#461: 'Broken Pieces' by Amanda Nolan

It may seem hopeless. Your life is shattered into a million pieces. You are broken and empty. God is calling you to Himself. He is the master artist who can take your broken pieces and assemble them like a stained glass masterpiece. Amanda Nolan sings about that in her song "Broken Pieces." 







Let's explore a "broken pieces" story in the Old Testament.







In this episode, I discuss the following:





• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:

• Read in context

• Listen to an audio version of the text

• Repetition


• Consult an outside resource

• Start with God

• Follow the cross-references

• Remember, the characters described in the Bible were REAL






• When reading Old Testament narratives, the line is not from Old Testament hero to me, it is from Old Testament to Christ, then to me in Christ

• Reading the book of Ruth as a foreshadowing of the gospel

• Five threads to examine as you read:

• Names of people

• Places

• Bethlehem

• Moab - Numbers 22-25; Deuteronomy 23:3-6


• The verb to "turn" or "return"