And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”. For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life. Thus he said to them, “Listen to me, O men of Shechem, that God may listen to you. They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, He sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in relays; they were in Lebanon a month and two months at home. It is like the dew of HermonComing down upon the mountains of Zion;For there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever. They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. O mountains, that you skip like rams?O hills, like lambs? And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. For the LORD is a God of justice.Blessed are all who wait for him! What was the first plague the Lord sent on Egypt? When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, with those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the Philistines came and lived in them. He has faithfully poured his love upon us and now asks us to share this blessing with others. Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot and led Judah astray. For the LORD is a God of justice.Blessed are all who wait for him! So Solomon assigned 70,000 men to carry loads and 80,000 men to quarry stone in the mountains and 3,600 to supervise them. Moses also charged the people on that day, saying, "When you cross the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and called out. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month. Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so also did all the men who were with him. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen. “I will make all My mountains a road,And My highways will be raised up. The Bible says that God is love, which makes the Word of God the perfect source to know what love means and how we can be loving neighbors. 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.read more.Peter *said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified. No man is to come up with you, nor let any man be seen anywhere on the mountain; even the flocks and the herds may not graze in front of that mountain.”, So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord was passing by! They journeyed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. Psalm 133:3 : Lev 25:21; Deut 28:8; Ps 42:8 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,So the Lord surrounds His peopleFrom this time forth and forever. Now I have heard that you have shearers; now your shepherds have been with us and we have not insulted them, nor have they missed anything all the days they were in Carmel. Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. We need to read the Bible everyday because of the following: To help us renew our minds so that we can know God’s will. then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do. Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence. Now Saul chose for himself 3,000 men of Israel, of which 2,000 were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while 1,000 were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, even as far as the sea of the Arabah, and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the, Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down, So Gad came to David that day and said to him, “. Then die on the mountain where you ascend, and be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people,read more.because you broke faith with Me in the midst of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin, because you did not treat Me as holy in the midst of the sons of Israel. And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not realizing what he was saying. O LORD God of hosts, … Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the Lord had given command at first to bless the people of Israel. A Psalm. About the author: Dr. Demetrius Collins is a mission partner at Westover Hills Church, Austin, TX, where he serves on the worship team and as a youth volunteer. Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet. Crossway publishes the ESV in more than 200 print editions, from the popular ESV Thinline Bible to the best-selling ESV Study Bible.Whether you're looking for large print, cross-references, study notes, daily devotions, or a compact trim size, there's an ESV Bible … As we share his Supper, let's also hear his call for us to bless others: So Saul took his sword and fell on it. And in that dayThe mountains will drip with sweet wine,And the hills will flow with milk,And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water;And a spring will go out from the house of the LordTo water the valley of Shittim. Isaiah 40:1-31 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness. So the Philistines gathered together and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped in Gilboa. with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, even as far as the sea of the Arabah, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah. When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. If they hear of a medicinal spring far off in the mountains they hesitate not to undertake the journey, and undergo the hardships of the rugged way, that they may test the efficacy of the mineral waters. I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. Thus says the Lord God, “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. The truth is that the Bible is difficult for a lot of people to understand – but it’s important to understand what God is saying. Phil has served in preaching, teaching, and online ministry for over 40 years. Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. and the Negev and the plain in the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. The Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua the sons of Saul. As far as I can tell, the Bible nowhere argues for the existence of God. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan. Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all those of his house died together. We choose songs for ToGather based on their appropriateness to our theme and for their faithfulness to biblical truth praying that they lead us all to deeper faith, hope, healing, and holiness. Psalm 133:3 : Ps 21:4 Psalm 80 Prayer for Israel’s Restoration - To the leader: on Lilies, a Covenant. all the valiant men rose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. "Send me also cedar, cypress and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants know how to cut timber of Lebanon; and indeed my servants will work with your servants, to prepare timber in abundance for me, for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful. They are also called “Scriptural References”, because these passages were given as examples to aid people understand what God is saying in his word. But more simply when you look at a good map (see map below) it will show you where Mount Ararat is, in turkey. They are also called “Scriptural References”, because these passages were given as examples to aid people understand what God is saying in his word. “So You made known to them Your holy sabbath,And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law,Through Your servant Moses. Then Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab and from all the hill country of Judah and from all the hill country of Israel. There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Now therefore come, proclaim in the hearing of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is afraid and trembling, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.’” So 22,000 people returned, but 10,000 remained. For instance, when you read the Book of Proverbs, you will notice that they are basically telling us that we should not let our hearts be taken away from those whom we love but rather make it known to them. Our prayer is for those broken by life, sin, and church-related wounds whatever their origin. So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. Be blessed by Phil's thoughts on our Verse of the Day!  Help us to live a good way of life. Phil's message is rooted in our Verse of the Day and the very nature of God: Jesus, along with Peter, James and John, had just come down from the “mount of transfiguration,” and they encounter a man with a demon-possessed child.The man tells Jesus that he brought his … So he said,“I saw all IsraelScattered on the mountains,Like sheep which have no shepherd.And the Lord said, ‘These have no master.Let each of them return to his house in peace.’”. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. "Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.". The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. (Isaiah 30:18) The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.read more.Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. Subscribe to the Verse of the day. “Then You came down on Mount Sinai,And spoke with them from heaven;You gave them just ordinances and true laws,Good statutes and commandments. When speaking about his disciples, he says, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world,” in John, chapter 17, verse 16. One thousand will flee at the threat of one man;You will flee at the threat of five,Until you are left as a flag on a mountain topAnd as a signal on a hill.