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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Deuteronomy
LawOf every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
Deuteronomy
LawThere shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Leviticus
LawThen I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahNow let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThough thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.
Exodus
LawAnd the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
1 Kings
HistoryThen they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.
2 Kings
HistoryNon his son, Jehoshua his son.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.
Joshua
HistoryAnd she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Judges
HistoryBehold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
Exodus
LawThen David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
1 Chronicles
HistoryIf ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesMine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalms
PoetryThey were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.