Title: The Word Came to Me

Topic: Word

Summary: The Bible is a large block of text that hasn't changed for a couple of thousand years; yet it describes "the word of the Lord" as a living force that speaks directly to people about what is going on in their lives and surroundings. How can we reconcile these two views?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Genesis 15:1-2
1 Samuel 15:10-11; 2:12-14, 17; 3:4-10, 15-18; 15:13-14, 22
2 Samuel 7:4; 24:11-12
1 Kings 6:11-14; 12:22, 24; 17:1-4, 8; 18:1; 19:9; 21:17, 27-28
2 Kings 20:1-7
1 Chronicles 22:6-10
Psalms 105:17-19
Jeremiah 1:1
Jonah 1:1-3; 2:10; 3:1, 3; 4:9
Zechariah 4:8-14
Luke 3:2-3, 8, 10; 12:20
Acts of the Apostles 22:6-10

In Genesis 28:20, 'he vowed a vow' means that there was a desire that what is wished for may come about, thus that the Lord may provide it. Within a vow, something of a bargain is present, and at the same time on man's part, something of a bounden duty to keep his side of it, should he obtain his desire.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3732)