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In the context of the Bible, the concept of "detail" can be understood as the meticulous attention to specific elements within God's creation, His commandments, and His plans for humanity. The Bible often highlights the importance of detail in various aspects of life, from the construction of the Tabernacle to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Creation and Detail

The Bible begins with the account of creation, where God's attention to detail is evident. Genesis 1 describes the orderly process by which God created the heavens and the earth, emphasizing the precision and care involved in each step. Psalm 19:1 states, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." This verse underscores the intricate details of creation as a testament to God's glory and craftsmanship.

The Tabernacle and Temple

The construction of the Tabernacle, as described in the book of Exodus, is a prime example of God's concern for detail. Exodus 25-31 provides specific instructions for the materials, dimensions, and design of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. Exodus 25:9 instructs, "You must make it according to all that I show you—the design of the Tabernacle as well as the design of all its furnishings." This attention to detail reflects the holiness and orderliness of God, as well as the importance of obedience to His commands.

Similarly, the building of Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6-7 demonstrates a focus on detail, with precise measurements and materials specified for its construction. The detailed descriptions highlight the significance of the Temple as a dwelling place for God's presence among His people.

The Law and Commandments

The Mosaic Law, given to the Israelites, contains numerous detailed instructions regarding worship, morality, and daily living. These details serve to guide the Israelites in maintaining a covenant relationship with God. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 emphasizes the importance of these commandments: "These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."

Jesus and the Details of the Law

In the New Testament, Jesus affirms the importance of the details of the Law while also emphasizing the spirit behind them. In Matthew 5:18 , Jesus declares, "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." Here, Jesus acknowledges the significance of even the smallest details of the Law, while also pointing to their ultimate fulfillment in Him.

Parables and Teachings

Jesus often used parables to convey spiritual truths, paying attention to detail in His storytelling to illustrate deeper meanings. The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:3-9, for example, uses specific details about different types of soil to teach about the reception of God's Word. These details help listeners understand the varied responses to the Gospel message.

The Body of Christ

The Apostle Paul, in his letters, frequently uses detailed metaphors to describe the Church as the Body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Paul elaborates on the diversity and unity of the Church, comparing it to a body with many parts, each with a specific function. This detailed analogy emphasizes the importance of each member's role in the health and growth of the Church.

Prophecy and Fulfillment

Biblical prophecy often contains detailed predictions that find fulfillment in the life and work of Jesus Christ. The prophecies concerning the Messiah, such as those found in Isaiah 53, include specific details about His suffering and sacrifice. These details serve to authenticate Jesus as the promised Savior and demonstrate God's sovereign plan throughout history.

In summary, the Bible's emphasis on detail reflects the character of God as a meticulous and purposeful Creator, Lawgiver, and Redeemer. The attention to detail in Scripture serves to instruct, guide, and reveal the depth of God's love and plan for His people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or transaction.

2. (n.) A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.

3. (n.) The selection for a particular service of a person or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected.

4. (n.) To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all the facts in due order.

5. (n.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an officer, a troop, or a squadron.

Greek
1555. ekdiegeomai -- to tell in detail
... to tell in detail. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekdiegeomai Phonetic Spelling:
(ek-dee-ayg-eh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I narrate at length, declare ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1555.htm - 7k

312. anaggello -- to bring back word, announce
... declare, report, announce. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce (in detail) --
declare, rehearse, report, show, speak, tell. see GREEK ana. ...
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2602. katabole -- a laying down
... 2602 (from 2596 , "exactly according to," down from the most general to the most
specific detail, "following all the way along," and 906 , "to cast ...
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195. akribeia -- exactness
... Phonetic Spelling: (ak-ree'-bi-ah) Short Definition: strictness, accuracy Definition:
strictness, accuracy, exactness, attention to detail, scrupulousness. ...
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3313. meros -- a part, share, portion
... Word Origin from meiromai (to receive one's portion) Definition a part, share, portion
NASB Word Usage case (2), country (1), detail (1), district (3 ...
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1520. heis -- one
... Word Origin a primary number Definition one NASB Word Usage agreement (1), alike*
(1), alone (3), common (1), detail (1), first (9), individual (2 ...
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2503. iota -- iota
... This symbolizes how each and every detail of the Hebrew-Greek text of Scripture
(its grammar) is guaranteed by the Lord Himself to be inerrant and unstoppably ...
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199. akribos -- with exactness
... see 195 , "highly accurate") -- properly, extremely accurate, very exact; " () accurate"
because researched down to the finest detail ("factually precise"). ...
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578. apoblepo -- to look away from all else at an object
... astronomer who observes the heavenly motions, or that of a painter who fixes his
gaze on a model, constantly checking in order to take in every detail (Plato ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/578.htm - 8k

Library

But it is Tedious to Describe in Detail all My Labours one by One. ...
... Section 35. But it is tedious to describe in detail all my labours one by one.?
35. But it is tedious to describe in detail all my labours one by one. ...
/.../patrick/the confession of st patrick/section 35 but it is.htm

Resume of his Dogmatic Teaching. Objections to it in Detail.
... Book I. Section 13. R??sum?? of his dogmatic teaching. Objections to it in
detail. But somehow our discourse has swerved considerably ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 13 resume of his.htm

Another Heresy, that of the Sabbatians, is Originated by the ...
... originated by the Novatians. Their Synod in Sangarus. Account in Greater
Detail of the Easter Festival. A division arose during ...
/.../chapter xviii another heresy that of.htm

Eighth Tractate. Why Distant Objects Appear Small.
... Take mountains dotted with houses, woods and other land-marks; the observation of
each detail gives us the means of calculating, by the single objects noted ...
/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate why distant objects.htm

A Steamer Chair for his Friend.
... position. There must be the ability to grasp the whole scheme involved,
and to keep one's finger upon every detail, as well. God ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/a steamer chair for his.htm

The Law and the Liberty of Presbyterian Worship.
... in the New Testament, so far as its general principles or features are concerned,
there is a wide discretion allowed us by God in matters of detail, which no ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/johnston/presbyterian worship/chapter i the law and.htm

Formation and History of the Hebrew Canon.
... materials. In the book of Joshua is recorded, with much detail, the allotment
of the land of Canaan among the several tribes. A ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xv formation and history.htm

Chapter seventeen
... Mr. Maxwell was present at this conference, and the three agreed that whatever Jesus
would do in detail as editor of a daily paper, He would be guided by the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter seventeen.htm

The Arrest
... traitor in the darkest sense. The milder theory is at this stage shattered
by one small yet significant detail. At the supper, when ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 14 43-52 the arrest.htm

Preface to the First Edition.
... they produced and what they imported: nay, the cost of every article of their dress
or food, the price of houses and of living; in short, every detail that can ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/preface to the first edition.htm

Thesaurus
Detail (19 Occurrences)
...Detail (19 Occurrences). ... (WEY). Luke 16:17 But it is easier for earth and sky to
pass away than for one smallest detail of the Law to fall to the ground. (WEY). ...
/d/detail.htm - 12k

Nightmonster
... that a conception which is very prominent in the Babylonian mythology, and is worked
out with great fullness of doctrinal and ritualistic detail, has, among ...
/n/nightmonster.htm - 17k

Night-monster
... that a conception which is very prominent in the Babylonian mythology, and is worked
out with great fullness of doctrinal and ritualistic detail, has, among ...
/n/night-monster.htm - 17k

Architecture
... CONCLUSIONS FROM ACTUAL REMAINS 1. Defense Walls 2. Streets 3. Absence of the "Grand
Manner" 4. Solomonic Detail 5. Temple of Onias 6. Comparison with ...
/a/architecture.htm - 28k

Working (205 Occurrences)
... Acts 14:27 Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report
in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had ...
/w/working.htm - 36k

Discuss (8 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable
and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ...
/d/discuss.htm - 9k

Particular (8 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual
fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered ...
/p/particular.htm - 12k

Armor (53 Occurrences)
... There are no such descriptions given by the sacred writers as are to be found in
Homer, who sets forth in detail the various pieces of armor worn by an ...
/a/armor.htm - 41k

Accommodation (1 Occurrence)
... It is perfectly legitimate to detach a writer's statement from its context of secondary
and incidental detail and give it a harmonious setting of wider ...
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Arrival (19 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 14:27 Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded
to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had ...
/a/arrival.htm - 12k

Resources
Should the Old Testament instead be called the First Testament? | GotQuestions.org

Does God care about the little things that happen in our lives? | GotQuestions.org

Who killed Goliath, David or Elhanan? | GotQuestions.org

Detail: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Detail (19 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:18
Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place.
(WEY)

Matthew 28:11
While they went on this errand, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the High Priests every detail of what had happened.
(WEY)

Luke 16:17
But it is easier for earth and sky to pass away than for one smallest detail of the Law to fall to the ground.
(WEY)

John 21:25
But there are also many other things which Jesus did--so vast a number indeed that if they were all described in detail, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.
(WEY NAS)

Acts 14:27
Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had opened for the Gentiles the door of faith.
(WEY)

Acts 15:3
They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
(See NAS)

Acts 15:4
Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that God, working with them, had done.
(WEY)

Acts 21:19
After exchanging friendly greetings, Paul told in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his instrumentality.
(WEY BBE NIV)

Acts 22:3
I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.
(BBE)

Acts 23:15
So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.
(BBE)

Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.
(BBE)

Acts 26:26
For the King, to whom I speak freely, knows about these matters. I am not to be persuaded that any detail of them has escaped his notice; for these things have not been done in a corner.
(WEY)

Philippians 3:6
In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
(BBE)

Colossians 2:18
Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
(See NIV)

Hebrews 9:5
and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can't speak now in detail.
(WEB WEY BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 1:15
But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 24:8
In connection with the leper's disease, take care to keep and do every detail of the teaching of the priests, the Levites: as I gave them orders, so you are to do.
(BBE)

1 Kings 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the building of the house was complete in every detail, as it had been designed. So he was seven years building it.
(BBE NIV)

1 Kings 19:1
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and in detail how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
(DBY)

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