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Sin of Jeroboam
[Bible]The sin of Jeroboam refers to the actions of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, who set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan and altered the system of worship on his own authority. In the books of Kings, the expression became the standard by which the kings of the northern kingdom were evaluated.
The Five Visions of Amos
[Bible]The Five Visions of Amos is the collective name for five scenes that God showed the prophet Amos, recorded in Amos 7:1–9:4 in the Old Testament: the locusts, the fire, the plumb line, the basket of summer fruit, and the Lord standing beside the altar.
Korean Revised Version
[Bible]The Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Hangeul) is the common short name for the Holy Bible, Korean Revised Version, published by the Korean Bible Society in 1961. Until the New Korean Revised Version appeared in 1998, it was the standard Korean-language Bible used by most Protestant denominations in Korea.
1 Kings 7
[Bible]First Kings 7 records Solomon's thirteen-year construction of his own palace and the work of Hiram, a craftsman from Tyre, who made the temple furnishings, including the bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz, the bronze sea, and the stands and lavers.
Unaccredited Seminary
[Christian Life]An unaccredited seminary is a theological institution that trains ministers without formal government accreditation; in South Korea, this means accreditation from the Ministry of Education. Its graduates do not receive legally recognized degrees, and denominations apply differing standards when accepting such graduates.
Daniel 1
[Bible]The first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It tells how Daniel and his three friends, taken captive to Babylon, refused the king's food, were tested for ten days on a diet of vegetables, and, through the wisdom God gave them, came to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar.
1 Corinthians 10
[Bible]First Corinthians 10 warns against idolatry, holding up the failures of Israel in the wilderness as an example. It then declares that believers cannot partake of both the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils, and on the question of food offered to idols, it sets forth the conscience of one's neighbor and the glory of God as the guiding standards.
Genesis 6:1–4
[Bible Verses]A brief and enigmatic passage stating that "the sons of God" took "the daughters of men" as wives and that the Nephilim were on the earth in those days. Since antiquity, interpreters have disagreed over whether the sons of God were angels, descendants of Seth, or kings.
Proverbs 22:9
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 22:9 is a proverb declaring that the one with a "good eye" (KJV: "a bountiful eye"), that is, a generous person, is blessed because he shares his bread with the poor. It is frequently cited as a key verse encouraging almsgiving and sharing.
Romans 11:28-29
[Bible Verses]Romans 11:28-29 is a passage in which Paul states that Israel, though it has not accepted the gospel, remains beloved of God for the sake of the fathers, and that God's gifts and calling are not withdrawn. It is frequently discussed for its bearing on the future of Israel and because verse 29 is often applied to individual vocation.
Genesis 23
[Bible]Genesis 23 recounts the death of Sarah at the age of 127 in Hebron and Abraham's purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite for four hundred shekels of silver, where he then buried Sarah.
Exodus 20
[Bible]Exodus 20 is the chapter in which God proclaims the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, Moses draws near to God on behalf of the frightened people, and God gives instructions for building an altar.
Numbers 15
[Bible]Numbers 15 contains regulations for the offerings to be observed after entering Canaan, the heave offering of a cake from the first of the dough, the distinction between unintentional and deliberate sin, the punishment of a man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath, and the law concerning fringes on garments.
Numbers 33
[Bible]Numbers 33 is an itinerary listing, in order, the places where Israel encamped from its departure from Egypt until it reached the plains of Moab east of the Jordan. The chapter closes with a command that, upon entering Canaan, the Israelites are to drive out the inhabitants and divide the land by lot.
Deuteronomy 15
[Bible]Deuteronomy 15 is a chapter of law containing the ordinance for releasing debts owed by fellow Israelites every seventh year, the command to open one's hand to a poor brother, the law for freeing in the seventh year a Hebrew servant who has served six years, and the law for consecrating the firstborn males of cattle and sheep.
Joshua 9
[Bible]Joshua 9 tells how the Gibeonites, disguised as envoys from a distant country, made a covenant of peace with Israel. Even after their deception was exposed, they were spared because of the oath and became hewers of wood and drawers of water.
1 Samuel 11
[Bible]1 Samuel 11 recounts how Saul, recently chosen as king, wins his first victory by rescuing Jabesh-gilead from Nahash the Ammonite and is then made king again before all the people at Gilgal.
1 Samuel 12
[Bible]First Samuel 12 records Samuel's farewell address before all Israel after Saul became king. Samuel has his integrity publicly affirmed, reviews Israel's history, reminds the people of their sin in asking for a king, and urges king and people alike to serve the LORD.
1 Kings 18
[Bible]1 Kings 18 recounts how, after three years of drought, Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; the fire of the LORD falls, and a great rain then comes in answer to his prayer.
Job 26
[Bible]Job 26 records Job's reply to Bildad's third speech. After mocking Bildad's attempt at comfort, Job extols God's creative power over Sheol, the heavens, and the sea, and declares that what human beings know of it is only a small part.