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The Flood Recedes
But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.
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But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.
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But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
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But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
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But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
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but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.
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In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side—the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac—you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”
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“It is beyond my power to do this,” Joseph replied. “But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease.”
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Then Jacob said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors.
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You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.
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“Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers, “but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
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But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”
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But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along,
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So Saul asked God, “Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?” But God made no reply that day.
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David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him.
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All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him.
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But God said to Shemaiah, the man of God,
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but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’
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But God had decided that this visit would be Ahaziah’s downfall. While he was there, Ahaziah went out with Joram to meet Jehu grandson of Nimshi, whom the Lord had appointed to destroy the dynasty of Ahab.
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They may be allowed to live in security, but God is always watching them.
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For Job also said, ‘I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.
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But God says to the wicked: “Why bother reciting my decrees and pretending to obey my covenant?
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But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
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But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!
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But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.
