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  • An Overview of Amos

    An Overview of Amos

    Perhaps the most important aspect of biblical interpretation is understanding what the message meant to its original audience and how that translates to life today. The following is an...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: Exodus 17:1–7

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: Exodus 17:1–7

    I have seen Star Wars too many times. Wait, is that possible? When I say I’ve seen Star Wars, I mean the original movie from May 1977, which started the whole franchise. I am dating myself...

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  • Top Questions about the Book of John0:22

    Top Questions about the Book of John

    As you walk through the Book of John, use these free Bible study questions to guide your devotion time! https://blog.cph.org/read/books-of-the-bible-study-questions-john #shorts #john #biblestudy

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  • Joel: An Overview

    Joel: An Overview

    The time period in which the book of Joel was written is debated amongst scholars, much like the time periods of other prophets. What scholars can agree on is the genre, characters, and...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: Matthew 17:1–9

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: Matthew 17:1–9

    An interesting phenomenon takes place at Halloween. Mom and Dad get dressed up in costume in anticipation of attending a party or taking the children trick-or-treating. Oftentimes their...

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  • Understanding Hosea's Marriage to Gomer

    Understanding Hosea's Marriage to Gomer

    The Lord and Israel are major characters in the Book of Hosea, but the drama of their relationship is acted out in the persons of Hosea and his unfaithful wife, Gomer. She bore him three...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: Matthew 2:1–12

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: Matthew 2:1–12

    When I work with couples in premarital counseling, there is a point at which we discuss leaving and cleaving, based on the creation account. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his...

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  • Athanasius on John 10:30

    Athanasius on John 10:30

    Given the high status the Gospel of John gives to Jesus, it is not surprising that certain passages from this Gospel would play important roles when questions arose concerning Jesus’...

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  • Shedding Light on Themes in Daniel

    Shedding Light on Themes in Daniel

    Daniel is best known for the story of the fiery furnace and the lion's den, but he is known amongst scholars for different reasons. Putting aside differences in receiving the text, here...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: James 5:7–11

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: James 5:7–11

    I am dating myself to share that I was five years old when the movie Star Wars came out. Mind you, this was 1977. At this point, there was only Star Wars without the context of The Empire...

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  • How God Uses Questions in the Bible

    How God Uses Questions in the Bible

    Questions are at the heart of the Bible. Many of the major events—in the Old and New Testament alike—are marked with a question. God uses these questions to reveal important truths about...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: Malachi 4:1–6

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: Malachi 4:1–6

    There is a danger to adopting an attitude toward the end of the world that falls at one extreme or the other. One person may be so unconcerned about the return of Jesus Christ, allowing...

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  • How I Learned to Study Scripture

    How I Learned to Study Scripture

    Before I officially joined a church, I tried to study Scripture on my own. I wanted to learn more about Jesus and how the Old and New Testaments both point to salvation through Jesus...

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  • Teaching Jesus in the Old Testament: Malachi 1:6-8

    Teaching Jesus in the Old Testament: Malachi 1:6-8

    At Halloween when I was a child, one of my brothers and I would trick-or-treat in the apartment complex where we lived. One year, we were both costumed as characters from the television...

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  • Understanding the Book of Lamentations

    Understanding the Book of Lamentations

    The Book of Lamentations is often skipped over. But it reveals a lot about God’s love and faithfulness. The following was adapted from the Lutheran Bible Companion, Volume 1: Introduction...

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  • Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 18:1–8

    Digging Deeper into Scripture: Luke 18:1–8

    Luke 18:1–8 is a parable that the Lord uses to encourage His disciples to pray persistently.

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  • Teaching Jesus in the Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9–10

    Teaching Jesus in the Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9–10

    In January 1977, newly-elected President Jimmy Carter traveled down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC on his way to the White House. Yet this time, things were different; President...

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  • How to Better Understand the Bible with Andy Jones1:07

    How to Better Understand the Bible with Andy Jones

    Have you ever been reading the Bible and just felt lost? One effective way to understand the Bible is to ask simple questions. Andy Jones has developed ten easy questions to ask when reading the Bible

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  • An Overview of Jeremiah

    An Overview of Jeremiah

    We have a lot to learn from Jeremiah and his mixture of Law, Gospel, and doctrine. The prophet, best known for his extreme demonstrations, gives abounding examples of God's correction,...

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  • How to Read the Psalms with Rev. Dr. Pete Jurchen5:41

    How to Read the Psalms with Rev. Dr. Pete Jurchen

    Rev. Dr. Pete Jurchen shares a quick and simple method for reading the Psalms. This method combines reading the Word, reflection, and prayer, connecting Scripture to daily life.To get the most out of

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