Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

Bible References

A long

1 Kings 12:28
After asking for advice, the king made two golden calves. He said: You have been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt.
Hosea 3:4
For the children of Israel will live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.

True god

Jeremiah 10:10
Jehovah is the true (faithful) (right) God! He is the living God and the everlasting king. The earth quakes at his wrath. The nations cannot endure his indignation.
John 17:3
This is everlasting life that they should have *deep, intimate knowledge of you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have commissioned. *(Greek: ginosko: know, perceive, be sure, understand)
1 Thessalonians 1:9
All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God,
1 John 5:20
We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

A teaching

2 Chronicles 17:8
With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, Tob Adonijah, and the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
Leviticus 10:11
You must also teach the people of Israel everything that I commanded Moses to say to them.
Deuteronomy 33:10
They will teach your ordinances to Jacob, and your Law to Israel. They will burn incense before you, and whole burnt offerings on your altar.
Nehemiah 8:9
Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha (Governor), and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people: This day is holy to Jehovah your God. Let there be no sorrow or weeping. For all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law.
Ezekiel 44:21
None of the priests may drink wine when they enter the inner courtyard.
Micah 3:11
The leaders judge for a bribe, and the priests teach for wages! The prophets predict for money yet they rely on Jehovah when they say: Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? No evil will come upon us.
Malachi 2:7
The priests should teach the true knowledge of God. They are the messengers of Jehovah of Hosts. Therefore the people should learn (my will) the law from them.
Matthew 2:4
He called together all the chief priests and teachers of the Law and asked where will the Messiah be born?
1 Timothy 3:2
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach;

Without law

Romans 2:12
For all who have sinned without law will perish without law. All who have sinned under law will be judged under law.
Romans 7:8
But sin, finding occasion, worked out in me through the commandment all manner of coveting. Apart from the law sin is dead.
1 Corinthians 9:21
To those without Law I became like those without Law that I might gain them. I am not without law to God, but under the law to (toward) (of) Christ.