The Bible in Hakiu/Senryu
1. Adam
The unborn human
Made of soil by the Lord
For to rule the world.
2. Eve
Made of Adam’s rib
To live and serve with her mate
But fallen to sin.
3. Disobedience
The act against God
Inclined to the devil’s word
Unbelief in God.
4. Nakedness of Adam and Eve
Disgraced by their sin
Saturated in the fruit
Stripped of holiness.
5. The Garden of Eden
The place of God’s land
Of freedom and temptation
Of good and evil.
6. Satan in Serpent
The one arch rival
Of God, fallen of his pride,
Intruded to rob.
7. The Fruit of knowledge of Good and Evil
A mystery image
Made of God to try His man;
The logic of God.
8. The first parents’ punishment
Drifted from God’s Peace;
Fallen into Satan’s trap;
Of sorrows and death.
9. Abel
A righteous God’s son,
And born to be slain by Cain;
Innocence perceived.
10. Cain
A tool of evil
Shrouded with disgrace and shame;
The root of evil.
11. Noah and the Ark
God’s righteous man
Saved by his obedience
By the Grace of God.
12. The Flood
The Judgment of God
Fallen upon sins;
A great symbol of new life
13. Babel Tower
The evil image,
A symbol of human pride,
Conquered by Wisdom.
14. Abraham
God’s chosen human;
A father of great nations;
The faith understood.
15. Sarah
A blessed mother;
Blessed with Isaac in late age;
Abraham’s true heart.
16. Ishmael
A son of Abram
Born of Hagar by force;
Displeasure of God.
17. ***** and Gomorrah
The twins of evil,
Cradled by Satan with filth;
Burnt into ashes
18. Lot’s wife
An image of greed;
Ruled by the worldly desire;
A pillar of salt!
19. Isaac
The bond of Lord God
With Abraham for the race;
Faith tested in him.
20. Rebekah
Born to Bethuel
Full of generosity,
Mother of Jacob.
21. Jacob
Power and grace of God
Meant for cunning and deceit;
Yet blessed with Israel.
22. Rachel
A wife of Jacob;
Favourite and pleasing; mother
Of new progeny.
23. Aaron
A high-priest of God;
Elder brother of Moses,
A prophet of God.
24. Andrew
Yea, an apostle of Christ,
Brother of Simon Peter,
Living with the fish.
25. Barabbas
A condemned robber,
A convict praised by the Jews,
Thoughtless of the good.
26. Daniel
A man of visions;
Hero in the Lion’s den,
Unharmed by God’s Hand.
27. David
The psalmist of God,
The second king of Israel,
Guided by the Lord.
28. Samson and Delilah
A fool with muscle
Deprived by an evil force,
Fallen to blind death.
Scheming pretty ***,
Tainted with treachery,
Realm of sedition.
29. Elijah
A Hebrew prophet,
Persecuted for slurring
Ahab and Jez’bel.
30. Elisha
A great successor
Of Elijah, a prophet,
A stern disciple.
31. Enoch
The son of Jared,
Prior to Noah’s Great Flood,
Taken by the Lord.
32. Joseph
Sold to slavery
By his own jealous brothers,
The great vizier.
33. Esau
The twin of Jacob,
Sold his birthright to Jacob,
A son of Isaac.
34. Esther
Beauty embodied,
Then turned a queen of Persia,
Saviour of people.
35. Ezekiel
His book of visions
Predicts the fall of Judah
And Jerusalem.
36. Ezra
Ancient Jewish priest,
Law-maker at the altar,
Sent from Babylon.
37. Gideon
A wise Hebrew judge;
Led the Israel to victory
‘Gainst Midianites.
38. Goliath
Philistine giant
Killed by David with a stone,
Terror to Hebrews.
39. Jesus Christ
He’s the Word of God,
The Way to Eternity,
God in human flesh.
40. John the Baptist
Forerunner of Christ,
Beheaded by King Herod,
Baptizer of Christ.
41. Judas Iscariot
Betrayer of Christ,
Fallen on thirty pieces
Silver to death.
42. Lazarus
Restored from death
By Jesus; for whom Christ wept,
Mary and Martha’s.
43. Lot
Abraham’s nephew;
Escaped *****’s destruction,
His wife, salt pillar.
44. Luke
An Evangelist,
A physician, who wrote Acts
And Jesus’ Gospel.
45. Mary Magdalene
A sinful woman,
Redeemed of evil spirits,
Devoted to Christ.
46. Matthew
A tax collector,
An apostle of Jesus,
A Gospel writer.
46. Matthias
A Christ’s Apostle,
Chosen by lot to replace
The Christ’s betrayer.
47. Melchizedek
The priest of Salem,
A prototype of Jesus
Christ’s priesthood of God.
48. Moses
A Hebrew prophet,
Who had led the Israelites
To the Promised Land.
49. Nebuchadnezzar
King of Babylon,
Who destroyed Jerusalem;
Exiled the Jews.
50. Paul
A Christ’s Apostle,
Died as a martyr in Rome;
Wrote great Epistles.
51 Peter
One who left fishing
For Christ as an Apostle,
Denied Christ three times.
52. Pontius Pilate
“What is Truth?” He asked.
The Roman procurator,
His hand in Christ’s death.
53. Solomon
The king of Israel,
Credited with great wisdom,
Son of David.
54. Susanna
The wife of Joachim,
Falsely accused but saved by
Daniel's wisdom.
55. Tetragrammaton
Hebrew Name for God;
Revealed to Moses on Mount
Sinai. Named ‘Yahweh’.
56. Mary
The worldly mother
Of Jesus who fostered Him
Till His death of Cross.
57. Ten Commandments
The law for the Jews
Carved on the stone, and rendered
Through Moses for them.
58. David’s sling
God’s Power hidden,
“Gainst the evil Goliath,
A sign of victory.
59. The Great Flood
The Lord’s Great wrath ‘gainst sins,,
The fair judgment of the Lord
For a new era.
60. Noah’s Ark
God’s Shelter on earth,
A prototype of Jesus
Christ for salvation.
61. Pillar of Salt
Symbol of man’s greed,
Lot’s wife, the victim of greed,
Wrath of human sin.
62. Plagues of Egypt
Curses of the Lord
Upon the sins of Israel,
Lesson to the world.
63. Solomon’s Wisdom
Incomparable
Gift of God to Solomon,
And none on earth has.
64. Psalms
Heartfelt songs to God,
Joy and distressed flow from heart,
Musical prayers.
65. Ecclesiastes
Truth of Vanities,
Preaching the short span of life,
And to fear the Lord.
66. Proverbs
Wise sayings of God,
Hidden truth of life in short,
All quotable quotes
67. Genesis
In the beginning,
Record of God’s creation
And of great nations.
68. Exodus
Israelites’ freedom
From slavery in Egypt;
The book of journey.
69. Leviticus
Book on rituals,
Traditions and practices
Led to the altar.
70. Numbers
The culmination
Of the life of Israelites’
Flight from the *******.
71. Deuteronomy
Drifting of Israel
In wilderness forty years,
And of Moses’ death.
72. Joshua
Conquest of Canaan,
Campaigns of the Israelites,
Forming of twelve tribes.
73. Judges
Unfaithful Israel
Fallen into punishment,
Cycle of sins ran.
74. Ruth
Ruth accepting God,
Israelites as her own folks,
Liturgical book.
75. I & II Samuel
Forming theology,
God’s Law given through prophets,
Based on Jewish life.
76. I & II Kings
History of Israel
From the death of King David
To Jehoiachin’s aid.
77. I & II Chronicles
Genealogy
From Adam. A narrative
Till Cyrus the Great.
78. Ezra
The first arrival
Of exiles during Cyrus,
About unique Jews.
79. Nehemiah
Firmness to restore
Jerusalem. Appointed
Judah’s Governor.
80. Esther
The queen of Persia;
Upset of the genocide
Of her own people.
81. Job
The vindication
Of God’s justice for man’s woes,
A theology.
82. Song of Solomon
Celebrating
****** love and enjoyment;
****** passion.
83. Isaiah
Jerusalem be
The centre of worldwide rule
By the Messiah.
84. Jeremiah
Message to the Jews
In exile in Babylon,
For their idol gods.
85. Lamentations
Grief o’er the city’s
Desertion; return to God,
A funeral dirge.
86. Ezekiel
Visions on three themes:
Judgment on Israel; nations,
Blessings for Israel.
87. Daniel
End time portrayal,
Visions and message of God
That He is just God.
88. Hosea
Slur at idol gods,
A metaphorical note:
Israel’s faithlessness.
89. Joel
Great Lamentations
Over locust plague and drought,
Call for repentance.
90. Amos
A short oracle
Announcing God’s great judgment,
Disgrace of great crimes.
91. Sin
The passage to death,
The arch enemy of God,
In various forms.
92. Judas’ Betrayal
It is Judas’ Kiss,
God’s plan destined for Christ’s death,
Closeness defeated.
93. Peter’s Denial
Human fear of man,
Mortal bond ‘gainst Jesus’ Way,
Winning cowardice.
94. I AM
The Name of Lord God,
The Everlasting Father,
Holiness in Christ.
95. Grace
The unmerited
Divine aid to human life
For their saintly life.
96. Mercy
The compassionate
Forbearance shown to the crooks
For their repentance.
97. Gratitude
Of being thankful;
Readiness to love others,
A virtuous act.
98. Repentance
Sorry for one’s crimes,
The divine change from one’s sins,
Pow’r of salvation.
99. Patience
The power of courage,
Tolerance of incitement
With no annoyance.
100. Truth
The Lord Jesus Christ,
The Way to Eternity,
Christ’s Second Coming.
101. Obadiah
An oracle of
Edom’s divine judgment note,
Restore of Israel.
102. Jonah
Swallowed by a fish,
Drifted from God’s commandment,
And then repented.
103. Micah
Jerusalem’s ruin
Predicted; Judah rebuked
For its idol gods.
104. Nahum
Assyrian’s end
Predicted, and Nineveh,
Poetical style.
105. Habakkuk
Five oracles of
Chaldeans rise to power,
Might be a Levi.
106. Zephaniah
Warnings of the Day
Of the Lord with His Judgment
Upon the sinful.
107. Haggai
Rebuilding temple
Greatly to strike poverty
In Jerusalem.
108. Malachi
Of second return
Of prophet Nehemiah
From Persia long time.
109. Mark
Of Jesus’ mission,
Sketch of Christ as a Hero,
A Gospel writer.
110. Luke
An Evangelist;
Doctor who wrote the Gospel,
Might have written Acts.
111. John
Disciple Christ loved,
Revealed Christ, the Word of God,
And Jesus’ mystery.
112. Acts
Birth of Christian Church,
Christ for the Gentiles also,
Luke might be author.
113. Romans
Pauline Epistle
Of salvation through Gospel,
The Church growth in Rome.
114. I & II Corinthians
Rebuking Corinth
Of their infamous life-style,
Paul, a firm preacher.
115. Galatians
The controversy
With the gentiles o’er Moses’
Law for salvation.
116. Ephesians
Keeping Christ’s Body
Pure and holy –that’s the theme,
Paul’s fervent preaching.
117. Philippians
‘Thank You’ note from Paul,
Epaphroditus’ fortunes,
Canonical note.
118. Colossians
Christ’s supremacy
Over the whole universe,
Godly life to lead.
119. I & II Thessalonians
Firm preaching of Christ,
Salvation only in Christ,
All must be redeemed.
120. I & II Timothy
Leadership in Church,
Warnings against false doctrines,
The roles of women.
121. Titus
Unruly false teachers,
Who led people towards death,
A scathing attack.
122. Philemon
Self-designation
As a prisoner of Jesus,
Prayerful request.
123. Hebrews
Christ, the Radiance of God’s
Glory; the Express Image,
Upholding all things.
124. James
Patience in trials,
Christians to overcome sins,
Consistent in Christ.
125. I & II Peter
Steadfastness in faith,
Christian virtues exalted,
False teachers condemned.
126. I, II & III John
Fellowship with God,
Not to lose learnt of Jesus,
Hospitality.
127. Jude
Quotes from the ancient,
Admonishes all to live
In Christ forever.
128. Revelation
Obscure images,
Spiritual images,
Symbolic fable.
129. The star from the East
Christ for the Gentiles,
Salvation for everyone,
The world needs a guide.
130. The Magi
Christ, the King of kings,
All shall bow before the Christ,
The Greatest Ruler.
131. The shepherds
God shall not forget
Even the common people,
Pastoral image.
132. The Manger
Christ’s humility,
A virtue of a leader,
Proven example.
133. Mary and Joseph
The Lord’s chosen womb,
And the chosen guardian
Of the Divine Babe.
134. Scourges upon Christ
Sins of the mankind,
The obedience of man
To satanic law.
135. Crown of Thorns
Pleasures of the world
At the cost of Divine Love,
Unholy worship.
136. Crucifixion
The old law been sealed,
The Law of Love to open,
The sin on the Cross.
137. “Why hast Thee forsaken Me?”
Sin separated
Man from God. Great agony
Without holy God.
138. The Garden of Gethsemane
A communion
Betwixt Christ and the Father,
Blood of agony.
139. Miracles of Jesus Christ
The Power of God
Manifested upon Christ
That the world knows HIM>
140. The Early Days of Jesus
A preparation
For the Divine Ministry
That man follows HIM.
141. Jesus’ First Coming
The Way born for man
Unto God the Eternal,
Of Mercy and Love.
142. Christ’s Second Coming
End of human life,
Christ the Judge to curse sinners,
Steadfast in HIS Plan.
143. Jesus’ Resurrection
Death has lost its sting,
The arch foe of God defeated,
Mankind begets Hope.
144. The Pentecost
The Spirit of God
Descended upon people
To proclaim the Word.
145. Atheist
The terrible phase
Of mankind which rejects God,
Shrouded with darkness.
146. Disbelief in Christ
Shrouded with glamour,
Lover of Death forever,
Sipping sweet poison.
147. Idol Worship
Brutal devotion,
Acrobatic somersaults,
Towards the Chasm.
148. Temptation
Sugar-coated trap,
Poison in enticing fruit,
A sweet hug to fall.
149. A soul between good and evil
Between Life and Death,
Walking on a strip of thread,
A sword on one’s throat.
150. Satan
Fallen Lucifer
With unseemly countenance
Wolfing human souls.
151. Heaven
God’s Abode ever,
Ineffable Glory reigns,
Joyous Light dwelleth.
152. Hell
The pit of Satan,
Agonizing gnashing teeth,
The endless darkness.
153. Judas’ Kiss
Outright betrayal,
Unrepentant self-collapse,
Thirty silver bits.
154. Sermon on the Mount
Beatitudes of life,
Truth preached with figures of speech,
The Voice of the Lord.
155. Eternity
The timeless journey,
No halts; no breaks; no fatigue,
Existence ever.