Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Bible References

We know

Hosea 2:20
I will even betroth thee unto me in faith: and thou shalt know the LORD.
Isaiah 54:13
And all thy sons shall be taught of the LORD; and the peace of thy sons shall be multiplied.
Jeremiah 24:7
And I will give them a heart that they might know me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Micah 4:2
And many Gentiles shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

If

Proverbs 2:1
My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee
Matthew 13:11
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given.
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is of God or whether I speak of myself.
Acts 17:11
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all diligence and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not reckon to have laid hold of it yet, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and extending myself unto those things which are ahead,
Hebrews 3:14
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

His going

2 Samuel 23:4
And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:
Psalm 19:4
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tabernacle for the sun,
Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.
Malachi 4:2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness be born, and in his wings he shall bring saving health; and ye shall go forth and jump like calves of the herd.
Luke 1:78
through the bowels of mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us
2 Peter 1:19
We have also the most sure word of the prophets, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
Revelation 22:16
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the congregations . I AM the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star.

As the rain

Hosea 10:12
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall flourish as the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grass.
Job 29:23
And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Psalm 65:9
Thou dost visit the earth, and when thou hast caused it to want, thou dost greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water; thou dost prepare their grain, according to thy will.
Psalm 72:6
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew that waters the earth.
Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned, nor hoed; but briers and thorns shall come up there; I will even command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 32:15
until the spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness is turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is counted for a forest.
Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Ezekiel 36:25
And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all your filthiness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.
Joel 2:23
Ye also, sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God for he has given you the former rain according to righteousness, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain as in the beginning.
Micah 5:7
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as the dew of the LORD, as the rains upon the grass, which did not expect a man, nor did they expect the sons of men.
Zechariah 10:1
Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain, so the LORD shall make lightnings and shall give you abundant rain and grass in the field to each one.

General references

Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.
Proverbs 9:9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it is of God or whether I speak of myself.
Acts 8:29
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.