A ready reckoner to read Philippians, Chapter 3

From the Adventure Bible for young readers


Jesus wept.
John 11:35
At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.
Esther 8:9
Psalm 117 - 2 verses
Psalm 119 - 176 verses
3 John - 15 verses
Psalms - 150 chapters
For all of us, life matters because we are fearfully and wonderfully made by God with a purpose. So, our life is precious and valuable. The sanctity of life is important and what are we doing with the life that God has given us?
The most well known Psalm and quoted many times in the Bible. It teaches about how God is our shepherd and a perfect understanding in personal terms. The psalm is comforting and a delight in God's goodness and dependence upon Him.
Satan
The wicked angel gets kicked out of heaven for going against God; he becomes the gang leader to other angels who joined him in the attempted mutiny. He seeks to destroy all humans by separating them from God forever. He is enemy #1. He is also called serpent, accuser, deceiver, the prince of demons, the enemy, the dragon and the devil. His offenses include fraud, deceit, slander, murder and assault.
Antichrist
An evil being who works for Satan. He has a mouthful of lies and a bag full of tricks to deceive people in the final days of the world before Jesus returns. He’s the tattoo specialist who makes it mandatory for everyone to wear 666 as a pledge of their loyalty to him. He is known as the beast out of the sea.
The false prophet
The Antichrist’s campaign manager appointed by Satan to get people to worship their beastly candidate. He enforces the evil worship and does a lot of the Antichrist’s dirty work. He is the beast out of the Earth. His offenses include corruption and conspiracy.
Demons
They are known to be slick and crafty like their boss Satan and part of Satan’s army consisting of the wicked soldiers and the pack of angels who rebelled against God and get thrown out of Heaven. Their business is evil and their ambition is to make the lives of God’s children still and miserable. Their main offense includes Soul kidnapping.
The whole gang will be sentenced to eternal torment in the lake of fire.
(From the pages of Teens Bible)

If some of the Bible characters are offered a teaching job at the University of Old and New Testaments, just think about the subjects to which they would probably apply.
Paul is one of the important persons in the history of Christianity. His epistles (letters) have great influence on Christian theology mainly on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the human relationship with God
Luke was the beloved Physician as mentioned by Paul in Colossians 4:14, " Luke the beloved physician sends you his greetings..." His reputation is significant because he never disputed or questioned a claim of healing either through the ministry of Jesus or the leaders of the early church.
Mathew was a tax collector mentioned in Matthew 9:9. He collected taxes and other levies that was set by the Romans. Zacchaeus was another tax collector who would collect money from the Jews. People disliked tax collectors as they made the Romans richer and the Jews poorer. But both Matthew and Zacchaeus were forgiven by Jesus.
Lydia was a wealthy and influential businesswoman who sold articles dyed purple as mentioned in Acts 16:14, "One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth..."
Peter grew from a fisherman to become a fisher of men. Mathew 4:18,19 says, "Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Genesis 2: 19,20
God brought all the beasts of the field and the birds of the air to Adam and he named all livestock, the birds and the beasts.
Genesis 47:14-16
Joseph managed the food and economic crisis during the famine at Egypt.
Exodus 17
Moses played multiple roles throughout his life. Moses is a courageous leader who rose to all challenges and led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Jonah 1 - 2
Through his ship journey to Tarshish, there was shipwreck and he spent time in the great fish's belly. (1:17)
Judges 4 - 5
Deborah's role is important in leading the Israelites in a military campaign against the Canaanite general Sisera. Under her guidance, the Israelite forces, led by Barak, won a significant war over the Canaanites at the Battle of Mount Tabor.
Solomon wrote the Song of Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes, and much of the book of Proverbs. God gave him wisdom when he asked for governing people righteously.
Ezekiel 37: 1- 14
God transported Ezekiel in a vision to a valley full of dry bones and directed him to speak to the bones. Ezekiel was to tell the bones that God would make breath, enter the bones and they would come to life and he did.
1 Samuel 16:16-23
David was “a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, a handsome man,” and the LORD was with him. (I Samuel 16:18)
Hosea 3: 1- 5
Hosea in his ministry, he expounded on the adultery metaphor, calling Israel to account for its idolatry and apostasy, laying out God’s charges against the people, and foretelling judgment.
Esther 5
Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him” (Est. 5:4).
King Xerxes really liked banqueting.
The above mentioned Biblical characters have accomplished great things, but they were normal people just like us. These ordinary people who made decisions transformed them into extraordinary legends and accomplished their objectives. Isn't it great?
Acknowledgement: Teen Devotional Bible
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