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“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken


“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken

Now at midnight the Lord struck every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock. Verse ConceptsLivestockDungeonsDeath penaltyPrisonersRetributionThroneAnger Of God, Examples OfMiracles Of Moses And AaronMidnightDeath Of The FirstbornGod KillingKilling Domesticated AnimalsGreat And SmallImprisonmentsBoth Men And Animals KilledAngel Of DeathGod Killed The PeoplesFamily Death

Even if they raise children,
I will bereave them of each one.
Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!
Verse ConceptsLeavingBereavementWoe To Israel And JerusalemRaising Children

When the layer of dew evaporated, there were fine flakes on the desert surface, as fine as frost on the ground. Verse ConceptsFrostSmall ThingsCold Weather

The house of Israel named the substance manna. It resembled coriander seed, was white, and tasted like wafers made with honey. Verse ConceptsFoodBread, Kinds OfHerbs And SpicesMannaQuestionsTasteWhiteHoneyWafersDelicaciesCorianderPeople Naming Things

The manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of bdellium. The people walked around and gathered [it]. They ground [it] on a pair of grinding stones or crushed [it] in a mortar, then boiled [it] in a cooking pot and shaped it into cakes. It tasted like a pastry cooked with the finest oil. When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

You provided bread from heaven for their hunger;
You brought them water from the rock for their thirst.
You told them to go in and possess the land
You had sworn to give them.
Verse ConceptsBread, Kinds OfHand Of GodMannaThirstGod Providing WaterGod Gave The Land

He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. He rained manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.

Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, "Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?" Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank.

The entire Israelite community left the Wilderness of Sin, moving from one place to the next according to the Lord's command. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So the people complained to Moses: "Give us water to drink." "Why are you complaining to me?" Moses replied to them. "Why are you testing the Lord?" But the people thirsted there for water, and grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you ever bring us out of Egypt to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" read more.
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, "What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!" The Lord answered Moses, "Go on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take the rod you struck the Nile with in your hand and go. I am going to stand there in front of you on the rock at Horeb; when you hit the rock, water will come out of it and the people will drink." Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, "Is the Lord among us or not?"

He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the depths. He brought streams out of the stone and made water flow down like rivers. But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. read more.
They deliberately tested God, demanding the food they craved. They spoke against God, saying, "Is God able to provide food in the wilderness? Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can He also provide bread or furnish meat for His people?"

He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a stream in the desert.
Verse ConceptsThirstGod Providing WaterProvision From Rocks

They asked, and He brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
Verse ConceptsBread, Kinds OfQuailSatisfactionBirds, Types Of Birds

A wind sent by the Lord came up and blew quail in from the sea; it dropped [them] at the camp all around, three feet off the ground, about a day's journey in every direction. The people were up all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quail-the one who took the least gathered 33 bushels-and they spread them out all around the camp. While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the Lord's anger burned against the people, and the Lord struck them with a very severe plague.

He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. He rained manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food. read more.
He made the east wind blow in the skies and drove the south wind by His might. He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. He made [them] fall in His camp, all around His tent. They ate and were completely satisfied, for He gave them what they craved. Before they had satisfied their desire, while the food was still in their mouths,

In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no man in any kingdom will be your equal during your entire life. Verse ConceptsAffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People

The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been bestowed on any king over Israel before him. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofroyalty

Solomon son of David strengthened his hold on his kingdom. The Lord his God was with him and highly exalted him. Verse ConceptsKingsGod With Specific People

He held fast to the Lord and did not turn from following Him but kept the commandments the Lord had commanded Moses. The Lord was with him, and wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him abundant possessions. Verse ConceptsMaterialism, As An Aspect Of Sin

David became more and more powerful, and the Lord God of Hosts was with him. Verse ConceptsPower, HumanGod With Specific PeoplePowerful Individuals

Then David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the Lord caused all the nations to be terrified of him. Verse ConceptsFameCelebrities

So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Verse ConceptsSheepYokesCamelsOwning LivestockA Thousand AnimalsSix ThousandEleven To Nineteen ThousandFamily ProblemsBlessings From GodEnd Of DaysBlessings And Prosperity

Haven’t You placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. Verse ConceptsSatan, Work OfBlessed By GodGod's ProtectionFamily FirstProtecting Your Familypossessions


Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel. So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him rest on every side.

Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times [what was sown]. The Lord blessed him, and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy. He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him. read more.
The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father's slaves had dug in the days of his father Abraham, filling them with dirt. And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Leave us, for you are much too powerful for us." So Isaac left there, camped in the valley of Gerar, and lived there. Isaac reopened the water wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham and that the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. He gave them the same names his father had given them. Moreover, Isaac's slaves dug in the valley and found a well of spring water there. But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen and said, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him. Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also, so he named it Hostility. He moved from there and dug another, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Open Spaces and said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land." From there he went up to Beer-sheba, and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of My servant Abraham."

They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you: Verse ConceptsGod With Specific People

But she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I don't have anything baked-only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die." Then Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid; go and do as you have said. Only make me a small loaf from it and bring it out to me. Afterwards, you may make some for yourself and your son, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'The flour jar will not become empty and the oil jug will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the surface of the land.' " read more.
So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. She and he and her household ate for many days. The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through Elijah.

He sought God throughout the lifetime of Zechariah, the teacher of the fear of God. During the time that he sought the Lord, God gave him success. Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod. Then he built cities in [the vicinity of] Ashdod and among the Philistines. God helped him against the Philistines, the Arabs that live in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. read more.
The Ammonites gave Uzziah tribute money, and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for [God] made [him] very powerful. Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the corner buttress, and he fortified them. Since he had many cattle both in the lowlands and the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many wells. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands. Uzziah had an army equipped for combat that went out to war by division according to their assignments, as recorded by Jeiel the court secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. The total number of heads of families was 2,600 brave warriors. Under their authority was an army of 307,500 equipped for combat, a powerful force to help the king against the enemy. Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones. He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and [catapult] large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was marvelously helped until he became strong.

Then a revelation from the Lord came to him: "Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." read more.
So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan. The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi. After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. Suddenly, an angel touched him. The angel told him, "Get up and eat." Then he looked, and there at his head was a loaf of bread baked over hot stones and a jug of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. Then the angel of the Lord returned a second time and touched him. He said, "Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you." read more.
So he got up, ate, and drank. Then on the strength from that food, he walked 40 days and 40 nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Because the land experienced peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. No one made war with him in those days because the Lord gave him rest. So he said to [the people of] Judah, "Let's build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought Him and He gave us rest on every side." So they built and succeeded.

In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, "This is what the Lord says: 'Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.' " Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, "Please Lord, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. read more.
Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him: "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people, 'This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. On the third day [from now] you will go up to the Lord's temple. I will add 15 years to your life. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.' " Then Isaiah said, "Bring a lump of pressed figs." So they brought it and applied it to his infected skin, and he recovered.

God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. God said to him: Your name is Jacob; you will no longer be named Jacob, but Israel will be your name. So He named him Israel. God also said to him: I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation, indeed an assembly of nations, will come from you, and kings will descend from you. read more.
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. And I will give the land to your descendants after you. Then God withdrew from him at the place where He had spoken to him. Jacob set up a marker at the place where He had spoken to him-a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God. Verse ConceptsPower, HumanThirty

The ark of the Lord remained in his house three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and his whole family. Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsBlessed By God

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. And the man Moses was highly regarded in the land of Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and the people. Verse ConceptsHuman Favour


God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official, Verse ConceptsSympathyFavorEmotions

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before Me in this generation. Verse ConceptsFlood, TheGenerationsBoatsRemnantNoah's ArkRelatives Also InvolvedEntering The ArkPeople Who Did RightFamiliesFamily Problems

For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it. In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber on [their] beds, He uncovers their ears at that time and terrifies them with warnings, read more.
in order to turn a person [from his] actions and suppress his pride. God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river [of death]. A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, so that he detests bread, and his soul [despises his] favorite food. His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out. He draws near the Pit, and his life to the executioners. If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom," then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor. He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That man will behold His face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him. He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light." God certainly does all these things two or three times to a man in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life.

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul. Verse ConceptsHearingListeningColors, PurpleReceptivenessResponseProselytesThe Act Of OpeningOpening To OthersPurple ClothMissionariesevangelising

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets: And they will all be taught by God. Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father comes to Me-

Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don't go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment: about sin, because they do not believe in Me; read more.
about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me; and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.




This is what the Lord says:

What fault did your fathers find in Me
that they went so far from Me,
followed worthless idols,
and became worthless themselves?
Verse ConceptsFutilityFalse ReligionIdolatry, Objections ToPrayerlessnessSyncretismWord Of GodEstrangementVanityBeing Found OutUseless PeopleIs God Unjust?

so that I may take hold of the house of Israel by their hearts. They are all estranged from Me because of their idols. Verse ConceptsRejection Of GodEstrangementSeparation From GodGod Opposes IdolatryStrong Delusion

Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who strayed from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their sin. Verse ConceptsEstrangementPeople Going Astray





They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.




Observe this: The Lord God of Hosts
is about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judah
every kind of security:
the entire supply of bread and water,
Verse ConceptsPoverty, Causes OfFamine Coming From GodNo Water For PeopleSupport



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(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.) Verse ConceptsConsciences, In Decision Makingdoubt, results ofAssurance in the life of faithPurity, Nature OfRitualConsideration Of OthersLegalismCleaningThinking ArightClean ObjectsUnclean ThingsConfidence And Self Esteem


God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, Verse ConceptsNutritionBearing Bad FruitSeedFood DefinedGod Giving FreelyDinosaursHerbsAntibioticsGod's CreationPlanting SeedsSeedsTaking Care Of The EarthSowing SeedsveganismMarijuana

He gives food to every creature.
        His love is eternal.
Verse ConceptsNutritionAnimal LifeGifts From God, TemporalGod Feeds All The Earthdevotion


God also said, "Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth-everything having the breath of life in it. [I have given] every green plant for food." And it was so.

He causes grass to grow for the livestock and [provides] crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, wine that makes man's heart glad- making his face shine with oil- and bread that sustains man's heart.


For He judges the nations with these;
He gives food in abundance.
Verse ConceptsGod Feeds All The Earth

He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,
Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Growth From GodGrassPlantsProvidence, Of God In NatureCattleCultivationGod Feeds All The EarthHerbsServiceGrowingspringtime



The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’ Verse ConceptsTalentsFive ThingsEntrustingLarge DenominationsGifts And Talentsinvesting


For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind. Verse ConceptsWealthBeing A BlessingEnjoyment, Lack OfBeing BlessedPromised JoyUseless EndeavourGod Judges The WickedPeople With KnowledgeGod Gives WisdomWisdomWisdom And GuidanceSaving Moneystriving


To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsAbilityTalentsDiversity Of GiftsFive ThingsJourneyOne Material ThingTwo Other ThingsLarge DenominationsSpecific Sums Of MoneyGifts And Talentsinvesting


“So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritThe Act Of OpeningPrayer, As Asking GodAnswered PromisesFinding ThingsGod Answers PrayerGod Giving Freely

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven. Verse ConceptsGod Acts From HeavenThose To Whom God Gives




In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no man in any kingdom will be your equal during your entire life. Verse ConceptsAffluenceMoney, Attitudes ToPresent, TheSource Of HonourWealthy People


God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor so that he lacks nothing of all he desires for himself, but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a sickening tragedy. Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourSuffering From ForeignersGod Gives WealthTragedyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeWealth And ProsperityEnjoying LifeMoney Blessingscatspossessionsempowerment

Your Majesty, the Most High God gave sovereignty, greatness, glory, and majesty to your predecessor Nebuchadnezzar. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfAuthorityGod Bestowing GlorygrandfathersDishonoring God

When Gideon’s men blew their 300 trumpets, the Lord set the swords of each man in the army against each other. They fled to Beth-shittah in the direction of Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. Verse ConceptsChaosThree To Four HundredTrumpets For BattleThree Hundred And AboveKilling One Another

When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons. Verse ConceptsDivine Protection, Examples OfTerror Of Godterrorism

When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; the inhabitants of Canaan will panic; and terror and dread will fall on them. They will be as still as a stone because of Your powerful arm until Your people pass by, Lord, until the people whom You purchased pass by.

for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army. The Arameans had said to each other, "The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us." So they had gotten up and fled at twilight abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had fled for their lives.

Terror spread through the [Philistine] camp and the open fields to all the troops. Even the garrison and the raiding parties were terrified. The earth shook, and terror from God spread. When Saul's watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, they saw the panicking troops scattering in every direction. So Saul said to the troops with him, "Call the roll and determine who has left us." They called the roll and saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone. read more.
Saul told Ahijah, "Bring the ark of God," for it was with the Israelites at that time. While Saul spoke to the priest, the panic in the Philistine camp increased in intensity. So Saul said to the priest, "Stop what you're doing." Saul and all the troops with him assembled and marched to the battle, and there, the Philistines were fighting against each other in great confusion!

The moment they began [their] shouts and praises, the Lord set an ambush against the Ammonites, Moabites, and [the inhabitants of] Mount Seir who came [to fight] against Judah, and they were defeated. The Ammonites and Moabites turned against the inhabitants of Mount Seir and completely annihilated them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped destroy each other.


for God is the Judge:
He brings down one and exalts another.
Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeReversalsPromotionGod Lifting PeopleAbasing People

Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overGovernorsRulersPromotionSpiritual FathersGod Sending ProphetsCaused By GodProvidence, Of God In CircumstancesIdentityIdentity In Christ


“Now this is what you are to say to My servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep to be ruler over My people Israel. Verse ConceptsHumilityServanthood, In Life Of BelieversPromotionNo More Tending The FlockSaul And DavidServant Leadership

Go tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I raised you up from among the people, appointed you ruler over My people Israel, Verse ConceptsHumilityPromotionGod Lifting People

A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse ConceptsAdultsOccupationsProperty, HousesBuilding CitiesSolomon, Character OfWatchfulness, DivineWatchmanWork, Divine And HumanProtection, From GodWakefulnessBuildersBuilding HousesUseless ReligionProtecting Your Family

Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted. Verse ConceptsAffluenceBlessed By God

How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways! You will surely eat what your hands have worked for. You will be happy, and it will go well for you.

Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and the womb. The blessings of your father excel the blessings of my ancestors and the bounty of the eternal hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince of his brothers.



“Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara,” she answered, “for the Almighty has made me very bitter. Verse ConceptsDisappointments, Examples OfPeople Renaming PeopleGod TroublingPeople With Apt NamesDepressionBitterness

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
my spirit drinks their poison.
God’s terrors are arrayed against me.
Verse ConceptsBeverages, FigurativeArrows, Figurative OfPoisonAnxiety, Examples OfThe AlmightySevere AfflictionsGod Appointed AfflictionsTerror Of GodArrows

I was at ease, but He shattered me;
He seized me by the scruff of the neck
and smashed me to pieces.
He set me up as His target;
Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsTargetsThose At Ease

You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs.
Verse ConceptsBackMonotonyGod Appointed AfflictionsGod Trappingpressure

For we are consumed by Your anger;
we are terrified by Your wrath.
Verse ConceptsGod's IndignationAnger Of God, Description

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow. Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenDo Not MournAll Life Is Dependent On GodRemoving People From Your Lifeheartbroken



God also said, “Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This food will be for you, Verse ConceptsNutritionBearing Bad FruitSeedFood DefinedGod Giving FreelyDinosaursHerbsAntibioticsGod's CreationPlanting SeedsSeedsTaking Care Of The EarthSowing SeedsveganismMarijuana

He gives food to every creature.
        His love is eternal.
Verse ConceptsNutritionAnimal LifeGifts From God, TemporalGod Feeds All The Earthdevotion


For He judges the nations with these;
He gives food in abundance.
Verse ConceptsGod Feeds All The Earth

He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,
Verse ConceptsAgriculture, Growth From GodGrassPlantsProvidence, Of God In NatureCattleCultivationGod Feeds All The EarthHerbsServiceGrowingspringtime



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