Look! The people are like lions. Like the lion, he rises up! He does not lie down again until he has consumed his prey and drunk the blood of the slain."

Be careful not to offer burnt offerings at any location you happen to see

Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets, but the trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am! You called me." "I didn't call you," Eli said. "Go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.

Because your service in giving proves your love, you will be glorifying God as you obey what your confession of the Messiah's gospel demands, since you are generous in sharing with them and with everyone else.

equip you with everything good to do his will, accomplishing in us what pleases him through Jesus, the Messiah. To him be glory forever and ever! Amen.

Then I asked, "Who are these, sir?" The messenger who was talking to me answered, "I will tell you who these are."

He is here with authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on your name."

Then he told me, "Son of Man, go to the house of Israel and tell them what I have to say to them,

So the soldiers took provisions with them, along with their trumpets, and Gideon sent all the rest of the soldiers of Israel back to their own tents, but he retained the 300 men. And the Midian encampment was below him in the valley.

Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then died.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.

"But you are profaning my name by saying that the Table of the LORD is defiled and that its fruit and its food are contemptible.

Neither does a man crowd his fellow soldier; each one marches in his own path. When they fall by the sword they are not injured.

By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him.

I'll wipe out those who worship the stars that they view from their housetops, those who bow down and swear to the LORD and who also swear by Milcom,

Also, the bronze altar that Uri's son Bezalel, Hur's grandson had erected, was in place in front of the LORD's tent. Solomon and the assembly sought the LORD there.

How the valiant have fallen! How the weapons of war are destroyed!"

Therefore swear an oath here by God that you won't deal falsely with me, my sons, or my descendants. Just as I've dealt graciously with you, won't you do so with me and with the land in which you live as a foreigner?"

"Can God learn anything? After all, he will judge even the exalted ones.

Drinks were served in gold vessels of various kinds, and there was plenty of royal wine because the king was generous.

You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes.

And when the time came to give Saul's daughter Merab to David, she was given as a wife to Adriel of Meholah.

Whenever the living beings moved, the wheels moved, too. Whenever the living beings rose from the earth, the wheels rose also.

When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

"I found Israel, as one finds grapes in the wilderness; Your ancestors seemed to me like the fruit gleaned from a fig tree's first harvest. When they went to Baal-peor, they devoted themselves to that filth, and they became loathsome, like what they loved.

They must hold firmly to the secret of the faith with clear consciences.

"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.

He is then to tear it open by its wings, but not divide it completely into two parts. The priest is then to offer all of it on the wood over the fire as a burnt offering by fire, an aroma pleasing to the LORD."

The angel who had been speaking with me answered by asking, "You don't know what these mean, do you?" So I responded, "No, sir."

Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! The man will give up everything that he owns in exchange for his health.

Then we captured all his cities at that time. There was not a city left that we didn't capture from them 60 cities in all from the region of Argob, which is part of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and healed his eyes.

But you, dear friends, must remember the statements and predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.

Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the Ark of the Covenant of God. When the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel gave a great shout and the earth reverberated!

So Joshua sent them out, and they set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai.

So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify to what they had seen.

They will be like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with no one to gather them, each will turn to his own people, and each will flee to his own land.

Use wholesome speech that cannot be condemned. Then any opponent will be ashamed because he cannot say anything bad about us.

Four carts and eight oxen were given to the descendants of Merari for their work.

So Daniel remained there in service until the first year of King Cyrus.

Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, whom he had assigned to her, and she ordered him to go to Mordecai to find out what was happening and why it was happening.

"Give me your son," he replied. Then he took him from her lap, carried him upstairs to the room where he lived, and laid him on his bed.

For the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, I won't tear away the entire kingdom. I'll leave one tribe for your son to govern."

But for your sake it is better that I remain alive.

"So I will turn Samaria into a mound of dirt in a field, a place to plant vineyards. And I will dump her building stones into the valley, uncovering her foundation.

Meanwhile, Peter kept on knocking and knocking. When they opened the gate, they saw him and were amazed.

Now look, Adonijah has become king, and your majesty is not aware of it.

Queen Vashti also held a banquet in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus for the women.

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Edom and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because he pursued his brother with a sword, refusing to be compassionate. His anger was raging continuously; he kept up his unending wrath.

I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers,

Now concerning you and my blood covenant with you, I have liberated your prisoners from a waterless pit.

The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like an ox, the third living creature had a face like a human, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

Then you will say, "Branches were cut off so that I could be grafted in."

and are advocating customs that we're not allowed to accept or practice as Romans."

Hezekiah died, as did his ancestors, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.

When the lepers arrived at the outskirts of the encampment, they entered one tent and ate and drank. Then they carried off from there some silver, gold, and clothes, and went out and hid them. After this, they returned, entered another tent, raided it, and went and hid all of that, too!

So I will send down fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it will devour their fortified citadels."

Bathsheba knelt and bowed down to the king, and the king asked her, "What do you wish?"

I will endure the LORD's anger since I have sinned against him until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness.

Gilead is a lawless town; it is polluted by bloodshed.

Then the angel who was speaking to me told me, "Announce this: "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "I have a deep concern for Jerusalem, a great concern for Zion.

In his fierce wrath he cut off all the strength of Israel. He withdrew his protection as the enemy approached. He burned Jacob like a blazing fire consumes everything around it.

the tribune ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks and told the soldiers to beat and question him in order to find out why the people were yelling at him like this.

I left here full, but the LORD brought me back empty. So why call me "Naomi'? After all, the LORD is against me, and the Almighty has broken me."

A vegetarian meal served with love is better than a big, thick steak with a plateful of animosity.

As Jehu was coming out to his master's attendants, one of them asked him, "Is everything all right? Why did this maniac visit you?" "You know the man and how he speculates," Jehu replied.

"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond I appealed, but no one paid attention

Gomer's descendants were Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah.

As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge, aptitude for learning, and wisdom. Daniel also could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

The people from Ziph got up and left Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon.

But with an overwhelming deluge he will bring utter desolation to Nineveh, and his enemies he will pursue with darkness.

When the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, "Don't let the Ark of the God of Israel stay with us, because he is severely attacking us and our god Dagon."

The second catastrophe is over. The third catastrophe is coming very soon.

The other people told her, "You're out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, "It's his angel."

So the king of Jericho sent for Rahab and ordered her, "Bring out the men who came to visit you and lodged in your house, because they've come to scout out the entire land."

When Elisha fell ill with the sickness from which he was about to die, King Joash of Israel came down to see him, wept in his presence, and told him, "My father, Israel's chariots and horsemen!"

I will make your household resemble that of Nebat's son Jeroboam, or like the household of Ahijah's son Baasha, because of how you've provoked me to anger and made Israel to sin.

Now, LORD God, your promise to my father David is fulfilled, because you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you'll eat the plants from the meadows.

After he fathered Enosh, Seth lived 807 years, fathering other sons and daughters.

Then you'll certainly count every step I took, but you won't keep an inventory of my sin.

"And you say, "What a burden!' and sniff contemptuously at it," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "when you present maimed, crippled, and diseased animals, and when you bring the offering. Should I accept this from your hand?" asks the LORD.

After that, they offered all of the continual burnt offerings and the New Moon sacrifices for all of the designated festivals of the LORD that were being consecrated, along with all the voluntary offerings that were dedicated to the LORD.

So the LORD watched for the right time to bring the calamity upon us, because the LORD our God is righteous regarding everything he does, but we have not obeyed his voice.

Look how fire fell from heaven and devoured the two other companies of 50 soldiers, along with their captains, but now please treat me as if my life were precious!"

"Ask a sign from the LORD your God. Make it as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven above."

But when Jesus turned around and saw them following, he asked them, "What are you looking for?" They asked him, "Rabbi," (which is translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Interlude

If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion for her. He told her, "You can stop crying."

On the day after the festival ended, they convened a solemn assembly, because they had been dedicating the altar for seven days and observing the festival for seven days.

When a change in the priesthood takes place, there must also be a change in the Law.

These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

for as long as that righteous man lived among them, day after day he was being tortured in his righteous soul by what he saw and heard in their lawless actions

Among the Thirty were Joab's brother Asahel, Dodo's son Elhanan of Bethlehem,

For your sake I'm glad that I wasn't there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him."

Whatever direction these spirits went, the wheels would be lifted up along with them, because the wheels were alive.

For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions,

since I'm going to show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake."

As I observed the living beings, I noticed one wheel on the earth beside each being that is, for the four of them.

As soon as Hiram received the message from Solomon, he became so ecstatic that he exclaimed, "Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son to rule this great people!" Then he sent this message to Solomon:

He has brought me to the banquet hall, and his banner over me is love.

He told Jesus, "I will give you all these things if you will bow down and worship me!"

Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's order that was brought by the eunuchs.

Stay with me, and don't be afraid because the one who seeks my life, seeks your life. Indeed, you will be safe with me."

Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, left and arrived during the hottest part of the day at the home of Ish-bosheth while he was taking a noon day nap.

Every single one of them began asking to be excused. The first told him, "I bought a field, and I need to go out and inspect it. Please excuse me.'

and because all of his decrees remain in my thoughts, I have not turned aside from his statutes,

See what great earnestness godly sorrow has produced in you! How ready you are to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how full of longing and enthusiasm, how eager to seek justice! In every way you have demonstrated that you are innocent in this matter.

Their king will go into captivity he and his princes together," says the LORD.

King Asa removed his mother Maacah from her position as Queen Mother because she had made a detestable image dedicated to Asherah. He cut down his mother's idol, crushed it, and burned it at the Kidron Brook.

"Therefore I will cry out and grieve loudly; I will walk around stripped and naked. I will cry out like a jackal and mourn like a company of ostriches.

Instead, when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently for me and found me.

Look! That angel who was talking to me left, and another angel came forward to meet him.

"Stop being afraid, people of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting upon a donkey's colt!"

For seven days leaven is not to be found in your houses. Indeed, any person who eats anything leavened, is to be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether an alien or a native of the land.

The king cried out to bring in enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers. He announced to the advisors of Babylon, "Whoever can read this writing and tell me its meaning will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain placed around his neck, and will become the third highest ruler in the kingdom."

And if we know that he listens to our requests, we can be sure that we have what we ask him for.

as you look forward to and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved and the elements will melt with fire.

I planned to leave you in order to go to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, and let you send me on to Judea.

Seeds shrivel within their furrows, the storehouses lie empty, and granaries stand in ruins because the grain has withered.

"Go," Jesus told the centurion, "and it will be done for you, just as you have believed." And his servant was healed that very hour.

For if God did not spare the natural branches, he certainly will not spare you, either.

Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will continue to live and be with all of you, so you will mature in the faith and know joy in it.

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

"When Pharaoh says to you, "Perform a miraculous sign,' then you are to say to Aaron, "Take your staff and throw it in front of Pharaoh.' It will become a serpent."

This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones.

Now, in the midst of the living beings there was something that appeared to glow like coals kindled by a fire, like torches that moved back and forth between the living beings. The fire was dazzling, and lightning flashed from the fire.

But this is to your credit: You hate the actions of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Ham's descendants were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

From Benjamin: Gideoni's son Abidan.

One of the young men answered: "Look, I've seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilled in playing. The man is a valiant soldier, gifted in speech, and handsome. And the LORD is with him."

A beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was brought to his gate.

Never again will everyone teach his neighbor or his brother by saying, "Know the Lord,' because all of them will know me, from the least important to the most important.

15He will judge all people and convict everyone of all the ungodly things that they have done in such an ungodly way, including all the harsh things that these ungodly sinners have said about him."

Now those who were reputed to be important added nothing to my message. (What sort of people they were makes no difference to me, since God pays no attention to outward appearances.)

wash its entrails and legs with water, and then offer all of it on the altar a burnt offering by fire, an aroma that will be pleasing to the LORD."

So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and knowledge, and about insanity and foolishness. And I discovered that this is also like chasing after the wind.

The LORD replied to the Israelis, "Aren't you away from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, and the Philistines?

Instead, Rehoboam spoke to them along the lines of what the younger men suggested. He told them, "My father burdened you heavily, but I will add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I'm going to discipline you with scorpions!"

But thanks be to God, who placed in the heart of Titus the same dedication to you that I have.

Now if all of it were one part, there wouldn't be a body, would there?

"You've walked around this mountain long enough. Turn northward

"If thieves came against you, if marauding gangs by night Oh, how you will be destroyed! Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some grapes to be gleaned?

And the angel of the LORD replied, "LORD of the Heavenly Armies, how long will it be until you show mercy to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, with whom you have been angry for these past seventy years?"

The anointed priest is to take blood from the bull to the Tent of Meeting.

A state of continual military unrest existed between Asa and King Baasha of Israel throughout their lifetimes.

"Your majesty," she replied, "you promised your servant in the name of the LORD your God, "Your son Solomon will certainly become king after me and will sit on my throne.'

Then why didn't you put my money in the bank? When I returned, I could have collected it with interest.'

just as you have already understood us partially, so that on the Day of our Lord Jesus we can be your reason to boast, even as you are ours.

No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."

to bring Queen Vashti to the king, wearing the royal crown to display her beauty to the people and the officials, since she was lovely to look at.

Then Elijah spoke to the king, "This is what the LORD says: "Since you sent messengers to consult with Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron is it because there is no God in Israel with whom to consult regarding his word? therefore you're not getting up from the bed on which you're lying. You certainly will die!'"

These people are complainers and faultfinders, following their own desires. They say arrogant things and flatter people in order to take advantage of them.

After this, the army of Judah arrived, and they anointed David king over the house of Judah. There they informed David, "The men of Jabesh-gilead buried Saul."

They run like elite soldiers, climbing ramparts like men trained for war. Each man advances in proper order, never breaking rank.

"Don't discuss it in Gath! Don't cry bitterly in Akim! Roll in the ashes, Beth-leaphrah!

The LORD your God greatly multiplied your numbers, and today you are like the stars in the sky.

The one who plants and the one who waters have the same goal, and each will receive a reward for his own action.

I will turn your festivals into mourning, and all of your songs to dirges. I will cause all of you to put on sackcloth and to shave all of your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son, and its conclusion will be like the end of a bitter day."

Let the person who has ears listen!

But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.

Jews ask for signs, and Greeks look for wisdom,

Then the king flew into a rage. The king spoke to the wise men who understood the times, for it was the king's custom to consult all those who understood law and justice.

The LORD told Moses, "Go down and warn the people so they don't break through to look at the LORD, and many of them perish.

Let the king appoint officials in all the provinces of his kingdom to bring all the beautiful young virgins into the harem in Susa the capital. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women to give them their beauty treatments.

So he listened to what Daniel said and tested them for ten days.

that you gave in the writings of your servants, the prophets:

Those who enjoyed delicacies lie desolate in the streets. Those who were reared wearing purple scavenge in piles of trash.

At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus, they lodged a formal accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Saul sent messengers to take David, and they saw a group of prophets caught up in prophetic ecstasy, with Samuel standing beside them leading them. Then the Spirit of God came on Saul's messengers, and they also were caught up in prophetic ecstasy.

As soon as I send Artemas to you, or perhaps Tychicus, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.

What is crooked cannot be made straight; what is not there cannot be counted.

those who turn away from the LORD, don't seek the LORD, and never ask for his help."

Solomon approached the presence of the LORD at the bronze altar that had been placed at the Tent of Meeting and offered 1,000 burnt offerings on it.

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.

Then the army of Judah attacked Jerusalem, captured it, executed its inhabitants, and set fire to the city.

I'm going down to see whether they've acted according to the protests that have reached me. If not, I wish to know."

These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn, who fathered Bethlehem: Tekoa's father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

You must thoroughly investigate and inquire if it is true that this detestable thing exists among you. If it is so,

The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations; they will live among many nations, like a lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will trample and tear down with no one to deliver.

After he had consulted with the people, Jehoshaphat appointed some choir members to sing to the LORD and to praise him in sacred splendor as they marched out in front of the armed forces. They kept saying "Give thanks to the LORD, because his gracious love is eternal!"

So I chose leaders from your tribes, wise and respected men, and I appointed them over you commanders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

And what great nation has all the decrees and righteous ordinances like all this teaching that I'm giving you today?

then he set the turban on his head. On the turban at the front he set the golden plate, the sacred crown that the LORD had commanded.

The magicians were not able to stand before Moses because of the boils, because the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.

What are you scheming against the LORD? He will bring about utter desolation adversity will not strike twice!

after which King Solomon gave Hiram 20 cities in the land of Galilee, because King Hiram of Tyre had provided Solomon with as much cedar, cypress timber, and gold that he wanted.

Each moved in straight directions. Wherever they decided to go, they went without turning themselves.

Since you are in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you

Jesus replied, "You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?" They told him, "We can."

Javan's descendants were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Even though a tenth of its people remain in it, it will once again be burned, like a terebinth or an oak tree, the stump of which, though the tree has been felled, still contains holy seed."

Not that others should have relief while you have hardship. Rather, it is a question of fairness.

So he finally disclosed everything. He told her, "A razor has never touched my head, because I've been a Nazirite for God before I was born. If I am shaved, then my strength will abandon me and I will become weak like every human being."

A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story.

They refreshed my spirit and yours, too. Therefore, appreciate men like that.

"Oh, how Esau is ransacked, how his hidden treasures are thoroughly searched out!

"Zion will be redeemed by justice, and her repentant ones by righteousness.

Where am I going to get meat to give this people? After all, they're crying in front of me, "Give us meat to eat!'

Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

As a result, he abandoned the LORD God of his ancestors and did not walk in the LORD's way.

I observed all this, and carefully considered everything that is undertaken on earth, especially the time when someone dominates another to his detriment.

From Dan: Ammishaddai's son Ahiezer.

Then I was filled with fear. I replied to the king, "May the king live forever. Why shouldn't I be troubled, since the city where my ancestral sepulchers are located lies waste, with its gates burned by fire?"

The person who hates me also hates my Father.

The wise men will be put to shame. They'll be dismayed and taken captive. Look, they have rejected the message from the LORD! So what kind of wisdom do they have?

So Bathsheba went to the king in his private room. Now the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was attending to him.

Then the twenty-four elders who were sitting on their thrones in God's presence fell on their faces and worshipped God.

For the person we are talking about belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread along, but they had one loaf with them in the boat.

Later, the army of Judah left Jerusalem to attack the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, the Negev, and the Shephelah.

But you boast about your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Be careful! Otherwise, you will forget the LORD your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I'm commanding you this day.

There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since people have been on the earth.

So the LORD answered the angel who was speaking to me with kind and comforting words.

and he rode off after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. "You're the man of God who came from Judah, aren't you?" the old prophet asked him. "I am," he replied.

Tou sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer, because he had been at war with Tou. Joram brought articles of silver, gold, and bronze with him,

The strutting rooster, as well as the goat, and a king with his army.

Are not they the ones who blaspheme the noble Name by which you have been called?

As he told them goodbye, he said, "I will come back to you again if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus.

No! Let the men go and serve the LORD, for that is what you were seeking." Then they were driven out from the presence of Pharaoh.

They kept telling you, "In the last times there will be mockers, following their own ungodly desires."

So if we were crazy, it was for God; if we are sane, it is for you.

Raise a standard in the direction of Zion. Flee! Don't stand around! For I'm bringing calamity from the north, along with great destruction.

The king used the algum wood to have supports made for the LORD's Temple and for the royal palace, as well as lyres and harps for the choir, and nothing like that wood has ever come again or even been seen since right to this day.

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.

The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"

A wise man attacks the city of the mighty, bringing down the fortress in which they trust.

David flew into a rage because the LORD had killed Uzzah. That's why that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

They did this and got all of them seated.

"If his offering is a burnt offering of birds to the LORD, he is to bring turtledoves or young doves.

Because nothing was left for him to devour, therefore his prosperity won't last.

If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don't rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who rules over you will truly follow the LORD your God.

"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance. You have made a place where you will reside, LORD. Your own hands have established a sanctuary, LORD.

"Ephraim compromises with the nations; he's a half-baked cake.

"After that, he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. When they demanded a king, God gave them Kish's son Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

So the Devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.

The king of Israel went out and attacked the cavalry and chariots and killed the Arameans in a massive victory.

They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:

There your ancestors tested me,

Then compare how we look with the young men who ate the king's rich food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you observe."

Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

I'm telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it does happen, you may believe that I AM.

The livestock also cries out to you, because their water sources have evaporated and because fire has consumed the open pastures.

and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man who was greatly distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people

Now if the ministry of death that was inscribed in letters of stone came with such glory that the people of Israel could not gaze on Moses' face (because the glory was fading away from it),

"Then the righteous will say to him, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you something to eat, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

"But they rebelled against me. They didn't live according to my statutes, observe my ordinances, or practice them, by which a person will live. They also kept profaning my Sabbaths. So I said that I was going to pour out my anger on them and in my anger I'm going to bring about a complete end to them in the wilderness.

Now confess this to the LORD God of your ancestors, and separate yourselves from the nations of the land and from foreign wives."

David also told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint their relatives as singers, to play musical instruments such as harps, lyres, and cymbals, and to keep sounding aloud with joyful voices.

Furthermore, I'll not show pity on her children, since they are children of prostitution.

Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way toward her house

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."

(His closest advisors were: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had direct access to the king and who held the highest rank in the kingdom.)

He is to cut up its head and fat into separate pieces arrange them in rows on the wood over the fire that burns on the altar,

Now if God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, who was I to try to stop God?"

and sold Judah's and Jerusalem's descendants to the Greeks, so you can remove them far from their homeland!

because your servant knows that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first one from the entire house of Joseph to meet your majesty the king."

And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of humans to the firstborn of animals. Therefore, I sacrifice to the LORD every male that first opens the womb, but I redeem every firstborn of my sons.

and that you are not intimidated by your opponents in any way. This is evidence that they will be destroyed and that you will be saved and all because of God.

"You will know that I sent this commandment to you in order to continue my covenant with Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

"Therefore this is what the LORD says, "I'm crafting evil against this family, from which you can't escape. You won't strut around arrogantly, because the times are evil.'

Oh, how the livestock groan! The herds of cattle wander about because they have no pasture. Even flocks of sheep suffer!

So I will send down fire upon the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour their fortified citadels with an alarm sounding in the time of battle, and with a whirlwind in the time of storm.

For Samaria's injury is fatal, reaching all the way to Judah, extending even to the gate of my people to Jerusalem."

People will oppress one another It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable.

"If you return to the Almighty you'll be restored, as you remove iniquity from your household.

with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences, some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship.

I told myself, "I have become greater and wiser than anyone who ruled before me in Jerusalem yes, I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge."

Solomon replied to God, "You showed great gracious love to my father David, and have established me as king in his place.

When the report about the queen goes out to all the women, it will cause them to despise their husbands. They'll say, "King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she wouldn't come.'

Indeed, while tangled as by a thorn bush, while drunken as by a strong drink, the Ninevites will be burned like dry straw.

So they were discussing with one another the fact that they didn't have any bread.

As he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

Mitzraim fathered the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim,

But now God has arranged the parts, every one of them, in the body according to his plan.

Then Jehu got up, left the city, and went to Samaria. When he arrived at the shearing house that was located on the way,

so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, since the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's Temple.

For you know that afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he could not find any opportunity to repent, even though he begged to repent with tears.

That very night God appeared to Solomon and told him, "Ask what I am to give you."

And die he did, just as the LORD had said and just as Elijah had spoken!

When he lies down, be sure to notice where he is resting. Then go over, uncover his feet, and lie down. He'll tell you what to do."

After they had rowed about 25 or 30 stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea toward their boat. They became terrified.

"I've heard what the prophets who prophesy lies in my name have said: "I had a dream; I had a dream.'

and bring compensation to the LORD for the guilt that he committed: a female from the flock whether a lamb or goat for a sin offering. Then the priest is to make atonement for him."

The whole crowd was very surprised to see Jesus and ran to welcome him.

God told Solomon, "Since you had this in mind, to ask neither to focus on riches, wealth, honor, or the lives of those who hate you, nor have you requested a long life, but instead you have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may rule my people over whom I have established you as king,

Hannah said, "Sir, as surely as you are alive, I'm the woman who stood before you here praying to the LORD.

They are terrible and fearsome; their brand of justice and sense of honor derive only from themselves!

You led them during the day by a pillar of cloud, and by a pillar of fire at night to provide light for them on the path they took.

These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months.

Because I was confident, I planned to come to you first so you might receive a double blessing.

He sent letters to all the provinces of the king, written in the script of that province, and to each people in their own language, ordering that every man should be the master in his house and speak the language of his own people.

I am deeply angry with the nations who are complacent, with whom I was only a little displeased but they made things worse!"

This message from the LORD came to Zechariah again:

In fact, you are showing love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia, but we urge you, brothers, to keep on doing this even more.

He said, "If the Arameans prove too strong for me, then you are to help me. If the Ammonites prove too strong for you, then I will come help you.

Then your rejoicing in the Messiah Jesus will increase along with mine when I visit with you again.

Meanwhile, Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Some people asked him, "You aren't one of his disciples, too, are you?" He denied it by saying, "I am not!"

Therefore, your majesty, establish the decree and sign the written document so it can't be changed, in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians that can't be repealed."

A portico extended in front of the Temple for its entire width of 20 cubits, and was 120 cubits high. Inside he had it overlaid with pure gold.

For all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be or have been tamed by humans,

Hiram's servants and Solomon's servants, who brought gold from Ophir, also presented algum wood and other precious stones.

You already have all you want! You have already become rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you really were kings so that we could be kings with you!

Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

On the twentieth day of the second month in the second year, the cloud was lifted up from the Tent of Meeting,

Then Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. Samuel cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

But the LORD told Moses, "If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn't she be humiliated? She is to be placed in isolation for seven days. After that, she may be brought in."

Someone has left you who plans evil against the LORD. He is a demonic counselor.

"You turned away in pursuit of abundance, but look at how little you found! What you did manage to bring home, I blew away! And why?' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "It's because of my house! It lies in ruins while each of you runs off to his own house!

Won't they instruct you, and tell you, and bring out words from the heart?

Then Omri and the entire army of Israel left from Gibbethon and attacked Tirzah.

But Judah, too, did not keep the commands of the LORD their God. Instead, they lived the lifestyle that Israel had chosen,

The angel of the LORD told Elijah, "Go down the hill with that man. Don't be afraid of him!" So Elijah got up and went down with him to meet the king.

If you do mistreat them, they'll certainly cry out to me, and I'll immediately hear their cry.

So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is significant, but God, who keeps everything growing, is the one who matters.

How can I bear the burden of you and your bickering all by myself?

And as for you, your majesty, everyone in Israel is looking to you to tell them who will sit on your majesty's throne after you.

You are observing days, months, seasons, and years.

Isn't our food supply cut off right in front of us, along with joy and gladness from the Temple of our God?

Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

That's right! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you remain only because of faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid!

because I keep hearing about your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.

because that money had been allocated to the workmen who were repairing the LORD's Temple.

Offer sacrifices that are righteous, and put your confidence in the LORD.

who has placed his seal on us and has given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

At that time, David had said, "Whoever intends to attack the Jebusites will have to climb up the water shaft to attack the lame and blind, who hate David."

they knew that he was the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

From the priests there were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,

Later, King Ahaz ordered the side panels removed from the bases, along with the washing bowls that had stood on top of the bases. He also removed the large bowl that was called the Sea from on top of the bronze bulls that supported it, and put it on a stone base.

Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, "What have you done to me! Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

Let me restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you'll be called "The Righteous City' and "The Faithful City of Zion'.

At the same time he was hoping to receive a bribe from Paul, and so he would send for him frequently to talk with him.

Adonijah has sacrificed myriads of oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep, and he has invited all of the king's sons, Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited your servant Solomon.

as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet as you see very much alive, as punished and yet not killed,

According to the king's decree the drinking was not compulsory because the king instructed every steward in his house to serve each individual what he desired.

Remain silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, because the Day of the LORD approaches, and because the LORD has prepared a sacrifice for those whom he has invited to be consecrated.

Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,

Shocked at this statement, the man went away sad, because he had many possessions.

Even by saying this, it was all Paul and Barnabas could do to keep the crowds from offering sacrifices to them.

I also heard the sound of their wings, like the sound of roaring water, like the voice of the Almighty, or like a boisterous crowd within an army camp. Whenever they stopped flying, they lowered their wings.

Next to him among the Three Warriors was Dodo the Ahohite's son Eleazar.

"Also announce the following: "This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "My cities will again overflow with prosperity. The LORD will comfort Zion once more and will choose Jerusalem again."'"

of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

They will pass through the sea of affliction, and they will strike the waves in that sea. All of the depths of the Nile will evaporate, Assyria's arrogance will be brought down low, and the ruling power of Egypt will disappear.

Therefore, if food that I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from stumbling.

Otherwise, as soon as your majesty is laid to rest with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be branded as traitors."

Remain in God's love as you look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, which brings eternal life.

If anyone asks you why you are untying it, say this: "The Lord needs it.'"

But Timothy has just now returned from visiting you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, just as we want to see you.

saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!"

Jeremiah tenth, and Machbannai eleventh.

For this is what the LORD spoke to me, as his forceful hand was resting on me, and as he was warning me not to live the way this people were living:

He told them, "Come and see!" So they went and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.

I will establish a homeland for my people for Israel planting them so they may live in a secure location where they will never be disturbed anymore. Wicked people will no longer afflict them, as happened in the past

Then the diviners, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers came in, and I told them the dream. But they could not reveal its interpretation to me.

We did not seek praise from people from you or from anyone else

"But the people have not returned to rely on him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Until the LORD removes people far away, and there are many empty places in the middle of the land.

Then like the wind sweeping by they will pass through they're guilty because they say their power is their god."

Their horses are swifter than leopards, and more cunning than wolves that attack at night. Their horsemen are galloping as they approach from far away. They swoop in like ravenous vultures.

So I will send down fire upon Teman, and it will devour the fortified citadels of Bozrah."

You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you.

So there are many parts, but one body.

"For the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and against Jerusalem; he will punish the speech that comes from that willful heart of Assyria's king and the haughty look in his eyes.

Others were saying, "These are not the words of a man who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?"

and his sixth was Ithream by David's wife Eglah. They were all born to David in Hebron.

Run away, you residents of Shaphir, displaying your shameful nakedness. Don't come out, you residents of Zaanan! Your firm standing will disappear as Beth-ezel mourns.

You are to teach the Israelis all the statutes that the LORD commanded you by the authority of Moses."

Go up into the mountains, bring timber, and reconstruct my house. Then I will be pleased with it and I will be honored,' says the LORD.

Also, on the first day you're to hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day you're to hold a holy assembly. No work is to be done during those days, except for preparing what is to be eaten by each person.

The priest is to bring it to the altar to offer it up in smoke. He is to decapitate it and drain its blood on the side of the altar,

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of the Ammonites and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their national borders.

and put everything under his feet."

"You inhabitants of Lachish, harness your chariot to your swiftest steed the daughter of Zion has begun to sin because within you the transgressions of Israel were revealed.

Then at David's invitation, he and Uriah dined and drank wine together, and David got him drunk. Later that evening, Uriah went out to lie on a couch in the company of his lord's servants, and he did not go down to his house.

wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. Furthermore, I will give you riches, wealth, and honor such as none of the kings owned who lived before you and none after you are to ever attain their equal."

"Ephraim, the well-trained heifer, loves to thresh grain, so I will spare her neck. I will turn Ephraim into a pack animal. Judah will pull the plow, and Jacob will turn up the fallow ground.

"This is what the LORD has spoken against him: "She despises and mocks you, this virgin daughter of Zion! Behind your back she shakes her head, this daughter of Jerusalem!

I charged your judges at that time, "When you hold a hearing between brothers, judge fairly between a man and his brother or between foreigners.

Why, not even those who are circumcised obey the Law! They simply want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your external appearance.

"Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive.

On the first day of the first month he left Babylon and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, since the beneficent hand of his God was upon him.

You have the same struggle that you saw in me and now hear that I am still having.

because Simon and all the people who were with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught,

Instead, be concerned about his kingdom, and these things will be provided for you as well.

"It will come about during the LORD's sacrifice that I'll punish the officials, the royal descendants, and all who wear foreign clothing.

Caleb announced, "I'll give my daughter Achsah in marriage to whomever leads the attack against Kiriath-sepher and captures it."

Take the Ark of the LORD, put it on the cart, and put the gold objects that you are returning to him as a guilt offering in a box beside it. Then send it away and let it go.

"Then we set out from Horeb and walked through that vast and dreadful desert, where you observed the road to the Amorite hill country. Just as the LORD our God ordained for us, we finally arrived at Kadesh-barnea.

Then I asked, "For how long, LORD?" He replied: "Until cities lie waste, without inhabitants, and houses without people; and the land becomes utterly desolate.

Moses and Aaron gathered these men who had been mentioned by name.

but each one must appear with his own gift, proportional to the blessing that the LORD your God has given you."

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In reply the king told the Chaldeans, "Here is what I have commanded: If you don't tell me both the dream and its meaning, you'll be destroyed and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

In the same way, the Lord has ordered that those who proclaim the gospel should make their living from the gospel.

King Rehoboam consolidated his reign in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that that LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to establish his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah from Ammon.

And I'll prevent the devourer from harming you, so that he does not destroy the crops of your land. Nor will the vines in your fields drop their fruit," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell on the ground and kept rolling around and foaming at the mouth.

The living beings moved around, in appearance resembling lightning.

You are cursed under the curse the entire nation because you are robbing me!

By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real.

Instead, because you are participating in the sufferings of the Messiah, keep on rejoicing, so that you may be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.

the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines descended), and the Caphtorim.

Then Joshua addressed the people: "Consecrate yourselves, because tomorrow the LORD will do marvelous things among you."

Why should I forgive you? Your sons have forsaken me, and you have sworn by those who aren't gods. When I gave them enough food to satisfy them, they committed adultery and marched to the prostitute's house.

Even though the inhabitants of Maroth long for success, nevertheless evil descended from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

Your strong one will be like tinder, and your work a spark; both of them will burn together, with no one to quench the flames that burn them."

because the one who enters God's rest has himself rested from his own actions, just as God did from his.

Now where there is forgiveness of these sins, there is no longer any offering for sin.

The crowds kept asking him, "What, then, should we do?"

I am in distress for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been most kind to me. Your love for me was extraordinary beyond love from women.

So the LORD has cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in a single day

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every blessing that is ours in the Messiah.

When the third angel blew his trumpet, a huge star blazing like a torch fell from heaven. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he lives shrouded in darkness.

But they must first be tested. Then, if they prove to be blameless, they may become ministers.

The Jewish leaders were astonished and remarked, "How can this man be so educated when he has never gone to school?"