Isaiah 9:6
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6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(A)
1 Samuel 17:51
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51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine; he grasped his sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him; then he cut off his head with it.
When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.(A)
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Genesis 31:29
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29 It is in my power to do you harm, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Take heed that you speak to Jacob neither good nor bad.’(A)
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Nehemiah 5:5
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5 Now our flesh is the same as that of our kindred; our children are the same as their children; and yet we are forcing our sons and daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been ravished; we are powerless, and our fields and vineyards now belong to others.”(A)
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Micah 2:1
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Social Evils Denounced
2 Woe to those who devise wickedness
and evil deeds[a] on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in their power.(A)
Footnotes
- 2.1 Cn: Heb work evil
2 Kings 16:17
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17 Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the laver from them; he removed the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a pediment of stone.(A)
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Isaiah 9:2-7
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2 [a]The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.(A)
3 You have multiplied exultation;[b]
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.(B)
4 For the yoke of their burden
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.(C)
5 For all the boots of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
shall be burned as fuel for the fire.(D)
6 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.(E)
7 Great will be his authority,[c]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(F)
Psalm 72:1-2
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Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.(A)
2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(B)
Psalm 72:4
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4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(A)
Psalm 72:12-14
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12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.(A)
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and precious is their blood in his sight.(B)
Psalm 72:18-19
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18 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who alone does wondrous things.(A)
19 Blessed be his glorious name forever;
may his glory fill the whole earth.
Amen and Amen.(B)
Genesis 1:1-2
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Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath
1 When God began to create[a] the heavens and the earth,(A) 2 the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God[b] swept over the face of the waters.(B)
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Exodus 14:21-22
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21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.(A) 22 The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.(B)
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