Genesis 24

“Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.”
– Genesis 24:15

Daniel 8

“As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.””
– Daniel 8:17

Job 42

“I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.”
– Job 42:2

"This is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold." - 1 Samuel 5:5 Hi James and Ellen, Have you ever been someplace where you have felt alone with God? Have you ever been someplace...

Judges 7

“”This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”
– Judges 7:14

Psalm 133

“How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!”
– Psalm 133:1

Psalm 59

“But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.”
– Psalm 59:16

2 Kings 20

“Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.”” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.”
– 2 Kings 20:3

2 Chronicles 23

“All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priests of Baal in front of the altars.”
– 2 Chronicles 23:17

Psalm 61

“Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.”
– Psalm 61:1

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Isaiah 57

“For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to relieve the heart of the contrite.”
~ Isaiah 57:15

Mark 13

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, who he has chosen, he has shortened them.”
~ Mark 13:20

Psalm 15

“He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart.”
~ Psalm 15:2

Joshua 18

"So Joshua said to the Israelites: How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?" ~ Joshua 18:3 Hi James and Ellen, Do you accept the fault for something that should have been done...

Zechariah 9

“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
~ Zechariah 9:9

1 Kings 1

“I will surely carry out today what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Solomon your son will be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
~ 1 Kings 1:30

Numbers 26

“Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe.”
~ Numbers 26:55

Ecclesiastes 3

“I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.”
~ Ecclesiastes 3:14

Psalm 50

“for every animal of the forest is mine and the cattle on a thousand hills.”
~ Psalm 50:10

Jeremiah 36

“Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out and exposed to the heat of the day and the frost by night.”
~ Jeremiah 36:30

Hosea 9

"When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved."...