As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosWhich perished at En-dor: they became as dung for the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahDoubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Psalms
PoetryNow in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job
Wisdom / JobFor thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
Acts
History / LukeAnd it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahI will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus
Law / MosesThou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
Exodus
Law / MosesO death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIf a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAll thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.