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“Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.  This was the first census taken while Quintus was governor of Syria.  And all were proceeding to register for the census, everyone to his own city. ..

“Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.’” John 8:31-32

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“At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath through the grainfields and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat, but when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, ‘Behold, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.’

“But He said to them, ‘Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he…

“And the rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, ‘Who will give us meat to eat? 

“We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, but now our appetite is gone.  There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.’

“And the house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.  Then Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’

“And Moses said to Aaron,…

“[an angel speaking] ‘And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more; cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble,

“’…and cinnamon and…

“Moreover, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty, and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. 

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[Job speaking] “’Thy hands fashioned and made me altogether, and wouldst Thou destroy me?  Remember now, that Thou hast made me as clay; and wouldst Thou turn me into dust again? 

“’Didst Thou not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese; cloth me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews?  Thou hast granted me life and loving kindness; and Thy care has preserved my spirit.’” Job 10:8-12

“Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, ‘This is what Ahithophel counselled Absalom and the elders of Israel and this is what I have counselled. 

“Now therefore, send quickly and tell David saying, ‘Do not spent the night at the fords of the wilderness but by all means cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be destroyed.’

[Jesus teaching] “’Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be in need. 

And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.  And he was longing to fill his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating and no one was giving anything to him….

“All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 

“Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and turmoil with it. 

“Better is a dish of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but the slow to anger pacifies contention. 

“The way of the sluggard is a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.”  Proverbs 15:15-19

“Therefore, having been justified to faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained an introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

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“If you have been foolish in exalting yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.  For the churning of milk produces butter, and pressing the nose brings forth blood; so the churning of anger produces strife.”  Proverbs 30:32-33

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.  It is better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.  He who gives attention to the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:18-20

“Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years except by my word.’

“And the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.  And it shall be that you shall drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.’

“And sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, ‘Why does this generation seek for a sign?  Truly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.’  And leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side. 

“And they had forgotten to take bread; and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.  And He was giving orders to them, saying, ‘Watch out!  Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’.. 

“And a voice came from the throne, saying, ‘Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.’  Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, ‘Hallelujah! …

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“And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax office; and He said to him, ‘Follow Me!’  And he rose and followed Him.  And it happened that as he was reclining at the table in the house, behold many tax gatherers and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples…

“So they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 

And when David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offering, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 

“Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of the dates and one of raisins to each one.  Then all the people departed each to his house.” II Samuel 6:17-19

“When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.  Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah loved Jacob. 

“And when Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished, and Esau said to Jacob, ‘Please let me have a swallow of that red stuff there, for I am famished.’  Therefore his name was called Edom (the red).

“Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi, the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, brought beds, basins…