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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Ezekiel 3

“When I say to a wicked man, ‘you will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.
~ Ezekiel 3:18

Genesis 16

“He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility towards all his brothers.”
~ Genesis 16:12

Psalm 34

“I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.”
~ Psalm 34:1

1 Chronicles 5

“They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.”
~ 1 Chronicles 5:20

2 Samuel 18

“The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “‘Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.”’ And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders.”
~ 2 Samuel 18:5

Psalm 76

“You alone are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?”
~ Psalm 76:7

2 Kings 8

“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the harm you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women.”
~ 2 Kings 8:12

Leviticus 19

“Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so that you will not share in his guilt.”
~ Leviticus 19:17

Job 13

"Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated." ~ Job 13:18 Hi James and Ellen, Do you have days when nothing seems to go right for you? Do you have times when everyone seems to be against you? Do you have moments when you wish that everyone...

Job 15

“Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the craft.”
~ Job 15:5

Jeremiah 45

“Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the LORD, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.”
~ Jeremiah 45:5

Isaiah 7

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
~ Isaiah 7:14

Joshua 13

“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you.”
~ Joshua 13:6

Ezekiel 35

“therefore as surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and will make myself known among them when I judge you.”
~ Ezekiel 35:11

Zechariah 8

“I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”
~ Zechariah 8:8

Zechariah 13

“This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them, I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.”
~ Zechariah 13:9

Jeremiah 39

“I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.”
~ Jeremiah 39:18

Ecclesiastes 2

“To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”
~ Ecclesiastes 2:26

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