We are not really used to read the Bible with the domains in mind. We have for so long thought the Bible was only about God and church – and maybe family – that it takes some real focusing and practice to start seeing the domains in the Bible.
Color coding is an excellent way to train your eye for the domains, for what is there, but so often escapes our attention:
In modern day terms this includes:
- Constitution, Law
- Election
- Police, Military
- Judges, Courts
- Penal system
- Administration
When coloring the Bible look for:
- Law
- leaders, choosing of leaders
- legislation, executive, judges
- military
- national and local authority
- penal system
- lawfulness
- community development …
In modern day terms this includes:
- Land distribution
- Agriculture
- Trade
- Production of food
- Production of raw materials
- Manufacturing
- Industry
When coloring the Bible look for:
- ethics and principles of finance
- work, work ethics, skill, diligence, laziness
- loans
- agriculture
- land and fertility maintenance
- the worker, labor rights, wages
- management, stewardship, ownership
- inheritance, first born …
In modern day terms this includes:
- Drinking water, washing water
- Irrigation
- Sewage management
- Waste management
- Land fertility
- Road network
When coloring the Bible look for …
- Health, hygiene
- nutrition, medical treatments
- creation, nature,
- science, technology, construction
- ecology, environmental protection
- animals
In modern day terms this includes:
- Protective laws for families
- Women’s rights
- Children’s rights
- Family counselors
- Support for families
- Support for broken families (widows, orphans, abandoned women, battered persons, single mothers, …)
when coloring the Bible look for:
- husband, wife, marriage
- children
- relatives, widows, orphans
- principles and ethics of relationships
- sexual conduct
In modern day terms this includes:
- Primary Schools, Secondary Schools
- Colleges, Universities
- Vocational Training
- Professional Schools
- Health Education
- Teachers’ education
- Medical Schools
When coloring the Bible look for:
- teaching, learning
- vocational training, skill transfer
- mind, thoughts, reason, remembrance, reminders
- arguments, explanations
- nurture
- discovery
- wisdom, knowledge, interest
In modern day terms this includes:
- Books, Printing
- Newspapers
- Radio, TV
- Magazines
- Mailing system
- Phone system
- Internet
- Language learning
- Translation
When coloring the Bible look for:
- mass communication
- scribes, messenger
- speeches, writings, scrolls, books, stone tablets
- tongue, words
- monuments, signs
- story telling
- covenants, oaths …
In modern day terms this includes:
- Pastors, Teachers, Evangelists
- Bible education
- Bible schools
- Bible translation
- Counseling
- Sunday school, Youth programs
- Service to community
- Literature
- Social help programs
When coloring the Bible look for:
- Rituals
- prayer, meditation
- praise, worship, singing, choirs
- preaching, teaching, proclaiming
- Priests, Levites, Nazirites, Prophets
- tabernacle, temple, synagogue
- feasts
- sacrifices, offerings, tithes, first fruit
- vows, covenants, promises
- idolatry…
In modern day terms this includes:
- Music, Songs, Instruments
- Theater, Film
- Dance, Mime, Sculpture
- Painting, handicrafts
- Parks, gardens
When coloring the Bible look for:
- Music, songs, instruments
- poetry, literature
- mime, dance
- design, handicraft
- sport, championships
- culture
- dress, fashion, decoration.
Example: Book of Deuteronomy
If color coding Deuteronomy by domains, there is approximately:
46 % Church
25 % Government
6.5 % Family
6 % Economy
6 % Arts & Entertainment
2.5 % Education
2.5 % Science, Nature, Land
1 % Communication
4.5 % unassigned