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

'Word,' as in Isaiah 9:8, signifies the doctrine of internal and external worship. 'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general.

'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth.

The whole Word is nothing but the doctrine of love towards the Lord, and love towards our neighbor, as in Matthew 22.

(Reference: Arcana Coelestia 1288)