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2 Kings chapter 14 verse 24 (NIV)  He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. This verse was repeated four times in the Chapter and a half that was my Old Testament…

Acts chapter 25 verses 1-3 (NIV)  Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.  They requested Festus, as a favour to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing…

Acts chapter 24 verse 22 (NIV)   Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings.  Acts Chapter 24 verse 25 (NIV)   As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send…

Acts chapter 24 verses 12 – 15 (NIV)  The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More than forty men were involved in this plot. They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken…

2 Kings chapter 8 verses 1-6 (NIV)  Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the LORD has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.”  The woman proceeded to do as…

Acts chapter 21 verses 27-29 (NIV)   When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this…

2 Kings chapter 3 verses 2-6 ( NIV) Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.” Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbours for empty jars. Don’t ask…

2 Kings chapter 2 verses 15 – 18 (NIV) The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.  “Look,” they said, “we your servants have fifty able men. Let them go and…

Proverbs chapter 16 verses 6-7 (NIV)  Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;    through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way,    he causes their enemies to make peace with them. These two verses caught my attention. Verse 6 tells us that through love…

Psalm 78 verses 38-39 (NIV)  Yet he was merciful;    he forgave their iniquities    and did not destroy them.   Time after time he restrained his anger    and did not stir up his full wrath.   He remembered that they were but flesh,    a passing breeze that does not return. Yesterday, I…