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Women of the Bible
| Abigail | (schrewd wife) | 1SA 25 |
| Anna | (temple prayer) | LK 2:36-38 |
| Bathsheba | (wife of Uriah, then David) | 2SA 11-12:25, 1KI 1:11-2:22 |
| Deborah | (judge over nation of Israel) | JDG 4-5 |
| Delilah | (girlfriend of Samson) | JDG 16:4-21 |
| Elizabeth | (mother of John the Baptist) | LK 1:5-66 |
| Esther | (Jewish queen of Persia) | EST |
| Eve | (the first woman) | GE 2:15-4:2 |
| Hagar | (Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael) | GE 16:1-15, 21:8-21 |
| Hannah | (Samuel's mother) | 1SA 1:1-2:11, 2:18-21 |
| Jezebel | (wicked queen of Israel, by marriage only) | 1KI 16:21, 18:4, 18:13, 18:19, 19:1-2, 21:1-26, 2KI 9:6-10, 9:22, 9:30-37 |
| Leah | (wife of Jacob) | GE 29:16-30:21, 31:1-16, 33:1-7 |
| Lydia | (purple cloth merchant) | AC 16:13-15,40 |
| Mary | (mother of Jesus, wife of Joseph) | LK 8:19-21, JN 2:1-12, JN 19:25-27, AC 1:14 |
| Mary Magdalene | (follower of Jesus) | LK 8:1-3, LK 24:1-11, JN 19:25, JN 20:1-2, JN 20:11-18 |
| Naomi | (mother in law of Ruth) | RU |
| Priscila | (wife of Acquila) | AC 18:1-3,18,26, RO 16:3-5, 1CO 16:19 |
| Rachel | (wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph) | GE 29:1-30:26, 31:1-35, 33:1-7, 35:16-20 (see also RU 4:11, JER 31:15 and MT 2:18) |
| Rahab | (helped spies in Jericho) | JOS 2, 6:15-25, MT 1:5, HEB 11:31, JAM 2:25 |
| Rebekah | (wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob & Esau) | GE 22:23, 24, 25:19-26, 26:6-9, 26:34-27:46 |
| Ruth | (faithful daughter in law of Naomi) | RU |
| Sapphira | (wife of Ananias) | AC 5:1-11 |
| Sarah | (Sarai, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac) | GE 11:29-13:2, 16:1-6, 17:15-21, 18:1-15, 21:1-13, 23:1-2 (also ISA 51:1-2, RO 9:6, HEB 11:11 and 1PE 3:5-6) |
| Tabitha | (girl resurrected by Peter) | AC 9:36-42 |
| Tamar | (neglected wife of Judah's sons) | GE 38:6-30 |
| Unnamed | (Moses's mom) | EX 2:1-10 |
| Unnamed | (Jephthah's daughter) | JDG 11:29-40 |
| Unnamed | (Job's wife) | JOB 2:9 |
| Unnamed | (woman at the well) | JN 4:1-30 |
| Unnamed | (demon possessed slave girl) | AC 16:16-18 |
| Zipporah | (Moses's wife) | EX 2:15-22, 4:19-26, 18:1-6 |
Note: while not described, Ezekiel (EZE 24:18) & Peter (MT 8:14) had wives, too. Paul probably did not (1CO 7:8, 1CO 9:5).
Cavemen of the Bible
| GE 19:28-30 | Lot lives in a cave after Sodom and Gamora are destroyed |
| JOS 10:16-27 | Kings try to hide in a cave to escape the Israelites invasion of the promised land |
| JDG 15:6-11 | Samson lives in a cave for a time |
| 1SA 22:1 | David and soon his followers set up camp in a cave |
| 1SA 24 | David spares Saul's life in a cave (notice PS 57 and PS 142) |
| 1KI 19:7-13 | Elijah hides in a cave and God meets him there |
Note: the term "troglodyte" means a person who lived in a cave.
Kinds of People God Uses
| EX 3:1-4:18 | Moses | Four times tries to talk his way out of serving |
| JDG 6:11-24,36-40 | Gideon | Least member of his family, least family in his tribe, least tribe in the nation |
| 1SA 16:4-13 | David | Youngest of his brothers, just a shepherd |
| EZR 1:1-2 | Cyrus | King of Persia, the largest nation on Earth at the time, whose country had just invaded, pillaged and exiled Israel less than a century earlier |
| JER 20:7-18 | Jeremiah | Ridiculed and mocked |
| JON 1:3,4:1-3 | Jonah | Prophet who disapproved of God's love |
| AC 6:1-10 | Stephen | Called by the apostles to bus tables |
| AC 7:55-8:3 | Paul | Severely persecuted Christians at first (initially known as Saul) |
| ... |
We should be like children, but not babies
| MT 11:25 | God reveals certain truths/realities to children but leaves the self-righteous in the dark (compare LK 10:21) |
| MT 18:3 | The attitude of people who are advancing God's plan must be like children |
| MT 19:14 | God wants children to know and be familiar with Him (compare MK 10:14 and LK 18:16) |
| 1CO 13:11 | Act our age |
| 1CO 14:20 | Don't be childish in our understanding of spiritual matters but do be as innocent as babies of evil matters |
| EPH 4:14 | Children are immature, the rest of us should be better |
| HEB 5:12-14 | Babies only eat milk, mature people eat solid food |
| 1PE 2:2-3 | Crave spiritual guidance |
| 1JN 5:1 | Believers are children of God |
| ... |
Mind, Body & Spirit (this is just an initial idea so far)
| MT 10:28 | Death of body versus soul |
| LK 12:5 | Jesus at least refers to physical death and spiritual destiny |
| 1CO 15:38-41 | Kinds of bodies/flesh |
| 1TH 5:23 | Paul mentions these concepts as distinct |
| ... |
Anthropomorphisms
| EX 3:20 | God's hand(s), see also | EX 7:4-5, EX 9:15-16, DT 32:36-42, PS 89:19-21, ISA 1:24-25, ISA 5:12, ISA 43:10-13, ISA 51:15-17, ISA 66:1-2, JER 6:12, JER 18:6, JER 25:15-16, JER 51:25-26, EZE 6:14, EZE 13:9, EZE 14:9,13-14, EZE 16:27, EZE 20:22-24, EZE 25:7,13,16, EZE 35:3, EZE 37:19, AM 1:8, AM 9:2, ZEP 1:4-6, ZEC 2:8-9, ZEC 13:7, JN 10:28-30, ACT 7:49-50 |
| EX 15:26 | God's eyes (sight), see also | DT 4:25-26, DT 11:12, DT 12:28, DT 13:18, DT 17:2-5, DT 24:4, JDG 3:7, 1KI 11:33, 2KI 16:2, 2KI 19:16, 2CH 6:40, 2CH 14:2, 2CH 29:6, 2CH 36:5,12, NE 9:32, JOB 15:15-16, JOB 34:21, PS 52:1, PR 5:21, ISA 37:17, ISA 49:5, JER 16:17, JER 32:19, DAN 9:18, MAL 2:17, HEB 4:13, REV 2:18 |
| EX 33:18-23 | God's face, see also | DT 31:17-18, 2CH 30:9, JOB 33:26, PS 10:11, PS 24:6, PS 27:9, PS 67:1, PS 80:3,7,19, ISA 59:2, 2CO 4:6 |
| 1CO 12:12-31 | Jesus is the head, the church is the body | EPH 1:22-23, EPH 4:15-16, EPH 4:25 |
| ... |
How would history be different if...
| GE 3 | Either Adam or Eve had stood up to Satan? |
| GE 4 | Cain had listened to God and not allowed sin to have him? |
| GE 9:1, 11:1-4 | Noah's descendents voluntarily obeyed God and dispersed? (forced to obey in GE 11:8-9) |
| GE 16,21 | Abram had defied his wife and not slept with her servant, Hagar? (Ishmael's descendants became the Arabs & Issac's descendents the Jews) |
| GE 22:1-18 | Abraham had failed God's test? |
| GE 25,27,28 | Jacob had trusted God to cary out his plans his own way? |
| GE 37:2-11 | Joseph had not bragged about his dreams? |
| GE 37:17-32 | Joseph's brothers hadn't sold him into slavery? |
| EX 2:11-12 | Moses had not killed that Egyptian? |
| EX 32:9-14 | Moses had not interceded for Israel? (complete story is EX 32) |
| NU 13:16-33 | All 12 spies had the attitude (faith) of Caleb and Joshua? |
| LK 1:26-45 | Mary had doubted? |
| MT 27:11-26 | Pilot did not cave? (also in MK 15:1-15, LK 23:1-25, JN 18:28-19:16, contrast to Gallio, governor of Corinth in AC 18:12-17) |
| JN 19:25-27 | Joseph had been present at the crucifixion? (also MT 27:55-56 and MK 15:40-41) |
Do we automatically go to hell if we do not know Jesus?
| MT 12:32 | I'm not going to try to reinterpret this, but it makes me lean towards no, see MSG version especially |
| LK 12:47-48 | Inconclusive and maybe inappropriate, but possibly related |
| LK 19:44 | Rare example of God actively punishing people for disobedience in NT (sounds like yes) |
| JN 3:18 | I'm not clear on the difference on being judged versus being condemned, but I wouldn't want to find out the hard way (leaning towards yes) |
| JN 5:22-23 | Could be yes (but be careful of the "I'm right" trap) |
| JN 15:5-15 | Holy Spirit will convict the world, not just believers (leaning towards yes) |
| AC 4:12 | There is only one path to salvation (sounds like yes) |
| AC 14:15-17 | Preemptive followup to the famous "no excuse" verse RO 1:20 (sounds like yes) |
| RO 1:20 | We have no excuse for not knowing God, and God will always lead us to His Son (sounds like yes) |
| RO 2:14-16 | Everyone, even gentiles, have God's presence in their hearts, this would be the strongest case for no I've seen yet (compare DT 29:29) (sounds like no) |
| RO 10:9-14 | Salvation comes from faith, which comes from belief, which comes from knowledge (sounds like yes) |
| 1CO 16:22 | Paul is pretty blunt (sounds like yes) |
| 1PE 4:17-18 | The only reason believers even make it to heaven is their faith, not their works, so no way for unbelievers |
| 1JN 5:12 | Considering we all exist in a conscious state forever (vs?) I would sure want life |
| ... |
Note: abandoning or rejecting Christ is highly inadvisable: 2PE 2:20-21 and 1JN 2:22-23 (consider also Losing Our Salvation above)
The law, faith and deeds
| LEV 20:24-26 | God wanted the Jews to be distinguished from everyone else, compare NUM 23:9 |
| HAB 2:4 | Righteous will live by faith (quoted ROM 1:17, GAL 3:11, HEB 10:38) |
| JN 6:29 | The one deed that can get you into Heaven |
| AC 13:38-41 | The law does not make tarnished people clean |
| RO 2:13,25-27 | Obedience is more important than awareness (though never forget awareness is necessary for accurate obedience) and obedience/faith is infinitely more important than ancestry or tradition |
| RO 3:19-22 | The law eliminates our excuses for not being aware of our own sin by showing us the minimum standard, but God allowed us a better alternative through faith in Christ |
| RO 3:28 | Faith is more important than obedience |
| RO 3:30-4:8 | Righteousness granted by faith is a gift, not earned |
| RO 4:13-16 | Anyone may have faith and be accepted by God (not just God's "chosen people") |
| RO 5:20-21 | The law was given to show us how evil we are (as opposed to given as a way to earn our salvation) |
| RO 7:7-14 | The law is what made us aware of our sin, but do not blame the law or God |
| RO 9:15-16 | No amount of good works will make us right with God, He never said the strategy of working for our salvation would succeed and in fact says the opposite in many ways |
| RO 9:30-10:4 | Faith is basically trust, trust God that He knows what is best |
| RO 10:9-13 | Salvation comes from trust, nothing else |
| 2CO 1:24 | There is no prescribably right way to act on our faith |
| 2CO 3:5-18 | The law was good, but the Spirit is better (compare 2CO 4:3-4) |
| 2CO 5:7 | A definition of faith |
| 2CO 5:10 | We will be judged on our deeds |
| GAL 2:16,21 | The law is not salvific, faith in Jesus is |
| GAL 3 | Miracles happen when faith is high, not when all the commandments are being obeyed |
| GAL 5:1-5 | The law brings slavery but Christ brings freedom |
| GAL 5:18 | The Spirit completely overrules the law |
| EPH 2:9 | Salvation is by faith alone specifically to put us in our place when we feel like bragging or being proud |
| EPH 6:8 | Deeds are still important |
| PHP 3:3-9 | Deeds are not enough |
| COL 2:16-23 | Rules are not as important as relationship, don't believe when people claim to have "new revelations" from God for they have been deceived (see 2CO 11:14-15 and MT 7:15) |
| 1TI 1:5-11 | What and who the law was for |
| JAM 1:22 | However, if we have faith but ignore the law then we are fools |
| TIT 2:13-14 | Faith and deeds are (supposed to be) inseparable |
| TIT 2:9 | Avoid arguing over details of the law |
| HEB 7:19 | The law alone is no good |
| REV 22:12 | Faith saves but we will be repaid by deeds |
| ... |
Note: Was the law just for the Jews to keep them different, or did it explain the heart of God? Jesus says he completed the law, making us think it wasn't trivial, but God releases the early church from dietary restrictions, reinforcing that it had aspects of just differentiating them from their neighbors to make a name for God. This has serious implications for whether significant portions of scripture are simply historical reference or some form of instruction still important to follow. See my spinoff page, The Word of God Literally for more on this theme.
Do not be lazy, act on our faith
| MT 7:24-27 | Jesus' building/foundation parable |
| LK 11:27-28 | Put God's word into practice |
| JN 13:17 | We will be blessed for doing God's will |
| JN 14:15 | This is one way to prove we love someone |
| AC 26:20 | The proof of repentance |
| HEB 10:24 | Actively think of ways to do good deeds and motivate others to do the same |
| JAM 1:22 | Do not be a fool |
| JAM 1:22-26 | Without good deeds we are hypocrites, but deeds without explicit purpose do not count |
| JAM 2:14-26 | Faith without deeds is worthless |
| 1JN 3:17-18 | How to love our neighbor |
The invisible, supernatural world all around us that is right in front of our faces
| NUM 22:21-35 | A talking donkey (referenced in 2PE 2:15-16) |
| 1CH 21:7-30 | God severely punishes Israel because of David's sin |
| 2KI 6:8-23 | The hills were covered with invisible horses & chariots of fire |
| MT 18:18 | Things in heaven are directly affected by things we do here |
Unusual Life & Death Stories
| GE 2:7 | The creation of the first man, Adam. |
| GE 2:22 | The creation of the first woman, Eve. |
| GE 5:24 | The departure of Enoch. |
| GE 5:5 | Adam lived to be an old man! |
| GE 6:4 | We have no idea what this is referring to. Could this be where the Greeks got their legends? |
| NUM 3:4 | Nadab and Abihu, perhaps following in Cain's way of trying to worship God their own way rather than how God asked |
| NUM 16 | Israelites grumble against God (compare GE 4:7) |
| NUM 20:1-13 | Moses condemns himself |
| 1SA 10:1-16 | So often we hear God speak to us and tell us the future and we just say "ok", not expecting Him to change us along the way. We assume things have always been and always will be the same (2PE 3:4-7) but He does change us |
| 2SA 23:8 | God was with David and his soldiers as they purged the final enemies of God in the promised land (see also 2SA 21:20-22, repeated 1 CH 11:11 and 1 CH 20:7) |
| 1KI 13:11-32 | A prophet lies and causes another prophet to be cursed (see back story in verses 1-10) |
| 1KI 17:8-24 | A widow's son is restored |
| 1KI 20:35-36 | A man is killed for not hitting a prophet |
| 2KI 1:9-12 | Fire of God fell from heaven and killed them all |
| 2KI 2:7-15 | Swing low sweat chariot (the departure of Elijah) |
| 2KI 4:32-37 | Elisha brings a boy back to life |
| 2KI 9:30-37 | Prophesy about Jezebel comes true |
| 2KI 13:20-21 | Touching Elisha's bones |
| 2KI 17:24-28 | God sends lions |
| 1CH 13:6-10 | Uzzah tries to touch the ark without permission |
| 1CH 20:4-8 | Descendants of the giants of Gath |
| DAN 3 | Shadrach, Meshach and Abbendigo & the furnace |
| DAN 6 | Daniel and the lions' den |
| MT 27:50-53 | Mini resurrection |
| MT 28:11-15 | Guards bribed to say they fell asleep, even though this would be admission of a capitol crime (compare to AC 12:18-19) |
| LK 1:26-38 | A virgin conceives (before science allows) |
| JN 11:1-44 | Lazarus is resurrected |
| LK 16:19-31 | Parable of another Lazarus and a rich man experiencing eternity |
| AC 5:1-11 | Man & wife try to lie to the Holly Spirit |
| AC 7:54-8:1 | Stephen sees Jesus while being stoned |
| AC 9:32-43 | Peter brings Tabitha back to life |
| AC 12:20-23 | Herod is struck down |
| AC 13:6-12 | Paul strikes Elymas with temporary blindness |
| AC 20:7-12 | Tired boy falls out a window |
| RO 5:17 | Evolution is a total lie (see also 1CO 15:21-22) |
| 1CO 10:8-10 | Collection of unfortunate people |
| 1PE 4:6 | Preaching to those already dead (at the time, no indication this continues today) |
| REV 11:7-12 | The two witnesses |
More Unusual Stories
| JDG 5:20 | Stars fought? |
| JOB 40:15-24 | Behemoth |
| JOB 41:1-34 | Leviathian (also mentioned JOB 3:8, PS 74:13-14, PS 104:26 and ISA 27:1) |
| PS 107:23-30 | Calming of the sea, compare to JNH 1:4-16, MT 8:23-27, MK 4:35-41 and LK 8:22-25 |
| 2KI 2:23-24 | Bears come at Elisha's command |
| 2KI 3:11-20 | Pools of water come from nowhere |
| 2KI 6:1-7 | Floating ax head |
| EZK 37:1-14 | Valley full of dry bones become an army of living soldiers |
| DA 4 | King Nebuchadnezzar's hiatus |
| DA 5 | The hand of God writes on the wall |
| MT 17:1-9 | The transfiguration of Jesus (also in LK 9:28-36) |
| JN 12:27-30 | God speaks to Jesus in front of a large crowd |
| AC 6:15 | Stephen's face shines bright as an angel |
| AC 8:39-40 | Phillip caught up |
| AC 19:11-12 | Paul's handkerchiefs |
| AC 28:1-6 | Shake off a poisonous snake bite |
| AC 13:6-12 | The sorcerer at Paphos |
| 1PE 3:18-20 | Spirits in prison since Moses' day |
| 2PE 2:10-11 | Celestial beings/glorious ones? |
| JUDE 1:6 | Another reference to angels in prison |
| JUDE 1:9 | Michael confronts Satan (followup to DT 34:5-6) |
More one liners worth remembering
| DT 10:12-13 | A plea of Moses |
| PS 19:12-14 | A prayer of David |
| 1CH 4:10 | The prayer of Jabez |
| JER 17:18 | The prayer of Jeremiah |
| JOEL 2:11-12 | God's plea through Joel |
| AM 5:4 | God's plea through Amos |
| MIC 7:7-8 | The prayer of Micah |
| ZEC 7:8-10 | God's plea through Zechariah (followup ZEC 8:16-17 and compare to EX 22:22-24, DT 10:17-19, PS 82:3-4, ISA 1:16-17, ISA 10:1-2, JER 7:5-7, JER 22:3, AM 5:14-15, ZEP 2:3, MIC 6:8, and JAM 1:27 and followup by Jesus in MT 23:23) [consider pulling this line out into it's own section: the dominant recurring theme of the prophets, and review the other books of the prophets for similar message] |
| MT 6:9-13 | The Lord's model prayer (also LK 11:2-4) but JN 17 is the Lord's real prayer |
| PHP 1:9-11 | The prayer of Paul |
| 1JN 1:5 | God is light |
See also Summary highlights of how to be or not to be below.
Mission Statements
| LEV 10:8-11 | Priests |
| DT 18:20-22 | Prophets, see also EZE 3:17-21, EZE 33:1-6, and JER 1:17-19 |
| 2CH 19:5-10 | Judges, followup PR 24:23-25 |
| PS 72 | Kings (sort of) compare PS 101 |
| MAL 2:7 | Priests |
Prayer changes things (this is just an idea so far, here are my initial concept notes)
| '? | (List examples where God was planning one thing until a man of God asked otherwise.) |
| '? | Hezakiah |
| '? | Genesis 8, sort of |
...
Good examples of voluntarily giving God glory in public
| GE 41:14-16 | Joseph & Pharoh (complete story of Joseph is GE 37, 39-50) |
| DA 3:13-19 | Shadrack, Meshack, Abendigo & Nebuchadnezzar (complete story is DA 3) |
| JN 11:41-42 | Jesus raises Lazarus (complete story is JN 11:1-45) |
Anomalies (either just at first glance or really weird)
| GE 6:3 | 120 years? Is this the time to the flood, a new lifespan limit, other? Anyone who tries can shoot these ideas down, so what does it mean? |
| GE 10:25 | Curious comment about the earth. It's not clear if this is a geological reference or political. The timing is about right for the separation of Pangea into the continents. |
| GE 14:17-20 | Melchizedek? (referenced PS 110:4, HEB 5-7) |
| GE 15:13-16 | 400 years but only 4 generations? |
| GE 32:22-32 | Jacob/Israel claims to have seen the face of God yet the text only says "man"? |
| EX 4:24-26 | God was going to kill Moses but Zipporah had a strange way of rescuing him |
| EX 19:23 | God repeats himself? |
| EX 24:9-11 | Moses and the elders see God (and more) but are not killed |
| 1KI 22:24-25 | A former prophet (at best) slaps a real prophet and gets condemned but we don't get the followup |
| 2KI 13:18-19 | A prophet having a bad day? This was probably intentional, even if it sounds strange after the fact |
| PS 139:15 | We are formed in depths of Earth? Clearly this is not a biological reference, perhaps it is something else we are unaware of? |
| PS 127:1 | A proverb of Solomon in Psalms? |
| EC 1:9 | Nothing new?? What about the dozen references to "new" between the books of Isaiah and John? (Especially ISA 43:19, JER 31:31, EZE 12:21-25, MK 1:27, JN 13:34.) And then there's HAB 1:5, the virgin birth, God becoming flesh, God dying & resurrecting, and 2PE 3:4-7. Solomon was extremely concerned about finding his own meaning in life, independent from external sources, and his conclusion that there is no meaning apart from God lead him to despair, which is where he wrote the book of Ecclesiastes. |
| ISA 8:1-4 | Was Isaiah the prophet married? (Not that this would have been wrong, this passage just reads a little weird.) |
| MT 4:4 | We are not sustained by food but by words? (consider in light of DT 8:2-5, compare to JN 4:34) |
| MT 11:2-6 | Blessed is the man who does not fall away because Jesus? (repeated LK 7:18-23, then consider MT 11:11 and LK 7:28) |
| MK 8:22-26 | Jesus heals a man twice? (Most likely due to the man's half present faith, but if so then he is lucky to have been healed at all) |
| MK 9:29 | We might be tempted to think "well yeah, so how's this different" but we may be assuming the disciples were fully indoctrinated Christians by this time, like Paul. Jesus may have said this to them because they were simply trying to command the demon out by their own power, rather than asking God to cast it out. |
| LK 1:24-25 | Happy yet secluded? |
| LK 2:25-35 | A sword will pierce her soul? |
| LK 4:28-30 | Jesus nonchalantly slipped through a mob? (also JN 10:39, JN 12:36) |
| JN 1:21,25 | Who is "the" prophet? |
| JN 4:34 | Food/nourishment? (compare MT 4:4, LK 4:4, DT 8:3) |
| JN 4:54 | His second sign, what was the first? |
| JN 6:53-58 | He seems pretty serious about eating His flesh and drinking His blood |
| JN 8:59 | Jesus cloaked? |
| JN 20:22 | Jesus breaths on them? (compare to GE 2:7) |
| AC 16:6 | Paul kept by the Spirit from preaching? |
| RO 9:13 | God hated one of His earlier creations? Not really, we must backtrack what Paul is quoting (MAL 1:2-3). God was referring to the disobedient tribe, not the individual. Follow the story: GE 25:30, NU 20:14-21, NU 21:4 and OB 1:8-14 |
| 1CO 5:1-5 | Hand over a non repentant believer to Satan so his sinful nature will be destroyed? (see The Message translation: 1CO 5:3-5) |
| 1CO 9:5 | Did Paul have a wife? |
| 1CO 15:29 | What's up with that middle part, baptism for the dead? |
| JAM 1:23-25 | If this does not convict us then think about it again. It is saying we look in a mirror and we see ourselves, but our pride makes us think we look awesome when in reality we look like a mess. If we were taking our kids to a paid photo shoot and they had just eaten spaghetti really messily and their hair was blown all over and we said to them "go look in a mirror and clean yourself up" but when they looked at their reflection they just said "why" then any parent knows we would "educate" them in their error. Yet we do this every time we metaphorically look in a spiritual mirror. We can bet this annoys God. |
| JUDE 1:13 | Dark matter? |
| REV 21:13 | Why is it explained east, north, south, west? (Is there significance, maybe not?) |
| ... |
Foreign customs to 21st century "westerners"
| GE 18:1-5,19:1-2 | Abraham's and Lot's high respect for complete strangers visiting him |
| GE 27:28-40 | Isaac's blessing was literal and he didn't repeal or augment when given to the wrong person |
| EX 29:7 | Anointing with oil (also LEV 8:12, LEV 14:18,29, 1SA 10:1, PS 23:5, PS 133:1-2, PS 141:5, MT 6:17, LK 7:46) |
| PS 23:4 | Rod & staff? (also PR 13:24, PR 22:15, others) |
| MT 21:2-5 | Riding into town on a donkey? (also MK 11:2-7, LK 19:28-36, JN 12:14-16) |
| LK 1:24 | Pregnant = seclusion 5 mo? |
| JN 10:34-36 | Jewish declared gods? (reference to PS 82) |
| 1CO 11:4-16 | Head coverings for men and women |
| 1CO 14:34-35 | Women be silent in church |
| ... |
Acknowledged blatant violations by the modern church (this section has barely been started, here are initial concept ideas)
-homosex
-divorce
-sex out of marriage
-abortion
-women pastors
-absolute truth
If Jesus didn't expect to convince everyone He met, why would I?
| MT 7:6 | The dogs, pigs, and pearls comment |
| MT 8:34 | His methods just rub some people the wrong way (full context here is MT 8:28-34) |
| MT 9:12-13 | He came for the sinners, not the self righteous |
| MT 10:12-15 | He tells His disciples to shrug off unbelievers and move on to the next town |
| MT 11:20-24 | He didn't force conversion on everyone He met, some cities just didn't get it |
| MT 13 | Multiple accounts of Jesus differentiating wicked and righteous people (with no reference to converting the wicked) |
| MT 15:12-14 | He didn't waste time pressuring the leaders in hopes that getting them would cause a trickle down |
| MK 5:35-43 | When people laughed at Him about Jairus' daughter being asleep he didn't debate them. |
| LK 8:11-15 | Jesus explains the parable with the four kinds of soil |
| LK 10:6,10-11 | Jesus warns his disciples of the kinds of receptions they will experience |
| JN 12:47-48 | When He was here, he allowed people to make their own choices and He simply warned there would be consequences later |
| JN 18:37 | Everyone who cares, not everyone |
| 1CO 5:4-5 | Paul recommended throwing an unrepentant believer to Satan, again in 1TI 1:19-20 |
| ... | ... |
Judging (not judgment)
| PS 75:2-10 | God alone has the right |
| MT 7:1-5 | Do not be judgmental (compare RO 2:1-11) |
| MT 7:15-20 | Be discerning of false prophets |
| JN 1:14,17 | Jesus brought grace and truth, not just one of these |
| JN 3:16-18 | Jesus was sent 2,000 year ago to save the world, not bring judgment upon it (He will return and bring jugment, but not yet, compare JN 14:27) |
| JN 8:1-11 | Let he who is without sin cast the first stone |
| JN 12:47-48 | Christ does/will not judge us, even in our disobedience, until He returns again |
| RO 14:9-18 | Since Christ is lord [not us] why judge each other? |
| 1CO 4:3-5 | Judge nothing, wait for Christ to return |
| 1CO 5:9-13 | God will deal with non-believers, so do not judge them, but for believers be very critical of explicit hypocrisy |
| ... |
Note 1: speaking of judgment, do we believe God when He says He is slow to anger & full of love (EX 34:6-7) and then later when He says why He came in the most famous verse in the Bible (JN 3:16-17). Consider the following examples where God withheld judgment (punishment) much longer than we likely would have:
- Abraham, Sodom & Gamorah (GE 18:16-33)
- Israel's nation wide disobedience & how many generations it took for God to exile them (...)
- God restored his people after only two generations of exile (...)
- God sent his Son knowing how He would be treated (...)
- God has been holding back judgment just for our benefit (...)
Note 2: I have to remind my 5 year old 'you worry about you' all the time as she tattles on her sister who hasn't even done anything wrong. We think God has an obligation to explain everything to us, but He doesn't. Consider Jesus' response when
- People are likely asking Jesus about the fate of the people who had a tower fall on them (LK 13:1-5),
- Peter asks how John will die (JN 21:19-22),
Similarly, Jesus spoke in parables for a reason (MT 13:10-15, LK 10:21) which was so that we would think for ourselves (not to mention the Holy Spirit part).
Note 3: Avoiding being judgmental means we don't condemn people, but we must always use discernment and good judgment (MT 7:17-20, MT 10:16, LK 11:34-36)
End Times (the Last Days)
| ISA 5:18-19 | This is aimed at unbelievers/scoffers, but a good reminder for all |
| JOB 19:25 | Jesus will reign over the planet |
| PS 21:8-12 | A prayer calling for it rather than explicit prophecy |
| PS 50:1-6 | God summons all humanity (really PS 50:1-23) |
| PS 102:25-26 | The world/universe we know will be replaced |
| ISA 2:2 | The mountain of the Lord's house |
| ISA 13:9-13 | The stars (including the Sun and then the Moon) will go dark |
| ISA 24:1-23 | The earth will be laid waste & devastated |
| ISA 26:19 | The earth will give birth to her dead |
| ISA 32:1-8 | No longer will the fool be called noble |
| ISA 34:1-4 | The sky [will be] rolled up like a scroll |
| ISA 51:5-6 | The sky will disappear and earth wear out like cloth |
| ISA 60 | Darkness will cover the earth, except Jerusalem. Ships like clouds? |
| ZEC 2:1-5 | Wall of fire around city |
| JER 49:34-39 | In the last days the fortunes of the city of Elam will be restored |
| EZK 36:1-15 | Refertilization of Israel |
| EZK 36:16-38 | Exiles return and get a new dose of Spirit |
| EZK 37:15-28 | Israel and Judah reunited with one leader |
| EZK 38-39 | Gog attacks Israel but is thwarted by God and backfires (also in REV 20:1-9) |
| EZK 40-48 | Vision of God's future temple |
| DAN 7 | Four beasts |
| DAN 9:20-27 | Seventy sevens |
| DAN 10-12 | Northern and southern kingdoms continuously fight |
| JOEL 1-3 | Locust plague, visions & dreams abound |
| JOEL 2:1-11,28-32 | Wonders on heaven and earth, including sun going dark (also in JOEL 3:15-16) |
| AM 5:18-20 | Don't wish it to happen sooner than later |
| MIC 4:1-7 | A few insights |
| ZEP 1:2-6 | God is mad, here is why |
| ZEC 14 | Quite a description, the part about no light yet continuous day is most interesting to me |
| MAL 4:1-3 | The wicked will be burned up and the righteous will tread upon them |
| MT 12:33-37 | We will be held accountable for our speech on "judgment day" |
| MT 13:36-43,47-50 | Good and evil people will have different fates |
| MT 16:27-28 | Jesus will judge us by our deeds (could this be a reference to the resurrection rather than last days?) |
| MT 24:23-44 | No one knows when Jesus will return except God the Father (also in AC 1:6-7 and 1TH 5:1-3) |
| MT 25:31-46 | How we treat others during our time on Earth is extremely important |
| MK 13 | Lots of stuff (compare LK 21:5-36) (though some of this refers to destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD) |
| LK 11:31-32 | Unexpected judges |
| LK 13:22-30 | It is important to know God personally and not enough to simply acknowledge His existence |
| LK 17:20-37 | Signs, false signs and timing |
| LK 19:11-27 | Investing (obedience) and consequences (disobedience) |
| AC 2:16-21 | Did Peter think JOEL 2:28-32 was being fulfilled that day? The rest of Joel 2 seems to be more about the end times? |
| 1CO 15:21-28 | The end of the end (or the end of the beginning) |
| 1CO 15:51-53 | One of the passages used to support the concept of the "rapture" (see also 1TH 4:16-17) |
| 1TH 4:13-5:11 | Paul writes a whole letter for reassurance that (but not when) Jesus will return |
| 2TH 1:7-10 | Jesus will return in a blazing fire |
| 1TI 4:1-5 | People will turn away from their faith and follow demons |
| 1TI 6:15 | At the perfect time |
| 2TI 3:1-9 | People will love only themselves, money, be boastful and proud, scoff at God, disobedient to their parents and ungrateful. |
| 2TI 4:3-4 | Selective learning |
| 1PE 4:7 | The end is near, pray hard |
| 2PE 3:3-13 | The heavens will be lit on fire and our world will be caught up in the destruction. Scoffers will mock truth, follow their own desires, deny God's role in creation |
| REV 20:11-15 | A second death and lake of fire |
Future Times (new Heaven, new Earth, new bodies, life after death, etc.)
| PS 84:10 | Better than anything we can imagine |
| ISA 32:1-8 | Jesus the honest king |
| ISA 65:17-25 | So wonderful we will not even think about the old world |
| ISA 66:22-24 | We will worship God and see in horror those who rebelled against Him |
| DAN 12:2-3 | Some go to heaven and some go to hell |
| MT 19:28-30 | Least will be greatest, greatest will be least |
| MK 12:25 | No marriage (also LK 20:34-36) |
| LK 16:19-31 | The rich man and Lazarus |
| RO 8:23 | New bodies |
| 1CO 13:8-13 | We will have unprecedented understanding of everything |
| 1CO 15:35-55 | Paul compares earthly and heavenly bodies to seeds that die and are raised to new life as something even greater |
| 2CO 5:1-10 | God will hand make new heavenly bodies for us |
| EPH 2:7 | There will be multiple future ages |
| PHP 3:21 | Another offhand matter of fact reference |
| 1TH 4:13-5:11 | Description of the resurrection of believers |
| 2PE 3:13 | Full of righteousness |
| 1JN 3:2 | He intentionally has not told us everything yet |
| REV 7:13-17 | Serve God day and night, never go hungry or thirsty or get scorched by the heat of the sun |
| REV 21:1-7 | The arrival of the new heaven and new earth |
| REV 21:22-22:5 | The New Jerusalem with the river and trees of life |
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Saturday, May 09, 2020
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