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Heart-Racing. Thought-Provoking. Life-Changing. If you find reading the Bible uneventful, "old hat," or downright confusing, then it's time for The Message. Join the millions of readers who have been drawn to God through Eugene Peterson's best-selling Bible paraphrase. Translated... read more
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- David: Add a description of this character.
- Judah
- Saul
- Paul
- Jacob
- Solomon
- Joseph
- Aaron
- Joshua
- John
- Ephraim
- Peter
- Samuel
- Jeremiah
- Hezekiah
- Master
- Manasseh
- Jonathan
- Isaac
- Abraham
- Aram
- Daniel
- God: Maker and commander of the universe
- Eleazar
- Benjamin
- Pharaoh
- Elijah
- Levi
- Abner
- Abram
- Azariah
- Mordecai
- Rachel
- Josiah
- Simon
- Jesse
- Haman
- Midian
- Korah
- Mary
- Ishmael
- James
- Sarah
- Isaiah
- Joab
- Reuben
- Abimelech
- Simeon
- Issachar
- Boaz
- Pilate
- Esther
- Asher
- Jesus: One-third of a thrice holy god. Son of God. Son of Mary. Step-son of Joseph. Miracle maker. Our risen Lord.
- Moses: Pharoah's adoptive son. Murderer of Egyptian. Lead the Jews out of Egypt and slavery into freedom and a land of milk and honey.
- Noah: In his time he was the only man who God felt worthy of saving from the flood. He and his family built the ark, gathered animals; and when the first rainfall came, they were high and dry and safe.
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“Romans 10:17 - "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God."”
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God doesn’t work impersonally from space; he works with us where we are, as he finds us.
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We read in order to live our true selves, not just get information that we can use to raise our standard of living.
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If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me.
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Genesis is Conception.
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“Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?
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Exodus is Birth and Infancy.
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Numbers is Adolescence.
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Deuteronomy is Adulthood.
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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
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Leviticus is Schooling.
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- God Of Israel
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Babylon
- Jordan River
- Moab
- Assyria
- Altar
- Samaria
- Edom
- People Of Israel
- Temple
- Heaven
- Hebron
- Jehu
- Bethel
- Canaan
- Shechem
- Balaam
- Galilee
- Damascus
- Jericho
- Bethlehem
- Lebanon
- Zechariah
- Mount Zion
- Sea
- Bashan
- Judea
- Ramah
- Heshbon
- Beersheba
- Beast
- Gibeon
- Seir
- Persia
- Sidon
- Ephesus
- Phinehas
- Antioch
- Nineveh
- Rome
- Gibeah
- Mizpah
- Gaza
- Macedonia
- Ashdod
- Eliab
- Goshen
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- Eugene H. Peterson (Author)
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- Dewey: 220.5208
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