How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
How long, O men, will you turn my glory
Exodus 16:7 ". . . and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?"
1 Samuel 4:21 She named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"--because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
into shame
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.' "
Job 8:22 "Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more."
Psalm 35:26 May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
Judges 2:17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the LORD's commands.
Psalm 31:6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; I trust in the LORD.
Psalm 40:4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
Jeremiah 13:24-25 "I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind. This is your lot, the portion I have decreed for you," declares the LORD, "because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods."
Jeremiah 16:19-20 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. Do men make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!"
Amos 2:4-5 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, by gods their ancestors followed, I will send fire upon Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem."
NOTES:
Read Philippians 4
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.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
LOVE Job 37:13
"He brings the clouds to punish men, or to water his earth and show his love."
He brings the clouds to punish men
Genesis 7:4 "Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."
Exodus 9:22-24 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt--on men and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt." When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt; hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
1 Samuel 12:17 "Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call upon the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king."
or to water the earth and show his love
1 Kings 18:44-45 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' "
Job 5:10 "He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside."
Job 36:31 "This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance."
Job 38:25-27 "Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it, to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?"
NOTES:
Read Philippians 3
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.
He brings the clouds to punish men
Genesis 7:4 "Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."
Exodus 9:22-24 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt--on men and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt." When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt; hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.
1 Samuel 12:17 "Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call upon the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king."
or to water the earth and show his love
1 Kings 18:44-45 The seventh time the servant reported, "A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea." So Elijah said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.' "
Job 5:10 "He bestows rain on the earth; he sends water upon the countryside."
Job 36:31 "This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance."
Job 38:25-27 "Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, to water a land where no man lives, a desert with no one in it, to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?"
NOTES:
Read Philippians 3
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.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
LOVE Nehemiah 9:17
"They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them, . . ."
They refused to listen and failed to remember
Judges 8:34 . . . did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
Psalm 78:42 They did not remember his power--the day he redeemed them from the oppressor, . . .
the miracles you performed among them
Psalm 77:11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
Psalm 105:5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, . . .
Psalm 106:7 When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
They became stiff-necked
Jeremiah 7:26 " 'But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their forefathers.' "
Jeremiah 19:15 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on this city and the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.' "
and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery
Numbers 14:4 And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt."
But you are a forgiving God
Psalm 130:4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Daniel 9:9 "The LORD our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; . . ."
gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love
Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
Psalm 86:15 But you, O LORD, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
NOTES:
Read Philippians 2
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.
They refused to listen and failed to remember
Judges 8:34 . . . did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
Psalm 78:42 They did not remember his power--the day he redeemed them from the oppressor, . . .
the miracles you performed among them
Psalm 77:11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
Psalm 105:5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, . . .
Psalm 106:7 When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
They became stiff-necked
Jeremiah 7:26 " 'But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their forefathers.' "
Jeremiah 19:15 "This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'Listen! I am going to bring on this city and the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.' "
and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery
Numbers 14:4 And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt."
But you are a forgiving God
Psalm 130:4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Daniel 9:9 "The LORD our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; . . ."
gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love
Deuteronomy 4:31 For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
Psalm 86:15 But you, O LORD, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
NOTES:
Read Philippians 2
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.
Monday, March 28, 2011
LOVE Nehemiah 1:5-7
Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses."
O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God
Deuteronomy 7:21 Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
Nehemiah 4:14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."
who keeps his covenant of love
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
1 Kings 8:23 . . . "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O LORD, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear
1 Kings 8:29 "May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, 'My Name shall be there,' so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place."
2 Chronicles 7:15 "Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place."
the prayer
1 Kings 8:30 "Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive."
I confess the sins
1 Kings 8:47 ". . . and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their conquerors and say, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; . . ."
We have acted very wickedly toward you
Psalm 106:6 We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
NOTES:
Read Philippians 1
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.
O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God
Deuteronomy 7:21 Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
Nehemiah 4:14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."
who keeps his covenant of love
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
1 Kings 8:23 . . . "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O LORD, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear
1 Kings 8:29 "May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, 'My Name shall be there,' so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place."
2 Chronicles 7:15 "Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place."
the prayer
1 Kings 8:30 "Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive."
I confess the sins
1 Kings 8:47 ". . . and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their conquerors and say, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; . . ."
We have acted very wickedly toward you
Psalm 106:6 We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.
NOTES:
Read Philippians 1
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.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
LOVE Ezra 3:11
With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love to Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
He is good; his love to Israel endures forever
1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, "for his love endures forever."
2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."
Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands.
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD
Joshua 6:5 "When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the people will go up, every man straight in."
Joshua 6:10 But Joshua had commanded the people, "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!"
because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid
Haggai 2:18 " 'From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid.' "
Zechariah 4:9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you."
Zechariah 8:9 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "You who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were there when the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD Almighty, let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 6
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.
He is good; his love to Israel endures forever
1 Chronicles 16:34 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, "for his love endures forever."
2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."
Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 107:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 138:8 The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever--do not abandon the works of your hands.
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD
Joshua 6:5 "When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the people will go up, every man straight in."
Joshua 6:10 But Joshua had commanded the people, "Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!"
because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid
Haggai 2:18 " 'From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid.' "
Zechariah 4:9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you."
Zechariah 8:9 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "You who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were there when the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD Almighty, let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 6
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.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
LOVE 1 Chronicles 17:13-14
" 'I will be his father and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.' "
I will be his father
2 Corinthians 6:18 "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
and he will be my son
1 Chronicles 28:6 "He said to me: 'Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.' "
Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father and he will be my Son"?
his throne
1 Kings 2:12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.
1 Chronicles 28:5 "Of all my sons--and the LORD has given me many--he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel."
1 Chronicles 29:23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chronicles 9:8 "Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."
will be established forever
Psalm 132:11-12 The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: "One of your own descendants I will place on your throne--if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever."
Jeremiah 33:17 "For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, . . .' "
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 5
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.
I will be his father
2 Corinthians 6:18 "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
and he will be my son
1 Chronicles 28:6 "He said to me: 'Solomon your son is the one who will build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.' "
Luke 1:32-33 "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
Hebrews 1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father and he will be my Son"?
his throne
1 Kings 2:12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.
1 Chronicles 28:5 "Of all my sons--and the LORD has given me many--he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel."
1 Chronicles 29:23 So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chronicles 9:8 "Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."
will be established forever
Psalm 132:11-12 The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath that he will not revoke: "One of your own descendants I will place on your throne--if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever."
Jeremiah 33:17 "For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, . . .' "
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 5
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.
Friday, March 25, 2011
LOVE 1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Give thanks to the LORD
Isaiah 12:4 (also 1 Chronicles 16:8 and Psalm 105:1) In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
for he is good
Psalm 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 135:3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, . . .
his love endures forever
2 Chronicles 5:13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, . . .
2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good, his love endures forever."
Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love for Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Jeremiah 33:11 " '. . . the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 4
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.
Give thanks to the LORD
Isaiah 12:4 (also 1 Chronicles 16:8 and Psalm 105:1) In that day you will say: "Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
for he is good
Psalm 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 135:3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
Psalm 145:9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, . . .
his love endures forever
2 Chronicles 5:13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, . . .
2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good, his love endures forever."
Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love for Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.
Jeremiah 33:11 " '. . . the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 4
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.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
LOVE 1 Kings 10:9
"Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king, to maintain justice and righteousness."
Praise be to the LORD your God
1 Kings 5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was greatly pleased and said, "Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation."
Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel
Deuteronomy 7:8 But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness
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 72:2 He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
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.
NOTES:
2 Chronicles 2:12
Daniel 3:28-29
Read Ephesians 3
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Praise be to the LORD your God
1 Kings 5:7 When Hiram heard Solomon's message, he was greatly pleased and said, "Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation."
Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.
Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel
Deuteronomy 7:8 But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness
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 72:2 He will judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
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.
NOTES:
2 Chronicles 2:12
Daniel 3:28-29
Read Ephesians 3
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
LOVE 1 Kings 8:23
. . . and said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below
Exodus 9:14 ". . . or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth."
Exodus 15:11 "Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you--majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?"
Deuteronomy 4:39 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Psalm 86:8-10 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.
you who keep your covenant of love with your servants
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
Nehemiah 9:32a "Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love, . . ."
Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 2
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there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below
Exodus 9:14 ". . . or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth."
Exodus 15:11 "Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you--majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?"
Deuteronomy 4:39 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
Psalm 86:8-10 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.
you who keep your covenant of love with your servants
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
Nehemiah 9:32a "Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love, . . ."
Daniel 9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, . . ."
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 2
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
LOVE 1 Kings 3:3
Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
Solomon showed his love for the LORD
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Psalm 31:23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
Psalm 145:20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
by walking
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, . . .
Joshua 1:7 "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
according to the statutes of his father David
Deuteronomy 17:19 It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees . . .
1 Kings 14:8 " 'I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes.' "
except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places
1 Kings 3:2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.
Leviticus 17:3-5 "Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD--that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and must be cut off from his people. This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.' "
2 Kings 12:3 (also 2 Kings 15:4 and 2 Kings 15:35) The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
2 Kings 16:4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.
2 Kings 21:3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 1
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Solomon showed his love for the LORD
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Psalm 31:23 Love the LORD, all his saints! The LORD preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
Psalm 145:20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
by walking
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, . . .
Joshua 1:7 "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
according to the statutes of his father David
Deuteronomy 17:19 It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees . . .
1 Kings 14:8 " 'I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right in my eyes.' "
except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places
1 Kings 3:2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD.
Leviticus 17:3-5 "Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD--that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and must be cut off from his people. This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.' "
2 Kings 12:3 (also 2 Kings 15:4 and 2 Kings 15:35) The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
2 Kings 16:4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.
2 Kings 21:3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them.
NOTES:
Read Ephesians 1
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Monday, March 21, 2011
LOVE 2 Samuel 7:15
" 'But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.' "
But my love will never be taken away from him
1 Kings 2:4 ". . . and that the LORD may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.' "
1 Kings 6:12 "As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, carry out my regulations and keep all my commands, and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father."
1 Kings 8:25 and 2 Chronicles 6:16 "Now LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, 'You shall never fail to have a man sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in all they do to walk before me as you have done.' "
1 Kings 9:5 ". . . I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.' "
1 Kings 11:13 "Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."
1 Kings 11:32 " 'But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe.' "
2 Chronicles 21:7 Nevertheless, because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants forever.
Psalm 89:24 My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted.
Psalm 89:33 . . . but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
Jeremiah 33:17 "For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house if Israel, . . . ' "
as I took it away from Saul
1 Samuel 13:13 "You acted foolishly," Samuel said. "You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time."
1 Samuel 15:28 Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors--to one better than you."
1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 6
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But my love will never be taken away from him
1 Kings 2:4 ". . . and that the LORD may keep his promise to me: 'If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.' "
1 Kings 6:12 "As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, carry out my regulations and keep all my commands, and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father."
1 Kings 8:25 and 2 Chronicles 6:16 "Now LORD, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, 'You shall never fail to have a man sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in all they do to walk before me as you have done.' "
1 Kings 9:5 ". . . I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, 'You shall never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.' "
1 Kings 11:13 "Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."
1 Kings 11:32 " 'But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe.' "
2 Chronicles 21:7 Nevertheless, because of the covenant the LORD had made with David, the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants forever.
Psalm 89:24 My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted.
Psalm 89:33 . . . but I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
Jeremiah 33:17 "For this is what the LORD says: 'David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of the house if Israel, . . . ' "
as I took it away from Saul
1 Samuel 13:13 "You acted foolishly," Samuel said. "You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time."
1 Samuel 15:28 Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors--to one better than you."
1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 6
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
LOVE 2 Samuel 1:25-26
"How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women."
I grieve for you
Jeremiah 22:18-19 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: "They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!' He will have the burial of a donkey--dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 34:4-5 " 'Yet hear the promise of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, "Alas, O master!" I myself make this promise declared the LORD.' "
Jonathan
2 Samuel 1:17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, . . .
my brother
1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying 'The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.' " Then David left and Jonathan went back to the town.
Your love for me was wonderful
1 Samuel 18:1 After David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
NOTES:
1 Samuel 20:13-16
Read Galatians 5
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I grieve for you
Jeremiah 22:18-19 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: "They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him: 'Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!' He will have the burial of a donkey--dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 34:4-5 " 'Yet hear the promise of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword; you will die peacefully. As people made a funeral fire in honor of your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so they will make a fire in your honor and lament, "Alas, O master!" I myself make this promise declared the LORD.' "
Jonathan
2 Samuel 1:17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, . . .
my brother
1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying 'The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.' " Then David left and Jonathan went back to the town.
Your love for me was wonderful
1 Samuel 18:1 After David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
NOTES:
1 Samuel 20:13-16
Read Galatians 5
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Saturday, March 19, 2011
LOVE 1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
Joshua 9:18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel.
1 Samuel 18:3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
1 Samuel 20:14-16 "But show me unfailing kindness like that of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family--not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth." So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD call David's enemies to account."
1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.' " Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
2 Samuel 1:26 "I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 4
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Joshua 9:18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel.
1 Samuel 18:3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
1 Samuel 20:14-16 "But show me unfailing kindness like that of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family--not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth." So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD call David's enemies to account."
1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.' " Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.
2 Samuel 1:26 "I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 4
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Friday, March 18, 2011
LOVE 1 Samuel 18:20-21
Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased. "I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law."
Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David
1 Samuel 18:28-29 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
Genesis 29:26 Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one."
1 Samuel 18:17-19 Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the LORD." For Saul said to himself, "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!" But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my family or my father's clan in Israel, that I should become the king's son-in-law?" So when the time came for Merab, Saul's daughter to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
"I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare to him."
Exodus 10:7 Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?"
Deuteronomy 7:16 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
NOTES:
1 Samuel 17:23; 25:28
Read Galatians 3
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Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David
1 Samuel 18:28-29 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
Genesis 29:26 Laban replied, "It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one."
1 Samuel 18:17-19 Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the LORD." For Saul said to himself, "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!" But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my family or my father's clan in Israel, that I should become the king's son-in-law?" So when the time came for Merab, Saul's daughter to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
"I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare to him."
Exodus 10:7 Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?"
Deuteronomy 7:16 You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God gives over to you. Do not look on them with pity and do not serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
NOTES:
1 Samuel 17:23; 25:28
Read Galatians 3
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
LOVE Judges 5:31
"So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength." Then the land had peace forty years.
So may all your enemies perish, O LORD!
Numbers 10:35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, O LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."
Psalm 68:1-2 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
But may they who love you be like the sun
2 Samuel 23:4 " '. . . he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' "
Job 37:21 "Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean."
Psalm 19:4-5 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
Psalm 89:35-36 "Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness--and I will not lie to David--that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; . . ."
Isaiah 18:4 This is what the LORD says to me: "I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
when it rises in its strength
2 Samuel 18:32 The king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" The Cushite replied, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man."
Then the land had peace forty years
Judges 3:11 So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 2
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So may all your enemies perish, O LORD!
Numbers 10:35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, O LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."
Psalm 68:1-2 May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. As smoke is blown away by the wind, may you blow them away; as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
But may they who love you be like the sun
2 Samuel 23:4 " '. . . he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' "
Job 37:21 "Now no one can look at the sun, bright as it is in the skies after the wind has swept them clean."
Psalm 19:4-5 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
Psalm 89:35-36 "Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness--and I will not lie to David--that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; . . ."
Isaiah 18:4 This is what the LORD says to me: "I will remain quiet and will look on from my dwelling place, like shimmering heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
when it rises in its strength
2 Samuel 18:32 The king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" The Cushite replied, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man."
Then the land had peace forty years
Judges 3:11 So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
NOTES:
Read Galatians 2
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
LOVE Joshua 23:9-11
"The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations; to this day no one has been able to withstand you. One of you routs a thousand, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised. So be very careful to love the LORD your God."
The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations
Deuteronomy 11:23 . . . then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
to this day no one has been able to withstand you
Deuteronomy 7:24 He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them.
One of you routs a thousand
Leviticus 26:8 " 'Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.' "
Judges 3:31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. He too saved Israel.
because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised
Exodus 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
So be very careful
Deuteronomy 4:15-16a You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, . . .
to love the LORD your God
Joshua 22:5 "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 1
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The LORD has driven out before you great and powerful nations
Deuteronomy 11:23 . . . then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
to this day no one has been able to withstand you
Deuteronomy 7:24 He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them.
One of you routs a thousand
Leviticus 26:8 " 'Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.' "
Judges 3:31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. He too saved Israel.
because the LORD your God fights for you, just as he promised
Exodus 14:14 "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."
So be very careful
Deuteronomy 4:15-16a You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, . . .
to love the LORD your God
Joshua 22:5 "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
NOTES:
Read Galatians 1
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
LOVE Joshua 22:5
"But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey is commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."
But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you
Isaiah 43:22 "Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, O Israel."
Malachi 3:14-15 "You have said, 'It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.' "
to love the LORD your God
Joshua 23:11 "So be very careful to love the LORD your God."
to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands
Deuteronomy 5:29 "Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!"
to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 13
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But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you
Isaiah 43:22 "Yet you have not called upon me, O Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, O Israel."
Malachi 3:14-15 "You have said, 'It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty? But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.' "
to love the LORD your God
Joshua 23:11 "So be very careful to love the LORD your God."
to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands
Deuteronomy 5:29 "Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!"
to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 13
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Monday, March 14, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 33:3-4
"Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction, the law Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob."
Surely it is you who love the people
Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, . . .
all the holy ones are in your hand
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy 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 his people, his treasured possession.
At your feet they all bow down
Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.
Revelation 4:10a . . . the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever.
the law that Moses gave us
Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 7:19a "Has not Moses given you the Law? Yet not one of you keeps the law."
the possession of the assembly of Jacob
Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
NOTES:
Holy ones - Israelites - Deuteronomy 14:2; 26:19; 28:9
Read 2 Corinthians 12
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Surely it is you who love the people
Deuteronomy 4:37 Because he loved your forefathers and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, . . .
all the holy ones are in your hand
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy 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 his people, his treasured possession.
At your feet they all bow down
Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.
Revelation 4:10a . . . the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever.
the law that Moses gave us
Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.
John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 7:19a "Has not Moses given you the Law? Yet not one of you keeps the law."
the possession of the assembly of Jacob
Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
NOTES:
Holy ones - Israelites - Deuteronomy 14:2; 26:19; 28:9
Read 2 Corinthians 12
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 30:19-20
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you
Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse--the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn away from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
and that you may love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
For the LORD is your life
Deuteronomy 4:1 Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:47 They are not just idle words for you--they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
John 5:26 "For the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself."
Acts 17:28 " 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' "
he will give you many years in the land
Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him.
Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 10:20; 31:28; 32:1, 46; Psalm 50:1; Isaiah 1:2
Read 2 Corinthians 11
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This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you
Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse--the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn away from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
and that you may love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
For the LORD is your life
Deuteronomy 4:1 Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 32:47 They are not just idle words for you--they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
John 5:26 "For the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself."
Acts 17:28 " 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' "
he will give you many years in the land
Genesis 12:7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him.
Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 10:20; 31:28; 32:1, 46; Psalm 50:1; Isaiah 1:2
Read 2 Corinthians 11
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 30:15-16
See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
I set before you today life
Proverbs 11:19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
Jeremiah 21:8 "Furthermore, tell the people, 'This is what the LORD says: See I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.' "
and prosperity
Deuteronomy 28:11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity--the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground--in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
Job 36:11 "If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment."
Psalm 25:13 He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
death
Genesis 2:17 ". . . but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
and destruction
Deuteronomy 11:26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse-- . . .
For I command you today to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
then you will live
Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live . . .
Deuteronomy 32:47 They are not just idle words for you--they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Nehemiah 9:29 "You warned them to return to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, by which a man will live if he obeys them. Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen."
NOTES:
Proverbs 10:16; Psalm 106:5; Proverbs 3:1-2; Deuteronomy 4:1
Read 2 Corinthians 10
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I set before you today life
Proverbs 11:19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
Jeremiah 21:8 "Furthermore, tell the people, 'This is what the LORD says: See I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.' "
and prosperity
Deuteronomy 28:11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity--the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground--in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
Job 36:11 "If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment."
Psalm 25:13 He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
death
Genesis 2:17 ". . . but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
and destruction
Deuteronomy 11:26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse-- . . .
For I command you today to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
then you will live
Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live . . .
Deuteronomy 32:47 They are not just idle words for you--they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
Nehemiah 9:29 "You warned them to return to your law, but they became arrogant and disobeyed your commands. They sinned against your ordinances, by which a man will live if he obeys them. Stubbornly they turned their backs on you, became stiff-necked and refused to listen."
NOTES:
Proverbs 10:16; Psalm 106:5; Proverbs 3:1-2; Deuteronomy 4:1
Read 2 Corinthians 10
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Friday, March 11, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 30:6
The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
Deuteronomy 6:24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
Deuteronomy 10:16-17 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 9
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Deuteronomy 6:24 The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
Deuteronomy 10:16-17 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 9
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 13:3
. . . you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer
2 Peter 2:1-2 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
The LORD your God is testing you
Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.
1 Kings 13:18 The old prophet answered. "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.' " (But he was lying to him.)
1 Kings 22:22-23 " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. 'You will succeed in enticing him,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.' So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you."
Jeremiah 29:31-32 "Send this message to all the exiles: 'This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has led you to believe a lie, this is what the LORD says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has preached rebellion against me.' "
Jeremiah 43:1-2 When Jeremiah finished telling the people all the words of the LORD their God--everything the LORD had sent him to tell them--Azariah son of Hoshea and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.' "
Ezekiel 13:9 " 'My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.' "
1 Corinthians 11:18-19 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.
to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 8
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you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer
2 Peter 2:1-2 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
The LORD your God is testing you
Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.
1 Kings 13:18 The old prophet answered. "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.' " (But he was lying to him.)
1 Kings 22:22-23 " 'By what means?' the LORD asked. 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. 'You will succeed in enticing him,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.' So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you."
Jeremiah 29:31-32 "Send this message to all the exiles: 'This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has led you to believe a lie, this is what the LORD says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has preached rebellion against me.' "
Jeremiah 43:1-2 When Jeremiah finished telling the people all the words of the LORD their God--everything the LORD had sent him to tell them--Azariah son of Hoshea and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.' "
Ezekiel 13:9 " 'My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.' "
1 Corinthians 11:18-19 In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.
to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 8
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 11:22-23
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow--to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him--then the LORD will drive out all these nations before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and stronger than you.
If you carefully observe all these commands
Deuteronomy 6:17 Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
and to hold fast to him
Deuteronomy 10:20 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
then the LORD will drive out
Deuteronomy 9:5 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
all these nations before you
Exodus 23:28 "I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way."
You will displace nations larger and stronger than you
Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 7
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If you carefully observe all these commands
Deuteronomy 6:17 Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
and to hold fast to him
Deuteronomy 10:20 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name.
then the LORD will drive out
Deuteronomy 9:5 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
all these nations before you
Exodus 23:28 "I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites out of your way."
You will displace nations larger and stronger than you
Deuteronomy 9:1 Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 7
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 11:13-14
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul--then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and oil.
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today
Deuteronomy 6:17 Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...
and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 13:4 It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
then I will send rain on your land in its season
Leviticus 26:3-4 "'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. '"
Acts 14:17 "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."
both autumn and spring rains
Psalm 147:8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes the grass grow on the hills.
Jeremiah 3:3a "Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen."
Jeremiah 5:24 "They do not say to themselves, 'Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'"
Joel 2:23 Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 6
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So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today
Deuteronomy 6:17 Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
to love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...
and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 13:4 It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
then I will send rain on your land in its season
Leviticus 26:3-4 "'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. '"
Acts 14:17 "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."
both autumn and spring rains
Psalm 147:8 He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes the grass grow on the hills.
Jeremiah 3:3a "Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen."
Jeremiah 5:24 "They do not say to themselves, 'Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.'"
Joel 2:23 Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 6
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Monday, March 7, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 11:1-3
Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always. Remember today that your children were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the LORD your God: his majesty, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm; the signs he performed and the things he did in the heart of Egypt, both to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his whole country; ...
Love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always
Leviticus 8:35 "You must stay at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and do what the LORD requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded."
Remember that your children
Deuteronomy 31:13 "Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."
Psalm 78:5-6 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 5:24 And you said, "The LORD our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him."
his majesty
Deuteronomy 3:24 "O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?"
his mighty hand, his outstretched arm
Psalm 136:11-12 ... and brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever. with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
the signs he performed and the things he did in the heart of Egypt, both to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his whole country
Exodus 7:8-9 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake." (Continue reading through chapter 12 to see all God did in Egypt)
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 5
(parentheses are mine)
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Love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always
Leviticus 8:35 "You must stay at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and do what the LORD requires, so you will not die; for that is what I have been commanded."
Remember that your children
Deuteronomy 31:13 "Their children, who do not know this law, must hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."
Psalm 78:5-6 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 5:24 And you said, "The LORD our God has shown us his glory and his majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him."
his majesty
Deuteronomy 3:24 "O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?"
his mighty hand, his outstretched arm
Psalm 136:11-12 ... and brought Israel out from among them His love endures forever. with a mighty hand and outstretched arm; His love endures forever.
the signs he performed and the things he did in the heart of Egypt, both to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his whole country
Exodus 7:8-9 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake." (Continue reading through chapter 12 to see all God did in Egypt)
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 5
(parentheses are mine)
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 10:19
And you are to love those who are aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt.
And you are to love
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
those who are aliens
Exodus 22:21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt."
Deuteronomy 24:19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt
Leviticus 19:33-34 "'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"
Ezekiel 47:22-23 "You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance," declares the Sovereign LORD.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 4
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And you are to love
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
those who are aliens
Exodus 22:21 "Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt."
Deuteronomy 24:19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt
Leviticus 19:33-34 "'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"
Ezekiel 47:22-23 "You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance," declares the Sovereign LORD.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 4
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...
what does the LORD your God ask of you
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.
but to fear the LORD your God
Exodus 20:20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."
to walk in all his ways
1 Kings 2:3 "... and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go, ..."
1 Kings 9:4 "As for you, if you walk before me in integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, ..."
to love him
Deuteronomy 5:33 Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
to serve the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 11:13 So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul--...
Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, ...
Psalm 100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
with all your heart
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Psalm 119:2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.
and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 5:32 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 3
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what does the LORD your God ask of you
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.
but to fear the LORD your God
Exodus 20:20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."
to walk in all his ways
1 Kings 2:3 "... and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in his ways, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go, ..."
1 Kings 9:4 "As for you, if you walk before me in integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, ..."
to love him
Deuteronomy 5:33 Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
to serve the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 11:13 So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today--to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul--...
Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, ...
Psalm 100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
with all your heart
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Psalm 119:2 Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.
and with all your soul
Deuteronomy 5:32 So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 3
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Friday, March 4, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 7:13
He will love you and bless you and increase your numbers. He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you.
He will love you and bless you
Psalm 11:5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.
Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Proverbs 15:9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
John 14:21 "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
and increase your numbers
Genesis 17:6 "I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you."
Exodus 1:7 ... but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Deuteronomy 1:10 "The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky."
Deuteronomy 13:17 None of those condemned things shall be found in your hands, so that the LORD will turn from his fierce anger; he will show you mercy, have compassion on you, and increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your forefathers, ...
Deuteronomy 30:5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.
Psalm 107:38 ... he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
He will bless the fruit of your womb
Genesis 49:25 "... because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb,"
your grain, new wine and oil
Genesis 27:28 "May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
Numbers 18:12 "I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the LORD as the firstfruits of their harvest."
the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you
Deuteronomy 28:4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 2
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He will love you and bless you
Psalm 11:5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.
Psalm 146:8 ... the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Proverbs 15:9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
John 14:21 "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."
and increase your numbers
Genesis 17:6 "I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you."
Exodus 1:7 ... but the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Deuteronomy 1:10 "The LORD your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as many as the stars in the sky."
Deuteronomy 13:17 None of those condemned things shall be found in your hands, so that the LORD will turn from his fierce anger; he will show you mercy, have compassion on you, and increase your numbers, as he promised on oath to your forefathers, ...
Deuteronomy 30:5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.
Psalm 107:38 ... he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
He will bless the fruit of your womb
Genesis 49:25 "... because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb,"
your grain, new wine and oil
Genesis 27:28 "May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
Numbers 18:12 "I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the LORD as the firstfruits of their harvest."
the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land that he swore to your forefathers to give you
Deuteronomy 28:4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
NOTES:
Read 2 Corinthians 2
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 7:12
If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
Leviticus 26:3-6 "'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land. I will grant peace in the land and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid.'" (blessings continue through verse 13)
Deuteronomy 28:1-6 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. (blessings continue through verse 14)
Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
Micah 7:20 You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 30:1-10
Read 2 Corinthians 1
(parentheses are mine)
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Leviticus 26:3-6 "'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land. I will grant peace in the land and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid.'" (blessings continue through verse 13)
Deuteronomy 28:1-6 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. (blessings continue through verse 14)
Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.
Micah 7:20 You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.
NOTES:
Deuteronomy 30:1-10
Read 2 Corinthians 1
(parentheses are mine)
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 7:9
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God
Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
he is the faithful God
Psalm 18:25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, ...
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Psalm 146:6 ... the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
keeping his covenant of love
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
1 Kings 8:23 ... and said: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
2 Chronicles 6:14 He said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said, "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, ..."
Nehemiah 9:32 "Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes--the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings and leaders, upon our priests and prophets, upon our fathers and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today."
to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands
Exodus 20:6 (also Deuteronomy 5:10) "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 16
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.
Know therefore that the LORD your God is God
Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
he is the faithful God
Psalm 18:25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, ...
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 108:4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Psalm 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and loving toward all he has made.
Psalm 146:6 ... the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
keeping his covenant of love
Deuteronomy 7:12 If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then the LORD your God will keep his covenant of love with you, as he swore to your forefathers.
1 Kings 8:23 ... and said: "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven above or on earth below--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
2 Chronicles 6:14 He said, "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth--you who keep your covenant of love with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way."
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said, "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, ..."
Nehemiah 9:32 "Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes--the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings and leaders, upon our priests and prophets, upon our fathers and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today."
to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands
Exodus 20:6 (also Deuteronomy 5:10) "... but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."
NOTES:
Read 1 Corinthians 16
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
LOVE Deuteronomy 6:5
Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 11:1 Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.
Deuteronomy 11:22 If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow--to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him--...
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
Mark 12:30 "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'"
Luke 10:27 He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength
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."
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...
Joshua 22:5 "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
NOTES:
Leviticus 19:18 "'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.'"
1 John 4:19-21 We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Read 1 Corinthians 15
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Love the LORD your God
Deuteronomy 11:1 Love the LORD your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always.
Deuteronomy 11:22 If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow--to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways and to hold fast to him--...
Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
Mark 12:30 "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'"
Luke 10:27 He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength
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."
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...
Joshua 22:5 "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to obey his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
NOTES:
Leviticus 19:18 "'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.'"
1 John 4:19-21 We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
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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.
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