Ezekiel 18:31

"Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel?'

Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed
Judges 6:7-10 When the Israelites cried to the LORD because of Midian, he sent them a prophet, who said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. I snatched you from the power of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them from before you and gave you their land. I said to you, 'I am the LORD your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.' But you have not listened to me."

and get a new heart and a new spirit
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Ezekiel 11:19 "I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh."
Ezekiel 36:26 "'I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.'"

Why will you die, O house of Israel?
Jeremiah 27:13 "Why will you and your people die by the sword, famine and plague with which the LORD has threatened any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?"
Isaiah 1:16-18 "... wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson they shall be like wool."

NOTES:
A new heart - promised unconditionally, attainable but not inevitable

Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.

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Ezekiel 18:30

"Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his way, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall."

Repent!
Isaiah 1:27-28 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness. But rebels and sinners will both be broken, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.
Jeremiah 35:15 "'Again and again I sent all my servants and the prophets to you. They said, "Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers." But you have not paid attention or listened to me.'"
Ezekiel 14:6 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent! Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!'"
Matthew 3:1-2 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

Turn from all your offenses, then sin will not be your downfall
Ezekiel 7:3 "The end is now upon you and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices."
Ezekiel 24:14 "'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.'"
Ezekiel 33:20 "Yet, O house of Israel, you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to his own ways."
Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
1 Peter 1:17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear.

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Jeremiah 23:6

"In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness."

In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety
Leviticus 25:18 "'Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.'"
Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.
Hosea 2:18 "In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beast of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety."

This is the name
Exodus 23:21 "Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him."
Jeremiah 33:16 "'In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD our Righteousness.'"
Matthew 1:21-23 "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfill what the Lord has said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" --which means, "God with us".

The LORD Our Righteousness
Ezra 9:15 "O LORD, God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand in your presence."
Isaiah 42:6 "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, ..."
Romans 3:21-22 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference ...
1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

NOTES:
Judah and Israel - Ezekiel 37:15-22
Be saved, live in safety - Deuteronomy 33:28-29
The LORD Our Righteousness - Ezekiel 34:25 -31

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Jeremiah 23:5

"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land."

when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch
2 Kings 19:26 "'Their people, drained of power, are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, scorched before it grows up.'"
Isaiah 4:2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
Ezekiel 17:22 "'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.'"

a King
Matthew 2:2 ... and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

who will reign wisely
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Matthew 1:1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: ...

and do what is just and right in the land
Genesis 18:19 "For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

NOTES:
Raise up - 2 Samuel 7:12; Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23-24
Reign wisely - Isaiah 52:13
Do what is right and just - Jeremiah 22:3, 15; 2 Samuel 8:15

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Jeremiah 9:24

"... but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on the earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.

but let him who boasts boast about this
Psalm 34:2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
1 Corinthians 1:31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."
Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

that he understands and knows me
Psalm 36:10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

that I am the LORD
2 Corinthians 10:17 But, "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."

who exercises kindness
Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

justice and righteousness
Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.

in these I delight
Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.
Psalm 33:5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Psalm 99:4 The King is mighty, he loves justice--you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.
Psalm 103:6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Micah 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.

NOTES:
Understands and knows - Jeremiah 3:15; 4:22
I am the LORD - Exodus 6:2-8
Kindness, devotion - Jeremiah 2:2

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Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save."

Who is this coming from Edom
2 Chronicles 28:17 The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners, ...
Isaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia to the west; together they will plunder the people to the east. They will lay hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

from Bozrah
Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
Amos 1:12 "I will send fire upon Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah."

with his garments stained crimson
Revelation 19:13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

striding forward in the greatness of his strength
Job 9:4 "His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?"
Isaiah 45:24 "They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.'" All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.

It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save
Isaiah 63:5 "I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm worked salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me."
Isaiah 46:13 "I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel."
Isaiah 51:5 "My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm."
Jeremiah 42:11 "' Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.'"
Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."

NOTES:
Edom - Isaiah 21:11; 34:5
Bozrah - Isaiah 34:6
Righteousness, mighty to save - Isaiah 45:8; 59:16

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Isaiah 61:10

I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

my soul rejoices in my God
Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoice with trembling.
Isaiah 7:13 Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?"
Isaiah 25:9 In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
Habakkuk 3:18 ... yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
Luke 1:47 "... and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, ..."

For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
Isaiah 61:3 ... and to provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

in a robe of righteousness
Job 27:6 "I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live."
Psalm 132:9 "May your priests be clothed with righteousness; may your saints sing for joy."
Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, O Zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised will not enter you again.
Revelation 19:8 "Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen, stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

as the bridegroom adorns his head like a priest
Exodus 39:28 ... and the turban of fine linen, the linen headbands and the undergarments of finely twisted linen.

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels
Isaiah 49:18 "Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you. As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as ornaments; you will put them on, like a bride."
Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

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Isaiah 59:17

He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.

He put on righteousness as his breastplate
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ...
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
Job 27:6 "I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live."

and the helmet of salvation on his head
Ephesians 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

he put on the garments of vengeance
Isaiah 63:1-4 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save." Why are your garments red, like those of one treading the winepress? "I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments and I stained all my clothing. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come."
Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord, the LORD Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: "Ah, I will get relief from my foes and avenge myself on my enemies."
Isaiah 34:8 For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution, to uphold Zion's cause.

and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Ezekiel 5:13 "Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath upon them, they will know that I the LORD have spoken in my zeal."
Isaiah 37:32 "For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this."
Isaiah 42:13 The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.

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Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Then your light will break forth like the dawn
Job 11:17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
Isaiah 60:1-3 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn."

and your healing will quickly appear
Isaiah 1:5 Why should you be beaten anymore? Why do you persist in rebellion? Your whole head is injured, your whole heart afflicted.
Isaiah 30:26 The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted.
Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; "I will guide him and restore comfort to him, ..."

then your righteousness will go before you
Isaiah 26:2 Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.

and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard
Exodus 13:21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
Exodus 14:19-20 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
Isaiah 4:5-6 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and a shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
Isaiah 52:12 But you will not leave in haste and go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

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Isaiah 51:8

"For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations."

For the moth will eat them up like a garment
Job 13:28 "So man wastes away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths."
Isaiah 50:9 It is the Sovereign LORD who helps me. Who is he that will condemn me? They will all wear out like a garment; the moths will eat them up.
James 5:2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.

the worm will devour them like wool
Isaiah 14:11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave, along with the noise of your harps; maggots are spread out beneath you and worms cover you.

But my righteousness will last forever
Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.

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Isaiah 51:6

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.

the heavens will vanish like smoke
Psalm 37:20 But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish--vanish like smoke.
Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
Luke 21:33 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

the earth will wear out like a garment
Psalm 102:25-26 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded.
Hebrews 1:10-12 He also says, "In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."

But my salvation
Isaiah 12:2 "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."

will last forever
Isaiah 51:8 "For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations."
Psalm 119:89 Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

my righteousness will never fail
Psalm 89:33 "... but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness."
Isaiah 54:10 "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

NOTES:
Isaiah 24:4; 34:4; 40:8, 26; 45:17; 50:9

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Isaiah 51:1-2

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was but one, and I blessed him and made him many."

you who pursue righteousness
Isaiah 51:7 "Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults."
Psalm 94:15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Isaiah 63:8 He said, "Surely they are my people, sons who will not be false to me"; and so he became their savior.
Romans 9:30-32 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone."

and who seek the LORD
Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Look to the rock
Isaiah 17:10-11 You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Therefore, though you set out the finest plants and plant imported vines, though on the day you set them out, you make them grow, and on the morning when you plant them, you bring them to bud, yet the harvest will be as nothing in the day of disease and incurable pain.

look to Abraham, your father
Genesis 17:6 "I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you."
Romans 4:16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring--not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
Hebrews 11:11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.

I blessed him and made him many
Genesis 12:2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great and you will be a blessing."

NOTES:
Genesis 12:1-3; 13:16; 15:5; 17:5; 22:17; Deuteronomy 7:13; 16:20; Proverbs 15:9; Isaiah 29:22; 46:3; 65:10; Ezekiel 33:24

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Isaiah 45:8

"You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it."

You heavens above, rain
Psalm 72:6 He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
Psalm 133:3 It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.
Joel 3:18 "In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the LORD's house and will water the valley of acacias.

down righteousness
Isaiah 45:24 "They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.'"
Psalm 85:11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Isaiah 46:13 "I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel."
Isaiah 48:18 "If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea."
Isaiah 60:21 "Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor."
Isaiah 61:11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Hosea 10:12 "Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you."
Malachi 4:2 "But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall."

let salvation spring up
Psalm 85:9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his glory may dwell in our land.
Isaiah 12:3 "With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation."

NOTES:
Isaiah 11:4; 41:2; 45:13; 61:10; Joel 2:23; Amos 5:24

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Isaiah 42:21

It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.

It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness
Isaiah 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."

to make his law great and glorious
Isaiah 42:4 ... he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.
2 Corinthians 3:7-9 Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!

NOTES:
Exodus 34:29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.

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Isaiah 42:6-7 part 3

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

to free captives
Isaiah 49:9 "... to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill."
Isaiah 51:14 "The cowering prisoners will soon be set free; they will not die in their dungeon, nor will they lack bread."

from prison
Psalm 66:11 You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
Isaish 24:22 They (the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below) will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison and be punished after many days.
Isaiah 48:20 Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob."
Zechariah 9:11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Luke 4:19 "... to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
2 Timothy 2:26 ... and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
Hebrews 2:14-15 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness
Psalm 107:10 Some sat in darkness and the deepest gloom, prisoners suffering in iron chains, ...
Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
Acts 26:18 "... to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me."

(parentheses are mine)

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Isaiah42:6-7 part 2

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

and will make you to be a covenant for the people
Isaiah 49:8 This is what the LORD says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, ..."
Isaiah 54:10 "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 59:21 "As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
Isaiah 61:8 "For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them."
Jeremiah 31:31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah."
Jeremiah 32:40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me."
Malachi 3:1 "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."

send a light
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

for the Gentiles
Luke 2:32 "... a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."

to open eyes that are blind
Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Isaiah 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Matthew 11:5 "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor."

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Isaiah 42:6-7 part 1

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."

I, the LORD, have called you
Exodus 31:2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, ..."
Isaiah 41:9-10 "I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says--he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

in righteousness
Isaiah 45:24 "They will say of me, 'In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.'" All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
Jeremiah 23:6 "In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness."
Daniel 9:7 "Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame--the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you."

I will take hold of your hand
Isaiah 41:13 "For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
Isaiah 45:1 "This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: ..."

I will keep you
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 27:3 "I, the LORD, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it."

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Isaiah 26:10

Though grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and regard not the majesty of the LORD.

Though grace is shown to the wicked
Matthew 5:45 "... that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."

even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
Isaiah 32:6 For the fool speaks folly, his mind is busy with evil: He practices ungodliness and spreads error concerning the LORD; the hungry he leaves empty and from the thirsty he withholds water.
Isaiah 59:7 Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; ruin and destruction mark their ways.
Isaish 59:12-13 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, fomenting oppression and revolt, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

and regard not the majesty of the LORD
1 Samuel 12:24 "But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you."
Isaiah 22:12-14 The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth. But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! "Let us eat and drink," you say, "for tomorrow we die!" The LORD Almighty has revealed this in my hearing: "Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for," says the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Jeremiah 2:19 "Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Hosea 11:7 "My people are determined to turn from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will by no means exalt them."
John 5:37-38 "And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen his form, nor does his word dwell in you, for you do not believe the one he sent."
Romans 2:4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?

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Isaiah 26:9

My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

My soul yearns for you in the night
Psalm 119:55 In the night I remember your name. O LORD, and I will keep your law.

in the morning my spirit longs for you
Psalm 42:1-3 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and night, while men say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 78:34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

When your judgments come upon the earth
1 Chronicles 16:14 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.

the people of the world learn righteousness
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

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Hebrews 5:11-14

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. In fact though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

you need someone to teach you the elementary truths
Hebrews 6:1-2 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

You need milk, not solid food!
1 Corinthians 3:2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ...

Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

But solid food is for the mature
1 Corinthians 2:6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil
Isaiah 7:15 He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right.

NOTES:
Lazy: Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

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Hebrews 13:7-8

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Remember your leaders
Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:24 Greet all your leaders and all God's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
1 Corinthians 15b-16 I urge you, brothers, to submit to such as these and to everyone who joins in the work, and labors for it.
Hebrews 2:3 ... how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
Hebrews 5:12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

who spoke the word of God to you
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith
Hebrews 6:12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7 You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things those churches suffered from the Jews, ...

Jesus Christ is the same today and yesterday and forever
Psalm 102:27 But you remain the same and your years will never end.
Hebrews 1:12 "You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."

NOTES:
1 Corinthians 4:16; Ephesians 5:1

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Philippians 2:10-11

... that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow
Psalm 95:6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; ...
Isaiah 45:23 "By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear."
Romans 14:11 It is written: "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.'"

in heaven and on earth and under the earth
Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
Ephesians 1:9-10 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
Colossians 1:19-20 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord
John 13:13 "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am."
Romans 14:9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

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Philippians 2:8-9

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, ...

he humbled himself and became obedient to death
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
John 10:18 "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."
Romans 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

even death on a cross!
1 Corinthians 1:23 ... but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, ...
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."

Therefore God exalted him
Isaiah 52:13 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Daniel 7:14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Acts 2:33 "Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear."
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

and gave him the name that is above every name
Ephesians 1:20-21 ... which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

NOTES:
Matthew 28:18; Hebrews 1:4-5

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Philippians 2:5-7

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus
Matthew 11:29 "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

who, being in very nature God
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 14:9 Jesus answered, "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"

did not consider equality with God
John 5:18 For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

but made himself nothing
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

taking the very nature of a servant
Matthew 20:28 "... just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

being made in human likeness
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Romans 8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.
Hebrews 2:17 For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.

NOTES:
Attitude: Philippians 2:2-4; John 13:12-17
Nature: Romans 9:5; John 17:5

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Matthew 2:23

... and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

and lived in a town called Nazareth
Mark 1:9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mark 1:24 "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"
Mark 6:1 Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
Luke 1:26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ...
Luke 2:39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 2:51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.
Luke 4:23 Jesus said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"
John 1:45-46 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked.

NOTES:
Psalm 22:6; Isaiah 53:3

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Matthew 2:19-22

After Herod died an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead." So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, ...

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord
Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.

appeared in a dream
Matthew 2:12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Matthew 2:13a When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.
Matthew 2:22b Having been warned in a dream, ...
Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him this message: "Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him."

those who were trying to take the child's life are dead
Exodus 4:19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead."

he withdrew to the district of Galilee
Luke 2:39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

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Matthew 2:16-18

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled
Matthew 2:15b And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
Matthew 2:23b So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Matthew 1:22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord has said through the prophet: ...

Rachel, weeping for her children
Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

and refusing to be comforted because they are no more
Jeremiah 31:15 This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more."

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Matthew 2:13-15

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up, he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord
Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.

appeared to Joseph in a dream
Matthew 2:12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt ...
Matthew 2:22b But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, ...
Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him this message: "Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him."

Herod is going to search for the child to kill him
Revelation 12:4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child.

And so was fulfilled
Matthew 2:17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: ...
Matthew 2:23 ... and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
Matthew 1:22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ...

Out of Egypt I called my son
Hosea 11:1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son."
Exodus 4:22-23 "Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, "Let my son go so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.'"

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Matthew 2:9-12

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

and they bowed down and worshiped him
Isaiah 60:3 "Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn."

and presented him with gifts
Psalm 72:10-11 The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him gifts. All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.

And having been warned
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

in a dream
Matthew 2:13a When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.
Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt ...
Matthew 2:22b Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, ...
Matthew 27:19 While Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat, his wife sent him this message: "Don't have anything to to with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him."

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Matthew 2:3-8

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'" Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

In Bethlehem in Judea
John 7:42 "Does not the Scripture say that the Christ will come from David's family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"

who will be the shepherd of my people Israel
Micah 5:2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
2 Samuel 5:2 "In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.'"

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Matthew 2:1-2

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea
Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. (also read verses 5-7)

during the time of King Herod
Luke 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?
Jeremiah 23:5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land."
Matthew 27:11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied.
Mark 15:2 "Are you the king of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "Yes, it is as you say." Jesus replied.
Luke 23:38 There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 1:49 Then Nathanael declared, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
John 18:37 (read verses 33-36 also) "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me."

We saw his star
Numbers 24:17 "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the sons of Sheth."

(parentheses are mine)

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.