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As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire. Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningNorthTheophanyWhirlwindsCompassesOut Of The NorthFire Emanating From GodGod Is LightColorThe North Wind

When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him. Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalSunsetsOvertaken By DarknessThose Frightened Of GodEclipseSolar Eclipse


Let them sing about the Lord's deeds, for the Lord's splendor is magnificent. Verse ConceptsPrayer, And WorshipGlory Of GodThose Singing Praise



How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAttractionEffect Of WineWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturefruitfulness

Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices. Verse ConceptsNot Serving God


"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch. Verse ConceptsFurnacesFaithlessness, As Disobedienceevil, victory overevil, warnings againstPride, Results OfPunishment, By GodRootsAbaseWicked Described AsAbasement Of The ProudThe ProudEvildoersLight As ChaffBurning PeopleResidueThe Proud Will Be Abased


You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day. Verse ConceptsDemons, Punishment OfThe Judgement Is CalledEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementInhabitationEvil AngelsOuter DarknessTying UpAssignmentRebellion of Satan and AngelsHaving A Good DayJudgement Day


because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?" Verse ConceptsSelf JustificationThe Judgement Is CalledAble To StandThe Day Of JudgementHaving A Good Day

The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the Lord comes -- that great and terrible day! Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentAstronomyThe SunEclipsesTurned To BloodRed MoonsThe Fact Of That DayDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndBurnoutBloodEclipseSolar Eclipse



The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying -- who can survive it? Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsLast DaysThunderOrderly ArmyThe Fact Of That DayEnduringGod As A WarriorGod SpeakingPeople AppalledSurvivalThe Presence Of GodarmyThunder Expressing God's Judgment

The Lord's great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the Lord's day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle. Verse ConceptsImminenceGod Not DelayingThe Fact Of That DayNear The Time GenerallyHaving A Good DayDespairJudgement Day

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan -- in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) -- Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have parceled out to your tribes these remaining nations, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the nations I defeated. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you." Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelism, kinds ofTestify On God's BehalfExperimental KnowledgeAcknowledging ChristReceiving God's MercyGod's Work In UsFamily And Friends


Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done. Verse ConceptsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristHearing About ChristBeyond Jordan


He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen. Verse ConceptsPraisePraise, Reasons ForAwePraise To God Is FittingHe Is Our God

At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said, "The Lord has accomplished great things for these people." Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfHistoryLaughterMission, Of IsraelSongsTongueWhat God DoesRejoicing In Success

A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people. Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity: Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed -- Verse ConceptsMetaphysicsMysteryPeople TransformedNot DyingDeath Of The RighteousPeople Who Didn't DieDying



Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives? Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceGod, Righteousness OfQuestionsApparent InjusticePartialityDoubting God's JusticeProsperity Of The WickedThe Wicked ProsperprosperingQuestioning Life



They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed. Verse ConceptsCloaksTasselsOuter GarmentsFringe Of ClothesTouching For HealingJesus Healing


When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel! Verse ConceptsAmazingAffirmationsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristAttitudes Of FaithMarvelling

When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live." Verse ConceptsFeetChildren, examples ofBowingKneelingChildren, In Jesus MiraclesLaying On Hands To HealWhile Still SpeakingDeath Of Unnamed IndividualsThose Jesus HealedChildren In The Miracles Of Jesus Christ

So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Verse ConceptsecstasyRunning With NewsTelling Of Jesus

When they saw the star they shouted joyfully. Verse ConceptsAstrologyChristmasRejoicingJoyepiphany

And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." Verse ConceptsBowingKneelingCleansing The BodyChrist WillingHealing Cancercancer

So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, Verse ConceptsWorship, Results OfWorship, Times Foradoration

for she kept saying, "If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed." Verse ConceptsCertaintyOuter GarmentsTouching For HealingSoliloquyHow Healing Came

Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders -- older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established -- were weeping loudly, and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout. Verse ConceptsecstasyRejoicing In God's WorksThe First Temple

So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. Verse ConceptsConversion, examples ofChristiansTravelThe Soul Winners JoyPeople ConvertedPeople Sending People



"'People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, "Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?" Verse ConceptsWhy Does God Do This?


So there was great joy in that city. Verse ConceptsJoyjoyfulness


They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. 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

A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people. Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace


Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationSeeking HonourNetworkingBeing YourselfThe Presence Of Godimportance

So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity: Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.' Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheAbundant MercyGenerationsChildren, responsibilities to parentsGod, Patience OfReliabilityRestraintUnforgivenessLongsuffering Of GodParents SinSins Of The FathersA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerLove And ForgivenessAnger And ForgivenessParents LoveParents Being Wrong

"For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you. Verse ConceptsAbandoning FriendsAbandonmentBeing ForsakenGathering IsraelTransient HardshipGod Will Show Mercy

"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large capital city, and announce judgment against its people because their wickedness has come to my attention." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWitnessing, Importance Ofjonah

"Go immediately to Nineveh, that large city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelMissionary Work, Examples OfMissionary Examplesjonah




Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation


Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains. Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him, Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeConfirmationComplacencydelay, humanHearingHistoryNeglecting God's ThingsWitnesses, To Jesus ChristSalvation, Described AsChrist PreachingEscaping EvilThe Gospel Of Salvation

Your territory will extend from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east (including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. Verse ConceptsempiresThe SunMediterranean SeaAs Far As The Euphratesbridgesborders

Next to the border of Gad, at the south side, the border will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the Stream of Egypt and on to the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaSouthern Border

Fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to En-eglaim they will spread nets. They will catch many kinds of fish, like the fish of the Great Sea. Verse ConceptsNetsSpreadingSeaMediterranean SeaFishingKinds Of Living Things

"'And for a western border you will have the Great Sea. This will be your western border. Verse ConceptsWestMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan -- in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) -- Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaBeyond JordanGentile RulersThe Shephelah

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans. Verse ConceptsMediterranean SeaWestern Borders

See, I have parceled out to your tribes these remaining nations, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the nations I defeated. Verse ConceptsMediterranean Sea

For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. Verse ConceptsGod's Truthcloudsdevotion

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