Girlfriends Bible Study

Ep 89 - Musical Instruments in the Bible

In our final study on Music in the Bible, we talk about all the musical instruments (19) mentioned in the Bible. The various instruments are played to celebrate, to gather, to announce, to soothe, for romance, and as a war cry. You can see a full list of instruments here with scripture references - https://www.gotquestions.org/musical-instruments-Old-Testament.html. You can also see the Shofar being played here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkb7M3dKTg The lyre is beautiful. Enjoy this beautiful performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtsQ5kpkl-8

Ep 88 - Weeping May Endure for a Night

We continue our November theme of "Tears & Weeping in the Bible" with a look at very familiar (and oft repeated) scriptures.John 11:17-44Psalm 30

Ep 87 - Tears & Weeping in the Bible

Tears & Weeping is the theme for this study.There are 64 Bible verses about weeping in the Bible. There are 96 references to weeping and gnashing of teeth.Isaiah 38James 5:1-12Matthew 8:5-13Matthew 13:40-43

Ep 86 - The God Who Understands

Our Guest Host Bria Lacour shares about Jeremiah - known as the weeping prophet. He also wrote the book of Lamentations.
Scriptures:Luke 22:44Matthew 26:36-46Hebrews 5:7Jeremiah 8:18-22, 9:1, 9:10-12, 13:17, 31:15-17

Ep 85 - Friends Who Stick Together

We are studying friendships in the Bible, and this week we're taking a look at Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They stuck together even under the threat of death.
Scripture shares:How friends stick closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24)That a friends loves at all times (Proverbs 17:17)That the wounds of a friend can be trusted (Proverbs 27:6)
Daniel 1:3-20 - friends together in serviceDaniel 2:14-18, 48-49 - prayer with friendsDaniel 3:12-30 - friends in the fiery furnace
We discussed how friends 1) share opportunities; 2) pray with and for each other; 3) are birds of a feather - so choose wisely. (1 Corinthians 15:33, Proverbs 13:20)
Jesus called His disciples His friends (John 15:12-15).

Ep 84 - Reluctant Friends

Tonight we read about Ruth and Naomi
Scripture:Ruth 1

Ep 83 - Caduceus = Herald

Tonight we continue our study of "Idols in the Bible" with a look at the universal caduceus symbol - a serpent or snake coiled around a staff.
Scriptures:Numbers 21:4-9 - The Bronze Snake2 Kings 18:1-4 - Hezekiah smashes itJohn 3:10-15 - Jesus references it
These articles talk about the early history and biblical origin of the symbol:https://earlychurchhistory.org/medicine/the-biblical-caduceus-symbol-of-medicine/
https://armstronginstitute.org/256-the-serpentine-symbol-of-healing-a-biblical-origin

Ep 82 - Good & Bad Influences

We discuss good influences, like Abigail was for her fool husband Nabal (1 Samuel 25:2-42), and bad influences, like Jezebel was for Ahab (1 Kings 16:29-33, 19:1-2, 21:1-28, and 2 Kings 9:1-37).Choose your spouse and your friends wisely. It can keep you from being thrown out of a window and having your body eaten by dogs!

Ep 81 - Keeping Your Word

The Bible says a LOT about keeping your word - most of it is hilarious! There is definitely some "shade throwing!"
My sisters and I had a great time talking about this issue tonight. We shared some tips on what to do and what NOT to do!
Scriptures:Deuteronomy 23:21-23 - If you make a vow to the Lord, keep it. Better yet, don't do it.Proverbs 20:25 - Don't make rash commitmentsEcclesiastes 5:2-7 - "God is in heaven, and you are on earth. So let your words be few."Matthew 5:33-37 - Let your yes be yes, and your no, no!

Ep 80 - Dreams and Visions

Tonight, we discuss Visions and Dreams in the Bible, starting with Joseph in Genesis 37.Do you write down your dreams? If not, I encourage you to get a journal and start writing them down, because nothing God does is random. If you have dreams, it's for a reason.In Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17, it tells us we will dream dreams and have visions.