“But [the men] did not ask counsel from the LORD.” —Joshua 9:14 When the time finally arrived for the people of Israel to enter their...

“Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.” —Psalm 90:16 Why do we obey God? It’s a question...

“‘And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you...

“‘And behold, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the people of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to the LORD, to do...

“Then the men who had gone up with him said, ‘We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.’” —Numbers...

“The LORD said to Moses, ‘See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri […], and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with...

"And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived"...

"'For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate,...

"'You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, "Do not go to Egypt to live there"'" (Jeremiah 43:2). The people of...

"'Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are made clean?'" (Jeremiah 13:27). Jeremiah's title, "The Weeping Prophet,"...

"'And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever'" (2 Samuel 7:16)....

“‘And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell...

“‘Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, then I will...

"'I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open...

“‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from...

“‘“Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be...

“And the Lord said: ‘[…] this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and...

“‘My people are bent on turning away from me’” (Hosea 11:7a). Hosea’s ministry came near the ending of the kingdom of Israel. That nation...

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isaiah...

“‘The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven,...