Thematic Bible: Sent by God
Thematic Bible
Famine » Sent by God
He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.
Prophecy » They who uttered » Sent by God
The Lord God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers, for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.
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From the time your ancestors departed the land of Egypt until now, I sent my servants the prophets to you again and again, day after day.
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Rain » Sent by God
They do not say to themselves, "Let us revere the Lord our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest."
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For to the snow he says, 'Fall to earth,' and to the torrential rains, 'Pour down.'
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He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.
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Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this."
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Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being, then he promises, "I will send rain for your land in its season, the autumn and the spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine, and olive oil.
Sickness » Sent by God
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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"See now that I, indeed I, am he!" says the Lord, "and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
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Then Nathan went to his home. The Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and the child became very ill.
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then the Lord will increase your punishments and those of your descendants -- great and long-lasting afflictions and severe, enduring illnesses. He will infect you with all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will persistently afflict you. Moreover, the Lord will bring upon you every kind of sickness and plague not mentioned in this scroll of commandments, until you have perished.