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165 articles found for “Fall of Jericho”

• 2 Kings 7

  [Bible]

  2 Kings 7 tells how, while Samaria lay starving under an Aramean siege, Elisha prophesied that the price of grain would fall sharply the next day, and how, just as he had said, the Aramean army fled and the siege was lifted.

• Theological Anthropology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Theological anthropology is the branch of systematic theology that examines, in light of Scripture, who human beings are, where they came from, what condition they are in, and for what purpose they live.

• Ezekiel 39

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 39 is a prophecy that Gog and his army will fall on the mountains of Israel and be buried in the Valley of Hamon-gog. It closes with God's promise to gather scattered Israel again and to pour out His Spirit.

• Micah 1

  [Bible]

  The first chapter of the Book of Micah. It identifies the prophet Micah's era and hometown, proclaims the coming of the LORD and the judgment to fall on Samaria and Jerusalem, and closes with a lament over the towns of southwestern Judah.

• Nahum 2

  [Bible]

  Nahum 2 is a prophecy that depicts in vivid poetry the siege, fall, and plundering of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. It closes with the image of the lions' den and the LORD's declaration of judgment.

• Millennium

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The millennium is the "thousand years" of Revelation 20. Eschatological views differ on how this period should be understood in relation to the second coming of Christ, and they fall broadly into three categories: premillennialism, postmillennialism, and amillennialism.

• 1 Timothy 6:10

  [Bible Verses]

  A warning that "the love of money is the root of all evil." Interpreters frequently stress that the verse targets the love of money rather than money itself. It is among the passages most often cited in discussions of church financial ethics and in critiques of prosperity theology.

• Genesis 12:1–3

  [Bible Verses]

  The passage in which God commands Abram to leave his country, his kindred, and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless him. It is regarded as a turning point in salvation history, and there is debate over whether "I will bless them that bless thee" should be applied to the modern State of Israel.

• Michal

  [People]

  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.

• James 1:5–6

  [Bible Verses]

  James 1:5–6 urges anyone who lacks wisdom to ask God, who gives generously, in faith and without doubting. It is often cited in discussions of praying for discernment amid trials and of what it means to pray "nothing wavering."

• Genesis 2:20–24

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage depicts God making the woman from the rib taken from Adam and bringing her to him. The phrase "they shall be one flesh" in verse 24, quoted by Jesus and Paul, is widely used as a foundation for the Christian understanding of marriage. The passage also figures frequently in interpretive debates over the relationship between men and women and the status of women.

• Redemptive-Historical Preaching

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Redemptive-historical preaching is a method of preaching that reads and proclaims biblical texts within the unfolding history of redemption, that is, the history of God's saving work for humanity through Christ.

• Hamath

  [Bible]

  Hamath was an ancient city and kingdom on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The Old Testament frequently uses it as a reference point for the northern boundary of the land of Israel.

• Total Depravity

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Total depravity is the doctrine that, since the Fall, every part of human nature has been affected by sin, so that people cannot by their own power turn to God or attain salvation.

• Eve

  [People]

  Eve (Korean: Hawa) is the first woman recorded in the Book of Genesis and the wife of Adam. She is known for the account of her eating the forbidden fruit after being tempted by the serpent and as the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth.

• Apostolic Succession

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Apostolic succession is the teaching that the authority and offices of the Church have been handed down without interruption from the apostles of Jesus Christ. Denominations differ on whether this succession consists chiefly in a succession of office or a succession of teaching.

• Maher-shalal-hash-baz

  [People]

  Maher-shalal-hash-baz was a son of the prophet Isaiah and appears in Isaiah 8. His name, meaning "plunder comes swiftly, spoil comes speedily," served as a sign that Aram and the northern kingdom of Israel, which were threatening Judah, would fall to Assyria.

• Theological Degrees

  [Christian Life]

  A theological degree is an academic degree awarded for completing a course of theological education. Examples include the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) for training pastors, the Master of Theology (Th.M.) for advanced study, and the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) for pastors already in ministry.

• Genesis 3:15

  [Bible Verses]

  Genesis 3:15 is God's declaration to the serpent that the seed of the woman "shall bruise thy head." The church has called this verse the Protoevangelium, the first announcement of Christ's victory, and interpreters differ over the identity of the seed.

• 2 Peter 2:20–22

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage that warns, with reference to false teachers and those they have led astray, that anyone who becomes entangled again in the pollutions of the world after coming to know Christ ends up worse off than at the beginning. It is frequently cited in debates over whether a true believer can fall away from salvation.