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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Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Job
WisdomAnd Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
Numbers
LawAnd they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThey that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIf thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.
Genesis
LawBut, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
John
Gospels / JohnThe thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
Matthew
GospelsBut if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
Acts
HistoryThere was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
Exodus
Law / MosesIn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAnd when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.