Study

Bible Study — Scripture, Term, Dialog, Prayer, Question Guides

Start a study session

Ask anything outright — or, if you're not sure what to ask yet, start from a passage, a term, or one of the other doors below.

The Bible

Start with the Bible itself

Read all 66 books chapter by chapter, and ask questions right where the text is.

Start from a passage

The passages the tradition keeps coming back to

Genesis 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Romans 1:13

And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.

Exodus 14:23

And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

Exodus 20:1

And God spake all these words, saying,

John 17:12

While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Revelation 22:18

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

Exodus 20:4

Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

John 1:33

And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 12:14

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Matthew 5:17

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

Start from a term

Take one recurring word and get to the bottom of it

Stiffnecked

A vivid metaphor for stubborn rebellion against God's authority; used repeatedly by God to characterize Israel's unyielding disobedience after the golden calf incident.

God's Sovereignty over Fertility

Jacob affirms that fruitfulness is withheld by God, not by man, demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty over life and covenant fulfillment.

Stubbornness

The sinful disposition of an evil heart that refuses to obey God's word, leading to covenant breaking and divine judgment.

Creation

All things created by God; their greatness and beauty lead people to recognize the Creator.

Bronze Altar

Square altar made of acacia wood overlaid with bronze, used in the courtyard for burnt offerings and atonement.

Rod of God

Job observes that the wicked live safely under no rod of God, challenging traditional retributive theology and questioning divine governance.

Prayer

A communication with God, expressing praise, thanks, or petition; a fundamental aspect of religious life.

Temple of Jehovah

The sacred temple in Jerusalem, mistakenly trusted by the people as a guarantee of divine protection while neglecting repentance and justice, inviting God's judgment.

Blood on the Doorposts

The lamb's blood applied to the doorposts and lintel served as a sign protecting Israel from the destroyer, foreshadowing the redemptive power of Christ's blood.

Rock

A symbol of God as a secure refuge, representing stability, protection, and salvation.

Or come at it another way

There's more than one way into the text

HomeDiscoverStudyReadMe