Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

General references

Bible References

Oh that

Deuteronomy 5:29
Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear [and worship Me with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] and keep all My commandments always, so that it may go well with them and with their children forever!
Deuteronomy 10:12
“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul [your choices, your thoughts, your whole being],
Deuteronomy 32:29

“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
Isaiah 48:18

“Oh, that you had paid attention to My commandments!
Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a [flowing] river,
And your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Luke 19:41
As He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it [and the spiritual ignorance of its people],

General references

Exodus 16:28
Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long do you [people] refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions (laws)?
Leviticus 26:3
If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and [obediently] do them,