Deuteronomy 20:5
20:5 Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops,
“Who among you
has built a new house and not dedicated
it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else
dedicate it.
Deuteronomy 20:1
Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies
20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
Deuteronomy 8:1-2
The Lord’s Provision in the Desert
8:1 You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors.
8:2 Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 7:5
7:5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars,
cut down their sacred Asherah poles,
and burn up their idols.
Deuteronomy 7:9
7:9 So realize that the
Lord your God is the true God,
the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully
with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
Ezra 6:16-17
6:16 The people of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.
6:17 For the dedication of this temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Nehemiah 12:27
The Wall of Jerusalem is Dedicated
12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought out the Levites from all the places they lived to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication joyfully with songs of thanksgiving and songs accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
Nehemiah 12:43
12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.
Psalms 30:1
Psalm 30
A psalm – a song used at the dedication of the temple; by David.
30:1 I will praise you, O Lord, for you lifted me up,
and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me.
John 10:22
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication
10:22 Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.