Hosea 6:3

Let us know, let us pursue knowledge of the LORD; his coming is as certain as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain, like the autumn and spring rains come on the earth.

Psalm 72:6

May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.

Proverbs 2:1-5

My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions

Micah 4:2

Many nations will approach and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the Temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways, and we will walk according to his directions.' "Indeed, the Law will proceed from Zion, and the message of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Acts 17:11

These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so.

Philippians 3:13-15

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

Deuteronomy 32:2

May my instructions descend like rain and may my words flow like dew, as light rain upon the grass, and as showers upon new plants.

2 Samuel 23:4

He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.

Job 29:23

They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower.

Psalm 19:4

yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens,

Psalm 65:9

You take care of the earth, you water it, and you enrich it greatly with the river of God that overflows with water. You provide grain for them, for you have ordained it this way.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.

Isaiah 5:6

I'll make it a wasteland, and it won't be pruned or cultivated. Instead, briers and thorns will grow up. I'll also issue commands to the clouds, that they drop no rain upon it."

Isaiah 32:15

until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."

Isaiah 44:3

For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.

Isaiah 54:13

Then all your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's prosperity.

Jeremiah 24:7

I'll give them the ability to know me, for I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God when they return to me with all their heart.

Ezekiel 36:25

I'll sprinkle pure water on you all, and you'll be cleansed from your impurity and from all of your idols."

Hosea 2:20

I will make you my wife because of my faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.

Hosea 10:12

Sow in righteousness in your own interest, reap in gracious love, break up your own unprepared ground; It is now time to inquire of the LORD, until he comes to pour out righteousness for you.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; Israel will blossom like a lily, growing roots like the cedars of Lebanon.

Joel 2:23-24

And so be glad, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, because he has given you the right amount of early rain, and he will cause the rain to fall for you, both the early rain and the later rain as before.

Micah 5:2

"As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity.

Micah 5:7

The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings.

Zechariah 10:1

"Ask the LORD for rain in the spring the LORD who fashions lightning thunderstorms, giving rain showers to mankind along with grain in the fields.

Malachi 4:2

But the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in its light for those who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves released from their stalls

Matthew 13:11

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

Luke 1:78

Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us,

John 7:17

If anyone wants to do his will, he'll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent Jesus the Messiah.

Hebrews 3:14

because we are the Messiah's partners only if we hold on to our original confidence to the end.

2 Peter 1:19

Therefore we regard the message of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp that is shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

Revelation 22:16

"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendant of David, the bright morning star."

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Bible References

We know

Hosea 2:20
I will make you my wife because of my faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.
Isaiah 54:13
Then all your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's prosperity.
Jeremiah 24:7
I'll give them the ability to know me, for I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God when they return to me with all their heart.
Micah 4:2
Many nations will approach and say, "Come, let's go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the Temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways, and we will walk according to his directions.' "Indeed, the Law will proceed from Zion, and the message of the LORD from Jerusalem.
John 17:3
And this is eternal life: to know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent Jesus the Messiah.

If

Proverbs 2:1
My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions
Matthew 13:11
He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,
John 7:17
If anyone wants to do his will, he'll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own.
Acts 17:11
These people were more receptive than those in Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive the message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if those things were so.
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. But this one thing I do: Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,
Hebrews 3:14
because we are the Messiah's partners only if we hold on to our original confidence to the end.

His going

2 Samuel 23:4
He is like dawn's first light, like bright sun blazing on a cloudless morning, glistening on grassland that flourishes after a rain shower.
Psalm 19:4
yet their message goes out into all the world, and their words to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent for the sun in the heavens,
Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.
Malachi 4:2
But the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in its light for those who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves released from their stalls
Luke 1:78
Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us,
2 Peter 1:19
Therefore we regard the message of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp that is shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
Revelation 22:16
"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give this testimony to you for the churches. I am the root and descendant of David, the bright morning star."

As the rain

Hosea 10:12
Sow in righteousness in your own interest, reap in gracious love, break up your own unprepared ground; It is now time to inquire of the LORD, until he comes to pour out righteousness for you.
Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; Israel will blossom like a lily, growing roots like the cedars of Lebanon.
Deuteronomy 32:2
May my instructions descend like rain and may my words flow like dew, as light rain upon the grass, and as showers upon new plants.
Job 29:23
They waited for me as one waits for rain, as one opens his mouth to drink in a spring rain shower.
Psalm 65:9
You take care of the earth, you water it, and you enrich it greatly with the river of God that overflows with water. You provide grain for them, for you have ordained it this way.
Psalm 72:6
May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass, like showers sprinkling on the ground.
Isaiah 5:6
I'll make it a wasteland, and it won't be pruned or cultivated. Instead, briers and thorns will grow up. I'll also issue commands to the clouds, that they drop no rain upon it."
Isaiah 32:15
until the Spirit from on high is poured upon us, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest."
Isaiah 44:3
For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants.
Ezekiel 36:25
I'll sprinkle pure water on you all, and you'll be cleansed from your impurity and from all of your idols."
Joel 2:23
And so be glad, children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, because he has given you the right amount of early rain, and he will cause the rain to fall for you, both the early rain and the later rain as before.
Micah 5:7
The survivors of Jacob will live among many nations, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings.
Zechariah 10:1
"Ask the LORD for rain in the spring the LORD who fashions lightning thunderstorms, giving rain showers to mankind along with grain in the fields.

General references

Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.
Proverbs 9:9
Counsel a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.
John 7:17
If anyone wants to do his will, he'll know whether this teaching is from God or whether I'm speaking on my own.
Acts 8:29
The Spirit told Philip, "Approach that chariot and stay near it."

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