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'God of Heaven' in the Bible

And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Verse ConceptsdaughtersGod, Sovereignty OfHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansWives, Duties OfIntermarriageSwearing

The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamLand, As A Divine GiftOaths, DivineServants, GoodAngels, Ministry To BelieversAngels Going At God's BiddingBringing People Out Of Other PlacesTaking A Wife

"LORD God of Israel, there is no one like you, God of heaven and earth, who watches over his covenant, showing gracious love to your servants who live their lives in your presence with all their hearts. It is you, LORD God, who has kept your promise to my father, your servant David, that you made to him. Indeed, you made a commitment to my father David and then personally fulfilled what you had promised today.

Verse ConceptsMouths

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfKingdomsThe Second TempleGod Be With You

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsThe Second TempleResponsibility

All of the kingdoms of the earth have been given to me by the LORD God of Heaven, and he specifically charged me to build a temple for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Therefore, who among the LORD's people trusts in his God? Whoever among this group wishes to do so may travel to Jerusalem of Judah to rebuild the Temple of the LORD God of Israel, the God of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsGod Be With You

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

Verse ConceptsHeaven And EarthServants Of The LordThe Second Templerebuilding

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToDestruction Of The TempleExile Of Judah To Babylon

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanOilWheatProviding WineOil On SacrificesSacrificing Cattle Sheep And GoatsSourness

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Verse Conceptsethics, socialPleasing God

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

Verse ConceptsGreetingsHigh Priest, In OtArtaxerxes The KingVolunteering

And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

Verse ConceptsArtaxerxes The King

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

Verse ConceptsdiligenceAction Lest God Be Angryrisk

And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfCommitment, to GodLoyaltyGod Is To Be FearedGod Keeps Covenantflexibility

So I prayed to the God of heaven and I replied to the king, "If it seems good to you, and if your servant has found favor with you, would you send me to Judah, to the city where my ancestral sepulchers are located, so I can rebuild it?"

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldTravelRebuilding JerusalemThe Will Of MenFavorExamples Of Patriotismrebuilding

Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsClaimsParticipation, In SinMemorials For PeopleForgetting PeopleSuccess Through GodNot Sharingjerusalemrebuilding

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Verse ConceptsThank God!

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofRestraints From KillingBe Merciful!

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Verse ConceptsendempiresKingdom Of God, Coming OfMillenniumMessianic PropheciesNeverChrist Reigning ForeverPeople Destroying Foreign NationsThe Kingdom Of OthersThrone Of DavidEnd Of Dayslimitationscrushes

And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

Verse ConceptsNatureCreation Of The SeasCreation Of The EarthIndividuals Fearing Godjonah

and as Esaias said before, "except the God of heaven had left us a remnant, we had been as Sodoma, and brought to the state of Gomorrha."

Verse ConceptsRemnantSmall RemnantsPredicting The FutureSimilar Items

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