And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Genesis
Law / MosesThen said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhen thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Luke
GospelsBut in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThere is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Psalms
PoetryHe is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAccept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
James
General EpistlesWhere the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTo wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulOn the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraI am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus
Law / MosesTeaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Titus
Pauline EpistlesBut go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;