Palm
Date palms have grown in Israel for at least five thousand years. When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the Sunday…
Things
Parable
A story that teaches a lesson. Each parable in the Bible usually points out one spiritual truth and teaches a…
Persecute/Persecution
To harm or destroy, sometimes by injury or torture. Usually people are persecuted because of their beliefs. Prophets were sometimes…
Peter, 1 and 2
Written by the apostle Peter between AD 62 and 69 to Christians in northern Asia Minor (now Turkey). Peter may…
Philemon, book of
In AD 61, Paul wrote this short letter to Philemon, a believer living in Colossae (now southwestern Turkey). Philemon had…
Philippians, book of
Written by the apostle Paul to the church at Philippi (now part of Greece) while he was imprisoned in Rome…
Pigs
Pigs and hogs were declared “unclean,” and therefore could not be eaten by the people of Israel. The Gentiles in…
Pillar of Fire and Cloud
The sign God used to lead the Israelites through the wilderness. God showed this miraculous sign to the Israelites as…
Pray/Prayer
A conversation with God. But prayer is much more than asking God for things we want. Prayer includes praising God,…
Pride
A refusal to depend on God and a belief that one person is better than others. Miriam admitted to pride…
Prophecy/Prophesy
A prophecy is a special message from God spoken through a prophet usually about a future event. To prophesy means…