Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Bible References

Time to love

Ezekiel 16:8
"'Then I passed by you and watched you, noticing that you had reached the age for love. I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I swore a solemn oath to you and entered into a marriage covenant with you, declares the sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
Psalm 139:21
O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?
Ephesians 3:19
and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her
Titus 2:4
In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,

A time to hate

2 Chronicles 19:2
the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Revelation 2:2
I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.

A time of war

Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken captive, he mobilized his 318 trained men who had been born in his household, and he pursued the invaders as far as Dan.
Joshua 8:1
The Lord told Joshua, "Don't be afraid and don't panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
Joshua 11:23
Joshua conquered the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war.
2 Samuel 10:6
When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.
1 Kings 5:4
But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.
2 Chronicles 20:1
Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.

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