“Elijah approached all the people and said, ‘How long will you straddle the issue? If the LORD is God, follow him; if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him.'” (1 Kings 18:21) 1 Kings: 1...
When your days have been completed and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will establish his kingdom. He it is who shall build a house for my name, and I will...
“But the LORD said to Samuel: ‘Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The LORD looks into the heart.'” (1...
The Israelites then said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son, and your son’s son—for you saved us from the power of Midian.” But Gideon answered them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you. The LORD must...
“If is is displeasing to you to serve the Lord, choose today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors served beyond the River of the gods of the Amorites in whoose country you are dwelling. As for me and my household...
