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except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have followed the Lord completely.’ Verse ConceptsConsecration, Examples OfFollowing God

But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it. Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyReliabilitySpirit, Emotional Aspects OfFollowing GodServant Leadership

My brothers (fellow spies) who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the Lord my God completely. Verse ConceptsCowardiceFollowing GodLosing Courage

They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;


are joining with their fellow Israelites, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given through Moses the servant of God, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of God our Lord, and His ordinances and statutes: Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodPromises, HumanServants Of The LordThe Curse Of The LawLater Covenants With GodPeople Bound By OathsThe Law Given Through Moses

then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi [the priestly tribe] gathered together to him. Verse ConceptsChoicesGood Decision Making ExamplesRankChoosingAssembling LeadersStanding In The Gateway


“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it
And holds fast to My covenant [by conscientious obedience];
Verse ConceptsForeignersUnited With GodForeigners Included Among The PeopleStrangers in israelImmigrantsAliens

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do [everything] in accordance with the entire law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper and be successful wherever you go. Verse ConceptsCourage, In Facing EnemiesBeing ConfidentSuccessMoving ForwardStrength Of PeopleNot Turning AsideBe Courageous!Be Strong!Keep The Commandments!Success Through GodCourageCourage And Strength



The prophet who has a dream may tell his dream; but he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat [for nourishment]?” says the Lord. Verse ConceptsAbsolute TruthFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsStrawChaffMisleading DreamsUnrelated ThingsSpeaking As From God

Now about this time, when the number of the disciples was greatly increasing, complaint was made by the Hellenists (the Greek-speaking Jews) against the [native] Hebrews because their widows were being overlooked and neglected in the daily ministration (distribution of relief). So the Twelve [apostles] convened the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not seemly or desirable or right that we should have to give up or neglect [preaching] the Word of God in order to attend to serving at tables and superintending the distribution of food. Therefore select out from among yourselves, brethren, seven men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we may assign to look after this business and duty.

I appointed [as treasurers] over the storehouses: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites; assisting them was Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful and reliable, and their task was to distribute [supplies] to their brothers (fellow Levites). Verse ConceptsServants, GoodFidelityTreasuriesStores Of Food

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hands they placed the money to be paid to those who did the work, for they acted in good faith. Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting


A wicked messenger falls into hardship,
But a faithful ambassador brings healing.
Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsAmbassadorsenvoyMessengerHealth And Healing


Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.
Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsHarvestMessengerServants, GoodTrustworthinessCold, Literal UseEmployeesSummerSnowCold WeatherPeople RefreshedWeather In The Last Dayscrusades


Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity].
It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;
Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.
Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersevil, believers' responses toSpeech, Positive Aspects OfAdmonition, Of ChristiansOlive OilAccepting Beatingsnegativityrebuking


They faithfully brought in the contributions, the tithes, and the sacred (dedicated) things. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of them, and Shimei his brother was second [in authority]. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodTithes And Offering

The men did the work faithfully with foremen over them to supervise and inspect [their work]: Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites, and the Levites, all who were skillful with musical instruments. Verse ConceptsFidelityInstrumentalists


He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Verse ConceptsBackbitingGossipSecrecyTrustworthinessSpreading StoriesDo Not TellConfidentialityConfidenceFriendship And TrustHurt And Betrayalsecretsgossiping

Women must likewise be worthy of respect, not malicious gossips, but self-controlled, [thoroughly] trustworthy in all things. Verse ConceptsDeaconsBackbitingBeing A Women Of GodBeing A WomenRumoursTrustworthinessWomenRole Of Women In The Churchgossipingdignity

He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the [case of] unrighteous mammon ( deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not proved faithful in that which belongs to another [whether God or man], who will give you that which is your own [that is, the true riches]?


“Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others [in the house] their food and supplies at the proper time? Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordWisdom, Human ImportanceEmployeesEntrustingWho Is The One?People Providing Foodmath

Beloved, you are acting faithfully in what you are providing for the brothers, and especially when they are strangers; Verse ConceptsStrangersLoving Foreigners


To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts
And the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.
Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfGod's Deed Revealed


“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];
Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].
Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfNorthGlory Of GodOut Of The Northweather


Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfGod, Majesty OfMagnifying GodPraise, Reasons ForGlory Of GodPraise, Should Be Offered ByGod's ClothingBless The Lord!


On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfMeditationGlory Of GodHonouring GodFocusMeditation On God's Work

“If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, to fear and honor with reverence this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God, Verse ConceptsGod, Glory Ofethics, personalGlory Of GodGod's Glory RevealedAweHis Name Is The LordGod Is To Be FearedKeep The Commandments!

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless (praise, honor) the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting.

May Your glorious name be blessed
And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfPraiseGod, The EternalImmortality, In OtStandingGlory Of GodGod's Glory RevealedEternal PraiseProclaiming God’s NameBless The Lord!


Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing,

“I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously;
The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
Verse ConceptsBackDeborahHorsesMoses, Life OfVictory, As An Act Of GodGlory Of GodThrowing PeopleThose Singing PraiseArt Of Celebratingdeliverance




Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?” Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeBeing Born In SinGod, Righteousness OfJudgesJustification, Necessity OfPredestinationPunishment, By GodPunishment, Nature OfRetributionSuffering, Of The InnocentAge Of AccountabilityGod KillingLack Of DiscriminationGod Doing RightDoing RightFar Be It!God Kills

because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.” Verse ConceptsBabylonAvenger of bloodInjustice, Hated By GodRevenge, And RetaliationSatan, Agents OfSexual Sin, Nature OfResponsibility For Blood ShedSlaves Of GodThey Committed ImmoralityThe Great ProstituteJudgmentsGay Marriage

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Israel! Is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfSuffering, Of The InnocentApparent InjusticeIs God Unjust?

Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not right!’ O house of Israel, are My ways not right? Is it not your ways that are not right? Verse ConceptsInfidelity To God

but let the one who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me [and acknowledges Me and honors Me as God and recognizes without any doubt], that I am the Lord who practices lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these things I delight,” says the Lord. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfBoasting, LegitimateDelight, God ExpressingGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Righteousness OfGod, Will OfHappinessHeart, DivineJustification, Necessity OfKindnessPleasureUnderstandingGod Doing RightDoing RightI Am The LordExerciseBoasting


For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You have sat on the throne judging righteously.
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfGod VindicatesFavorfairnessadvertising

It was to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the One who justifies those who have faith in Jesus [and rely confidently on Him as Savior]. Verse ConceptsAssurance, nature ofGod, Justice OfImputed RighteousnessRighteous By Faith




In all their distress He was distressed,
And the angel of His presence saved them,
In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them;
And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsAngel of the LordAfflictions, Purpose OfGod, Suffering OfGuardiansReceptivenessNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForCompassion, Of ChristSustaining ProvidenceDivine SympathyComfort In AfflictionGod Carrying PeopleGod Acting Of OldAngelic Guardianship


“For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom,
Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you.
Verse ConceptsEthiopiaAfricaExchange Of NationsI Will Be Their Godliberation



Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God has loved you. Verse ConceptsPeople Of God, In OtBlessing And CurseCursing IsraelGod Turning Bad Things Into Goodcurses

He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your [olive] oil, the offspring of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you. Verse ConceptsTemporal BlessingsFruitfulness, NaturalAlcoholdrinkingBlessings, To AbrahamOilWineWombProsperity PromisedAlcohol ConsumptionIncreasing FruitGod Multipling PeopleChildren BlessedGod Will Bless

But God -- "so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).

I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, How and in what way have You loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord; yet I loved Jacob (Israel), But [in comparison with the degree of love I have for Jacob] I have hated Esau [Edom] and have laid waste his mountains, and his heritage I have given to the jackals of the wilderness.


“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;
But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction),
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Verse ConceptsReinstatementSuffering, Of BelieversBeing BitterGod Has ForgivenPits Symbolizing GriefHope In Hard TimesBitternesscorruption


But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Savior to man [as man] appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by [the] cleansing [bath] of the new birth (regeneration) and renewing of the Holy Spirit, Which He poured out [so] richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. read more.
[And He did it in order] that we might be justified by His grace (by His favor, wholly undeserved), [that we might be acknowledged and counted as conformed to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action], and that we might become heirs of eternal life according to [our] hope.



I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],
And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;
And I bent down to them and fed them.
Verse ConceptsGod's attitude towards peopleKindnessCordsRopesYokesDivine AttractionGod Going DownGod Feeds All The EarthGod Freeing CaptivesGod Has GuidedLike MenLove





For it is impossible [to restore and bring again to repentance] those who have been once for all enlightened, who have consciously tasted the heavenly gift and have become sharers of the Holy Spirit, And have felt how good the Word of God is and the mighty powers of the age and world to come, If they then deviate from the faith and turn away from their allegiance -- "[it is impossible] to bring them back to repentance, for (because, while, as long as) they nail upon the cross the Son of God afresh [as far as they are concerned] and are holding [Him] up to contempt and shame and public disgrace.



Saying, Grant me also this power and authority, in order that anyone on whom I place my hands may receive the Holy Spirit. But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money!


But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart that you should lie to and attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and should [in violation of your promise] withdraw secretly and appropriate to your own use part of the price from the sale of the land? As long as it remained unsold, was it not still your own? And [even] after it was sold, was not [the money] at your disposal and under your control? Why then, is it that you have proposed and purposed in your heart to do this thing? [How could you have the heart to do such a deed?] You have not [simply] lied to men [playing false and showing yourself utterly deceitful] but to God.





The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s] essence, and upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority], Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfAdoration, Of ChristGlory, Revelation OfGod Sustaining CreationCreatorExpiationExaltation Of ChristEarth, God SustainingGod, Living And Self sustainingGod, Power OfGospel, Historical Foundation OfHoliness, Believers' Growth InImage Of GodRadiancyKnowledge, Of Jesus ChristLikenessLight, SpiritualDivinity Of ChristHand Of GodMediatorPerfection, DivineRevelation, In NtRight Hand Of GodSalvation, Nature OfSittingGod Is TranscendentGlory Of GodPower Of Christ, ShownGod's Glory In Jesus ChristGod's Glory RevealedAccuracyGod On HighRight SidesBeing Cleansed From SinChrist AtoningChrist's Own GloryThe Effect Of The Word Of GodGlory of ChristGod Made Visible In ChristChrist's NatureThe Beauty Of NatureSelf Imageimage



And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages; They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.


Who is this who comes from Edom,
With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom],
This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel,
Marching in the greatness of His might?
“It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
Verse ConceptsRobesPower Of Christ, ShownMessianic PropheciesSpirit Of ChristDyeingWho Is This?Righteousness Of Christ

No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I am authorized and have power to lay it down and to give it up, and I am authorized and have power to take it back. This command I have received from My Father.” Verse ConceptsResponsibility, Examples OfMiracles Of ChristPower Of Christ, ShownAuthority Of ChristForetelling Christ's DeathChrist Would RiseRelationship Of Father And SonThe Father's Activity Regarding ChristThe Surrendered lifeFree WillmyselfJesus Freely Giving His Life

Jesus answered them, Destroy (undo) this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again. Then the Jews replied, It took forty-six years to build this temple (sanctuary), and will You raise it up in three days? But He had spoken of the temple which was His body.

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. Verse ConceptsGod, Living And Self sustainingSpiritual Life, Nature OfPower Of Christ, ShownLife Through ChristFather And Son AlikeInteraction Of Father And SonOur ResurrectionDeath Of A Father

Believe Me when I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the time is coming and is here now when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear it shall live. For even as the Father has life in Himself and is self-existent, so He has given to the Son to have life in Himself and be self-existent.

The men wondered in amazement, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” Verse ConceptsAmazingConfusionPower Of Christ, ShownAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionMarvellingWhat Manner?The Sea StilledweatherGod Controls Storms

One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal. Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfPower, God's SavingVillagesPower Of Christ, ShownThe Power Of GodChrist TeachingJesus HealingPharisees Concerned About ChristAtmosphereThe power of Christ


But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority and the power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.” Verse ConceptsSon Of ManPower Of Christ, ShownJesus As Son Of ManChrist's Authority Over SinBedsGet Up!Forgiveness



When Jesus had finished these sayings [the Sermon on the Mount], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed with bewildered wonder at His teaching, For He was teaching as One Who had [and was] authority, and not as [did] the scribes.

Do not be surprised and wonder at this, for the time is coming when all those who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, And they shall come out -- "those who have practiced doing good [will come out] to the resurrection of [new] life, and those who have done evil will be raised for judgment [raised to meet their sentence].

The one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofdefeatDivine PurposesBeginningMission, Of Jesus ChristSatan, Defeat OfSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesPower Of Christ, ShownOrigins Of SinDestruction Of Satan's WorksFrom The BeginningRight Time For The DevilAll Have SinnedWhy God Did ThingsRebellion of Satan and Angelsrelaxing


Just as You have given Him power and authority over all mankind, [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him [to be His—permanently and forever]. Verse Conceptselection, to salvationClaimsGospel, Essence OfHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityWhat God GivesPower Of Christ, DescribedPower Of Christ, ShownPredestination, Spiritual EventsGod Giving To The SonAll Authority Has Been Given To Jesus


but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfOutsidersThe Call Of GodChrist, Names ForChrist's WisdomThe Gospel To Jew And GentileSpecial RevelationThe power of ChristWisdom

For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfConfusionGod, Power OfPower, God's SavingWisdom, Source Of HumanPower Of God, ShownThe Power Of The GospelSpiritually DeadFoolishness Of GodReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe power of ChristPowerBeing SavedThe CrossBeing LostFeeling Lostpreachingbasketball


For even though He was crucified in weakness [yielding Himself], yet He lives [resurrected] by the power of God [His Father]. For we too are weak in Him [as He was humanly weak], yet we are alive and well [in fellowship] with Him because of the power of God directed toward you. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchGod, Power OfPower, HumanStrength, DivineWeakness, PhysicalPower Of God, ShownComparisonsGod's WeaknessLife With ChristChrist Was KilledChrist's LifeGod Showed His PowerSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossWeaknessexamscrucifixion


“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.
Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfFoundationsCreation, Origin OfBeginningPower Of God, ShownGod Acting Of Old


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.
Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfGod, Wisdom OfCreation Of The Physical HeavensPower, Of GodPower Of God, ShownGod's Creation

What if God, although willing to show His [terrible] wrath and to make His power known, has tolerated with great patience the objects of His wrath [which are] prepared for destruction? Verse ConceptsDestructionGod's attitude towards peopleHell, As An ExperienceSin, And God's CharacterLongsuffering Of GodPower Of God, ShownDestruction Of The WickedGod EnduringGod Has AngerGod Showed His PowerDelay Of The Second ComingPatience As A Fruit Of The Spiritwrath

But indeed for this very reason I have allowed you to live, in order to show you My power and in order that My name may be proclaimed throughout all the earth. Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfMotives, Importance OfPower Of God, ShownPredestination, Of PersonsProclaiming God’s NameGod Showed His PowerWhy God Did ThingsPurposeLife Purpose





Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,
That He might make His [supreme] power known.
Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfMotives, Importance OfPower Of God, ShownGod Showed His Power



And my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom [using clever rhetoric], but [they were delivered] in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit [operating through me] and of [His] power [stirring the minds of the listeners and persuading them], Verse ConceptsPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InEnticersPower Through The SpiritThe Power Of The GospelEnticingWise Men In The ChurchLanguageThe power of ChristThe Power Of WordsSpeechpreaching





Then He said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up and our hope is lost; we are completely cut off. Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, O My people; and I will bring you [back home] to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord [your Sovereign Ruler], when I have opened your graves and caused you to come up out of your graves, O My people. read more.
And I shall put My Spirit in you and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land. Then you shall know, understand, and realize that I the Lord have spoken it and performed it, says the Lord.

Then he said to me, This [addition of the bowl to the candlestick, causing it to yield a ceaseless supply of oil from the olive trees] is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit [of Whom the oil is a symbol], says the Lord of hosts. For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? Before Zerubbabel [who with Joshua had led the return of the exiles from Babylon and was undertaking the rebuilding of the temple, before him] you shall become a plain [a mere molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!


with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] in the power of the Spirit. So [starting] from Jerusalem and as far away as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel [faithfully preaching the good news] of Christ [where it had not before been preached]. Verse ConceptsApostles, IdentficationGod, Power OfMiraculous SignsMinisters, Way They Should TeachPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InPower Through The SpiritSigns And Wonders Of The GospelThe power of Christ




Ephraim said, “I have indeed become rich [and powerful as a nation];
I have found wealth for myself.
In all my labors they will not find in me
Any wickedness that would be sin.”
Verse ConceptsNeedExaggerationsMoney, Attitudes ToRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfSelf ConfidenceSelf Righteousness, Nature OfSuperiorityRiches, Can Lead ToSelf DelusionArrogance, Characterizes The WickedPlea Of InnocenceWealthy People


Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am too holy for you [and you might defile me]!’
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Verse ConceptsHypocrisy, Description OfNosesPrejudicePride, Examples OfSmokeHypocrites, Description OfFire Of EvilAll DayHolier Than ThouChanging YourselfsmokingSmoke Used Poetically

The Pharisee stood [ostentatiously] and began praying to himself [in a self-righteous way, saying]: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of men—swindlers, unjust (dishonest), adulterers—or even like this tax collector. Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my storehouses and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. Verse ConceptsRiches, Nature OfPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansDestruction Of HousesStoring Treasure On EarthFuture Plans


When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord and the thing does not happen or come true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. Verse ConceptsProphecy, Fulfilment Of OtProphecy, Inspiration Of OtUnfulfilled WordDo Not Fear MenThe scripturesProphecyProphecies concerningDivinity


Now He told a parable to those who were invited, [when] He noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, saying to them, When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, do not recline on the chief seat [in the place of honor], lest a more distinguished person than you has been invited by him, And he who invited both of you will come to you and say, Let this man have the place [you have taken]. Then, with humiliation and a guilty sense of impropriety, you will begin to take the lowest place. read more.
But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes in, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher! Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit [at table] with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled (ranked below others who are honored or rewarded), and he who humbles himself (keeps a modest opinion of himself and behaves accordingly) will be exalted (elevated in rank).

Because he has stretched out his hand against God and bids defiance and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty, Running stubbornly against Him with a thickly ornamented shield;

Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them. Verse ConceptsThe DeadCommands, in NTGod, Righteousness OfParticipation, In SinRevelation, Through CreationSin, God's Judgment OnSin, Nature OfCharacter Of WickedConnivanceComplicityKnowing FactsSpiritual DeathDeserving DeathEncouraging OthersKnowing GodMoralitybehaviorpracticeencouragingupliftingothers

But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears. Verse ConceptsDeafnessWilful IgnoranceRebellion Against God, Shown InSpiritual DeafnessShouldersSelf WillRefusing To HearObstinate Individuals

But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not throw away the detestable things on which they feasted their eyes, nor did they give up the idols of Egypt.

“Then I decided to pour out My wrath on them and finish My anger against them in the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelSin, And God's CharacterRebellion Against God, Shown InSending Things AwayEvil EyesIdol WorshipRebellion against God

And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe and rely on Him, nor did you obey His voice. Verse ConceptsTrust, Lack OfRebellion Against God, Shown InUnbelief, Examples OfDoubting God


“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
Verse ConceptsBeing A LightCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Shown InPaths Of The WickedPurgatory

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have [the guilt of their] sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. Verse ConceptsExcusesethics, basis ofResponsibility, To GodMisused PrivilegesThe Fact Of His Coming


Look, you mockers, and marvel, and perish and vanish away;
For I am doing a work in your days,
A work which you will never believe, even if someone describes it to you [telling you about it in detail].’”
Verse ConceptsPrejudiceScoffingDespisersScoffersDoubting GodWhat God Doesaccomplishmentmockers

Then they spurned and despised the pleasant and desirable land [Canaan]; they believed not His word [neither trusting in, relying on, nor holding to it]; But they murmured in their tents and hearkened not to the voice of the Lord.

And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe and rely on Him, nor did you obey His voice. Verse ConceptsTrust, Lack OfRebellion Against God, Shown InUnbelief, Examples OfDoubting God


“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected you as king.”
Verse ConceptsRejecting God's WordPride, Evil OfRejection Of GodRejection Of God, Results OfSin, Nature OfArrogance, Punishment OfSelf WillGod Abandoning IndividualsConsequences Of Forsaking GodArrogantly Like GodIdolatryNature Of IdolatryDeposingFinal RevoltRebellion against GodSorcerycancermagicdisobediencearrogancerebellionwitches

The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them. Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of RejectionGovernmentKnowing God, Effects OfRejection Of GodTheocracyRebellion Against God, Shown InPay Attention To People!RejectionListening To God

and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?” Verse ConceptsImpatienceAbuse, Of Spiritual ThingsAnger, Sinful ExamplesAssembling Israel

The people contended with Moses, and said, “If only we had perished when our brothers perished [in the plague] before the Lord! Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel. Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InReturning To GodHurt And Betrayal


Why should you be stricken and punished again [since no change results from it]?
You [only] continue to rebel.
The whole head is sick
And the whole heart is faint and sick.
Verse ConceptsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedRebellion Against God, Shown InOther References To The HeartPersistence

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, These are your gods, O Israel, that brought you up out of the land of Egypt! And the Lord said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people;

But Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant [with Babylon] and [still] escape? Verse ConceptsenvoyLargenessRebellion Against God, Shown InNo EscapeAcquiring HorsesLarge Armies


“Yet they were disobedient and rebelled against You,
And cast Your law behind their backs
And killed Your prophets who warned them
To return to You;
And they committed great [and contemptible] blasphemies.
Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofdisrespectChallengesIngratitudeMartyrdom, Examples OfMartyrdom, Reasons ForUnfaithfulness, To GodCharacter Of WickedRebellion Against God, Nature OfRebellion Against God, Shown InKilling ProphetsBreaking God's Law


Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting God's AdviceRebellion, Of IsraelRebellion Against God, Shown InGod's CounselRebellion against God


Rebelling against and denying the Lord,
Turning away from [following] our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
Verse ConceptsTreacheryRebellion Against God, Shown InDenying GodRebellion against GodLying And Deceit

Any man who rebels against your command and does not obey everything that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.” Verse ConceptsCourage, In Facing EnemiesRebellion, Against Human AuthorityRebellion Against God, Shown InBraveryStrength Of PeopleBe Courageous!Be Strong!Courage


we have sinned and committed wrong, and have behaved wickedly and have rebelled, turning away from Your commandments and ordinances. Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InWe Have SinnedBreaking God's Law



because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.” Verse ConceptsBabylonAvenger of bloodInjustice, Hated By GodRevenge, And RetaliationSatan, Agents OfSexual Sin, Nature OfResponsibility For Blood ShedSlaves Of GodThey Committed ImmoralityThe Great ProstituteJudgmentsGay Marriage

And I heard [another from] the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], Your judgments are true and fair and righteous.” Verse ConceptsTruthLordship, Human And DivineAltars, In HeavenThe Almighty


The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.
Verse ConceptsOrdinancesReverence, And BlessingReverence To GodEternal TruthClean ObjectsGod's Word Is RighteousThe Fear Of The LordGod's Word Is TrueScripture, Inerrancy Of



I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfPraise, Should Be Offered ByGod's Word Is RighteousWe Thank God

Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today? Verse ConceptsBodyGod, Righteousness OfMind, Of GodUnique IsraelExcellent LawGod's Word Is RighteousDecision Makinglawstatues


Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.
Verse ConceptsTongueWitnessing, Approaches ToBible, In Christian LivingGod's Word Is Righteous


You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And in great faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGod's Word Is RighteousGod's Trustworthiness


Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
Verse Conceptsethics, and graceGod Giving UnderstandingGod's Word Is Righteous

Whom God put forward [ before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment. It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time ( in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] faith in Jesus.



“At the sound of those who divide flocks among the watering places,
There they shall recount the righteous acts of the Lord,
The righteous acts toward His villagers in Israel.
Then the people of the Lord went down to the gates.
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfVoicesStanding In The Gateway

Now then, take your stand, so that I may plead and contend with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did for you and for your fathers. Verse ConceptsConfrontationGod, Righteousness OfStillnessGod Doing RightDoing Right


Before the Lord, for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfPunishment, By GodThe Nature Of The JudgementThe Fact Of His Comingfairness


Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with fairness.
Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeLast JudgmentPunishment, By GodThe Fact Of His Comingfairness


My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,
And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.
Verse ConceptsEyes HarmedGod's Word Is Righteous


The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfProvidencePerfection Of CreationGod's Faithfulnessdeeds


just as I please everyone in all things [as much as possible adapting myself to the interests of others], not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, so that they [will be open to the message of salvation and] may be saved. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfSelfishness, Shown InPleasing MenAdaptability

For the others [who deserted me after my arrest] all seek [to advance] their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. Verse ConceptsSelfishness, Shown InSelf WorthLoving EveryonePetsseekingimprovementchrist



And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit [in positions of honor and authority] one on Your right and one on Your left.” Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfSelfishness, Shown InUnwise PrayersTwo SonsRight DesiresMothers And SonsUnconditional Love

“Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand. Verse ConceptsSelfishness, Shown InShutting DoorsBurning SacrificesUseless ReligionAltarsNot Pleasing GodNot Receiving


And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough.
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
Verse ConceptsGod's WaysProfitsWisdom, Human ImportanceInadequate ShepherdingCovetousness, Example OfSelfishness, Shown InSelfishness, Examples OfBeing Without UnderstandingGreed




Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for a fee,
And her prophets foretell for money;
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No tragedy or distress will come on us.”
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceLove, Abuse OfMoney, Uses OfPriests, Institution In Ot TimesSpiritual MalnutritionReward, HumanUnfaithful MinistersSelfishness, Shown InCorrupt PriestsMisteachingWicked ProphetsGod Is Among YouBelief In GodGod SupportingDivinityRewards Of RitualFinancesMaking Decisionsprophetspriests

But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears. Verse ConceptsDeafnessWilful IgnoranceRebellion Against God, Shown InSpiritual DeafnessShouldersSelf WillRefusing To HearObstinate Individuals

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, Verse ConceptsTheocracySelf Will

“As for the word (message) that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf Will


They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk according to His law;
Verse ConceptsContemptDisobedience, To GodProvokingSelf WillBreaking The CovenantBreaking God's Law


“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not abandon them.
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfAngerAggressionAnger Of God, DescriptionListeningRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLoving Kindness Of GodSelf WillGod Not ForsakingMaking SlavesA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness


Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, He against whom we [of Judah] have sinned,
And in whose ways they [of Israel] were unwilling to walk,
And whose law and teaching they did not obey?
Verse ConceptsSelf Will

But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessPathways Of SinSelf WillBackwardsThe Hearts Incination To EvilimaginationattentionFalling Away From God


“They are continually saying to those who despise Me [and My word],
‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”’;
And they say to everyone who walks after the stubbornness of his own heart,
‘No evil will come on you.’
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceFalse ProphetsSelf WillNo Peaceimagination


O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction or instruction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent and return to You.
Verse ConceptsIndifferenceMineralsPrayerlessnessRepentance, Importance OfSensitivityStubbornness, Consequences OfAfflictions Of The WickedAdmonition, RecievingObstinacy Against GodSelf WillGod, All knowing

“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or of his mother, and when they reprimand and discipline him, he will not listen to them, Verse ConceptsImmaturityAcceptance, Of InstructionSelf WillChildren, UngratefulObstinate IndividualsMothers Love For Her ChildrenDeath Of A ChildMothers And SonsDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A FatherParents LoveDiscipline Childdisobediencerebellionteenagerparenthood

You shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept correction and warning; truth and faithfulness have perished and have completely vanished from their mouths. Verse ConceptsAdmonition, RecievingSelf WillThose Against TruthAgainst The Truth


And not be like their fathers—
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodGenerationsAttitudes Of StubbornnessLoyaltyRebellion, Of IsraelSelf WillNot Like PeopleBeing Differentrebellionfatherhoodapostasy

For I know your rebellion and contention and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death? Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelNecksSelf WillObstinate IndividualsKnowing FactsRebellion against Godrebellion

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or his mother and though they chasten him will not listen to them, Then his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. Verse ConceptsRebellion, Against Human AuthorityStiffnecked People


“For rebellion is as [serious as] the sin of divination (fortune-telling),
And disobedience is as [serious as] false religion and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He also has rejected you as king.”
Verse ConceptsRejecting God's WordPride, Evil OfRejection Of GodRejection Of God, Results OfSin, Nature OfArrogance, Punishment OfSelf WillGod Abandoning IndividualsConsequences Of Forsaking GodArrogantly Like GodIdolatryNature Of IdolatryDeposingFinal RevoltRebellion against GodSorcerycancermagicdisobediencearrogancerebellionwitches

But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessPathways Of SinSelf WillBackwardsThe Hearts Incination To EvilimaginationattentionFalling Away From God


“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly;
They stiffened their necks and would not heed Your commandments.
Verse ConceptsForgetting GodNecksPride, Results OfSelf JustificationStubbornnessUnbelief, As Response To GodSelf WillProud PeopleBreaking God's Law



“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
Verse ConceptsThe Call Of GodSelf WillStretching OutRejectionListening To Godconsequencesanswersattention


Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is; then walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Verse ConceptsGospel, Requirements OfGuidance, Need For God'sGod's WaysRest, SpiritualRestlessnessRejection Of God's CallObstinacy Against GodPaths Of RighteousnessOld ThingsLearning The Right WayGod Giving RestHighwaysPaths


They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk according to His law;
Verse ConceptsContemptDisobedience, To GodProvokingSelf WillBreaking The CovenantBreaking God's Law


“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not abandon them.
Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfAngerAggressionAnger Of God, DescriptionListeningRestraintSin, And God's CharacterLoving Kindness Of GodSelf WillGod Not ForsakingMaking SlavesA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness


Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, He against whom we [of Judah] have sinned,
And in whose ways they [of Israel] were unwilling to walk,
And whose law and teaching they did not obey?
Verse ConceptsSelf Will


O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You [have seen their faithless heart and] have stricken them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction or instruction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent and return to You.
Verse ConceptsIndifferenceMineralsPrayerlessnessRepentance, Importance OfSensitivityStubbornness, Consequences OfAfflictions Of The WickedAdmonition, RecievingObstinacy Against GodSelf WillGod, All knowing

“If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or of his mother, and when they reprimand and discipline him, he will not listen to them, Verse ConceptsImmaturityAcceptance, Of InstructionSelf WillChildren, UngratefulObstinate IndividualsMothers Love For Her ChildrenDeath Of A ChildMothers And SonsDeath Of A MotherDeath Of A FatherParents LoveDiscipline Childdisobediencerebellionteenagerparenthood

You shall say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord their God or accept correction and warning; truth and faithfulness have perished and have completely vanished from their mouths. Verse ConceptsAdmonition, RecievingSelf WillThose Against TruthAgainst The Truth

But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears. Verse ConceptsDeafnessWilful IgnoranceRebellion Against God, Shown InSpiritual DeafnessShouldersSelf WillRefusing To HearObstinate Individuals

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, Verse ConceptsTheocracySelf Will

“As for the word (message) that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf Will

But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessPathways Of SinSelf WillBackwardsThe Hearts Incination To EvilimaginationattentionFalling Away From God


“They are continually saying to those who despise Me [and My word],
‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”’;
And they say to everyone who walks after the stubbornness of his own heart,
‘No evil will come on you.’
Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceFalse ProphetsSelf WillNo Peaceimagination


And not be like their fathers—
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodGenerationsAttitudes Of StubbornnessLoyaltyRebellion, Of IsraelSelf WillNot Like PeopleBeing Differentrebellionfatherhoodapostasy

For I know your rebellion and contention and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death? Verse ConceptsRebellion, Of IsraelNecksSelf WillObstinate IndividualsKnowing FactsRebellion against Godrebellion

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or his mother and though they chasten him will not listen to them, Then his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives,

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. Verse ConceptsRebellion, Against Human AuthorityStiffnecked People


“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
Verse ConceptsThe Call Of GodSelf WillStretching OutRejectionListening To Godconsequencesanswersattention


“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly;
They stiffened their necks and would not heed Your commandments.
Verse ConceptsForgetting GodNecksPride, Results OfSelf JustificationStubbornnessUnbelief, As Response To GodSelf WillProud PeopleBreaking God's Law

But they did not obey Me or bend their ear [to hear Me], but followed the counsels and the stubbornness of their [own] evil heart (mind), and [they turned and] went backward instead of forward. Verse ConceptsStubbornnessPathways Of SinSelf WillBackwardsThe Hearts Incination To EvilimaginationattentionFalling Away From God


Then the royal officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God and said, “If the Lord should make windows in heaven [for the rain], could this thing take place?” Elisha said, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but [because you doubt] you will not eat of it.” Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfArmsUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Shown ByUnbelief, Examples OfSkepticismWindows Of HeavenImpossible For GodOther SupportingLooking At God's WorksQuestioning Godtomorrowroyalty

Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish [the food for] a table in the wilderness? Behold, He did smite the rock so that waters gushed out and the streams overflowed; but can He give bread also? Can He provide flesh for His people?

Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]?
And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfConvincingFaithlessness, As DisobedienceFaith, Origins OfArmsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristUnbelief, As Response To GodChrist, Character OfNames And Titles For ChristUnbelief, Shown BySkepticismArm Of GodBelieving ProphetsDoubting God

This was to fulfill what Isaiah the prophet said: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm (the power) of the Lord been shown (unveiled, revealed)?” Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfUnbelief, Shown ByChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyArm Of GodBelieving ProphetsScriptures FulfilledNamed Prophets Of The LordUnconditional Lovebelieffulfillment


Then they despised the pleasant land [of Canaan];
They did not believe in His word nor rely on it,
Verse ConceptsRejecting God's WordUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnbelief, Shown ByInfidelity To GodDoubting God




In spite of all this they still sinned,
For they did not believe in His wonderful and extraordinary works.
Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToUnbelieversUnbelief, As Response To GodUnbelief, Shown ByDoubting God


about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message]; Verse ConceptsUnbelief, Shown ByNot Believing In JesusConvictionbeliefUnbelief Toward Christ

For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,

“I am the Lord, Maker of all things,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth by Myself,
Verse ConceptsGod, Feminine Descriptions OfAbortionBaby dedicationArtificial InseminationEarth, Creation OfGod, The CreatorUniverseGod HimselfmyselfOccult Being Powerless Before God

I am the Lord, and there is no one else; there is no God besides Me. I will gird and arm you, though you have not known Me, That men may know from the east and the rising of the sun and from the west and the setting of the sun that there is no God besides Me. I am the Lord, and no one else [is He]. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace [national well-being] and I create [physical] evil (calamity); I am the Lord, Who does all these things. read more.
Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it.



Therefore You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. Verse ConceptsGod, Uniqueness OfMonotheismOne GodNo One Is Like GodNo Other Is God


“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?” Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsClaimsUniquenessPeople's Inability To SaveBlasphemyWho Can Forgive Sins?Why Does Jesus Do This?Unable To SaveFinding Fault With Jesus


Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Verse ConceptsAnger Of God, DescriptionMind, Of GodSin, Deliverance From GodSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessPenitenceWho Is Like God?A Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerAnger And Forgiveness

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever occurred or been heard of anywhere. Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you heard, and live? Or has God ever tried to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? read more.
To you it was shown, that you might realize and have personal knowledge that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.


‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and I who give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
Verse ConceptsAfterlifedoctorsMonotheismOne GodSuicidePower Of God, DescribedGod Giving LifeGod KillingWoundsNo Other Is GodGod HealsGod KillsNo One Can SaveDeathHealing And ComfortLife After DeathLoss Of A Loved Onemyself

Declare and bring forward your strong arguments [for praying to gods that cannot save]; yes, take counsel together. Who announced this [the rise of Cyrus and his conquests] beforehand (long ago)? [What god] declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, a rigidly and uncompromisingly just and righteous God and Savior; there is none besides Me. Look to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

[Earnestly] remember the former things, [which I did] of old; for I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure and purpose, Calling a ravenous bird from the east -- "the man [Cyrus] who executes My counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed it, and I will do it.

Jesus answered, “Why are you asking Me about what is [essentially] good? There is only One who is [essentially] good; but if you wish to enter into eternal life, keep the commandments.” Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfGoodethics, and graceCommands, in NTMoses, Significance OfSin, Universality OfQuestioning ChristNo Other Acts Like GodLife Through Keeping The LawWhy Do You Do This?Eternal lifeQuestioning GodcommandmentsQuestioning Life


“Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],
The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,
Verse ConceptsBalance In LifeAwesome GodBeing A Know It AllGod, Perfection OfPerfection, DivineClouds, Natural UseGod, All knowingbalanceclouds



To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Verse ConceptsCreation Showing God's NatureCreation, Origin OfCreatorAstronomyGod, Wisdom OfUnderstandingGod, All knowing


The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.
Verse ConceptsAstronomyGod, The CreatorUnderstandingGod, WiseGod Has UnderstandingTrinityThe EarthGod's Creation


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.
Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfGod, Wisdom OfCreation Of The Physical HeavensPower, Of GodPower Of God, ShownGod's Creation

So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. Verse ConceptsChurchDemons, Christ's AuthorityGod, Wisdom OfWisdom, Source Of HumanPrincipalities And PowersThe Church UniversalRanks Of AngelsRebellion of Satan and AngelsorganizationprincipalitiesVarieties

but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfOutsidersThe Call Of GodChrist, Names ForChrist's WisdomThe Gospel To Jew And GentileSpecial RevelationThe power of ChristWisdom

which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight]

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, All knowingFreedom, Of The WillFate, And FatalismCommitment, to GodeagernessGod's Knowledge Of PeopleGod, Wisdom OfImagination, Inward DesiresMotives, Importance OfPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRejection Of God, Results OfRenunciationSearchingSeeking GodThoughtGod, Omniscience OfHeart, Known To GodParents Duty To ChildrenPenitentAnswered PromisesSearching The HeartGod Searching HeartsWhole HeartednessConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod Knowing the Human Heartimaginationmotives

And I will kill her children (followers) with pestilence [thoroughly annihilating them], and all the churches will know [without any doubt] that I am He who searches the minds and hearts [the innermost thoughts, purposes]; and I will give to each one of you [a reward or punishment] according to your deeds. Verse ConceptsOutward AppearanceSearchingJesus Christ, Omniscience OfGod KillingMan's ThoughtsGod Searching HeartsGod And The HeartGod Will Kill The PeoplesGod Will RequiteRepaid For DeedsBemaGod Knowing the Human HeartDeath Of A ChildPatience In Relationships


You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfImagination, Inward DesiresMan's ThoughtsGod Far AwayRisingThoughts

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, All knowingFreedom, Of The WillFate, And FatalismCommitment, to GodeagernessGod's Knowledge Of PeopleGod, Wisdom OfImagination, Inward DesiresMotives, Importance OfPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRejection Of God, Results OfRenunciationSearchingSeeking GodThoughtGod, Omniscience OfHeart, Known To GodParents Duty To ChildrenPenitentAnswered PromisesSearching The HeartGod Searching HeartsWhole HeartednessConsequences Of Forsaking GodGod Knowing the Human Heartimaginationmotives


This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfGod, All knowingAgricultureguidanceWisdom And GuidanceGuidance And StrengthExcellence

great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofdiscipline, divineReward, DivineGod, All knowingGod Seeing All PeopleGod's CounselMighty OneRepaid For Deeds



“Indeed, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
Verse ConceptsGod, All knowingFutureForeknowledgeGod's Foreknowledgea new beginningThe Pastspringtime