1070 Bible Verses about God
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There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your neighbor?
God said to Moses, “I Am Who I Am”; and He said, “You shall say this to the Israelites, ‘I Am has sent me to you.’”
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
From Thematic Bible
Apostles » Called by » God
Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother
So God has appointed and placed in the church [for His own use]: first apostles [chosen by Christ], second prophets [those who foretell the future, those who speak a new message from God to the people], third teachers, then those who work miracles, then those with the gifts of healings, the helpers, the administrators, and speakers in various kinds of [unknown] tongues.
Paul, an apostle (not commissioned and sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ—the Messiah—and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone].
Baal-berith » Shechemites » God
And they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired worthless and undisciplined men, and they followed (supported) him.
Baal-zebub » Philistine » God
[King] Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and lay sick. He sent messengers, saying, Go, ask Baal-zebub, the god of [Philistine] Ekron, if I shall recover from this illness. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king in Samaria and say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and tell him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed on which you lie, but you will certainly die.’”’”
Then Elijah said to Ahaziah, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Since you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?—therefore you will not leave the bed on which you lie, but will certainly die.’”
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A refuge
In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A hiding place
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the
Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings
You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A shield
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
I am your shield;
Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]
He is their help and their shield.
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A defence
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;
Be my rock of refuge,
And a strong fortress to save me.
Like flying birds, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem;
He will protect and save it,
He will pass over and rescue it.
‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them;
And they will devour [the enemy] and trample down the slingstones [that have missed their mark],
And they will drink [of victory] and be boisterous as with wine;
And they shall be filled like sacrificial bowls [used to catch the blood],
Drenched like the corners of the [sacrificial] altar.
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A fortress
He said:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”
My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my rescuer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
The Lord is good,
A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows [He recognizes, cares for, and understands fully] those who take refuge and trust in Him.
Bel » Babylonian » God
“I will punish and judge Bel [the handmade god] in Babylon
And take out of his mouth what he has swallowed up [the stolen sacred articles and the captives of Judah and elsewhere].
The nations will no longer flow to him.
Yes, the wall of Babylon has fallen down!
Their idols are on the beasts [of burden] and on the cattle.
Your burdens [of idols] are loaded [on them],
Burdens on the weary animals.
“Declare among the nations.
Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it,
Do not conceal it; say,
‘Babylon has been taken,
Bel [the patron god] has been shamed,
Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Christ » Names of » God
A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Christian ministers » Ministers of » God
But you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
People will speak of you as the ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
And you will boast of their riches.
but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
Clouds » God » Established
When He made firm the skies above,
When the fountains and springs of the deep became fixed and strong,
Clouds » God » Brings over the earth
It shall come about, when I bring clouds over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the clouds,
Clouds » God » Balanced in the air
“Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],
The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,
Clouds » God » Disposed in order
“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,
And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?
Clouds » God » Scatters
“He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
Clouds » God » Spreads out
Clouds » God » Binds up
“He wraps the waters in His clouds [which otherwise would spill on earth all at once],
And the cloud does not burst under them.
Communion of saints » Is with » God
what we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, so that you too may have fellowship [as partners] with us. And indeed our fellowship [which is a distinguishing mark of born-again believers] is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
ears » God » Judicially closes
“Make the heart of this people insensitive,
Their ears dull,
And their eyes dim,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”
ears » God » Opens
“He opens their ears to instruction and discipline,
And commands that they return from evil.
ears » God » Made
ears » God » Planted
the Earth » God » Enlightens
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens [of God's provident care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and years, And let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light upon the earth. And it was so. And God made the two great lights -- "the greater light (the sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night. He also made the stars.
Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth, [the whole order of nature,]
the Earth » God » Makes fruitful
So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender]
Now may God give you of the dew of heaven [to water your land],
And of the fatness (fertility) of the earth,
And an abundance of grain and
the Earth » God » Spread abroad
For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth
This is what God the Lord says,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
the Earth » God » Establishes
And He built His sanctuary [exalted] like the heights [of the heavens],
Like the earth which He has established forever.
Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;
You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].
the Earth » God » Created
[And Ezra said],
“You are the Lord, You alone;
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host (the heavenly bodies),
The earth and everything that is on it,
The seas and everything that is in them.
You give life to all of them,
And the heavenly host is bowing down [in worship] to You.
In the beginning God (
the Earth » God » Waters
You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water];
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth.
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
the Earth » God » Reigns in
But on that day I will separate and set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of insects will be there, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I, the Lord, am in the midst of the earth.
the Earth » God » Laid the foundation of
“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.
the Earth » God » Governs supremely
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
the Earth » God » Inspects
Who [with reason] despises the day of small things (beginnings)? For these
the Earth » God » Shall be exalted in
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”
the Earth » God » supports
“The earth and all the inhabitants of it melt [in tumultuous times].
It is I who will steady its pillars. Selah.
the Earth » God » Formed
Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.
the Earth » God » Suspended in space
Exaltation » Christ » God
I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;
For You have done miraculous things,
Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
The princes of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.
Eyes » God » Opens
Then Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, please, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servants eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the
Eyes » God » Enlightens
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
But now for a brief moment grace has been [shown to us] from the Lord our God, who has left us a surviving remnant and has given us a peg (secure hold) in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Eyes » God » Made
Eyes » God » Formed
Faith » The objects of, are » God
Fathers » God
“Now, O Israel, listen and pay attention to the statutes and the judgments (God’s legal decisions) which I am teaching you to do, so that you may live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Then Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers (ancestors) has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”
May the Lord, the God of your fathers, add to you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, just as He has promised you!
So Joshua asked them, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?
But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that was returning to Samaria and said to them, “Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, He handed them over to you; but you have killed them in a rage that has reached as far as heaven.
Flattery » Hypocrites use, to » God
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting for
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout [carefully observing the divine Law], and looking for the
Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.
Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
God » Glorifying » Goodness of
The Lord is good,
A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows [He recognizes, cares for, and understands fully] those who take refuge and trust in Him.
O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.
the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say,
For the Lord is good;
For His [steadfast] lovingkindness (mercy) endures forever”;
and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.
Jesus answered,
God » Mysteries of » Refuge, a
In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
God » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So Gehazi departed from his presence, a leper as white as snow.
And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and
Then Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to burn incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests,
Then the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He caused them to be dumbfounded and struck them with
So Aaron took the burning censer as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and behold, the plague had [already] begun among the people; and he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.
God » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
[And Ezra said],
“You are the Lord, You alone;
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host (the heavenly bodies),
The earth and everything that is on it,
The seas and everything that is in them.
You give life to all of them,
And the heavenly host is bowing down [in worship] to You.
For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow;
But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
In all their distress He was distressed,
And the
In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them;
And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
In all their distress He was distressed,
And the
In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them;
And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vision of
For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you will have wars.”
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were appointed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].
The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.
great [are You] in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, to reward or repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;
Who [with reason] despises the day of small things (beginnings)? For these
God » Hand of » Helper
Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not abandon me nor
O God of my salvation!
But if you do go [in spite of this warning], be strong and courageous for battle; yet God will cause you to stumble and fall before the enemy, for God has power to help and to cause people to stumble.”
“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say,
What will man do to me?”
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
God » Examples of Leadership » Immutable
In Him also we have
“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
Many plans are in a man’s mind,
But it is the Lord’s purpose for him that will stand (be carried out).
I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;
For You have done miraculous things,
Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
God » To believers » To the obedient
But He said,
So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
Jesus answered,
but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
God » Examples of Leadership » Compassion of
The Lord said, “I have in fact seen the affliction (suffering, desolation) of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters (oppressors); for I know their pain and suffering.
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.
I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],
And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;
And I bent down to them and fed them.
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes [in your return from exile], and have compassion on you, and will gather you together again from all the peoples (nations) where He has scattered you.
God » Remember » Servants of
For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,
But [the line of] Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, ministering for all the work of the Holy of Holies (Most Holy Place), and [they did so] to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses, God’s servant, had commanded.
To the twelve [Hebrew] tribes [scattered abroad among the Gentiles] in the dispersion: Greetings (rejoice)!
For God, whom I serve with my spirit by preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how continuously I mention you
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover or pretext for evil, but [use it and live] as bond-servants of God.
God » Leader » Love of
See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
But God -- "so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).
But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The Lord appeared to me (
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the
God » Mercy of » None like
He said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, who keeps the covenant and shows lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart;
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
Then Pharaoh said, “
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
Therefore You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
God » Of israel » Faithfulness of
God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, in accordance with everything that He promised. Not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He spoke through Moses His servant.
so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with the will of God must [continue to] do right and commit their souls [for safe-keeping] to the faithful Creator.
He has remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded and established to a
God » Creator » Of man
then the Lord God
Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers [with God]?
Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”
“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of
He created them male and female, and blessed them and named them
God » Ability of » Arm of
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
Therefore, say to the children of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage. I will redeem and rescue you with an outstretched (vigorous, powerful) arm and with great acts of judgment [against Egypt].
And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
God » Remember » Returning to
For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
When He killed [some of] them, then those remaining sought Him,
And they returned [to Him] and searched diligently for God [for a time].
God » What is in hand of the lord God
And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and Yours it is to be exalted as Head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hands are power and might; in Your hands it is to make great and to give strength to all.
Who [is so blind as] not to recognize in all these [that good and evil are promiscuously scattered throughout nature and human life] that it is God's hand which does it [and God's way]? In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
Bless our God, O peoples, give Him grateful thanks and make the voice of His praise be heard, Who put and kept us among the living, and has not allowed our feet to slip.
But God is the Judge! He puts down one and lifts up another. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup [of His wrath], and the wine foams and is red, well mixed; and He pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink its dregs.
God » Ability of » Appearances of
Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there to [honor] the Lord who had appeared to him.
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David, in the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the
Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
Now the Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth trees of Mamre [in Hebron], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.
The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; stay in the land of which I will tell you.
God » Trust in » Unsearchable
“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.
For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be guided by His thoughts and purposes].
“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?
God » Love to » Encouraged
O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].
Only be very careful and diligently observe the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord has commanded you to love the Lord your God and walk in all His ways and keep His commandments and hold fast to Him and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul [your very life].”
and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.
And Jesus replied to him,
God » Spiritual promised » Temporal
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.
Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; I give you everything, as I gave you the green plants and vegetables.
that
So God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of the entire earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
But you shall remember [with profound respect] the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore (solemnly promised) to your fathers, as it is this day.
God » Impartiality of » In favours bestowed
You masters, do the same [showing goodwill] toward them, and give up threatening and abusive words, knowing that [He who is] both their true Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with Him [regardless of one’s earthly status].
For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile; for the same Lord is Lord over all [of us], and [He is] abounding in riches (blessings) for all who call on Him [in faith and prayer].
And Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly and thoroughly I now perceive and understand that God shows no partiality and is no respecter of persons, But in every nation he who venerates and has a reverential fear for God, treating Him with worshipful obedience and living uprightly, is acceptable to Him and sure of being received and welcomed [by Him].
and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith [in Jesus].
For God shows no partiality [no arbitrary favoritism; with Him one person is not more important than another].
God » Pleasing of » Power of
Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all. In Your hand is power and might; and it is in Your hands to make great and to give strength to everyone.
But if you do go [in spite of this warning], be strong and courageous for battle; yet God will cause you to stumble and fall before the enemy, for God has power to help and to cause people to stumble.”
“He stirred up the sea by His power,
And by His understanding He smashed [proud]
God has spoken once,
Twice I have heard this:
That power belongs to God.
God » Judgments of » Examples of men smitten
And at once an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give God the glory [and instead permitted himself to be worshiped], and
Then it came to pass that night, that the
And
When the Arameans came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, “Please strike this people (nation) with
And the Lord struck (afflicted) the king, and he was a leper until the day of his death, and lived in a separate house. Jotham the king’s son was in charge of the household, judging the people of the land.
God » Judgments of » General references to
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
Therefore, say to the children of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage. I will redeem and rescue you with an outstretched (vigorous, powerful) arm and with great acts of judgment [against Egypt].
With pestilence and with bloodshed I will enter into judgment with Gog; and I will rain on him torrents of rain with [great] hailstones,
For I [the Lord] will pass through the land of Egypt on this night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and animal; against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments [exhibiting their worthlessness]. I am the Lord.
God » Favour of » Promised to saints
It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”
Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;
But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”
And your land, “
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].
Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].
For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment],
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.
“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.
God » Trust in » Special promises concerning
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
The Lord is good,
A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows [He recognizes, cares for, and understands fully] those who take refuge and trust in Him.
“Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord
And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord.
“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
God » Impartiality of » Judge, at the great day
and to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are registered [as citizens] in heaven, and to God, who is Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous (the redeemed in heaven) who have been made perfect [bringing them to their final glory],
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].
For this reason in a single day her plagues (afflictions, calamities) will come, pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire and completely consumed; for strong and powerful is the Lord God who judges her.
Far be it from You to do
Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”
God » The incarnation of Christ, both a mystery and a revelation » Vengeance of
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
O God, You to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth [in judgment]!
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes and chastisements and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”
God » Fatherhood of » God spoken of as the father of all men
Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers [with God]?
“Do you thus repay the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]?
He has made you and established you [as a nation].
Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of
yet for us there is but one God, the Father,
God » Mercy of » Omnipotence of
He was saying,
“I know that You can do all things,
And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
“Even from eternity I am He,
And there is no one who can rescue from My hand;
I act, and who can revoke or reverse it?”
God » Leader » Light, a
The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].
Bind the festival sacrifices with
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
And there will no longer be night; they have no need for lamplight or sunlight, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign [as kings] forever and ever.
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—
Whom shall I dread?
God » Kingdom of » Coming with power
Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom (dominion, reign) of our God, and the authority of His Christ have come; for the
In the days of those [final ten] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left for another people; but it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
And Jesus said to them,
God » Trust in » Unseen
Now to the King of the ages [eternal], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].
God » Pillar of » Foreknowledge of
For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed.
God » Remember » Rock, a
“There is no one holy like the Lord,
There is no one besides You,
There is no Rock like our God.
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
“For their rock is not like our Rock,
Even our enemies themselves judge this.
God » Love to » Majesty of
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
Strap Your sword on Your thigh, O mighty One,
In Your splendor and Your majesty!
And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace],
Because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority]
[Even] to the ends of the earth.
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion and kingdom, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.
Splendor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
God » Exalted Christ » God
I will exalt You, I will praise and give thanks to Your name;
For You have done miraculous things,
Plans formed long, long ago, [fulfilled] with perfect faithfulness.
The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
The princes of the people have gathered together as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.
God » Wisdom of » Wisdom of God
O Lord, how many and varied are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.
“But [only] with Him are [perfect] wisdom and might;
He [alone] has [true] counsel and understanding.
The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.
Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?
For it is appropriate and it is Your due!
For among all the wise men of the nations
And in all their kingdoms,
There is none like You.
God » Plagues » Justice of
“Declare and present your defense of idols;
Indeed, let them consult together.
Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?
Who declared it long ago?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.
A just balance and [honest] scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights of the bag are His concern [established by His eternal principles].
And they
“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the
The Lord is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the unjust person knows no shame.
God » Mercy of » Promises of divine mercy
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
Go and proclaim these words toward the north [where the ten tribes have been taken as captives] and say,
‘I will not
For I am gracious and merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.
keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].”
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore,
And My covenant will be confirmed to him.
God » Hand of » Holiness of
And one called out to another, saying,
The whole earth is filled with His glory.”
“Who will not fear [reverently] and glorify Your name, O Lord [giving You honor and praise in worship]?
For You alone are holy;
For all the nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your righteous acts [Your just decrees and judgments] have been revealed and displayed.”
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill [Zion, the temple mount],
For the Lord our God is holy.
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
God » Examples of Leadership » Condescension of
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
Who humbles Himself to regard
The heavens and the earth?
Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
God » Impartiality of » Jealousy of
the Lord will not be willing to forgive him, but then the anger of the Lord and His
Do we [really] provoke the Lord to jealousy [when we eat food sacrificed to handmade “gods” at pagan feasts]? Are we [spiritually] stronger than He? [Certainly not! He knows that the idols are nothing. But we deeply
You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [
For the Lord your God is a consuming fire; He is a
—for you shall not worship any other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]—
God » Fatherhood of » General references to
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “
If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth.
For [most certainly] You are our Father, even though Abraham [our ancestor] does not know us
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are [still] our Father,
Our Redeemer from everlasting is Your name.
Yet, O Lord, You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our Potter,
And we all are the work of Your hand.
God » Eternal the growth of » Knowledge possessed by
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
“Do not go on boasting so very proudly,
Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;
For the Lord is a God of knowledge,
And by Him actions are weighed (examined).
You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
God » Ownership of » Of the natural world
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; you are [only] foreigners and temporary residents with Me.
“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
God » What the lord God is not
So then, being God’s children, we should not think that the Divine Nature (deity) is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination or skill of man.
for God [who is the source of their prophesying] is not a God of confusion and disorder but of peace and order.As [is the practice] in all the churches of the saints (God’s people),
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
Also the Splendor and Glory and Eminence of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”
But as to the resurrection of the dead -- "have you never read what was said to you by God, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!
God » Grace of » Greatness of
You who show lovingkindness to thousands, but repay the wickedness (sin, guilt) of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], O great and mighty God; the Lord of hosts is His name;
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
‘O Lord God, You have only begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth that can do such works and mighty acts (miracles) as Yours?
Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].
What god is great like our God?
God » Works of » General references to
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
And they
“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the
He has made His wonderful acts to be remembered;
The Lord is gracious and merciful and full of loving compassion.
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.
God » Voice of select readings » Ways of
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and faithful and His ways are just, and He is able to humiliate and humble those who walk in [self-centered, self-righteous] pride.”
He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and startled the nations,
Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
And they
“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],
Righteous and true are Your ways,
O King of the
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!
God » Remember » Salvation of
“Behold, God, my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord God is my strength and song;
Yes, He has become my salvation.”
It is for this that we labor and strive [often called to account], because we have fixed our [confident] hope on the living God, who is the
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—
Whom shall I dread?
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.
God » Mercy of » Messengers of
For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know (recognize, understand fully) that the Lord of hosts has sent me [as His messenger] to you.
Then Moses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works; for I do not act of my own accord.
“Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
From the time that it happened, I was there.
And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His [Holy] Spirit.”
God » Mercy of » Of truth
so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them,
Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.
God » Hand of » Mighty
so that all the peoples of the earth may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that the hand of the Lord is mighty and extraordinarily powerful, so that you will fear the Lord your God [and obey and worship Him with profound awe and reverence] forever.”
For He has done marvelous and wonderful things;
His right hand and His holy arm have
You shall remember [with thoughtful concern] that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
God » Wisdom of » General references to
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
God » Fire, a consuming » As a symbol of the divine presence and power
“After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount
For indeed, the Lord will come in fire
And His chariots will be like the stormy wind,
To render His anger with rage,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
There appeared to them tongues resembling fire, which were being distributed [among them], and they rested on each one of them [as each person received the Holy Spirit].
Out of the heavens He let you hear His voice to discipline and admonish you; and on earth He let you see His great fire, and you heard His words from the midst of the fire.
After the earthquake, [there was] a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire, [there was] the sound of a gentle blowing.
God » Favour of » Invoked
Restore us, O God;
Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
And he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s [only other] son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And Joseph said, “God be gracious to you and show you favor, my son.”
The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor],
And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.
God » Mercy of » Oaths of
“Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
‘They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].’”
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath], saying, “Just as I have intended, so it has certainly happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand—
In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath,
God » Glorifying » Glory of
And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
Then the cloud [the Shekinah, God’s visible, dwelling presence] covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory and brilliance of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
In the sight of the Israelites the appearance of the glory and brilliance of the Lord was like consuming fire on the top of the mountain.
so the priests could not stand [in their positions] to minister because of the cloud, for the glory and brilliance of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house (temple).
God » Trust in » Examples of
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
“Even though He kills me;
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.
“Behold, God, my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord God is my strength and song;
Yes, He has become my salvation.”
It is for this that we labor and strive [often called to account], because we have fixed our [confident] hope on the living God, who is the
Hezekiah trusted in and relied confidently on the Lord, the God of Israel; so that after him there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
God » Call of » To repentance and a righteous life
So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, ‘Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me.
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back (change your way of thinking), turn back [in repentance] from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting upon
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him,
For my hope is from Him.
Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.
God » Remember » Righteousness of
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.
O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness (rightness, justice).
By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;
God » Promises to the tempted » Special promises to religious workers
Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but
God » Mercy of » Name of, reverenced
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
“Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy things (offerings, gifts) which the children of Israel dedicate to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name; I am the Lord.
“If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, to fear and honor with reverence this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,
Daniel answered,
For wisdom and power belong to Him.
God » Remember » Strength, our
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Blessed and greatly favored is the man whose strength is in You,
In
“The Lord is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
God » Remember » Searcher, as
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
“Though they hide on the summit of [Mount] Carmel,
I will track them down and take them from there;
And though they hide from My sight on the floor of the sea,
From there I shall command the serpent and it will bite them.
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but
“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,
I test the heart,
To give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
God » Mercy of » Of peace
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Finally, believers, rejoice! Be made complete [be what you should be], be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace [enjoy the spiritual well-being experienced by believers who walk closely with God]; and the God of love and peace [the source of lovingkindness] will be with you.
The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.
God » Mercy of » Our strength
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Blessed and greatly favored is the man whose strength is in You,
In
“The Lord is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
God » Remember » Seeing
Jesus said to him,
and they saw [a manifestation of] the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, just as clear as the sky itself.
So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”
So Manoah said to his wife, “We will certainly die, because we have seen God.”
God » To believers » To seekers
and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.
Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
God » Hand of » Hiding place
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues.
Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the
Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings
You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,
God » Trust in » Confidence in God, examples of
I will not be intimidated or afraid of the ten thousands
Who have set themselves against me all around.
Even though I walk through the [sunless]
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
“Behold, God, my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord God is my strength and song;
Yes, He has become my salvation.”
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord;
I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation!
God » Works of » Wrath of
But for those who are selfishly ambitious and self-seeking and disobedient to the truth but responsive to wickedness, [there will be] wrath and indignation.
Kiss (pay respect to) the
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!
forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever].
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].
He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually.”
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.
Then the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He caused them to be dumbfounded and struck them with
For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me;
My
The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out My hand on Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them.”
God » Voice of select readings » Walking with
These are the records of the generations (family history) of Noah. Noah was a righteous man [one who was just and had right standing with God], blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked (lived) [in habitual fellowship] with God.
For all the peoples [now] walk
Each in the name of his god [in a transient relationship],
As for us, we shall walk [securely]
In the name of the Lord our [true] God forever and ever.
And [in reverent fear and obedience] Enoch walked with God; and he was not [found among men], because God took him [away to be home with Him].
The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
God » Ability of » Blessings of, rest upon his people
Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God has loved you.
Therefore now, may it please You to bless the house (royal dynasty) of Your servant, so that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Nor do those who pass by say,
“The blessing of the Lord be upon you;
We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
God » Of israel » Face of, hidden
But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
There is no one who calls on Your name,
Who awakens and causes himself to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us
And have handed us over to the [consuming and destructive] power of our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing].
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
But I will certainly hide My face [from them] in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods [to worship lifeless idols, to honor handmade relics].
God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Moses alone shall approach the Lord, but the others shall not come near, nor shall the people come up with him.”
There I will meet with you; from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, I will speak [intimately] with you regarding every commandment that I will give you for the Israelites.
Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses.
So the people stood at a [safe] distance, but Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Moses went up to God [on the mountain], and the Lord called to him from the mountain, saying, “Say this to the house of Jacob and tell the Israelites:
God » Impartiality of » In judgment
If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth.
For he who does wrong will be punished for his wrongdoing, and [with God] there is no partiality [no special treatment based on a person’s position in life].
So now let the fear (reverent awe) of the Lord be on you [to keep you from making unjust decisions]; be careful in what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or acceptance of a bribe.”
For the Lord your
There will be tribulation and anguish [torturing confinement] for every human soul who does [or permits] evil, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,
God » Christ's » Gift of, salvation
He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
Jesus answered her,
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
But the free gift [of God] is not like the trespass [because the gift of grace overwhelms the fall of man]. For if many died by one man’s trespass [Adam’s sin], much more [abundantly] did God’s grace and the gift [that comes] by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to [benefit] the many.
God » Remember » Sheep of
Then Jesus said to them,
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
God » Protection of » Promised to believers
The
And He rescues [each of] them.
For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you will have wars.”
The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
And he will be called blessed in the land;
You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.
He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.
God » To believers » To the penitent
“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the Lord],
“I will heal your unfaithfulness.”
[They answer] “Behold, we come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.
And Peter said to them, “Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
God » Mercy of » Nearness of
The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
God » Hand of » Upon men for blessing
When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.
Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them one heart to do that which the king and the officials had commanded by the word of the Lord.
For on the first of the first month he started out from Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month he arrived in Jerusalem, because the good hand of his God was on him.
And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of understanding (insight) from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers (relatives), 18 men;
God » Christ as » Displeasure, on account of sin
Now the people became like those who complain and whine about their hardships, and the Lord heard it; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.
Then He will speak to them in His [profound] anger
And terrify them with His displeasure, saying,
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and He said to them,
You have been angry; O restore us and turn again to us.
Yes, truth is missing;
And he who turns away from evil makes himself a prey.
Now the Lord saw it,
And it
God » Pillar of » Forbearance of
whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving]
Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 [innocent] persons, who do not know the difference between their right and left hand [and are not yet accountable for sin], as well as many [blameless] animals?”
But of Israel he says, “All day long I have stretched out My hands [in compassion] to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
Then Abraham said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry [with me], and I will speak only this once; suppose ten [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
“Yet You were patient with them for many years,
And admonished them and warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets;
Still they would not
Therefore You gave them into the hand (power) of the peoples of the lands.
God » Ability of » Arrows of
He has also prepared [other] deadly weapons for Himself;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts [aimed at the unrepentant].
For You will make them turn their backs [in defeat];
You will aim Your bowstring [of divine justice] at their faces.
Your arrows are sharp;
The peoples (nations) fall under You;
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.
Flash lightning and scatter my enemies;
Send out Your arrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.
God » Trust in » Exhortations to
Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
Commit your way to the Lord;
Trust in Him also and He will do it.
“Trust [confidently] in the Lord forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner],
For the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
God » Hand of » Hearing of
“For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),
And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),
But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”
“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
God » To believers » Divine protection
I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,
But the Lord is his safe refuge.
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
God » Mighty in its influence » A blessing to those who reverence it
But He said,
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be
God » Mysteries of » Redemption by
You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin].
Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity];
I have called you by name; you are Mine!
God » Love to » Examples of
So my
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
God » People of general references to » Called the "chosen ones"
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].
The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.
Just look at your own calling, believers; not many [of you were considered] wise according to human standards, not many powerful or influential, not many of high and noble birth.
For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure].
just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
God » Remember » Reverence for
The captain of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy (set apart to the Lord).” And Joshua did so.
Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion].
A God greatly feared and reverently worshiped in the council of the holy [angelic] ones,
And awesome above all those who are around Him?
He has sent redemption to His people;
He has ordained His covenant forever;
Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].
God » Ownership of » Of the souls of men
If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?
“Do you thus repay the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is not He your Father who has acquired you [as His own]?
He has made you and established you [as a nation].
Behold (pay close attention), all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.
(The Shulammite Bride)
“My beloved is mine and I am his;
He pastures his flock among the lilies.
God » Evil wise » Throne of
This is what the Lord says,
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].
And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].
God » Mercy of » Omnipresence of
Therefore know and understand today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below; there is no other.
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].
This is what the Lord says,
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
God » Remember » Shield
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
I am your shield;
Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
“Happy and blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
The Shield of your help,
And the Sword of your majesty!
Your enemies will cringe before you,
And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
O Israel, trust and take refuge in the Lord! [Be confident in Him, cling to Him, rely on His word!]
He is their help and their shield.
God » Examples of Leadership » Counsel of
And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and strength,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the [reverential and obedient] fear of the Lord—
I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.
This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
God » Mercy of » Examples of
And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our wrongdoings deserve, and have given us survivors like these,
But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the Lord was merciful to him [for Abraham’s sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
So the Lord said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
And You did not abandon them.
God » Mercy of » Most high
“When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of man,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the sons of Israel.
“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice,
And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];
He is a great King over all the earth.
That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
God » People of general references to » Spoken of as the elect
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory.
God » Enemies of » Their punishment
“So let all Your enemies perish, O Lord;
But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.”
And the land was at rest for forty years.
“Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
If I sharpen the lightning of My sword,
And My hand takes hold of judgment,
I will render vengeance on My adversaries,
And I will repay those who hate Me.
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
Do not forget the [clamoring] voices of Your adversaries,
The uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually [to Your ears].
God » Christ as » Defence of believers by
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;
Be my rock of refuge,
And a strong fortress to save me.
Like flying birds, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem;
He will protect and save it,
He will pass over and rescue it.
‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them;
And they will devour [the enemy] and trample down the slingstones [that have missed their mark],
And they will drink [of victory] and be boisterous as with wine;
And they shall be filled like sacrificial bowls [used to catch the blood],
Drenched like the corners of the [sacrificial] altar.
God » Gifts of » Diversity of
And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct],
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed;
For who regards you as superior or what sets you apart as special? What do you have that you did not receive [from another]? And if in fact you received it [from God or someone else], why do you boast as if you had not received it [but had gained it by yourself]?
Now there are [distinctive] varieties of spiritual gifts [special abilities given by the grace and extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit operating in believers], but it is the same Spirit [who grants them and empowers believers].
God » Leader » Longsuffering of
“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath,
And for My praise I restrain Myself from you,
So that I do not cut you off.
What if God, although willing to show His [terrible] wrath and to make His power known, has tolerated with great patience the objects of His wrath [which are] prepared for destruction?
who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.
‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’
Yet My eye [looked on them with compassion and] spared them instead of destroying them, and I did not annihilate them in the wilderness.
God » Protection of » Examples of
We set out from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of the enemy and those who lay in ambushes along the way.
My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
Then Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, please, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servants eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.
As they journeyed, there was a great [supernatural] terror [sent from God] on the cities around them, and [for that reason] the Canaanites did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. It was a cloud along with darkness [even by day to the Egyptians], but it gave light by night [to the Israelites]; so one [army] did not come near the other all night.
God » Exalted Christ » Exalts
“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!
But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.
So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
So now, say this to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
God » Mercy of » Ordinances of
If a stranger lives among you as a resident alien and observes the Passover to the Lord, in accordance with its statutes and its ordinances, so shall he do; you shall have one statute, both for the resident alien and for the native of the land.’”
They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
You shall teach them the decrees and laws. You shall show them the way they are to live and the work they are to do.
“Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
The statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you [by the hand of Moses], you shall observe and do forever. You shall not fear (worship, serve) other gods.
God » King » Universal
I will cut off the [war] chariot from Ephraim
And the [war] horse from Jerusalem,
And the bow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak [words of] peace to the nations,
And His dominion shall be from sea to sea [absolutely endless],
And from the River [Euphrates] to the ends of the earth.
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].
Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.
Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
God blesses us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
I know that whatever God does, it endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor can anything be taken from it, for God does it so that men will fear and worship Him [with awe-filled reverence, knowing that He is God].
God » Hand of » Immutability of
“For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever.
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow
And like a robe You will roll them up;
Like a garment they will be changed.
But
And Your years will never end.”
The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
God » What is of the lord God
yet for us there is but one God, the Father,
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
God » Trust in » Committal into God's hands
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
While being reviled and insulted, He did not revile or insult in return; while suffering, He made no threats [of vengeance], but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges fairly.
And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said,
They continued stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!”
You have redeemed me, O Lord, the God of truth and faithfulness.
God » Christ's » Friendship of
O our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Your friend Abraham?
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and this [faith] was credited to him [by God] as righteousness and as conformity to His will,” and he was called the friend of God.
And so the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his attendant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
“With him I speak mouth to mouth [directly],
Clearly and openly and not in riddles;
And he beholds the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Since that time no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face,
God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
“The ground is cracked
Because there has been no rain on the land;
The farmers are distressed,
And they have covered their heads [in shame].
O Lord, I cry out to You,
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness,
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
“Furthermore, I withheld the rain from you
When there were still three months until the harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city,
And on another city I would not send rain;
One piece of ground was rained on,
While the part not rained on would dry up.
I called for a drought on the land and the hill country, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.”
God » Mysteries of » Rejected
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
“But My people would not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [consent to] obey Me.
So whoever rejects and disregards this is not [merely] rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you [to dwell in you and empower you to overcome temptation].
But the Pharisees and the lawyers [who were experts in the Mosaic Law] annulled and set aside God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them.
God » Grace of » May be rendered ineffectual
But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while [by taking on the limitations of humanity], crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering of death, so that by the grace of God [extended to sinners] He might experience death for [the sins of] everyone.
Working together with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness].
Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.
But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “God is opposed to the proud and haughty, but [continually] gives [the gift of] grace to the humble [who turn away from self-righteousness].”
I do not ignore or nullify the [gracious gift of the] grace of God [His amazing, unmerited favor], for if righteousness comes through [observing] the Law, then Christ died needlessly. [His suffering and death would have had no purpose whatsoever.]”
God » Hand of » Image of, in man
“Whoever sheds man’s blood [unlawfully],
By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.
This is the book (the written record, the history) of the generations of [the descendants of] Adam. When God created man, He made him in the likeness of God [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness].
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.
God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth. So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
A man ought not have his head covered [during worship], since he is the image and [reflected] glory of God; but the woman is [the expression of] man’s glory.
God » To believers » To the humble
Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.
“For all these things My hand has made,
So all these things came into being [by and for Me],” declares the Lord.
“But to this one I will look [graciously],
To him who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who [reverently] trembles at My word and honors My commands.
and He told them,
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
God » None like to him
For this time I will send all My plagues
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
Therefore You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?
“Remember [carefully] the former things [which I did] from ages past;
For I am God, and there is no one else;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
God » Mercy of » Name of, mighty
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
Who is among you who fears the Lord,
Who obeys the voice of His Servant,
Yet who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless (praise, honor) the Lord your God from
And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of the Lord is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].
For
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In time of trouble
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.
God » Overshadowing of » In time of trouble
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
(The Shulammite Bride)
“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,
So is my beloved among the young men!
In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.
God » Christ as » Draw near to, in prayer and fellowship
(for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.
let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them [alive].” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let us approach God here.”
God » Pillar of » Footstool of
This is what the Lord says,
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers [in arms] and my people. I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and as a footstool for our God, and I prepared materials for the building.
‘Heaven is My throne,
And the earth is the footstool for My feet;
What kind of house will you build for Me?’ says the Lord,
‘Or what place is there for My rest?
God » Supplies of » Thoughts of
Even though I am afflicted and needy,
Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.
You are my help and my rescuer.
O my God, do not delay.
Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which You have done,
And Your thoughts toward us;
There is none to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of your wonders,
They would be too many to count.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways
And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
God » Providence of » General references to
God » Voice of select readings » Walking before
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the
Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
so that the Lord may fulfill His
“Please, O Lord, remember now [with compassion] how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart [entirely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.
I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord
In the land of the living.
God » Mighty in its influence » Purifies the life
so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God],
Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Gives in superabundance
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the
And the threshing floors shall be full of grain,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
God » Christ's » Fortress, a
He said:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”
My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my rescuer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
The Lord is good,
A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows [He recognizes, cares for, and understands fully] those who take refuge and trust in Him.
God » Is declared to be » Unsearchable
“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.
“Can you discover the depths of God?
Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].
God » Examples of Leadership » Claims of, upon all the possessions of men
Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. Just make me a little bread from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son.
for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine; I am the Lord.”
that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the
God » Hand of » Hidden
How long, O Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds and sustains me;
Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.
God » Keeper of the saints » The almighty guardian
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,
who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
God » Keeps the saints » The almighty guardian
This is why I suffer as I do. Still, I am not ashamed; for I know Him [and I am personally acquainted with Him] whom I have believed [with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in the truth of His deity], and I am persuaded [beyond any doubt] that He is able to guard that which I have entrusted to Him until
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,
who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
God » Fellowship with » Fighting against
But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them.
but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”
Therefore, give orders to have the tomb made secure and safeguarded until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception [the reporting of His resurrection] will be worse than the first [the reporting that He is the Messiah].”
Then a great uproar occurred, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and began to argue heatedly [in Paul’s favor], saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has [really] spoken to him?”
God » Presence of » In the pilgrimage of life
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your people, and I will be with you.”
I will dwell among the sons of Israel and be their God.
And God said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve and worship God at this mountain.”
God » Special judgments inflicted » Bones scattered
“At that time,” says the Lord, “they [the Babylonian army] will bring out from their graves the
He broke in pieces the sacred pillars (cultic memorial stones, images) and cut down the Asherim and replaced them with human bones [to desecrate the places forever].
There they were, in great terror and dread, where there had been no terror or dread;
For God scattered the bones of him who besieged you;
You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
I will also lay the dead bodies of the children of Israel in front of their [Canaanite] idols; and I will scatter your bones all around your altars.
God » Pillar of » Flock of
I know that after I am gone, [false teachers like] ferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
And the Lord their God shall save them on that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are like the [precious] jewels of a crown,
Displayed and glittering in His land.
God » Keeps the saints » Watches over life with infinite care
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
God » Examples of Leadership » Care of
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Divine care in sickness
Call on Me in the day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”
Blessed [with wisdom and prosperity] is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord,
And whom You teach from Your law,
The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed;
In his illness, You will restore him to health.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who [reverently] fear You,
Which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You,
For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived,
Nor has the eye
Who works and acts in behalf of the one who [gladly] waits for Him.
So the Lord God prepared a
God » Keeper of the saints » The protecting father
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you [setting you on a firm foundation] and will protect and guard you from the evil one.
And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].
God » Is declared to be » Eternal
“The eternal God is your refuge and dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’
Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.
And the four living creatures, individually having six wings, were full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they never stop saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty (Omnipotent), Who was and Who is and Who is to come. And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities), The twenty-four elders ( the members of the heavenly Sanhedrin) fall prostrate before Him Who is sitting on the throne, and they worship Him Who lives forever and ever; and they throw down their crowns before the throne, crying out,
God » Keeps the saints » The protecting father
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you [setting you on a firm foundation] and will protect and guard you from the evil one.
And the peace of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which transcends all understanding, [that peace which] stands guard over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours].
God » Glorifying » Glorified in Christ
Whoever speaks [to the congregation], is to do so as one who speaks the oracles (utterances, the very words) of God. Whoever serves [the congregation] is to do so as one who serves by the strength which God [abundantly] supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified [honored and magnified] through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
So when Judas had left, Jesus said,
God » Of israel » Excellencies of
“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
How majestic and glorious and excellent is Your name in all the earth!
You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens.
Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done excellent and glorious things;
Let this be known throughout the earth.
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
But where shall Wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knows not the price of it; neither is it found in the land of the living. The deep says, [Wisdom] is not in me; and the sea says, It is not with me. read more.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price of it. It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir, in the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire. Gold and glass cannot equal [Wisdom], nor can it be exchanged for jewels or vessels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; for the possession of Wisdom is even above rubies or pearls. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. From where then does Wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? It is hidden from the eyes of all living, and knowledge of it is withheld from the birds of the heavens. Abaddon (the place of destruction) and Death say, We have [only] heard the report of it with our ears. God understands the way [to Wisdom] and He knows the place of it [Wisdom is with God alone]. For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. When He gave to the wind weight or pressure and allotted the waters by measure, When He made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, Then He saw [Wisdom] and declared it; He established it, yes, and searched it out [for His own use, and He alone possesses it]. But to man He said, Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord -- "that is Wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding [drawing it forth from God's Word and life's experiences], For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, and the profit of it better than fine gold. Skillful and godly Wisdom is more precious than rubies; and nothing you can wish for is to be compared to her. read more.
Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are highways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who lay hold on her; and happy (blessed, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who holds her fast. The Lord by skillful and godly Wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding He has established the heavens. By His knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies distill the dew. My son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion, And they will be life to your inner self, and a gracious ornament to your neck (your outer self). Then you will walk in your way securely and in confident trust, and you shall not dash your foot or stumble. When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yes, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.
Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and pay attention in order to gain and to know intelligent discernment, comprehension, and interpretation [of spiritual matters]. For I give you good doctrine [what is to be received]; do not forsake my teaching. When I [Solomon] was a son with my father [David], tender and the only son in the sight of my mother [Bathsheba], read more.
He taught me and said to me, Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments and live. Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth. Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep, defend, and protect you; love her, and she will guard you. The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation). Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. She shall give to your head a wreath of gracefulness; a crown of beauty and glory will she deliver to you. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life shall be many. I have taught you in the way of skillful and godly Wisdom [which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God]; I have led you in paths of uprightness. When you walk, your steps shall not be hampered [your path will be clear and open]; and when you run, you shall not stumble. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
God » Remember » Search for
This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
“So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him].
His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn,
And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
God » People of general references to » Exalted above all nations
and that He will set you high above all the nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor: and that you shall be a holy people [set apart and consecrated] to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”
The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.
The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
God » Wisdom of » Word of
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord [the only Lord]. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being and with all your might. And these words which I am commanding you this day shall be [first] in your [own] minds and hearts; [then] read more.
You shall whet and sharpen them so as to make them penetrate, and teach and impress them diligently upon the [minds and] hearts of your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up. And you shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets (forehead bands) between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and on your gates. And when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you, with great and goodly cities which you did not build, And houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and cisterns hewn out which you did not hew, and vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and when you eat and are full, Then beware lest you forget the Lord, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the [whole] person; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure and bright, enlightening the eyes. The [reverent] fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. read more.
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much fine gold; they are sweeter also than honey and drippings from the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is Your servant warned (reminded, illuminated, and instructed); and in keeping them there is great reward.
God » People of general references to » The law written upon their hearts
and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, says the Lord:
I will imprint My laws upon their minds [even upon their innermost thoughts and understanding],
And engrave them upon their hearts [effecting their regeneration].
And I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.
For this reason I [am ready to] patiently endure all things for the sake of those who are the elect (God’s chosen ones), so that they too may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it the reward of eternal glory.
God » Mercy of » Divine mercy
For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.
For the Lord your God is a merciful and compassionate God; He will not fail you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hands of man.”
God » Leader » No place beyond the reach of his hand
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
Like the cattle that go down into the valley [to find better pasture and rest],
The Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
So You led Your people [O Lord]
To make for Yourself a beautiful and glorious name [preparing the way for the acknowledgment of Your name by all nations].
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
But the truth is that they were longing for a better country, that is, a heavenly one. For that reason God is not ashamed [of them or] to be called their God [even to be surnamed their God—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob]; for He has prepared a city for them.
but just as it is written [in Scripture],
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”
God » Remember » Spirit, a
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom].
The God who created the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;
God » Glorifying » By entire consecration
You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.
so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you [by what you do], and you in Him, according to the [precious] grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
God » Grace of » Empowers men for service
According to the [remarkable] grace of God which was given to me [to prepare me for my task], like a skillful master builder I laid a foundation, and now another is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it,
But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.
God » Promises to the tempted » Final victory
So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.
Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].
God » Voice of select readings » Full of majesty
And behold, the glory and brilliance of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east; and His voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
The voice of the Lord is powerful;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
And the Lord will make His majestic voice heard,
And show the descending of His arm [striking] in [His] fierce anger,
And in the flame of a devouring fire,
In the crashing sound of heavy rain, cloudburst, and hailstones.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Grounded in Christ
Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.
For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
God » Is declared to be » Light
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
“The sun will no longer be your light by day,
Nor shall the bright glow of the moon give light to you,
But the Lord will be an everlasting light for you;
And your God will be your glory and splendor.
God » Mercy of » Forgives sin
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
God » Of the soul » Equity of
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with fairness.
The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment;
You have established fairness;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).
God » Grace of » Freely given
When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
When the congregation of the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and the devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, talking to them were urging them to continue in the grace of God.
God » Will of, submission to » Tends to spiritual knowledge
And since he would not be dissuaded, we stopped pleading and fell silent, saying, “The Lord’s will be done!”
And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be
God » Is declared to be » Faithful
No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].
Therefore, those who are ill-treated and suffer in accordance with the will of God must [continue to] do right and commit their souls [for safe-keeping] to the faithful Creator.
God » Spiritual promised » A spiritual crown
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In the rock of ages
“As an eagle that protects its nest,
That flutters over its young,
He spread out His wings and took them,
He carried them on His pinions.
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
God » Promises of characteristics of » All things work for the believer's good
For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
God » Overshadowing of » In the rock of ages
“As an eagle that protects its nest,
That flutters over its young,
He spread out His wings and took them,
He carried them on His pinions.
and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
God » Where the lord God is not
And He said, Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.
So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus [Mars Hill meeting place], said: Men of Athens, I perceive in every way [on every hand and with every turn I make] that you are most religious or very reverent to demons. For as I passed along and carefully observed your objects of worship, I came also upon an altar with this inscription, To the unknown god. Now what you are already worshiping as unknown, this I set forth to you. The God Who produced and formed the world and all things in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in handmade shrines.
God » Is declared to be » Immortal
Now to the King of the ages [eternal], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
He alone possesses immortality [absolute exemption from death] and lives in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal power and dominion! Amen.
God » Is declared to be » Just
“Declare and present your defense of idols;
Indeed, let them consult together.
Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?
Who declared it long ago?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
God » Is declared to be » Great
The house I am going to build will be great, for our God is greater than all the gods.
God » Presence of » Affords rest
And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”
God » Nothing being too difficult for the lord God
Is anything too difficult or too wonderful for the
‘Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too difficult or too wonderful for You—
God » None beside him
“For the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts says this,
And there is no God besides Me.
It was shown to you so that you might have [personal] knowledge and comprehend that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.
God » Is a spirit
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty [emancipation from bondage, true freedom].
God » Will of, submission to » Whole-hearted required
not in the way of eye-service [working only when someone is watching you and only] to please men, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart;
equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
God » Is declared to be » Only-wise
Now to the King of the ages [eternal], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
God » Is declared to be » Omniscient
For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].
O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways. read more.
For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You have beset me and shut me in -- "behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me. Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.
God » What is from the lord God
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be greatly moved.
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
God » Fills heaven and earth
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For elijah in the time of famine
The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
God » Voice of select readings » Misunderstood by men
[Rather, I will say,] Father, glorify (honor and extol) Your [own] name! Then there came a voice out of heaven saying, I have already glorified it, and I will glorify it again. The crowd of bystanders heard the sound and said that it had thundered; others said, An angel has spoken to Him!
For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the
God » Is declared to be » Omnipresent
God » Supplies of » For elijah in the time of famine
The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah.
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he would drink from the brook.
God » Presence of » A comfort in trials
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
Sing for joy and rejoice, O Daughter of Zion; for behold, I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst,” declares the Lord.
God » Will of, submission to » Prayer essential to
Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Benevolence a means of
Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.
and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].
God » Keeper of the saints » The pilgrim's companion
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
God » Keeps the saints » The pilgrim's companion
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
God » Pleasing of » Benevolence a means of
Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.
and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].
God » Voice of select readings » Ps 29; 1ki 19
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the
And it happened, as the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with [a voice of] thunder.
God » Is declared to be » Glorious
On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
God » Is declared to be » TRUE
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
God » Mercy of » Boundless
The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.
For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens;
Your truth reaches to the skies.
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!
God » Will of, submission to » Christ the perfect example of
He went away a second time and prayed, saying,
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » A refuge from the storm
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry land,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].
God » People of general references to » Guided like a flock
Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us,
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.
God » Mighty in its influence » A life-giving force
So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a [thundering] noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
So the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] was growing greatly and prevailing.
God » Is declared to be » Gracious
Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
God » Is declared to be » Longsuffering
Like one who gathers the summer fruits, like one who gleans the vintage grapes.
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
No first-ripe fig which my appetite craves.
‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’
God » Is declared to be » Omnipotent
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the
Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Israel) as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My
God » Is declared to be » Good
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
God » Overshadowing of » A refuge from the storm
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry land,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].
God » Praised, to be » Universal
Let them give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the islands and coastlands.
God » Will of, submission to » The rule of every-day life
The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ
and behold, a
God » Is declared to be » Jealous
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God [protecting and demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His];
The Lord avenges and He is full of wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord [if you serve any other gods], for He is a holy God; He is a
God » Is declared to be » Righteous
The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.
O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
God » Is declared to be » Upright
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
[They are living memorials] to declare that the Lord is upright and faithful [to His promises];
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
God » Is declared to be » Love
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
God » Is declared to be » Holy
But the Lord of hosts will be exalted in justice,
And God, the Holy One, will show Himself holy in righteousness [through His righteous judgments].
Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill [Zion, the temple mount],
For the Lord our God is holy.
God » Pleasing of » A characteristic of Christ
and behold, a
God » Leader » In a plain path
Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me on a level path
Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].
Who will bring me into the besieged city [of Petra]?
Who will lead me to Edom?
God » Spiritual promised » Eternal life
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow
God » Is declared to be » Most high
That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
However, the Most High [the One infinitely exalted above humanity] does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet [Isaiah] says,
God » People of general references to » Prepared for service
It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”
God » Mercy of » Prolongs life
It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness.
God » Leader » Like a mother bird teaching her young to fly
As an eagle that stirs up her nest, that flutters over her young, He spread abroad His wings and He took them, He bore them on His pinions. So the Lord alone led him; there was no foreign god with Him.
God » Promises to the tempted » Provision of a way of escape
No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The aim of the true minister
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel [that tells the good news of salvation through faith in Christ], so we speak, not as [if we were trying] to please people [to gain power and popularity], but to please God who examines our hearts [expecting our best].
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The Christian duty
Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].
God » Pleasing of » The aim of the true minister
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel [that tells the good news of salvation through faith in Christ], so we speak, not as [if we were trying] to please people [to gain power and popularity], but to please God who examines our hearts [expecting our best].
God » Pleasing of » The Christian duty
Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].
God » Promises of characteristics of » Membership in the company of the redeemed
Then, addressing me, one of the elders [ of the heavenly Sanhedrin] said, Who are these [people] clothed in the long white robes? And from where have they come? I replied, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they who have come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Sufficiency of divine grace
but He has said to me,
God » Grace of » Enables men to lead the simple life
This is our [reason for] proud confidence: our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world [in general], and especially toward you, with pure motives and godly sincerity, not in human wisdom, but in the grace of God [that is, His gracious lovingkindness that leads people to Christ and spiritual maturity].
God » Remember » In early life
Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the saints
And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God » People of general references to » Chosen by jehovah
for you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; and the Lord has chosen you out of all the peoples who are on the earth to be a people for His own possession.
God » Presence of » Gives courage in life's battles
“When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you.
God » Supplies of » For the saints
And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God » Promises to the tempted » Enthronement with Christ
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For israel in the wilderness
For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
God » Promises of characteristics of » Final deliverance from sorrow and pain
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the
God » Promises of characteristics of » Fellowship in Christ's sufferings
Beloved, do not be amazed and bewildered at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test your quality, as though something strange (unusual and alien to you and your position) were befalling you. But insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, rejoice, so that when His glory [full of radiance and splendor] is revealed, you may also rejoice with triumph [exultantly].
God » Is declared to be » Immutable
They shall perish, but You shall remain and endure; yes, all of them shall wear out and become old like a garment. Like clothing You shall change them, and they shall be changed and pass away. But You remain the same, and Your years shall have no end.
God » Supplies of » For israel in the wilderness
For the Lord your God has blessed you in all
God » Leader » In difficult places, for testing
And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Deliverance
Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.
God » Mighty in its influence » A defensive weapon
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
God » Mighty in its influence » A crushing hammer
“Is not My word like fire [that consumes all that cannot endure the test]?” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the [most stubborn] rock [in pieces]?
God » Remember » When away from home
“When I scatter them among the nations,
They will remember Me in far countries,
And with their children they will live and come back [to Me and the land I gave them].
God » Promises to the tempted » Safety through Christ's intercession
Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has asked excessively that [all of] you be given up to him [out of the power and keeping of God], that he might sift [all of] you like grain, But I have prayed especially for you [Peter], that your [own] faith may not fail; and when you yourself have turned again, strengthen and establish your brethren.
God » Will of, submission to » Establishes a divine relationship
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the multitude that followed Christ
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Renders life secure
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » Under the shadow of his wings
God » Voice of select readings » A still small voice
After the earthquake, [there was] a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire, [there was] the sound of a gentle blowing.
God » Mighty in its influence » A devouring flame
Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts,
“Because you [people] have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words a fire in your mouth [Jeremiah]
And this people wood, and My words will consume them.
God » Spiritual promised » An everlasting name
For thus says the Lord: To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths and choose the things which please Me and hold firmly My covenant -- " To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial and a name better [and more enduring] than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
God » Spiritual promised » Spiritual knowledge
I will give them a heart to know Me, [understanding fully] that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
God » Spiritual promised » Spiritual rest
God » Spiritual promised » A new heart
And I will give them one heart [a new heart], and put a new spirit within them. I will take from them the heart of stone, and will give them a heart of flesh [that is responsive to My touch],
God » Is declared to be » A consuming fire
for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.
God » Is declared to be » Compassionate
But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of
God » Is declared to be » Merciful
And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord! the Lord! a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and truth, Keeping mercy and loving-kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but Who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children, to the third and fourth generation.
God » Overshadowing of » Under the shadow of his wings
God » Praised, to be » Perpetually
Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
God » Presence of » Assured to the smallest assembly of believers
God » Supplies of » For the multitude that followed Christ
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
God » Pleasing of » Renders life secure
God » Presence of » Unto the end
God » Remember » In the battles of life
When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; [confidently] remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and [with courage from Him] fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and for your homes.”
God » Leader » To the border of the unseen
Then He conducted them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up His hands, He invoked a blessing on them. And it occurred that while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was taken up into heaven.
God » None good but he
Jesus answered,
God » Promises to the tempted » The bruising of the serpent's head
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
God » Promises to the tempted » Succour in the trying hour
Because He Himself [in His humanity] has suffered in being tempted, He is able to help and provide immediate assistance to those who are being tempted and exposed to suffering.
God » To believers » Answer to prayer
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the army of the three kings
It happened in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that suddenly water came [miraculously] from the area of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For elijah in the wilderness
He looked, and by his head there was a bread cake baked on hot coal, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Enoch an example of
By faith [that pleased God] Enoch was caught up and taken to heaven so that he would not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found because God had taken him; for even before he was taken [to heaven], he received the testimony [still on record] that he had walked with God and pleased Him.
God » Overshadowing providence shelters God's people » In the shadow of his hand
I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to
God » Promises of characteristics of » Unfailing
“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, in accordance with everything that He promised. Not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He spoke through Moses His servant.
God » Voice of select readings » Witnessing to Christ's divinity
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and
God » Mighty in its influence » A probing instrument
For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged
God » Is declared to be » Perfect
God » Overshadowing of » In the shadow of his hand
I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to
God » Supplies of » For the army of the three kings
It happened in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that suddenly water came [miraculously] from the area of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
God » Supplies of » For elijah in the wilderness
He looked, and by his head there was a bread cake baked on hot coal, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
God » Pleasing of » Enoch an example of
By faith [that pleased God] Enoch was caught up and taken to heaven so that he would not have a glimpse of death; and he was not found because God had taken him; for even before he was taken [to heaven], he received the testimony [still on record] that he had walked with God and pleased Him.
God » Glorifying » By good works
God » Grace of
Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].
For
God » None before him
“You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
God » To believers » An overshadowing providence
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For samaria in the time of famine
When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them.
God » Examples of plentiful supplies furnished in time of need » For the prophet's widow
When the containers were all full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” And he said to her, “There is not a one left.” Then the oil stopped [multiplying].
God » People of general references to » A peculiar treasure
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
God » Promises of characteristics of » Culminate in everlasting life
God » Promises of characteristics of » Comfort of God's presence
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Assured by divine ability
God » Promises of characteristics of » Of infinite value
For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature.
God » Promises of characteristics of » An eternal home
Do not let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me. In My Father's house there are many dwelling places (homes). If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you.
God » Mighty in its influence » A saving power
I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
God » Keeper of the saints » The sleepless watchman
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].
God » Is declared to be » Incorruptible
and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for
God » Keeps the saints » The sleepless watchman
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].
God » Praised, to be » Four-fold reason for
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
God » Supplies of » For samaria in the time of famine
When these lepers came to the edge of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried away from there silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid them. Then they went back and entered another tent and carried [some valuable things] from there also, and went and hid them.
God » Supplies of » For the prophet's widow
When the containers were all full, she said to her son, “Bring me another container.” And he said to her, “There is not a one left.” Then the oil stopped [multiplying].
God » Glorifying » By spiritual unity
so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify and praise and honor the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God » Glorifying » By praise
You who fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence], praise Him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor Him.
Fear Him [with submissive wonder], all you descendants of Israel.
God » Grace of » Promised to the humble
Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.
God » Leader » Like a shepherd
God » Who the lord God dwells in
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
God » Promises to the tempted » Power to tread on evil forces
God » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
God » Will of, submission to » The result of inward law
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
God » People of general references to » Characterized by zeal
who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.
God » Promises of characteristics of » Brighter days
For His anger is but for a moment,
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
God » Spiritual promised » The holy spirit
God » Is declared to be » Invisible
Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him; On the left hand [and to the north] where He works [I seek Him], but I cannot behold Him; He turns Himself to the right hand [and to the south], but I cannot see Him.
God » Praised, to be » With musical instruments
God » Praised, to be » In song
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
Declare among the peoples His [great and wondrous] deeds.
God » Remember » In the night season
When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,
God » Leader » Steadily toward the cross
Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were perplexed [at what Jesus had said], and those who were following were alarmed and afraid. And again He took the twelve [disciples] aside and began telling them what was going to happen to Him,
God » God the father, God the son, and God the holy spirit being one
God » To believers » Heavenly inheritance
Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
God » Promises of characteristics of » Promises to the afflicted
God » Ability of » To keep from falling
God » Glorifying » By fruit-bearing
God » Mercy of » Makes salvation possible
He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
God » Mercy of » Encourages to penitence
Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
God » Remember » In time of trouble
“When my soul was fainting within me,
I remembered the Lord,
And my prayer came to You,
Into Your holy temple.
God » Should be worshipped in spirit and in truth
God » To believers » To the poor
“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
Grass » God » Causes to grow
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
He causes grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—
Grass » God » The giver of
And
Grass » God » Originally created
And God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed according to their own kinds and trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it.
Grass » God » Adorns and clothes
Hairs » God » Takes care of
The satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s counselors gathered around them and saw that in regard to these men the fire had no effect on their bodies—their hair was not singed, their clothes were not scorched or damaged, even the smell of smoke was not on them.
Hairs » God » Numbers
The Heart » God » Influences
If I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak His name anymore,”
Then my heart becomes a burning fire
Shut up in my bones.
And I am weary of enduring and holding it in;
I cannot endure it [nor contain it any longer].
They observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with joy, for the Lord had caused them to rejoice and had turned the heart of
Saul also went home to Gibeah; and the
He turns it whichever way He wishes.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers [said Ezra], who put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn and glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
The Heart » God » Searches
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but
“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,
I test the heart,
To give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
The Heart » God » Tries
But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.
I know also, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness and integrity. In the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. So now with joy I have seen Your people who are present here, make their offerings willingly and freely to You.
The Heart » God » Establishes
so that He may strengthen and establish your hearts without blame in holiness in the sight of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His
His heart is upheld, he will not fear
While he looks [with satisfaction] on his adversaries.
The Heart » God » Enlightens
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the
The Heart » God » Prepares
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the minds of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You;
The Heart » God » Understands the thoughts of
You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but
The Heart » God » Ponders
Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].
If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?
And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?
And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?
The Heart » God » Knows
But, O Lord of hosts, You who examine the righteous,
Who see the heart and the mind,
Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For to You I have committed my cause.
The Heart » God » Creates a new
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
The Heart » God » Strengthens
Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.
The Heart » God » Opens
A woman named
the Heathen » God » Punishes
“And in anger and wrath I shall execute vengeance
On the nations which have not obeyed [such vengeance as they have not known before].”
You drove out the [pagan] nations with Your own hand;
Then you planted and established them (Israel);
[It was by Your power that] You uprooted the [pagan] peoples,
Then You spread them abroad.
Hasten and come, all you nations round about, and assemble yourselves; there You, O Lord, will bring down Your mighty ones (Your warriors). Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the [vintage] harvest is ripe; come, get down and tread the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for the wickedness [of the peoples] is great.
In indignation You marched through the earth;
In anger You trampled and threshed the nations.
If the family of Egypt does not go up [to Jerusalem] and present themselves, then no rain will fall on them. It will be the plague with which the Lord will strike the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles).
the Heathen » God » Rules over
and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven? And do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, there is no one able to take a stand against You.
God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
the Heathen » God » Will be exalted among
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”
So the nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth [will recognize] Your glory.
the Heathen » God » Will finally judge
All who have sinned without the Law will also perish without [regard to] the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged and condemned by the Law. For it is not merely hearing the Law [read] that makes one righteous before God, but it is the doers of the Law who will be held guiltless and acquitted and justified. When Gentiles who have not the [divine] Law do instinctively what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, since they do not have the Law. read more.
They show that the essential requirements of the Law are written in their hearts and are operating there, with which their consciences (sense of right and wrong) also bear witness; and their [moral] decisions (their arguments of reason, their condemning or approving thoughts) will accuse or perhaps defend and excuse [them] On that day when, as my Gospel proclaims, God by Jesus Christ will judge men in regard to the things which they conceal (their hidden thoughts).
the Heathen » God » Brings to nought the counsels of
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
Heaven » God » Answers his people from
Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.
Then David built an altar to the Lord there and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called on the Lord, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
“Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them.
But when they cried out to You in the time of their suffering and distress,
You heard them from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them
Who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
Heaven » God » Sends his judgments from
“The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them in the heavens,
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
And He will give strength to His
And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”
Then the Lord rained down brimstone (flaming sulfur) and fire on Sodom and on Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven,
I saw in the visions of my head [as I lay] on my bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. He cried aloud [with might] and said, Cut down the tree and cut off its branches; shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the living creatures flee from under it and the fowls from its branches.
Heaven » God » Reigns in
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’
The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.
Heaven » God » Fills
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!
Heaven » God » Is the lord of
At that time Jesus said,
And you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven, and the vessels of His house have been brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But the God who holds in His hand your breath of life and your ways you have not honored and glorified [but have dishonored and defied].
Herbs » God » Created
So God said, “Let the earth sprout [tender]
no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to
Herbs » God » Causes to grow
He causes grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—
Injustice » God » Abominates
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous
Are both repulsive to the Lord.
Injustice » God » Approves not of
To turn aside and deprive a man of his rights before the face of the Most High or a superior [acting as God's representative], To subvert a man in his cause -- "[of these things] the Lord does not approve.
Injustice » God » Regards
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].
Injustice » God » Provoked to avenge
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Injustice » God » Hears the cry of those who suffer
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of
Israel » Led » God
But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the
The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
Israel » Groaning » Heard » God
However, after a long time [nearly forty years] the king of Egypt died; and the Israelites were sighing and groaning because of the bondage. They kept crying, and their cry because of slavery ascended to God. And God heard their sighing and groaning and [earnestly] remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the Israelites and took knowledge of them and concerned Himself about them [knowing all, understanding, remembering all].
Justice » God » Displeased with the want of
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].
Justice » God » Gives wisdom to execute
God said to him, Because you have asked this and have not asked for long life or for riches, nor for the lives of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to recognize what is just and right, Behold, I have done as you asked. I have given you a wise, discerning mind, so that no one before you was your equal, nor shall any arise after you equal to you.
Justice » God » Sets the highest value on
From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To walk in the ways of darkness;
Justice » God » Delights in
But an accurate scale is His delight.
Justice » God » Requires
He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
Except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion),
And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?
Man » God » Orders the goings of
For the ways of man are directly before the eyes of the Lord,
And He carefully watches all of his paths [all of his comings and goings].
Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the Lord.
How then can a man [fully] understand his way?
Man » God » Preserves
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You,
O Watcher of mankind?
Why have You set me as a target for You,
So that I am a burden to myself?
Man » God » Provides for
The eyes of all wait for You [looking, watching, and expecting] and You give them their food in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.
Man » God » Prepares the heart of
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Man » God » Enables to speak
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Man » God » Makes the wrath of, to praise him
For the wrath of man shall praise You;
With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself.
Man » God » Makes his beauty consume away
“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
Man » God » Instructs
He who instructs the nations,
Does He not rebuke and punish,
He who teaches man knowledge?
Man » God » Turns, to destruction
You turn man back to dust,
And say, “Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!”
Man » God » Destroys the hopes of
Water wears away the stones,
Its floods and torrents wash away the soil of the earth,
So You [O Lord] destroy the hope of man.
Mercy-seat » God » Spake from above
Now when Moses went into the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat (the gold cover) that was on the ark of the Testimony from between the two cherubim; and He spoke [by special revelation] to him.
There I will meet with you; from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, I will speak [intimately] with you regarding every commandment that I will give you for the Israelites.
Mercy-seat » God » Appeared over in the cloud
The Lord said to Moses,
“Tell Aaron your brother that he
Mercy-seat » God » Dwelt over
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
Mountains » God » Causes, to melt
The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
“The mountains quaked at the presence of the Lord,
Yes, this Sinai, at the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.
That the mountains might quake at Your presence—
When You did awesome and amazing things which we did not expect,
You came down [at Sinai]; the mountains quaked at Your presence.
Mountains » God » Causes, to smoke
He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Mountains » God » Causes, to tremble
The mountains quake before Him
And the hills melt away;
Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—
Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.
The mountains saw You and [they] trembled and writhed [as if in pain];
The downpour of waters swept by [as a deluge].
The deep uttered its voice and raged,
It lifted its hands high.
Mountains » God » Causes, to skip
Mountains » God » Sets the foundations of, on fire
‘For a fire is kindled by My anger,
And it burns to the depths of Sheol (the place of the dead, the nether world),
It devours the earth with its yield,
And sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Mountains » God » Overturns
“It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know it,
When He overturns them in His anger;
“Man puts his hand on [and tears apart] the flinty rock;
He overturns the mountains at the base [looking for treasure].
Mountains » God » Waters, from his chambers
He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
Mountains » God » Weighs, in a balance
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Mountains » God » Makes waste
“I will lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.
Mountains » God » Scatters
He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and startled the nations,
Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
Mountains » God » Parches, with draught
I called for a drought on the land and the hill country, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.”
Mountains » God » Gives strength to
In whose hand are the depths of the earth;
The peaks of the mountains are His also.
Mountains » God » Set fast
Mountains » God » Formed
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.
Mountains » God » Removes
“It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know it,
When He overturns them in His anger;
Murder » God » Will avenge
And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet in a little while I will avenge the blood [that was shed in the Valley] of Jezreel and inflict the punishment for it on the house of
You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Have you murdered and also taken possession [of the victim’s property]?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick up your blood as well.”’”
“Rejoice, O nations, with His people;
For He will avenge the blood of His servants,
And will render vengeance on His adversaries,
And will atone for His land and His people.”
Murder » God » Requires blood for
The Lord will return his bloody deeds upon his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and honorable than he and killed them with the sword, without my father David knowing: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man’s brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.
So you shall not pollute and defile the land in which you live; for [the shedding of innocent] blood pollutes and defiles the land. No atonement (expiation) can be made for the land for the [innocent] blood shed in it, except by the blood (execution) of him who shed it.
Murder » God » Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.
Murder » God » Abominates
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Murder » God » Curses those guilty of
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
Murder » God » Makes inquisition for
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
Murmuring » Against » God
The foolishness of man undermines his way [ruining whatever he undertakes];
Then his heart is resentful and rages against the Lord [for, being a fool, he blames the Lord instead of himself].
Names » Of Christ » God
A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
New Birth » Effected by » God
Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
The poor » God » Exalts
“He raises up the poor from the dust,
He lifts up the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor and glory;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the land on them.
Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction,
And makes their families like a flock.
The poor » God » Hears
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
The poor » God » Protects
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
The poor » God » Provides for
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.
The poor » God » Delivers
All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”
“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.
The poor » God » Despises not the prayer of
The poor » God » Maintains the right of
I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.
The poor » God » Is the refuge of
You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,
But the Lord is his safe refuge.
The poor » God » Forgets not
The poor » God » Regards, equally with the rich
“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.
Rain » God » Should be feared on account of
‘They do not say in their heart,
“Let us now fear and worship the Lord our God [with profound awe and reverence],
Who gives rain in its season,
Both the autumn and the spring rain,
Who keeps for us
The appointed weeks of the harvest.”
Rain » God » Should be praised for
Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises with the harp or the lyre to our God! -- " Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.
Rain » God » Exhibits greatness in giving
Behold, God is great, and we know Him not! The number of His years is unsearchable. For He draws up the drops of water, which distil as rain from His vapor,
Rain » God » Sends upon the evil and good
Rain » God » Prepares
Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who provides rain for the earth,
Who makes grass grow on the mountains.
Rain » God » Exhibits goodness in giving
yet He did not leave Himself without some witness [as evidence of Himself], in that He kept constantly doing good things and showing you kindness, and giving you rains from heaven and productive seasons, filling your hearts with food and happiness.”
Rain » God » Causes, to come down
So rejoice, O children of Zion,
And delight in the Lord, your God;
For He has given you the early [autumn] rain in vindication
And He has poured down the rain for you,
The early [autumn] rain and the late [spring] rain, as before.
Rain » God » Made a decree for
Rain » God » Gives
Rejected » Christ » God
“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];
“But My people would not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [consent to] obey Me.
So whoever rejects and disregards this is not [merely] rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you [to dwell in you and empower you to overcome temptation].
But the Pharisees and the lawyers [who were experts in the Mosaic Law] annulled and set aside God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them.
The Resurrection » Effected by the power of » God
But Jesus replied to them,
Reviling and reproaching » The wicked utter, against » God
Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.
And return into the lap of our neighbors sevenfold
The taunts with which they have taunted You, O Lord.
The sabbath » God » Commanded, to be kept
Each of you shall
The sabbath » God » Sanctified
So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.
For six days work may be done, but the seventh is the Sabbath of complete rest, sacred to the Lord; whoever does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
The sabbath » God » Blessed
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].
So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.
The sabbath » God » Will have his goodness commemorated in the observance of
You shall remember [with thoughtful concern] that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
The sabbath » God » Shows favor in appointing
“So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath,
And gave them commandments, statutes, and law,
The sabbath » God » Shows considerate kindness in appointing
“Six days [each week] you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall stop [working] so that your ox and your donkey may settle down and rest, and the son of your female servant, as well as your stranger, may be refreshed.
The sabbath » God » Hallowed
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].
The sabbath » God » Commanded to be sanctified
“Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).
Sanctification » Effected by » God
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and
To those who are the called (God’s chosen ones, the elect), dearly loved by God the Father, and kept [secure and set apart] for Jesus Christ:
Then the nations will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord who sets apart and sanctifies Israel [for holy use], when My sanctuary is in their midst forever.”’”
the Sea » God » Stills, by his power
Who stills the roaring of the seas,
The roaring of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples,
the Sea » God » Created
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].
“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are only men of the same nature as you, bringing the good news to you, so that you turn from these useless and meaningless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything that is in them.
the Sea » God » Set bounds to, by a perpetual decree
“He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters
At the boundary between light and darkness.
“Or who enclosed the sea with doors
When it burst forth and went out of the womb;
And marked for it My appointed boundary and set bars and doors, And said, Thus far shall you come and no farther; and here shall your proud waves be stayed?
the Sea » God » Dries up, by his rebuke
He rebukes the sea and dries it up;
He dries up all the rivers [illustrating His judgment].
Bashan [on the east] and [Mount] Carmel [on the west] wither,
And [in the north] the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
“Why, when I came, was there no man [to greet Me]?
When I called, why was there no one to answer?
Is My hand really so short that it cannot redeem [My servants]?
Or have I no power to rescue?
Listen carefully, with My rebuke I dry up the sea,
I make the rivers into a desert;
Their fish stink because there is no water
And die of thirst.
the Sea » God » Made the birds and fishes out of
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens. God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the fowl multiply in the earth.
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
the Sea » God » Does what he pleases in
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
the Sea » God » Founded the earth upon
For He has founded it upon the seas
And established it upon the streams and the rivers.
the Sea » God » Shakes, by his word
For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
Sickness » God » Heals
‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and I who give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
“Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘For the Lord, the God of David your father says this, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; listen carefully, I will add fifteen years to your life.
This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness:
Sickness » God » Often manifests saving grace to sinners during
[God's voice may be heard by man when] he is chastened with pain upon his bed and with continual strife in his bones or while all his bones are firmly set, So that his desire makes him loathe food, and even dainty dishes [nauseate him]. His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out. read more.
Yes, his soul draws near to corruption, and his life to the inflicters of death (the destroyers). [God's voice may be heard] if there is for the hearer a messenger or an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him [how to be upright and in right standing with God], Then [God] is gracious to him and says, Deliver him from going down into the pit [of destruction]; I have found a ransom (a price of redemption, an atonement)!
Some are fools [made ill] because of the way of their transgressions and are afflicted because of their iniquities. They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death. Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses. read more.
He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction. Oh, that men would praise [and confess to] the Lord for His goodness and loving-kindness and His wonderful works to the children of men!
Sickness » God » Hears the prayers of those in
They loathe every kind of food, and they draw near to the gates of death. Then they cry to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivers them out of their distresses. He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction.
Sickness » God » Promises to heal
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father (ancestor): “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears. Behold, I am healing you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
You shall serve [only] the Lord your God, and He shall bless your bread and water. I will also remove sickness from among you.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his mercy in healing
He certainly was sick and close to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Sickness » God » Persecutes the wicked by
I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with virulent disease; and I will make them a terror (warning) to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a horror, a hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them,
Sickness » God » Abandons the wicked to
“Therefore says the Lord, ‘You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed liberty to your brother and your countryman. Behold (listen very carefully), I am proclaiming liberty to you—[liberty to be put] to the sword, [liberty] to [be ravaged by] the virulent disease, and [liberty] to [be decimated by] famine,’ says the Lord; ‘and I will make you a horror and a warning to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing
“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;
But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction),
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Sickness » God » Preserves saints in time of
For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day, read more.
Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.
Sickness » God » Strengthens saints in
The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed;
In his illness, You will restore him to health.
Sickness » God » Comforts saints in
The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed;
In his illness, You will restore him to health.
Sickness » God » Permits saints to be tried by
But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse and renounce You to Your face. And the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.
Sickness » God » Exhibits his power in healing
One day as He was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.
Sin » God » Alone can forgive
“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”
keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].”
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
To the Lord our God belong mercy and lovingkindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;
Sin » God » Abominates
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, read more.
A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren.
For everyone who does such things, everyone who acts unjustly [without personal integrity] is utterly repulsive to the Lord your God.
Sin » God » Recompenses
I will first doubly repay and punish them for their wickedness and their sin [before I return them to their land], because they have profaned My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable idols and with their abominations.”
Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
Sin » God » Punishes
In this way I will punish the world for its evil
And the wicked for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And will abase the arrogance of the tyrant.
“I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth;
Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.”
Sin » God » Remembers
for her sins (crimes, transgressions) have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her wickedness and crimes [for judgment].
Sin » God » Is provoked to jealousy by
And [the people of] Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord. They provoked Him to
Sin » God » Is provoked to anger by
“Because I exalted you [Baasha] from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you walked in the way of Jeroboam and made My people Israel sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins [of idol worship],
Sin » God » Marks
‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
Stars » God » Created
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
Stars » God » Appointed to give light by night
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
Stars » God » Established, for ever
He has also established them forever and ever;
He has made a decree which shall not pass away.
Stars » God » Set, in the firmament of heaven
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,
Stars » God » Numbers and names
Stars » God » Obscures
The sun » God » Appointed to rule the day
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Thus says the Lord,
Who gives the sun for light by day
And the fixed order of the moon and of the stars for light by night,
Who stirs up the sea’s roaring billows or stills the waves when they roar;
The Lord of hosts is His name:
The sun » God » Created
God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
The sun » God » Causes, to rise both on evil and good
The sun » God » Causes to know its time of setting
The sun » God » Appointed to divide seasons, &c
Then God said, “Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God’s provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;
The sun » God » Placed in the firmament
God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,
The sun » God » Exercises sovereign power over
Titles and names of the holy ghost » God
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart that you should lie to and attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and should [in violation of your promise] withdraw secretly and appropriate to your own use part of the price from the sale of the land? As long as it remained unsold, was it not still your own? And [even] after it was sold, was not [the money] at your disposal and under your control? Why then, is it that you have proposed and purposed in your heart to do this thing? [How could you have the heart to do such a deed?] You have not [simply] lied to men [playing false and showing yourself utterly deceitful] but to God.
War » God » Gives the victory in
The Lord heard the voice of Israel and handed over the Canaanites; then they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of the place was called Hormah (dedicate to destruction).
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
So the Lord our God handed him over to us [and gave us the victory], and we defeated him and his sons and all his people.
So the Lord our God also handed over Og king of Bashan, and all his people, into our hand and we struck him until no survivor was left.
Eleazar stood up and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary and clung to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day; the people returned after him only to take the spoil [of the slain].
War » God » Frequently ordered
saying, “The Lord has sworn [an oath]; the Lord will have war against [the people of] Amalek from generation to generation.”
The Lord said to Moses, Avenge the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you shall be gathered to your [departed] people.
War » God » Strengthens his people for
And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
War » God » Taught his people the art of
“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
War » God » Scatters those who delight in
Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
War » God » Causes, to cease
He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
Widow's » God » Judges for
He
A father of the fatherless and a judge and protector of the widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
Widow's » God » Establishes the border of
The Lord will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous),
But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.
Widow's » God » Surely hears the cry of
If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me [for help], I will most certainly hear their cry;
Widow's » God » Will witness against oppressors of
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
Widow's » God » Relieves
The Lord protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow;
But He makes crooked the way of the wicked.
Wind » God » Brings forth, out of his treasuries
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of
And He causes the clouds and the mist to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings out the wind from His treasuries and from His storehouses.
Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth;
Who makes lightning for the rain,
Who brings the wind from His storehouses;
Wind » God » Assuages
He said to them,
Wind » God » Restrains
“When He gave weight and pressure to the wind
And allotted the waters by measure,
Wind » God » Raises
When the sun came up God prepared a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he fainted and he wished to die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
Wind » God » Gathers, in his hand
Who has ascended into heaven and descended?
Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in His garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His name, and what is His Son’s name?
Certainly you know!
Wind » God » Changes
He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens
And by His [unlimited] power He guided the south wind.
Wind » God » Created
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.
Topics on God
A Forgiving God
Exodus 34:7keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].”
A Place For God's Name
Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His
Abiding With God
John 1:32John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the
Ability, God's Power
Exodus 15:6
“Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.
Ability, Of God To Save
John 6:37Abominations, To God
Proverbs 3:22
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).
Above All Gods
Ephesians 4:6one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.
Abraham Believed God
Genesis 15:6Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord; and He counted (credited) it to him
Abraham, God's Covenant With
Genesis 15:1-21After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
I am your shield;
Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
Abraham, The Friend Of God
Genesis 14:18-19Abuse, To God's People
Acts 2:13But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”
Acceptance, From God
2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of
Access to God
Ephesians 2:18For it is through Him that we both have a [direct] way of approach in one Spirit to the Father.
Access To God, By Means Of
John 14:6Jesus said to him,
Access To God, In Old Testament
Exodus 29:44-45I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar [of burnt offering]; also I will sanctify Aaron and his sons to serve as priests to Me.
Access To God, The Characteristics Of
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
Access To God, Through Christ
Ephesians 2:18For it is through Him that we both have a [direct] way of approach in one Spirit to the Father.
Acknowledging God
Proverbs 3:6
And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].
Action Lest God Be Angry
Numbers 1:53But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, so that there will be no wrath against the congregation of the Israelites. The Levites shall be in charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
Adam and eve disobey god
Genesis 3:9But the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?”
Adding To God
Deuteronomy 4:2You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you.
Admission Into God's Presence
Psalm 24:3
Who may ascend onto the
And who may stand in His holy place?
Adoption Is By God's Grace
Ephesians 1:5-6He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—
Adoration, Of God
Isaiah 6:3And one called out to another, saying,
The whole earth is filled with His glory.”
Advice, From God
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.
Advice, Receiving God's Advice
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together,”
Says the Lord.
“
They shall be as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
Advice, Rejecting God's Advice
Psalm 106:13
But they quickly forgot His works;
They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],
Affection For God's People
Psalm 16:3
As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,
They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Agony, God's Judgment
Luke 16:24-25Agreement, Before God
Matthew 18:19Agriculture, Growth From God
Psalm 65:9
You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water];
You greatly enrich it;
The stream of God is full of water;
You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth.
Aliens, God's Attitude
Jeremiah 7:2-7“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter by these gates to worship the Lord.’”
All Enemies Under God's Feet
1 Corinthians 15:25For Christ must reign [as King] until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
All Life Is Dependent On God
1 Timothy 6:13I solemnly charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and [in the presence] of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession [in His testimony] before Pontius Pilate,
All Things Belong To God
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heavens and the highest of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth and all that is in it.
Amazement, Of God's Actions
Psalm 98:1
For He has done marvelous and wonderful things;
His right hand and His holy arm have
Angelic Beings Praising God
Psalm 148:2
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts (armies)!
Angels as God's servants
Psalm 103:20
Bless the Lord, you His angels,
You mighty ones who do His commandments,
Obeying the voice of His word!
Angels As Sons Of God
Genesis 6:2that the
Angels Doing God's Work
Matthew 28:2-7And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.
Angels Going At God's Bidding
Genesis 19:1It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s [
Angels opposed to God
2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Angels, as God's messengers
Isaiah 40:3-5
A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Anger Of God, Causes
Numbers 32:10-15And the Lord’s anger was kindled on that day and He swore an oath, saying,
Anger Of God, Consequences
Deuteronomy 9:8And at Horeb (Sinai) you provoked the Lord to wrath, and the Lord was so angry with you that He would have destroyed you.
Anger Of God, Description
Nehemiah 9:17
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
And You did not abandon them.
Anger Of God, Examples Of
Genesis 11:8So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the entire earth; and they stopped building the city.
Anger Of God, Nature Of
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]?
And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
Anger Of God, Saved From
Psalm 30:5
For His anger is but for a moment,
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Angry With God
Genesis 4:6And the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed?
Animals, God's Care Of
Psalm 147:9
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
Anointed By God
Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You have anointed and refreshed my head with
My cup overflows.
Answering God
Psalm 91:15
“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.
Appealing To God
2 Corinthians 5:20So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
Appearances Of God In Ot
Genesis 12:7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there to [honor] the Lord who had appeared to him.
Approaching God
Hebrews 4:16Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment].
Archers, Likened To God
Lamentations 3:12-13
He has bent His bow
And set me as a target for the arrow.
Arm Of God
Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any [man-made] god ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders and by war and by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your [very] eyes?
Armies, God
2 Kings 6:17Then Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, please, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servants eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.
Armor of God
Ephesians 6:11Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
Arrogantly Like God
Genesis 3:5For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”
Atonement, Reconciliation To God By
Romans 5:10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved because Christ lives today].
Awesome God
Psalm 68:35
O God, You are awesome and profoundly majestic from Your sanctuary;
The God of Israel gives strength and power to His people.
Blessed be God!
Babies, Blessing From God
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb a reward.
Beauty Of God
Psalm 27:4
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
Before God Acts
Psalm 6:3
My soul [as well as my body] is greatly dismayed.
But as for You, O Lord—how long [until You act on my behalf]?
Being A Man Of God
1 Timothy 6:11But as for you,
Being A Part Of The Family Of God
Ephesians 5:1Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father];
Being A Woman Of God
1 Corinthians 11:3But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, and man is the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Being A Women Of God
Genesis 2:18Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is]
Being Devoted to God
1 Kings 8:61Therefore, your hearts are to be wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as [you are doing] today.”
Being Face To Face With God
Exodus 33:11And so the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his attendant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
Being Filled With God
Colossians 2:9For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God].
Being Hidden From God
Genesis 4:14Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Belief In God
Hebrews 6:1Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Believers As Sons Of God
Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God.
Believers Remembering God
Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
Believing In God
Acts 6:5The suggestion pleased the whole congregation; and they selected
Bereavement, God's Comfort in
Lamentations 3:32-33
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.
Bethel The House Of God
Genesis 28:17So he was afraid and said, “How fearful and awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gateway to heaven.”
Betrayal, God Never Will
Psalm 89:33
“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,
Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
Blamelessness, Presented To God
1 Corinthians 1:8And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Blasphemy, At God
Psalm 73:9
They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue swaggers through the earth.
Blessed Be God!
1 Kings 1:48The king has also said this: ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has granted one [of my descendants] to sit on my throne today and allowed my eyes to see it.’”
Blessed By God
Genesis 2:3So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.
Blessed Through God
Psalm 33:12
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Blessing Through God's People
Genesis 12:3
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”
Boasting In God
Jeremiah 9:23Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance;
Bowing Before God
James 4:10Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].
Bowing To False Gods
2 Kings 17:35with whom the Lord had made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods or bow yourselves to them nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.
Breaking God's Law
Isaiah 24:5The earth also is polluted
Breath Of God
Psalm 33:6
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
Building God's Dwelling
2 Samuel 7:2the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”
Buying God's Gift
Isaiah 55:1
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].
Called By God's Name
Deuteronomy 28:10So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you.
Calling upon God
Genesis 4:26To Seth, also, a son was born, whom he named Enosh (mortal man, mankind). At that [same] time men began to call on the name of the Lord [in worship through prayer, praise, and thanksgiving].
Caused By God
Job 37:13
“Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally]
Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Chariots Of God
Psalm 68:17
The chariots of God are
The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.
Cherubim, At God's Throne
1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent word to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of the covenant of God.
Child Of God
Galatians 3:26For you [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified and] are all children of God [set apart for His purpose with full rights and privileges] through faith in Christ Jesus.
Children Of God
Galatians 3:26For you [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified and] are all children of God [set apart for His purpose with full rights and privileges] through faith in Christ Jesus.
Children, A Gift From God
Psalm 113:9
He makes the barren woman live in the house
As a joyful mother of children.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Children, responsibilities to God
Psalm 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
Choosing God's Way
Joshua 24:15If it is unacceptable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Christ Knowing God
John 10:15Christ Pleasing God
Matthew 3:17and behold, a
Christ's Relationship To God
Matthew 26:39And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying,
Christians Are Called Servants Of God
2 Corinthians 6:4but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,
Church Of God
1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified (set apart, made holy) in Christ Jesus, who are selected and called as saints (God’s people), together with all those who in every place call on and honor the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
City Of God
Psalm 48:1-3
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
Clear Conscience Before God
Acts 24:16In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.
Clinging To God
Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.
Clouds, God's Presence
Psalm 97:2
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai];
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
Coal, Describing God
2 Samuel 22:8-9
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
Comfort, Of God
Isaiah 49:13
Shout for joy, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
And break forth into singing, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people
And will have compassion on His afflicted.
Coming To God
Psalm 42:2
My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.
When will I come and see the face of God?
Commitment, to God
Deuteronomy 27:10So you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God, and do His commandments and statutes which I am commanding you today.”
Commitment, to God's people
Acts 2:42They were continually and faithfully devoting themselves to the instruction of the apostles, and to fellowship, to
Communion With God
John 14:16Communion With God, Examples Of
Genesis 5:24And [in reverent fear and obedience] Enoch walked with God; and he was not [found among men], because God took him [away to be home with Him].
Concealment, Of God
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Confidence In God, Produces Boldness
Isaiah 41:10
‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
Confidence In God, Removes Fear
Psalm 46:1-2
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
Confidence, God's Calling
Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
Confidence, In God's Word
Joshua 23:14“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the Lord your God has promised concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed.
Consequences Of Forsaking God
Isaiah 1:28
But rebels and sinners will be crushed and destroyed together,
And those who abandon (turn away from) the Lord will be consumed (perish).
Conversion, God's demands for
Romans 1:21-23For even though
Covenant, God's with Abraham
Nehemiah 9:8
“You found his heart to be faithful
And You
To give him the land of the Canaanite,
Of the Hittite, of the Amorite,
Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite—
To give it to his descendants.
And You have fulfilled Your promise,
For You are righteous and just.
Covenant, God's with David
Psalm 78:70
He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
Covenant, God's with Israel's priests
Numbers 25:12-13Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace.
Covenant, God's with Noah
Genesis 6:17For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
Creation Showing God's Nature
Job 12:7-10
“Now ask the animals, and let them teach you [that God does not deal with His creatures according to their character];
And ask the birds of the air, and let them tell you;
Cries Of Distress To God
Psalm 119:146
I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.
Crowns For God's People
Isaiah 28:5
In that day the Lord of hosts will become a magnificent crown
And a glorious diadem to the [converted] remnant of His people,
Cruelty, God's attitude to
Deuteronomy 23:15-16“You shall not hand over to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you.
Crying To God
Exodus 2:23Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage
Cup, God's Wrath
Jeremiah 25:15-17For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
Cursing God
Exodus 22:28“You shall not curse God, nor curse the ruler of your people [since he administers God’s law].
Danger When God Is Near
Numbers 8:19I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service of the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) and to make atonement for them, so that there will be no plague among the Israelites if they should approach the sanctuary.”
Darkness, And God's Judgment
Matthew 25:30Death Due To God's Presence
Exodus 33:20But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live!”
Death Of God's People
1 Thessalonians 4:13Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life].
Deceiving God
Job 13:9
“Will it be well for you when He investigates you [and your tactics against me]?
Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?
Deception, Forbidden By God
Leviticus 19:11‘You shall not steal, nor deal deceptively, nor lie to one another.
Defeat Of God's People
Numbers 14:45Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and struck the Israelites and scattered them as far as Hormah.
Delight, God Expressing
Psalm 104:31
May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice and be glad in His works—
Denying God
Titus 1:16They profess to know God [to recognize and be acquainted with Him], but by their actions they deny and disown Him. They are detestable and disobedient and worthless for good work of any kind.
Denying God And His Power
2 Timothy 3:5holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.
Devotion To God
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth
And with the first fruits of all your crops (income);
Different Gods
Exodus 34:14—for you shall not worship any other god; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]—
Discerning God's Things
Deuteronomy 18:21If you say in your heart, ‘How will we know and recognize the word which the Lord has not spoken?’
Discipline From God
Job 5:17
“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].
Dishonesty, God's Hatred Of
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Dishonoring God
Romans 2:23You who boast in the Law, do you [repeatedly] dishonor God by
Disobedience, To God
Psalm 78:10
They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk according to His law;
Do Not Fear For God Will Help
Joel 2:21
Do not fear, O land; be glad and rejoice,
For the Lord has done great things!
Doctrine, From God
John 7:16Jesus answered them by saying,
Doing God's Will
John 7:17Doing God's Works
John 6:28Then they asked Him, “What are we to do, so that we may habitually be doing the works of God?”
Doubting God
Deuteronomy 1:32Yet in spite of this word, you did not trust [that is, confidently rely on and believe] the Lord your God,
Doubting God's Concern
Job 30:20
“I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me;
I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me.
Doubting God's Justice
Psalm 82:2
How long will you judge unjustly
And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
Doubting God's Word
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And
drawing near to God
James 4:8Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].
Driven Away By God
Hosea 9:17
My God will reject them and cast them away
Because they did not listen to Him;
And they will be wanderers (fugitives) among the nations.
Driven From God's Presence
Psalm 68:2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.
Duty Of Man To God
Deuteronomy 10:12“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul [your choices, your thoughts, your whole being],
Earth, Belonging To God
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heavens and the highest of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth and all that is in it.
Earth, God Sustaining
Psalm 135:6-7
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
Earth, God's Glory
Psalm 33:5
He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Easy For God
Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult or too wonderful for the
Eating Before God
Exodus 12:4Now if the household is too small for a lamb [to be consumed], let him and his next door neighbor take one according to the number of people [in the households]; according to what each man can eat, you are to divide the lamb.
Emotions, Shown By God
Deuteronomy 7:7-8“The Lord did not love you and choose you because you were greater in number than any of the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
Encouraged To Serve Foreign gods
1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, let Him accept an offering [from me]; but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, because they have driven me out this day to keep me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
Enemies Of God
Philippians 3:18For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, who live as enemies of the cross of Christ [rejecting and opposing His way of salvation],
enquiring of God
Genesis 25:22-23But the children struggled together within her [kicking and shoving one another]; and she said, “If it is so [that the Lord has heard our prayer], why then am I this way?” So she went to inquire of the Lord [praying for an answer].
Equality With God
John 5:18This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him, for not only was He breaking the Sabbath [from their viewpoint], but He was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
Escaping From God
Jeremiah 5:5
“I will go to the great [men]
And speak to them,
For they [must] know the way of the Lord,
The ordinance of their God.”
But [I found the reverse to be true, that] they too had all alike broken the yoke [of God’s law]
And had burst the bonds [of obedience to Him].
Eternally With God
Psalm 41:12
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
Examples Of Following God
Deuteronomy 1:34-36“And the Lord heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and took an oath, saying,
Exclusion From God's Presence
2 Thessalonians 1:9These people will pay the penalty and endure the punishment of
Existence Through God
Romans 4:17(as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God
Experience, of God
Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good;
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who takes refuge in Him.
Eyes, Used Of God
Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Face Of God
Numbers 6:25-26
The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor],
And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];
Failture, God Will Never
1 Chronicles 28:20Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor
Faith, And Blessings Of God
Matthew 17:20He answered,
Faithfulness, To God
1 Kings 2:3-4Keep the charge of the Lord your God, [that is, fulfill your obligation to] walk in His ways, keep His statutes, His commandments, His precepts, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may succeed in everything that you do and wherever you turn,
Falling Away From God
Hebrews 6:6False Gods
Jeremiah 46:25The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon [chief god of the sacred city] of Thebes [the capital of Upper Egypt], and Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her gods and her kings—even Pharaoh and those who put their trust in him [as a shield against Babylon].
Family, Showing God's Relationship
Galatians 6:10So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers).
Famine Coming From God
Deuteronomy 28:48you will therefore serve your enemies whom the Lord sends against you, in hunger and in thirst, in nakedness and in lack of all things; and He will put an iron yoke [of slavery] on your neck until He has destroyed you.
Fear God!
Leviticus 19:14You shall not curse a deaf man nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.
Fear Of God
Proverbs 1:7
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence];
But arrogant
Fear Of God, Examples Of
Hebrews 11:7By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
Fear Of God, Results Of
Deuteronomy 6:24So the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear [and worship] the Lord our God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect] for our good always and so that He might preserve us alive, as it is today.
Fearing God
Proverbs 9:10
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
Fearing God's Word
Psalm 119:120
My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
Feelings Of Rejection By God
Psalm 74:1
Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
Fellowship, With God
1 John 1:3what we have seen and heard we also proclaim to you, so that you too may have fellowship [as partners] with us. And indeed our fellowship [which is a distinguishing mark of born-again believers] is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Finding Comfort In God
2 Corinthians 1:3-4Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,
Finding God
Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.
Finger Of God
Psalm 8:3
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
Fire Emanating From God
2 Samuel 22:9
“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
Fire From God's Servants
Genesis 3:24So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He [permanently] stationed the
Fire Of God's Anger
Jeremiah 4:4
“Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the Lord
And remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart,
Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way]
And burn and there will be no one to quench it,
Because of the evil of your acts.”
Fire Of God's Word
Jeremiah 20:9
If I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak His name anymore,”
Then my heart becomes a burning fire
Shut up in my bones.
And I am weary of enduring and holding it in;
I cannot endure it [nor contain it any longer].
Fleeing From God
Isaiah 33:3
At the sound of the tumult, the peoples flee;
At the lifting up of Yourself nations scatter.
Following God
Isaiah 48:17This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,
Who leads you in the way that you should go.
Food For Other gods
Exodus 34:15otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the prostitute with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you
Foolishness Of God
1 Corinthians 1:25[This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort].
Fools Attitude To God
Psalm 14:1
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
For The Sake Of God's People
Genesis 26:24The Lord appeared to him the same night and said,
Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
I will bless and favor you, and multiply your descendants,
For the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Forbearance Of God
Genesis 15:16Then in the
Forgetting God
Deuteronomy 4:9“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]—
Forsaking God
1 Kings 11:33because
Forsaking God's Things
2 Chronicles 24:18They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the
Forsaking God, Illustrated By
1 Samuel 12:10They cried out to the Lord, saying, ‘We have sinned because we have abandoned (rejected) the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now rescue us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’
Future Rejoicing In God
Psalm 86:4
Make Your servant rejoice,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul [all that I am—in prayer].
Gathered By God
Psalm 50:5
“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Generosity, God's
Ephesians 1:7-9In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
Gifts From God, Spiritual
John 6:32Then Jesus said to them,
Gifts From God, Temporal
Psalm 136:25
Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Gifts Of God
Hosea 2:8
“For she (Israel) has not noticed nor understood nor realized that it was I [the Lord God] who gave her the grain and the new wine and the oil,
And lavished on her silver and gold,
Which they used for Baal and made into his image.
Giving To God
Romans 11:35Or who has first given to Him that it would be paid back to him?
Glory Of God
John 1:14And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).
God Abandoning Individuals
Hebrews 12:17For you know that later on, when he wanted [to regain title to] his inheritance of the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance [there was no way to repair what he had done, no chance to recall the choice he had made], even though he sought for it with [bitter] tears.
God Acting Of Old
Psalm 102:25
“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.
God Acts From Heaven
John 1:32John gave [further] evidence [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], saying, “I have seen the
God Always With You
Psalm 41:12
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
God Always Working
Deuteronomy 11:12a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
God And The Heart
1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks
God And The Humble
Psalm 138:6
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
God And The Poor
Job 34:19
“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.
God Angry With Individuals
Exodus 4:14Then the anger of the Lord was kindled and burned against Moses; He said, “Is there not your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know that he speaks fluently. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed.
God Angry With The Nations
Psalm 56:7
Cast them out because of their wickedness.
In anger bring down the peoples, O God!
God Answered
Psalm 3:4
With my voice I was crying to the Lord,
And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.
God Answered Prayer
Psalm 6:9
The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace];
The Lord receives my prayer.
God Answering Prayers
Isaiah 65:24“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
God Answers Prayer
Matthew 7:7God Appearing
Genesis 12:7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” So Abram built an altar there to [honor] the Lord who had appeared to him.
God Appearing At The Doorway
Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory and brilliance of the Lord moved upward from the cherubim to [rest over] the threshold of the temple; and the temple was filled with the cloud and the courtyard was filled with the brightness of the Lord’s glory.
God Appearing In Fire
Exodus 3:2-3The
God Appointed Afflictions
1 Thessalonians 3:3so that no one would be unsettled by these difficulties [to which I have referred]. For you know that we have been destined for this [as something unavoidable in our position].
God Appointing His Son
Matthew 21:23When He entered the temple area, the
God Appointing Others
Romans 13:1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.
God Arising
Psalm 68:1
Let those who hate Him flee before Him.
God As A Husband
Isaiah 54:5
“For your husband is your Maker,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of the whole earth.
God As A Midwife
Psalm 22:9
Yet You are He who pulled me out of the womb;
You made me trust when on my mother’s breasts.
God As A Source Of Delight
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
God As An Old Person
Daniel 7:9
“I kept looking
Until thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days (God) took His seat;
His garment was white as snow
And the hair of His head like pure wool.
His throne was flames of fire;
Its wheels were a burning fire.
God As Doctor
Exodus 15:26saying, “If you will diligently listen and pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments, and keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively obey] all His precepts and statutes, then I will not put on you any of the diseases which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the
God As Enemy
1 Samuel 28:16Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?
God As Our Teacher
Exodus 4:15You must speak to him and put the words in his mouth; I, even I, will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do.
God As The Object Of Faith
Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.
God As The Source Of Faith
Acts 11:21And the hand (the power and presence) of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord [for salvation, accepting and drawing near to Jesus as Messiah and Savior].
God Atoning
Leviticus 8:34As has been done this day, so the Lord has commanded to do for your atonement.
God Be With You
Ruth 2:4It was then that Boaz came back from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
God Bearing Witness To Christ
John 5:32God Beating People
1 Kings 14:15“The Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] River, because they have made their
God Being In Control
Psalm 22:28
For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.
God Being Of Old
Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.
God Being Our Defence
Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
God Being Our Fortress
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
God Being Our Hiding Place
Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
God Being Our Refuge
Psalm 46:1-3
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
God Being Our Shield
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield;
My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.
God Being Outside Of Creation
Psalm 113:4
The Lord is high above all nations,
And His glory above the heavens.
God Being Silent
Psalm 50:21
“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
God Being With Us
Romans 8:31What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?
God Being With You
Psalm 42:8
Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,
And in the night His song will be with me,
A prayer to the God of my life.
God Bestowing Glory
Psalm 149:9
To execute on them the judgment written.
This is the honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
God Blesses
Psalm 67:6
The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];
God, our God, blesses us.
God Blinding
Exodus 4:11The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?
God Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt
Exodus 3:8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand (power) of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a land [that is] good and spacious, to a land
God Calling Jew And Gentile
John 10:16God Can Harm People
Deuteronomy 32:23
‘I will heap misfortunes on them;
I will use My arrows on them.
God Caring For Orphans
James 1:27Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
God Carrying People
Exodus 19:4‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.
God Changing His Mind
Exodus 32:14So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He had said He would do to His people.
God Clothing People
Genesis 3:21The Lord God made tunics of [animal] skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
God Controlling The Rain
Job 37:6
“For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’
God Controls Storms
Job 37:15
“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,
And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?
God Creating With His Finger
Psalm 8:3
When I see and consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have established,
God Cursing
Genesis 3:14The Lord God said to the serpent,
You are cursed more than all the cattle,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And dust you shall eat
All the days of your life.
God Deceiving
2 Kings 19:10“Say this to Hezekiah king of Judah, ‘Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by saying, “Jerusalem shall not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
God Defending
Proverbs 22:23
For the Lord will plead their case
And take the life of those who rob them.
God Delivering From Evil
2 Thessalonians 3:2and [pray] that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not everyone has the faith.
God Destroying
Job 12:14
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
God Differentiating
Exodus 8:22But on that day I will separate and set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of insects will be there, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I, the Lord, am in the midst of the earth.
God Dispensing Wind
Amos 4:13
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind
And declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who makes the dawn into darkness
And treads on the heights of the earth—
The Lord God of hosts is His name.
God Does Right For People
Psalm 103:6
The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all the oppressed.
God Doing Right
Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do
God Drying Things Up
Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the
God Dwelling In Light
1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality [absolute exemption from death] and lives in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal power and dominion! Amen.
God Encouraging
Romans 15:5Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
God Enduring
Nehemiah 9:30
“Yet You were patient with them for many years,
And admonished them and warned them by Your Spirit through Your prophets;
Still they would not
Therefore You gave them into the hand (power) of the peoples of the lands.
God Enquiring
Job 38:3
“Now
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!
God Equipping For Good Works
2 Timothy 3:17so that the
God Establishes Us
Job 22:28
“You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you;
And the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.
God Executes Vengeance
Deuteronomy 32:35
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
God Existing Before Time
Psalm 90:2
Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.
God Far Away
Jeremiah 23:23
“Am I a God who is at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God far away?”
God Feeds All The Earth
Isaiah 55:10
“For as the rain and snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering the earth,
Making it bear and sprout,
And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
God For Us
Psalm 56:9
Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.
God Forbidding
Genesis 3:11God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten [fruit] from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
God Forgetting
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”
God Forgive!
Exodus 32:32Yet now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of Your book which You have written (kill me)!”
God Freeing Captives
Isaiah 61:1
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,
God Gave The Land
Genesis 28:4May He also give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the [promised] land of your sojournings, which He gave to Abraham.”
God Gives Repentance
Acts 5:31God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior and Deliverer, in order to grant repentance to Israel, and [to grant] forgiveness of sins.
God Gives Strength
Psalm 29:11
The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.
God Gives Wealth
Genesis 43:23But the steward [encouraged them and] said, “Peace be to you, do not be afraid; your God and the God of your father has [miraculously] given you treasure in your sacks. I [already] had your money [which you paid to us].” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
God Gives Wisdom
Job 28:28
“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”
God Giving Breath
Job 33:4
“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of
God Giving Freely
James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him.
God Giving His Son
John 4:10Jesus answered her,
God Giving His Spirit
John 3:34For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God [proclaiming the Father’s own message]; for God gives the [gift of the] Spirit without measure [generously and boundlessly]!
God Giving Life
Genesis 2:7then the Lord God
God Giving Light
Psalm 27:1
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—
Whom shall I dread?
God Giving Rest
Exodus 33:14And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”
God Giving Strength
Psalm 29:11
The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.
God Giving To The Son
Matthew 11:27God Giving Understanding
Job 32:8
“But there is [a vital force and] a spirit [of intelligence] in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
God Goes With You
Exodus 33:14And the Lord said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest [by bringing you and the people into the promised land].”
God Going Before
Deuteronomy 31:8It is the Lord who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
God Going Down
Genesis 11:5Now the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
God Growing Weary
Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.
God Handing Over
Job 16:11
“God hands me over to
And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.
God Hardening People
Romans 9:18So then, He has mercy on whom He wills (chooses), and He hardens [the heart of] whom He wills.
God Harmed Them
Job 30:26
“When I expected good, then came evil [to me];
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
God Has Been With You
Genesis 35:3then let us get up and go up to Bethel, and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”
God Has Comforted
Isaiah 12:1
“I will give thanks to You, O Lord;
For though You were angry with me,
Your anger has turned away,
And You comfort me.
God Has Forgiven
2 Samuel 12:13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die.
God Has Guided
Exodus 13:21The [presence of the] Lord was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night.
God Has Requited
Psalm 94:23
He has turned back their own wickedness upon them
And will destroy them by means of their own evil;
The Lord our God will wipe them out.
God Has Understanding
Proverbs 3:19
The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.
God Hates Lying
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
God Hating Lying
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
God Hating People
Leviticus 20:23You shall not follow the statutes (laws, practices, customs) of the nation which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I have loathed them.
God Hating Things
Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:
God Healing Our Land
2 Chronicles 7:14and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.
God Healing Sorrow
Genesis 41:51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh (causing to forget), for he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and hardship and all [the sorrow of the loss of] my father’s household.”
God Heals
Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
God Hearing
Psalm 94:9
He who made the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
God Hears My Prayer
Psalm 3:4
With my voice I was crying to the Lord,
And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.
God Help!
Psalm 12:1
For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
God Helps
Genesis 49:25
By the God of your father who will help you,
And by the
With blessings of the heavens above,
Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath,
Blessings of the [nursing] breasts and of the [fertile] womb.
God Helps The Poor
Psalm 140:12
I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.
God Hiding
Deuteronomy 31:17-18Then My anger will be kindled and burn against them in that day, and I will abandon (turn away from) them and hide My face from them. They will be devoured, and many evils and troubles will come on them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come on us?’
God Hiding People
Psalm 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
God Himself
Isaiah 44:24For the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb says this,
Who alone stretches out the heavens,
Who spreads out the earth
God Hindering
Genesis 16:2So Sarai said to Abram, “See here, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will
God In Relation To Man
Ezekiel 1:26Now above the expanse that was over their heads there was something resembling a throne, it appeared like [it was made of] sapphire or lapis lazuli; and [seated] on that which looked like a throne, high up, was a figure with the appearance of a man.
God In The Wind
2 Samuel 22:11
“He rode on a cherub and flew;
He appeared upon the wings of the wind.
God In Three Persons
Matthew 28:19God Is Among You
Numbers 14:14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are among these people [of Israel], that You, Lord, are seen face to face, while Your cloud stands over them; and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
God Is Gracious
2 Kings 13:23But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of
God Is Holy
Job 6:10
“Then I would still have consolation,
And I would jump for joy amid unsparing pain,
That I have not denied or hidden the words of the Holy One.
God Is Immanent
Job 33:4
“The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of
God Is Just
Job 34:17
“Shall one who hates justice [and is an enemy of right] govern?
And will you condemn Him who is just and mighty?
God Is Light
1 John 1:5This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
God Is My Portion
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
God Is Pure
2 Samuel 22:27
“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
God Is Self Existent
Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “
God Is Strong
Psalm 29:1
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
God Is To Be Feared
Deuteronomy 7:21You shall not dread them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
God Is Transcendent
2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens and [even] the highest heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I to build a house for Him, except [as a place] to burn incense before Him?
God Is Truthful
Isaiah 65:16
“Because he who blesses himself on the earth
Will bless himself by the God of truth and faithfulness;
And he who swears [an oath] on the earth
Will swear by the God of truth and faithfulness;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight.
God Is Unchangeable
1 Kings 8:56“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, in accordance with everything that He promised. Not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He spoke through Moses His servant.
God Is Unchanging
Psalm 55:19
God will hear and humble them,
Even He who
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].
God Is Worthy
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.”
God Judges The Wicked
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for its own purpose,
Even the wicked [according to their role] for the day of evil.
God Judging Star Worshippers
Jeremiah 8:2They will [carelessly scatter and] spread them out before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which the dead have loved and which they have served, and which they have walked after and which they have sought, and which they have worshiped. They will not be gathered or be buried; they will be like
God Keep!
Psalm 16:1God Keeping Watch
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].
God Keeps
Hosea 12:13
And by a prophet (Moses) the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt,
And by a prophet Israel was preserved.
God Keeps Covenant
Psalm 74:20
Consider the covenant [You made with Abraham],
For the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
God Killed His People
Numbers 16:35Fire also came forth from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
God Killed The Peoples
Zephaniah 3:6
“I [the Lord] have cut off and destroyed nations [as a warning to Judah];
Their corner towers (battlements) are in ruins.
I have made their streets desolate
So that no one passes by;
Their cities are destroyed
So that there is no man, there is no inhabitant.
God Killing
Deuteronomy 32:39
‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and I who give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
God Killing All People
Genesis 6:7So the Lord said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind’s sin] and I regret that I have made them.”
God Killing Individuals
Genesis 38:7But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him [in judgment].
God Kills
Deuteronomy 32:39
‘See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and I who give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from [the power of] My hand.
God Knowing His People
Exodus 33:12Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’
God Knowing the Human Heart
1 Kings 8:39then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and give to each according to his ways, whose heart (mind) You know, for You and You alone know the hearts of all the children of men,
God Laughing
Psalm 59:8
But You, O Lord, will laugh at them [in scorn];
You scoff at and deride all the nations.
God Led Them Through The Wilderness
Ezekiel 20:10So I made them leave the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.
God Lifting People
Psalm 40:2
He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
God Like A Lion
Hosea 11:10
They will walk after the Lord [in obedience and worship],
Who will roar like a lion;
He will roar [summoning them]
And His sons will come trembling from the west.
God Likened To The Sun
Malachi 4:2But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.
God Lives In Jerusalem
Psalm 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
Declare among the peoples His [great and wondrous] deeds.
God Living In The Tabernacle
Exodus 25:8Have them build a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
God Living In Us
2 Timothy 1:14Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
God Made Visible In Christ
Colossians 1:15-16He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
God Makes Evil Rebound
1 Kings 2:44The king also said to Shimei, “You are aware in your own heart of all the evil you did to my father David; so the Lord shall return your evil on your own head.
God Makes Peace
Psalm 46:9
He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow into pieces and snaps the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.
God Making Drunk
Psalm 75:8
For a cup [of His wrath] is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams;
It is well mixed and fully spiced, and He pours out from it;
And all the wicked of the earth must drain it and drink down to its dregs.
God Might Kill His People
Exodus 16:3and the Israelites said to them, “
God Mocking
Psalm 2:4
He who sits [enthroned] in the heavens laughs [at their rebellion];
The [Sovereign]
God Multipling People
Genesis 22:17indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies [as conquerors].
God Naming People
Genesis 5:2He created them male and female, and blessed them and named them
God Naming Things
Genesis 1:5And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was
God Not Answering
1 Samuel 8:18Then you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day [because you have rejected Him as King].”
God Not Delaying
2 Peter 3:9The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
God Not Existing
Psalm 14:1
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
God Not Forgiving
Matthew 6:15God Not Forsaking
Leviticus 26:11I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject nor separate itself from you.
God Not Seeing
Psalm 94:7
Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob (Israel) notice it.”
God Not Sending
Jeremiah 23:21
“I did not send [these counterfeit] prophets,
Yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
Yet they prophesied.
God Of Peace
Judges 6:24Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and named it The Lord is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah, of the Abiezrites.
God Of The Fathers
Acts 7:32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
God On High
Job 22:12
“Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the distant stars, how high they are!
God Opposes Idolatry
Psalm 78:58
For they provoked Him to [righteous] anger with their high places [devoted to idol worship]
And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images [by denying Him the love, worship, and obedience that is rightfully and uniquely His].
God Opposes The Proud
Psalm 138:6
Though the Lord is exalted,
He regards the lowly [and invites them into His fellowship];
But the proud and haughty He knows from a distance.
God Opposing
Numbers 14:34According to the number of days in which you spied out the land [of Canaan], forty days, for each day, you shall bear and suffer a year for your sins and guilt, for forty years, and you shall know My displeasure [the revoking of My promise and My estrangement because of your sin].
God our Shepherd
Isaiah 40:11
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
God Our Strength
Isaiah 45:24
“It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’
To Him people will come,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
God Overcoming
Proverbs 21:31
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
God Paid Attention To Me
Psalm 61:5
For You have heard my vows, O God;
You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence].
God Paid Attention To Them
Genesis 16:11The Angel of the Lord continued,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall name him Ishmael (God hears),
Because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your persecution (suffering).
God Pays Attention
Genesis 16:11The Angel of the Lord continued,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall name him Ishmael (God hears),
Because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your persecution (suffering).
God Planning Of Old
1 Corinthians 2:7but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom once hidden [from man, but now revealed to us by God, that wisdom] which God predestined before the ages to our glory [to lift us into the glory of His presence].
God Possessing
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
God Protector Of Israel
Psalm 121:4
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].
God Providing
1 Timothy 6:17As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
God Providing Water
Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at
God Quenching Our Thirst
John 4:13-14Jesus answered her,
God Raising Christ
1 Corinthians 6:14And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power.
God Reigning Forever
Psalm 146:10
The Lord shall reign forever,
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
God Remembering Devotion
Jeremiah 44:21“The smoking sacrifices (incense) that you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you and your forefathers, your kings and your princes, and the people of the land—did not the Lord remember [in detail your idolatry] and did it not all come into His mind?
God Remembering His Covenant
Genesis 9:15and I will [compassionately] remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again will the water become a flood to destroy all flesh.
God Remembering His People
Genesis 8:1And God remembered and thought kindly of Noah and every living thing and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind blow over the land, and the waters receded.
God Remembering Sin
Hosea 7:2
But they do not consider in their hearts (minds)
That I remember [always] all their wickedness.
Now their deeds surround and entangle them;
They are before My face.
God Remembering The Needy
Hebrews 2:6But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?
God Renaming People
Isaiah 62:2
The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God],
And all kings [will see] your glory;
And you will be called by a new name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
God Reproving
Hebrews 2:6But one has [solemnly] testified somewhere [in Scripture], saying,
Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?
God Requite Them!
Psalm 9:5
You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked and unrepentant;
You have wiped out their name forever and ever.
God Returning
Jeremiah 4:28
“For this reason the earth shall mourn
And the heavens above shall become dark,
Because I have spoken, I have decided,
And I will not change my mind (relent), nor will I turn back from it.”
God Revealing Mysteries
Daniel 2:28but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days (end of days). This was your dream and the vision [that appeared] in your mind while on your bed.
God Riding
Psalm 68:33
To Him who rides in the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
Behold, He sends out His voice, a mighty and majestic voice.
God Saves From Sin And Death
Acts 17:26And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.
God Saves From Trouble
Psalm 56:13
For You have rescued my soul from death,
Yes, and my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of life.
God Saves The Needy
2 Kings 19:34‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”
God Saving From Enemies
Psalm 44:7
But You have saved us from our enemies,
And You have put them to shame and humiliated those who hate us.
God Scattering Israel
Deuteronomy 28:64And the Lord will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you will [be forced to] serve other gods, [lifeless gods of] wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
God Searching For People
Ezekiel 34:11For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
God Searching Hearts
Psalm 139:23
Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts;
God Seeing All People
Psalm 14:2
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
God Seeing All The Earth
Genesis 16:13Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are
God Seeing The Righteous
Psalm 33:18
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
God Seeing The Wicked
Genesis 6:5The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
God Seeing Their Affliction
Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and [the Feared One] of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [exhausting] labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night.”
God Sending His Son
Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and [the Feared One] of Isaac, had not been with me, most certainly you would have sent me away now empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and humiliation and the [exhausting] labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment and rebuked you last night.”
God Sending Others
1 John 4:9By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him.
God Sending Prophets
Genesis 45:8So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
God Sending Rain
Deuteronomy 11:14that
God Sends Prophets
Jeremiah 25:4Although the Lord has persistently sent to you all His servants the prophets, you have not listened nor [even] inclined your ear to hear [His message],
God Sets Boundaries
Exodus 23:31I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean), and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will hand over the residents of the land to you, and you shall drive them out before you.
God Shaking
Psalm 29:8
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.
God Shaking The Earth
Judges 5:4
“Lord, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,
The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,
Yes, the clouds dripped water.
God Showed His Lovingkindness
Psalm 98:3
He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.
God Showed His Power
Jeremiah 27:5“I have made the earth, the men and the animals that are on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and I will give it to whomever pleases Me.
God Showed Mercy
Isaiah 60:10
“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.
God Shows His Lovingkindness
Psalm 144:2
My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my rescuer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
God Shows Loving Kindness
Luke 6:35God Sitting In Glory
Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw [in a vision] the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, with the train of His royal robe filling the [most holy part of the] temple.
God Speaking Of Old
Hebrews 1:1God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways,
God Speaks From Heaven
Exodus 20:22Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.
God Spoke By The Prophets
Ezra 9:11which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess is a defiled land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, through their repulsive acts which have filled it from one end to the other along with their impurity.
God Strengthening People
1 Samuel 30:6Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.
God Stripping People
Hosea 2:3
Or I will strip her naked
And expose her as on the day she was born,
And make her like a wilderness
And make her like a parched land
And slay her with thirst.
God Suing
Ecclesiastes 3:17I said to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked,” for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and for every deed.
God Supporting
2 Samuel 22:19
“They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
God Surrounding
Psalm 34:7
The
And He rescues [each of] them.
God Sustaining Creation
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s
God Sustaining Humanity
Acts 17:28For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of
God Swearing Blessings
Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob), Your servants to whom You swore [an oath] by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
God Swearing Harm
Exodus 17:16saying, “The Lord has sworn [an oath]; the Lord will have war against [the people of] Amalek from generation to generation.”
God Teaching
Exodus 4:12Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and will teach you what you shall say.”
God Testing People
Deuteronomy 8:2And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.
God Trapping
Isaiah 8:14
“Then He shall be a sanctuary [a sacred, indestructible shelter for those who fear and trust Him];
But to both the houses of Israel [both the northern and southern kingdoms—Israel and Judah, He will be] a stone on which to stumble and a rock on which to trip,
A trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
God Troubling
1 Kings 11:39And in this way I will afflict the descendants of David for this (their sin), but not forever.’”
God Turned Back From Harming Them
Nahum 1:12This is what the Lord says,
Even so, they will be cut off and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you and caused you grief [O Jerusalem],
I will afflict you no longer.
God Turning Bad Things Into Good
Romans 8:28And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
God Unwilling
Matthew 18:14God Urging
Deuteronomy 32:11
“As an eagle that protects its nest,
That flutters over its young,
He spread out His wings and took them,
He carried them on His pinions.
God Vindicates
Genesis 30:6Then Rachel said, “God has judged and vindicated me, and has heard my plea and has given me a son [through my maid].” So she named him Dan (He judged).
God Visiting
Genesis 50:24Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up out of this land to the land which He promised to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob [to give you].”
God Waiting
Isaiah 30:18
Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
God Waking Up
Psalm 35:23
Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right
And to my cause, my God and my Lord.
God Walking
Genesis 3:8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the
God Wants To Save All
Psalm 98:3
He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.
God Will Answer
Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
God Will Be Angry
Exodus 32:10Now therefore, let Me alone and do not interfere, so that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you (your descendants) a great nation.”
God Will Be With You
Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow (promise), saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and clothing to wear,
God Will Bless
Psalm 115:12
The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless,
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
God Will Bring Harm
Joshua 24:20If you do abandon (reject) the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume and destroy you after He has done you good.”
God Will Cause Defeat
2 Kings 21:14I will abandon the remnant (remainder) of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies; and they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,
God Will Comfort
Isaiah 66:13
“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;
And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”
God Will Forgive
Jeremiah 31:34And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me [through personal experience], from the least of them to the greatest,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sin.”
God Will Keep Safe
Jeremiah 32:37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and make them live in safety.
God Will Kill His People
Ezekiel 21:3and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am against you and will draw My sword out of its sheath and I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
God Will Kill The Peoples
Amos 2:3
“I will also cut off and destroy the ruler from its midst
And slay all the princes with him,” says the Lord.
God Will No More Be Angry
Isaiah 54:9
“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah
Would not flood the earth again;
In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.
God Will Requite
1 Samuel 26:23The Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to put out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.
God Will Show Mercy
Romans 9:15For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
God Willing
James 4:15Instead
God With Christ
John 1:1In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (
God With Specific People
Genesis 21:22Now at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do;
God With You
Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Listen carefully, the
God With You To Help
Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is my helper and ally;
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul [my upholder].
God Without Mercy
Deuteronomy 7:2and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant (treaty) with them nor show mercy and compassion to them.
God Works His Will
Ephesians 1:11In Him also we have
God Writing With His Finger
Deuteronomy 9:10The Lord gave me the two tablets of stone written with the finger of God; and on them were written all the words which the Lord had spoken to you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
God's Action Tomorrow
Exodus 8:10Then Pharaoh said, “
God's Activity In Human Life
Acts 17:28For in Him we live and move and exist [that is, in Him we actually have our being], as even some of
God's Activity In Israel
Exodus 6:6-8Therefore, say to the children of Israel, ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will free you from their bondage. I will redeem and rescue you with an outstretched (vigorous, powerful) arm and with great acts of judgment [against Egypt].
God's Activity In The Nations
Psalm 22:28
For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.
God's Arrows
Psalm 64:7-10
But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.
God's Attitude To Fools
Luke 12:20God's attitude towards people
John 3:16God's Blessings Are Near
Psalm 75:1
For Your [wonderful works declare that Your]
People declare Your wonders.
God's Call
Romans 11:29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable [for He does not withdraw what He has given, nor does He change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call].
God's Call, Everyone
Acts 17:30Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
God's Call, Results
Hebrews 9:15For this reason He is the Mediator and Negotiator of a new covenant [that is, an entirely new agreement uniting God and man], so that those who have been called [by God] may receive [the fulfillment of] the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has taken place [as the payment] which redeems them from the sins committed under the obsolete first covenant.
God's Clothing
Psalm 93:1
The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength;
the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.
God's Counsel
Psalm 73:24
You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to honor and glory.
God's Covenant Is Everlasting
Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.
God's Covenant With Phinehas
Numbers 25:12-13Therefore say, ‘Behold, I give to Phinehas My covenant of peace.
God's Covenant With The Patriarchs
Genesis 15:18On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,
From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
God's Creation
Genesis 1:1In the beginning God (
God's Deed Revealed
Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.
God's Desires
Psalm 51:6
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.
God's Dominion
Psalm 59:13
Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
God's Dwelling
1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!
God's Election Of David
Psalm 78:70
He also chose David His servant
And took him from the sheepfolds;
God's Faithfulness
Psalm 119:90
Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;
You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].
God's Foreknowledge
Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
God's Forgiveness
Matthew 6:15God's Fullness
Ephesians 3:19and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].
God's Gentleness
James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile].
God's Glory In Israel
Exodus 15:11
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
God's Glory In Jesus Christ
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s
God's Glory In Nature
Psalm 19:1
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
God's Glory In The Church
2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 3:3 : Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 16; Jer 31:33 2 Corinthians 3:6 : Jer 31:31 2 Corinthians 3:7 : Ex 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:17 : Is 61:1, 2 end of crossrefs
God's Glory Revealed
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s
God's Grace
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.
God's Hand
Job 36:32
“He covers His hands with the lightning,
And commands it to strike the mark.
God's Hands In Opposition
Job 13:21
Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
God's Hands On People
Ezekiel 1:3the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the
God's Hands Stretched Out
Isaiah 14:26This is the plan [of God] decided for the whole earth [regarded as conquered and put under tribute by Assyria]; and this is the hand [of God] that is stretched out over all the nations.
God's Healing Love
Hosea 14:4
I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness;
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from Israel.
God's Help In Discouragement
2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.
God's Indignation
Psalm 90:7
For we have been consumed by Your anger
And by Your wrath we have been terrified.
God's Intervention
Galatians 4:4But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law,
God's Intolerance Of Evil
Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
God's Kingdom Being Eternal
Psalm 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
God's Knowledge Of People
Job 34:21
“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
God's Love For Israel
Psalm 47:4
He chooses our inheritance for us,
The glory and excellence of Jacob whom He loves.
God's Love For Us
1 John 4:9By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him.
God's Love In Christ
John 3:16God's Mercy
Ephesians 2:4But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
God's Mercy, Example Of
Genesis 19:16But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the Lord was merciful to him [for Abraham’s sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].
God's Nature
John 4:24God's Needs
Philippians 4:19And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God's Omnipotence
Revelation 19:6Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
God's Omnipresence
Jeremiah 23:24
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
God's Orders
Psalm 147:15
He sends His command to the earth;
His word runs very swiftly.
God's Ownership Of Everything
Psalm 24:1
The world, and those who dwell in it.
God's People Planted
2 Samuel 7:10I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in a place of their own and not be disturbed again. The
God's People Sinning
Exodus 32:22Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.
God's Plan
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
God's Plan For Us
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
God's Plans
Job 42:2
“I know that You can do all things,
And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.
God's Promise To Abraham
Genesis 12:1-3Now [in Haran] the Lord had said to Abram,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
God's Promises
Joshua 21:45Not one of the good promises which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel failed; all had come to pass.
God's Protection
Psalm 59:1
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.
God's Providential Control
Romans 13:1Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.
God's Provision
Philippians 4:19And my God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God's Salvation Made Known
Psalm 96:2
Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.
God's Shekinah Glory
Psalm 18:7-15
Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.
God's Storehouses
Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the
God's Sword
Genesis 3:24So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He [permanently] stationed the
God's Things Concealed
Genesis 18:17The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,
God's Things Revealed
Judges 13:23But his [sensible] wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have received a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have announced such things as these at this time.”
God's Thoughts
Isaiah 55:8
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
God's Timing
Psalm 18:30
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
God's Timing And Plan
Psalm 18:30
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
God's Trustworthiness
Psalm 33:4
For the word of the Lord is right;
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
God's Truth
Exodus 34:6Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
God's Voice
Exodus 24:16The glory and brilliance of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day God called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.
God's Ways
Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, and a roadway;
And it will be called the Holy Way.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed];
And fools will not wander on it.
God's Ways Beyond Human Understanding
Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
God's Weakness
1 Corinthians 1:25[This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort].
God's Will
1 Peter 2:15For it is the will of God that by doing right you may silence (muzzle, gag) the [culpable] ignorance and irresponsible criticisms of foolish people.
God's Will Be Done
Acts 21:14And since he would not be dissuaded, we stopped pleading and fell silent, saying, “The Lord’s will be done!”
God's Wings
Psalm 91:4
He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.
God's Word As A Source Of Delight
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
God's Word As An Object Of Hope
Romans 15:4For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.
God's Word Gives Wisdom
Deuteronomy 4:6So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
God's Word Is Righteous
Isaiah 45:19
“I have not spoken in secret,
In a corner of a land of darkness;
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’
I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words],
Declaring things that are upright.
God's Word Is True
Psalm 119:160
The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.
God's Work In Us
Philippians 2:13For it is [not your strength, but it is]
God, Activity Of
John 5:17But Jesus answered them,
God, All knowing
Matthew 11:27God, As Redeemer
Isaiah 47:4
Our Redeemer [will do all this], the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.
God, As Savior
Isaiah 45:21-22
“Declare and present your defense of idols;
Indeed, let them consult together.
Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?
Who declared it long ago?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.
God, As Shepherd
Psalm 80:1
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
God, As Spirit
John 4:24God, Compassion Of
2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,
God, Faithfulness Of
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
God, Fatherhood Of
Ephesians 4:6one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.
God, Feminine Descriptions Of
Isaiah 44:2
This is what the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you says,
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And Jeshurun (Israel, the upright one) whom I have chosen.
God, Glory Of
Psalm 24:7-8
Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in.
God, Goodness Of
Mark 10:18Jesus said to him,
God, Grace Of
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.
God, Greatness Of
Jeremiah 10:6
There is none like You, O Lord;
You are great, and great is Your mighty and powerful name.
God, Holiness Of
1 Peter 1:16because it is written, “You shall be holy (set apart), for I am holy.”
God, Human Descriptions Of
Exodus 33:23Then I will take away My hand and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”
God, Immutability Of
Malachi 3:6“For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
God, Impartiality Of
Romans 2:11For God shows no partiality [no arbitrary favoritism; with Him one person is not more important than another].
God, Infinite
Psalm 147:5
Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
God, Invisible
Colossians 1:15He is the exact living image [the essential manifestation] of the unseen God [the visible representation of the invisible], the firstborn [the preeminent one, the sovereign, and the originator] of all creation.
God, Jealous
Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [
God, Joy Of
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
God, Justice Of
Isaiah 61:8
For I, the Lord, love justice;
I hate robbery with
And I will faithfully reward them,
And make an everlasting covenant with them.
God, Living And Self sustaining
Jeremiah 10:10
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
God, Love Of
1 John 4:8The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
God, Majesty Of
Hebrews 8:1Now the main point of what we have to say is this: we have such a High Priest, [the Christ] who is seated [in the place of honor] at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (God) in heaven,
God, Omniscience Of
Psalm 147:5
Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
God, Patience Of
Numbers 14:18‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’
God, Perfection Of
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
God, Power Of
Mark 10:27Looking at them, Jesus said,
God, Presence Of
Isaiah 57:15
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
God, Present Everywhere
1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house which I have built!
God, Purpose Of
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’
God, Repentance Of
Genesis 6:6-7The Lord
God, Revelation Of
Isaiah 59:2
But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
God, Righteousness Of
Psalm 119:137Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
God, Sovereignty Of
Psalm 135:6
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
God, Suffering Of
Genesis 6:6The Lord
God, The Creator
Nehemiah 9:6
[And Ezra said],
“You are the Lord, You alone;
You have made the heavens,
The heaven of heavens with all their host (the heavenly bodies),
The earth and everything that is on it,
The seas and everything that is in them.
You give life to all of them,
And the heavenly host is bowing down [in worship] to You.
God, The Eternal
Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless (praise, honor) the Lord your God from
And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
God, The Lord
Isaiah 42:8
“I am the Lord, that is My Name;
My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved idols.
God, The Provider
Genesis 22:13-14Then Abraham looked up and glanced around, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering (ascending sacrifice) instead of his son.
God, The Rock
Psalm 78:35
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
God, Titles And Names Of
Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the
Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
God, Trinity
Matthew 28:19God, Uniqueness Of
Isaiah 45:5-6
“I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
There is no God except Me.
I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,
God, Will Of
2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];
God, Wisdom Of
Isaiah 28:29
This also comes from the Lord of hosts,
Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great.
God, Wise
Proverbs 3:19
The Lord by His wisdom has founded the earth;
By His understanding He has established the heavens.
God, Works Of
Deuteronomy 32:4
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
God, Zeal Of
Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [
Gods Love
1 Peter 1:22Since by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves for a sincere love of the believers, [see that you] love one another from the heart [always unselfishly seeking the best for one another],
Gods Plan
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Gods Provision For The Aged
Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.
Gods Timing
Psalm 18:30
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
God’s Covenant With The Levites
Numbers 18:19All the offerings of the holy things, which the Israelites offer to the Lord I have given to you and to your sons and your daughters with you as a continual allotment. It is an everlasting covenant of
Grieving God
Genesis 6:6The Lord
Guidance, Examples Of God's
Exodus 13:17-18So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war [that is, that there will be war], and return to Egypt.”
Guidance, God's Promises Of
Isaiah 14:27For the Lord of hosts has decided and planned, and who can annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”
Guidance, Need For God's
Jeremiah 10:23
O Lord, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].
Hating God
Romans 1:30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors [of new forms] of evil, disobedient and disrespectful to parents,
Hearing About God
Isaiah 37:26
“Have you not heard [says the God of Israel]
That I did it long ago,
That I planned it in ancient times?
Now I have brought it to pass,
That you [king of Assyria] would [be My instrument to] turn fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
Hearing God's Voice
Genesis 3:8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the
Hearing God's Word
Matthew 13:20Heart, Known To God
Proverbs 16:2
All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions],
But the Lord weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].
Heartfelt Prayer To God
Romans 10:1Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
Heaven And Serving God
Matthew 6:10
‘
Heaven, God's Habitation
Deuteronomy 26:15Look down from Your holy dwelling above, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the land which You have given us, as You have sworn to our fathers, a land [of plenty]
Heaven, God's Throne
Psalm 11:4
The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes see, His eyelids test the children of men.
Heaven, Worshiping God
Revelation 19:6-7Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
Help From God
Psalm 34:7
The
And He rescues [each of] them.
Hidden From God
Genesis 4:14Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Hiding From God
Hebrews 4:13And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
Hindering God's Work
Exodus 13:15For it happened, when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, that the Lord struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animal. Therefore, I sacrifice to the Lord all the males, the first [to be born] of every womb, but every firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
Holiness, As Set Apart For God
Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure].
Honouring God
1 Corinthians 6:20You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.
Hospitality, A Duty Of God's People
Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
House Of God
Genesis 28:16-17Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and he said, “Without any doubt the Lord is in this place, and I did not realize it.”
Household Gods
Genesis 31:19When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel [went inside the house and] stole her father’s
How God Can't Lie
Numbers 23:19
“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?
How To Worship God
John 4:23Human Authority, Instituted By God
Romans 13:1-2Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God [granted by His permission and sanction], and those which exist have been put in place by God.
Human Duty To Glorify God
Psalm 34:3
O
And let us lift up His name together.
I Am God
Psalm 46:10
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”
I Will Be Their God
Genesis 17:8I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession [of property]; and I will be their God.”
If You Turn From God
Numbers 32:15For if you turn back from following Him [completely], He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people.”
Ignorance of God
Acts 17:30Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
Ignorance Towards God, Examples Of
Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
Ignorance Towards God, Leads To
Matthew 22:29But Jesus replied to them,
Ignorance Towards God, Shown By
John 8:19Then the Pharisees said to Him, “Where is this Father of Yours?” Jesus answered,
Ignorance, Of God
Romans 1:18-20For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth,
Image Of God
Genesis 1:26-27Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.”
Imperfection, And God's Purposes
Genesis 1:31God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good and He validated it completely. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
Importunity, Towards God
Psalm 55:17
Evening and morning and at noon I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.
Impossible For God
Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
Impotence Of God
Genesis 19:22Hurry and take refuge there, for I cannot do anything [to punish Sodom] until you arrive there.” For this reason the town was named Zoar (few, small).
In God's Name
John 17:11Individuals Fearing God
Genesis 22:12The Lord said, “Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise].”
Infidelity To God
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And
Ingratitude To God
Romans 1:21For even though
Iniquity, God's Attitude Toward
Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Injustice, Hated By God
Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:
Is God Unjust?
Job 19:6
Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown me
And has closed His net around me.
Israel As Sons Of God
Jeremiah 31:20
“Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a darling and beloved child?
For as often as I have spoken against him,
I certainly still remember him.
Therefore My affection is renewed and My heart longs for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,” says the Lord.
Jesus Christ, Son Of God
1 Corinthians 15:28However, when all things are subjected to Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One (the Father) who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all [manifesting His glory without any opposition, the supreme indwelling and controlling factor of life].
Jewellery And God
Exodus 35:22Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches, earrings or nose rings, signet rings, and necklaces, all jewels of gold; everyone bringing an offering of gold to the Lord.
Jews As God's Chosen People
Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
Kept Alive By God
Genesis 45:5Now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save life and preserve our family.
Kingdom Of God
Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach and say,
Kingdom Of God, Characteristics Of
John 18:36Jesus replied,
Kingdom Of God, Coming Of
Psalm 47:7-8
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises in a skillful psalm and with understanding.
Kingdom Of God, Entry Into
Matthew 13:44Knowing About God's Kingdom
Psalm 59:13
Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;
Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)
To the ends of the earth. Selah.
Knowing God
Psalm 100:3
Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us,
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Knowing God's Character
1 Kings 8:43hear in heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls upon (prays to) You, so that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You [with reverence and awe], as do Your people Israel, and that they may know [without any doubt] that this house which I have built is called by Your name.
Knowing God's Truth
Psalm 119:79
May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.
Knowing God's Ways
Psalm 27:11
Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me on a level path
Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].
Knowing God's Will
Romans 12:2And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be
Knowing God, Effects Of
Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about it, we have not stopped praying for you, asking [specifically] that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [with insight into His purposes], and in understanding [of spiritual things],
Knowing God, Nature Of
Romans 11:33-36Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways!
Knowing That There Is A God
1 Kings 18:36At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached [the altar] and said, “O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob), let it be known today that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and that I have done all these things at Your word.
Knowledge, Of God
Romans 1:20For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Lamb Of God
Revelation 12:11And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.
Later Covenants With God
Deuteronomy 29:1These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant which He made with them at Horeb (Sinai).
Learning From God
John 6:45Leaving God's Presence
Genesis 4:16So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden.
Let Not God Be Angry
Genesis 18:30Then Abraham said [to Him], “Oh, may the Lord not be angry, and I will speak; suppose thirty [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
Life By God's Word
Isaiah 55:3
“Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.
Light As A Symbol Of God
1 John 1:5This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].
Light As A Symbol Of God's Word
Psalm 119:105Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
Light Of God's People
Matthew 5:14Likening God
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
Listening To God
Romans 10:17So faith comes from hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the [preaching of the] message concerning Christ.
Living As God's Children
Matthew 5:9Living Despite God's Presence
Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel (the face of God), saying, “For I have seen God face to face, yet my life has not been snatched away.”
Living For God
Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
Longing For God
Psalm 119:20
My soul is crushed with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
Longsuffering Of God
Exodus 34:6Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
Looking At God's Works
Exodus 34:10Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will do wondrous works (miracles) such as have not been created or produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live shall see the working of the Lord, for it is a fearful and awesome thing that I am going to do with you.
Love For God
Exodus 20:6but showing graciousness and steadfast lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Love Towards God, Nature Of
Deuteronomy 11:1“Therefore you shall love the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His statutes, His precepts, and His commandments [it is your obligation to Him].
Love Towards God, Results In
Psalm 5:11
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
Loving God's Things
Psalm 40:16
Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”
Loving Kindness Of God
Ephesians 2:7[and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
Made Like God
Ephesians 4:24and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].
Magnifying God
Psalm 103:19-22
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].
Making God A Liar
1 John 5:10The one who believes in the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies confidently on Him as Savior] has the testimony within himself [because he can speak authoritatively about Christ from his own personal experience]. The one who does not believe God [in this way] has made Him [out to be] a liar, because he has not believed in the evidence that God has given regarding His Son.
Making Peace With God
Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
Man Of God
Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing with which Moses the man of God
Man's Conduct Towards God
Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord said:
And before all the people I will be honored.’”
So Aaron, therefore, said nothing.
Man's Relation To God
Deuteronomy 4:32“Indeed, ask now about the days that are past, [those days] which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything been done like this great thing, or has anything been heard like it?
Marriage To God
Isaiah 54:5
“For your husband is your Maker,
The Lord of hosts is His name;
And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel,
Who is called the God of the whole earth.
Marriage, Between God And His People
Ezekiel 16:8-14“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”
May God Bless!
Psalm 3:8
Salvation belongs to the Lord;
May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.
May God Strengthen You
Ephesians 3:16May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
Meditation On God Himself
Psalm 63:6
When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,
Meditation On God's Word
Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.
Meditation On God's Work
Psalm 77:12
I will meditate on all Your works
And thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.
Meeting God
Amos 4:12
“Therefore this is what I shall do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to meet your God [in judgment], O Israel!”
Men As Gods
Genesis 3:5For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.”
Mercy, Response To God's
Romans 12:1Messianic Titles, Son Of God
Matthew 14:33Then those in the boat worshiped Him [with awe-inspired reverence], saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Millennial Kingdom, Earth Filled With Knowledge Of God
Habakkuk 2:14
“But [the time is coming when] the earth shall be filled
With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,
As the waters cover the sea.
Miracles Authenticate God's Message
John 10:38Miracles Bringing God's Judgment
Leviticus 10:1-2Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective [ceremonial] censers, put fire in them, placed incense on it and offered
Miracles Showing God's Power
Psalm 77:14
You are the [awesome] God who works [powerful] wonders;
You have demonstrated Your power among the people.
Misusing God's Name
Exodus 20:7“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who
Names Involving God
Exodus 6:3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob (Israel) as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My
Names Of God
Isaiah 14:13
“But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the remote parts of the north.
Nature Of God
John 4:24Nearness To God
Psalm 73:28
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge and placed my trust in Him,
That I may tell of all Your works.
Neglecting God's Things
Deuteronomy 32:18
“You were unmindful of the Rock who bore you,
And you forgot the God who gave you birth.
No Fear Of God
Genesis 20:11Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’
No Help In Other Gods
Numbers 33:4while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn whom the Lord had struck down among them. Upon their gods the Lord also executed judgments.
No One Is Like God
Jeremiah 10:6
There is none like You, O Lord;
You are great, and great is Your mighty and powerful name.
No Other Acts Like God
Isaiah 43:11
“I, [only] I, am the Lord,
And there is no Savior besides Me.
No Other Is God
Isaiah 45:5
“I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
There is no God except Me.
I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,
Not A God Of Confusion
1 Corinthians 14:33for God [who is the source of their prophesying] is not a God of confusion and disorder but of peace and order.As [is the practice] in all the churches of the saints (God’s people),
Not Coming Near To God
Isaiah 58:2
“Yet they seek Me day by day and delight [superficially] to know My ways,
As [if they were in reality] a nation that has done righteousness
And has not abandoned (turned away from) the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me righteous judgments,
They delight in the nearness of God.
Not Enquiring Of God
Joshua 9:14So the men [of Israel] took some of their own provisions [and offered them in friendship], and [foolishly] did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.
Not Forsaking God
Joshua 24:16The people answered, “Far be it from us to abandon (reject) the Lord to serve other gods;
Not Glorifying God
Romans 1:21For even though
Not Knowing God
Hosea 4:1
For the Lord has a [legal] case with the inhabitants of the land,
Because there is no faithfulness [no steadfast love, no dependability] or loyalty or kindness
Or knowledge of God [from personal experience with Him] in the land.
Not Loving God
Matthew 24:12Not My Will But God's
Matthew 26:39And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying,
Not Pleasing God
Psalm 5:4
For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.
Not Returning To God
Amos 4:6
“I also gave you cleanness of teeth [because of the famine] in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
Not Seeing God
Deuteronomy 4:12Then the Lord spoke to you from the midst of the fire; you heard the sound of the words, but you saw no form—there was only a voice.
Not Seeking God
Psalm 14:2
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
Not Serving God
Nehemiah 9:35
“But they, in their kingdom,
With Your great goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You set before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their wicked deeds.
Not Understanding God's Things
Micah 4:12
“But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
Nor do they understand His purpose and plan;
For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].
Obedience To God
Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
Obeying God
Deuteronomy 27:10So you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God, and do His commandments and statutes which I am commanding you today.”
Obstinacy Against God
Exodus 32:9-10The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people.
Occult Being Powerless Before God
Exodus 7:11-12Then Pharaoh called for the wise men [skilled in magic and omens] and the sorcerers [skilled in witchcraft], and they also, these magicians (soothsayer-priests) of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts and enchantments.
One God
1 Timothy 2:5For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus,
Only Son Of God
John 3:16Oppression, God's Attitude To
Zechariah 7:10and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.’
Other Gifts Of God
Hosea 2:8
“For she (Israel) has not noticed nor understood nor realized that it was I [the Lord God] who gave her the grain and the new wine and the oil,
And lavished on her silver and gold,
Which they used for Baal and made into his image.
Other Praising Of God
Psalm 30:1
And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
Other References To God's Name
Genesis 16:13Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are
Others Believing In God
Acts 6:5The suggestion pleased the whole congregation; and they selected
Pagan Gods
Leviticus 18:21You shall not give any of your children to offer them [by fire as a sacrifice] to Molech [the god of the Ammonites], nor shall you profane the name of your God [by honoring idols as gods]. I am the Lord.
Pay Attention O God!
Psalm 27:7
Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.
Pay Attention To God!
Deuteronomy 6:4“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one [the only God]!
Paying Attention To God
Jeremiah 23:18
“But who [among them] has stood in the council of the Lord,
That he would perceive and hear His word?
Who has marked His word [noticing and observing and paying attention to it] and has [actually] heard it?
Peace, From God
Psalm 147:14
He makes peace in your borders;
He satisfies you with the finest of the wheat.
Penalties For Serving Other Gods
Deuteronomy 11:28and the curse, if you do not listen to and obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following (acknowledging, worshiping) other gods which you have not known.
People Belong To God
Ezekiel 18:4Behold (pay close attention), all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die.
People Commended By God
Psalm 22:25
My praise will be of You in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.
People Of God, In Nt
1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
People Of God, In Ot
Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people [set apart] to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people for His own possession [that is, His very special treasure].
People's Inability To Serve God
Joshua 24:19Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord [if you serve any other gods], for He is a holy God; He is a
Pleasing God
Romans 12:1Plenty Through God
Psalm 145:16
You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Possibilities For God
Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult or too wonderful for the
Possible For God
Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult or too wonderful for the
Power Of God, Described
Psalm 79:11
Let the groaning and sighing of the prisoner come before You;
According to the greatness of Your power keep safe those who are doomed to die.
Power Of God, Expressed
Psalm 29:3
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
Power Of God, Shown
Psalm 102:25
“At the beginning You founded the earth;
The heavens are the work of Your hands.
Power Through God
Acts 3:12And Peter, seeing this, said to the people, “You men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Power, God's Saving
Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;
He will answer him from His holy heaven
With the saving strength of His right hand.
Power, Of God
Job 36:22
“Behold, God is exalted in His power;
Who is a ruler or a teacher like Him?
Praise God For His Benefits
Deuteronomy 8:10When you have eaten and are satisfied, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
Praise To God Is Fitting
Psalm 145:3
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].
Praising God
Psalm 150:1-6
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.
Praising God In Public Worship
Ephesians 5:19Praising God With Dance
Psalm 150:4
Praise Him with tambourine and dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flute.
Praising God With Your Lips
Hebrews 13:15Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
Praising God With Your Mouth
Psalm 71:8
My mouth is filled with Your praise
And with Your glory all day long.
Prayer, And God's Will
1 John 5:14This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that
Prayer, As A Relationship With God
Isaiah 64:8-9
Yet, O Lord, You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our Potter,
And we all are the work of Your hand.
Prayer, As A Response To God
Psalm 123:1-2
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
Prayer, As Asking God
Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
Prayer, God's Promises Concerning
Matthew 7:7-11Preparing God's Way
Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am going to send My
Proclaiming God’s Name
Exodus 9:16But indeed for this very reason I have allowed you to live, in order to show you My power and in order that My name may be proclaimed throughout all the earth.
Profaning God's Name
Exodus 20:7“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who
Proofs Of God's Existence
Psalm 19:1-4
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
Prophets Of Other Gods
1 Kings 18:19Now then, send word and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, together with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of [the goddess] Asherah, who eat at [Queen] Jezebel’s table.”
Protection, From God
Psalm 127:1
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
Providence, Of God In Circumstances
Romans 8:28And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
Providence, Of God In History
Psalm 22:28
For the kingship and the kingdom are the Lord’s
And He rules over the nations.
Providence, Of God In Nature
Matthew 6:26Provoking God
Deuteronomy 9:7-8Remember [with remorse] and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness; from the day you left the land of Egypt until you arrived in this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.
Punishment, By God
Hebrews 12:5-7and you have
And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
Putting Away Other Gods
Genesis 35:2Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the [idols and images of] foreign gods that are among you, and ceremonially purify yourselves and change [into fresh] clothes;
Putting God First
Matthew 6:33Querying God's Power
Psalm 78:42
They did not remember [the miracles worked by] His [powerful] hand,
Nor the day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
Questioning God
Romans 9:20On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers [arrogantly] back to God and dares to defy Him? Will the thing which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”
Rebellion against God
Psalm 107:11
Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God
And spurned the counsel of the Most High.
Rebellion Against God, Nature Of
Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
Rebellion Against God, Shown In
Deuteronomy 9:23And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and take possession of the land which I have given you,’ then you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, and you did not believe and rely on Him, nor did you obey His voice.
Rebellion, Against God
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand;
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,
Receiving God's Mercy
Psalm 106:46
He also made them objects of compassion
Among those who had carried them away captive.
Receiving God's Word
Colossians 3:16Let the [spoken] word of Christ have its home within you [dwelling in your heart and mind—permeating every aspect of your being] as you teach [spiritual things] and admonish and train one another with all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Reconciliation with God
2 Corinthians 5:19that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting people’s sins against them [but canceling them]. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation [that is, restoration to favor with God].
Reconciliation, Between God And Man
Ephesians 2:16And [that He] might reconcile them both [Jew and Gentile, united] in one body to God through the cross, thereby putting to death the hostility.
Reconciliation, Of The World To God
Isaiah 59:2
But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
Reflecting God's Heart
2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.
Refreshing From God
Acts 3:19So repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins] and return [to God—seek His purpose for your life], so that your sins may be wiped away [blotted out, completely erased], so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord [restoring you like a cool wind on a hot day];
Refreshing God
Exodus 31:17It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He ceased and was refreshed.”
Rejecting God's Word
1 Thessalonians 4:8So whoever rejects and disregards this is not [merely] rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you [to dwell in you and empower you to overcome temptation].
Rejection Of God
2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and His covenant which He made with their fathers, as well as His warnings that he gave them. And they followed vanity [that is, false gods, idols] and became vain (empty-headed). They followed the [pagan practices of the] nations which surrounded them, although the Lord had commanded that they were not to do as they did.
Rejection Of God's Call
Isaiah 6:9And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Rejection Of God's Word
Psalm 50:17
“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
Rejection Of God, Results Of
Genesis 6:6The Lord
Rejoicing In God's Word
Psalm 119:162
I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.
Rejoicing In God's Works
Psalm 92:4
For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works;
At the works of Your hands I joyfully sing.
Relying Upon God
1 Samuel 30:6Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.
Reminders Of God
Exodus 20:24You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause My Name to be recorded and remembered [through revelation of My divine nature] I will come to you and bless you.
Renewal, Of People Of God
Isaiah 40:30-31
Even youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Resemblance To God The Father
Matthew 5:45Resentment, Against God
Exodus 15:24The people [grew discontented and] grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we going to drink?”
Respect, For God's Character
Psalm 29:2
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty and majesty of His holiness [as the creator and source of holiness].
Responding To God's Call
Genesis 12:1-4Now [in Haran] the Lord had said to Abram,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;
Responsibility, For God's World
Romans 13:3-4For [civil] authorities are not a source of fear for [people of] good behavior, but for [those who do] evil. Do you want to be unafraid of authority? Do what is good and you will receive approval and commendation.
Responsibility, To God
Deuteronomy 24:16“The fathers shall not be put to death for [the sins of] their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; [only] for his own sin shall anyone be put to death.
Returning To God
Joel 2:13
Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
Reverence To God
Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe;
Reverence, And God's Nature
1 Samuel 12:24Only fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
Reward, For God's People
1 Corinthians 3:12-15But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
Right Hand Of God
Psalm 89:13
You have a strong arm;
Mighty is Your hand, Your right hand is exalted.
Right Time For God
Galatians 4:4But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law,
Robbing Gods
Genesis 31:19When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel [went inside the house and] stole her father’s
Running Water From God
Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),
Saints, Communion With God
Psalm 42:1
So my
Sanctification As God's Will
1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God, that you be sanctified [separated and set apart from sin]: that you abstain and back away from sexual immorality;
Satan Opposing God's Word
John 8:44Satan, As The Enemy Of God
1 Chronicles 21:1Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to
Seeing God
1 Timothy 6:15-16which He will bring about in His own time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign [the absolute Ruler], the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords,
Seeking God
Acts 17:27This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
Seeking God's Strength
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10Am I now
Separated To God
Numbers 6:2-21“Say to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, that is, one separated and dedicated to the Lord,
Separation From God
Isaiah 59:2
But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
Servanthood, And Worship Of God
Exodus 3:12And God said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve and worship God at this mountain.”
Service To God
Psalm 2:11
Worship the Lord and serve Him with reverence [with awe-inspired fear and submissive wonder];
Rejoice [yet do so] with trembling.
Serving God
Matthew 6:24Serving One's Own Gods
Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, lived beyond the [Euphrates] River in ancient times; and they served other gods.
Shadow Of God
Psalm 91:1
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
Shout Of God
Jeremiah 25:30“Therefore prophesy all these words against them and say to them:
And utter His voice from His holy dwelling;
He will roar mightily against His fold and pasture.
He will jubilantly shout like those who tread the grapes [in the wine press],
Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Signs From God
Isaiah 7:11“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God [one that will convince you that God has spoken and will keep His word]; make your request as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”
Sin Separates From God
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.
Sin, And God's Character
Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,
And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.
Why then do You look favorably
On those who act treacherously?
Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroy
Those more righteous than they?
Sin, Deliverance From God
Isaiah 6:7He touched my mouth with it and said, “Listen carefully, this has touched your lips; your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing] is taken away and your sin atoned for and forgiven.”
Sin, God's Judgment On
Isaiah 26:21
Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come out of His [heavenly] place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her
And will no longer cover her slain.
Sin, God's Remedy For
Leviticus 17:11For the
Sin, Known To God
Job 24:23
“God gives them security, and they are supported;
And His eyes are on their ways.
Slaves Of God
2 Timothy 2:24The servant of the Lord must not participate in quarrels, but must be kind to everyone [even-tempered, preserving peace, and he must be], skilled in teaching, patient and tolerant when wronged.
Small Things God Uses
Exodus 4:2And the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
Sons Of God
Genesis 6:2-7that the
Speaking As From God
Jeremiah 15:19
Therefore, thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah],
“If you repent [and give up this mistaken attitude of despair and self-pity], then I will restore you [to a state of inner peace]
So that you may stand before Me [as My obedient representative];
And if you separate the precious from the worthless [examining yourself and cleansing your heart from unwarranted doubt concerning My faithfulness],
You will become My spokesman.
Let the people turn to you [and learn to value My values]—
But you, you must not turn to them [with regard for their idolatry and wickedness].
Speaking The Word God Gives
Exodus 4:12Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and will teach you what you shall say.”
Speaking To God
Genesis 18:27Abraham answered, “Now behold, I who am but dust [in origin] and ashes have decided to speak to the Lord.
Specific Praising Of God
Daniel 2:19Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Speed Of God's Anger
Exodus 34:6Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
Stars Created By God
Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing.
Strength Of God
1 Chronicles 16:28
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and honor and strength.
Strength, God Is Our
Philippians 4:13I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]
Striving With God
Acts 26:14And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic) saying to me,
Subject To God
1 Corinthians 15:28However, when all things are subjected to Him (Christ), then the Son Himself will also be subjected to the One (the Father) who put all things under Him, so that God may be all in all [manifesting His glory without any opposition, the supreme indwelling and controlling factor of life].
Submission To God's Will
Psalm 40:8
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
Subtracting From God
Deuteronomy 4:2You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you.
Success Through God
Psalm 118:25
O Lord, save now, we beseech You;
O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperity and give us success!
Sun Moon And Stars Before God
Genesis 1:16God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Taking God's Things
Matthew 13:12Teaching God
Isaiah 40:14
With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him?
Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
Teaching The Way Of God
Psalm 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you to fear the Lord [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience].
Telling Of God
Psalm 19:1
And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.
Terror Of God
Genesis 35:5As they journeyed, there was a great [supernatural] terror [sent from God] on the cities around them, and [for that reason] the Canaanites did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
Testify On God's Behalf
Matthew 10:32Testing God
Malachi 3:10Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the
Thank God!
Psalm 97:12
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God],
And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
Thanking God
Psalm 92:1
To sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Thanking God For Benefits
Luke 17:16and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a
Thanking God For Food
Matthew 14:19Then He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people,
Thanking God For People
1 Timothy 2:1First of all, then, I urge that petitions (specific requests), prayers, intercessions (prayers for others) and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people,
Thanksgiving Offered To God
Psalm 107:22
And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And speak of His deeds with shouts of joy!
The Angel Of God
Exodus 14:19The
The Call Of God
Romans 1:6and you also are among those who are called of Jesus Christ to belong to Him;
The Coming Day Of God's Wrath
Zephaniah 2:2
Before the decree takes effect [and the time for repentance is lost]—
The day passes like the chaff [whirled by the wind]—
Before the burning and fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you,
Before the day of the wrath of the Lord comes upon you.
The Earth Filled With God
Numbers 14:21but indeed as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
The Effect Of The Word Of God
Isaiah 55:11
So will My word be which goes out of My mouth;
It will not return to Me void (useless, without result),
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
The Existence Of God
Hebrews 11:6But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.
The Gentleness Of God's People
Galatians 5:23gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
the Gifts of God
2 Corinthians 9:15Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gift [which is precious beyond words]!
The Grace Of God
1 Peter 5:10After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].
The Holy Spirit Described As God's Gift
Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, “Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The House Of God At Shiloh
Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh [in the tribal territory of Ephraim], and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.
The Law Given By God
Exodus 24:12Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments which I have written for their instruction.”
The Lord Is God
Psalm 100:3
Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us,
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
The Lord [Yahweh] Is God
Deuteronomy 4:35It was shown to you so that you might have [personal] knowledge and comprehend that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.
The Nations Before God
Psalm 2:1-2
And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot?
The Need To Love God
Deuteronomy 6:5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being].
The Power Of God
Luke 1:35Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.
The Presence Of God
Psalm 139:7
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
The promises of God
2 Corinthians 1:20For as many as are the promises of God, in Christ they are [all answered] “Yes.” So through Him we say our “Amen” to the glory of God.
The Same As God
Psalm 50:21
“These things you have done and I kept silent;
You thought that I was just like you.
Now I will reprimand and denounce you and state the case in order before your eyes.
The Spirit Of God
Genesis 1:2The earth was
The Witness Of God
Judges 11:10The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is
The Word Of God
John 1:1In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (
The World Without God
1 John 2:16For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world.
Those Frightened Of God
Genesis 3:10He said, “I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
Those God Gave Into Their Hands
Genesis 14:20
And blessed, praised, and glorified be God Most High,
Who has given your enemies into your hand.”
And Abram gave him a tenth of all [the treasure he had taken in battle].
Those To Whom God Gives
Matthew 19:11But He said to them,
Those Who Saw God
Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw [in a vision] the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, with the train of His royal robe filling the [most holy part of the] temple.
Those Who Wait For God
Psalm 130:5
I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits,
And in His word do I hope.
Thousands Of Angels Worship God
Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels [in festive gathering],
Thunder Expressing God's Judgment
Isaiah 29:6
You will be punished by the Lord of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.
Thunder Showing God's Presence
Job 36:33
“His thundering voice declares [awesomely] His presence;
The cattle also are told of His coming storm.
Travelling With God
Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the
Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].
Trouble, God's Help In
Psalm 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
Trusting God And Not Worrying
Matthew 6:25Trusting God In Difficult Times
2 Timothy 3:1But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear].
Trusting God's Plan
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Trusting God's Will
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
Trusting In God
Psalm 37:3
Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
Trusting In God's Love
Psalm 6:2-4
Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.
Trusting In God's Presence
Genesis 28:15Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Turning To God
1 Peter 5:7casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
Unbelief Toward God
Hebrews 3:12Take care, brothers and sisters, that there not be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving
Unbelief, As Response To God
Psalm 78:22
Because they did not believe in God [they did not rely on Him, they did not adhere to Him],
And they did not trust in His salvation (His power to save).
Understanding God's Word
Psalm 119:73Yodh.
Your hands have made me and established me;
Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments.
Unfaithfulness, To God
Nehemiah 1:8Please remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful and violate your obligations to Me I will scatter you [abroad] among the peoples;
United With God
Isaiah 56:6
“Also the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it
And holds fast to My covenant [by conscientious obedience];
Unity, God's Goal Of
Deuteronomy 6:4“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one [the only God]!
Unity, Of God's People
Malachi 2:10Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers [with God]?
Unknown Gods
Acts 17:23Now as I was going along and carefully looking at your objects of worship, I came to an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN
Validly Like God
Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh [to declare My will and purpose to him]; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
Victory, As An Act Of God
Deuteronomy 20:1-4“When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you.
Visions From God
Numbers 12:6And He said,
If there is a prophet among you,
I the Lord will make Myself known to him in a vision
And I will speak to him in a dream.
Waiting For God's Timing
Psalm 130:5
I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits,
And in His word do I hope.
Waiting On God
Hosea 12:6
Therefore, return [in repentance] to your God,
Observe and highly regard kindness and justice,
And wait [expectantly] for your God continually.
Walking In God's Way
Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, and a roadway;
And it will be called the Holy Way.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed];
And fools will not wander on it.
Walking In The Ways Of God
Psalm 81:13
“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
Walking With God
Genesis 5:22Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and daughters.
War As God's Judgment
Leviticus 26:25I will bring a sword on you that will execute vengeance for [breaking] the covenant; and when you gather together in your cities, I will send pestilence (virulent disease) among you, and you shall be handed over to the enemy.
We Live With God
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be filled with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.
We Thank God
2 Samuel 22:50
“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing praises to Your name.
Weapons Of God
2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
Weary Of God
Isaiah 43:22
“Yet you have not called on Me [in prayer and worship], O Jacob;
But you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
Weather, As God's Judgment
Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
Weather, God's Sovereignty Over
Job 28:25-27
“When He gave weight and pressure to the wind
And allotted the waters by measure,
Welcomed By God
Luke 15:2Both the Pharisees and the scribes began muttering and complaining, saying, “This man accepts and welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
What Does God Do?
Genesis 42:28And he said to his brothers, “My money has been returned! Here it is in my sack!” And their hearts sank, and they were afraid and turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”
What Else God Created
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the [exact] place of its setting.
What God Gives
2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.
What God's Will Is
Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they exist, and were created and brought into being.”
What Is God's Name?
Genesis 32:29Then Jacob asked Him, “Please tell me Your name.” But He said, “Why is it that you ask My name?” And He declared a blessing [of the covenant promises] on Jacob there.
What Is Not God
1 Corinthians 14:33for God [who is the source of their prophesying] is not a God of confusion and disorder but of peace and order.As [is the practice] in all the churches of the saints (God’s people),
Where Is God?
Jeremiah 2:6
“They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord
Who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
Who led us through the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought and of the deep darkness [of the shadow of death],
Through a land that no man passed through
And where no man lived?’
Who Is God?
Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
Why Does God Do This?
Numbers 14:3Why is the Lord bringing us to this land [of Canaan], to fall by the sword? Our wives and
Why God Did Things
Exodus 18:8Moses told his father-in-law about all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and about all the hardship that had happened during the journey, and how the Lord had rescued them.
Will God Be Angry?
Psalm 79:5
How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?
Will God Pay Attention?
2 Kings 19:4It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to taunt and defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. So offer a prayer for the remnant [of His people] that is left [in Judah].’”
Without God
1 Samuel 16:14Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him.
Work, As Ordained By God
Genesis 1:27-28So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Working For God
Colossians 3:23Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,
World Opposed To God
James 4:4You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Worship God!
Revelation 19:10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].”
Worship, Of God Alone
1 Chronicles 16:25
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared [with awe-filled reverence] above all gods.
Worshiping God
Psalm 96:9
Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.
Worshipping God
Exodus 3:12And God said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve and worship God at this mountain.”
You Are Our God
Jeremiah 3:22
“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the Lord],
“I will heal your unfaithfulness.”
[They answer] “Behold, we come to You,
For You are the Lord our God.
