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One image at a time
Some images travel the whole Bible. Step into one room. Watch it move from Genesis to Christ to the new creation.
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Light
From the first day of creation to the city that needs no sun, light is how the Bible speaks of God Himself drawing near.
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Image of God
To be made in God's image is to be made for relationship, responsibility, and royalty under Him, never as a god, always as His.
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Dust
From the dust of the ground to the dust of the empty tomb, Scripture refuses to let our smallness have the last word.
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Breath
From the breath in Adam's nostrils to the Spirit poured out at Pentecost, the Bible treats every breath as a quiet gift of God.
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Garden
The Bible begins in a garden and ends in a garden city. In between, God is always making places where He can be with His people.
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Rest
Rest in the Bible is never just stopping. It is being with God in a finished work.
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Rainbow
After the flood, God hangs His war bow in the sky pointed away from the earth, and says the sky itself will now speak on His behalf: never again.
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Coat
From the garments God makes for Adam and Eve to the robe placed on the returning son, the coat in Scripture is what God provides to cover what we cannot cover ourselves.
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Staff
In God's hand, an ordinary shepherd's stick parts seas, defeats armies, buds with life, and, in Psalm 23, comforts the sheep. The staff is what God uses.
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Burning Bush
A thorn bush on the back side of the desert burns without being consumed, and a Voice from inside it gives God's name. The Bible's picture of holy presence begins here.