Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Bible References

We will not

Deuteronomy 17:16
However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
Psalm 20:7
Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,
but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.
Psalm 33:17
The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.
Isaiah 30:2
They set out to go down to Egypt
without asking My advice,
in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection
and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.
Isaiah 31:3
Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises His hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.
Isaiah 36:8
Now make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!

Neither

Hosea 14:8
Ephraim, why should I have anything more
to do with idols?
It is I who answer and watch over him.
I am like a flourishing pine tree;
your fruit comes from Me.
Hosea 2:17
For I will remove the names of the Baals
from her mouth;
they will no longer be remembered by their names.
Isaiah 1:29
Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees
you desired,
and you will be embarrassed because of the gardens
you have chosen.
Isaiah 2:20
On that day people will throw
their silver and gold idols,
which they made to worship,
to the moles and the bats.
Isaiah 27:9
Therefore Jacob’s iniquity will be purged in this way,
and the result of the removal of his sin will be this:
when he makes all the altar stones
like crushed bits of chalk,
no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Ezekiel 37:23
They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, their detestable things, and all their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 43:7
He said to me: “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel and their kings will no longer defile My holy name by their religious prostitution and by the corpses of their kings at their high places.
Micah 5:10
In that day—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
I will remove your horses from you
and wreck your chariots.
Zechariah 13:2
On that day”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

For

Exodus 22:22
“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
Psalm 10:14
But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 68:5
God in His holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.
Psalm 146:9
The Lord protects foreigners
and helps the fatherless and the widow,
but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Proverbs 23:10
Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

General references

1 Samuel 7:4
So the Israelites removed the Baals and the Ashtoreths and only worshiped the Lord.
Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the good things of the land.
Isaiah 17:7
On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
Lamentations 5:3
We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are widows.

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