Deuteronomy 28:13
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13 The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be only at the top and not at the bottom—if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today by diligently observing them,
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Deuteronomy 28:1
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Blessings for Obedience
28 “If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth;(A)
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Deuteronomy 4:6-9
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6 You must observe them and perform them, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people!’(A) 7 For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him?(B) 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?
9 “But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children’s children(C)—
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Philippians 1:27
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27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel
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Isaiah 9:14-15
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14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—(A)
15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail,(B)
Numbers 24:18-19
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18 Edom will become a possession,
Seir a possession of its enemies,
while Israel does valiantly.(A)
19 One out of Jacob shall rule
and destroy the survivors of Ir.”(B)
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