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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And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus
LawThis also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Psalms
PoetryShammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThey kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
Ezra
History / EzraAnd they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
Nehemiah
HistoryBut the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Genesis
Law / MosesHave we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
Malachi
Minor ProphetsSix days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
Law / MosesWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter
General EpistlesGo ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
2 Kings
HistoryWhen thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Proverbs
WisdomBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Matthew
GospelsYea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielSpeak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty;
Numbers
Law / MosesI said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Job
WisdomIf thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms
PoetryFor in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.