Our Biblical Tapestry

Our
Biblical Tapestry

The
goal of this Study is that you would grow in seeing and understanding the Bible
as a tapestry of sorts.  We reference a
tapestry because it represents a whole picture – and in this case it is the
Revelation of God to you, through His Word.

A
tapestry is woven, and there are many different sorts of threads which run
through it.  If you imagine looking up
close and tugging on an individual thread, you might also imagine seeing where
else that thread runs through the tapestry. 
Studying the Bible, especially by reference, is illustrated in this way
too.

If
a tapestry is a woven picture of a story or idea, then see the Bible as a
tapestry a million miles squared.  And in
this tapestry are sections which are firmed up in your mind, while around these
sections are all of the blind area that you don’t yet understand or are even
aware of.  It might look sort of like
jigsaw puzzle that has several groups of the pieces, but most of the puzzle is
yet to be assembled.

In
your tapestry, these patches represent your current scope of Biblical
understanding.  Our job is to always be
sure the patches of our tapestry are true and confirmed, and to use them to aid
us as we continue to reveal more and more of the weave.

Pulling
on the Threads

The
Scripture cross references found on the inside margin of many Bibles today are
an excellent study tool.  Each of these
numbered references point out the various threads running through the verses as
they make their way through the rest of the Bible.  Pausing to follow each reference as you work
through your main passage of study helps you to see these threads revealed, and
shows you how they are also anchored in other bodies of text.  As we grow in our familiarity and
understanding of God’s Word, we come to recognize more and more of the islands
of thruth, and how they are linked together. 
And this is at the very foundation of any person’s Biblical acuity –
continuing to see more and more of these patches of the tapestry surface, while
recognizing the common threads that run in between each of them.