18 Bible Verses about God Speaking Of Old

[Although] God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,

for no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times--

whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all [things], about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.

known from of old.'

The prophets who were {before} me and {before} you from ancient [times] prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms of war, and of disaster, and of plague.

Let all the nations gather together, and let [the] peoples assemble. Who among them has declared this, and {declared} [the] former things to us? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be in the right, and let them hear and say, "[It is] true!"

"I declared the former things from {of old}, and they went out from my mouth. And I {announced} them suddenly; I acted, and they came [to pass],

For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

"You have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not commit murder,' and 'whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.'

"Again you have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

I remember your ordinances of old, O Yahweh, and I take comfort.

in the hope of eternal life which God, who does not lie, promised before eternal ages,

Declare and present [your case], also let them consult together! Who {made this known} from {former times}, declared it from {of old}? [Was it] not I, Yahweh? And there is no [other] god besides [me], a righteous God besides me, and no savior besides me.

And I declared [them] to you from of old; I { announced} [them] to you before they came [to pass] so that you would not say, 'My idol did them, and my image and my cast image commanded them.'

Yahweh has done what he has planned; he has fulfilled his promise that he ordained from the days of old; he has demolished and not shown mercy; he has made an enemy rejoice over you, he has exalted the {might} of your foes.

(which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):

You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our ancestors from the days of old.