“Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And...

“And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the...

“Now these are the last words of David” (2 Samuel 23:1a). People want their last words to be memorable. Those who are nearing the end of...

“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.’ For the LORD...

“And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, ‘Mephibosheth!’...

“And David inquired of the LORD, ‘Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?’ He answered him, ‘Pursue, for you shall surely...

“Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. So they inquired again of the LORD, ‘Is there a...

“Then Eli answered, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.’ And she said, ‘Let your servant...

“So the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he had killed during his life” (Judges 16:30b). The book of Judges is...

“That same night the LORD said to him, ‘Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. But if you are afraid to go...

“So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the LORD. And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant...

“‘And it shall be a statute to you forever that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, […] on this day shall atonement be...

“‘Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy’” (Leviticus...

“God saw the people of Israel—and God knew” (Exodus 2:25). The people of Israel were in Egyptian slavery for several centuries before God...

“Then the LORD said to him, ‘Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now...