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href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/dig-deeper-into-the-story-of-god-with-bible-gateway-plus/" title="Permalink to Dig deeper into the Story of God with Bible Gateway Plus" rel="bookmark">Dig deeper into the Story of God with Bible Gateway Plus</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/bible-gateway/" title="Posts by Bible Gateway" rel="author">Bible Gateway</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p class="has-text-align-center">“‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ When I think there was a day when a human hand first wrote those words, I am filled with awe. This sentence is a masterpiece of compression. It approximates as closely as words allow the instantaneous realization of an intent, the bringing into being of the diversity of things that make up the world of fundamental human experience.” <br />— <a href="https://biblegateway.christianbook.com/reading-genesis/9780374299408/pd/299408?utm_source=bg&utm_medium=bgblog&utm_campaign=bgblog_storyofgod_robinson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marilynne Robinson</a></p> <p>The words that open Genesis — and the Bible — are so well and widely known, it’s easy to overlook their incredible uniqueness and power. As <a href="https://biblegateway.christianbook.com/reading-genesis/9780374299408/pd/299408?utm_source=bg&utm_medium=bgblog&utm_campaign=bgblog_storyofgod_robinson" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robinson</a>, a world-renowned novelist and essayist, points out, nothing quite like them exist anywhere else in ancient literature.</p> <p>The <em>Story of God Commentary</em> series, with 11 volumes from the Old Testament now available with Bible Gateway Plus, is the perfect resource to help understand the full impact of those words (and many more) with fresh eyes and ears. </p> <p>As you study, you’ll find that the commentary on each passage is broken into three sections:</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/dig-deeper-into-the-story-of-god-with-bible-gateway-plus/#more-73022" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="b2d908606b491f90419c4dd1acdd532960e1d534c9f39371c456cea95580f2cb" data-text="“‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.’ When I think there was a day when a human hand first wrote those words, I am filled with awe. 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It approximates as closely as words allow the instantaneous realization of an intent, the bringing into being of […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/dig-deeper-into-the-story-of-god-with-bible-gateway-plus/" data-title="Dig deeper into the Story of God with Bible Gateway Plus"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Fdig-deeper-into-the-story-of-god-with-bible-gateway-plus%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Fdig-deeper-into-the-story-of-god-with-bible-gateway-plus%2F&text=Dig+deeper+into+the+Story+of+God+with+Bible+Gateway+Plus&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72993" class="post-72993 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/Bible%20Gateway-48.png" alt="Bible Gateway" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/savannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation/" title="Permalink to Savannah Guthrie on the “Bonus Commandment” and Two-Part Salvation" rel="bookmark">May 8, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/savannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation/" title="Permalink to Savannah Guthrie on the “Bonus Commandment” and Two-Part Salvation" rel="bookmark">Savannah Guthrie on the “Bonus Commandment” and Two-Part Salvation</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/bible-gateway/" title="Posts by Bible Gateway" rel="author">Bible Gateway</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-scaled.jpg"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-1024x767.jpg" alt="Savannah Guthrie" class="wp-image-73008" width="384" height="287" srcset="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-768x575.jpg 768w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guthrie-headshot-by-Kwaku-Alston-NBCUniversal-2048x1534.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" /></a><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie</figcaption></figure></div> <p><strong>What is a favorite Bible passage of yours and why?</strong><strong></strong></p> <p>Choosing your favorite verse is like choosing your favorite child – it’s kind of impossible! A verse I recite to myself often is, “<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20116%3A1-2&version=NIV,NRSVUE,NKJV,ESV,NASB2&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I love the Lord for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because of this, I will call on him all the days of my life</a>.” </p> <p>I also like, “<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lamentations%203%3A22-23&version=NIV,NRSVUE,NKJV,ESV,NASB&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his mercies never fail. They are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness.</a>” </p> <p>I just noticed those two verses have a lot in common: mercy! I guess I always feel in need of God’s grace, and grateful to hear that it is unfailingly present.</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/savannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation/#more-72993" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="b59b433647b44fcb57590dfa608e51e89482e17738be1a93a8c0869767c4e068" data-text="What is a favorite Bible passage of yours and why? Choosing your favorite verse is like choosing your favorite child – it’s kind of impossible! A verse I recite to myself often is, “I love the Lord for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because of this, I will call on […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/savannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation/" data-title="Savannah Guthrie on the “Bonus Commandment” and Two-Part Salvation"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Fsavannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Fsavannah-guthrie-on-the-bonus-commandment-and-two-part-salvation%2F&text=Savannah+Guthrie+on+the+%26%238220%3BBonus+Commandment%26%238221%3B+and+Two-Part+Salvation&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72986" class="post-72986 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/keith-36.jpg" alt="Guest Post" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/live-courageously/" title="Permalink to How We Can Live Courageously in a World Full of Suffering" rel="bookmark">May 7, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/live-courageously/" title="Permalink to How We Can Live Courageously in a World Full of Suffering" rel="bookmark">How We Can Live Courageously in a World Full of Suffering</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/keith/" title="Posts by Guest Post" rel="author">Guest Post</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p><strong>By Matt Chandler<img loading="lazy" class="alignright size-full wp-image-72987" src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Matt-Chandler_280x280.png" alt="Matt Chandler" width="280" height="280" srcset="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Matt-Chandler_280x280.png 280w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Matt-Chandler_280x280-150x150.png 150w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Matt-Chandler_280x280-120x120.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" /></strong></p> <p>If you and I are going to be Overcomers and live courageously in this mess, it’d be helpful to understand some of it. After we see ultimate reality in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+4-5&version=NIV&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog_live_courageously">Revelation 4–5</a>, in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+6&version=NIV&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog_live_courageously">Revelation 6</a> we get more help seeing behind all the mess. We get some good news about how we can endure and stand with confidence in light of all this pain—the pain of others and our pain as well.</p> <p>When it comes to suffering, we see several things in the Scriptures that form a paradox we should hold in tension as finite, created beings seeking to understand an infinite and eternal God. The first is that God is good (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+10%3A18&version=NIV&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog_live_courageously">Mark 10:18</a>), all the works of His hands are faithful and just (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+111%3A7&version=NIV&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog_live_courageously">Psalm 111:7</a>), and there is no darkness in Him at all (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A5&version=NIV&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=bgblog_live_courageously">1 John 1:5</a>). God <em>is </em>love. It’s not something He has or does; it’s who He is. God doesn’t <em>do </em>evil; He does love.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/live-courageously/#more-72986" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="d7b3594e901d177b7c7e684b9b8faa019df62512192ff737078f89156af626b1" data-text="By Matt Chandler If you and I are going to be Overcomers and live courageously in this mess, it’d be helpful to understand some of it. After we see ultimate reality in Revelation 4–5, in Revelation 6 we get more help seeing behind all the mess. We get some good news about how we can […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/05/live-courageously/" data-title="How We Can Live Courageously in a World Full of Suffering"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Flive-courageously%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F05%2Flive-courageously%2F&text=How+We+Can+Live+Courageously+in+a+World+Full+of+Suffering&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72974" class="post-72974 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bible-gateway-features category-bible-gateway-plus category-general"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/Bible%20Gateway-48.png" alt="Bible Gateway" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/how-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us/" title="Permalink to How ‘All the Genealogies of the Bible’ helps bring clarity on God’s love for us" rel="bookmark">April 25, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/how-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us/" title="Permalink to How ‘All the Genealogies of the Bible’ helps bring clarity on God’s love for us" rel="bookmark">How ‘All the Genealogies of the Bible’ helps bring clarity on God’s love for us</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/bible-gateway/" title="Posts by Bible Gateway" rel="author">Bible Gateway</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <h2>Have you wondered if the Bible’s genealogies are an important part of Bible study?</h2> <p>Many of us skim through the genealogies, but they are important and play a part in how we can come to understand the cultural nuances around the time of each person’s life in the Bible. That’s why we are introducing <em>All the Genealogies of the Bible</em> to <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/plus/">Bible Gateway Plus</a>.</p> <p>God’s plans for each of us extend back long before we were born, which you can discover by studying the lineage of Biblical heroes. You will discover that God’s love embraces more than we can comprehend, especially if we are focusing only on ourselves in this time and place without the context of God’s Word providing direction in our lives.</p> <p>People all over the world are under His care and have been since He made Adam. And, if you’ve ever doubted the plans He has for you, let’s look at the story of Ruth.</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/how-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us/#more-72974" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="a92bb17e66be4aa736dbfe50bb745275a2014193c2640bff834d7e1d3893fff5" data-text="Have you wondered if the Bible’s genealogies are an important part of Bible study? Many of us skim through the genealogies, but they are important and play a part in how we can come to understand the cultural nuances around the time of each person’s life in the Bible. That’s why we are introducing All […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/how-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us/" data-title="How ‘All the Genealogies of the Bible’ helps bring clarity on God’s love for us"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fhow-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fhow-all-the-genealogies-of-the-bible-helps-bring-clarity-on-gods-love-for-us%2F&text=How+%E2%80%98All+the+Genealogies+of+the+Bible%E2%80%99+helps+bring+clarity+on+God%E2%80%99s+love+for+us&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72944" class="post-72944 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general tag-isaiah tag-philippians"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/keith-36.jpg" alt="Guest Post" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/whatever-happens/" title="Permalink to Embracing Our Future in Christ Whatever Happens Next" rel="bookmark">April 16, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/whatever-happens/" title="Permalink to Embracing Our Future in Christ Whatever Happens Next" rel="bookmark">Embracing Our Future in Christ Whatever Happens Next</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/keith/" title="Posts by Guest Post" rel="author">Guest Post</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p><strong>By Robert J. Morgan <img loading="lazy" class="alignright size-full wp-image-72951" src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Robert-J-Morgan_280x280.png" alt="Pastor Robert J. Morgan" width="280" height="280" srcset="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Robert-J-Morgan_280x280.png 280w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Robert-J-Morgan_280x280-150x150.png 150w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Robert-J-Morgan_280x280-120x120.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" /></strong></p> <p>Anticipation keeps me going. What about you? Do you feel the need to look forward to what’s ahead—a vacation, a weekend at the beach or in the mountains, the birth of a child or grandchild, the diploma that concludes your studies, the day you retire, or even the fresh taste of tomatoes in summer?</p> <p>Over the past five years, I’ve grappled with three tremendous losses. Because of my wife’s multiple sclerosis, I stepped away from my life’s work of pastoring. That was a greater loss than I realized at the time. Sometime later, Katrina passed away. And then my dream of serving in my own local church of forty years evaporated. I was no longer needed.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/whatever-happens/#more-72944" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="50ae08d592e2702966e405fcc35ab575f6aeb81ca5bc2a1701a22c1041fc65ed" data-text="By Robert J. Morgan Anticipation keeps me going. What about you? Do you feel the need to look forward to what’s ahead—a vacation, a weekend at the beach or in the mountains, the birth of a child or grandchild, the diploma that concludes your studies, the day you retire, or even the fresh taste of […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/whatever-happens/" data-title="Embracing Our Future in Christ Whatever Happens Next"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fwhatever-happens%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fwhatever-happens%2F&text=Embracing+Our+Future+in+Christ+Whatever+Happens+Next&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72935" class="post-72935 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bible-study category-blogs category-general category-guest-post category-infographic tag-bible tag-bible-study tag-free-download tag-grace tag-infographic tag-jeremiah tag-john-macarthur tag-judgment tag-restoration"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/keith-36.jpg" alt="Guest Post" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/judgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah/" title="Permalink to Judgment, Grace, and Restoration in the Book of Jeremiah" rel="bookmark">April 9, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/judgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah/" title="Permalink to Judgment, Grace, and Restoration in the Book of Jeremiah" rel="bookmark">Judgment, Grace, and Restoration in the Book of Jeremiah</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/keith/" title="Posts by Guest Post" rel="author">Guest Post</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p><strong>by John MacArthur</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/12140636/John-MacArthur.jpg"><img loading="lazy" width="334" height="328" src="https://bg3-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/12140636/John-MacArthur.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-53680"/></a><figcaption>John MacArthur</figcaption></figure></div> <p>Jeremiah recounts more of his own life than any other prophet, telling of his ministry, the reactions of his audiences, testings, and his personal feelings. Jeremiah served as both a priest and a prophet and was the son of a priest named Hilkiah. He was from the small village of Anathoth (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+1%3A1&version=NIV">1:1</a>), today called Anata, about 3 mi. NE of Jerusalem in Benjamin’s tribal inheritance.</p> <p>As an object lesson to Judah, Jeremiah remained unmarried (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+16%3A1%E2%80%934&version=NIV">16:1–4</a>). He was assisted in ministry by the scribe Baruch, to whom Jeremiah dictated and who copied and had custody over the writings compiled from the prophet’s messages (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+36%3A4&version=NIV">36:4</a>,<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+36%3A32&version=NIV">32</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+45%3A1&version=NIV">45:1</a>). Jeremiah has been known as “the weeping prophet” (<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+9%3A1&version=NIV">9:1</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+13%3A17&version=NIV">13:17</a>; <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jeremiah+14%3A17&version=NIV">14:17</a>), living a life of conflict because of his predictions of judgment by the invading Babylonians. He was threatened, tried for his life, put in stocks, forced to flee from Jehoiakim, publicly humiliated by a false prophet, and thrown into a pit.</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/judgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah/#more-72935" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="4295df26d20f1f68958c340e99adae51bef4eb3cac56c3473d3b153b38ee9af2" data-text="by John MacArthur Jeremiah recounts more of his own life than any other prophet, telling of his ministry, the reactions of his audiences, testings, and his personal feelings. Jeremiah served as both a priest and a prophet and was the son of a priest named Hilkiah. He was from the small village of Anathoth (1:1), […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/04/judgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah/" data-title="Judgment, Grace, and Restoration in the Book of Jeremiah"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fjudgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F04%2Fjudgment-grace-and-restoration-in-the-book-of-jeremiah%2F&text=Judgment%2C+Grace%2C+and+Restoration+in+the+Book+of+Jeremiah&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72888" class="post-72888 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bible-news category-bibles-2 category-news-releases tag-bible tag-journal tag-nasb tag-new-american-standard-bible"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/Zondervan%20Bibles-47.jpg" alt="Zondervan Bibles" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/zondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible/" title="Permalink to Zondervan Releases First NASB Wide Margin Bible" rel="bookmark">March 26, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/zondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible/" title="Permalink to Zondervan Releases First NASB Wide Margin Bible" rel="bookmark">Zondervan Releases First NASB Wide Margin Bible</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/zondervan-bibles/" title="Posts by Zondervan Bibles" rel="author">Zondervan Bibles</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p>Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is pleased to announce the release of the <em><a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/nasb-wide-margin-bible-leathersoft-brown-red-letter-1995-text-comfort-print?variant=41282724298888&utm_source=bg&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=zbibles-nasbwide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASB Wide Margin Bible</a></em> (New American Standard Bible, 1995 Text)—the first of its kind for Zondervan’s NASB line.</p> <p>“Our mission is to publish beautiful Bibles in translations readers love; we are so happy to bring a wide margin version to faithful readers of the NASB,” said Melinda Bouma, vice president and publisher of Bibles for Zondervan. “By using the margins to deepen their study with notes, reflections and prayers, readers of this Bible will not only deepen their understanding of the Scripture — they’ll also create a beautiful keepsake for their loved ones.” </p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/zondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible/#more-72888" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="26a8f85ea8cf4e5cda8a24bd1d39c83c5537df2d318926dcb66c8e333fce20ca" data-text="Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is pleased to announce the release of the NASB Wide Margin Bible (New American Standard Bible, 1995 Text)—the first of its kind for Zondervan’s NASB line. “Our mission is to publish beautiful Bibles in translations readers love; we are so happy to bring a wide margin version to […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/zondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible/" data-title="Zondervan Releases First NASB Wide Margin Bible"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F03%2Fzondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F03%2Fzondervan-releases-first-nasb-wide-margin-bible%2F&text=Zondervan+Releases+First+NASB+Wide+Margin+Bible&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72885" class="post-72885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-general"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/Bible%20Gateway-48.png" alt="Bible Gateway" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/pin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway/" title="Permalink to Pin your most frequently used Study Resources on Bible Gateway" rel="bookmark">March 20, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/pin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway/" title="Permalink to Pin your most frequently used Study Resources on Bible Gateway" rel="bookmark">Pin your most frequently used Study Resources on Bible Gateway</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/bible-gateway/" title="Posts by Bible Gateway" rel="author">Bible Gateway</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p>Do you use Bible Gateway to read the Bible each day? You are not alone!</p> <p>If you have a free account or are a member of Bible Gateway Plus, you’ll be excited by our newest feature! You can now pin your most frequently used Study Resources to the top of the Resources panel!</p> <p>To access your Pinned Resources, you’ll find them at the top under “Pinned Resources.”</p> <p>Here’s how:</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/pin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway/#more-72885" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="d083fe5ec20a2044ee5396b600efad555c5fcd72f6d2abcfa640c29d0bc4b460" data-text="Do you use Bible Gateway to read the Bible each day? You are not alone! If you have a free account or are a member of Bible Gateway Plus, you’ll be excited by our newest feature! You can now pin your most frequently used Study Resources to the top of the Resources panel! To access […]" data-url="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/pin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway/" data-title="Pin your most frequently used Study Resources on Bible Gateway"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F03%2Fpin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway%2F" class="share-link share-link-facebook"><span class="facebook-share-image"></span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblegateway.com%2Fblog%2F2024%2F03%2Fpin-your-most-frequently-used-study-resources-on-bible-gateway%2F&text=Pin+your+most+frequently+used+Study+Resources+on+Bible+Gateway&via=biblegateway" class="share-link share-link-twitter"><span class="twitter-share-image"></span></a> <a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" data-pin-tall="true" data-pin-round="true" data-pin-save="false" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_round_red_32.png" /></a> <a class="share-link-email"><span class="email-share-image"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-rule"></div> <div id="post-72866" class="post-72866 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bible-study category-general category-guest-post category-infographic category-study-bible category-video-2 tag-30-days-with-jesus tag-bible-study tag-free-download tag-humility tag-infographic tag-joel-muddamalle tag-joshua tag-judges tag-peace tag-proverbs-31-ministries tag-transformation-church"> <div class="entry-top"> <div class="entry-top-content"> <div class="entry-top-image"> <div class="entry_author_image"><img src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/authors/keith-36.jpg" alt="Guest Post" width="60" height="60" /></div> </div> <div class="entry-top-text"> <div class="entry-meta"> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/finding-peace-through-humility-in-the-book-of-judges/" title="Permalink to Finding Peace Through Humility in the Book of Judges" rel="bookmark">March 18, 2024</a> </div> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/finding-peace-through-humility-in-the-book-of-judges/" title="Permalink to Finding Peace Through Humility in the Book of Judges" rel="bookmark">Finding Peace Through Humility in the Book of Judges</a></h2> <div class="entry-author"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/author/keith/" title="Posts by Guest Post" rel="author">Guest Post</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="entry entry-content layout-group"> <p><strong>by Joel Muddamalle, PhD</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joel-Muddamalle_280x280.png"><img loading="lazy" width="280" height="280" src="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joel-Muddamalle_280x280.png" alt="Joel Muddamalle" class="wp-image-72847" srcset="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joel-Muddamalle_280x280.png 280w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joel-Muddamalle_280x280-150x150.png 150w, https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joel-Muddamalle_280x280-120x120.png 120w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" /></a><figcaption>Joel Muddamalle</figcaption></figure></div> <p>I hate being lost and losing my way. It leaves me disoriented, and honestly, it can be a really scary feeling to not know where you are. Today, we have modern tools like smartphones that give us maps and directions at our fingertips. But before that technology was available, one of the most vital tools that people used to keep from getting lost was a compass.</p> <p>A compass shows us which direction we should go and keeps us from going where we should not. God’s Word is a type of compass. It points us to where Jesus is and reveals when we start to falter, or get distracted, or are going in a direction that will take us away from him. Yet a compass is only good if we use it. If we fail to keep our focus on it, we will lose our way.</p> <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2024/03/finding-peace-through-humility-in-the-book-of-judges/#more-72866" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div> <div class="social-share" data-sig="0e63ba91f47a279f874fb5765c526e0a85297e96588838f4307c63fbbeb79b80" data-text="by Joel Muddamalle, PhD I hate being lost and losing my way. It leaves me disoriented, and honestly, it can be a really scary feeling to not know where you are. Today, we have modern tools like smartphones that give us maps and directions at our fingertips. 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