Then he believed in the Lord; and He credited it to him as righteousness.

And they told him, saying, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But he was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Moses Given Signs

Then Moses said, “What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say? For they may say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

“so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

“So if they will not believe you nor pay attention to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the last sign.

But if they will not believe even these two signs nor pay attention to what you say, then you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground; and the water which you take from the Nile will turn into blood on the dry ground.”

So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, they bowed low and worshiped.

When Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

Moses Pleads for the People

And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed in their midst?

So Achish believed David, saying, “He has undoubtedly made himself repulsive among his people Israel; therefore he will become my servant forever.”

But I did not believe the stories until I came and my own eyes saw it all. And behold, the half of it was not reported to me. You have exceeded in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.

But I did not believe their stories until I came and my own eyes saw it all. And behold, not even half of the greatness of your wisdom was reported to me. You have surpassed the report that I heard.

Now then, do not let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to save his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God save you from my hand?’”

If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.

I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

Because they did not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation.

In spite of all this they still sinned And did not believe in His wonderful works.

Then they believed His words; They sang His praise.

Then they rejected the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,

I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.

The naive believes everything, But the sensible person considers his steps.