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Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ - [Where Archaeology and the Bible Meet](https://bibleroads.com/where-archaeology-and-the-bible-meet/) - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRANSCRIPT SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and over 4000 others who want to take a deeper dive into the Scriptures each month. Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ - [What did Cleopatra and the Apostle Paul have in common?](https://bibleroads.com/what-did-cleopatra-and-the-apostle-paul-have-in-common/) - SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and over 4000 others who want to take a deeper dive into the Scriptures each month. Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ - [Kindness Needed!](https://bibleroads.com/kindness-needed/) - SHARE this message with your friends! 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Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SCRIPT - [Christmas and the beloved Messiah](https://bibleroads.com/christmas-and-the-beloved-messiah/) - SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and thousands of others who want to take a deeper dive into the Scriptures each month. Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SCRIPT - [How The Holy Spirit Prepares us for Easter](https://bibleroads.com/how-the-holy-spirit-prepares-us-for-easter/) - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRANSCRIPT SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and over 4000 others who want to take a deeper dive into the Scriptures each month. Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ - [A video postcard from the pyramids](https://bibleroads.com/a-video-postcard-from-the-pyramids/) - SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and over 4000 others who want to take a deeper dive into the Scriptures each month. Simply enter their name and email below, or share this link with them: https://bibleroads.com/blog/ - [How a Rembrandt and a Bible story usher us into 2024](https://bibleroads.com/how-a-rembrandt-and-a-bible-story-usher-us-into-2024/) - I came across this extraordinary Rembrandt painting again recently, and its lessons relate to this special day of January 1 — the start of a new year. I don’t know about you, but it seems like the first day of January is a great time not just for the national pastime of watching sports but - [The Quiet Power of I Thessalonians](https://bibleroads.com/quiet-power-thessalonians/) - Some people aspire to climb Mt. Whitney; others to write the Great American Novel. My desire has been to know the seven letters of Paul so well that they would become like old friends—familiar, trusted and treasured. The past ten years I’ve been on this quest and the latest deep dive has been in I Thessalonians. - [Lessons from The Ten Commandments](https://bibleroads.com/lessons-from-the-ten-commandments/) - Many of you know we’re about to launch an in-depth study of the Book of Exodus, specifically its second half, which begins with The Ten Commandments. So, here’s a very brief thought from this study that has been so helpful to me. We think of the Ten Commandments as a series of Thou Shalt Nots - [Another Free Biblical Overview for You and an Insight into Exodus](https://bibleroads.com/another-free-biblical-overview-for-you-and-an-insight-into-exodus/) - Last month I mentioned that one of the most frequent scripture-related searches on Google is the subject of Bible overviews. That’s why we offered you a free 17-minute video summary of the Old Testament. If you were traveling or missed that vlog, here is the link. Thank you for all the emails from those who - [The Importance of “GIVE”](https://bibleroads.com/the-importance-of-give/) - Have you ever had the experience of looking at an everyday word with fresh eyes, only to realize it deserves a lot more of your attention? That happened to me recently when I discovered how often the word “give” is used in the Bible, especially compared to words I thought would be used more frequently. - [High Demand for Biblical Overviews!](https://bibleroads.com/high-demand-for-biblical-overviews/) - One of the most common internet searches for all things Bible-related is the phrase “biblical overview.” That’s because folks are looking for a 30,000-ft. view of the Scriptures before they take deep dives into any of the 39 books of the Old Testament or the 27 books of the New Testament. P.S. Just click the - [A New Aha on an Old Commandment](https://bibleroads.com/a-new-aha-on-an-old-commandment/) - One of the best things about reading the Bible is coming across familiar texts you’ve known since childhood. Out of the blue, you see something in those in a way that’s so new, so galvanizing, it makes you want to live your differently, better! SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join - [Does AI (Artificial Intelligence) Trump the Bible?](https://bibleroads.com/does-ai-trump-the-bible/) - Have you ever been doing your everyday routine, then something you’ve never heard of comes powering along, seemingly out of nowhere, and suddenly appears everywhere? That’s how ChatGPT has struck me and probably millions of others in the last few months. Who had ever heard of it a year ago? SHARE this message - [How big is your God?](https://bibleroads.com/how-big-is-your-god/) - Did you see the latest images released by the astounding Webb Space Telescope? It has captured the smash-up of two spiral galaxies with the light of more than a trillion suns! Given our “little” Milky Way galaxy’s luminosity of about ten billion suns, that’s bright. SHARE this message with your friends! Help them - [He Is Risen!](https://bibleroads.com/he-has-risen/) - Sunday, April 9th is Easter for most Christians, except for our Eastern Orthodox friends, who celebrate it on April 16th. Regardless of when you celebrate, Easter is the holiest day on the Christian calendar. SHARE this message with your friends! Help them join you and over 4000 others who want to take a - [YOUR Turn!](https://bibleroads.com/your-turn/) - Greetings! This month’s vlog is a reverse of what we normally do. Instead of sharing thoughts with you, we hope you will share your thoughts with us at BibleRoads. We are eager to hear about your experiences in using our Bible study tools and to learn where we can help improve your journey in the - [Choices and Detours in a New Year](https://bibleroads.com/choices-and-detours-in-a-new-year/) - Maybe you, like millions of others, drove to an airport this holiday season. My local one is both huge and new to me, which doesn’t make either entering or exiting easy! After I picked up a friend, I looked for the freeway I needed and was amazed to count nine exits before I finally found - [Celebrating the Christmas Story with Luke](https://bibleroads.com/celebrating-the-christmas-story-with-luke/) - This Christmas talk is Luke's unique look at the birth story, containing such special moments as the faithful Simeon's first glimpse at the long-awaited Messiah, as captured so brilliantly in this Rembrandt painting done the last year of his life. The two evangelists, Matthew and Luke, are the only two writers of the four Gospels - [How a Vacation Trip Revealed a Surprise](https://bibleroads.com/how-a-vacation-trip-revealed-a-surprise/) - Vacations are designed for relaxing, seeing beautiful vistas, and for enjoying memorable times with good friends. I was recently on a trip to Germany and the Czech Republic, where all those elements were present—and then some! But the biggest takeaway was completely unexpected. And I can’t quit thinking about it. SHARE this message with your - [Game-changing Quid Pro Quos](https://bibleroads.com/game-changing-quid-pro-quos/) - I like the Latin phrase ”quid pro quo.” It sounds kind of cool, even though it’s just a fancy way of saying ”something for something” or, more colloquially, ”this for that.” You’ve probably done a lot of quid pro quos in your life. Every contract is based on a quid pro quo, from signing up - [What does Deliverance mean for you?](https://bibleroads.com/what-does-deliverance-mean-for-you/) - Is there something you want to be delivered from? Perhaps you’re longing to be released from financial pressure. Or rescued from rocky family relations. Or liberated from unfulfilling work. Or cured of a longstanding illness. Or spared from political fights with friends. Whatever the challenge, it’s safe to say you’ve got one thing on your - [Finding Shelter in the Storm](https://bibleroads.com/finding-shelter-in-the-storm/) - In the past week or so, friends have shared with me a few details of what their family members and neighbors are navigating these days. None of it is frivolous. Some are enduring chronic pain. Others are suffering loneliness or domestic abuse. Throw in environmental conditions like extreme temperatures, fires, and floods and economic hardships - [How the Bible Helps Us Work through Tragedies](https://bibleroads.com/how-the-bible-helps-us-work-through-tragedies/) - People in the United States have been shaken recently by what appears to be yet more evidence of evil in our midst —innocent adults and children killed by an assailant. The Bible has much to teach us about dealing with these kinds of tragedies. Its sacred pages are my go-to place for finding peace and - [A way to infuse your prayers for Ukraine with authority](https://bibleroads.com/a-way-to-infuse-your-prayers-for-ukraine-with-authority/) - If you are one of the millions wanting to see this war in Ukraine end, here are some ideas for fresh prayers. I suspect that since February 24th, the day Russia launched its invasion, you, like so many of our global brothers and sisters, have been doing a lot of communing with the divine about - [Ways to keep your Biblical Focus from being Stolen](https://bibleroads.com/ways-to-keep-your-biblical-focus-from-being-stolen/) - Here’s a new book I hope every thinking person will read. Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again, by Johann Hari. The title captures the horrid way screen time on various devices is robbing many of us of the ability to hold a thought, read a book, or stay on - [How does ‘regenerative’ apply to the Bible?](https://bibleroads.com/how-does-regenerative-apply-to-the-bible/) - Have you ever had that experience when you hear a new term or concept and suddenly it’s everywhere? That’s what is happening to me with “regenerative.” For example, “regenerative farming” is a new idea a friend recently shared with me. It is used by farmers and ranchers to build healthy soil and grow climate-resilient communities. - [What the Bible can teach us about love](https://bibleroads.com/frebruary22-vlog/) - February provides a good excuse to dig into what the Bible tells us of love. With Valentine’s Day and its symbols of romantic love, such as candy, hearts, and flowers on the horizon, it’s a perfect opportunity to see what the Bible can teach us about love —love that may include romance but also goes - [How a Bible Story can Usher in a New Year](https://bibleroads.com/how-a-bible-story-can-usher-in-a-new-year/) - David’s slingshot with a smooth stone can teach us a lot about how we fell the Goliaths of 2022. The familiar story is a prime example of why the Bible’s timeless accounts apply across the centuries. What is your ‘smooth stone’ and where are you aiming it this coming year? - [We are now in the last month of 2021](https://bibleroads.com/decembervlog21/) - Can you believe we are now in the last month of 2021? What a year it has been for so many. I suspect you, like me, have felt the challenges of all the issues we’ve dealt with as individuals, families, communities—of trying to leave a pandemic behind, returning to something approaching normality, but probably changed - [Thanksgiving and a Genesis Aha](https://bibleroads.com/thanksgiving-and-a-genesis-aha/) - It’s November so that means Thanksgiving season in the United States and many other countries. There is so much I am grateful for this year and invite you to count your blessings as well. There are two lines of thought coming together for me today: the powerful Psalms that express deep gratitude to the Almighty - [Interrupted Journeys and Joseph](https://bibleroads.com/interrupted-journeys-and-joseph/) - Have you had to postpone a trip in the past 18 months because of health regulations or concerns? If so, you have a lot of company. It’s what just happened again to me and a group of friends. But this time I thought about a Biblical journey that got seriously interrupted—and yet amazing good came - [The Seismic Breakthrough of the Hebrews](https://bibleroads.com/the-seismic-breakthrough-of-the-hebrews/) - I had the privilege of recently being in the South of France, where we saw the prehistoric art of the Chauvet Cave. You probably remember when this magnificent discovery was made in the 1990s of cave drawings created some 30,000 years ago. Nothing prepared me for their power and beauty, their contemporary timelessness, and the - [Weather! Heaven Help Us!”](https://bibleroads.com/weather-heaven-help-us/) - https://vimeo.com/580486657 “Heaven Help Us!” You’ve probably heard that expression — especially these days, when erratic weather patterns seem to be invading so many parts of the world. It’s a kind of watered-down version of a cry for help in dealing with something that seems overwhelming — like crazy weather. Yet it’s one thing to read - [Celebrating Your Freedom](https://bibleroads.com/celebrating-your-freedom/) - https://vimeo.com/569175341 July is a month to celebrate freedom. From Algeria to the United States, 24 countries in total commemorate their national independence day in July – and four of them today on July 1st (like Burundi and Canada). The Bible is a treatise on freedom at multiple levels. Just as Moses celebrated the liberation of - [Taking a “Faith Walk” in Times of Transition](https://bibleroads.com/taking-a-faith-walk-in-times-of-transition/) - https://vimeo.com/556422805 As families, schools and businesses get back to a more normal sense of work, play and travel, a lot of people are contemplating some pretty major changes in their lives. But how do you know how to go forward--what to do, where to go, how to work, who to spend your time with and - [You’re not trapped: How one cultural insight delivered a huge ‘aha’!](https://bibleroads.com/youre-not-trapped-how-one-cultural-insight-delivered-a-huge-aha/) - https://vimeo.com/543239379 I met someone recently who thought all that “history-stuff” about the Bible is in the ‘nice-to-know-but-not-necessary’ category. I beg to disagree and had a recent experience to illustrate why. The story of the woman who committed adultery (in John 8:1-11) has been a favorite since I first heard it as a little girl. Who - [Two Lessons for Easter from that Original Passover](https://bibleroads.com/two-lessons-for-easter-from-that-original-passover/) - https://vimeo.com/529092374 Going back to that first Passover in Egypt when Moses freed the Hebrews from slavery points to two big lessons that apply today. Combining the Biblical text from Exodus 12 with a contemporary leadership exercise I used working with executives, offers tremendous insight into how an ancient story breathes fresh inspiration into our most - [Lessons from II Chronicles: Make room for the new](https://bibleroads.com/lessons-from-ii-chronicles-make-room-for-the-new/) - Second Chronicles, chapters 14 - 16, tell accounts of King Asa of Judah. We see the theology clearly: “The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you (2 Chron. 15:2). The video blog ('vlog') captures - [The Unfolding Views of God (from Genesis)](https://bibleroads.com/the-unfolding-views-of-god-from-genesis/) - This ten-minute video discusses how the idea of God in Genesis evolves. "Yahweh", first introduced in Genesis 2 as a rather anthropomorphic version of God, is also the God of Isa. 43 who offers such consolation and hope to Israel during the Babylonian Exile. Does your idea of God evolve? We discuss two of the - [The Huge 2-part Role of a Tiny Biblical Word](https://bibleroads.com/the-huge-2-part-role-of-a-tiny-biblical-word/) - There’s a reason the adage ‘good things come in small packages’ got coined. It’s true! The tiny three-letter conjunction, ‘but’, in the Scriptures is a powerful example. Who knew that it has two profoundly different applications? One looks back while the other looks forward. How we use it determines much about how we view our - [The Prayer of Perception](https://bibleroads.com/the-prayer-of-perception/) - I love hearing people who normally never talk about God or religion suddenly say we all need to pray right now about this virus. How refreshing! How different from times when everything seems like smooth sailing, and people put awareness of God a bit on the shelf. But when there is an emergency, millions - [A Biblical Roadmap for Weather](https://bibleroads.com/a-biblical-roadmap-for-weather/) - Winter freezes that knock out electrical power for millions, or floods that devastate crops, property, and people, turn us back to the Bible for answers about what holds control over our lives, including weather. An old proverb declares March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, capturing its mid-point between winter - [February, Love and Eagles](https://bibleroads.com/february-love-eagles/) - If it’s February, it’s Valentine’s day whose origins are in a Roman festival celebrating the coming of Spring, although it has morphed into a celebration of romantic love. So it seems appropriate to explore three ways the Scriptures teach us of love. - [Seven Methods to Explore the Scriptures](https://bibleroads.com/seven-methods-to-explore-the-scriptures/) - A new year often brings with it new intentions. Perhaps one of yours is to understand the Bible more, to benefit from the many blessings the Scriptures provide, and maybe even to find a like-minded community with whom you can study. If these are some of your interests, you’re in the right spot. People have - [All Roads Lead to Love](https://bibleroads.com/all-roads-lead-to-love/) - December leads us to Christmas. Christmas leads us to Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus leads us to love. It is that simple. In the end, all roads lead to love. Recent events have underscored this in new ways. What we celebrate this month is the life of Jesus of Nazareth that ministered, blessed, healed, taught, and - [How Does the Land Shape a Biblical People?](https://bibleroads.com/land-biblical-people/) - This election season in the US, I’m thinking about the land that has shaped this country that caused our Puritan forefathers to call it the ‘city on a hill’ from Matt. 5:15-16. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explained to his disciples: “We are the light of the world. A city that is set on - [Election Wisdom from Acts](https://bibleroads.com/election-wisdom-from-acts/) - Instead of the usual vlog, here are six brief verses from the book of Acts that have timeless wisdom to offer for our upcoming U.S. Presidential election on November 3rd. After you read these, consider the order of events (laid out below), and then questions to ask yourself. Please join me in answering them. It’s - [The Importance of Biblical Community](https://bibleroads.com/the-importance-of-biblical-community/) - During this once-in-a-lifetime shutdown and sheltering in place, what a perfect time to term to the book of Daniel to learn more about community. What did the example of a few courageous people do to galvanize and invigorate others to continue to adhere to their understanding of the one God? We explore when Daniel was - [Biblical Perspective on "The New Normal"](https://bibleroads.com/the-new-normal/) - As our communities and countries begin to unlock and reopen throughout the world, there is much talk about ‘the new normal’ –-change in new ways to work, engagement with family and friends, admiring not celebrities but the people who make our everyday lives work, and rethinking travel at the same frantic pace. That made me - [Biblical Lessons on Authority](https://bibleroads.com/biblical-lessons-on-authority/) - Authority has a lot of different faces – some personal, some incredibly impersonal. A teenager knows the face of their parent who exercises authority over their curfew. A Marine private knows her drill sergeant’s authority as he barks orders. Listen to know more about what the Bible has to teach us about Authority. - [How to let go of Guilt](https://bibleroads.com/how-to-let-go-of-guilt/) - You probably know the John 21 verses that are Jesus’ final questions and directives to Simon Peter, a disciple who had already been singled out for his potential leadership of the others. This text takes place after the resurrection in those waning opportunities for the disciples to have a final teaching lesson with their Master. - [FREEDOM](https://bibleroads.com/freedom/) - Those immortal words that Thomas Jefferson would later capture in the Declaration of Independence held ‘self-evident truths’ grounded in Biblical principles: that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Listen to more about what the Bible has to teach us about Freedom. - [How the Bible speaks to fears about the coronavirus](https://bibleroads.com/virus-message/) - What does the Bible say? I wanted to share some thoughts from Genesis 18 about Biblical views of hospitality that are related to news of this virus. I would love your feed back, and to know what Biblical texts have been inspirational to YOU during these days. Just post a comment on my - [Traveling the Holy Land: Mt. Carmel](https://bibleroads.com/traveling-holy-land-mt-carmel/) - It's December and that means Christmas. However, instead of focusing on the traditional birth story of Jesus, we think you'll enjoy considering someone who was treasured by Christ Jesus in a key moment of his ministry, the Old Testament prophet, Elijah. Why? Because Elijah (along with Moses, representing the Law) is one of the two great - [Sailing on the iconic Sea of Galilee](https://bibleroads.com/sailing-iconic-sea-galilee/) - One of the most loved sights of the Gospel's many locations is the Sea of Galilee. Whether we recall Jesus walking over its stormy seas to calm the disciples' fear, or directing them to cast their nets 'on the right side', this was a place where the Master preached, taught and healed. BibleRoad's video blog - [Visiting Caesarea Philippi: Place of Jesus' most important 'quiz'.](https://bibleroads.com/caesarea-philippi/) - Welcome to another video blog from a recent trip to Israel. This is one of my favorite sites, Caesarea Philippi, filled with spiritual insights. Because there are two "Caesarea's" mentioned in the New Testament, it's helpful to understand their distinctions. One is on the Mediterranean sea (Caesarea Maritima) on Israel's western coast and was the - [Christ Jesus' home at Capernaum](https://bibleroads.com/jesus-home-capernaum/) - Welcome to another video blog from a recent trip to Israel. Here I talk about Jesus' home at Capernaum and his ancient ministry. “He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea…”. So writes Matthew in 4:13, introducing the reader to this central location of Christ Jesus’ ministry in the Galilee. Capernaum - [Why Jesus' baptism is told differently](https://bibleroads.com/jesus-baptism-told-differently/) - The fact that our New Testament contains four Gospels by four writers with four viewpoints can sometimes be tricky to navigate when some events of Jesus’ life are told differently. Yet there are substantial blessings in having these four accounts for Bible students twenty centuries later: we gain a fuller picture and understanding of Christ - [St. Anne](https://bibleroads.com/st-anne/) - [Remarkable Hagar and her insight about God](https://bibleroads.com/what-remarkable-hagar-can-teach-us-about-god/) - To say Hagar is remarkable because of her insight about God isn't the first way we usually think of her. Is Hagar one of those Old Testament Biblical figures you know because she was exiled from a home where her child was fathered by the head of the household? That was largely the context I - [Who knew?! A Link between Grace and Thanksgiving](https://bibleroads.com/who-knew-a-link-between-grace-and-thanksgiving/) - Who knew that the word ‘grace’ is inextricably tied to Thanksgiving? But doesn’t it make complete sense that a psalm of Thanksgiving is the testimony to answered prayer? Your Thanksgiving gathering will no doubt be so much more than the meal, but the specific giving of thanks for all the many blessings, the divine responses - [How a Biblical painting can 'gobsmack' you](https://bibleroads.com/how-a-biblical-painting-can-gobsmack-you/) - Have you ever had a painting 'gobsmack' you, catch you completely off guard? Maybe you can identify with growing up in a home where art was for everyone else. Sure, there were school outings to local museums that were a nice diversion, but weren't they more for those who could actually draw?! And then - [Two points you might not know about Genesis](https://bibleroads.com/points-you-might-not-know-about-genesis/) - Imagine having gone through one of the most challenging experiences of your life. You might ask (like millions before you have), “Where was God in all of the mess/challenge/disaster”? Now imagine that someone said everything that you had lost (health/spouse/freedom/job/etc.) does not spell the end. Why? Because there is a way out as you respond - [3 Helpful Doors into the 91st Psalm](https://bibleroads.com/3-helpful-doors-91st-psalm/) - The 91st Psalm was our family’s go-to prayer during emergencies –like when a tornado funnel whirled dangerously close to our living room window in Oklahoma. It’s one of the three Psalms my Mom had us memorize and pray before going to sleep—something I was incredibly grateful for as the years went by and new emergencies - [Bringing the Resurrection Forward](https://bibleroads.com/bringing-the-resurrection-forward/) - It’s hard to focus too much on the resurrection. No one understood this better than Paul who preached it throughout his 30-year ministry. Writing to the Corinthians, he asks: If Christ hasn’t been raised, then our preaching is useless and your faith is useless… then we deserve to be pitied more than anyone else - [The Power of Jesus' Post-Resurrection Appearances](https://bibleroads.com/the-power-of-jesus-post-resurrection-appearances/) - This is the next in a series of April blogs on the post-resurrection appearances that occurred in an ancient spring some 21 centuries ago, according to the Gospel of Luke. The second time Jesus comes to view after the resurrection isn’t narrated like the other two--meeting the Emmaus followers, and greeting disciples in the upper - [Women in the Bible: Case of the Missing Names!](https://bibleroads.com/women-bible-case-missing-names/) - Women of the Old Testament – like *Sarah or Abigail, Esther or Hagar –are familiar enough through their stories that we probably have a sense of what they’d be like if we could sit down and talk over coffee. Some are testy (Sarah), others astoundingly courageous (Esther); some were put in life-threatening circumstances they brilliantly - [Why was Lazarus’ resurrection so Important to Early Christians?](https://bibleroads.com/why-was-lazarus-resurrection-so-important-to-early-christians/) - You start to notice this focus on Lazarus in the earliest centuries of Christianity through the art. In the Roman catacombs alone there are over 55 paintings of Lazarus’s resurrection. Roughly an equal number exist of Roman sarcophagi, the marble caskets in which nobility were buried, depicting this life-affirming story relayed only in John’s Gospel. - [Why The Sower and the Seed Parable is the 'First Among Equals'](https://bibleroads.com/why-the-sower-and-the-seed-parable-is-the-first-among-equals/) - As you study Jesus’ parables’, it becomes quickly obvious how important the Sower and the Seed story is, one of the few to appear in all three synoptic Gospels. (John’s Gospel doesn’t contain any parables.) Even more noticeable is that the Sower and the Seed story headlines the rest--in Matthew (Matt. 13:3-17), Mark (Mark 4:1-9) and - [Why The Sower and the Seed Parable Deserves Close Attention](https://bibleroads.com/why-the-sower-and-the-seed-parable-deserves-close-attention/) - As you study Jesus’ parables’, it becomes obvious quickly how important the Sower and the Seed story is, one of the few to appear in all three synoptic Gospels. (John’s Gospel doesn’t contain any parables.) But even more noticeable is that the Sower and the Seed story leads the rest, in Matthew (Matt. 13:3-17), Mark - [Why the Parables are Integral to Matthew’s Gospel](https://bibleroads.com/why-the-parables-are-integral-to-matthews-gospel/) - The synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) share similarities with each other, including their versions of Jesus’ parables. (The Gospel of John doesn’t contain parables.) When I discovered that Jesus’ parables constitute over one-third of the Master’s teachings in these three books, it was time to treat them as more than loved stories whose characters - [Why Resurrection Cover-ups Failed](https://bibleroads.com/resurrection-cover-ups-failed/) - Cover-ups have a bad historical track record for one reason: people talk! While that might be disastrous to a conspiracy being hatched, it was ideal for Christianity. Isn’t that one of many reasons 2.2 billion Christians continue to celebrate an event that rocked the world 21 centuries ago? And there are more. Here's why Resurrection - [Why linking Valentine’s Day and a Biblical Book isn't crazy!](https://bibleroads.com/linking-valentines-day-biblical-book-isnt-crazy/) - The headline of this blog might be a head-scratcher for you. After all, Valentine’s Day has its origin in the ancient pagan cultures of Greece and Rome when orgies celebrating romance and fertility regularly occurred. But as the Roman Empire was Christianized, the festival of Juno Februata – the Roman goddess of love, marriage, and - [Why Converting the Galatians was Tough!](https://bibleroads.com/why-converting-the-galatians-was-tough/) - This month we’re going to do another three part look at a single Biblical book: Paul’s letter to the Galatians. As in May with the three blogs on Jonah, we’ll look first at background, then circumstances and concerns of the individuals involved, and finally how to bring Galatians’ lessons forward. Today we start with Why - [Where Even Angels “Long to Look”](https://bibleroads.com/where-even-angels-long-to-look/) - Do you ever come across a snippet of a verse that so captures your thought and heart that you stop everything to stay with it? Maybe you see how it’s translated across multiple Biblical versions. Maybe you simply sit with it for awhile, listening for further inspiration because you know its coming if you’ll be - [What Mark's Gospel Can Teach Us - Announcing new in-depth Study Opportunity!](https://bibleroads.com/marks-gospel-can-teach-us/) - While national characteristics can be exaggerated (i.e. 'all Italians talk with their hands'), the description of Americans as a people of action is born out in hundreds of examples. And that’s one reason why the Gospel of Mark might have special appeal to anyone with a proclivity toward action. Mark is the Gospel that most - [What does the Bible say about Aging?](https://bibleroads.com/bible-say-aging/) - Are you one of the many who believe there is not a single subject today that the Bible hasn’t already addressed? Take a relatively new term like ageism, which along with racism and sexism, are three areas that spark discrimination. What does the Bible say about aging? About being in a life stage where people used to - [Welcome to the BibleRoads Blog](https://bibleroads.com/bible-study-blog/) - BibleRoads.com Bible study blog If you’re hungry to discover more of the Bible’s treasures or have a place to bring some curious question, this Bible study blog is for you. About once per month, we will be providing brief 300-word pithy (hopefully!) statements about some aspect of understanding the Bible in a more informed way. - [Welcome to Bible Roads from Madelon Maupin](https://bibleroads.com/video-welcome-bible-roads-madelon-maupin/) - Checkout some of our related Products Online Video Workshop - Biblical Women: Role Models for Leadership Today CD - Overview of the Old Testament - [Walking Away…and Being Brought Back](https://bibleroads.com/walking-awayand-brought-back/) - This Easter season it’s a good time to recall one of the most moving stories following the crucifixion: the two followers, cleopas and his friend, walking to the village of Emmaus. This community was only about five kilometers south of Jerusalem, but the story is about geography with a theological punch: they’re leaving Jerusalem. It - [Unlock the New Testament with an Overview…](https://bibleroads.com/unlocking-new-testament-overview/) - …or at least open the door ajar! Establishing a big picture perspective of the Bible One thing surprised me when I started giving Bible talks some 25 to 30 years ago: that people were so interested in brief overviews – and I mean brief! If our topic was a day on of Paul’s letters, for instance, - [Traveling the Holy Land: Caesarea Maritima](https://bibleroads.com/traveling-holy-land-caesarea-maritima/) - October's offering is from that stunning seaside location: Caesarea Maritima. With two Caesarea's mentioned in the New Tesatment, it's helpful to know this is right on the sea, thus the 'Maritima' name. Herod built a palace there, Paul was imprisoned here, Roman chariot races took place and today it's being thoroughly excavated and preserved, as - [Three NEW Video Lectures](https://bibleroads.com/three-new-video-lectures/) - We are happy to announce three new 75+ minute Bible talks tied to nature themes in the Scriptures. They are intended for group or individual Bible study. For groups, these video talks are especially helpful for those seeking a short study unit, since each one can be handled in one or two sessions. Each comes with its own - [Thinking About Christ As 'High Priest'](https://bibleroads.com/how-christ-transforms-the-priest/) - The term “priest” is one of those Biblical words that seem pretty far from our working mental or verbal vocabulary. After all, when’s the last time anyone had to kill a sheep and carry it to an altar? Yet this is the second blog in a row with a priest at its center, with one - [The Two-headed Coin of Biblical Fire](https://bibleroads.com/the-two-headed-coin-of-biblical-fire/) - It’s summertime! * And with it come visions of barbecues, long summer days, walks in the woods and glorious starry nights. All these powerful aspects of nature have been a focus the past few months while preparing three talks for a Bible conference on Scriptural Metaphors in Nature. What a powerful topic and the two - [The Shrewd Steward: Puzzler of a Parable!](https://bibleroads.com/the-shrewd-steward-puzzler-of-a-parable/) - I remember reading about Jesus’ parables and laughing as a minister confessed, when asked if he would ever write a book on them, that the pastor would when he finally understood “The Shrewd Steward” (see Luke 16:1-13). By that time he had only been preaching about 50 years. I share that because if you’ve ever - [The Psalms: Man Responds to God!](https://bibleroads.com/the-psalms-man-responds-to-god/) - If someone were to think of the Psalms ‘only’ as hymns of praise, often set to music, they’d be missing why they’ve been so central to the worship of God throughout both Jewish and Christian history. In addition to the beauty of their poetry and musicality, the Psalter is the only Biblical book in which - [The Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran: Why they're important](https://bibleroads.com/qumran/) - Most Bible students are familiar with the archaeological discovery in 1947* of the Dead Sea Scrolls but may not be clear as to why this was such an important find. It’s because this discovery – called the greatest manuscript uncovering of all time -- provides a priceless look into the history of Judaism, how the - [The Ascent Psalms: Great Traveling Companions](https://bibleroads.com/the-ascent-psalms-great-traveling-companions/) - As Easter approaches, what can we do differently this year to approach history’s most seminal event, Christ Jesus’ resurrection and ascension? Please join me in considering taking a page from ancient Israel’s practice by looking at The Ascent Psalms. If we were contemporaries, for example, of Mary and Joseph in the 1st century, this would - [Thanksgiving Psalms for the Season](https://bibleroads.com/thanksgiving-psalms-season/) - “Praise the Lord!” And so begins one of the glorious types of Psalms (Ps. 111) from the Psalter, built on a recognition of God’s many blessings. What a perfect time of year to consider the Thanksgiving Psalm more deeply and maybe even write your own! There are many types of Psalms, but two predominate: the - [Thanksgiving Gratitude for Biblical Artists](https://bibleroads.com/thanksgiving-gratitude-biblical-artists/) - Maybe you also have friends who are remarkable artists, talents that their families say began emerging from earliest childhood. Then there are the rest of us who can appreciate art. I long ago reconciled myself to being in the latter category, justifying that someone had to troop through all those galleries and museums oohing and - [Tel Megiddo](https://bibleroads.com/tel-megiddo/) - The subject of this month’s video blog is Tel Megiddo, one of the richest, most diverse archaeological sites in Israel and perhaps the entire Middle East. Megiddo means “Hebrew” in English, an appropriate name for a site that marks not only so many of Israel’s layers of civilizations, but those that existed back to 6000 - [Study the Book of Joshua? Really??](https://bibleroads.com/book-of-joshua/) - “I’m clueless how someone could get spiritual inspiration from The Book of Joshua since it’s all about blood and battles!” If that sounds familiar, you might be overlooking some of Joshua’s spiritual insights in this Old Testament gem which I’ve been recently discovering with a deeper reading. First, Joshua is about claiming one’s inheritance from - [Spirit-impelled Pairings: Philip and the Eunuch](https://bibleroads.com/spirit-impelled-pairings-philip-and-the-eunuch/) - Biblical pairings occur throughout the Scriptures but none more remarkably than in the book of Acts. There, people find each other through the most heavenly coincidences orchestrated by nothing less than the Holy Spirit. Acts is where we find the story of Philip and the Eunuch. When we encounter Philip in Acts 8, he is - [Snakes, Mountains and Moses](https://bibleroads.com/snakes-mountains-and-moses/) - Jordan is a country full of surprises, mainly of how many Biblical sites there are. One of my favorites is Mt. Nebo, the traditional site thought to be where Moses hands over the reins to his number 2 in command, Joshua. Was it because Moses was tired and decided to give up leadership to the - [Six Reasons why Abraham is a January Role Model](https://bibleroads.com/six-reasons-abraham-ideal-january-role-model/) - With a new year, who better to look at biblically than Abraham, that Scriptural template for new starts. His life spans 14 chapters in the book of Genesis (from 11 – 25) and weaves an extraordinary story of faithfulness, mistakes, and renewed efforts. I’ve loved reviewing the sweeping events of this Patriarch of Israel’s life, - [Six Reasons to Celebrate Jesus' Birth](https://bibleroads.com/six-reasons-celebrate-jesus-birth/) - While answers to this question might appear so obvious that it doesn’t bear asking, I invite you to pause this Christmas Eve and actually write down your own answers. They probably won’t match anyone else’s list and that’s just fine. What this simple exercise does is bring the life of Jesus of Nazareth, whose birth - [Revisiting the Magi as Role Models](https://bibleroads.com/revisiting-the-magi-as-role-models/) - Do you find that some aspects of the Christmas story, no matter how familiar, stand out to you more some years than others? For me this season, it was those mysterious magi. What do we really know about these exotic visitors from a distant land? Are they a fulfillment to Biblical prophesies, and if so, - [Revelation's Other View of Christ: Incompatible or Inclusive?](https://bibleroads.com/two-views-christ-incompatible-inclusive/) - From pastoral shepherd caring for his flock to mighty warrior bent on destruction -- here are two New Testament views of Christ so opposite that, on first glance, they seem incompatible. The Gospels and the book of Revelation give both. Why? One of the favorite tourist treasures from a trip to Jerusalem is visiting a - [Reading the Scriptures: Onerous or (dare we say) Enjoyable?](https://bibleroads.com/reading-scriptures-onerous-dare-say-enjoyable/) - A favorite ‘bucket list’ item of spiritual seekers is reading the Bible through at least once in their life, and preferably within a set time frame such as a year. Yet for many who have tried this noble undertaking, Leviticus often stands as the dividing line between the sheep and goats – between those who - [Psalm 137 and Popular Culture](https://bibleroads.com/psalm-137-and-popular-culture/) - Just when you think popular culture has shelved the Bible as passé, along comes a haunting version of Psalm 137 sung by American singer-songwriter, Don McLean,* and captured on this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTnspbSjKVc A lament over the destruction of Jerusalem, McLean's version of Ps. 137 captures the ache of those who were taken from their homes and brought to - [Philemon: One-chapter Wonder](https://bibleroads.com/philemon-one-chapter-wonder/) - “Holy flattery”. That’s how Martin Luther described this shortest of Paul’s seven authenticated epistles since Paul uses every rhetorical technique, including bald flattery, to encourage Philemon to take back his runaway slave, Onesimus. Why Philemon, the letter, has become a favorite for me--especially when reading it aloud in a Bible Study group--is for the insight - [Praying the Psalms](https://bibleroads.com/praying-psalms/) - The Psalms don’t teach us about God so much as move us into conversation with God. Structured in five parts--really a hymnal divided into five sections--they mirror the first five books of the Bible, the books of Moses. While those first five books introduce us to the great Creator, God, and His children, you might - [Paul's Introduction to Romans and "The Gospel of God"](https://bibleroads.com/introduction-to-romans/) - Discovering the variety of ways Paul opens his letters to the early Churches is like mining fields of gold—so many gems to uncover, chew on, then figure out how to apply and his introduction to Romans is no exception. Paul launches his monumental epistle to the Romans with a self-description. That alone is a spiritual aha. - [Paul's Easter Witness: Victor not Victim](https://bibleroads.com/pauls-easter-witness-victor-not-victim/) - One way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ Jesus is to look at the transforming effect Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance made on a Pharisee, Saul. Because of his Damascus road post-resurrection encounter, Paul considered himself an apostle, as chosen as the original twelve. In his most autobiographical letter, Paul writes the Galatians: 11 For I want - [Paul’s Galatian Treatise on Defending Your Thinking](https://bibleroads.com/pauls-galatian-treatise-on-defending-your-thinking/) - The second blog in this Galatians series highlights the world behind the Letter, including the circumstances and concerns of Paul and the Galatian converts. Paul set out to share the message of grace and salvation with the Gentiles, but Galatia was not a targeted area. Yet that’s where he ended up when becoming ill on - [New Testament Overview Parts 1, 2 & 3 (10 minutes each)](https://bibleroads.com/new-testament-overview/) - New Testament Overview Videos This is a gift from BibleRoads – a New Testament overview video in about thirty minutes, free. We hope many will take advantage of watching it, tell your friends, use it in Sunday School with your iPad or laptop, start a BibleRoads study program with it providing helpful background, etc. The goal - [Need an Antidote to Frenzy? Discover this Biblical Prayer](https://bibleroads.com/biblical-prayer/) - Some might not think of Biblical prayer as an antidote to frenzy. But I came across a Bible verse recently that was just that, and it was like meeting a long lost friend who –suddenly standing there face to face —you realize how much you’ve missed them. I Chronicles 4:10 is buried in one of - [Mt. Nebo and Moses' Lessons in Obedience](https://bibleroads.com/mt-nebo-moses-lessons-obedience/) - If you’ve ever looked forward to something, really wanted it, strove for it but in the end didn’t realize it, you can identify with Moses as he gazed across at the Promised Land from today’s Jordan, realizing he would not enter. This month’s video blog takes place at this special site, Mt. Nebo, the place - [Movies, Journeys and Acts](https://bibleroads.com/movies-journeys-and-acts/) - If you love golf, you probably know about a gem of a film, Seven Days in Utopia. You might not have connected it to the New Testament’s Book of Acts, but see what you think as you read. (Note: you won’t learn enough here to need a ‘spoiler alert’, so treat yourself to the film - [Masada: Herod, Heroes and Sacrifice](https://bibleroads.com/masada/) - Masada, the Hebrew word for "fortress," is a perfect description of the Biblical site where Herod the Great had one of his summer palaces. If you’ve traveled to Israel to stand on this dusty summit and know what’s behind the historical mountaintop, the site grips your imagination like few others. Located in the East Judean - [Mary and Hannah: Women On A Spiritual Journey](https://bibleroads.com/mary-hannah-women-spiritual-journey/) - December has been a month of pouring over Luke’s Gospel. If you watched the Luke Webinar * then you already know how much the evangelist is responsible for grounding the birth of Jesus in history, as well as learning of his deep ties to the Hebrew Scriptures. One of the earliest examples of these Old Testament - [Luke and his Special Affection for Widows](https://bibleroads.com/luke-and-his-special-affection-for-widows/) - Discovering biographical data about writers of Scripture is tough--so many centuries ago, questionable sources, different ideas about using others’ more famous names, etc. We probably know as much about Luke, however, the evangelist/writer/historian, as any author. In addition to his Greek nationality and professional background as a physician, Luke uses the ‘we’ pronoun in parts - [Light: Three Distinct Biblical Uses](https://bibleroads.com/light-discovering-three-distinct-biblical-uses/) - Everyone knows what light means – whether it’s the child convinced it’s all that stands between monsters and his bed, or the person appreciating street lamps after leaving the theater. It just makes life better, easier, happier. In fact, light is defined as the energy source for illumination, the very power that makes sight possible.But - [Letter to the Philippians: New Criteria for Measuring Success](https://bibleroads.com/success-in-the-bible/) - Have you noticed how ‘success’ keeps getting redefined? In a Western culture cruising on the ‘wealth/celebrity/image’ highway, it could be the way someone dresses, the car they drive, the size of a bank account or number of diplomas on the wall. And worse, such criteria change constantly. The Letter to the Philippians is Paul’s way - [Lessons from Zechariah](https://bibleroads.com/lessons-zechariah/) - You may have more in common with Zechariah than you realize—the one that Luke writes about in his opening chapter (since there are a number of Zechariahs throughout the Scriptures). This Zechariah loved God, no doubt about that, having served in the ‘family business’ of being a priest his entire life. That can be like - [Lessons from Emmaus: Coming Home to Christ](https://bibleroads.com/lessons-from-emmaus-coming-home-to-christ/) - April is the month parallel to those ancient, world-changing days when Jesus made resurrection appearances. According to Luke’s Gospel, all three occurred before the anticipated Jewish Pentecost festival – held fifty days following Passover. This month’s blogs will focus on this period of Jesus’ life between the resurrection and ascension, and examine those three appearances in the - [Lazarus’ resurrection: Vital to early Christians](https://bibleroads.com/lazarus-resurrection-vital-to-early-christians/) - You start to notice it from the art of the early centuries of Christianity: in the Roman catacombs alone there are over 55 paintings of Lazarus’s resurrection. Roughly an equal number depict this ministry-changing event (told only in John’s Gospel), on Roman sarcophagi, the marble caskets where nobility were buried. Dozens more depictions of Jesus' - [Kings and Prophets: Biblical Formula for Good Government](https://bibleroads.com/kings-prophets-biblical-formula-good-government/) - A king needs a kingdom. Every child reading fairy tales understands this. The ancient Hebrews grasped it as well. Examining their history--as it unfolds from the Patriarchs, through the Exodus, the settlement of Canaan, the period of the Judges and finally the creation of a monarchy-- is a study in kings, prophets and forms of - [Jonah’s Enemies: Narrowness & Nationalism](https://bibleroads.com/jonahs-enemies-narrowness-nationalism/) - Jonah is one of those Biblical books that can make me squirm. More than the ‘whale of a tale’ of childhood Bible stories, this parable offers food for thought sometimes tough to digest, not unlike the whale who couldn’t quite swallow this Avoider. Jonah makes us look closer at hints of self-absorption that make me want to - [Jonah: How Big is our Love and other Lessons for Today](https://bibleroads.com/jonah-how-big-is-our-love-and-other-lessons-for-today/) - In this third and final blog on Jonah and love, we explore how to bring the text forward, building on last week’s focus on the world BEHIND the text. This is the linchpin of Bible Study, the ‘so what’ question? “So what does this have to do with life today?” If we don’t apply the text, - [Jonah: An Ancient Archie Bunker?!](https://bibleroads.com/jonah-an-ancient-archie-bunker/) - Last week’s blog in this three part series was the world OF the text. Now is part two: the world BEHIND the text (concerns, circumstances and experiences of individuals). One way to initially unpack a Biblical text is to find out when it was written-- providing often-significant context for why this story, told at this - [Jesus’ Wilderness Temptations: Lessons for Thanksgiving](https://bibleroads.com/jesus-wilderness-temptations-lessons-for-thanksgiving/) - What better place for individuals or Bible Study groups to look than the Scriptures for reasons to be grateful this November season of Thanksgiving. That’s why the three blogs this month have a theme of gratitude but you might be surprised by the selections! The first is the temptations of Jesus in the wilderness, that - [Jesus' Scorned Fig Tree and Sacred Cows](https://bibleroads.com/jesus-scorned-fig-tree-sacred-cows/) - Since our theme is leadership this month of May, let’s talk about a rather obscure event in Jesus’ ministry that illustrates one of leadership’s tougher aspects: declaring the sacred cows of our lives that are broken and need fixing. Matthew 21 tells one of those stories that can leave us scratching our heads more than - [Jerusalem: City of David](https://bibleroads.com/jerusalem-city-david-part-1/) - Jerusalem--the holy city for the world's three monotheistic religions. It evokes life-changing events for millions and history unparalleled for centuries with political, religious and archaeological claims to every holy square inch. To see it for the first time, perhaps standing on Mt. 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Chapter 2 is a rich example as the writer employs a stone metaphor to explain three different functions - [How to have a 'wow' moment in group Bible Study](https://bibleroads.com/wow-moment-group-bible-study/) - I remember it like yesterday About 15 years ago, a group of girlfriends and I decided to meet monthly in one another's homes to read through a Biblical book, share insights and enjoy each others' company. It turned out to be a pretty unbeatable formula as we realized most of us thrive when two basic - [How the Beatitudes come alive on a Galilean Hill](https://bibleroads.com/beatitudes-come-alive-galilee/) - There are few places in Israel more 'ground zero' to Christianity than the Mt. of Beatitudes on the shores of the Galilean Sea, the subject of this month's video blog. It is in this beauty-filled place that historians think Christ Jesus gave a sermon that included the core teachings of what it is to be - [How Jesus Used His Location to Teach](https://bibleroads.com/how-jesus-used-his-location-to-teach/) - One of the more arresting aspects of traveling to Israel, particularly the Galilee area, is how nuances of Jesus’ teachings in the Gospels come to life in wholly unexpected ways. I had such a moment at Caesarea Philippi. It all began with the familiar passage in Mark 8:27-29: 27 Jesus went on with his disciples to - [How Biblical Feasts Teach Lessons Today](https://bibleroads.com/biblical-feasts/) - Feasts and food play a surprising role in the Scriptures when you consider how many people went to bed hungry. And maybe that's the point. While eating and drinking sustain human life, they also create the opportunity to celebrate God as the One who provides life. And they then become metaphors throughout both the Hebrew - [How Artistic Genius Captures History’s Greatest Betrayal](https://bibleroads.com/how-artistic-genius-captures-historys-greatest-betrayal/) - If you admire others’ ability to draw, sketch, paint or sculpt, yet don’t seem to share those talents, welcome to my world of art appreciation instead. After all, artistic brilliance needs those who can treasure and reflect on their masterpieces. The Bible has long been the subject of some of the most monumental art through - [Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Announcing All-New Recordings of Bible Talks!](https://bibleroads.com/bible-talks/) - The opportunity to study the Bible in-depth is one of the most rewarding privileges available to all of us. For me, this has manifested itself in a life-long love of growing and learning about both the historical contexts where various portions of the Bible were set and also my own journey constantly drawing me deeper - [Happy Labor Day -- Vineyard Workers!](https://bibleroads.com/happy-labor-day-vineyard-workers/) - Since Americans are celebrating “Labor Day” the first Monday of September-- a federal holiday established in 1894 to highlight the economic achievements of American workers-- it’s a perfect time to look at Jesus’ parable about the Laborers in the Vineyard. It’s told in both Matt. 20:1-16 and Mark 10:17-31. This is a head-scratcher if approached - [Gethsemane: Holy Place of Prayer](https://bibleroads.com/gethsemane-holy-place-prayer/) - Gethsemane-- a word almost universally recognized and filled with meaning like few others—is the subject of the February video and blog. 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One of the joys of Bible study is learning distinctions that open new vistas that actually make a difference in our everyday lives. - [Debate over Jesus' burial and resurrection site: The Holy Sepulchre or The Garden Tomb?](https://bibleroads.com/debate-jesus-burial-resurrection-site-holy-sepulchre-garden-tomb/) - Visiting Jerusalem as a Christian pilgrim and searching for the site where Jesus was buried and arose can be a conundrum. Why? Because tour guides take you to two sites, not one! First is The Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the second is known simply as ‘The Garden Tomb’. Both are beautiful and moving - [Breaking barriers in Joppa: Lessons in Inclusion](https://bibleroads.com/breaking-barriers-joppa-lessons-inclusion/) - One of the wondrous things of landing at Tel Aviv’s shiny, modern airport is being transported to an ancient Biblical site within thirty minutes of clearing customs. 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Isaiah 53:1-3 NLT - [Isaiah: Chapter 52](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-52/) - Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. Isaiah 52: 1,2 KJV - [Isaiah: Chapter 51](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-51/) - Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance— all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were mined. Yes, think about Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your nation. Abraham was only one man when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became a great nation. Isaiah 51:1,2 NLT - [Isaiah: Chapter 50](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-50/) - Thus says the Lord: Where is your mother’s bill of divorce with which I put her away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? No, because of your sins you were sold, and for your transgressions your mother was put away. Isaiah 50:1 NRSV - [Isaiah: Chapter 49](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-49/) - Listen to this, everyone—near and far: The Eternal One singled me out, even before I was born. He called me and named me when I was still in my mother’s belly. 2 Even then, God was preparing my mouth to speak like a sharp sword. He kept my purpose quiet, kept me safe in the shadow of His hand, He crafted me into a sharp-tipped arrow and tucked me away in His quiver; Isaiah 49: 1,2 The Voice - [Isaiah: Chapter 48](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-48/) - Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises, even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Isaiah 48:1,2 NLT - [Isaiah: Chapter 47](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-47/) - Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called Tender and delicate. Isaiah 47:1 KJV - [Isaiah: Chapter 46](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-46/) - Bel crouches down; Nebo cowers. Their idols sit on animals, on beasts. The objects you once carried about are now borne as burdens by the weary animals. They crouch down and cower together. They aren’t able to rescue the burden, but they themselves go into captivity. Isaiah 46: 1,2 CEB - [Isaiah: Chapter 45](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-45/) - Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him— and the gates shall not be closed: Isaiah 45:1 NRSV - [Isaiah: Chapter 44](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-44/) - Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. Isaiah 44: 1,2 King James Version - [Isaiah: Chapter 43](https://bibleroads.com/lesson/isaiah-chapter-43/) - "What did we say about when the chapter divisions were made? Not by the author, correct? So, what could we do when reading this text when we see a "but now…"? 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