Bible References Novels & Stories

Mom said as she drew Ola into a gentle hug. I walked over to the corner of the room where a little shelf was placed, I pulled out the big, black familiar book. It was my dad's most cherished belonging, his Bible. I opened to his favourite verse, walked over to my mom and handed it to her. 2 Corinthians 5:6-8: "So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord."

1 Peter 1:13 "Complete the race that God has set before us." II Timothy 4:6-8 "People of God, give Him glory." Isaiah 42:12 "Let us abound in Faith, Love, and Hope." 1 Thessalonians 1:3 He spoke Bible passages out of the blue. Jouri frowned at her. "You are quite weird, oldie." The rabbi closed the Bible he is carrying in his pocket, and breathed heavily. "Jouri, you are not a Jew."

Almost dumbfounded, Corey informs us, "Matthew is an apostle in the Bible. I quoted out of the book of Matthew. Sorry for assuming." Momentarily, Corey stands entranced before ending, "That's was it. Have a good day." Andrew returns while Corey is leaving. He says, "I heard this freak. What is he talking about?" Wilson and Chiara have also returned. Jude tells me, "I knew I heard that before. I read the Bible Mimi left me in Louisiana. That's why what Kendra told me sounded so familiar." Eyes bucked, Wilson watches Jude. Nodding, Jude tells Wilson, "Keeping it only seemed right after everything."

I thought to myself. But then... She began taking me through the Bible.... She made those inspiring verses known to me and explained them all to me in detail. Some of those verses are; Jeremiah 1:5 Which says, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. " Psalms 139:16 Which says, " You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. "

“So, what are you doing now?” “I am searching for any Lilith references I can find around that era, to hopefully learn more about her.” “Have you found anything yet?” I questioned. “Not really, I did find one reference, but the document is in Rome at the Vatican.” Gregory huffed. “So, we will make an appointment to go when we return to Rome.” I stated still looking at the screen where the picture from the bible was pulled up. “It’s hard to believe they had a family bible dating this far back, they must have had ties to the church in some way.”