Episode Behold!
Are our attention spans shrinking? If so, we’ll struggle with the invitation to “behold” that’s mentioned in the Bible more than 1,000 times. Join us and discover the importance of “beholding.”
Chapter 1
Are you good at paying attention? Some experts have argued that our attention spans are getting shorter. And if that’s true, we’re going to struggle with an invitation that appears more than 1,000 times in the Bible. Join the Discover the Word team as they start a Bible study called “Behold!” Discover what it means to “behold” and why “beholding” is so important.
Chapter 2
Did you know the word “behold” is found more than 1,000 times throughout the Bible? Well, in this conversation on Discover the Word, Daniel Ryan Day, Bill Crowder, Elisa Morgan, and Rasool Berry continue their Bible study called “Behold!” and help us discover why it’s so important to slow down and notice what God is doing in our life.
Chapter 3
What we “behold,” or ponder, or spend a lot of time thinking about, has a great impact on our life. Join Daniel Ryan Day, Bill Crowder, Elisa Morgan, and Rasool Berry as they continue their study called “Behold!” and have a great conversation about how the concept of “beholding” shows up in several Old Testament passages in the Psalms, Isaiah, and Amos. Discover with them how “beholding” can lead to either obedience or destruction. Don’t miss this profound conversation.
Chapter 4
There’s a positive way, and there’s a negative way to behold someone’s beauty. And in this conversation, the Discover the Word team of Daniel Ryan Day, Bill Crowder, Elisa Morgan, and Rasool Berry continue their “Behold!” series and contrast how “behold” appears in the book of Esther with how it appears in Psalm 42.
Chapter 5
It’s surprising how often the word “behold” appears all throughout Jesus’ life. From before His birth in the gospel of Matthew, to the beginning of His earthly ministry in the gospel of John, all the way to His appearance in Revelation, we’re invited to “behold.” Grab your seat at the table with the Discover the Word team as they wrap up their fascinating “Behold!” series. Discover why “beholding” is so important for us, especially in the midst of our hectic lives
About This Episode
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Does your attention span seem to be getting shorter? If the cares of this world are pulling you in all different directions, perhaps it’s time to pause and ponder why the Bible invites us more than 1,000 times to “behold!”
We live in a world of glimpses and glances, but it’s through beholding God that we are transformed and find abundant life.
What could taking time to “behold” look like for you?
Reflect
- In Genesis 1:29–31 (NASB), why did God invite Adam and Eve to behold His creation? And why did God stop and behold His creation?
- Beholding something can have a positive or negative effect on us. How was the new pharaoh affected by beholding the increasing number of Israelites in Egypt in Exodus 1:8–10 (ESV)?
- How was Pharaoh’s daughter affected by beholding baby Moses in Exodus 2:6 (NASB)?
- How did beholding the burning bush affect Moses’ life in Exodus 3:1–2 (NASB)?
- What is the psalmist beholding in Psalm 119:18 (NASB)?
- What are the Israelites not regarding or beholding in Isaiah 5:11–12 (NIV)?
- Why won’t God behold or regard His people’s offerings in Amos 5:21–22 (NIV)?
- How can we guard against beholding someone in a dishonoring way as seen in Esther 1:10–11 (NRSVA)?
- How can we join the psalmist in Psalm 27:4 (NRSVA) in longing to behold God’s beauty and wanting to see His goodness as we read in Psalm 27:13 (NRSVUE)?
- How can we join the psalmist in his desire to behold what we know is true in our heart as is mentioned in Psalm 42:1–3 (NRSVA)?
- Why are we told to behold in both Matthew 1:22–23 (NASB) and Isaiah 7:14 (NASB)?
- What role does the word behold play in John 1:29 (ESV)?
- What should we behold as we read Matthew 28:18–20 (ESV)?
- Who should we behold as we read Revelation 1:12–18 (ESV)?
Respond
(Use this prayer to start a conversation with God)
“Dear God, thank You for Your loving invitation to stop and behold You! Help me to pause and take time throughout my day to notice Your hand in my life. Help me not miss Your goodness, grace, and mercy that’s available to me every day.”
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