Genesis 1:31
1:31 God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
Exodus 31:17
31:17 It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days
the
Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
Isaiah 62:5
62:5 As a young man marries a young woman,
so your sons will marry you.
As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride,
so your God will rejoice over you.
Isaiah 65:18-19
65:18 But be happy and rejoice forevermore
over what I am about to create!
For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy,
and her people to be a source of happiness.
65:19 Jerusalem will bring me joy,
and my people will bring me happiness.
The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow
will never be heard in her again.
Jeremiah 32:41
32:41 I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them
firmly in the land.’
Zephaniah 3:17
3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst;
he is a warrior who can deliver.
He takes great delight in you;
he renews you by his love;
he shouts for joy over you.”
Luke 15:5-6
15:5 Then
when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
15:6 Returning
home, he calls together
his
friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’
Luke 15:22-24
15:22 But the father said to his slaves,
‘Hurry! Bring the best robe,
and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger
and sandals
on his feet!
15:23 Bring
the fattened calf
and kill it! Let us eat
and celebrate,
15:24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’
So
they began to celebrate.