Hallel is Scripture’s praise cluster—Psalms 113–118—sung for the God who rescues and reigns. These songs train memory, strengthen gratitude, and call the nations to join the chorus fulfilled in Christ.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Here, you’ll find an archive of posts that address the broad exploration of foundational Christian beliefs drawn from both the Old and New Testaments.
Hallel is Scripture’s praise cluster—Psalms 113–118—sung for the God who rescues and reigns. These songs train memory, strengthen gratitude, and call the nations to join the chorus fulfilled in Christ.
Psalm 79 rises from devastation to a prayer that holds confession and justice together. It asks God to act for his name, to defend the weak, and to restore a humbled people to praise.
Behemoth and Leviathan are set before Job not as curiosities but as teachers. Their untamable strength humbles pride and calls sufferers to trust the Lord who owns everything under heaven, giving light for the next step and hope beyond the storm.
Nehemiah 1 begins with hard news and ends with a bold prayer. The cupbearer weeps, confesses, and pleads God’s promises, preparing to ask for favor that will move the story from ruin to rebuilding.
Ezra 10 is a hard mercy. In cold rain, the community turns confession into action, pursuing an ordered remedy that guards worship and points hearts back to God. The chapter teaches modern readers to pair sorrow with obedience and to honor the Lord in the most intimate bonds of life.
Shechem’s valley gathers Scripture’s memory into one saddle between Ebal and Gerizim. From Abraham’s altar to Jesus at Jacob’s well, it is where grace, warning, and hope meet.
Paul’s “drink offering” image draws on Israel’s libation and Roman custom to describe a life gladly expended for the church’s faith. In Philippians 2:12–18, his poured-out joy crowns the congregation’s obedience as worship to God.
Under a sky of uncountable stars, God pledged Himself to Abram, crediting faith as righteousness and promising people and land. Genesis 15 reveals a God who is both our shield and our reward—and the guarantor of a future that only He can fulfill.
The Old Testament’s many names for God are revelation in shorthand—Elohim, YHWH, El Shaddai, and more—each disclosed in moments that advance God’s promises. Read how the names shape prayer, ethics, and hope, and consult the included book-by-book reference index.
The Bible’s “hate” language doesn’t contradict John 3:16. Sometimes it marks covenant choosing; sometimes it names God’s righteous opposition to evil. Both are fulfilled at the cross, where love and justice meet and the worst of sinners finds a real welcome.
Scripture names where and how Jesus returns: the same Jesus, the same way, to the Mount of Olives—split by His feet as He comes to reign. It also promises a prior gathering to meet Him. This study clarifies both movements and why they steady hope and shape holy living.
Luke addresses “most excellent Theophilus” to stabilize a disciple with an orderly, eyewitness-based account. See how that dedication frames Luke–Acts and why it still forms confident, public-facing faith today.
In Acts 24, “the Way” stands in a courtroom and shines through worship of Israel’s God, a clear conscience, resurrection hope, and honest public witness. Paul’s defense shows a path rooted in Scripture and centered on Jesus that practices mercy and endures delay with hope.
The Areopagus was both a hill and an influential council in Athens. In Acts 17 Paul used that forum to proclaim the Creator, call for repentance, and announce Jesus’ resurrection as God’s public proof.
Israel’s high priest carried the tribes before God and entered the Most Holy Place with blood. The office taught holiness, access, and mercy—and pointed forward to Jesus, the great High Priest who grants confident access now and forever.