Faith and Bible Study Armory

Mary , the mother of Jesus, searches done via BlueLetterBible.org and BibleHub.com .  [ Mattew 1 :16, 18, 20 BSB] 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ... 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, d because He will save His people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin w...

The Biblical feasts, also known as the "Feasts of the Lord," point to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. They are integral to the Hebrew calendar and follow a lunar-solar system,  each month beginning with a new moon, and its months correspond roughly to different parts of our modern months.  Here’s a breakdown of the 8 feasts and how they align with our modern calendar.  Tap anything turquoise for scripture references / searches: 1. Passover (Pesach): This feast commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It falls on the 14th of Nisan (the first month in the Hebrew calendar) and corresponds to March or April in the Gregorian calendar. Exodus 12:1-14 : Instructions for the original Passover in Egypt. Leviticus 23:5 : God commands the observance of Passover. Deuteronomy 16:1-6 : Further instructions for the observance of Passover. 1 Corinthians 5:7   "Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." Revelation 5   The Lamb takes the scroll and unseals it. 2. Feast o...

Biblehub.com - My favorite for reading if you can get some dark mode tweaks in your browser because the site is bright. Includes a few public domain versions that can be fully quoted and copied without limits. I particularly like the BSV and BSB. There’s also tools to see scripture directly translated from Hebrew and Greek to English so you can enjoy that strong coffee unfiltered, although the sentence structure is very different at times. The cross references feature is also very nice as you click on a single verse to see multiple translations and connected scriptures below. Biblegateway.com  - great for listening in the car etc. Various audio translations and text translations available. BlueLetterBible.org  - this one has really grown on me, especially when I would like to find a particular word  occurrence throughout the entire Bible. The neatly organized search result groupings make it less overwhelming to sift through results from Genesis to Revelation. Many of my ...