Discovery Box| (0.22) | 1Ki 16:31 |
| As if following in the sinful footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat were not bad enough, he married Jezebel the daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians. Then he worshiped and bowed to Baal. 1 |
| (0.22) | 1Ki 20:6 |
| But now at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you and they will search through your palace and your servants’ houses. They will carry away all your valuables.” 1 |
| (0.22) | 2Ki 13:23 |
| But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. 1 He extended his favor to them 2 because of the promise he had made 3 to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day. 4 |
| (0.22) | 2Ch 2:6 |
| Of course, who can really build a temple for him, since the sky 1 and the highest heavens cannot contain him? Who am I that I should build him a temple! It will really be only a place to offer sacrifices before him. 2 |
| (0.22) | Ezr 10:16 |
| So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out 1 by name men who were leaders in their family groups. 2 They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month, |
| (0.22) | Neh 5:7 |
| I considered these things carefully 1 and then registered a complaint with the wealthy 2 and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral 3 from your own countrymen!” 4 Because of them I called for 5 a great public assembly. |
| (0.22) | Psa 10:14 |
| You have taken notice, 1 for 2 you always see 3 one who inflicts pain and suffering. 4 The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; 5 you deliver 6 the fatherless. 7 |
| (0.22) | Psa 27:4 |
| I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live 1 in the Lord’s house 2 all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor 3 of the Lord and contemplate in his temple. |
| (0.22) | Psa 72:17 |
| May his fame endure! 1 May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! 2 May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! 3 May all nations consider him to be favored by God! 4 |
| (0.22) | Isa 1:13 |
| Do not bring any more meaningless 1 offerings; I consider your incense detestable! 2 You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations! 3 |
| (0.22) | Isa 1:18 |
| 1 Come, let’s consider your options,” 2 says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become 3 white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become 4 white like wool. 5 |
| (0.22) | Isa 53:3 |
| He was despised and rejected by people, 1 one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; 2 he was despised, and we considered him insignificant. 3 |
| (0.22) | Isa 56:3 |
| No foreigner who becomes a follower of 1 the Lord should say, ‘The Lord will certainly 2 exclude me from his people.’ The eunuch should not say, ‘Look, I am like a dried-up tree.’” |
| (0.22) | Jer 5:1 |
| The Lord said, 1 “Go up and down 2 through the streets of Jerusalem. 3 Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. 4 If you can, 5 then I will not punish this city. 6 |
| (0.22) | Jer 6:16 |
| The Lord said to his people: 1 “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. 2 Ask where the old, reliable paths 3 are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing 4 and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!” |
| (0.22) | Jer 7:30 |
| The Lord says, “I have rejected them because 1 the people of Judah have done what I consider evil. 2 They have set up their disgusting idols in the temple 3 which I have claimed for my own 4 and have defiled it. |
| (0.22) | Jer 24:8 |
| “I, the Lord, also solemnly assert: ‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people who remain in Jerusalem 1 or who have gone to live in Egypt are like those bad figs. I consider them to be just like those bad figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten. 2 |
| (0.22) | Jer 29:26 |
| “The Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. 1 He has put you in charge in the Lord’s temple of controlling 2 any lunatic 3 who pretends to be a prophet. 4 And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks 5 with an iron collar around his neck. 6 |
| (0.22) | Jer 30:6 |
| Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: 1 Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby? Why then do I see all these strong men grabbing their stomachs in pain like 2 a woman giving birth? And why do their faces turn so deathly pale? |
| (0.22) | Jer 31:37 |
| The Lord says, “I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. 1 That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” 2 says the Lord. 3 |
