Thematic Bible: Inquiring of God
Thematic Bible
Inquiring of God » General examples of
And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » The issues of war
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Battles
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » By hypocrites
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » The teachings of the scriptures
Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Great emergencies
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Business affairs
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » Sickness
And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?