Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
General references
Bible References
Portion
Jeremiah 51:19
The Portion of Jacob [the true God of Israel] is not like these [handmade gods];
For He is the Maker of all and the One who formed and fashioned all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
The Portion of Jacob [the true God of Israel] is not like these [handmade gods];
For He is the Maker of all and the One who formed and fashioned all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Psalm 16:5
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 119:57
Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.
Psalm 142:5
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
Lamentations 3:24
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
Former
Jeremiah 10:12
God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
God made the earth by His power;
He established the world by His wisdom
And by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.
The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.
Isaiah 45:7
The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.
The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.
Israel
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
Deuteronomy 32:9
“For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people;
Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
“For the Lord’s portion and chosen share is His people;
Jacob (Israel) is the allotment of His inheritance.
Psalm 74:2
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance;
Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old,
Which You have redeemed to be the tribe of Your inheritance;
Remember Mount Zion, where You have dwelt.
Psalm 135:4
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
Isaiah 47:6
“I was angry with My people,
I profaned [Judah] My inheritance
And gave them into your hand [Babylon].
You showed them no mercy;
You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
“I was angry with My people,
I profaned [Judah] My inheritance
And gave them into your hand [Babylon].
You showed them no mercy;
You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
General references
Exodus 20:4
“You shall not make for yourself any idol, or any likeness (form, manifestation) of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth [as an object to worship].
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
Isaiah 46:5
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?