Songs of Songs 2

“He has taken me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.”
– Songs of Songs 2:4

Song of Songs 4

“You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart, with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.”
– Song of Songs 4:9

“Of all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the Tent of Meeting on behalf of all the Israelites, and to make atonements for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
– Numbers 8:19

2 Samuel 4

“So David gave an order to his men, and they killed them. They cut off their hands and feet and hung the bodies by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-Bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb at Hebron.”
– 2 Samuel 4:12

Mark 6

“because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
– Mark 6:50

Ezekiel 45

“You are to do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins unintentionally or through ignorance; so that you are to make atonement in the temple.”
– Ezekiel 45:20

Numbers 20

“Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to the rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.”
– Numbers 20:8

1 Chronicles 19

“When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench in David’s nostrils, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah and Zobah.”
– 1 Chronicles 19:6

Zephaniah 1

“Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the day of the LORD is near. The LORD has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.”
– Zephaniah 1:7

Judges 15

“Because he was very thirsty, he cried out to the LORD, “‘You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
– Judges 15:18

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Recent Devotionals

1 Corinthians 3

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?”
~ 1 Corinthians 3:16

Matthew 27

“So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.”
~ Matthew 27:66

Psalm 131

“My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.”
~ Psalm 131:1

Isaiah 37

“Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.”
~ Isaiah 37:7

Ezekiel 13

“You have not gone up to the breaks in the wall to repair it for the house of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the LORD.”
~ Ezekiel 13:5

Nehemiah 5

“I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “‘In this way may God shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep this promise. So may such a man be shaken out and emptied!”’ At this the whole assembly said, “‘Amen.”’ And praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.”
~ Nehemiah 5:13

Job 32

“But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.”
~ Job 32:8

Luke 1

“The angel answered, ‘“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
~ Luke 1:35

John 6

“For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
~ John 6:40

2 Corinthians 8

“But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness in your love for us—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”
~ 2 Corinthians 8:7

John 2

“He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in man.”
~ John 2:25

2 Corinthians 1

“Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done so not according to worldly wisdom but according to God’s grace.”
~ 2 Corinthians 1:12