The Living Bible (432 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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^{Psa 76:9}	^{to defend the meek of the earth.}
^{Prov 11:2}	^{the meek become wise.}
^{Isa 29:19}	^{The meek will be filled with fresh joy}
^{Matt 5:5}	^{The meek and lowly are fortunate!}
^{Matt 11:29-30}	^{you shall find rest for your souls;}

MERCY SEAT

Descriptions of

^{Exod 25:17}	^{lid of pure gold, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide.}
^{Exod 37:7}	^{He made two cherubim of beaten gold}
^{Lev 16:13}	^{(containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments);}

Placed on the Ark

^{Exod 26:34}	^{placed in the Most Holy Place.}
^{Exod 30:6}	^{near the place of mercy that is above the Ark}
^{Exod 31:7}	^{the Ark with the place of mercy upon it;}
^{Exod 40:20}	^{installed the golden lid, the place of mercy.}
^{Heb 9:5}	^{the arks golden cover, called the mercy seat.}

In Solomons Temple

^{1 Chr 28:11}

^{the sanctuary for the place of mercy.}

MESSIAH
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Christ

MIND(S)

Devoted to God

^{Matt 22:37}	^{love God with all your heart, soul, and mind.}
^{Mark 12:30}	^{all your heart and soul and mind and strength.}
^{Rom 7:23-25}	^{In my mind I want to be Gods}

A willing

^{1 Chr 28:9}

^{with a clean heart and a willing mind,}

United

^{1 Cor 1:10}	^{be of one mind, united in thought}
^{2 Cor 13:11}	^{Live in harmony and peace.}
^{Phil 2:2}	^{working together with one heart and mind}
^{1 Pet 3:8}	^{one another with tender hearts and humble minds.}

MINISTER(S)

Qualifications of

^{1 Tim 3:2}	^{a good man whose life cannot be spoken against.}
^{Titus 1:7}	^{pastors must be men of blameless lives}

Duties of

^{Lev 10:11}	^{to teach them all the laws Jehovah has given}
^{Josh 1:8}	^{Constantly remind the people about these laws,}
^{Isa 52:11}	^{the holy people of the Lord; purify yourselves,}
^{Ezek 34:2}	^{Shouldnt shepherds feed the sheep?}
^{Ezek 44:23}	^{He shall teach my people}
^{John 20:23}	^{If you forgive anyones sins, they are forgiven.}
^{Acts 20:28}	^{Be sure that you feed and shepherd Gods flock}
^{2 Cor 6:4}	^{We patiently endure suffering and hardship}
^{1 Tim 4:6}	^{explain this to others you will be doing your duty}
^{1 Tim 4:2}	^{preach the Word of God urgently at all times,}
^{1 Pet 5:2}	^{Feed the flock of God; care for it willingly,}

Ordination of

^{Acts 1:26}	^{Matthias was chosen and became an apostle}
^{Acts 6:6}	^{laid their hands on them in blessing.}
^{Acts 13:3}	^{the men laid their hands on them}
^{1 Tim 4:14}	^{the church laid their hands upon your head.}

Prayer for

^{2 Cor 1:11}	^{help us too, by praying for us.}
^{Col 4:3}	^{Dont forget to pray for us too,}
^{1 Thes 5:25}	^{Dear brothers, pray for us.}
^{Heb 13:18}	^{Pray for us, for our conscience is clear}

Worthy of honor

^{1 Thes 5:12}	^{honor the officers of your church}
^{1 Tim 5:17}	^{Pastors who do their work well should be paid well}
^{Heb 13:17}	^{Give them reason to report joyfully about you}

Call of, examples

^{Rom 1:1}	^{Christs slave, chosen to be a missionary,}
^{1 Tim 2:7}	^{I have been chosen}
^{Heb 5:4}	^{He has to be called by God for this work}

MIRACLES

Moses and Aaron

^{Exod 4:3}	^{he threw it downand it became a serpent,}
^{Exod 7:10}	^{performed the miracle, as Jehovah had instructed}
^{Exod 8:6}	^{frogs covered the nation.}
^{Exod 10:12}	^{locuststhey will cover the land and eat}
^{Exod 11:5}	^{all the oldest sons shall die in every family}
^{Exod 14:21}	^{Moses stretched his rod over the sea,}
^{Num 20:11}	^{Moses struck the rock twice, and water gushed out;}

Joshua

^{Josh 3:17}	^{priests stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan}
^{Josh 6:20}	^{suddenly the walls of Jericho crumbled and fell}
^{Josh 10:13}	^{the sun and the moon didnt move}

Samson

^{Judg 14:6}	^{he ripped the lions jaw apart,}
^{Judg 15:19}	^{God caused water to gush out}
^{Judg 16:3}	^{he went out to the city gates and lifted them,}
^{Judg 16:30}	^{the temple crashed down upon the Philistine}

Samuel

^{1 Sam 12:18}

^{the Lord sent thunder and rain;}

Elijah

^{1 Kgs 17:22}	^{Elijahs prayer and the spirit of the child returned,}
^{1 Kgs 18:38}	^{suddenly, fire flashed down from heaven}
^{2 Kgs 1:10}	^{let fire come down from heaven and destroy you}

Elisha

^{2 Kgs 2:13-14}	^{the water parted and Elisha went across!}
^{2 Kgs 4:35}	^{the little boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!}
^{2 Kgs 13:20-21}	^{the body touched Elishas bones, the dead man revived}

Isaiah

^{2 Kgs 20:11}

^{he caused the shadow to move ten points backward}

Of Jesus

^{Matt 8:15}	^{when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her;}
^{Mark 1:25}	^{Jesus curtly commanded the demon to say no more}
^{Mark 1:34}	^{Jesus healed great numbers of sick folk}
^{Mark 5:41-42}	^{she jumped up and walked around!}
^{Mark 6:42}	^{the crowd ate till they could hold no more!}
^{Mark 11:20}	^{the fig tree he had cursed, they saw that it was withered}
^{Luke 7:15}	^{Then the boy sat up and began to talk}
^{Luke 11:14}	^{Jesus cast out a demon from a man}
^{Luke 13:13}	^{He touched her and instantly she could stand straight.}
^{John 5:9}	^{Instantly, the man was healed!}
^{John 11:44}	^{Lazarus camebound up in grave clothes,}
^{John 21:6}	^{So we did, and couldnt draw in the net}

The apostles

^{Acts 3:7-8}	^{the mans feet and ankle-bones were healed}
^{Acts 5:10}	^{Instantly she fell to the floor, dead,}
^{Acts 8:7}	^{evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left}
^{Acts 9:34}	^{he was healed instantly.}
^{Acts 14:10}	^{Stand up! and the man leaped to his feet}
^{Acts 16:18}	^{I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out}
^{Acts 19:11}	^{God gave Paul the power to do unusual miracles,}
^{Acts 20:10-12}	^{he said, hes all right! And he was!}
^{Acts 28:5}	^{Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.}

MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES

Of Israel with the surrounding nations

^{2 Kgs 17:27-28}	^{teach the new residents the laws of the god}
^{1 Chr 16:24}	^{Show his glory to the nations! Tell everyone}
^{Psa 18:49}	^{O Lord, I will praise you among the nations.}
^{Psa 96:3}	^{Publish his glorious acts throughout the earth.}
^{Jon 3:1}	^{warn them of their doom, as I told you}

Of Paul

^{Acts 13:2}	^{Paul for a special job I have for them.}
^{Acts 26:17}	^{I am going to send you to the Gentiles}
^{Rom 1:1}	^{Jesus Christs slave, chosen to be a missionary,}
^{Gal 1:1}	^{Paul the missionary}

Of the other apostles

^{Acts 8:5}	^{Philip, for instance, went to the city of Samaria}
^{Acts 10:39}	^{we apostles are witnesses of all he did}
^{1 Pet 1:1}	^{From: Peter, Jesus Christs missionary.}
^{2 Pet 1:1}	^{Simon Peter, a servant and missionary of Jesus}
^{3 Joh 1:10}	^{refuses to welcome the missionary travelers}

MOCKING

Examples of

^{Gen 21:9}	^{the Egyptian girl Hagarteasing Isaac,}
^{1 Kgs 18:27}	^{About noon time, Elijah began mocking them.}
^{Job 15:12}	^{What is this you are doing,}
^{Matt 26:67}	^{they spat in his face and struck him}
^{Mark 10:34}	^{They will mock me and spit on me and flog me}
^{Luke 23:11}	^{Herod and his soldiers began mocking him}
^{John 19:3}	^{Hail King of the Jews! they mocked,}
^{2 Pet 3:3}	^{in the last days there will come scoffers}

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