperity and in the commemoration of martyrs.
Matthew 5:20
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:20 is the verse in the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus tells his disciples that unless their righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, they will not enter the kingdom of heaven. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between law and grace and between justification and sanctification.
Emmaus
[Bible]Emmaus was a village near Jerusalem where the risen Jesus walked with two disciples, who recognized Him when He broke bread at the table. The village appears in Luke 24, and its exact location remains unidentified.
Luke 24:50–51
[Bible Verses]The closing passage of the Gospel of Luke, which recounts how the risen Jesus, near Bethany, lifted up his hands and blessed his disciples, and while blessing them was parted from them and carried up into heaven. It is an account of the Ascension and is frequently cited in connection with the benediction in worship.
1 Kings 18:21
[Bible Verses]These are the words Elijah spoke on Mount Carmel, demanding that the people of Israel, who were wavering between Baal and the LORD, make a clear choice for God. The verse is frequently cited as a call to decisive faith and a warning against syncretism.
Samaritan Pentateuch
[Bible]The Samaritan Pentateuch is the Hebrew text of the Five Books of Moses that the Samaritan community has preserved from generation to generation. It agrees with the Masoretic Text used in Judaism in most respects, but it differs in certain places, notably in passages that exalt Mount Gerizim as the place of worship.
Nathanael
[People]Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."
Threefold Office of Christ
[Doctrine & Theology]The threefold office of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ accomplishes salvation by holding the three offices of prophet, priest, and king. It was systematized in the Reformed confessions.
Peter's Confession
[Bible]Peter's Confession is the event near Caesarea Philippi in which Jesus asked His disciples, "But whom say ye that I am?" and Peter confessed Jesus to be the Christ.
Pisidian Antioch
[Bible]Pisidian Antioch was a Roman colony in the interior of Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in its synagogue during the first missionary journey, as recorded in Acts 13.
False Christ
[Bible]"False Christ" is a biblical term for someone who claims to be the Christ (the Messiah), or is venerated as such, and leads people astray. Jesus used it in a warning during his teaching on the end times.
Darius, King of Persia
[People]A king of Persia who appears in Ezra, Haggai, and Zechariah. During his reign the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been halted, resumed and was completed. He is regarded as a different person from "Darius the Median" in the book of Daniel.
Deuteronomy 19
[Bible]Deuteronomy 19, part of the law delivered by Moses, contains the regulations on cities of refuge for those who kill a person unintentionally, the command not to remove a neighbor's landmark, the principle of two or three witnesses, and the punishment of false witnesses.
1 Kings 20
[Bible]The account of Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, defeating Ben-hadad, king of Aram, in two battles, at Samaria and at Aphek. When Ahab makes a covenant with the surrendered Ben-hadad and lets him go, a prophet rebukes him.
1 Kings 19
[Bible]1 Kings 19 recounts how Elijah, after the contest on Mount Carmel, flees from Jezebel's threats, meets the LORD at Mount Horeb, receives a new commission, and calls Elisha as his successor.