For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: how much more shall the blood of Christ, … purge your conscience from dead works
A Holy Purpose
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, … and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Nehemiah 1:11. Nehemiah,
God Their Protector
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all
Reluctant Prophet
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. Jonah 1:2. Nineveh, wicked though it had become, was not wholly given over to evil. He who “beholdeth all the sons
Rudeness Rebuked
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32. Elisha was a man of mild and kindly spirit; but that he could also
A Voice in the Wilderness
And Elijah the Tishbite, … said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1. Among the mountains of
Revival
We have sinned against the Lord…. Cry unto the Lord our God for us. 1 Samuel 7:6, 8. Samuel visited the cities and villages throughout the land, seeking to turn the hearts of the people to the God of their