The Living Bible (406 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Benefits of

^{2 Chr 7:14}	^{forgive their sins and heal their land.}
^{Job 23:10}	^{he will pronounce me completely innocent}
^{Job 36:10}	^{to turn them away from their sin.}
^{Psa 66:12}	^{brought us into wealth and great abundance.}
^{Psa 94:12-13}	^{This makes us follow his paths,}
^{Psa 119:67}	^{now I closely follow all you say.}
^{Prov 3:11-12}	^{punishment is proof of his love.}
^{Ezek 14:11}	^{people of Israel will learn not to desert}
^{Zec 13:9}	^{make them pure, as gold and silver}
^{John 15:2}	^{he prunes those branches that bear fruit}
^{Acts 14:22}	^{Kingdom of God through many tribulations.}
^{Rom 5:3}	^{help us learn to be patient}
^{Rom 8:37}	^{overwhelming victory is ours}
^{2 Cor 4:17}	^{will result in Gods richest blessing}
^{Heb 12:11}	^{the result, a quiet growth in grace}
^{Jas 1:4}	^{strong in character, full and complete}
^{1 Pet 2:20}	^{patient beneath the blows, God is well pleased.}

Endurance under

^{2 Sam 12:16}	^{lay all night before the Lord}
^{Job 1:22}	^{Job did not sin or revile God.}
^{Psa 15:4}	^{keeps a promise even if it ruins him,}
^{Psa 39:1}	^{Im going to quit complaining!}
^{Psa 55:22}	^{He will not permit the godly to slip}
^{Dan 9:3}	^{I prayed, I fasted, and wore sackcloth,}
^{Matt 10:22}	^{you who endure to the end shall be saved.}
^{Luke 21:19}	^{stand firm, you will win your souls.}
^{Rom 12:12}	^{Be patient in trouble,}
^{2 Thes 1:4}	^{your patience and complete faith in God,}
^{Heb 12:1}	^{run with patience the particular race}
^{Jas 1:4}	^{your patience is finally in full bloom,}
^{Jas 5:11}	^{stayed true to him}

Consolation under

^{Gen 21:18}	^{I will make a great nation from his descendants.}
^{Exod 3:8}	^{I have come to deliver them from the Egyptians}
^{Psa 9:9}	^{He is a refuge for them in their trouble.}
^{Psa 23:4}	^{you are close beside me, guarding, guiding}
^{Isa 25:4}	^{O Lord, you are a refuge from the storm,}
^{Isa 40:1}	^{Comfort, oh comfort my people,}
^{Matt 5:4}	^{for they shall be comforted.}
^{Matt 11:28}	^{Come to me and I will give you rest}
^{John 16:33}	^{have peace of heart and mind.}
^{Rom 8:38}	^{nothing can ever separate us}
^{2 Thes 1:7}	^{God will give you rest}
^{Heb 4:15}	^{he understands our weaknesses,}
^{1 Pet 5:7}	^{Let him have all your worries and cares,}

Deliverance from

^{Psa 34:4}	^{he answered me! He freed me}
^{Psa 40:2}	^{He lifted me out of the pit}
^{Isa 63:9}	^{he personally saved them.}
^{Jon 2:2}	^{I cried to the Lord and he answered me;}
^{1 Tim 3:11}	^{but the Lord delivered me.}
^{2 Tim 4:17}	^{he saved me from being thrown to the lions.}

Privileges of

^{Exod 22:21}	^{You must not oppress a stranger in any way;}
^{Lev 19:33}	^{do not wrong them.}
^{Num 35:15}	^{for the protection of foreigners and travelers.}
^{Deut 10:19}	^{you must love foreigners.}
^{Josh 20:9}	^{Cities of Refuge were for foreigners}
^{Jer 22:3}	^{Protect the rights of aliens}

Examples of

^{Gen 11:3-4}	^{they began to talk about building a great city,}
^{Num 12:2}	^{Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?}
^{Num 16:2}	^{to incite a rebellion against Moses.}
^{2 Sam 15:4}	^{I surely wish I were the judge;}
^{2 Sam 15:10}	^{he sent spies to incite rebellion against David}
^{1 Kgs 1:5}	^{he decided to crown himself king}
^{Est 5:11}	^{had become the greatest man in the kingdom}
^{Matt 20:21}	^{let my two sons sit on two thrones}
^{2 Thes 2:4}	^{sit as God in the temple of God,}
^{3 Joh 1:9}	^{one who loves to push himself forward}

Corrupted, see
Lust

^{Psa 49:11}	^{You name your estates after yourselves}
^{Hab 2:5}	^{In their greed they have collected many nations,}
^{Hab 2:9}	^{getting rich by evil means,}
^{Matt 4:9}	^{if you will only kneel and worship me.}
^{Matt 18:1}	^{which of them would be greatest}
^{Luke 22:24}	^{as to who would have the highest rank}
^{Jas 4:2}	^{You long for what others have,}
^{1 Joh 2:16}	^{the ambition to buy everything that appeals to you,}

Prescribed (Right)

^{Deut 4:29}	^{begin to search again for Jehovah}
^{Psa 14:2}	^{any who are wise, who want to please God.}
^{Prov 28:5}	^{they are much concerned about justice}
^{Matt 16:24}	^{deny himself and take up his cross}
^{Luke 11:9}	^{keep on asking and you will receive}
^{Luke 12:31}	^{make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.}
^{Luke 13:24-25}	^{Work hard to get into heaven}
^{Rom 15:20}	^{my ambition has been to go still farther,}
^{1 Cor 9:24}	^{So run your race to win.}
^{1 Cor 12:31}	^{try your best to have the more important gifts.}
^{1 Cor 14:12}	^{anxious to have special gifts from the Holy Spirit}
^{Phil 3:14}	^{I strain to reach the end of the race}
^{2 Tim 2:22}	^{to anything that makes you want to do right.}

Of the Lord

^{Gen 16:7}	^{The Angel of the Lord found her}
^{Gen 21:17}	^{the Angel of God called to Hagar}
^{Gen 22:15}	^{the Angel of God called again}
^{Exod 3:2}	^{suddenly the Angel of Jehovah appeared}
^{Exod 23:23}	^{my Angel shall go before you}
^{Num 22:24}	^{the angel of the Lord stood at a place}
^{Judg 2:1}	^{the Angel of the Lord arrived at Bochim,}
^{Judg 6:12}	^{The Angel of the Lord appeared to him}
^{1 Kgs 19:7}	^{the angel of the Lord came again}
^{Psa 34:7}	^{the Angel of the Lord guards}
^{Isa 37:36}	^{That night the Angel of the Lord}
^{Zec 1:11}	^{reported to the Angel of the Lord,}

Appearances of

^{Gen 18:2}	^{he noticed three men coming toward him.}
^{Gen 19:1}	^{two angels came to the entrance of the city}
^{Gen 28:12}	^{he saw the angels of God}
^{Judg 13:2-3}	^{one day the Angel of the Lord}
^{2 Sam 24:17}	^{David saw the angel,}
^{1 Kgs 19:7}	^{the angel of the Lord came again}
^{Dan 6:22}	^{My God has sent his angel,}
^{Matt 1:20}	^{saw an angel standing beside him.}
^{Luke 1:30}	^{the angel told her,}
^{Acts 5:19}	^{angel of the Lord came at night,}
^{Acts 8:26}	^{as for Philip, an angel of the Lord said}
^{Acts 27:23}	^{an angel of the God to whom I belong}
^{Rev 1:1}	^{an angel was sent from heaven}
^{Rev 19:9}	^{the angel dictated this sentence}

Duties and responsibilities of

^{Gen 3:24}	^{to guard the entrance to the Tree of Life.}
^{Gen 24:7}	^{He will send his angel on ahead of you,}
^{Exod 23:20}	^{I am sending an Angel before you}
^{2 Kgs 1:15}	^{the angel of the Lord said to Elijah}
^{Psa 91:11}	^{he orders his angels to protect you}
^{Luke 16:22}	^{carried by the angels to be with Abraham}
^{John 5:4}	^{an angel of the Lord came from time to time}
^{Acts 10:3}	^{in this vision he saw an angel}
^{Acts 12:7}	^{The angel slapped him on the side}
^{Heb 1:7}	^{his angels as messengers swift as the wind}

Examples of

^{Gen 4:5}	^{Cain both dejected and very angry,}
^{Gen 27:44}	^{until your brothers fury is spent,}
^{Exod 32:19}	^{in terrible anger he threw the tablets}
^{Judg 8:1}	^{Ephraim were violently angry}
^{1 Sam 20:30}	^{Saul boiled with rage.}
^{1 Kgs 21:4}	^{to the palace angry and sullen.}
^{2 Kgs 5:11}	^{Naaman was angry and stalked}
^{Est 1:12}	^{The king was furious,}
^{Est 3:5-6}	^{Haman was furious,}
^{Job 32:3}	^{angry with Jobs three friends}
^{Jon 4:1}	^{plans made Jonah very angry.}
^{Matt 2:16}	^{Herod was furious}
^{Acts 23:3}	^{God shall slap you,}

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