I've always had a bit of trouble remembering the "addresses" within the Bible. Some verses, like John 3:16, are easy to remember. Repitition makes that chapter and verse pop into mind almost instantly, but most are much harder.
Where did David say, "For salvation comes from God." Where did Paul ask Euodias and Syntyche to become friends again? Where did John say that he looked and saw a door standing open in heaven? Often I can remember a verse, word for word, but still can't quite place it without searching. Is it a weakness?
Just to confound the problem (for me), I note that when Jesus quotes Scripture (ie Isaiah in Mark chap 7) He doesn't use the chapter and verse, so, when did all this come about?
Hmmm......
It seems that Rabbi Nathan first divided the Hebrew Old Testament in 1448 AD, which was then printed in Venice in 1524. The first Bible with present verse divisions throughout was the Stephanus Vulgate in 1555. (courtesy "The Story of the Bible" by Sir Frederic Kenyon, © 1936)
These divisions made it easier to translate and print, and certainly make it easier to jump to a particular point in Scripture. To do without them, all I have to do is memorize each whole book of the Bible!
OK, so I'm convinced I need to put in more Bible study-time, how about you? Remember, the Post Office cannot deliver the mail without an address, neither, it seems, can we deliver God's Word to potential believers without the addresses!
See you soon, in Paradise!
Mr Mike
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I'm glad I'm not the ONLY one who has trouble remembering all the addresses. I know some of the most important ones, but they're all important!
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