OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand silence. In English, silence sounds empty. Awkward. Unanswered. But Lamentations uses the Hebrew word damam. It means intentional stillness. Not absence. Not neglect. But restraint. Damam often appears when words would fail. When explanations would hurt more than help. When waiting is kinder than speaking. Scripture shows that silence is sometimes not God withdrawing. It is God holding space. Damam reminds us that not every quiet moment is abandonment. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Silence #WaitingOnGod #QuietFaith60Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI almost skipped Ezra 2. It was just another list… or so I thought. Ezra chapter 2 looks painfully familiar. Names. Numbers. Families counted line by line. It feels like déjà vu from other genealogies, so I almost moved on. Then I noticed verse 63. Some people couldn’t prove their ancestry. They weren’t rejected outright. They were told to wait—until God could confirm their place. This list isn’t about exclusion. It’s about belonging handled with care. God didn’t rush judgment. He made room for uncertainty. For anyone who’s ever wondered Do I really belong here? This forgotten chapter quietly says: wait. God hasn’t finished speaking yet. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Ezra #Belonging #Grace #ScriptureReading41Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI skipped Deuteronomy 2 for years. I didn’t realize it was about patience. Deuteronomy 2 feels like travel notes. Who went where. Who passed by whom. Nothing dramatic. But verse 7 reframed everything. Israel wandered for forty years, yet God says, “You have lacked nothing.” They weren’t stalled. They were sustained. This chapter taught me that delay doesn’t mean neglect. Silence doesn’t mean absence. Sometimes God is doing His deepest work while nothing seems to be happening at all. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Deuteronomy #Trust #FaithJourney #Scripture433Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI almost skipped Job 7. It felt like complaining. Job 7 is raw. Restless nights. Endless questions. Words spoken from exhaustion. I thought, This is just despair. Then verse 17 caught me off guard. Job still addresses God directly. He doesn’t turn away. He speaks to Him. This chapter reminded me: honest anguish is not faithlessness. It’s relationship under strain. God allowed Job’s unfiltered words into Scripture. That alone tells me I don’t have to clean up my prayers. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Job #HonestPrayer #FaithAndSuffering #BibleReflection50Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI skipped Amos 4 because it sounded like judgment. I missed the mercy. Amos 4 is intense. Warnings stacked on warnings. Disaster after disaster. I didn’t feel like reading it. But verse 11 stopped me cold. After every correction, God says, “Yet you did not return to me.” That line isn’t anger. It’s heartbreak. Judgment here isn’t God losing patience. It’s God reaching out—again and again. Even in the hardest chapters, God is still inviting people back. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Amos #GodsHeart #Repentance #ScriptureInsight111Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI almost skipped Luke 3. I didn’t expect to see myself there. Luke 3 opens with politics. Rulers. Regions. Power structures. It reads like history, not hope. Then verse 8 shifts everything. John doesn’t speak to kings—he speaks to ordinary people. And his message isn’t about status. It’s about change. This chapter reminds me that God’s call doesn’t start at the top. It starts in the wilderness, with people willing to listen. I almost skipped it. But it reminded me: God still speaks into ordinary lives. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Luke #Repentance #SpiritualAwakening #BibleReading202Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI almost skipped Leviticus 13. I thought it was just about skin disease. Leviticus 13 looks exhausting. Page after page about rashes, sores, and inspections. I used to flip past it without a second thought. But verse 46 stopped me. The person with the disease had to live outside the camp. Not as punishment—but to protect the community. And still, God gave instructions for care, restoration, and return. This chapter isn’t just about sickness. It’s about a God who notices the vulnerable, who creates boundaries without abandoning people. Even when someone had to be set apart, they were never forgotten. I almost skipped this chapter. But hidden in it was a God who cares about those on the margins. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Leviticus #Grace #GodsCare #ScriptureReading #FaithJourney433Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowJudges 19 looked disturbing. I wanted to look away. Judges 19 is uncomfortable. Dark. Violent. Confusing. It doesn’t read like a “faith-building” chapter at all. I almost skipped it. But verse 30 changes how I see it. The outrage wasn’t ignored. Israel was forced to stop and ask, How did we get here? This chapter isn’t here to inspire. It’s here to warn. When God’s people stop listening to Him, when everyone does what is right in their own eyes, this is where it leads. Some chapters are not comforting. They are confrontational. I’m glad this one stayed in the Bible. It tells the truth about what happens when God is pushed aside. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Judges #ScriptureTruth #FaithReflection #BibleReading91Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowI skipped Numbers 7 for years. Then one detail surprised me. Numbers 7 feels repetitive. The same offerings. The same words. Over and over again. I never thought it mattered. Then I noticed something. Every tribe brought the exact same gift. And every offering was recorded—fully, individually. God didn’t summarize. He didn’t say “they all brought the same thing.” He honored each one. Even when obedience looks repetitive to us, God sees it personally. What I thought was boring was actually proof that faithfulness is never overlooked. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Numbers #Faithfulness #Obedience #Scripture10Share
The Verse You Skipped+FollowPsalm 88 ends without hope. And that matters. Psalm 88 is strange. No praise at the end. No turnaround. Just darkness. I wanted to skip it. But that’s exactly why it stayed with me. This psalm gives language to pain that doesn’t resolve quickly. It reminds me that faith doesn’t always sound hopeful. God allowed a prayer with no happy ending to be part of Scripture. That tells me something important: my darkest prayers still belong here. #BibleStudy #TheVerseYouSkipped #Psalms #Lament #FaithAndPain #ScriptureReading251Share
