Esther 4:14 If you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? There are two days that are very important to you. The first […]
2 Chronicles 34:33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he had all who were present in Israel serve the Lord their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the Lord, the God of their ancestors. Josiah became king when he was only eight years old. […]
1 Kings 14:4-5 Now Ahijah could not see; his sight was gone because of his age. But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.” […]
Acts 1:1-2,24-26 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. (…) Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, […]
And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart. But David said: I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. (2 Samuel 6: 16, 22) Maybe you know Matt Redman’s song “Undignified”? I will danceI will singTo be […]
1 Samuel 27:7-8 David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months. 8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. Often we do not realise what someone in a position of leadership has gone through in his life – before being promoted to a place of influence. Long […]
Deuteronomy 17:18-20a When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. 19 It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow […]
Deuteronomium 10: 11 Maar Hij zei tegen mij: “Sta op, ga voor het volk uit naar het land dat Ik zijn vaders beloofde. Het is tijd om er binnen te trekken en het in bezit te nemen.” “Sta op en ga voor het volk uit.” Mozes was door God als leider aangewezen om het volk […]
Deuteronomy 3:8 “But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.” Moses was not to enter the land that God had promised him and the Israelites. He was to commission his successor to inherit it. Joshua inherited the land that […]
Numbers 16:11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble against him? Rebellion is an act of resistance to an established government or leader. Moses and Aaron were established leaders by God. Korah, Dathan and Abiram became insolent and rose against Moses’ leadership […]