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1:1 prf0 God 1 The term **God** refers to the eternal being who created the universe out of nothing. God exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God’s personal name is ‘Yahweh.’
1:1 qs8q the beginning 1 This refers to the time before anything except God existed.
1:1 b70w created 1 This term here means that God made it from nothing.
1:1 wcjr God’s Spirit 1 This is the Holy Spirit (See: [24:08](24/08), [42:10](42/10)).
1:2 t4c6 light 1 This light was different than the sun. God did not create the sun until the fourth day (See: [01:06](01/06)).
1:2 gbtt good 1 Each time God created something, it was good. When he finished creating everything, it was very good (See: [01:15](01/15)).
1:1 wcjr God’s Spirit 1 This is the Holy Spirit (See: [24:8](24/8), [42:10](42/10)).
1:2 t4c6 light 1 This light was different than the sun. God did not create the sun until the fourth day (See: [1:6](1/6)).
1:2 gbtt good 1 Each time God created something, it was good. When he finished creating everything, it was very good (See: [1:15](1/15)).
1:2 ymc8 creation 1 This refers to the six-day period when God created everything.
1:3 bwkg sky 1 This refers to all the space above the earth including, the air we breathe and the heavens. God did not create the sun, moon, and stars until the fourth day (See: [01:06](01/06)).
1:6 josd the sun, the moon, and the stars 1 God created these and placed them in the empty sky that he had created on the second day (See: [01:03](01/03)).
1:3 bwkg sky 1 This refers to all the space above the earth including, the air we breathe and the heavens. God did not create the sun, moon, and stars until the fourth day (See: [1:6](1/6)).
1:6 josd the sun, the moon, and the stars 1 God created these and placed them in the empty sky that he had created on the second day (See: [1:3](1/3)).
1:9 dd0h us & our & us 1 God used plural words to speak about himself. Kings sometimes speak about themselves in that way. However, God the Father may have been speaking to the Son and the Spirit, who are all God.
1:9 scg4 in our image 1 People are similar to God in many ways, but they are not equal to him, or the same as he is.
1:9 rhyu like us 1 Perhaps God was saying that people are like God in ways that animals are not.
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2:9 bhxx will wound his heel 1 Most scholars think this means Satan will wound the Messiah.
2:10 wsa6 he will rule over you 1 God will punish the woman by giving her husband power over her.
2:11 i2c9 work hard to grow food 1 Because the man ate the fruit his wife gave him, God would make it hard for him to grow food to eat.
2:11 lliv your body will return to soil 1 Adam was made from soil (See: [01:10](01/10)). When he died, his body would become soil again.
2:11 lliv your body will return to soil 1 Adam was made from soil (See: [1:10](1/10)). When he died, his body would become soil again.
2:11 gimp Eve, which means “life-giver,” 1 The name **Eve** sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘living.’
2:11 zghs God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins 1 Adam and Eve tried to cover themselves with leaves (See: [02:06](02/06)). God did not accept that. Instead, he covered them with the skins of animals. This is the first instance of animals being sacrificed in order to cover the sins of people.
2:11 zghs God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins 1 Adam and Eve tried to cover themselves with leaves (See: [2:6](2/6)). God did not accept that. Instead, he covered them with the skins of animals. This is the first instance of animals being sacrificed in order to cover the sins of people.
2:12 ii5r they must not be allowed to eat the fruit of the tree of life and live forever 1 Adam and Eve were now sinners and ashamed. God did not want them to live forever in that condition. Therefore, he did not allow them to eat from the tree of life.
2:12 e8ka the tree of life 1 This is the same tree God planted in the garden (See: [01:11](01/11)).
2:12 e8ka the tree of life 1 This is the same tree God planted in the garden (See: [1:11](1/11)).
2:12 ov8o angels 1 An angel is a powerful spirit being whom God created. Angels exist to serve God by doing whatever he tells them to do.
3:2 t4fk God was pleased with Noah 1 God was pleased with the way that Noah lived. Therefore, God decided to tell Noah to build a boat to protect him and his family from the flood.
3:2 gytc a righteous man 1 The term **righteous** describes a person who obeys God and is morally good. However, because all people have sinned, no one except God is completely righteous.
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3:11 rlrk an olive branch 1 Plants were beginning to grow in the wet ground.
3:13 yfe6 Two months later 1 The land was already dry enough for the dove to live. But it took two more months until there was enough dry land for Noah’s family and all of the animals to be able to leave the boat.
3:14 k35t sacrificed some of each kind of animal 1 People offered animals as special gifts to God as a way of worshiping him. They normally killed the animals and then burned them in a fire on an altar.
3:14 c442 each kind of animal that could be used for a sacrifice 1 These were seven males and females of these animals in the boat (See: [03:06](03/06)). After Noah sacrificed some of them, there were still enough left to fill the earth again.
3:16 fggp his promise 1 This refers to God’s promise not to destroy the earth with a flood again (See: [03:15](03/15)).
4:1 sl8g spreading out over the earth as God had commanded 1 God told Noah and his family to spread out over the earth after the flood (See: [03:13](03/13)).
3:14 c442 each kind of animal that could be used for a sacrifice 1 These were seven males and females of these animals in the boat (See: [3:6](3/6)). After Noah sacrificed some of them, there were still enough left to fill the earth again.
3:16 fggp his promise 1 This refers to God’s promise not to destroy the earth with a flood again (See: [3:15](3/15)).
4:1 sl8g spreading out over the earth as God had commanded 1 God told Noah and his family to spread out over the earth after the flood (See: [3:13](3/13)).
4:3 tdiu spread the people out all over the world 1 The people did not stay together because they could no longer speak to each other in the same language.
4:3 pn31 confused 1 The people were confused by what other people said. They were confused because God changed their language so they could not understand each other.
4:4 p84t Abram 1 God would later change Abram’s name to Abraham.
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4:6 gnak Canaan 1 This is the land that is called ‘Israel’ in modern times.
4:6 yr5p your descendants will always possess it 1 God promised to give the land of Canaan to Abram and his descendants in the same way a father gives his land to his children.
4:7 jgoa Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had won in the battle 1 Abram gave this gift to Melchizedek to honor God. Melchizedek was a representative of God in Canaan.
4:8 k3pr Abram and Sarai still did not have a son 1 Abram needed to have a son because God had promised to make him a great nation (See: [04:04](04/04)). God also said he would give the land of Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [04:06](04/06)).
4:8 k3pr Abram and Sarai still did not have a son 1 Abram needed to have a son because God had promised to make him a great nation (See: [4:4](4/4)). God also said he would give the land of Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [4:6](4/6)).
4:8 rrjn Sarai 1 God would later change Sarai’s name to Sarah.
4:8 s239 God declared that Abram was righteous 1 Because Abram believed God, God decided to treat Abram as if he had fully obeyed God in everything he had done.
4:9 oqmm God made a covenant with Abram 1 God had already said he would give Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [04:06](04/06)). Now God stated the same thing again to Abram as an official promise.
4:9 oqmm God made a covenant with Abram 1 God had already said he would give Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [4:6](4/6)). Now God stated the same thing again to Abram as an official promise.
5:1 gtxi I am too old to have children 1 Sarai did not believe God could cause her to have a child when she was very old. She decided she should find a way to help God keep his promise.
5:1 nqkp Marry her also 1 The custom of that time allowed a man to have more than one wife.
5:1 e3vp have a child for me 1 Because Hagar was Sarai’s servant, she did not have the same rights as Sarai. Sarai would treat any children she had as if they were Sarai’s children.
5:2 peb0 Sarai became jealous of Hagar 1 Even though Sarai told Abram to take Hagar as his wife, she was jealous that Hagar was able to have a child when Sarai was not able.
5:3 yfl4 I will make a covenant with you 1 God had already made this covenant with Abram (See: [04:09](04/09)). Now, God added to that covenant by telling Abram to circumcise the males in his family.
5:3 yfl4 I will make a covenant with you 1 God had already made this covenant with Abram (See: [4:9](4/9)). Now, God added to that covenant by telling Abram to circumcise the males in his family.
5:3 if98 circumcise every male 1 The term **circumcise** means to cut off the foreskin of a man or male child. A circumcision ceremony may be performed in connection with this.
5:4 r4yt the son of promise 1 Through Isaac, God would keep his promise to make Abram a great nation and to give the land of Canaan to his descendants.
5:4 robh my covenant will be with Isaac 1 God would bless Abram’s son, Ishmael. However, God would cause Abram’s other son, Isaac, and his descendants to receive the blessings of God’s covenant with Abram.
5:5 kxf5 Sarah gave birth to Abraham’s son 1 Sarai had been wrong to believe that God could not give her a son when she was very old (See: [05:01](05/01)).
5:5 kxf5 Sarah gave birth to Abraham’s son 1 Sarai had been wrong to believe that God could not give her a son when she was very old (See: [5:1](5/1)).
5:6 cc5j God tested Abraham’s faith 1 God wanted to show that Abram would obey God in whatever he asked. He did not want Abraham to actually kill Isaac. However, Abraham did not yet know that he would not have to kill Isaac.
5:7 lfza wood for the sacrifice 1 Abraham planned to kill Isaac and offer him as a burnt offering. He brought the wood to make the fire.
5:7 woum the lamb 1 A lamb was the normal sacrifice to God in that day.
5:8 dc50 He was about to kill his son 1 Abraham showed that he was willing even to kill Isaac if God told him to do that.
5:8 pot4 Stop! Do not hurt the boy! 1 God did not want Abraham to kill Isaac. He only told Abraham to do that so that he could test Abraham’s faith (See: [05:06](05/06)).
5:8 pot4 Stop! Do not hurt the boy! 1 God did not want Abraham to kill Isaac. He only told Abraham to do that so that he could test Abraham’s faith (See: [5:6](5/6)).
5:9 flr7 a ram that was stuck in a bush 1 God provided this ram. It would be very unusual for a ram to be stuck in a bush.
5:10 w5k1 all the families of the world 1 This refers to the other people groups who are not descendants of Abraham.
5:10 m8up your family 1 This refers to the Jews, because they are the descendants of Abraham.
6:1 wu6d a wife for his son 1 The people of Canaan did not worship God. Therefore, Abraham did not want Isaac to marry a woman from Canaan. Instead, he sent his servant to bring a wife for Isaac from Abraham’s relatives where Abraham lived before coming to Canaan.
6:3 t61e Rebekah agreed to leave her family 1 Although parents arranged marriages in that day, they apparently asked Rebekah if she was willing to go to Canaan and marry Isaac.
6:4 z79o God then blessed Abraham’s son Isaac 1 God chose to give to Isaac and his descendants the things he promised in his covenant with Abraham (See: [05:04](05/04)). Ishmael did not receive those blessings, even though he was a son of Abraham.
6:4 z79o God then blessed Abraham’s son Isaac 1 God chose to give to Isaac and his descendants the things he promised in his covenant with Abraham (See: [5:4](5/4)). Ishmael did not receive those blessings, even though he was a son of Abraham.
6:6 dm6k Their descendants will become two different nations 1 The descendants of Jacob, the younger son, were the Israelites. The descendants of Esau, the older son, were the Edomites. The Israelites and the Edomites often fought against each other, but the Israelites would eventually become stronger than the Edomites.
6:7 w7ik they named him Jacob 1 The name, **Jacob** means “the one who grabs the heel.” They named him Jacob because he was holding Esau’s heel when he was born.
7:2 xrqy everything you should receive because you were born first 1 The older son always inherited twice as much of his father’s possessions as the younger son. These things belonged to Esau, but Jacob wanted Esau to trade them to him for food.
7:3 prrx give his blessing 1 Isaac loved Esau more than he loved Jacob. Therefore, before he died, Isaac wanted to formally ask God to bless and provide for Esau more than for Jacob. Isaac was following the normal custom of giving the best blessing to the oldest son.
7:5 mfdi had stolen his rights as oldest son 1 Jacob did not steal Esau’s rights as the older son. Esau traded them to Jacob for food (See: [07:02](07/02)). But Esau hated Jacob as if Jacob had stolen what belonged to him.
7:6 ciq5 far away to live with her relatives 1 Rebekah’s relatives were Abram’s family. They lived in the land that Abram left when he came to Canaan (See: [04:04](04/04), [06:01](06/01), [06:02](06/02)).
7:10 rwv5 The covenant promises God had made to Abraham now passed on from Isaac to Jacob 1 The descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [05:03](05/03), [06:04](06/04)). Esau did not receive those blessings even though he was a son of Isaac.
7:5 mfdi had stolen his rights as oldest son 1 Jacob did not steal Esau’s rights as the older son. Esau traded them to Jacob for food (See: [7:2](7/2)). But Esau hated Jacob as if Jacob had stolen what belonged to him.
7:6 ciq5 far away to live with her relatives 1 Rebekah’s relatives were Abram’s family. They lived in the land that Abram left when he came to Canaan (See: [4:4](4/4), [6:1](6/1), [6:2](6/2)).
7:10 rwv5 The covenant promises God had made to Abraham now passed on from Isaac to Jacob 1 The descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [5:3](5/3), [6:4](6/4)). Esau did not receive those blessings even though he was a son of Isaac.
8:1 fo4x his favorite son, Joseph 1 Jacob had four wives and 12 sons. Joseph was the son of Rachel, whom Jacob loved more than his other wives. Therefore, Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons.
8:1 akkj taking care of the flocks 1 People at that time allowed their animals to go wherever they could find grass to eat. Someone traveled along with the animals to protect them.
8:2 x9r6 slave traders 1 Slave traders bought people to be used as slaves. They then sold them to other people for a profit. They often traveled very far to buy and sell slaves.
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8:5 qhe1 She became angry 1 The wife of the government official who bought Joseph was angry that Joseph would not sleep with her. She lied about Joseph to her husband so he would be angry with Joseph and put him in prison.
8:6 tmaj the meaning of the dreams 1 The Egyptians believed that God spoke to the Pharaoh through his dreams. Pharaoh’s advisors normally helped him understand what his dreams meant.
8:8 fmmz Pharaoh was so impressed with Joseph 1 Pharaoh was impressed with Joseph because Joseph was the only person who was able to to tell Pharaoh what God was saying through Pharaoh’s dreams.
8:10 ajoa The famine 1 The famine began seven years later, after the seven years of good harvests (See: [08:07](08/07)).
8:10 ajoa The famine 1 The famine began seven years later, after the seven years of good harvests (See: [8:7](8/7)).
8:11 m2qw The brothers did not recognize Joseph 1 The brothers came to Egypt at least ten years after they sold Joseph into slavery. They did not recognize Joseph because he was ten years older and was dressed as an Egyptian official.
8:12 y080 if they had changed 1 Joseph’s brothers did evil when they sold him as a slave (See: [08:02](08/02)). He now wanted to know if his brothers would still treat people badly.
8:12 y080 if they had changed 1 Joseph’s brothers did evil when they sold him as a slave (See: [8:2](8/2)). He now wanted to know if his brothers would still treat people badly.
8:12 lrz7 God used the evil for good 1 Joseph was willing to forgive his brothers because he believed that God had caused their evil action to result in a good thing. By going to Egypt as a slave, Joseph gained the power to save his whole family from the famine.
8:13 kfw4 Joseph’s brothers returned home 1 The brothers returned home in order to bring their father and their families from Canaan to Egypt so they would survive the famine.
8:15 rqmr The covenant promises that God gave to Abraham were passed on to Isaac, then to Jacob, and then to Jacob’s 12 sons and their families 1 All the descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [05:03](05/03), [06:04](06/04), [07:10](07/10)).
8:15 rqmr The covenant promises that God gave to Abraham were passed on to Isaac, then to Jacob, and then to Jacob’s 12 sons and their families 1 All the descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [5:3](5/3), [6:4](6/4), [7:10](7/10)).
8:15 u2ux the 12 tribes of Israel 1 God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. Therefore, the descendants of his 12 sons were called the 12 tribes of Israel.
9:1 x4l7 the Israelites 1 God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. Therefore, Jacob’s descendants were called the Israelites.
9:2 y3pa Joseph had done so much to help them 1 Joseph warned the Egyptians about the famine so they could store up grain in advance (See: [08:08](08/08)). In this way, he saved the Egyptians.
9:2 y3pa Joseph had done so much to help them 1 Joseph warned the Egyptians about the famine so they could store up grain in advance (See: [8:8](8/8)). In this way, he saved the Egyptians.
9:3 pelq God blessed them 1 The Egyptians made the Israelites slaves so they would become weaker. But God blessed the Israelites so they became stronger instead.
9:7 l69h she took him as her own son 1 Pharaoh’s daughter treated Moses as if he were her own Egyptian son. For that reason, the Egyptians did not kill him as they killed the other Israelite baby boys (See: [09:04](09/04)).
9:7 l69h she took him as her own son 1 Pharaoh’s daughter treated Moses as if he were her own Egyptian son. For that reason, the Egyptians did not kill him as they killed the other Israelite baby boys (See: [9:4](9/4)).
9:9 py1u buried his body 1 Moses buried the Egyptian’s body to hide it. Moses did not want anyone to know that he had killed an Egyptian.
9:10 slz7 He tried to kill him 1 Pharaoh realized that Moses was helping the Israelites and was against the Egyptians. That is why he wanted to kill Moses.
9:10 maeh the wilderness 1 The wilderness where Moses fled was a desert area that was east of Egypt. This area today is called the Sinai.
9:12 jx9c take off your shoes 1 God told Moses to take off his shoes to show his respect for God. The ground around the burning bush was a special place because God was there.
9:12 gyis holy ground 1 The term **holy** refers to the character of God. He is totally set apart and separated from everything that is sinful and imperfect. The place where Moses stood was also set apart for God.
9:13 nzso my people 1 God said the descendants of Abraham were his people. God wanted to say that the Israelites were special to him. He would treat them better than other people because Abraham honored him (See: [05:10](05/10)).
9:13 flo2 I will give them the land of Canaan 1 God was going to keep his promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants, even though they were slaves at that time (See: [08:15](08/15), [09:02](09/02)).
9:13 nzso my people 1 God said the descendants of Abraham were his people. God wanted to say that the Israelites were special to him. He would treat them better than other people because Abraham honored him (See: [5:10](5/10)).
9:13 flo2 I will give them the land of Canaan 1 God was going to keep his promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants, even though they were slaves at that time (See: [8:15](8/15), [9:2](9/2)).
9:14 vyox I AM WHO I AM 1 God wanted to say that he has always existed as God, and was not created by anyone else.
9:14 i7fi Yahweh 1 This is the name that God has chosen for himself. Hebrew was originally written without vowels, so the letters written for this name were YHWH, which would be spoken as **Yahweh**.
9:15 jlo8 did not want to go to Pharaoh 1 Moses knew that Pharaoh wanted to kill him (See: [09:10](09/10)).
9:15 jlo8 did not want to go to Pharaoh 1 Moses knew that Pharaoh wanted to kill him (See: [9:10](9/10)).
9:15 c1or he thought he could not speak well 1 Moses said this was why he did not want to go to Pharaoh, but the real reason was that Moses was afraid of Pharaoh.
10:1 oiuh the God of Israel 1 Pharaoh may have thought that this **God of Israel** only ruled over the Israelites. He did not yet understand that the God who ruled over Israel also ruled over the entire world.
10:1 dgz4 Let my people go! 1 God told Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (See: [09:13](09/13)).
10:1 dgz4 Let my people go! 1 God told Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (See: [9:13](9/13)).
10:1 izv3 Pharaoh did not listen to them 1 Pharaoh heard what Moses and Aaron said, but did not do what they told him to do.
10:1 cav9 he forced them to work even harder 1 Pharaoh was angry that the Israelites wanted to leave Egypt. He made them work harder as a way to punish them for that desire.
10:2 hdd6 ten terrible plagues 1 Plagues are events which cause suffering or death to a large number of people. Often a plague is a disease that spreads quickly and causes many people to die before it can be stopped.
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11:5 vdye God passed over those houses 1 God did not enter into the houses with blood on the doors to kill the firstborn sons in those houses.
11:5 s7nw passed over 1 God later told the Israelites to remember this day in a festival called the Passover. In this way, they would always remember that he passed over their houses on that day and did not kill their firstborn sons.
11:6 d4t3 did not believe God or obey his commands 1 The Egyptians did not believe God would kill their firstborn sons, and therefore did not obey his commands to kill a lamb and put its blood around their doors.
11:8 mdl9 leave Egypt immediately 1 God had promised that he would send one last plague to Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt (See: [04:09](04/09)). After God killed every firstborn son of the Egyptians in this final, terrible plague, Pharaoh and all the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave Egypt.
11:8 mdl9 leave Egypt immediately 1 God had promised that he would send one last plague to Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt (See: [4:9](4/9)). After God killed every firstborn son of the Egyptians in this final, terrible plague, Pharaoh and all the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave Egypt.
12:1 tk6l the Promised Land 1 God had promised Abraham to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants. The Israelites were finally going there to possess that land.
12:1 jril The Egyptians gave the Israelites whatever they asked for 1 The Egyptian had suffered greatly during the plagues. They very much wanted the Israelites to leave Egypt and the plagues to stop. Therefore, they gave the Israelites anything they asked for in order to encourage them to leave Egypt quickly.
12:1 rnfz Some people from other nations believed in God 1 God chose the descendants of Abraham for his own people, but he was always willing to accept people from other nations if they would believe in him and obey him.
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12:14 axom the Passover 1 The festival was called the Passover because God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites that had the blood of a lamb around their doors. He did not enter into those houses to kill their firstborn sons. God told the Israelites to celebrate this festival every year so they would remember how he had save them.
12:14 iujm bread made without yeast 1 **Yeast** is a specific kind of leaven. **Yeast** is a general term for a substance that causes bread dough to expand and rise.
13:1 qjxj a mountain called Sinai 1 Mount Sinai is a mountain that was probably located in the southern part of what is now called the Sinai Peninsula. It was also known as ‘Mount Horeb.’
13:1 or90 where Moses had seen the burning bush 1 God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire, but did not burn up (See: [09:12](09/12)).
13:1 or90 where Moses had seen the burning bush 1 God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire, but did not burn up (See: [9:12](9/12)).
13:1 yjqn set up their tents 1 The Israelites had to travel a great distance from Egypt to the Promised Land. So they took tents with them so that they could set them up as shelters and sleep in them along the way.
13:2 q472 the covenant I am making with you 1 God was going to make a new covenant with the Israelites (See: [13:04](13/04)).
13:2 q472 the covenant I am making with you 1 God was going to make a new covenant with the Israelites (See: [13:4](13/4)).
13:2 x8q9 my prized possession 1 The Israelites would belong to God and he would value them more than any other people group.
13:2 s7eb a kingdom of priests 1 The Israelites were supposed to teach the other nations about God and be a mediator between God and the nations just as there were priests in the nation of Israel to go between God and the Israelites.
13:3 huli the people made themselves ready 1 The Israelites did three days of ceremonial cleansing in preparation to meet with God.
13:4 d7nj God made a covenant with the people 1 This was a new covenant between God and the Israelites. This covenant told the Israelites how they should worship God. This covenant was in addition to the covenant that God made with Abraham, the ancestor of the Israelites (See: [04:09](04/09)).
13:5 wgm9 the Sabbath day 1 The Sabbath day was the seventh day of the week. This is Saturday in a modern calendar. God had said that the Sabbath should be holy because that was the day that he finished creating the earth and everything in it (See: [01:16](01/16)).
13:4 d7nj God made a covenant with the people 1 This was a new covenant between God and the Israelites. This covenant told the Israelites how they should worship God. This covenant was in addition to the covenant that God made with Abraham, the ancestor of the Israelites (See: [4:9](4/9)).
13:5 wgm9 the Sabbath day 1 The Sabbath day was the seventh day of the week. This is Saturday in a modern calendar. God had said that the Sabbath should be holy because that was the day that he finished creating the earth and everything in it (See: [1:16](1/16)).
13:5 g8vw a day for you to rest and to remember me 1 The two reasons for the Sabbath were for people to rest from their work and to think about God and what he had done for them.
13:8 w53o the Tent of Meeting 1 The **Tent of Meeting** was called by that name because it was the place where God would come to meet with Moses or the high priest of the Israelites.
13:8 rcnc God would come into the room behind the curtain 1 God is spirit and is everywhere, all the time. However, he appeared to Moses in a special way in the Tent of Meeting.
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13:9 aqtz disobeyed God’s law 1 This refers to all of the laws that God gave to the Israelites—not only to the Ten Commandments.
13:9 ev0r the animal’s blood would cover that person’s sin 1 The sin of the person would still exist, but the blood would cover it. This is like hiding something that is ugly or dirty by covering it.
13:9 zuav God would not see that sin any longer 1 This does not mean that God was not able to see the person’s sin. Rather, it means that God would choose not to look at the person’s sin. Because that person had offered the sacrifice, God would not punish them for that sin. In this way, they would be clean.
13:10 hqga these Ten Commandments 1 The Ten Commandments were main commands that God gave to Moses for the Israelites to obey. They are listed in [13:05](13/05) and [13:06](13/06).
13:10 hqga these Ten Commandments 1 The Ten Commandments were main commands that God gave to Moses for the Israelites to obey. They are listed in [13:5](13/5) and [13:6](13/6).
13:10 tgvw two stone tablets 1 The stone tablets were two flat pieces of stone on which God wrote the Ten Commandments.
13:12 bsex to wildly worship the idol 1 The people were sinning by worshiping the idol and also by doing sinful things as they worshiped it.
13:12 s1rg God was very angry with them 1 God knew what the people had done and told Moses about it while Moses was still the mountain with God. Moses prayed for the people before he came down from the mountain.
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13:14 anpy Moses burned the idol and ground it into powder 1 Moses was so angry that they had made the idol that he ground it into fine particles.
13:14 ny4d made the people drink the water 1 Moses made the people drink the water with the particles of the idol in it as a symbol that they were guilty for making that idol.
13:14 qgq0 God sent a plague on the people 1 God sent ten plagues on the Egyptians to force Pharaoh to set the people free from being slaves in Egypt. But now, the Israelites sinned so terribly that God sent a plague on them to punish them.
14:1 a1h0 all the laws 1 These laws included many more commands in addition to the Ten Commandments. (See: [13:07](13/07)).
14:1 t8xp the pillar of cloud 1 This was the same pillar of cloud which led the Israelites out of Egypt. (See: [12:02](12/02)).
14:2 syaj God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give the Promised Land to their descendants 1 God made this promise to Abraham (See: [04:06](04/06)). That promise was later passed on to Isaac and Jacob.
14:1 a1h0 all the laws 1 These laws included many more commands in addition to the Ten Commandments. (See: [13:7](13/7)).
14:1 t8xp the pillar of cloud 1 This was the same pillar of cloud which led the Israelites out of Egypt. (See: [12:2](12/2)).
14:2 syaj God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give the Promised Land to their descendants 1 God made this promise to Abraham (See: [4:6](4/6)). That promise was later passed on to Isaac and Jacob.
14:3 d8rw you will end up worshiping their idols 1 God wanted the Israelites to be completely separate from the other people groups who worshiped idols. Otherwise, the Israelites might also start worshiping the false gods of the Canaanites.
14:4 om5f to see if they were strong or weak 1 Moses wanted to know how difficult it would be to defeat the Canaanites and to take their land. He also wanted to know the best way to attack the Canaanites.
14:6 hk6r Caleb and Joshua, the other two spies 1 Moses sent 12 men to spy on the Canaanites. Ten of those men said the Israelites could not defeat them. Only Caleb and Joshua believed that God was powerful enough to help them defeat the Canaanites. The 12 men saw the same things, but Caleb and Joshua were not afraid as the other ten men were.
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14:12 m0ht the people of Israel complained and grumbled against God and against Moses 1 The people had refused to go into the Promised Land. Now they continued to complain against God and Moses until they died in the wilderness.
14:12 o25v God was still faithful 1 Even though all of the adult Israelites disobeyed God and complained against him, God did not forget his promise to Abraham. He continued to take care of the people in the wilderness so that he could lead their children into the Promised Land.
14:13 q4aa he dishonored God 1 God had a specific way He wanted Moses to show the people God’s power to provide for them. When Moses disobeyed God by doing it in a different way, he showed a lack of respect for God. Because of that, Moses would die before the Israelites would enter the Promised Land.
14:14 e4ud all of those who had rebelled against God 1 The people who died were the ones who were over 20 years old at the time when they rebelled (See: [14:08](14/08)). Their children lived and entered the Promised Land.
14:14 e4ud all of those who had rebelled against God 1 The people who died were the ones who were over 20 years old at the time when they rebelled (See: [14:8](14/8)). Their children lived and entered the Promised Land.
14:14 an6p another prophet like Moses 1 Like Moses, this man would be an Israelite, he would speak God’s words to the people, and he would lead the people.
14:15 sgea he could see the Promised Land 1 The mountain was just across the Jordan River from Canaan. Moses was able to see the land from that high place.
14:15 c5jb Joshua became their new leader 1 This was the same Joshua who was one of the 12 who spied on the land when Israel first arrived at Canaan (See: [14:06](14/06)). Joshua and Caleb wanted the people to go into the land at that time. Because they trusted God, he said they would enter the land after the other people died (See: [14:08](14/08)).
14:15 c5jb Joshua became their new leader 1 This was the same Joshua who was one of the 12 who spied on the land when Israel first arrived at Canaan (See: [14:6](14/6)). Joshua and Caleb wanted the people to go into the land at that time. Because they trusted God, he said they would enter the land after the other people died (See: [14:8](14/8)).
15:1 ilje Joshua sent two spies to that city 1 Joseph sent the spies to find out information about the city so the Israelites could attack it.
15:2 cwyf the Jordan River 1 The Jordan River is a river that flows from north to south, and forms the eastern boundary of the land that was called Canaan. It flows through the Sea of Galilee and then empties into the Dead Sea.
15:2 kzm6 on dry ground 1 God not only stopped the river from flowing, but also dried up the ground on the bottom of the river so the people could walk across it easily.
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15:9 ajv5 he sent large hailstones that killed many of the Amorites 1 The hailstones were large balls of ice that fell from the sky. God also killed many Egyptians with hail during one of the plagues in Egypt (See: [10:10](10/10)).
15:10 ndm0 caused the sun to stay in one place in the sky 1 God caused the sun to stay in one place in order to make the day longer. That gave the Israelites more time to defeat the Amorites before nighttime when they might escape in the dark.
15:13 lh9v Joshua was an old man 1 Joshua was over 100 years old when the Israelites finished taking control of the land.
15:13 jhz8 the covenant 1 This was the covenant that God made with the Israelites through Moses after they left Egypt (See: [13:04](13/04)).
15:13 jhz8 the covenant 1 This was the covenant that God made with the Israelites through Moses after they left Egypt (See: [13:4](13/4)).
16:1 ppy2 After Joshua died, the Israelites disobeyed God 1 Joshua led the people well, so they obeyed God as Joshua did until he died. But when he was no longer alive to lead them, they began to disobey God.
16:1 yj19 they did not drive out the rest of the Canaanites 1 While Joshua was alive, the Israelites defeated all the large Canaanite armies. However, many Canaanite people and cities remained in the land. The Israelites did not finish driving them out of the Promised Land.
16:1 sjse The Israelites began to worship the Canaanite gods 1 Before the Israelites came to the Promised Land, God had warned them that they would begin to worship false gods if they did not drive out the Canaanites (See: [14:03](14/03)).
16:1 sjse The Israelites began to worship the Canaanite gods 1 Before the Israelites came to the Promised Land, God had warned them that they would begin to worship false gods if they did not drive out the Canaanites (See: [14:3](14/3)).
16:1 uegj everyone did what they thought was right for themselves 1 The people did what they thought was right, instead of doing what God told them was right. Unfortunately, many of the things that they wanted to do were actually sinful.
16:2 kofg a pattern that repeated many times 1 Each time the Israelites asked God to help them, he rescued them from their enemies. But their children would not remember that God had saved their parents. So they would sin against God just as their parents had done. This same thing happened with every generation.
16:3 w4tc a deliverer 1 God sent many of these deliverers. After each one defeated Israel’s enemies, the deliverer ruled over Israel until they died.
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16:9 gwz2 a sheepskin 1 This is the skin of a sheep that has all of the wool on it. Wool is a very thick and curly hair that would hold a lot of water.
16:9 zer3 the ground be wet but the sheepskin dry 1 Gideon did not yet trust God enough to believe the first sign. So he asked God to do the opposite thing—make the ground wet instead of the skin, and the skin dry instead of the ground. He wanted to be sure that the first sign did not happen by itself.
16:10 u5sq God told him this was too many 1 This was more soldiers than God wanted for this fight. If that many soldiers fought and won, they would think that they won the battle with their own strength, and they would not know that God did it.
16:10 e315 300 soldiers 1 The Midianite army was **so many of them that they could not be counted** (See: [16:08](16/08)). God planned to cause Gideon to defeat all of them with only 300 soldiers.
16:10 e315 300 soldiers 1 The Midianite army was **so many of them that they could not be counted** (See: [16:8](16/8)). God planned to cause Gideon to defeat all of them with only 300 soldiers.
16:11 u67p you will no longer be afraid to attack them 1 Even after God gave Gideon the two miraculous signs, he was still afraid of the Midianites.
16:11 egb7 Gideon went down to the camp 1 Gideon secretly went down near the enemy camp in the dark. He found a place where he could hear them, but they could not see him.
16:11 jm5o something he had dreamed 1 God had caused one of the Midianites to have a strange dream. He also caused another Midianite soldier to understand that the dream meant that Gideon would defeat them. God did this so that Gideon would hear them and trust God enough to attack the Midianites.
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17:3 l627 he led Israel’s army 1 David led the army, but Saul was still the king of Israel at this time.
17:4 a55m David shouted to him to look at the cloth he was holding 1 David cut off the piece of Saul’s clothing to show Saul that David was close enough to kill Saul, but did not do it. In this way, David wanted to prove to Saul that he, David, was not trying to kill him.
17:4 l7lj David refused to kill him 1 David would not dishonor God by killing Saul, whom God had placed as king over Israel. Instead, he waited until God was ready to make David king.
17:6 wfbf to build a temple 1 David wanted to construct a permanent building for worshiping God that would replace the portable Tent of Meeting (See: [13:08](13/08)).
17:6 wfbf to build a temple 1 David wanted to construct a permanent building for worshiping God that would replace the portable Tent of Meeting (See: [13:8](13/8)).
17:7 bbai The only descendant of David who could rule forever was the Messiah 1 All of the normal descendants of David eventually died. The Messiah, however, would live forever and continue to rule.
17:7 ojjb the Messiah 1 The term **Messiah** means ‘Anointed One.’ It refers to the person that God would send to save his people and to rule over his kingdom forever. In the New Testament, **Messiah** is translated as ‘Christ.’
17:10 a9s1 saw a beautiful woman bathing 1 Bathsheba may have been bathing at her own house, but David’s palace was very high and he was able to see over walls that were lower.
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19:14 bzwa he went to Elisha 1 Naaman had to go into Israel to find Elisha and ask him to do this.
19:15 l1lt it seemed foolish 1 Naaman would not do what Elisha said because he knew that washing alone could not heal his disease.
19:17 s5x8 a dry well 1 The well had water in it, but there was still mud in the bottom.
20:1 ttej broke the covenant 1 The people disobeyed the commands God had given them in his covenant with them at Mount Sinai (See: [13:04](13/04)).
20:1 ttej broke the covenant 1 The people disobeyed the commands God had given them in his covenant with them at Mount Sinai (See: [13:4](13/4)).
20:4 q0xa foreigners 1 This refers to people who were not Israelites.
20:4 i4dn Samaritans 1 When the foreigners married the Israelites, their children were neither foreigners nor Israelites. They were a mixed race. These children were called Samaritans.
20:5 lbor The people in the kingdom of Judah saw how God had punished the people of the kingdom of Israel 1 God punished the kingdom of Israel first by sending the Assyrians to defeat them. The people in the kingdom of Judah saw this happen, and had time to repent. Instead, they continued to worship idols rather than worship God.
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22:1 vaj7 his people 1 This refers to the Israelites.
22:1 xdb6 Then came 400 years of silence 1 The last Old Testament prophet, Malachi, has prophesied 400 years before.
22:1 ybep Zechariah 1 This was not the same person as the Old Testament prophet by that name.
22:2 zhf3 The angel 1 This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:01](22/01).
22:2 zhf3 The angel 1 This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:1](22/1).
22:2 b1th fill him with the Holy Spirit 1 That is, God will give him wisdom and power through the Holy Spirit.
22:4 prst Elizabeth 1 She was Zechariah’s wife.
22:4 iqjb Elizabeth’s relative 1 Mary may have been Elizabeth’s cousin, but we don’t know exactly how these two women were related.
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27:7 qdef ignored 1 This means he did not help the man.
27:9 y8c8 an inn by the road 1 This was a place where travelers could get food and stay overnight.
27:11 iyah the three men 1 The three men were the priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan.
27:11 ejl1 neighbor 1 Jesus is using the word **neighbor** in a broader sense than in [27:02](27/02). **Neighbor** here refers to anyone that we meet who needs our help.
27:11 ejl1 neighbor 1 Jesus is using the word **neighbor** in a broader sense than in [27:2](27/2). **Neighbor** here refers to anyone that we meet who needs our help.
27:11 lkoe do the same 1 This could mean ‘love others, even your enemies.’
28:1 tuoz a rich young ruler 1 This man was already a rich and powerful political official, even though he was still young.
28:1 j59v Good teacher 1 He meant to say that Jesus was a righteous teacher. He was not saying that Jesus was simply a skilled teacher.
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35:5 yvnc feeding pigs 1 The Law of Moses did not allow Jews to touch pigs. This was a shameful job for a Jewish man.
35:6 i8vs one of his servants 1 The younger son assumed that his father would not accept him as his son, but might let him be a servant.
35:7 qnuv He ran to his son 1 Older men did not run to meet people. The father was so excited to see his son that he ignored the culture and ran to kiss and hug his son.
35:8 g50w I have sinned against God 1 The son had offended God, as well as his father by doing the things that he did (See: [35:03](35/03), [35:04](35/04)).
35:8 iq8t I am not worthy to be your son 1 The younger son did not have time to ask to be a servant before his father interrupted him (See: [35:06](35/06)).
35:8 g50w I have sinned against God 1 The son had offended God, as well as his father by doing the things that he did (See: [35:3](35/3), [35:4](35/4)).
35:8 iq8t I am not worthy to be your son 1 The younger son did not have time to ask to be a servant before his father interrupted him (See: [35:6](35/6)).
35:9 bivq Put a ring on his finger and put sandals on his feet 1 A ring, sandals, and a fine clothes were symbols that showed the son was a member of the family and not a servant.
35:9 g7bu kill the best calf 1 The Jews of that time often fed one of their calves special food so that it would be especially good to eat at a feast or other special occasion.
35:12 uf34 you did not give me even one small goat 1 A small goat was much less expensive than the best calf. The older brother was angry, and ignored the fact that his father had already given him twice the inheritance that he gave to the younger brother (See: [35:03](35/03)).
35:12 uf34 you did not give me even one small goat 1 A small goat was much less expensive than the best calf. The older brother was angry, and ignored the fact that his father had already given him twice the inheritance that he gave to the younger brother (See: [35:3](35/3)).
35:12 doou this son of yours 1 The older son was so angry that he did not speak of the younger son as his own brother.
35:13 u7jv everything I have is yours 1 The father reminded his older son that he had already given him all of his possessions as an inheritance (See: [35:03](35/03)).
35:13 u7jv everything I have is yours 1 The father reminded his older son that he had already given him all of his possessions as an inheritance (See: [35:3](35/3)).
35:13 m61e your brother 1 The father reminds his older son that his sons are also brothers.
35:13 zygz was dead, but now is alive 1 The younger son was so far away and separated from his family that it was as if he were dead. But now that he had returned, it was as if he were alive again (See: [35:09](35/09)).
35:13 zygz was dead, but now is alive 1 The younger son was so far away and separated from his family that it was as if he were dead. But now that he had returned, it was as if he were alive again (See: [35:9](35/9)).
36:1 flzs James 1 This is a different James than the one who wrote the Book of James in the Bible.
36:3 e2nl Moses and the prophet Elijah 1 Moses gave the law to Israel, and Elijah was one of the most important prophets of Israel. These two men represented the way God spoke to Israel in the Old Testament.
36:4 besc shelters 1 These were the small, individual, temporary shelters the Jews made from tree branches during an annual Jewish holiday.
36:4 nmex did not know what he was saying 1 Peter spoke without thinking clearly because he was so excited.
36:5 ufyj a voice coming from the cloud 1 God spoke to them from the cloud.
36:5 awz9 This is my Son whom I love 1 This is the same thing that God had said about Jesus after John the Baptist baptized him in [24:08](24/08).
36:5 awz9 This is my Son whom I love 1 This is the same thing that God had said about Jesus after John the Baptist baptized him in [24:8](24/8).
36:5 s3r3 Listen to him 1 Moses and the prophets were important, but God told the disciples that Jesus was more important, and that they should honor what he said more than they honored Moses and the prophets.
36:6 ea9f the only one still there was Jesus 1 Moses and Elijah had gone away, leaving only Jesus with the disciples.
36:7 od0p Do not tell anyone yet 1 Jesus knew that the people would not yet believe who he was, but later, when he came back to life, many people would believe.
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37:2 rqfg has fallen asleep, and I must wake him 1 When Jesus spoke about sleeping, he was talking about death. However, the disciples did not understand that yet.
37:3 spg1 he will get better 1 The disciples thought there was no reason for them to go to Lazarus now, since he was getting well.
37:3 oudz I am glad 1 This did not mean he was happy that Lazarus died, but rather that he was happy that God was going to show how great he is.
37:4 uocx Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:01](37/01)).
37:4 uocx Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:1](37/1)).
37:4 x705 my brother would not have died 1 Martha believed that Jesus could have prevented her brother from dying.
37:5 lekv I am the Resurrection and the Life 1 This is one of several very powerful **I am** statements in which Jesus says something about his essential nature. In this one, Jesus indicates that he is the provider or source of resurrection and life.
37:5 x9ph will never die 1 That means they will live forever, even if they die for a short time.
37:6 wove Mary 1 This was the same woman as in [37:01](37/01), not the mother of Jesus.
37:6 wove Mary 1 This was the same woman as in [37:1](37/1), not the mother of Jesus.
37:6 vzm6 fell at the feet of Jesus 1 Mary knelt down at Jesus’ feet as a sign of respect.
37:6 t34e my brother would not have died 1 Like Martha in [37:04](37/04), Mary also believed that Jesus could have kept her brother from dying.
37:6 t34e my brother would not have died 1 Like Martha in [37:4](37/4), Mary also believed that Jesus could have kept her brother from dying.
37:7 la4j he told them 1 He was probably not telling Mary and Martha to roll the large stone away. He was speaking to the men who were with them.
37:7 a90v Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:01](37/01)).
37:7 a90v Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:1](37/1)).
37:8 xpqi Did I not tell you 1 This could mean ‘Remember that I told you.’ Jesus is not asking this question in order to get an answer, so some languages should translate this as a command.
37:8 h6n6 see God’s power 1 This could mean ‘see the power of God displayed’ or ‘see God show how powerful he is.’
37:8 qgad rolled the stone away 1 Some languages should say: “rolled the stone away from the opening of the tomb.”
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38:12 jczb his sweat was like drops of blood 1 This may mean that Jesus’ grief was so intense that he started to bleed, and his blood mingled with his sweat.
38:15 emg9 I could ask the Father for an army of angels to defend me, but I must obey my Father. 1 Jesus could have easily prevented the soldiers from arresting him. However, he allowed it because it was God’s will that he die in the place of sinners.
38:15 jicz Jesus healed the man’s ear 1 Jesus was so gracious that he even healed the ear of the man who had come to arrest him.
38:15 k14h all the disciples ran away 1 The disciples fled as Jesus had said they would in [38:08](38/08).
38:15 k14h all the disciples ran away 1 The disciples fled as Jesus had said they would in [38:8](38/8).
39:1 zgsc the house of the high priest 1 The soldiers took Jesus there because the high priest was the one who ordered them to arrest Jesus.
39:3 n6ej are you the Messiah, the Son of the living God? 1 The religious leaders could not find any reason to condemn Jesus. Therefore, they asked him to tell them if he was the Son of God. They did not believe he was God’s Son. If he said that he was indeed the Messiah, they planned to condemn him for falsely stating that he was God.
39:4 mlei I am 1 **I am** is also the name of God (See: [09:14](09/14)). By saying simply “I am,” Jesus was also saying that he is God.
39:4 mlei I am 1 **I am** is also the name of God (See: [9:14](9/14)). By saying simply “I am,” Jesus was also saying that he is God.
39:4 c7ii seated with God 1 Because God is the ruler over all, people talk about him as sitting on a throne in heaven. By saying that he would be seated with God, Jesus claimed that he had authority to rule with the Father.
39:4 jpby tore his clothes because he was angry 1 The Jews would tear their clothes to show grief or anger.
39:4 qetf What is your decision about him? 1 The chief priest wanted the religious leaders to condemn Jesus for claiming to be equal with God.
39:5 toy0 He deserves to die! 1 The Jewish law said that any person who claimed to be God must be killed. Because the Jews did not believe that Jesus was God, they condemned him to die.
39:6 tkjg you both are from Galilee 1 The people could tell from the way Jesus and Peter talked that they both came from the region of Galilee.
39:7 fxp6 a rooster crowed 1 **Crowing** is the loud sound that a rooster makes. Jesus had told him in [38:09](38/09) that Peter would deny Jesus before the rooster crowed.
39:7 fxp6 a rooster crowed 1 **Crowing** is the loud sound that a rooster makes. Jesus had told him in [38:9](38/9) that Peter would deny Jesus before the rooster crowed.
39:8 vhzg Judas became full of sorrow 1 Although Judas was sorry for what he had done, he did not ask God to forgive him. Instead, he killed himself.
39:9 es9w He worked for Rome 1 The Roman government had appointed Pilate to govern the region of Judea in Israel.
39:9 tshm condemn Jesus and kill him 1 As governor, Pilate had the authority to condemn Jesus to death and to give approval for his crucifixion, or he could set him free. The Jewish religious leaders did not have the authority to have someone killed.
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41:5 x041 Do not be afraid 1 The women were frightened because the angel shone like lightning.
41:6 d8ie he will go to Galilee ahead of you 1 Jesus intended to meet his disciples in Galilee.
41:8 ysyf Do not be afraid 1 The women perhaps were afraid because they thought that Jesus was a ghost.
42:1 sbqv the women said he was alive again 1 The women told the disciples that Jesus was alive in [41:08](41/08).
42:1 sbqv the women said he was alive again 1 The women told the disciples that Jesus was alive in [41:8](41/8).
42:2 g2jy all the things that had happened 1 This refers to the teaching and miracles of Jesus, his death, and the reports of his resurrection.
42:3 lomf on the third day 1 This refers to the third day after his death.
42:6 pt10 Peace to you 1 This was a normal greeting among the Jews. However, Jesus may have said this here because the disciples thought he was a ghost and were frightened when he appeared.
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44:9 k0f0 who were uneducated 1 That means they did not have a formal or religious education.
44:9 q7mp had been with Jesus 1 The disciples had spent time with Jesus and he had taught them.
45:1 uto9 followers of Jesus 1 This title refers to people who believe in Jesus Christ.
45:2 uwb7 Moses 1 God used Moses to free the Israelites from being slaves in Egypt (See: [12:12](12/12)). God then gave his laws and commandments to Moses to give to the Israelites (See: [13:07](13/07)).
45:2 uwb7 Moses 1 God used Moses to free the Israelites from being slaves in Egypt (See: [12:12](12/12)). God then gave his laws and commandments to Moses to give to the Israelites (See: [13:7](13/7)).
45:4 iabw covered their ears 1 They did this to show that they did not want to hear what Stephen said.
45:4 c5fo They dragged Stephen out of the city 1 They did this as a sign that they did not think Stephen was worthy to live among them.
45:4 ey48 threw stones at him in order to kill him 1 This was the method that the Jews used to kill people who they believed had offended God.
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45:11 edwh some water 1 This refers to a larger body of water such as a pond, lake, or stream.
45:11 utxs May I be baptized? 1 Perhaps Philip told the Ethiopian that the disciples of Jesus were baptized, or perhaps when the Ethiopian was in Jerusalem, he heard that John the Baptist and Jesus baptized their disciples. He now decided that he wanted Philip to baptize him.
45:12 a1p4 carried Philip away 1 The Holy Spirit suddenly took Philip to a different place in a miraculous way.
46:1 b36k Saul 1 This was not the same man as King Saul in the Old Testament. Saul would later change his name to Paul (See: [47:01](47/01)).
46:1 nxch guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen 1 See [45:06](45/06).
46:1 b36k Saul 1 This was not the same man as King Saul in the Old Testament. Saul would later change his name to Paul (See: [47:1](47/1)).
46:1 nxch guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen 1 See [45:6](45/6).
46:1 pqgn Damascus 1 Damascus is now the capital of the country of Syria. During Saul’s time, it was a city belonging to the Roman Empire. Most of the people there were not Jewish, but there were some Jews and also some followers of Jesus living there.
46:4 citf But Ananias said 1 Ananias did not want to go to Saul because he was afraid Saul would arrest him.
46:4 odi9 to declare my name 1 This could mean ‘to teach about me’ or ‘to make me known.’
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47:11 k7si Believe in Jesus, the Master 1 This was addressed to both the jailer and his family, who all then believed and were baptized.
47:13 rdf0 The good news about Jesus kept spreading 1 People in more and more places were hearing the good news about Jesus.
47:13 o5qw the Church kept growing 1 More and more people were becoming part of the Church by believing in Jesus.
48:1 aa4u God created the world 1 See [01:01](01/01).
48:1 aa4u God created the world 1 See [1:1](1/1).
48:1 glvd perfect 1 Everything was exactly as it should have been in order to accomplish all that God intended for it.
48:1 dw49 Adam and Eve 1 See [01:14](01/14).
48:1 ve58 There was no sin 1 See [02:01](02/01).
48:1 dw49 Adam and Eve 1 See [1:14](1/14).
48:1 ve58 There was no sin 1 See [2:1](2/1).
48:2 a1dd Satan 1 Satan is a spirit being that God created. He rebelled against God and became God’s enemy.
48:2 d9my the garden 1 This refers to the garden created by God where he placed the first man and woman [01:10](01/10).
48:2 tyoc deceive her 1 Satan lied to Eve by leading her to doubt what God had said. By doing this, he tricked her into disobeying God (See: [02:04](02/04)).
48:2 i11p Because they sinned, everyone on earth dies 1 See [01:11](01/11).
48:4 jy2c crush Satan’s head 1 God made this promise in [02:09](02/09). This (crushing the head) represents a person stepping on the head of a snake. The head is completely crushed, and the snake is dead and therefore harmless.
48:4 i598 bite his heel 1 This represents a snake on the ground biting a person’s foot. In this case, Satan would cause the Messiah to suffer, but would not destroy him (See: [02:09](02/09)).
48:5 ta0b God told Noah to build a boat 1 See [03:02](03/02).
48:6 u7ws priests kept on offering sacrifices 1 See [13:09](13/09).
48:2 d9my the garden 1 This refers to the garden created by God where he placed the first man and woman [1:10](1/10).
48:2 tyoc deceive her 1 Satan lied to Eve by leading her to doubt what God had said. By doing this, he tricked her into disobeying God (See: [2:4](2/4)).
48:2 i11p Because they sinned, everyone on earth dies 1 See [1:11](1/11).
48:4 jy2c crush Satan’s head 1 God made this promise in [2:9](2/9). This (crushing the head) represents a person stepping on the head of a snake. The head is completely crushed, and the snake is dead and therefore harmless.
48:4 i598 bite his heel 1 This represents a snake on the ground biting a person’s foot. In this case, Satan would cause the Messiah to suffer, but would not destroy him (See: [2:9](2/9)).
48:5 ta0b God told Noah to build a boat 1 See [3:2](3/2).
48:6 u7ws priests kept on offering sacrifices 1 See [13:9](13/9).
48:6 o0t4 He gave himself 1 That is, Jesus allowed himself to be killed.
48:7 v7pe I will bless all the people groups on the earth 1 See [04:04](04/04).
48:8 d79a sacrifice his own son, Isaac 1 See [05:06](05/06).
48:8 ltm7 the Lamb of God 1 See [24:06](24/06).
48:9 bhlx sent the last plague on Egypt 1 This was the tenth plague when God caused the firstborn sons of the Egyptians to die (See: [11:07](11/07)).
48:9 kc42 kill a lamb 1 See [11:02](11/02).
48:7 v7pe I will bless all the people groups on the earth 1 See [4:4](4/4).
48:8 d79a sacrifice his own son, Isaac 1 See [5:6](5/6).
48:8 ltm7 the Lamb of God 1 See [24:6](24/6).
48:9 bhlx sent the last plague on Egypt 1 This was the tenth plague when God caused the firstborn sons of the Egyptians to die (See: [11:7](11/7)).
48:9 kc42 kill a lamb 1 See [11:2](11/2).
48:9 luh2 the Passover 1 The Passover is the name of a religious festival that the Jews celebrate every year to remember how God rescued their ancestors, the Israelites, from slavery in Egypt (See: [12:14](12/14)).
48:10 vxwz blood of Jesus 1 This refers to the sacrifice of himself that Jesus made when he died for sinners.
48:11 m1pw a covenant 1 A covenant is a formal, binding agreement between two parties that one or both parties must fulfill.
48:12 r6lp call Jesus the Word of God 1 Jesus reveals God’s character. The other prophets preached the message God gave them, but Jesus revealed God in his preaching and his actions.
48:13 krq5 God promised King David 1 See [17:07](17/07).
49:1 qrq6 the Holy Spirit came to her and made her become pregnant 1 Scholars cannot explain how the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant. However, the Holy Spirit does not have a physical body, so we know that the Holy Spirit did not have sexual relations with Mary (See: [22:05](22/05)).
49:2 csco He walked on water 1 See [31:03](31/03).
49:2 p45l drove demons out 1 See [26:09](26/09).
48:13 krq5 God promised King David 1 See [17:7](17/7).
49:1 qrq6 the Holy Spirit came to her and made her become pregnant 1 Scholars cannot explain how the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant. However, the Holy Spirit does not have a physical body, so we know that the Holy Spirit did not have sexual relations with Mary (See: [22:5](22/5)).
49:2 csco He walked on water 1 See [31:3](31/3).
49:2 p45l drove demons out 1 See [26:9](26/9).
49:2 x16p He raised dead people to life 1 See [37:10](37/10).
49:2 g0jp to feed over 5,000 people 1 See [30:08](30/08).
49:2 g0jp to feed over 5,000 people 1 See [30:8](30/8).
49:3 yw7m a great teacher 1 This could mean ‘a very important teacher’ or ‘an excellent teacher.’
49:3 gapd the same way 1 This could mean ‘as much as’ or ‘the same amount that’ or ‘to the same degree that.’
49:4 cibz love God more than you love anything else 1 See [28:04](28/04).
49:5 bbd3 better to be in God’s kingdom 1 See [34:04](34/04).
49:6 ugr6 good soil 1 See [33:09](33/09).
49:6 yw5r hard soil on a path 1 See [33:06](33/06).
49:8 x55v Adam and Eve sinned 1 See [02:05](02/05).
49:4 cibz love God more than you love anything else 1 See [28:4](28/4).
49:5 bbd3 better to be in God’s kingdom 1 See [34:4](34/4).
49:6 ugr6 good soil 1 See [33:9](33/9).
49:6 yw5r hard soil on a path 1 See [33:6](33/6).
49:8 x55v Adam and Eve sinned 1 See [2:5](2/5).
49:9 psmy gave his only Son 1 That is, he offered his only Son to the world as a sacrifice for sins.
49:10 dhko Jesus took the punishment for sin in our place 1 Jesus willingly took the place of sinners and received the punishment that they deserved.
49:10 u162 killing him on a cross 1 See [42:02](42/02).
49:10 u162 killing him on a cross 1 See [42:2](42/2).
49:11 y1jd take away 1 The sacrifice of Jesus causes God to look at our sin as if it never existed.
49:14 fqjr to believe in him 1 That means to believe that he is God and to trust in him to save you.
49:14 hqrm to be baptized 1 Jesus wants people to be baptized in order to show others that they have believed in him.
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50:9 jelc the evil one 1 This is another title for Satan. It describes his character.
50:9 jrb6 the harvesters 1 This refers to the men who harvest the ripe grain.
50:10 ss3a who belong to the devil 1 This refers to those who do not believe in Jesus, but follow the evil ways of the devil.
50:10 i15i the people who are righteous 1 This refers to the people who belong to the Messiah (See: [50:08](50/08)).
50:10 i15i the people who are righteous 1 This refers to the people who belong to the Messiah (See: [50:8](50/8)).
50:10 cjj8 shine like the sun 1 This means everyone in heaven will see that they are good.
50:11 hoix he will have a real body 1 Jesus will still have his physical body, but it will be different than the body he had while he was on earth. He will never be able to die again.
50:11 u8b0 will come on the clouds in the sky 1 The clouds in the sky will surround Jesus as he comes.
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50:14 zega weep and grind their teeth 1 This is a symbol of their intense suffering (See: [50:10](50/10)).
50:14 mlop continually burn them 1 The fire will never completely destroy them. They will continue to suffer forever.
50:15 fg8z his kingdom 1 This refers to all the evil things Satan does and the evil people he controls.
50:16 w5to God cursed it 1 See [02:11](02/11).
50:16 w5to God cursed it 1 See [2:11](2/11).
50:16 awmq a new heaven 1 This refers to a new set of stars and everything else in the sky.
50:16 mpqn a new earth 1 This current earth on which we live will be replaced by a new and improved one.
50:17 zbzr wipe away every tear 1 This means that Jesus will cause his people to never be sad again.

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2 1:1 prf0 God 1 The term **God** refers to the eternal being who created the universe out of nothing. God exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God’s personal name is ‘Yahweh.’
3 1:1 qs8q the beginning 1 This refers to the time before anything except God existed.
4 1:1 b70w created 1 This term here means that God made it from nothing.
5 1:1 wcjr God’s Spirit 1 This is the Holy Spirit (See: [24:08](24/08), [42:10](42/10)). This is the Holy Spirit (See: [24:8](24/8), [42:10](42/10)).
6 1:2 t4c6 light 1 This light was different than the sun. God did not create the sun until the fourth day (See: [01:06](01/06)). This light was different than the sun. God did not create the sun until the fourth day (See: [1:6](1/6)).
7 1:2 gbtt good 1 Each time God created something, it was good. When he finished creating everything, it was very good (See: [01:15](01/15)). Each time God created something, it was good. When he finished creating everything, it was very good (See: [1:15](1/15)).
8 1:2 ymc8 creation 1 This refers to the six-day period when God created everything.
9 1:3 bwkg sky 1 This refers to all the space above the earth including, the air we breathe and the heavens. God did not create the sun, moon, and stars until the fourth day (See: [01:06](01/06)). This refers to all the space above the earth including, the air we breathe and the heavens. God did not create the sun, moon, and stars until the fourth day (See: [1:6](1/6)).
10 1:6 josd the sun, the moon, and the stars 1 God created these and placed them in the empty sky that he had created on the second day (See: [01:03](01/03)). God created these and placed them in the empty sky that he had created on the second day (See: [1:3](1/3)).
11 1:9 dd0h us & our & us 1 God used plural words to speak about himself. Kings sometimes speak about themselves in that way. However, God the Father may have been speaking to the Son and the Spirit, who are all God.
12 1:9 scg4 in our image 1 People are similar to God in many ways, but they are not equal to him, or the same as he is.
13 1:9 rhyu like us 1 Perhaps God was saying that people are like God in ways that animals are not.
44 2:9 bhxx will wound his heel 1 Most scholars think this means Satan will wound the Messiah.
45 2:10 wsa6 he will rule over you 1 God will punish the woman by giving her husband power over her.
46 2:11 i2c9 work hard to grow food 1 Because the man ate the fruit his wife gave him, God would make it hard for him to grow food to eat.
47 2:11 lliv your body will return to soil 1 Adam was made from soil (See: [01:10](01/10)). When he died, his body would become soil again. Adam was made from soil (See: [1:10](1/10)). When he died, his body would become soil again.
48 2:11 gimp Eve, which means “life-giver,” 1 The name **Eve** sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘living.’
49 2:11 zghs God clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins 1 Adam and Eve tried to cover themselves with leaves (See: [02:06](02/06)). God did not accept that. Instead, he covered them with the skins of animals. This is the first instance of animals being sacrificed in order to cover the sins of people. Adam and Eve tried to cover themselves with leaves (See: [2:6](2/6)). God did not accept that. Instead, he covered them with the skins of animals. This is the first instance of animals being sacrificed in order to cover the sins of people.
50 2:12 ii5r they must not be allowed to eat the fruit of the tree of life and live forever 1 Adam and Eve were now sinners and ashamed. God did not want them to live forever in that condition. Therefore, he did not allow them to eat from the tree of life.
51 2:12 e8ka the tree of life 1 This is the same tree God planted in the garden (See: [01:11](01/11)). This is the same tree God planted in the garden (See: [1:11](1/11)).
52 2:12 ov8o angels 1 An angel is a powerful spirit being whom God created. Angels exist to serve God by doing whatever he tells them to do.
53 3:2 t4fk God was pleased with Noah 1 God was pleased with the way that Noah lived. Therefore, God decided to tell Noah to build a boat to protect him and his family from the flood.
54 3:2 gytc a righteous man 1 The term **righteous** describes a person who obeys God and is morally good. However, because all people have sinned, no one except God is completely righteous.
61 3:11 rlrk an olive branch 1 Plants were beginning to grow in the wet ground.
62 3:13 yfe6 Two months later 1 The land was already dry enough for the dove to live. But it took two more months until there was enough dry land for Noah’s family and all of the animals to be able to leave the boat.
63 3:14 k35t sacrificed some of each kind of animal 1 People offered animals as special gifts to God as a way of worshiping him. They normally killed the animals and then burned them in a fire on an altar.
64 3:14 c442 each kind of animal that could be used for a sacrifice 1 These were seven males and females of these animals in the boat (See: [03:06](03/06)). After Noah sacrificed some of them, there were still enough left to fill the earth again. These were seven males and females of these animals in the boat (See: [3:6](3/6)). After Noah sacrificed some of them, there were still enough left to fill the earth again.
65 3:16 fggp his promise 1 This refers to God’s promise not to destroy the earth with a flood again (See: [03:15](03/15)). This refers to God’s promise not to destroy the earth with a flood again (See: [3:15](3/15)).
66 4:1 sl8g spreading out over the earth as God had commanded 1 God told Noah and his family to spread out over the earth after the flood (See: [03:13](03/13)). God told Noah and his family to spread out over the earth after the flood (See: [3:13](3/13)).
67 4:3 tdiu spread the people out all over the world 1 The people did not stay together because they could no longer speak to each other in the same language.
68 4:3 pn31 confused 1 The people were confused by what other people said. They were confused because God changed their language so they could not understand each other.
69 4:4 p84t Abram 1 God would later change Abram’s name to Abraham.
73 4:6 gnak Canaan 1 This is the land that is called ‘Israel’ in modern times.
74 4:6 yr5p your descendants will always possess it 1 God promised to give the land of Canaan to Abram and his descendants in the same way a father gives his land to his children.
75 4:7 jgoa Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had won in the battle 1 Abram gave this gift to Melchizedek to honor God. Melchizedek was a representative of God in Canaan.
76 4:8 k3pr Abram and Sarai still did not have a son 1 Abram needed to have a son because God had promised to make him a great nation (See: [04:04](04/04)). God also said he would give the land of Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [04:06](04/06)). Abram needed to have a son because God had promised to make him a great nation (See: [4:4](4/4)). God also said he would give the land of Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [4:6](4/6)).
77 4:8 rrjn Sarai 1 God would later change Sarai’s name to Sarah.
78 4:8 s239 God declared that Abram was righteous 1 Because Abram believed God, God decided to treat Abram as if he had fully obeyed God in everything he had done.
79 4:9 oqmm God made a covenant with Abram 1 God had already said he would give Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [04:06](04/06)). Now God stated the same thing again to Abram as an official promise. God had already said he would give Canaan to Abram’s descendants (See: [4:6](4/6)). Now God stated the same thing again to Abram as an official promise.
80 5:1 gtxi I am too old to have children 1 Sarai did not believe God could cause her to have a child when she was very old. She decided she should find a way to help God keep his promise.
81 5:1 nqkp Marry her also 1 The custom of that time allowed a man to have more than one wife.
82 5:1 e3vp have a child for me 1 Because Hagar was Sarai’s servant, she did not have the same rights as Sarai. Sarai would treat any children she had as if they were Sarai’s children.
83 5:2 peb0 Sarai became jealous of Hagar 1 Even though Sarai told Abram to take Hagar as his wife, she was jealous that Hagar was able to have a child when Sarai was not able.
84 5:3 yfl4 I will make a covenant with you 1 God had already made this covenant with Abram (See: [04:09](04/09)). Now, God added to that covenant by telling Abram to circumcise the males in his family. God had already made this covenant with Abram (See: [4:9](4/9)). Now, God added to that covenant by telling Abram to circumcise the males in his family.
85 5:3 if98 circumcise every male 1 The term **circumcise** means to cut off the foreskin of a man or male child. A circumcision ceremony may be performed in connection with this.
86 5:4 r4yt the son of promise 1 Through Isaac, God would keep his promise to make Abram a great nation and to give the land of Canaan to his descendants.
87 5:4 robh my covenant will be with Isaac 1 God would bless Abram’s son, Ishmael. However, God would cause Abram’s other son, Isaac, and his descendants to receive the blessings of God’s covenant with Abram.
88 5:5 kxf5 Sarah gave birth to Abraham’s son 1 Sarai had been wrong to believe that God could not give her a son when she was very old (See: [05:01](05/01)). Sarai had been wrong to believe that God could not give her a son when she was very old (See: [5:1](5/1)).
89 5:6 cc5j God tested Abraham’s faith 1 God wanted to show that Abram would obey God in whatever he asked. He did not want Abraham to actually kill Isaac. However, Abraham did not yet know that he would not have to kill Isaac.
90 5:7 lfza wood for the sacrifice 1 Abraham planned to kill Isaac and offer him as a burnt offering. He brought the wood to make the fire.
91 5:7 woum the lamb 1 A lamb was the normal sacrifice to God in that day.
92 5:8 dc50 He was about to kill his son 1 Abraham showed that he was willing even to kill Isaac if God told him to do that.
93 5:8 pot4 Stop! Do not hurt the boy! 1 God did not want Abraham to kill Isaac. He only told Abraham to do that so that he could test Abraham’s faith (See: [05:06](05/06)). God did not want Abraham to kill Isaac. He only told Abraham to do that so that he could test Abraham’s faith (See: [5:6](5/6)).
94 5:9 flr7 a ram that was stuck in a bush 1 God provided this ram. It would be very unusual for a ram to be stuck in a bush.
95 5:10 w5k1 all the families of the world 1 This refers to the other people groups who are not descendants of Abraham.
96 5:10 m8up your family 1 This refers to the Jews, because they are the descendants of Abraham.
97 6:1 wu6d a wife for his son 1 The people of Canaan did not worship God. Therefore, Abraham did not want Isaac to marry a woman from Canaan. Instead, he sent his servant to bring a wife for Isaac from Abraham’s relatives where Abraham lived before coming to Canaan.
98 6:3 t61e Rebekah agreed to leave her family 1 Although parents arranged marriages in that day, they apparently asked Rebekah if she was willing to go to Canaan and marry Isaac.
99 6:4 z79o God then blessed Abraham’s son Isaac 1 God chose to give to Isaac and his descendants the things he promised in his covenant with Abraham (See: [05:04](05/04)). Ishmael did not receive those blessings, even though he was a son of Abraham. God chose to give to Isaac and his descendants the things he promised in his covenant with Abraham (See: [5:4](5/4)). Ishmael did not receive those blessings, even though he was a son of Abraham.
100 6:6 dm6k Their descendants will become two different nations 1 The descendants of Jacob, the younger son, were the Israelites. The descendants of Esau, the older son, were the Edomites. The Israelites and the Edomites often fought against each other, but the Israelites would eventually become stronger than the Edomites.
101 6:7 w7ik they named him Jacob 1 The name, **Jacob** means “the one who grabs the heel.” They named him Jacob because he was holding Esau’s heel when he was born.
102 7:2 xrqy everything you should receive because you were born first 1 The older son always inherited twice as much of his father’s possessions as the younger son. These things belonged to Esau, but Jacob wanted Esau to trade them to him for food.
103 7:3 prrx give his blessing 1 Isaac loved Esau more than he loved Jacob. Therefore, before he died, Isaac wanted to formally ask God to bless and provide for Esau more than for Jacob. Isaac was following the normal custom of giving the best blessing to the oldest son.
104 7:5 mfdi had stolen his rights as oldest son 1 Jacob did not steal Esau’s rights as the older son. Esau traded them to Jacob for food (See: [07:02](07/02)). But Esau hated Jacob as if Jacob had stolen what belonged to him. Jacob did not steal Esau’s rights as the older son. Esau traded them to Jacob for food (See: [7:2](7/2)). But Esau hated Jacob as if Jacob had stolen what belonged to him.
105 7:6 ciq5 far away to live with her relatives 1 Rebekah’s relatives were Abram’s family. They lived in the land that Abram left when he came to Canaan (See: [04:04](04/04), [06:01](06/01), [06:02](06/02)). Rebekah’s relatives were Abram’s family. They lived in the land that Abram left when he came to Canaan (See: [4:4](4/4), [6:1](6/1), [6:2](6/2)).
106 7:10 rwv5 The covenant promises God had made to Abraham now passed on from Isaac to Jacob 1 The descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [05:03](05/03), [06:04](06/04)). Esau did not receive those blessings even though he was a son of Isaac. The descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [5:3](5/3), [6:4](6/4)). Esau did not receive those blessings even though he was a son of Isaac.
107 8:1 fo4x his favorite son, Joseph 1 Jacob had four wives and 12 sons. Joseph was the son of Rachel, whom Jacob loved more than his other wives. Therefore, Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons.
108 8:1 akkj taking care of the flocks 1 People at that time allowed their animals to go wherever they could find grass to eat. Someone traveled along with the animals to protect them.
109 8:2 x9r6 slave traders 1 Slave traders bought people to be used as slaves. They then sold them to other people for a profit. They often traveled very far to buy and sell slaves.
111 8:5 qhe1 She became angry 1 The wife of the government official who bought Joseph was angry that Joseph would not sleep with her. She lied about Joseph to her husband so he would be angry with Joseph and put him in prison.
112 8:6 tmaj the meaning of the dreams 1 The Egyptians believed that God spoke to the Pharaoh through his dreams. Pharaoh’s advisors normally helped him understand what his dreams meant.
113 8:8 fmmz Pharaoh was so impressed with Joseph 1 Pharaoh was impressed with Joseph because Joseph was the only person who was able to to tell Pharaoh what God was saying through Pharaoh’s dreams.
114 8:10 ajoa The famine 1 The famine began seven years later, after the seven years of good harvests (See: [08:07](08/07)). The famine began seven years later, after the seven years of good harvests (See: [8:7](8/7)).
115 8:11 m2qw The brothers did not recognize Joseph 1 The brothers came to Egypt at least ten years after they sold Joseph into slavery. They did not recognize Joseph because he was ten years older and was dressed as an Egyptian official.
116 8:12 y080 if they had changed 1 Joseph’s brothers did evil when they sold him as a slave (See: [08:02](08/02)). He now wanted to know if his brothers would still treat people badly. Joseph’s brothers did evil when they sold him as a slave (See: [8:2](8/2)). He now wanted to know if his brothers would still treat people badly.
117 8:12 lrz7 God used the evil for good 1 Joseph was willing to forgive his brothers because he believed that God had caused their evil action to result in a good thing. By going to Egypt as a slave, Joseph gained the power to save his whole family from the famine.
118 8:13 kfw4 Joseph’s brothers returned home 1 The brothers returned home in order to bring their father and their families from Canaan to Egypt so they would survive the famine.
119 8:15 rqmr The covenant promises that God gave to Abraham were passed on to Isaac, then to Jacob, and then to Jacob’s 12 sons and their families 1 All the descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [05:03](05/03), [06:04](06/04), [07:10](07/10)). All the descendants of Jacob would receive the land and blessings that God promised to Abraham and Isaac (See: [5:3](5/3), [6:4](6/4), [7:10](7/10)).
120 8:15 u2ux the 12 tribes of Israel 1 God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. Therefore, the descendants of his 12 sons were called the 12 tribes of Israel.
121 9:1 x4l7 the Israelites 1 God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. Therefore, Jacob’s descendants were called the Israelites.
122 9:2 y3pa Joseph had done so much to help them 1 Joseph warned the Egyptians about the famine so they could store up grain in advance (See: [08:08](08/08)). In this way, he saved the Egyptians. Joseph warned the Egyptians about the famine so they could store up grain in advance (See: [8:8](8/8)). In this way, he saved the Egyptians.
123 9:3 pelq God blessed them 1 The Egyptians made the Israelites slaves so they would become weaker. But God blessed the Israelites so they became stronger instead.
124 9:7 l69h she took him as her own son 1 Pharaoh’s daughter treated Moses as if he were her own Egyptian son. For that reason, the Egyptians did not kill him as they killed the other Israelite baby boys (See: [09:04](09/04)). Pharaoh’s daughter treated Moses as if he were her own Egyptian son. For that reason, the Egyptians did not kill him as they killed the other Israelite baby boys (See: [9:4](9/4)).
125 9:9 py1u buried his body 1 Moses buried the Egyptian’s body to hide it. Moses did not want anyone to know that he had killed an Egyptian.
126 9:10 slz7 He tried to kill him 1 Pharaoh realized that Moses was helping the Israelites and was against the Egyptians. That is why he wanted to kill Moses.
127 9:10 maeh the wilderness 1 The wilderness where Moses fled was a desert area that was east of Egypt. This area today is called the Sinai.
128 9:12 jx9c take off your shoes 1 God told Moses to take off his shoes to show his respect for God. The ground around the burning bush was a special place because God was there.
129 9:12 gyis holy ground 1 The term **holy** refers to the character of God. He is totally set apart and separated from everything that is sinful and imperfect. The place where Moses stood was also set apart for God.
130 9:13 nzso my people 1 God said the descendants of Abraham were his people. God wanted to say that the Israelites were special to him. He would treat them better than other people because Abraham honored him (See: [05:10](05/10)). God said the descendants of Abraham were his people. God wanted to say that the Israelites were special to him. He would treat them better than other people because Abraham honored him (See: [5:10](5/10)).
131 9:13 flo2 I will give them the land of Canaan 1 God was going to keep his promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants, even though they were slaves at that time (See: [08:15](08/15), [09:02](09/02)). God was going to keep his promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants, even though they were slaves at that time (See: [8:15](8/15), [9:2](9/2)).
132 9:14 vyox I AM WHO I AM 1 God wanted to say that he has always existed as God, and was not created by anyone else.
133 9:14 i7fi Yahweh 1 This is the name that God has chosen for himself. Hebrew was originally written without vowels, so the letters written for this name were YHWH, which would be spoken as **Yahweh**.
134 9:15 jlo8 did not want to go to Pharaoh 1 Moses knew that Pharaoh wanted to kill him (See: [09:10](09/10)). Moses knew that Pharaoh wanted to kill him (See: [9:10](9/10)).
135 9:15 c1or he thought he could not speak well 1 Moses said this was why he did not want to go to Pharaoh, but the real reason was that Moses was afraid of Pharaoh.
136 10:1 oiuh the God of Israel 1 Pharaoh may have thought that this **God of Israel** only ruled over the Israelites. He did not yet understand that the God who ruled over Israel also ruled over the entire world.
137 10:1 dgz4 Let my people go! 1 God told Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (See: [09:13](09/13)). God told Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (See: [9:13](9/13)).
138 10:1 izv3 Pharaoh did not listen to them 1 Pharaoh heard what Moses and Aaron said, but did not do what they told him to do.
139 10:1 cav9 he forced them to work even harder 1 Pharaoh was angry that the Israelites wanted to leave Egypt. He made them work harder as a way to punish them for that desire.
140 10:2 hdd6 ten terrible plagues 1 Plagues are events which cause suffering or death to a large number of people. Often a plague is a disease that spreads quickly and causes many people to die before it can be stopped.
151 11:5 vdye God passed over those houses 1 God did not enter into the houses with blood on the doors to kill the firstborn sons in those houses.
152 11:5 s7nw passed over 1 God later told the Israelites to remember this day in a festival called the Passover. In this way, they would always remember that he passed over their houses on that day and did not kill their firstborn sons.
153 11:6 d4t3 did not believe God or obey his commands 1 The Egyptians did not believe God would kill their firstborn sons, and therefore did not obey his commands to kill a lamb and put its blood around their doors.
154 11:8 mdl9 leave Egypt immediately 1 God had promised that he would send one last plague to Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt (See: [04:09](04/09)). After God killed every firstborn son of the Egyptians in this final, terrible plague, Pharaoh and all the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave Egypt. God had promised that he would send one last plague to Pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt (See: [4:9](4/9)). After God killed every firstborn son of the Egyptians in this final, terrible plague, Pharaoh and all the Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave Egypt.
155 12:1 tk6l the Promised Land 1 God had promised Abraham to give the land of Canaan to Abraham’s descendants. The Israelites were finally going there to possess that land.
156 12:1 jril The Egyptians gave the Israelites whatever they asked for 1 The Egyptian had suffered greatly during the plagues. They very much wanted the Israelites to leave Egypt and the plagues to stop. Therefore, they gave the Israelites anything they asked for in order to encourage them to leave Egypt quickly.
157 12:1 rnfz Some people from other nations believed in God 1 God chose the descendants of Abraham for his own people, but he was always willing to accept people from other nations if they would believe in him and obey him.
169 12:14 axom the Passover 1 The festival was called the Passover because God “passed over” the houses of the Israelites that had the blood of a lamb around their doors. He did not enter into those houses to kill their firstborn sons. God told the Israelites to celebrate this festival every year so they would remember how he had save them.
170 12:14 iujm bread made without yeast 1 **Yeast** is a specific kind of leaven. **Yeast** is a general term for a substance that causes bread dough to expand and rise.
171 13:1 qjxj a mountain called Sinai 1 Mount Sinai is a mountain that was probably located in the southern part of what is now called the Sinai Peninsula. It was also known as ‘Mount Horeb.’
172 13:1 or90 where Moses had seen the burning bush 1 God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire, but did not burn up (See: [09:12](09/12)). God spoke to Moses from a bush that was on fire, but did not burn up (See: [9:12](9/12)).
173 13:1 yjqn set up their tents 1 The Israelites had to travel a great distance from Egypt to the Promised Land. So they took tents with them so that they could set them up as shelters and sleep in them along the way.
174 13:2 q472 the covenant I am making with you 1 God was going to make a new covenant with the Israelites (See: [13:04](13/04)). God was going to make a new covenant with the Israelites (See: [13:4](13/4)).
175 13:2 x8q9 my prized possession 1 The Israelites would belong to God and he would value them more than any other people group.
176 13:2 s7eb a kingdom of priests 1 The Israelites were supposed to teach the other nations about God and be a mediator between God and the nations just as there were priests in the nation of Israel to go between God and the Israelites.
177 13:3 huli the people made themselves ready 1 The Israelites did three days of ceremonial cleansing in preparation to meet with God.
178 13:4 d7nj God made a covenant with the people 1 This was a new covenant between God and the Israelites. This covenant told the Israelites how they should worship God. This covenant was in addition to the covenant that God made with Abraham, the ancestor of the Israelites (See: [04:09](04/09)). This was a new covenant between God and the Israelites. This covenant told the Israelites how they should worship God. This covenant was in addition to the covenant that God made with Abraham, the ancestor of the Israelites (See: [4:9](4/9)).
179 13:5 wgm9 the Sabbath day 1 The Sabbath day was the seventh day of the week. This is Saturday in a modern calendar. God had said that the Sabbath should be holy because that was the day that he finished creating the earth and everything in it (See: [01:16](01/16)). The Sabbath day was the seventh day of the week. This is Saturday in a modern calendar. God had said that the Sabbath should be holy because that was the day that he finished creating the earth and everything in it (See: [1:16](1/16)).
180 13:5 g8vw a day for you to rest and to remember me 1 The two reasons for the Sabbath were for people to rest from their work and to think about God and what he had done for them.
181 13:8 w53o the Tent of Meeting 1 The **Tent of Meeting** was called by that name because it was the place where God would come to meet with Moses or the high priest of the Israelites.
182 13:8 rcnc God would come into the room behind the curtain 1 God is spirit and is everywhere, all the time. However, he appeared to Moses in a special way in the Tent of Meeting.
184 13:9 aqtz disobeyed God’s law 1 This refers to all of the laws that God gave to the Israelites—not only to the Ten Commandments.
185 13:9 ev0r the animal’s blood would cover that person’s sin 1 The sin of the person would still exist, but the blood would cover it. This is like hiding something that is ugly or dirty by covering it.
186 13:9 zuav God would not see that sin any longer 1 This does not mean that God was not able to see the person’s sin. Rather, it means that God would choose not to look at the person’s sin. Because that person had offered the sacrifice, God would not punish them for that sin. In this way, they would be clean.
187 13:10 hqga these Ten Commandments 1 The Ten Commandments were main commands that God gave to Moses for the Israelites to obey. They are listed in [13:05](13/05) and [13:06](13/06). The Ten Commandments were main commands that God gave to Moses for the Israelites to obey. They are listed in [13:5](13/5) and [13:6](13/6).
188 13:10 tgvw two stone tablets 1 The stone tablets were two flat pieces of stone on which God wrote the Ten Commandments.
189 13:12 bsex to wildly worship the idol 1 The people were sinning by worshiping the idol and also by doing sinful things as they worshiped it.
190 13:12 s1rg God was very angry with them 1 God knew what the people had done and told Moses about it while Moses was still the mountain with God. Moses prayed for the people before he came down from the mountain.
192 13:14 anpy Moses burned the idol and ground it into powder 1 Moses was so angry that they had made the idol that he ground it into fine particles.
193 13:14 ny4d made the people drink the water 1 Moses made the people drink the water with the particles of the idol in it as a symbol that they were guilty for making that idol.
194 13:14 qgq0 God sent a plague on the people 1 God sent ten plagues on the Egyptians to force Pharaoh to set the people free from being slaves in Egypt. But now, the Israelites sinned so terribly that God sent a plague on them to punish them.
195 14:1 a1h0 all the laws 1 These laws included many more commands in addition to the Ten Commandments. (See: [13:07](13/07)). These laws included many more commands in addition to the Ten Commandments. (See: [13:7](13/7)).
196 14:1 t8xp the pillar of cloud 1 This was the same pillar of cloud which led the Israelites out of Egypt. (See: [12:02](12/02)). This was the same pillar of cloud which led the Israelites out of Egypt. (See: [12:2](12/2)).
197 14:2 syaj God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give the Promised Land to their descendants 1 God made this promise to Abraham (See: [04:06](04/06)). That promise was later passed on to Isaac and Jacob. God made this promise to Abraham (See: [4:6](4/6)). That promise was later passed on to Isaac and Jacob.
198 14:3 d8rw you will end up worshiping their idols 1 God wanted the Israelites to be completely separate from the other people groups who worshiped idols. Otherwise, the Israelites might also start worshiping the false gods of the Canaanites.
199 14:4 om5f to see if they were strong or weak 1 Moses wanted to know how difficult it would be to defeat the Canaanites and to take their land. He also wanted to know the best way to attack the Canaanites.
200 14:6 hk6r Caleb and Joshua, the other two spies 1 Moses sent 12 men to spy on the Canaanites. Ten of those men said the Israelites could not defeat them. Only Caleb and Joshua believed that God was powerful enough to help them defeat the Canaanites. The 12 men saw the same things, but Caleb and Joshua were not afraid as the other ten men were.
207 14:12 m0ht the people of Israel complained and grumbled against God and against Moses 1 The people had refused to go into the Promised Land. Now they continued to complain against God and Moses until they died in the wilderness.
208 14:12 o25v God was still faithful 1 Even though all of the adult Israelites disobeyed God and complained against him, God did not forget his promise to Abraham. He continued to take care of the people in the wilderness so that he could lead their children into the Promised Land.
209 14:13 q4aa he dishonored God 1 God had a specific way He wanted Moses to show the people God’s power to provide for them. When Moses disobeyed God by doing it in a different way, he showed a lack of respect for God. Because of that, Moses would die before the Israelites would enter the Promised Land.
210 14:14 e4ud all of those who had rebelled against God 1 The people who died were the ones who were over 20 years old at the time when they rebelled (See: [14:08](14/08)). Their children lived and entered the Promised Land. The people who died were the ones who were over 20 years old at the time when they rebelled (See: [14:8](14/8)). Their children lived and entered the Promised Land.
211 14:14 an6p another prophet like Moses 1 Like Moses, this man would be an Israelite, he would speak God’s words to the people, and he would lead the people.
212 14:15 sgea he could see the Promised Land 1 The mountain was just across the Jordan River from Canaan. Moses was able to see the land from that high place.
213 14:15 c5jb Joshua became their new leader 1 This was the same Joshua who was one of the 12 who spied on the land when Israel first arrived at Canaan (See: [14:06](14/06)). Joshua and Caleb wanted the people to go into the land at that time. Because they trusted God, he said they would enter the land after the other people died (See: [14:08](14/08)). This was the same Joshua who was one of the 12 who spied on the land when Israel first arrived at Canaan (See: [14:6](14/6)). Joshua and Caleb wanted the people to go into the land at that time. Because they trusted God, he said they would enter the land after the other people died (See: [14:8](14/8)).
214 15:1 ilje Joshua sent two spies to that city 1 Joseph sent the spies to find out information about the city so the Israelites could attack it.
215 15:2 cwyf the Jordan River 1 The Jordan River is a river that flows from north to south, and forms the eastern boundary of the land that was called Canaan. It flows through the Sea of Galilee and then empties into the Dead Sea.
216 15:2 kzm6 on dry ground 1 God not only stopped the river from flowing, but also dried up the ground on the bottom of the river so the people could walk across it easily.
220 15:9 ajv5 he sent large hailstones that killed many of the Amorites 1 The hailstones were large balls of ice that fell from the sky. God also killed many Egyptians with hail during one of the plagues in Egypt (See: [10:10](10/10)).
221 15:10 ndm0 caused the sun to stay in one place in the sky 1 God caused the sun to stay in one place in order to make the day longer. That gave the Israelites more time to defeat the Amorites before nighttime when they might escape in the dark.
222 15:13 lh9v Joshua was an old man 1 Joshua was over 100 years old when the Israelites finished taking control of the land.
223 15:13 jhz8 the covenant 1 This was the covenant that God made with the Israelites through Moses after they left Egypt (See: [13:04](13/04)). This was the covenant that God made with the Israelites through Moses after they left Egypt (See: [13:4](13/4)).
224 16:1 ppy2 After Joshua died, the Israelites disobeyed God 1 Joshua led the people well, so they obeyed God as Joshua did until he died. But when he was no longer alive to lead them, they began to disobey God.
225 16:1 yj19 they did not drive out the rest of the Canaanites 1 While Joshua was alive, the Israelites defeated all the large Canaanite armies. However, many Canaanite people and cities remained in the land. The Israelites did not finish driving them out of the Promised Land.
226 16:1 sjse The Israelites began to worship the Canaanite gods 1 Before the Israelites came to the Promised Land, God had warned them that they would begin to worship false gods if they did not drive out the Canaanites (See: [14:03](14/03)). Before the Israelites came to the Promised Land, God had warned them that they would begin to worship false gods if they did not drive out the Canaanites (See: [14:3](14/3)).
227 16:1 uegj everyone did what they thought was right for themselves 1 The people did what they thought was right, instead of doing what God told them was right. Unfortunately, many of the things that they wanted to do were actually sinful.
228 16:2 kofg a pattern that repeated many times 1 Each time the Israelites asked God to help them, he rescued them from their enemies. But their children would not remember that God had saved their parents. So they would sin against God just as their parents had done. This same thing happened with every generation.
229 16:3 w4tc a deliverer 1 God sent many of these deliverers. After each one defeated Israel’s enemies, the deliverer ruled over Israel until they died.
238 16:9 gwz2 a sheepskin 1 This is the skin of a sheep that has all of the wool on it. Wool is a very thick and curly hair that would hold a lot of water.
239 16:9 zer3 the ground be wet but the sheepskin dry 1 Gideon did not yet trust God enough to believe the first sign. So he asked God to do the opposite thing—make the ground wet instead of the skin, and the skin dry instead of the ground. He wanted to be sure that the first sign did not happen by itself.
240 16:10 u5sq God told him this was too many 1 This was more soldiers than God wanted for this fight. If that many soldiers fought and won, they would think that they won the battle with their own strength, and they would not know that God did it.
241 16:10 e315 300 soldiers 1 The Midianite army was **so many of them that they could not be counted** (See: [16:08](16/08)). God planned to cause Gideon to defeat all of them with only 300 soldiers. The Midianite army was **so many of them that they could not be counted** (See: [16:8](16/8)). God planned to cause Gideon to defeat all of them with only 300 soldiers.
242 16:11 u67p you will no longer be afraid to attack them 1 Even after God gave Gideon the two miraculous signs, he was still afraid of the Midianites.
243 16:11 egb7 Gideon went down to the camp 1 Gideon secretly went down near the enemy camp in the dark. He found a place where he could hear them, but they could not see him.
244 16:11 jm5o something he had dreamed 1 God had caused one of the Midianites to have a strange dream. He also caused another Midianite soldier to understand that the dream meant that Gideon would defeat them. God did this so that Gideon would hear them and trust God enough to attack the Midianites.
255 17:3 l627 he led Israel’s army 1 David led the army, but Saul was still the king of Israel at this time.
256 17:4 a55m David shouted to him to look at the cloth he was holding 1 David cut off the piece of Saul’s clothing to show Saul that David was close enough to kill Saul, but did not do it. In this way, David wanted to prove to Saul that he, David, was not trying to kill him.
257 17:4 l7lj David refused to kill him 1 David would not dishonor God by killing Saul, whom God had placed as king over Israel. Instead, he waited until God was ready to make David king.
258 17:6 wfbf to build a temple 1 David wanted to construct a permanent building for worshiping God that would replace the portable Tent of Meeting (See: [13:08](13/08)). David wanted to construct a permanent building for worshiping God that would replace the portable Tent of Meeting (See: [13:8](13/8)).
259 17:7 bbai The only descendant of David who could rule forever was the Messiah 1 All of the normal descendants of David eventually died. The Messiah, however, would live forever and continue to rule.
260 17:7 ojjb the Messiah 1 The term **Messiah** means ‘Anointed One.’ It refers to the person that God would send to save his people and to rule over his kingdom forever. In the New Testament, **Messiah** is translated as ‘Christ.’
261 17:10 a9s1 saw a beautiful woman bathing 1 Bathsheba may have been bathing at her own house, but David’s palace was very high and he was able to see over walls that were lower.
294 19:14 bzwa he went to Elisha 1 Naaman had to go into Israel to find Elisha and ask him to do this.
295 19:15 l1lt it seemed foolish 1 Naaman would not do what Elisha said because he knew that washing alone could not heal his disease.
296 19:17 s5x8 a dry well 1 The well had water in it, but there was still mud in the bottom.
297 20:1 ttej broke the covenant 1 The people disobeyed the commands God had given them in his covenant with them at Mount Sinai (See: [13:04](13/04)). The people disobeyed the commands God had given them in his covenant with them at Mount Sinai (See: [13:4](13/4)).
298 20:4 q0xa foreigners 1 This refers to people who were not Israelites.
299 20:4 i4dn Samaritans 1 When the foreigners married the Israelites, their children were neither foreigners nor Israelites. They were a mixed race. These children were called Samaritans.
300 20:5 lbor The people in the kingdom of Judah saw how God had punished the people of the kingdom of Israel 1 God punished the kingdom of Israel first by sending the Assyrians to defeat them. The people in the kingdom of Judah saw this happen, and had time to repent. Instead, they continued to worship idols rather than worship God.
328 22:1 vaj7 his people 1 This refers to the Israelites.
329 22:1 xdb6 Then came 400 years of silence 1 The last Old Testament prophet, Malachi, has prophesied 400 years before.
330 22:1 ybep Zechariah 1 This was not the same person as the Old Testament prophet by that name.
331 22:2 zhf3 The angel 1 This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:01](22/01). This refers to the angel that came to Zechariah in [22:1](22/1).
332 22:2 b1th fill him with the Holy Spirit 1 That is, God will give him wisdom and power through the Holy Spirit.
333 22:4 prst Elizabeth 1 She was Zechariah’s wife.
334 22:4 iqjb Elizabeth’s relative 1 Mary may have been Elizabeth’s cousin, but we don’t know exactly how these two women were related.
427 27:7 qdef ignored 1 This means he did not help the man.
428 27:9 y8c8 an inn by the road 1 This was a place where travelers could get food and stay overnight.
429 27:11 iyah the three men 1 The three men were the priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan.
430 27:11 ejl1 neighbor 1 Jesus is using the word **neighbor** in a broader sense than in [27:02](27/02). **Neighbor** here refers to anyone that we meet who needs our help. Jesus is using the word **neighbor** in a broader sense than in [27:2](27/2). **Neighbor** here refers to anyone that we meet who needs our help.
431 27:11 lkoe do the same 1 This could mean ‘love others, even your enemies.’
432 28:1 tuoz a rich young ruler 1 This man was already a rich and powerful political official, even though he was still young.
433 28:1 j59v Good teacher 1 He meant to say that Jesus was a righteous teacher. He was not saying that Jesus was simply a skilled teacher.
510 35:5 yvnc feeding pigs 1 The Law of Moses did not allow Jews to touch pigs. This was a shameful job for a Jewish man.
511 35:6 i8vs one of his servants 1 The younger son assumed that his father would not accept him as his son, but might let him be a servant.
512 35:7 qnuv He ran to his son 1 Older men did not run to meet people. The father was so excited to see his son that he ignored the culture and ran to kiss and hug his son.
513 35:8 g50w I have sinned against God 1 The son had offended God, as well as his father by doing the things that he did (See: [35:03](35/03), [35:04](35/04)). The son had offended God, as well as his father by doing the things that he did (See: [35:3](35/3), [35:4](35/4)).
514 35:8 iq8t I am not worthy to be your son 1 The younger son did not have time to ask to be a servant before his father interrupted him (See: [35:06](35/06)). The younger son did not have time to ask to be a servant before his father interrupted him (See: [35:6](35/6)).
515 35:9 bivq Put a ring on his finger and put sandals on his feet 1 A ring, sandals, and a fine clothes were symbols that showed the son was a member of the family and not a servant.
516 35:9 g7bu kill the best calf 1 The Jews of that time often fed one of their calves special food so that it would be especially good to eat at a feast or other special occasion.
517 35:12 uf34 you did not give me even one small goat 1 A small goat was much less expensive than the best calf. The older brother was angry, and ignored the fact that his father had already given him twice the inheritance that he gave to the younger brother (See: [35:03](35/03)). A small goat was much less expensive than the best calf. The older brother was angry, and ignored the fact that his father had already given him twice the inheritance that he gave to the younger brother (See: [35:3](35/3)).
518 35:12 doou this son of yours 1 The older son was so angry that he did not speak of the younger son as his own brother.
519 35:13 u7jv everything I have is yours 1 The father reminded his older son that he had already given him all of his possessions as an inheritance (See: [35:03](35/03)). The father reminded his older son that he had already given him all of his possessions as an inheritance (See: [35:3](35/3)).
520 35:13 m61e your brother 1 The father reminds his older son that his sons are also brothers.
521 35:13 zygz was dead, but now is alive 1 The younger son was so far away and separated from his family that it was as if he were dead. But now that he had returned, it was as if he were alive again (See: [35:09](35/09)). The younger son was so far away and separated from his family that it was as if he were dead. But now that he had returned, it was as if he were alive again (See: [35:9](35/9)).
522 36:1 flzs James 1 This is a different James than the one who wrote the Book of James in the Bible.
523 36:3 e2nl Moses and the prophet Elijah 1 Moses gave the law to Israel, and Elijah was one of the most important prophets of Israel. These two men represented the way God spoke to Israel in the Old Testament.
524 36:4 besc shelters 1 These were the small, individual, temporary shelters the Jews made from tree branches during an annual Jewish holiday.
525 36:4 nmex did not know what he was saying 1 Peter spoke without thinking clearly because he was so excited.
526 36:5 ufyj a voice coming from the cloud 1 God spoke to them from the cloud.
527 36:5 awz9 This is my Son whom I love 1 This is the same thing that God had said about Jesus after John the Baptist baptized him in [24:08](24/08). This is the same thing that God had said about Jesus after John the Baptist baptized him in [24:8](24/8).
528 36:5 s3r3 Listen to him 1 Moses and the prophets were important, but God told the disciples that Jesus was more important, and that they should honor what he said more than they honored Moses and the prophets.
529 36:6 ea9f the only one still there was Jesus 1 Moses and Elijah had gone away, leaving only Jesus with the disciples.
530 36:7 od0p Do not tell anyone yet 1 Jesus knew that the people would not yet believe who he was, but later, when he came back to life, many people would believe.
535 37:2 rqfg has fallen asleep, and I must wake him 1 When Jesus spoke about sleeping, he was talking about death. However, the disciples did not understand that yet.
536 37:3 spg1 he will get better 1 The disciples thought there was no reason for them to go to Lazarus now, since he was getting well.
537 37:3 oudz I am glad 1 This did not mean he was happy that Lazarus died, but rather that he was happy that God was going to show how great he is.
538 37:4 uocx Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:01](37/01)). Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:1](37/1)).
539 37:4 x705 my brother would not have died 1 Martha believed that Jesus could have prevented her brother from dying.
540 37:5 lekv I am the Resurrection and the Life 1 This is one of several very powerful **I am** statements in which Jesus says something about his essential nature. In this one, Jesus indicates that he is the provider or source of resurrection and life.
541 37:5 x9ph will never die 1 That means they will live forever, even if they die for a short time.
542 37:6 wove Mary 1 This was the same woman as in [37:01](37/01), not the mother of Jesus. This was the same woman as in [37:1](37/1), not the mother of Jesus.
543 37:6 vzm6 fell at the feet of Jesus 1 Mary knelt down at Jesus’ feet as a sign of respect.
544 37:6 t34e my brother would not have died 1 Like Martha in [37:04](37/04), Mary also believed that Jesus could have kept her brother from dying. Like Martha in [37:4](37/4), Mary also believed that Jesus could have kept her brother from dying.
545 37:7 la4j he told them 1 He was probably not telling Mary and Martha to roll the large stone away. He was speaking to the men who were with them.
546 37:7 a90v Martha 1 Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:01](37/01)). Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary (See: [37:1](37/1)).
547 37:8 xpqi Did I not tell you 1 This could mean ‘Remember that I told you.’ Jesus is not asking this question in order to get an answer, so some languages should translate this as a command.
548 37:8 h6n6 see God’s power 1 This could mean ‘see the power of God displayed’ or ‘see God show how powerful he is.’
549 37:8 qgad rolled the stone away 1 Some languages should say: “rolled the stone away from the opening of the tomb.”
569 38:12 jczb his sweat was like drops of blood 1 This may mean that Jesus’ grief was so intense that he started to bleed, and his blood mingled with his sweat.
570 38:15 emg9 I could ask the Father for an army of angels to defend me, but I must obey my Father. 1 Jesus could have easily prevented the soldiers from arresting him. However, he allowed it because it was God’s will that he die in the place of sinners.
571 38:15 jicz Jesus healed the man’s ear 1 Jesus was so gracious that he even healed the ear of the man who had come to arrest him.
572 38:15 k14h all the disciples ran away 1 The disciples fled as Jesus had said they would in [38:08](38/08). The disciples fled as Jesus had said they would in [38:8](38/8).
573 39:1 zgsc the house of the high priest 1 The soldiers took Jesus there because the high priest was the one who ordered them to arrest Jesus.
574 39:3 n6ej are you the Messiah, the Son of the living God? 1 The religious leaders could not find any reason to condemn Jesus. Therefore, they asked him to tell them if he was the Son of God. They did not believe he was God’s Son. If he said that he was indeed the Messiah, they planned to condemn him for falsely stating that he was God.
575 39:4 mlei I am 1 **I am** is also the name of God (See: [09:14](09/14)). By saying simply “I am,” Jesus was also saying that he is God. **I am** is also the name of God (See: [9:14](9/14)). By saying simply “I am,” Jesus was also saying that he is God.
576 39:4 c7ii seated with God 1 Because God is the ruler over all, people talk about him as sitting on a throne in heaven. By saying that he would be seated with God, Jesus claimed that he had authority to rule with the Father.
577 39:4 jpby tore his clothes because he was angry 1 The Jews would tear their clothes to show grief or anger.
578 39:4 qetf What is your decision about him? 1 The chief priest wanted the religious leaders to condemn Jesus for claiming to be equal with God.
579 39:5 toy0 He deserves to die! 1 The Jewish law said that any person who claimed to be God must be killed. Because the Jews did not believe that Jesus was God, they condemned him to die.
580 39:6 tkjg you both are from Galilee 1 The people could tell from the way Jesus and Peter talked that they both came from the region of Galilee.
581 39:7 fxp6 a rooster crowed 1 **Crowing** is the loud sound that a rooster makes. Jesus had told him in [38:09](38/09) that Peter would deny Jesus before the rooster crowed. **Crowing** is the loud sound that a rooster makes. Jesus had told him in [38:9](38/9) that Peter would deny Jesus before the rooster crowed.
582 39:8 vhzg Judas became full of sorrow 1 Although Judas was sorry for what he had done, he did not ask God to forgive him. Instead, he killed himself.
583 39:9 es9w He worked for Rome 1 The Roman government had appointed Pilate to govern the region of Judea in Israel.
584 39:9 tshm condemn Jesus and kill him 1 As governor, Pilate had the authority to condemn Jesus to death and to give approval for his crucifixion, or he could set him free. The Jewish religious leaders did not have the authority to have someone killed.
619 41:5 x041 Do not be afraid 1 The women were frightened because the angel shone like lightning.
620 41:6 d8ie he will go to Galilee ahead of you 1 Jesus intended to meet his disciples in Galilee.
621 41:8 ysyf Do not be afraid 1 The women perhaps were afraid because they thought that Jesus was a ghost.
622 42:1 sbqv the women said he was alive again 1 The women told the disciples that Jesus was alive in [41:08](41/08). The women told the disciples that Jesus was alive in [41:8](41/8).
623 42:2 g2jy all the things that had happened 1 This refers to the teaching and miracles of Jesus, his death, and the reports of his resurrection.
624 42:3 lomf on the third day 1 This refers to the third day after his death.
625 42:6 pt10 Peace to you 1 This was a normal greeting among the Jews. However, Jesus may have said this here because the disciples thought he was a ghost and were frightened when he appeared.
664 44:9 k0f0 who were uneducated 1 That means they did not have a formal or religious education.
665 44:9 q7mp had been with Jesus 1 The disciples had spent time with Jesus and he had taught them.
666 45:1 uto9 followers of Jesus 1 This title refers to people who believe in Jesus Christ.
667 45:2 uwb7 Moses 1 God used Moses to free the Israelites from being slaves in Egypt (See: [12:12](12/12)). God then gave his laws and commandments to Moses to give to the Israelites (See: [13:07](13/07)). God used Moses to free the Israelites from being slaves in Egypt (See: [12:12](12/12)). God then gave his laws and commandments to Moses to give to the Israelites (See: [13:7](13/7)).
668 45:4 iabw covered their ears 1 They did this to show that they did not want to hear what Stephen said.
669 45:4 c5fo They dragged Stephen out of the city 1 They did this as a sign that they did not think Stephen was worthy to live among them.
670 45:4 ey48 threw stones at him in order to kill him 1 This was the method that the Jews used to kill people who they believed had offended God.
682 45:11 edwh some water 1 This refers to a larger body of water such as a pond, lake, or stream.
683 45:11 utxs May I be baptized? 1 Perhaps Philip told the Ethiopian that the disciples of Jesus were baptized, or perhaps when the Ethiopian was in Jerusalem, he heard that John the Baptist and Jesus baptized their disciples. He now decided that he wanted Philip to baptize him.
684 45:12 a1p4 carried Philip away 1 The Holy Spirit suddenly took Philip to a different place in a miraculous way.
685 46:1 b36k Saul 1 This was not the same man as King Saul in the Old Testament. Saul would later change his name to Paul (See: [47:01](47/01)). This was not the same man as King Saul in the Old Testament. Saul would later change his name to Paul (See: [47:1](47/1)).
686 46:1 nxch guarded the robes of the men who killed Stephen 1 See [45:06](45/06). See [45:6](45/6).
687 46:1 pqgn Damascus 1 Damascus is now the capital of the country of Syria. During Saul’s time, it was a city belonging to the Roman Empire. Most of the people there were not Jewish, but there were some Jews and also some followers of Jesus living there.
688 46:4 citf But Ananias said 1 Ananias did not want to go to Saul because he was afraid Saul would arrest him.
689 46:4 odi9 to declare my name 1 This could mean ‘to teach about me’ or ‘to make me known.’
712 47:11 k7si Believe in Jesus, the Master 1 This was addressed to both the jailer and his family, who all then believed and were baptized.
713 47:13 rdf0 The good news about Jesus kept spreading 1 People in more and more places were hearing the good news about Jesus.
714 47:13 o5qw the Church kept growing 1 More and more people were becoming part of the Church by believing in Jesus.
715 48:1 aa4u God created the world 1 See [01:01](01/01). See [1:1](1/1).
716 48:1 glvd perfect 1 Everything was exactly as it should have been in order to accomplish all that God intended for it.
717 48:1 dw49 Adam and Eve 1 See [01:14](01/14). See [1:14](1/14).
718 48:1 ve58 There was no sin 1 See [02:01](02/01). See [2:1](2/1).
719 48:2 a1dd Satan 1 Satan is a spirit being that God created. He rebelled against God and became God’s enemy.
720 48:2 d9my the garden 1 This refers to the garden created by God where he placed the first man and woman [01:10](01/10). This refers to the garden created by God where he placed the first man and woman [1:10](1/10).
721 48:2 tyoc deceive her 1 Satan lied to Eve by leading her to doubt what God had said. By doing this, he tricked her into disobeying God (See: [02:04](02/04)). Satan lied to Eve by leading her to doubt what God had said. By doing this, he tricked her into disobeying God (See: [2:4](2/4)).
722 48:2 i11p Because they sinned, everyone on earth dies 1 See [01:11](01/11). See [1:11](1/11).
723 48:4 jy2c crush Satan’s head 1 God made this promise in [02:09](02/09). This (crushing the head) represents a person stepping on the head of a snake. The head is completely crushed, and the snake is dead and therefore harmless. God made this promise in [2:9](2/9). This (crushing the head) represents a person stepping on the head of a snake. The head is completely crushed, and the snake is dead and therefore harmless.
724 48:4 i598 bite his heel 1 This represents a snake on the ground biting a person’s foot. In this case, Satan would cause the Messiah to suffer, but would not destroy him (See: [02:09](02/09)). This represents a snake on the ground biting a person’s foot. In this case, Satan would cause the Messiah to suffer, but would not destroy him (See: [2:9](2/9)).
725 48:5 ta0b God told Noah to build a boat 1 See [03:02](03/02). See [3:2](3/2).
726 48:6 u7ws priests kept on offering sacrifices 1 See [13:09](13/09). See [13:9](13/9).
727 48:6 o0t4 He gave himself 1 That is, Jesus allowed himself to be killed.
728 48:7 v7pe I will bless all the people groups on the earth 1 See [04:04](04/04). See [4:4](4/4).
729 48:8 d79a sacrifice his own son, Isaac 1 See [05:06](05/06). See [5:6](5/6).
730 48:8 ltm7 the Lamb of God 1 See [24:06](24/06). See [24:6](24/6).
731 48:9 bhlx sent the last plague on Egypt 1 This was the tenth plague when God caused the firstborn sons of the Egyptians to die (See: [11:07](11/07)). This was the tenth plague when God caused the firstborn sons of the Egyptians to die (See: [11:7](11/7)).
732 48:9 kc42 kill a lamb 1 See [11:02](11/02). See [11:2](11/2).
733 48:9 luh2 the Passover 1 The Passover is the name of a religious festival that the Jews celebrate every year to remember how God rescued their ancestors, the Israelites, from slavery in Egypt (See: [12:14](12/14)).
734 48:10 vxwz blood of Jesus 1 This refers to the sacrifice of himself that Jesus made when he died for sinners.
735 48:11 m1pw a covenant 1 A covenant is a formal, binding agreement between two parties that one or both parties must fulfill.
736 48:12 r6lp call Jesus the Word of God 1 Jesus reveals God’s character. The other prophets preached the message God gave them, but Jesus revealed God in his preaching and his actions.
737 48:13 krq5 God promised King David 1 See [17:07](17/07). See [17:7](17/7).
738 49:1 qrq6 the Holy Spirit came to her and made her become pregnant 1 Scholars cannot explain how the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant. However, the Holy Spirit does not have a physical body, so we know that the Holy Spirit did not have sexual relations with Mary (See: [22:05](22/05)). Scholars cannot explain how the Holy Spirit caused Mary to become pregnant. However, the Holy Spirit does not have a physical body, so we know that the Holy Spirit did not have sexual relations with Mary (See: [22:5](22/5)).
739 49:2 csco He walked on water 1 See [31:03](31/03). See [31:3](31/3).
740 49:2 p45l drove demons out 1 See [26:09](26/09). See [26:9](26/9).
741 49:2 x16p He raised dead people to life 1 See [37:10](37/10).
742 49:2 g0jp to feed over 5,000 people 1 See [30:08](30/08). See [30:8](30/8).
743 49:3 yw7m a great teacher 1 This could mean ‘a very important teacher’ or ‘an excellent teacher.’
744 49:3 gapd the same way 1 This could mean ‘as much as’ or ‘the same amount that’ or ‘to the same degree that.’
745 49:4 cibz love God more than you love anything else 1 See [28:04](28/04). See [28:4](28/4).
746 49:5 bbd3 better to be in God’s kingdom 1 See [34:04](34/04). See [34:4](34/4).
747 49:6 ugr6 good soil 1 See [33:09](33/09). See [33:9](33/9).
748 49:6 yw5r hard soil on a path 1 See [33:06](33/06). See [33:6](33/6).
749 49:8 x55v Adam and Eve sinned 1 See [02:05](02/05). See [2:5](2/5).
750 49:9 psmy gave his only Son 1 That is, he offered his only Son to the world as a sacrifice for sins.
751 49:10 dhko Jesus took the punishment for sin in our place 1 Jesus willingly took the place of sinners and received the punishment that they deserved.
752 49:10 u162 killing him on a cross 1 See [42:02](42/02). See [42:2](42/2).
753 49:11 y1jd take away 1 The sacrifice of Jesus causes God to look at our sin as if it never existed.
754 49:14 fqjr to believe in him 1 That means to believe that he is God and to trust in him to save you.
755 49:14 hqrm to be baptized 1 Jesus wants people to be baptized in order to show others that they have believed in him.
780 50:9 jelc the evil one 1 This is another title for Satan. It describes his character.
781 50:9 jrb6 the harvesters 1 This refers to the men who harvest the ripe grain.
782 50:10 ss3a who belong to the devil 1 This refers to those who do not believe in Jesus, but follow the evil ways of the devil.
783 50:10 i15i the people who are righteous 1 This refers to the people who belong to the Messiah (See: [50:08](50/08)). This refers to the people who belong to the Messiah (See: [50:8](50/8)).
784 50:10 cjj8 shine like the sun 1 This means everyone in heaven will see that they are good.
785 50:11 hoix he will have a real body 1 Jesus will still have his physical body, but it will be different than the body he had while he was on earth. He will never be able to die again.
786 50:11 u8b0 will come on the clouds in the sky 1 The clouds in the sky will surround Jesus as he comes.
791 50:14 zega weep and grind their teeth 1 This is a symbol of their intense suffering (See: [50:10](50/10)).
792 50:14 mlop continually burn them 1 The fire will never completely destroy them. They will continue to suffer forever.
793 50:15 fg8z his kingdom 1 This refers to all the evil things Satan does and the evil people he controls.
794 50:16 w5to God cursed it 1 See [02:11](02/11). See [2:11](2/11).
795 50:16 awmq a new heaven 1 This refers to a new set of stars and everything else in the sky.
796 50:16 mpqn a new earth 1 This current earth on which we live will be replaced by a new and improved one.
797 50:17 zbzr wipe away every tear 1 This means that Jesus will cause his people to never be sad again.