34 occurrences

'Kept' in the Bible

And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

Verse ConceptsTwo To Four MonthsPeople Hiding PeopleWomen's Beauty

And he said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses kept his face covered for fear of looking on God.

Verse ConceptsGesturesAbraham, Family And DescendantsGod Of The FathersJacob, The PatriarchReverence, And ObedienceFear, Caused ByNot Seeing GodHiding From GodI Am GodThose Frightened Of Godfatherhood

And truly my ears are open to the cry of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep under their yoke; and I have kept in mind my agreement.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PromisesHard LaborGod Remembering His CovenantGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Keeps Covenant

But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfMotives, Importance OfPower Of God, ShownPredestination, Of PersonsProclaiming God’s NameGod Showed His PowerWhy God Did ThingsPurposeLife Purpose

And he who gave no attention to the word of the Lord, kept his servants and his cattle in the field.

Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

Then Pharaoh sent for Moses, and said, Go and give worship to the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be kept here: your little ones may go with you.

Verse ConceptsKings SummoningWorship God!

So our cattle will have to go with us, not one may be kept back; for they are needed for the worship of the Lord our God; we have no knowledge what offering we have to give till we come to the place.

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockPeople Not AbandoningFeet Of CreaturesIgnorant Of Facts

And this day is to be kept in your memories: you are to keep it as a feast to the Lord through all your generations, as an order for ever.

Verse ConceptsDoubt, Dealing WithCeremoniesCelebrationsAtonement, Types OfOrdinancesMemorialRegulations For PassoverThe Law Given To IsraelCelebrationremembrancecelebrating

So keep the feast of unleavened bread; for on this very day I have taken your armies out of the land of Egypt: this day, then, is to be kept through all your generations by an order for ever.

Verse ConceptsGenerationsLaw, OtNew Year, TheOrdinancesRegulations For PassoverEarthly ArmiesGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptThe Law Given To Israel

Then you will say, This is the offering of the Lord's Passover; for he went over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he sent death on the Egyptians, and kept our families safe. And the people gave worship with bent heads.

Verse ConceptsBowingProperty, HousesPassing OverReverence, And ObedienceBowing Heads Before GodGod KillingRegulations For PassoverWorshipping GodGod Killed The Peoples

Let the first male child of every mother among the children of Israel be kept holy for me, even the first male birth among man or beast; for it is mine.

Verse ConceptsBaby dedicationClaimsCeremoniesHoliness, As Set Apart For GodThe Act Of OpeningConsecrationOpening The WombPeople Belong To GodMaking People HolyRegulating SacrificesDedicationSanctification

And Moses said to the people, Let this day, on which you came out of Egypt, out of your prison-house, be kept for ever in memory; for by the strength of his hand the Lord has taken you out from this place; let no leavened bread be used.

Verse ConceptsCelebrationsHand Of GodHistoryYeastStrength Of GodLeaving EgyptGroups Of Slavesslavery

So let this order be kept, at the right time, from year to year.

Verse ConceptsOrdinancesEvery Year

And Moses said to them, Let nothing be kept till the morning.

Verse Conceptstomorrow

But they gave no attention to Moses, and some of them kept it till the morning and there were worms in it and it had an evil smell: and Moses was angry with them.

Verse ConceptsInsectsSmellsMaggotsFood DecayingNamed People Angry With Othersworms

And he said, This is what the Lord has said, Tomorrow is a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord: what has to be cooked may be cooked; and what is over, put on one side to be kept till the morning.

Verse ConceptsCooking, MethodsLaw, Ten CommandmentsSabbaths InstitutedResttomorrowcooking

And they kept it till the morning as Moses had said: and no smell came from it, and it had no worms.

Verse ConceptsMaggotsFood Decayingworms

And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread which I gave you for your food in the waste land, when I took you out from the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot and put one omer of manna in it, and put it away before the Lord, to be kept for future generations.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, ContentsAaron, Life EventsArk Of The Covenant, PurposeMemorabiliapot

So Aaron put it away in front of the holy chest to be kept, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, Function

But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.

Verse ConceptsSittingSunsetsPeople Sitting DownOther Supportingtired

And the Lord said to Moses, Make a record of this in a book, so that it may be kept in memory, and say it again in the ears of Joshua: that all memory of Amalek is to be completely uprooted from the earth.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesRemindersScrollsWritingBlotted OutJudgements WrittenBooks Of Prophecy

And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:

Verse ConceptsGod HelpsPeople With Apt Names

And all the people were watching the thunderings and the flames and the sound of the horn and the mountain smoking; and when they saw it, they kept far off, shaking with fear.

Verse ConceptsLightningMusical Instruments, types ofSmokeTheophanyThunderFear, Of UnknownStanding At A DistanceTrumpets For SignallingThose Frightened Of GodWitnessingdistancesmokingThunder Showing God's Presence

And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

Verse ConceptsStanding At A Distancedistance

But if the ox has frequently done such damage in the past, and the owner has had word of it and has not kept it under control, so that it has been the cause of the death of a man or woman, not only is the ox to be stoned, but its owner is to be put to death.

Verse ConceptsHabitsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfStriking To DeathAnimals KillingDeath Penalty For ViolenceInstructions About StoningRules About Killing AnimalsUnpremeditated

But if it is common knowledge that the ox has frequently done such damage in the past, and its owner has not kept it under control, he will have to give ox for ox; and the dead beast will be his.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of PunishmentStriking To DeathCorpses Of AnimalsUnpremeditated

Do not give the blood of my offering with leavened bread; and do not let the fat of my feast be kept all night till the morning.

Verse ConceptsBlood Of SacrificesAnimal Sacrifices, BurntOvernightFat Of Animals

The rods are to be kept in the rings, and never taken out.

Verse ConceptsStaying Put

Let Aaron and his sons put this in order, evening and morning, before the Lord, inside the Tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the ark; this is to be an order for ever, from generation to generation, to be kept by the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Priestly ResponsibilitiesMorningOrdinancesPriests, Function In Ot TimesTentsPutting In OrderActing All Night

You are not to make any perfume like it for yourselves: it is to be kept holy to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsSimilar Items

No leaven is to be offered with the blood of my offering, and the offering of the Passover feast may not be kept till the morning.

Verse ConceptsPassoverYeastRemaining OfferingsRegulations For Passover

So Moses made an order and had it given out through all the tents, saying, Let no man or woman make any more offerings for the holy place. So the people were kept from giving more.

Verse ConceptsRestraintWork Ethic

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Celebrate (93 instances)
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