James 2:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

The scripture

The friend

General references

Genesis 18:17

Genesis 22:10

Bible References

The scripture

Haven’t you read this Scripture:

The

stone that the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

[So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted among outlaws.]

He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”

“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke in advance about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

For the Scripture tells Pharaoh:

I raised you up for this reason
so that I may display My power in you
and that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or don’t you know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he pleads with God against Israel?

Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and told the good news ahead of time to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you.

All Scripture is inspired by God

and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

For it is contained in Scripture:

Look! I lay a stone in Zion,

a chosen and honored

cornerstone,

and the one who believes in Him
will never be put to shame!

The friend

The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his assistant, the young man Joshua son of Nun, would not leave the inside of the tent.

Are You not our God who drove out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and who gave it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

I wish that someone might arbitrate
between a man and God
just as a man pleads for his friend.

No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

General references

Then the Lord said, “Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham?

Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.