This is part 8 of the Read the Bible For Yourself. The Book of Psalms is an eclectic collection of poetry that you can use to connect to God. In today’s episode you’ll learn about the different kinds of psalms, who wrote them, and how Hebrew poetry works. The goal, as always, is to equip Read more about 541 Read the Bible for Yourself 8: How to Read the Psalms[…]
As part of my class, Read the Bible for Yourself, I went through all 150 psalms and broke them into 15 categories. I searched online for such a list but couldn’t find anything helpful. Chat GPT likewise failed to produce any useful results. So, I bit the bullet and went through all 150 psalms, one Read more about All 150 Psalms Categorized[…]
It’s so easy to slip into prayers that are mostly, or even only, petition–asking God to meet our needs. However, it’s clear from the prayers we see in scripture that there’s much more to it than just making requests. In fact, many of examples we have in the bible include extensive declarations of praise. They Read more about Bible Verses to Help You Praise God[…]
Chesed is the word translated “steadfast love” (ESV/NRSV/RSV), “lovingkindness” (NASB), “loyal love” (NET), “love” (NAB), “faithful love” (HCSB/NJB), and “mercy” (KJV/NKJV/LXX). That there is such variety in the translations should alert us to the fact that this Hebrew word is difficult to render in English. Furthermore, this is no small word; in fact, chesed is Read more about God’s Chesed[…]