Subject Index for The Watchtower 2013

BIBLE

• Treasure Hidden for Centuries (Georgian Bible), 6/1

• Understandable, 4/1

• What Is Bible About? 10/1

BIBLE CHANGES LIVES

• “I Dreamed of Becoming a Priest” (R. Pacheco), 5/1

• ‘I Finally Found True Freedom’ (B. Hewitt), 1/1

• ‘I No Longer Feel I Have to Change the World’ (J. Sylgren), 7/1

• “My Behavior Was Brutal” (E. Leinonen), 4/1

• ‘People Hated Me’ (W. Moya), 10/1

• “Prove the Truth to Myself” (L. Alifonso), 2/1

• ‘Thought Seriously About Where My Life Was Headed’ (A. Hancock), 8/1

CHRISTIAN LIFE AND QUALITIES

• After Divorce, 10/1

• Be Comforted​—Comfort Others, 3/15

• Beware of Intentions of Heart, 2/15

• Child Is Disabled, 2/1

• Dealing With Those Outside Stepfamily, 5/1

• Do More to Warn Others? 10/15

• Elders​—Refresh “the Tired Soul”? 6/15

• Loss of Mate, 12/15

• Marriage Can Be Happy and Last, 9/1

• Parents​—Train Children From Infancy, 8/15

• Peter and Ananias Lied​—Lesson? 3/1

• Second Marriage, 7/1

• Talk to Teen Without Arguing, 11/1

• What Can We Learn From a Criminal? 6/1

JEHOVAH

• Care About Our Suffering? 7/1

• Do We Need God? 12/1

• Fills Our “Hearts to the Full,” 7/1

• God Can Feel Hurt, 9/1

• “God Loves a Cheerful Giver,” 9/1

• ‘God of the Living,’ 2/1

• “Invisible Qualities Are Clearly Seen,” 8/1

• Is God Cruel? 5/1

• ‘Jehovah Forgave You,’ 10/1

• Jehovah “Is Not Partial,” 6/1

• “Keep On Asking,” 4/1

• Lies That Make God Seem Unlovable, 11/1

• Listen to All Prayers? 8/1

• ‘Making All Things New,’ 12/1

• Name, 1/1

• Really Care About You? 5/1

• ‘Rewarder of Those Seeking Him,’ 11/1

• ‘Which Commandment Is First?’ 3/1

• ‘You Have Revealed Them to Babes,’ 1/1

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

• ‘God’s Word Is Truth!’ District Conventions, 5/1

• Jehovah Shielded Them (Nazi era), 12/15

• King Was Delighted! (Swaziland), 8/15

• ‘Like Turtle in Shell’ (mobile homes), 11/15

• “Look at the Artwork!” 7/15

• Never Give Up Hope! 3/15

• New Member of Governing Body (M. Sanderson), 7/15

• Offered Selves in Mexico, 4/15

• Offered Selves in Norway, 1/15

• Offered Selves in the Philippines, 10/15

• Serving God Is His Medicine! 11/15

• They Stood Firm in an “Hour of Test” (World War I), 5/15

• To Our Readers (Watchtower magazine), 1/1

• “Unforgettable” (“Creation Drama”), 2/15

• Well-Planned Campaign (Chile), 1/15

JESUS CHRIST

• Burial, 3/1

• Christ’s Return, 12/1

• How Should We Remember Him? 12/1

• Promise Evildoer Life in Heaven? 3/1

• Resurrection, 3/1

• When Created? 3/1

• Why Called God’s Son? 3/1

LIFE STORIES

• Eager to Serve Jehovah​—No Matter Where (M. and J. Hartlief), 7/15

• Five Decades Near Arctic Circle (A. and A. Mattila), 4/15

• “I Saw, but I Could Not Understand” (O. Hamel), 3/1

• Jehovah ‘Daily Carries the Load for Me’ (M. du Raan), 8/15

• Leaning on Jehovah Rewarding (M. Allen), 10/15

• Making Service to Jehovah My Career (B. Walden), 12/1

• Obeying Jehovah Brought Many Blessings (E. Piccioli), 6/15

• Poor Materially, Rich Spiritually (A. Ursu), 9/1

• Why Our Lives Have Real Meaning (P. Smith), 5/15

MISCELLANEOUS

• Can Sins Be Forgiven? 5/1

• Copper (ancient use), 12/1

• “Declared Righteous by Works” (Rahab), 11/1

• Elisha Saw Fiery Chariots, 8/15

• End of the World, 1/1

• Eternal Life, 7/1

• Gospel of Judas, 2/1

• He ‘Walked With God’ (Noah), 4/1

• ‘He Yet Speaks’ (Abel), 1/1

• How Color Affects You, 10/1

• How First-Century Jews Prepared Dead for Burial, 3/1

• Jerusalem’s Temple Rebuilt After 70 C.E.? 4/15

• Josephus Really Write It? 3/15

• Kept “Safe With Seven Others” (Noah), 8/1

• Languages Come From “Tower of Babel”? 9/1

• Let Contrasts Help You, 9/15

• Meaningful Life, 4/1

• Meet Needs of Others, 11/15

• Moses, 2/1

• Nineveh “City of Bloodshed,” 4/1

• Parapet on Rooftops of Jewish Houses, 4/1

• Pornography​—Harmless or Toxic? 8/1

• Praetorian Guard Receives Witness, 2/15

• Pray to Saints? 6/1

• Prejudice​—Global Problem, 6/1

• Resurrection, 10/1

• She Belonged to Family of Caiaphas, 2/15

• Trust Religion? 7/1

• Where Devil Came From, 2/1

• Who Go to Heaven? 11/1

• Why Some Bible Characters Unnamed, 8/1

• Why So Much Suffering? 9/1

• World Peace, 6/1

QUESTIONS FROM READERS

• Israelites execute by hanging on stakes? 5/15

• Parents sit with disfellowshipped child at meetings? 8/15

• ‘Preached to Spirits in Prison’ (1Pe 3:19), 6/15

• Who were “sons of the true God”? (Ge 6:2, 4), 6/15

• Why Jesus gave way to tears (Joh 11:35), 9/15

STUDY ARTICLES

• Act in Harmony With Jesus’ Loving Prayer, 10/15

• Appreciate Jehovah’s Generosity and Reasonableness, 6/15

• Appreciate Jehovah’s Loyalty and Forgiveness, 6/15

• Appreciate Jehovah’s Qualities to the Full, 6/15

• Are You “Zealous for Fine Works”? 5/15

• Avoid Being “Quickly Shaken From Your Reason”! 12/15

• Be Courageous​—Jehovah Is With You! 1/15

• “Be Vigilant With a View to Prayers,” 11/15

• Christian Elders​—‘Fellow Workers for Our Joy,’ 1/15

• Consider and Encourage One Another, 8/15

• Consider What Kind of Person You Ought to Be, 8/15

• Creation Reveals the Living God, 10/15

• “Do Not Tire Out,” 4/15

• ‘Do This in Remembrance of Me,’ 12/15

• Do You Appreciate Our Spiritual Heritage? 2/15

• Do You Have “a Heart to Know” Jehovah? 3/15

• Feeding Many Through the Hands of a Few, 7/15

• For Those Loving Jehovah, “There Is No Stumbling Block,” 3/15

• Fulfill Your Role as an Evangelizer, 5/15

• Have You Been Transformed? 9/15

• Having “Come to Know God”​—What Now? 3/15

• Help Yourself and Others by Using God’s Word, 4/15

• Honor Jehovah’s Great Name, 3/15

• How Can We Maintain “a Waiting Attitude”? 11/15

• Jehovah​—Our Place of Dwelling, 3/15

• Jehovah’s Reminders Are Trustworthy, 9/15

• Keep Drawing Close to Jehovah, 1/15

• Lessons From a Well-Prepared Prayer, 10/15

• Let Jehovah’s Discipline Mold You, 6/15

• Let Nothing Distance You From Jehovah, 1/15

• Let Nothing Hinder You From Taking Hold of Glory, 2/15

• “Look! I Am With You All the Days,” 7/15

• Make Jehovah’s Reminders the Exultation of Your Heart, 9/15

• Make Personal Decisions Wisely, 9/15

• “Make Sure of the More Important Things,” 4/15

• Never Become “Enraged Against Jehovah,” 8/15

• Obey Jehovah’s Shepherds, 11/15

• Parents, Children​—Communicate With Love, 5/15

• Pioneering Strengthens Our Relationship With God, 9/15

• Receive Full Benefit From Reading the Bible, 4/15

• Safeguard Your Inheritance by Making Wise Choices, 5/15

• Serving Without Regrets, 1/15

• Seven Shepherds, Eight Dukes​—What They Mean for Us Today, 11/15

• Shepherds, Imitate the Greatest Shepherds, 11/15

• “Slave for Jehovah,” 10/15

• Stay in Jehovah’s Valley of Protection, 2/15

• Strengthen Your Marriage Through Good Communication, 5/15

• “Tell Us, When Will These Things Be?” 7/15

• This Is Our Spiritual Heritage, 2/15

• ‘This Is to Be a Memorial for You,’ 12/15

• “Who Really Is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?” 7/15

• Will You Make Sacrifices for the Kingdom? 12/15

• You Have Been Sanctified, 8/15