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And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
