“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me; behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord! 

“One basket had…

“Also men of Tyre were…

“In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day.  So I admonished them on the day they sold food. 

“Also men of Tyre were…

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[Jesus teaching] “’And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find’ knock, and it shall be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

“’Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish…

“Then Job answered, ‘Oh that my vexation were actually weighed, and laid in the balances together with my iniquity!  For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.

“’For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; their poison my spirit drinks; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.,,,

[God told Moses to tell the people] “’’And when the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting, a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. … 

“And David realised that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His people Israel.” I Chronicles 14:2

“Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart….

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“Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz, saying, ‘Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.’  But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!’ 

“Then he said, ‘Listen now, O house of David!  Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?  Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign:  Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will…

[Jesus teaching] “’Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  For you tithe mint and dill and cummin and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law:  justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.  

“You blind guides who…

“Give ear and hear my voice, listen and hear my words.  Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed?  Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?  Does he not level its surface, and sow dill and scatter cummin, and plant wheat in rows, barley in its place, and rye within its area? 

“For his God instructs and teaches him properly. 

“Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. 

“The people therefore cried out to…

“According to the grace of God, which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it.  But let each man be careful how he builds upon it.  For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid which is Jesus Christ…

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[the Lord speaking] “’Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past.  Behold I will do something new.  Now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it?  I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.

“’The beasts of the field will glorify Me; the jackals and the ostriches; because I have given water in the wilderness and…

“’I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.  The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.’” John 10:9-10

“And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.  But Jesus was saying, ‘Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing’  And they…

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Do not cast me away from Thy presence, and do not take Thy Holy Spirit from me. 

“Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.  Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and sinners will be converted to Thee.

“Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God, Thou God of my salvation; then my tongue will…

“Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Thy compassion blot out my transgressions.  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.  And cleanse me from my sin. 

“For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.  Against Thee…

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.  Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light….

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[Jesus speaking] “’For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. 

“’For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world would be saved through Him.  He who believes in Him is not judged, he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 

“And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.  But Jesus was saying, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ 

“And they cast lots dividing up His garments among themselves.  And the people stood by looking on.  And even the rulers were sneering at Him saying, ‘He saved others let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One.’