Bible Trivia!!! The first time I saw these words (many, many years ago) I was indignant. The Bible trivial???? Never!
Well, I've since then matured a bit and as I looked at a particular piece of Bible Trivia, I SAW only spiritual food for meditation, for praise, for thanksgiving:
Trivia: longest chapter - Ps 119 (176 verses)
shortest chapter - Ps 117 (2 verses)
center verse - Ps 118:8
The longest chapter is all about the Word of God (which endureth forever 1Pet 1:24; Matt 24:35; Mark 13:31 etc. etc.)
The shortest chapter is about ALL nations praising God for His merciful kindness and truth which endure forever.
And at the center of the Bible, a great reminder--
Ps 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
I thank God that even through trivia, He can teach me to trust and praise Him for His merciful kindness, His truth (His Word is truth), which endure forever...
Yes seekfirst and my version,
"No matter what others say, only the word of God is the word of God." :Peace2:
Quote from: seekfirst on January 13, 2013, 05:36:22 PM
Bible Trivia!!! The first time I saw these words (many, many years ago) I was indignant. The Bible trivial???? Never!
Well, I've since then matured a bit and as I looked at a particular piece of Bible Trivia, I SAW only spiritual food for meditation, for praise, for thanksgiving:
Trivia: longest chapter - Ps 119 (176 verses)
shortest chapter - Ps 117 (2 verses)
center verse - Ps 118:8
The longest chapter is all about the Word of God (which endureth forever 1Pet 1:24; Matt 24:35; Mark 13:31 etc. etc.)
The shortest chapter is about ALL nations praising God for His merciful kindness and truth which endure forever.
And at the center of the Bible, a great reminder--
Ps 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
I thank God that even through trivia, He can teach me to trust and praise Him for His merciful kindness, His truth (His Word is truth), which endure forever...
When I first started reading scripture I kept a Bible Notebook. I recorded how many chapters there were, and how many verses. I read a chapter from different sections daily and recorded how many words were in each chapter. I estimated how long it would take to read a chapter, or a verse, based on word count and average reading speed. (North American speed is about 200 wpm.) I came to a great and awe inspired conclusion. I had seen it, it was truly incredible.
Then someone gave me an NIV and I had to start all over again.