Can you rely on it to bring home your grain and deliver it to your threshing floor?

But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.

When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength.

The Futility of Relying on Egypt

What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the Lord and rely on your God.

Wisdom from the Lord

This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord.

Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.

The Jews and the Law

You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him.

In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.

For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,