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This new volume combines Joel Meredith's two books of Bible lists for a total of 375 lists! Includes easy access to lists like the Ten Commandments, the gifts of the Spirit, and the Beatitudes. But it doesn't stop with the expected. It also offers lists of people raised from the dead and people who were struck blind. Readers will also discover surprising Bible facts, like animals God used miraculously, bald men in the Bible, and nine of the earliest recorded inventors. Lists are organized into 39 categories. A great resource for students, families, or anyone wanting to learn more about the Bible.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 janvier 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441208323
Langue	English

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Meredith s COMPLETE Book of Bible Lists
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JOEL L. MEREDITH s many years of experience in writing technical manuals for the electronics industry has provided excellent background from which to draw in preparing the information for this book. His personal, in-depth study of the Bible, his careful research in related materials, and his meticulous attention to detail are rounded out by a wry humor-all combining to produce enjoyable and educational reference works. He and his wife live in Roanoke, Texas.
Meredith s COMPLETE Book of Bible Lists

A One-of-a-Kind Collection of Bible Facts

Joel L. Meredith
Meredith s Complete Book of Bible Lists Copyright 1980, 1983, 2009 Joel L. Meredith
Originally published in two volumes: Meredith s Book of Bible Lists and Meredith s Second Book of Bible Lists
The 2009 edition has been edited and updated.
Cover Design by Dan Pitts
Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible (with two exceptions).
Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. www.zondervan.com
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55438
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bethanyhouse.com
E-book edition created 2011
ISBN 978-1-4412-0832-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Lorraine Meredith, and to my mother, Barbara O Keeffe.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I wish to pay tribute to the following people for their invaluable help in the preparation and publication of this book.
To my wife, Lorraine, I owe much thanks for her many hours of typing and proofreading. I owe her even more thanks perhaps for her encouragement and her continuous support both as a wife and as a prayer warrior. Her many suggestions for lists were also very helpful.
I want to especially thank the editorial staff at Bethany House for all their work on the book. They also provided me with many ideas for lists, and were so kind and patient with me.
I want to thank the numerous people who wrote to me with suggestions for new lists.
I met a man in Dallas, Texas, who told me he had given my first book, Meredith s Book of Bible Lists, to his son, and it turned his son s life around. That sort of news makes it all worthwhile!
CONTENTS
PREFACE
ONE: COMMANDMENTS
TWO: PROMISES
THREE: NEW TESTAMENT PROVERBS AND FACTS
FOUR: SUPERNATURAL EVENTS
FIVE: WORD POWER
SIX: BOOKS
SEVEN: PEOPLE
EIGHT: SEX
NINE: CHARACTERISTICS
TEN: LOVE
ELEVEN: GOD S GIFTS TO MEN
TWELVE: SIN
THIRTEEN: LIES
FOURTEEN: MIRACLE WORKERS AND THEIR DEEDS
FIFTEEN: NUMBERS
SIXTEEN: FLORA AND FAUNA
SEVENTEEN: NAMES
EIGHTEEN: BIBLE TREASURES
NINETEEN: SHIPS AND OTHER FLOATING OBJECTS
TWENTY: OTHER THINGS
TWENTY-ONE: FAMILY AFFAIRS
TWENTY-TWO: DWELLINGS
TWENTY-THREE: JUST FOR LOOKS
TWENTY-FOUR: EAT AND DRINK
TWENTY-FIVE: WATER
TWENTY-SIX: QUESTIONS
TWENTY-SEVEN: DECISIONS
TWENTY-EIGHT: GOD S PERSONALITY
TWENTY-NINE: GOOD GUYS/BAD GUYS
THIRTY: THE SPIRIT WORLD
THIRTY-ONE: HEATHEN PRACTICES
THIRTY-TWO: WORK AS UNTO THE LORD
THIRTY-THREE: MONEY
THIRTY-FOUR: PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
THIRTY-FIVE: THE ANIMAL WORLD
THIRTY-SIX: TRANSPORTATION
THIRTY-SEVEN: FORCES OF NATURE
THIRTY-EIGHT: VIOLENCE
THIRTY-NINE: DEATH AND FUNERALS
FORTY: INTERESTING PEOPLE
FORTY-ONE: ODDS AND ENDS
FORTY-TWO: ENCOURAGEMENT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PREFACE
The purpose of Meredith s Complete Book of Bible Lists is to entertain, interest, fascinate, stimulate, and most of all, educate. Many people have complained that the Bible is dull reading and that they can t get past all the begats (e.g., Abraham begat Isaac, etc.). Here s a fresh and informative look at some of the interesting and helpful portions of the Scriptures, showing that the Bible is anything but a dull book. And if this book gets the reader back into The Book, its real purpose will have been fulfilled.
Some people have complained that the Bible (and religion in general) has too many thou shalt nots. While Meredith s Complete Book of Bible Lists does include some negatives, you will realize from a quick perusal of the Contents pages that the greater weight of Christianity and the Bible is on the positive side-what God has done and is doing for His creation. There are more than four hundred fifty promises from the Bible listed in this book, with special attention paid to conditions for acquiring those promises.
Bible references quoted are from the King James Version, with a few exceptions where the New International Version is used or the New King James Version is used. Some Scripture quotes are paraphrased by the compiler in the interest of condensing longer passages.
The compiler s preparation for this project includes a thorough familiarity with the Bible; he has read the Old and New Testaments numerous times. His hope is that you will enjoy reading Meredith s Complete Book of Bible Lists as much as he enjoyed putting it together.
1 COMMANDMENTS
Laws form the foundation of civilized society. One of the wonders of history is that so much was summed up in the list known as the Ten Commandments. When Jesus lived on the earth, He taught what He called the two greatest commandments and in so doing produced an even more concise statement. In the final analysis, governing man s attitude and behavior toward God and his fellow human beings can be summed up in one word- love.
Though this truth is found also in the Old Testament, when Jesus came more than two thousand years ago, He further revealed the nature of God: a God who is a Judge and yet a Father, a King and yet a Savior. We are able to find as many as two hundred fifty New Testament commandments. These do not replace the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament, but are a more detailed, further unfolding of God s expectations for the way people should live. Included here is a list of Old Testament laws with Jesus commentary and application of them.
You will also find Jesus exhortation to the unconverted, His commandments concerning human relationships, fifty ways to please God, the apostles exhortations about how to treat others, warnings about other spirits, principles for good family relationships, and guidelines for church leaders.
1. The Ten Commandments
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me (Exodus 20:3).
2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image (Exodus 20:4-5).
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain (Exodus 20:7).
4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy (Exodus 20:8-11).
5. Honour thy father and thy mother (Exodus 20:12).
6. Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13).
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14).
8. Thou shalt not steal (Exodus 20:15).
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour (Exodus 20:16).
10. Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy neighbour s (Exodus 20:17).
2. The Two Greatest Commandments and the New Commandment
1. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind (Matthew 22:36-38).
2. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself (Matthew 22:39).
3. A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another (John 13:34-35).
3. The Ten Commandments as They Appear in the New Testament
1. According to Jesus
A. Matthew 19:17-19
1. Thou shalt do no murder.
2. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
3. Thou shalt not steal.
4. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
B. Mark 10:19
1. Do not commit adultery.
2. Do not kill.
3. Do not steal.
4. Do not bear false witness.
5. Defraud not.
6. Honour thy father and mother.
C. Luke 18:20
1. Do not commit adultery.
2. Do not kill.
3. Do not steal.
4. Do not bear false witness.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
2. According to Paul
Romans 13:9
1. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
2. Thou shalt not kill.
3. Thou shalt not steal.
4. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
5. Thou shalt not covet.
6. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
4. Jesus Interpretation of Old Testament Law
1. Thou shalt not kill: But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment (Matthew 5:21-22).
2. Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart (Matthew 5:27-28).
3. Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery (Matthew 5:31-32).
4. Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thy oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all (Matthew 5:33-34).
5. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: Bu