The Living Bible (437 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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^{1 Chr 16:11}	^{seek his strength and seek his face untiringly.}
^{Hos 12:6}	^{Live by the principles of love and justice,}
^{John 8:30-31}	^{are truly my disciples if you live as I tell you}
^{1 Cor 15:58}	^{always abounding in the Lords work,}
^{1 Cor 16:13}	^{stand true to the Lord; act like men;}
^{Gal 5:1}	^{Now make sure that you stay free}
^{Eph 6:13}	^{use every piece of Gods armor to resist the enemy}
^{Phil 4:1}	^{My beloved friends, stay true to the Lord.}
^{2 Thes 2:15}	^{stand firm and keep a strong grip on the truth}
^{Heb 10:23}	^{There is no longer any room for doubt,}

PHARISEES

Doctrines of

^{Matt 9:11}	^{Why does your teacher associate with men like that?}
^{Matt 15:9}	^{for they teach their man-made laws}
^{Acts 23:8}	^{but the Pharisees believe in all of these.}

Traditions of

^{Matt 9:14}	^{fast as we do and as the Pharisees do?}
^{Matt 12:2}	^{They are harvesting on the Sabbath.}
^{Matt 15:2}	^{ritual of ceremonial handwashing before they eat.}
^{Matt 15:5-6}	^{by rule you nullify the direct command of God}
^{Mark 7:3}	^{will never eat until they have sprinkled their arms}
^{Luke 18:12}	^{I go without food twice a week,}

Hypocrisy of, condemned

^{Matt 3:7}	^{he denounced them. You sons of snakes!}
^{Matt 15:7}	^{You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you,}
^{Luke 12:1}	^{But such hypocrisy cannot be hidden forever.}

Rejection of

^{Matt 12:39-40}	^{Only a faithless nation would ask further proof;}
^{Matt 15:13-14}	^{They are blind guides leading the blind,}
^{Luke 7:30}	^{They rejected Gods plan for them}

Some become disciples of Jesus

^{John 19:39}	^{Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night,}
^{Acts 15:5}	^{the men who had been Pharisees before their conversion}

Paul, a former

^{Acts 23:6}	^{I am a Pharisee, as were all my ancestors!}
^{Acts 26:5}	^{I have always been the strictest of Pharisees}

PHYSICIAN(S)

Examples of

^{2 Chr 16:12}	^{didnt go to the Lord but to the doctors.}
^{Mark 5:26}	^{She had suffered much from many doctors}
^{Luke 8:43-44}	^{she had spent everything she had on doctors).}

Proverb concerning

^{Luke 4:23}

^{quote me that Proverb, Physician, heal yourself}

Lukes profession

^{Col 4:14}

^{Dear doctor Luke sends his love,}

Figurative

^{Job 13:4}	^{doctors who dont know what they are doing.}
^{Jer 8:22}	^{no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there?}

PITY
, see
Compassion

PLAGUE(S)

On the Egyptians

^{Exod 7:17}	^{the river will turn to blood!}
^{Exod 8:2}	^{I will send vast hordes of frogs across your land}
^{Exod 8:16}	^{strike the dust with his rod, and it will become lice,}
^{Exod 8:21}	^{I will send swarms of flies throughout Egypt.}
^{Exod 9:3}	^{a deadly plague to destroy your cattle,}
^{Exod 9:9}	^{cause boils to break out upon people}
^{Exod 9:18}	^{I will send a hailstorm across the nation}
^{Exod 10:4-5}	^{cover the entire nation with locusts}
^{Exod 10:21}	^{darkness without a ray of light will descend}
^{Exod 11:5}	^{all the oldest sons shall die in every family}

On the Israelites

^{Exod 32:35}	^{the Lord sent a great plague upon the people}
^{Num 11:33}	^{he killed large numbers of them with a plague.}
^{Num 16:46}	^{the plague has already begun.}
^{Num 21:6}	^{the Lord sent poisonous snakes among them}
^{Josh 22:17-18}	^{not even yet been cleansed despite the plague}
^{2 Sam 24:15}	^{So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel}

On the Philistines

^{1 Sam 5:9}

^{destroying its people with the plague,}

Foretold as a judgment

^{Rev 11:6}	^{to send every kind of plague upon the earth}
^{Rev 15:1}	^{to carry down to earth the seven last plagues}
^{Rev 16:2}	^{horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone}
^{Rev 22:18}	^{God shall add to him the plagues described in this book.}

PLEASURE(S)

Evil, condemned

^{Prov 21:17}	^{A man who loves pleasure becomes poor;}
^{Eccl 2:1}	^{I found that this, too, was futile.}
^{Amos 6:1}	^{Woe to those lounging in luxury at Jerusalem}
^{2 Thes 2:12}	^{refusing the truth, and enjoying their sins.}
^{1 Tim 5:6}	^{seeking only pleasure and thus ruining their souls.}

Effects of, evil

^{Luke 8:14}	^{are never able to help anyone else to believe}
^{Jas 5:1}	^{because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.}
^{2 Pet 2:15}	^{They have gone off the road and become lost}

Warning against, evil

^{1 Tim 3:5}	^{Dont be taken in by people like that.}
^{Titus 3:3}	^{we were misled by others and became slaves}
^{1 Pet 4:3}	^{You have had enough in the past of the evil things}

Positive, examples

^{Prov 3:16-17}	^{Wisdom gives: A long, good life, Riches, Honor}
^{Prov 23:24-25}	^{what pleasure a wise son is!}
^{Eccl 2:10}	^{I even found great pleasure in hard work.}

POOR PEOPLE
, see
Poverty

Ever present

^{Deut 15:11}	^{There will always be some among you who are poor;}
^{1 Sam 2:7}	^{Some he causes to be poor and others to be rich.}
^{Matt 26:11}	^{You will always have the poor among you,}
^{Mark 14:7}	^{You always have the poor among you,}
^{John 12:8}	^{You can always help the poor,}

Condition of

^{Prov 13:8}	^{being held for ransom never worries the poor man!}
^{Prov 14:20}	^{his own neighbors despise the poor man,}
^{Prov 19:4}	^{the poor man has no friends left.}
^{Eccl 9:16}	^{if the wise man is poor, he will be despised,}
^{Jas 2:1}	^{look down on poor people?}

Oppression of, condemned

^{Exod 22:25}	^{If you lend money to a needy fellow-Hebrew,}
^{Neh 5:2-4}	^{sell their children or mortgage their fields,}
^{Job 24:4}	^{The needy are kicked aside;}
^{Prov 14:31}	^{Anyone who oppresses the poor is insulting God}
^{Prov 17:5}	^{Mocking the poor is mocking the God who made them.}
^{Prov 22:16}	^{He who gains by oppressing the poor}
^{Prov 28:3}	^{When a poor man oppresses those even poorer,}
^{Eccl 5:8}	^{some poor man being oppressed by the rich,}
^{Isa 3:14}	^{with grain extorted from the helpless peasants.}
^{Amos 2:6}	^{sold into slavery the poor who cant repay}
^{Amos 4:1}	^{women who encourage their husbands to rob the poor}
^{Amos 5:11}	^{You trample the poor and steal their smallest crumb}
^{Amos 8:4}	^{Listen, you merchants who rob the poor,}
^{Jas 2:6}	^{you have despised the poor man.}

Gods care of

^{1 Sam 2:8}	^{He lifts the poor from the dust}
^{Job 5:15}	^{God saves the fatherless and the poor}
^{Psa 10:14}	^{Lord, the poor man trusts himself to you;}
^{Psa 74:21}	^{Give cause for these poor and needy ones to praise}
^{Isa 11:4}	^{but will defend the poor and the exploited.}
^{Zep 3:12}	^{they will trust in the name of the Lord.}

Kindness to, examples

^{Ruth 2:14}	^{he gave her food, more than she could eat.}
^{1 Kgs 17:13}	^{there will still be enough food for you}
^{Jer 39:10}	^{the very poor, and gave them fields and vineyards.}
^{Luke 10:33}	^{when he saw him, he felt deep pity.}
^{Acts 6:3}	^{we will put them in charge of this business.}
^{Acts 10:2}	^{He gave generously to charity}
^{Rom 15:25}	^{to take a gift to the Jewish Christians}

Churchs responsibility to

^{1 Cor 16:3}	^{I will send your loving gift with a letter}
^{2 Cor 8:3}	^{They gave not only what they could afford,}
^{2 Cor 9:9}	^{The godly man gives generously to the poor.}
^{Gal 2:10}	^{we must always remember to help the poor,}

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