Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
Numbers
Law / MosesOf the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
Numbers
LawSome remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
Psalms
PoetryIt shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
Genesis
Law / MosesThou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
Luke
GospelsFor with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulI have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
Numbers
LawAnd again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
Luke
GospelsThe princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryMy tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
Luke
GospelsAnd he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.