I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the Lord selects must approach by clans. The clan the Lord selects must approach by families. The family the Lord selects must approach man by man.

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

So she decided to return home from the region of Moab, accompanied by her daughters-in-law, because while she was living in Moab she had heard that the Lord had shown concern for his people, reversing the famine by providing abundant crops.

Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare – just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.

However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the Lord your God.

All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God:

They told David, “The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

Now when Absalom and all the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, Ahithophel was with him.

He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.

He ordered, “Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.”

and he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’

They worshiped the disgusting idols in blatant disregard of the Lord’s command.

Isaiah was still in the middle courtyard when the Lord told him,

All the assembly replied in a loud voice: “We will do just as you have said!