Luke 18

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
– Luke 18:14

Deuteronomy 33

“Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.”
– Deuteronomy 33:12

Psalm 43

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
– Psalm 43:5

Isaiah 58

“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,”
– Isaiah 58:13

Isaiah 43

“But now, this is what the LORD says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine”
– Isaiah 43:1

Genesis 32

“Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.”
– Genesis 32:11

Hebrews 7

“Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.”
– Hebrews 7:26

Ezekiel 32

“When I make Egypt desolate and strip the land of everything in it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD’”
– Ezekiel 32:15

Hosea 8

“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the LORD because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.”
– Hosea 8:1

1 Samuel 27

“Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.”
– 1 Samuel 27:9

Short Stories and Devotional Letters to Grandchildren on Every Book and Chapter of the Bible

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Joshua 14

Joshua 14

“So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.
~ Joshua 14:14

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Matthew 24

Matthew 24

“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
~ Matthew 24:44

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Numbers 2

Numbers 2

“So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each with his clan and family.”
~ Numbers 2:34

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Psalm 10

Psalm 10

“Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
~ Psalm 10:1

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Luke 13

Luke 13

“He replied, “‘Go tell that fox, ‘I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.”
~ Luke 13:32

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Leviticus 17

Leviticus 17

“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the alter; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.”
~ Leviticus 17:11

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Joshua 16

Joshua 16

“So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.”
~ Joshua 16:4

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1 Chronicles 12

1 Chronicles 12

“Also, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules and oxen. There were plentiful supplies of flour, fig cakes, raisin cakes, wine, oil, cattle and sheep, for there was joy in Israel.”
~ 1 Chronicles 12:40

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Isaiah 40

Isaiah 40

“but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
~ Isaiah 40:31

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Amos 2

Amos 2

“The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.”
~ Amos 2:14

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1 Kings 19

1 Kings 19

“After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire came a gentle whisper.”
~ 1 Kings 19:12

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Philippians 3

Philippians 3

“Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.”
~ Philippians 3:17

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Isaiah 11

Isaiah 11

“In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.”
~ Isaiah 11:10

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Exodus 25

Exodus 25

“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.”
~ Exodus 25:2

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Micah 3

Micah 3

“But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might to declare to Jacob his transgressions, to Israel his sin.”
~ Micah 3:8

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Psalm 21

Psalm 21

“For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.”
~ Psalm 21:7

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Revelation 6

Revelation 6

“Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.”
~ Revelation 6:11

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