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Thematic Bible




God, within Your temple,
we contemplate Your faithful love.

I thought about my ways
and turned my steps back to Your decrees.






Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and God be with you. You be the one to represent the people before God and bring their cases to Him.

They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”

He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re going to do to these men.








Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.

The king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.


I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.

May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.

Though all the peoples each walk
in the name of their gods,
we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God
forever and ever.


Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and took care of him.




But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.”


So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”


but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”


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