Jeremiah 31:2
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2 Thus says the Lord:
“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when (A)I went to give him rest.”
Psalm 95:11
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11 So (A)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
Numbers 10:33
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33 So they departed from (A)the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord (B)went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
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Matthew 11:28
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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Deuteronomy 1:33
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33 (A)who went in the way before you (B)to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, to show you the way you should go, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day.
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Isaiah 63:7-14
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God’s Mercy Remembered
7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
8 For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
9 (A)In all their affliction He was [a]afflicted,
(B)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(C)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (D)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.
10 But they (E)rebelled and (F)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(G)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.
11 Then he (H)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (I)brought them up out of the sea
With the [b]shepherd of His flock?
(J)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(K)With His glorious arm,
(L)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (M)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(N)To make Yourself a glorious name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted
- Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
Hebrews 4:8-9
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8 For if [a]Joshua had (A)given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day. 9 There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
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- Hebrews 4:8 Gr. Jesus, same as Heb. Joshua
Ezekiel 20:14-17
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14 (A)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. 15 So (B)I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, (C)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (D)the glory of all lands, 16 (E)because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes, but profaned My Sabbaths; for (F)their heart went after their idols. 17 (G)Nevertheless My eye spared them from destruction. I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
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Jeremiah 2:2
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2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“I remember you,
The kindness of your (A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
(B)When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:2 followed
Psalm 136:16-24
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16 (A)To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His mercy endures forever;
17 (B)To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 (C)And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 (D)Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 (E)And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
21 (F)And gave their land as a [a]heritage,
For His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant,
For His mercy endures forever.
23 Who (G)remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;
24 And (H)rescued us from our enemies,
For His mercy endures forever;
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- Psalm 136:21 inheritance
Psalm 105:37-43
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37 (A)He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
38 (B)Egypt was glad when they departed,
For the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 (C)He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to give light in the night.
40 (D)The people asked, and He brought quail,
And (E)satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 (F)He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
It ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For He remembered (G)His holy promise,
And Abraham His servant.
43 He brought out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with [a]gladness.
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- Psalm 105:43 a joyful shout
Psalm 78:52
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52 But He (A)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
Psalm 78:23-29
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23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(A)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (B)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of (C)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full.
26 (D)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (E)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
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- Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
- Psalm 78:25 satiation
Psalm 78:14-16
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14 (A)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 (B)He split the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
16 He also brought (C)streams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Nehemiah 9:12-15
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12 Moreover You (A)led them by day with a cloudy pillar,
And by night with a pillar of fire,
To give them light on the road
Which they should travel.
13 “You(B) came down also on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven,
And gave them (C)just ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
14 You made known to them Your (D)holy Sabbath,
And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws,
By the hand of Moses Your servant.
15 You (E)gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
And (F)brought them water out of the rock for their thirst,
And told them to (G)go in to possess the land
Which You had [a]sworn to give them.
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- Nehemiah 9:15 Lit. raised Your hand to
Deuteronomy 12:9
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9 for as yet you have not come to the (A)rest[a] and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you.
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- Deuteronomy 12:9 Or place of rest
Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 who fed you in the wilderness with (A)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (B)to do you good in the end—
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Deuteronomy 8:2-3
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2 And you shall remember that the Lord your God (A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and (B)test you, (C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. 3 So He humbled you, (D)allowed you to hunger, and (E)fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall (F)not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 2:7
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7 “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your [a]trudging through this great wilderness. (A)These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” ’
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- Deuteronomy 2:7 Lit. goings
Deuteronomy 1:30
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30 (A)The Lord your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
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Numbers 14:20
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20 Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, (A)according to your word;
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Exodus 33:14
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14 And He said, (A)“My Presence will go with you, and I will give you (B)rest.”
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Exodus 17:8-13
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Victory over the Amalekites(A)
8 (B)Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said to Joshua, “Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with (C)the rod of God in my hand.” 10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And so it was, when Moses (D)held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses’ hands became [a]heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
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- Exodus 17:12 Weary of being held up
Exodus 15:9-10
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9 (A)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will (B)divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Exodus 14:8-12
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8 And the Lord (A)hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and (B)the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 So the (C)Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel (D)cried out to the Lord. 11 (E)Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 (F)Is this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, ‘Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness.”
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