yaaaaaan

5y

Fam you have to watch this video it blew my mind the first time I watched, he really piecing together verses with scripture

TheZucker

5y

https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2019/10/biblical-allusions-in-kanye-wests-album-jesus-is-king/

Kanye West released his much-anticipated gospel album Jesus Is King October 25, 2019. On that date, people searched the Bible on Bible Gateway for the verses mentioned in the album’s song “Selah” (John 8:33 and John 8:36) about 10-times more than the normal search for those verses on previous dates. With that amount of interest in the album, here’s a list of Bible verses, and the songs they appear in, that can be inferred from the album’s lyrics.

Read Bible Gateway Blog posts that introduce you to the Bible

b Every Hour/b
“…the power of the Lord…” Psalm 20:7 (GNT) / Luke 5:17 (GNT)

b Selah/b
“God is King, we the soldiers…” 2 Timothy 2:3-4 (NIV)

“When I get to Heaven’s gates…” Revelation 21:21 (NIV)

“…Before the flood, people judge
They did the same thing to Noah…” Genesis 6-9 (ESV)

“…Then Jesus Christ did the laundry…” Hebrews 10:10 (NLV)

“…Won’t be in bondage to any man…” John 8:33 (NIV)

“…We the descendants of Abraham…” Romans 4:16 (NIV)

“…Ye should be made free
John 8:36
To whom the son set free is free indeed
He saved a wretch like me…” John 8:36 (NIV)

“…If you woke, then wake up
With Judas, kiss and make up
Even with the bitter cup…” Matthew 26:47-49 (NIV) / Matthew 26:39 (NIV)

“…Everything old shall now become new…” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEB)

“…The leaves’ll be green, bearing the fruit…” Matthew 7:17 (ESV) / Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB) / Psalm 1:3 (CEV)

b Follow God/b
“…Father, I stretch
Stretch my hands to You…” Psalm 63:4 (NET)

“…I was screamin’ at my dad, he told me, ‘It ain’t Christ-like’…” Philippians 2:5 (NLT)

“…Wrestlin’ with God, I don’t really want to wrestle…” Genesis 32:24-32 (NKJV)

b Closed on Sunday/b
“…Closed on Sunday, you’re my Chick-fil-A…” Exodus 20:8-11 (NRSV)

“…Watch out for vipers, don’t let them indoctrinate…” Matthew 3:7 (KJV) / 1 John 4:1 (KJV)

“…Raise our sons, train them in the faith
Through temptations, make sure they’re wide awake…” Ephesians 6:4 (KJV) / Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) / 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)

“…Follow Jesus, listen and obey
No more livin’ for the culture, we nobody’s slave…” Mark 1:17 (NIV) / Romans 12:1-2 (MSG)

“…Stand up for my home
Even if I take this walk alone
I bow down to the King upon the throne…” Joshua 24:15 (NIV) / Psalm 23:4 (MSG) / Revelation 4:1-6 (TLB)

“…My life is His, I’m no longer my own…” Galatians 2:20 (EXB)

“…I pray to God that He’ll strengthen my hand…” Exodus 17:8-16 (NIV)

“…I draw the line, it’s written in the sand…” John 8:6-10 (NIV)

b On God/b
“…’How you get so much favor on your side?’
‘Accept Him as your Lord and Savior,’ I replied…” Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

“…Thou shalt love thy neighbor, not divide…” Matthew 22:38-39 (KJV)

“…His light shine the brightest in the dark…” John 8:12 (CEB)

“…When I thought the Book of Job was a job
The Devil had my soul, I can’t lie
Life gon’ have some lows and some highs…” The book of Job

“…The IRS want they fifty plus our tithe
Man, that’s over half of the pie
I felt dry, that’s on God…” Matthew 22:19-21 (ERV)

b Everything We Need/b
“We began after the storm inside
Lay the land (Ah), it’s just the morning light (Woo, woo)…” Acts 9:3-18 (EHV) / Job 28:25-28 (ESV)

“…We have everything we need…” 2 Peter 1:3-4 (GW)

“…What if Eve made apple juice?
You gon’ do what Adam do?
Or say, ‘Baby, let’s put this back on the tree’…” Genesis 2-3 (GNT)

b Water/b
“…Clean us like the rain in spring…” Hebrews 10:10 (NLV)

“…Take the chlorine out our conversation…” 1 Peter 2:21-22 (NIV) / Ephesians 4:29 (NASB)

“…Let Your light reflect on me
I promise I’m not hiding anything…” John 8:12 (ICB) / Luke 11:34-36 (PHILLIPS) / Luke 12:2-3 (JUB) / Psalm 32:2 (LEB) / Proverbs 27:19 (MSG)

“…It’s water
We are water
Pure as water…” John 4:13-14 (MSG)

“…The storm may come
But we’ll get through it because of Your love…” Mark 4:35-41 (NLV)

“…Jesus, heal the bruises…” Matthew 9:35 (MEV)

“…Jesus, please help…” Psalm 86 (GNT)

“…Jesus, please forgive…” 1 John 1:9 (NOG)

b God Is/b
“…God is
My light in darkness, oh
God, God is
He, He is my all and all (And I’ll never turn back)
God is…” Psalm 27:1 (NCV)

“…Everything that I felt, praise the Lord…” Psalm 150:6 (NET)

“…Worship Christ with the best of your portions…” Numbers 28:26 (GNT)

“…He’s the strength in this race that I run…” Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)

“…Every time I look up, I see God’s faithfulness…” Psalm 145:13 (NRSV)

“…King of Kings, Lord of Lords, all the things He has in store…” Revelation 19:16 (NMB)

“…From the rich to the poor, all are welcome through the door…” Revelation 3:20 (RSV)

“…You won’t ever be the same when you call on Jesus’ name
Listen to the words I’m sayin’, Jesus saved me, now I’m sane…” Romans 10:9-10 (TLV) / 2 Corinthians 5:17 (VOICE)

“…I know Christ is the fountain that filled my cup…” Psalm 23:5 (WEB)

“…I know God is alive, yeah…” 1 Timothy 4:10 (NABRE)

“…All the captives are forgiven
Time to break down all the prisons
Every man, every woman
There is freedom from addiction
Jesus, You have my soul…” John 8:36 (CEB) / 1 Corinthians 6:20 (WYC)

“…Thank you, Jesus, won the fight…” 1 Timothy 6:12 (NABRE)

b Hands On/b
“…Hand ’em
Hands up high, hands on, hands on…” Acts 8:17, 9:17, 19:6 (GNT)

“…Cut out all the lights, He the light…” Isaiah 50:10 (NIV) / Psalm 119:105 (NIV) / 1 John 1:5 (NIV) / John 8:12 (NIV)

“…Made a left when I should’ve made a right…” Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

“…Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
Told the devil when I see him, on sight
I’ve been working for you my whole life
Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
I’ve been working for you my whole life…” Romans 3:23 (NIV) / Romans 6:23 (NIV) / Romans 6:1-7 (NIrV)

“…I’m not tryna lead you to Visas
But if I try to lead you to Jesus
We get called halfway believers
Only halfway read Ephesians…” Read the book of Ephesians

“…Only if they knew what I knew, uh
I was never new ’til I knew of
True and living God, Yeshua
The true and living God…” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) / John 17:3 (CJB)

b Use This Gospel/b
“…Use this gospel for protection
It’s a hard road to Heaven…” Ephesians 6:10-18 (NIV) / Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)

“…We call on Your blessings
In the Father, we put our faith
King of the kingdom
Our demons are tremblin’
Holy angels defendin’
In the Father, we put our faith…” James 2:19 (NIV) / Psalm 91:11 (NIV)

b Jesus Is Lord/b
“…Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord…” Philippians 2:10-11 (NIV)

Monky business

5y

lyrics are weak

Monky business

5y

lyrics are weak

ANTI

5y

p sure @justwantyandhi is mocking the people who say the lyrics are weak

Rainbow Road

5y

wait you telling me the album was actually thought out?

Rainbow Road

5y

wait you telling me the album was actually thought out?

ANTI

5y

“…Closed on Sunday, you’re my Chick-fil-A…” Exodus 20:8-11

FREE

5y

Not at all

yaaaaaan

5y

Fam you have to watch this video it blew my mind the first time I watched, he really piecing together verses with scripture

YANDHI

5y

We didn't even need this article but now it makes the album look even stronger

Good looks from this guy doing this work

YANDHI

5y

We didn't even need this article but now it makes the album look even stronger

Good looks from this guy doing this work

TheZucker

5y

https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2019/10/biblical-allusions-in-kanye-wests-album-jesus-is-king/

Kanye West released his much-anticipated gospel album Jesus Is King October 25, 2019. On that date, people searched the Bible on Bible Gateway for the verses mentioned in the album’s song “Selah” (John 8:33 and John 8:36) about 10-times more than the normal search for those verses on previous dates. With that amount of interest in the album, here’s a list of Bible verses, and the songs they appear in, that can be inferred from the album’s lyrics.

Read Bible Gateway Blog posts that introduce you to the Bible

b Every Hour/b
“…the power of the Lord…” Psalm 20:7 (GNT) / Luke 5:17 (GNT)

b Selah/b
“God is King, we the soldiers…” 2 Timothy 2:3-4 (NIV)

“When I get to Heaven’s gates…” Revelation 21:21 (NIV)

“…Before the flood, people judge
They did the same thing to Noah…” Genesis 6-9 (ESV)

“…Then Jesus Christ did the laundry…” Hebrews 10:10 (NLV)

“…Won’t be in bondage to any man…” John 8:33 (NIV)

“…We the descendants of Abraham…” Romans 4:16 (NIV)

“…Ye should be made free
John 8:36
To whom the son set free is free indeed
He saved a wretch like me…” John 8:36 (NIV)

“…If you woke, then wake up
With Judas, kiss and make up
Even with the bitter cup…” Matthew 26:47-49 (NIV) / Matthew 26:39 (NIV)

“…Everything old shall now become new…” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEB)

“…The leaves’ll be green, bearing the fruit…” Matthew 7:17 (ESV) / Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB) / Psalm 1:3 (CEV)

b Follow God/b
“…Father, I stretch
Stretch my hands to You…” Psalm 63:4 (NET)

“…I was screamin’ at my dad, he told me, ‘It ain’t Christ-like’…” Philippians 2:5 (NLT)

“…Wrestlin’ with God, I don’t really want to wrestle…” Genesis 32:24-32 (NKJV)

b Closed on Sunday/b
“…Closed on Sunday, you’re my Chick-fil-A…” Exodus 20:8-11 (NRSV)

“…Watch out for vipers, don’t let them indoctrinate…” Matthew 3:7 (KJV) / 1 John 4:1 (KJV)

“…Raise our sons, train them in the faith
Through temptations, make sure they’re wide awake…” Ephesians 6:4 (KJV) / Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) / 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)

“…Follow Jesus, listen and obey
No more livin’ for the culture, we nobody’s slave…” Mark 1:17 (NIV) / Romans 12:1-2 (MSG)

“…Stand up for my home
Even if I take this walk alone
I bow down to the King upon the throne…” Joshua 24:15 (NIV) / Psalm 23:4 (MSG) / Revelation 4:1-6 (TLB)

“…My life is His, I’m no longer my own…” Galatians 2:20 (EXB)

“…I pray to God that He’ll strengthen my hand…” Exodus 17:8-16 (NIV)

“…I draw the line, it’s written in the sand…” John 8:6-10 (NIV)

b On God/b
“…’How you get so much favor on your side?’
‘Accept Him as your Lord and Savior,’ I replied…” Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

“…Thou shalt love thy neighbor, not divide…” Matthew 22:38-39 (KJV)

“…His light shine the brightest in the dark…” John 8:12 (CEB)

“…When I thought the Book of Job was a job
The Devil had my soul, I can’t lie
Life gon’ have some lows and some highs…” The book of Job

“…The IRS want they fifty plus our tithe
Man, that’s over half of the pie
I felt dry, that’s on God…” Matthew 22:19-21 (ERV)

b Everything We Need/b
“We began after the storm inside
Lay the land (Ah), it’s just the morning light (Woo, woo)…” Acts 9:3-18 (EHV) / Job 28:25-28 (ESV)

“…We have everything we need…” 2 Peter 1:3-4 (GW)

“…What if Eve made apple juice?
You gon’ do what Adam do?
Or say, ‘Baby, let’s put this back on the tree’…” Genesis 2-3 (GNT)

b Water/b
“…Clean us like the rain in spring…” Hebrews 10:10 (NLV)

“…Take the chlorine out our conversation…” 1 Peter 2:21-22 (NIV) / Ephesians 4:29 (NASB)

“…Let Your light reflect on me
I promise I’m not hiding anything…” John 8:12 (ICB) / Luke 11:34-36 (PHILLIPS) / Luke 12:2-3 (JUB) / Psalm 32:2 (LEB) / Proverbs 27:19 (MSG)

“…It’s water
We are water
Pure as water…” John 4:13-14 (MSG)

“…The storm may come
But we’ll get through it because of Your love…” Mark 4:35-41 (NLV)

“…Jesus, heal the bruises…” Matthew 9:35 (MEV)

“…Jesus, please help…” Psalm 86 (GNT)

“…Jesus, please forgive…” 1 John 1:9 (NOG)

b God Is/b
“…God is
My light in darkness, oh
God, God is
He, He is my all and all (And I’ll never turn back)
God is…” Psalm 27:1 (NCV)

“…Everything that I felt, praise the Lord…” Psalm 150:6 (NET)

“…Worship Christ with the best of your portions…” Numbers 28:26 (GNT)

“…He’s the strength in this race that I run…” Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)

“…Every time I look up, I see God’s faithfulness…” Psalm 145:13 (NRSV)

“…King of Kings, Lord of Lords, all the things He has in store…” Revelation 19:16 (NMB)

“…From the rich to the poor, all are welcome through the door…” Revelation 3:20 (RSV)

“…You won’t ever be the same when you call on Jesus’ name
Listen to the words I’m sayin’, Jesus saved me, now I’m sane…” Romans 10:9-10 (TLV) / 2 Corinthians 5:17 (VOICE)

“…I know Christ is the fountain that filled my cup…” Psalm 23:5 (WEB)

“…I know God is alive, yeah…” 1 Timothy 4:10 (NABRE)

“…All the captives are forgiven
Time to break down all the prisons
Every man, every woman
There is freedom from addiction
Jesus, You have my soul…” John 8:36 (CEB) / 1 Corinthians 6:20 (WYC)

“…Thank you, Jesus, won the fight…” 1 Timothy 6:12 (NABRE)

b Hands On/b
“…Hand ’em
Hands up high, hands on, hands on…” Acts 8:17, 9:17, 19:6 (GNT)

“…Cut out all the lights, He the light…” Isaiah 50:10 (NIV) / Psalm 119:105 (NIV) / 1 John 1:5 (NIV) / John 8:12 (NIV)

“…Made a left when I should’ve made a right…” Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

“…Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
Told the devil when I see him, on sight
I’ve been working for you my whole life
Told the devil that I’m going on a strike
I’ve been working for you my whole life…” Romans 3:23 (NIV) / Romans 6:23 (NIV) / Romans 6:1-7 (NIrV)

“…I’m not tryna lead you to Visas
But if I try to lead you to Jesus
We get called halfway believers
Only halfway read Ephesians…” Read the book of Ephesians

“…Only if they knew what I knew, uh
I was never new ’til I knew of
True and living God, Yeshua
The true and living God…” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) / John 17:3 (CJB)

b Use This Gospel/b
“…Use this gospel for protection
It’s a hard road to Heaven…” Ephesians 6:10-18 (NIV) / Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)

“…We call on Your blessings
In the Father, we put our faith
King of the kingdom
Our demons are tremblin’
Holy angels defendin’
In the Father, we put our faith…” James 2:19 (NIV) / Psalm 91:11 (NIV)

b Jesus Is Lord/b
“…Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord
Every knee shall bow
Every tongue confess
Jesus is Lord
Jesus is Lord…” Philippians 2:10-11 (NIV)