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• Job 38

  [Bible]

  Job 38 is the chapter in which the LORD speaks directly to Job for the first time, out of the whirlwind. He poses a series of questions, each in effect asking "Do you know?", about the earth and the sea, light and the weather, the constellations, and wild animals.

• Psalm 39

  [Bible]

  Psalm 39 is a thirteen-verse lament whose superscription attributes it to David. The psalmist, who had resolved to keep silent but finally speaks, confesses the brevity and transience of human life, places his hope in God, and pleads for restoration.

• Psalm 40

  [Bible]

  Psalm 40 is a seventeen-verse psalm whose superscription attributes it to David. It opens with thanksgiving to God for rescue from the miry clay, confesses that obedience matters more than sacrifice, and closes with a plea for help in the face of trouble and enemies.

• Psalm 71

  [Bible]

  Psalm 71 is an individual lament without a superscription. The psalmist, who has trusted God from youth, pleads not to be cast off in old age and vows to declare God's righteousness and salvation to generations to come.

• Psalm 146

  [Bible]

  Psalm 146 is a psalm of praise that begins and ends with "Hallelujah." It urges the reader not to trust in mortal human beings but in the LORD, who made heaven and earth, cares for the weak, and reigns forever.

• Proverbs 17

  [Bible]

  Proverbs 17 is a chapter in the collection of Solomon's proverbs (10:1–22:16). In brief sayings, it addresses peace in the household, restraint in speech, the duties of friends and brothers, bribery and perverted justice, and the conduct of the fool.

• Proverbs 23

  [Bible]

  Proverbs 23 belongs to the section known as "the words of the wise." It teaches proper conduct at the table, warns against greed for wealth, gives instruction on disciplining children and honoring parents, and vividly depicts the ravages of drunkenness.

• Isaiah 12

  [Bible]

  Isaiah 12 is a short hymn of praise that concludes the section of Isaiah comprising chapters 1–12. In it, a people saved "in that day" give thanks for God's comfort and are called to make His name known throughout the world.

• Isaiah 34

  [Bible]

  Isaiah 34 is a prophecy that the LORD is angry with all nations and that, judging Edom as their representative, he will turn it into an uninhabitable wasteland. It is paired with the prophecy of Zion's restoration in the following chapter, Isaiah 35.

• John 11

  [Bible]

  John 11 is the chapter of the Gospel of John that records Jesus raising Lazarus at Bethany after he had been dead four days, and how this event led the chief priests and Pharisees to plot Jesus' death.

• John 19

  [Bible]

  John 19 records how, at the close of Pilate's trial, Jesus is crucified and dies, and how Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus bury his body in a new tomb.

• 1 Corinthians 8

  [Bible]

  1 Corinthians 8 addresses the question of eating food offered to idols. Paul places love above knowledge and teaches that one's freedom must not cause a brother who is weak in faith to stumble.

• 1 Corinthians 9

  [Bible]

  In this chapter Paul affirms that as an apostle he has the right to receive support from the church but explains that he has not used that right, for the sake of the gospel. He then urges self-discipline, drawing a comparison with the self-control of runners in a race.

• Hebrews 8

  [Bible]

  Hebrews 8 presents Jesus as the high priest who ministers in the heavenly sanctuary and as the mediator of a better covenant, and it quotes the new covenant prophecy to declare that the first covenant has been made old.

• 1 Timothy 4

  [Bible]

  First Timothy 4 warns that in the latter times false teaching will arise that forbids marriage and commands abstinence from foods. It urges Timothy to exercise himself unto godliness, to be an example to believers despite his youth, and not to neglect the gift he has received.

• Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  [History]

  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a church in the Old City of Jerusalem, built on the site traditionally identified as Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, and as the tomb in which he was buried. First built under Constantine the Great in the fourth century, it is now administered jointly by several denominations.

• 2 Samuel 12

  [Bible]

  In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.

• Church Constitution

  [Organization & Polity]

  A church constitution is the foundational body of rules in which a denomination codifies its principles of confession of faith, church government, offices, worship, and discipline. Depending on the denomination, it may be called a "constitution," *The Doctrines and Discipline*, or another name.

• Leviticus 7

  [Bible]

  Leviticus 7 sets out the regulations for the guilt offering and the peace offering, the portions given to the priests, and the command not to eat fat or blood. It concludes the priestly sacrificial regulations that begin in chapter 6.

• Judgment Seat of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The judgment seat of Christ is a New Testament expression for the place where people, and Christians in particular, have their lives evaluated before Christ. It is commonly discussed in connection with rewards.