My own understanding is pitiful at best, but I know someone Joshua used his powers of observation and screwed up The men examined some of their provisions, but...
And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him. Gen 7:5 When Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, they did so, just as the Lord had commanded them – Aaron threw...
Then the LORD said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons...
And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served on the other side...
you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you to find out if you love the LORD your God...
"But many who are first will be last; and the last, first. Matthew 19:30 Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The...
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 21:25 Life with no boundaries has no purpose There is a way that...
"Stop urging me to abandon you! For wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live. Your people will become my people, and your God will become my...
Listening holds many treasures "Speak, for your servant is listening!" 1 Samuel 3:10 Seeking the quiet place, the stillness, to listen and hear "The man who...
Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from...
The Lord said to Samuel, "Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their...
Samuel said, "Has the Lord as great a delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey/listen is better than...
Where shall I go for answers? David inquired of the LORD 1 Samuel 23:2 To inquire at the source, what better place David inquired of the LORD once again. 1...
David drew strength from the Lord his God 1 Samuel 30:6 David drew strength, which means that he knew of the strength, he took it and received it The Lord is...
So often we hear the saying, "Don't shoot the messenger". Yet David, at the news from an Amalekite that he had killed Saul expecting to be rewarded instead...
We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. And God does not take away life, but devises means so that he who...
But Ittai answered the king and said, "As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death...
"The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his...
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless. Genesis 17:1 "Walk before me and be...
We should ask with full expectation When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit...
You must never forget the agreement I made with you, and you must not worship other gods. 2 Kings 17:38 Never forget The first of the 10 commandments "You...
He did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done." II Kings 18:3 In light of circumstances that looked...
Before him there was no king like him who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the law of...
" Jabez called out to the God of Israel, "If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might...
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites...
Ascribe what is due the King of Kings Ascribe glory Ascribe honour Ascribe all praise Ascribe all credit Ascribe all splendour Ascribe That day David first...
With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure...
And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish...
The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly...
Humble, Pray and Seek His Face When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My...
