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When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 […]
These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me, ‘You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.’ ” 18 She replied, “Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today. “Let’s let this thing play […]
Matthew 5:4 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. I’ve got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart. These may be familiar songs from Sunday School. Joy and happiness are hallmarks of our faith. What then do we make […]
Matthew 5:3 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Ask anyone on the street what the first Beatitude means and they will probably say those who are not rich will be blessed. If they happen to know their Scripture (Don’t hold your breath), they may even say Luke […]
Matthew 5:1-2 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Many were coming to see Jesus and hear his teaching. Can you imagine this? They were attending an outdoor sermon by the King of […]
1 Corinthians 1:10 10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. Paul wrote 29 chapters in 2 letters to this troubled church and […]
Isaiah 1:8 8 And the daughter of Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a lodge in a cucumber field, like a besieged city. My dad had a large garden where my brother and I lost dozens of baseballs. He always had a huge crop of tomatoes, zucchini, and […]
Psalm 7:1 1 O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, David wrote these words as he was pursued by a man named Cush, a Benjamite, David’s own tribe, but also that of Saul, who was replaced by David. In […]
Isaiah 23:8 8 Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth? Tyre is a coastal city in present day Lebanon that in Isaiah’s day boasted a large population and a name that meant “rock”. They could have thought […]
1 Peter 1:22-23 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; “I used to lack humility but now […]