Devotional Thoughts from the Old Testament
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Christian Living
Exodus 16:2-3
Exodus 18:24
Exodus 24:8
Exodus 31:13
Leviticus 2:2
Leviticus 20:8
Leviticus 26:11
Numbers 20:11
Numbers 27:5
Deuteronomy 1:27
Deuteronomy 5:29
Deuteronomy 6:24
Deuteronomy 15:4
Deuteronomy 22:1
Deuteronomy 33:27
Joshua 1:16,18
Joshua 7:3
Joshua 9:14-15
Joshua 12:1
Judges 5:31
Judges 21:1
Ruth 3:9
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 17:28
1 Samuel 27:1
2 Samuel 7:18
2 Samuel 9:1
2 Samuel 12:13
1 Kings 1:6
1 Kings 10:26, 28
1 Kings 12:26-27
1 Kings 15:34
1 Kings 19:8
2 Kings 22:8
2 Kings 6:17
1 Chronicles 4:9
1 Chronicles 10:13
2 Chronicles 25:9
2 Chronicles 34:28
Ezra 7:27-28
Nehemiah 5:15
Nehemiah 13:6
Job 1:7
Job 6:21
Job 9:22
Job 19:25
Psalm 1:3
Psalm 5:12
Psalm 9:16
Psalm 15:5
Psalm 29:11
Psalm 36:1-2
Psalm 39:6
Psalm 41:5-6
Psalm 47:6-7
Psalm 49:20
Psalm 51:12
Psalm 52:8
Psalm 55:12-13
Psalm 56:12
Psalm 63:1a
Psalm 63:1b
Psalm 64:7
Psalm 70:4
Psalm 85:13
Psalm 89:15-17
Psalm 91:14
Psalm 99:4
Psalm 109:6
Psalm 133:1-3
Psalm 139:14
Psalm 142:7
Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 5:23
Proverbs 10:7
Proverbs 13:10
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Song of Songs 3:5
Isaiah 2:20
Isaiah 37:3
Isaiah 40:29
Isaiah 53:10
Jeremiah 3:10
Jeremiah 9:25
Ezekiel 4:8
Ezekiel 19:14
Ezekiel 20:12
Ezekiel 29:3
Ezekiel 33:18
Daniel 5:29
Hosea 2:19
Hosea 9:1
Obadiah 1:3
Jonah 2:7
Micah 5:4
Nahum 2:6
Nahum 3:4
Habakkuk 2:1
Zephaniah 1:6
Zephaniah 3:17
Haggai 1:10
Exodus 16:2-3
Exodus 18:24
Exodus 24:8
Exodus 31:13
Leviticus 2:2
Leviticus 20:8
Leviticus 26:11
Numbers 20:11
Numbers 27:5
Deuteronomy 1:27
Deuteronomy 5:29
Deuteronomy 6:24
Deuteronomy 15:4
Deuteronomy 22:1
Deuteronomy 33:27
Joshua 1:16,18
Joshua 7:3
Joshua 9:14-15
Joshua 12:1
Judges 5:31
Judges 21:1
Ruth 3:9
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 17:28
1 Samuel 27:1
2 Samuel 7:18
2 Samuel 9:1
2 Samuel 12:13
1 Kings 1:6
1 Kings 10:26, 28
1 Kings 12:26-27
1 Kings 15:34
1 Kings 19:8
2 Kings 22:8
2 Kings 6:17
1 Chronicles 4:9
1 Chronicles 10:13
2 Chronicles 25:9
2 Chronicles 34:28
Ezra 7:27-28
Nehemiah 5:15
Nehemiah 13:6
Job 1:7
Job 6:21
Job 9:22
Job 19:25
Psalm 1:3
Psalm 5:12
Psalm 9:16
Psalm 15:5
Psalm 29:11
Psalm 36:1-2
Psalm 39:6
Psalm 41:5-6
Psalm 47:6-7
Psalm 49:20
Psalm 51:12
Psalm 52:8
Psalm 55:12-13
Psalm 56:12
Psalm 63:1a
Psalm 63:1b
Psalm 64:7
Psalm 70:4
Psalm 85:13
Psalm 89:15-17
Psalm 91:14
Psalm 99:4
Psalm 109:6
Psalm 133:1-3
Psalm 139:14
Psalm 142:7
Proverbs 3:5
Proverbs 5:23
Proverbs 10:7
Proverbs 13:10
Ecclesiastes 1:8
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Song of Songs 3:5
Isaiah 2:20
Isaiah 37:3
Isaiah 40:29
Isaiah 53:10
Jeremiah 3:10
Jeremiah 9:25
Ezekiel 4:8
Ezekiel 19:14
Ezekiel 20:12
Ezekiel 29:3
Ezekiel 33:18
Daniel 5:29
Hosea 2:19
Hosea 9:1
Obadiah 1:3
Jonah 2:7
Micah 5:4
Nahum 2:6
Nahum 3:4
Habakkuk 2:1
Zephaniah 1:6
Zephaniah 3:17
Haggai 1:10
God’s Nature
Genesis 3:15
Genesis 16:13
Exodus 1:1
Exodus 34:5-7
Leviticus 6:4-5
Numbers 19:19
Numbers 28:2
Deuteronomy 32:4
Joshua 2:10-11
Joshua 11:19-20
Joshua 24:19
Judges 6:23-24
Ruth 4:13
1 Samuel 22:20
1 Samuel 30:23
2 Samuel 12:7
2 Samuel 14:13
2 Samuel 15:25
2 Samuel 18:33
1 Kings 7:23
1 Kings 21:27-29
1 Chronicles 21:8
2 Chronicles 36:15
Esther 4:14
Esther 6:6
Job 2:3
Job 11:18-19
Job 13:15
Job 42:6
Psalm 2:4
Psalm 32:9
Psalm 33:5
Psalm 48:11
Psalm 62:2
Psalm 73:16-17
Psalm 75:4-5
Psalm 84:11
Psalm 115:3
Proverbs 16:1
Song of Songs 7:10
Isaiah 5:4
Isaiah 8:13
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:3
Isaiah 14:14
Isaiah 23:18
Isaiah 25:3
Isaiah 28:21
Isaiah 36:18
Isaiah 45:15
Isaiah 51:3
Isaiah 54:5
Isaiah 57:1
Isaiah 64:1
Isaiah 66:12
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Jeremiah 11:18
Jeremiah 18:6
Jeremiah 24:5
Jeremiah 32:8
Ezekiel 23:11
Ezekiel 43:12
Ezekiel 48:35
Daniel 3:12
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 3:2
Joel 3:18
Amos 2:7
Jonah 3:10
Jonah 4:1
Jonah 4:2
Micah 2:10
Zechariah 9:12
Genesis 3:15
Genesis 16:13
Exodus 1:1
Exodus 34:5-7
Leviticus 6:4-5
Numbers 19:19
Numbers 28:2
Deuteronomy 32:4
Joshua 2:10-11
Joshua 11:19-20
Joshua 24:19
Judges 6:23-24
Ruth 4:13
1 Samuel 22:20
1 Samuel 30:23
2 Samuel 12:7
2 Samuel 14:13
2 Samuel 15:25
2 Samuel 18:33
1 Kings 7:23
1 Kings 21:27-29
1 Chronicles 21:8
2 Chronicles 36:15
Esther 4:14
Esther 6:6
Job 2:3
Job 11:18-19
Job 13:15
Job 42:6
Psalm 2:4
Psalm 32:9
Psalm 33:5
Psalm 48:11
Psalm 62:2
Psalm 73:16-17
Psalm 75:4-5
Psalm 84:11
Psalm 115:3
Proverbs 16:1
Song of Songs 7:10
Isaiah 5:4
Isaiah 8:13
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:3
Isaiah 14:14
Isaiah 23:18
Isaiah 25:3
Isaiah 28:21
Isaiah 36:18
Isaiah 45:15
Isaiah 51:3
Isaiah 54:5
Isaiah 57:1
Isaiah 64:1
Isaiah 66:12
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Jeremiah 11:18
Jeremiah 18:6
Jeremiah 24:5
Jeremiah 32:8
Ezekiel 23:11
Ezekiel 43:12
Ezekiel 48:35
Daniel 3:12
Hosea 1:2
Hosea 3:2
Joel 3:18
Amos 2:7
Jonah 3:10
Jonah 4:1
Jonah 4:2
Micah 2:10
Zechariah 9:12
Spiritual Growth/Leadership
Exodus 27:8
Exodus 36:2
Leviticus 18:3
Leviticus 19:5
Numbers 13:31
Numbers 14:13
Numbers 16:3
Numbers 29:7
Numbers 34:12
Numbers 36:10
Deuteronomy 14:22
Deuteronomy 20:5
Deuteronomy 31:7
Joshua 5:12
Judges 11:30-31
Judges 20:13-14
1 Samuel 10:26
1 Samuel 18:4
1 Samuel 30:8
2 Samuel 6:8
2 Samuel 11:4
1 Kings 4:20
1 Kings 9:8-9
1 Kings 18:21
1 Kings 20:23
2 Kings 4:6
2 Kings 5:13
2 Kings 12:2
1 Chronicles 13: 2
1 Chronicles 29:22
2 Chronicles 17:7
2 Chronicles 28:22
Nehemiah 8:7
Job 36:16
Psalm 7:9
Psalm 16:5
Psalm 19:12-13
Psalm 27:13
Psalm 30:5
Psalm 42:5
Psalm 46:9-10
Psalm 58:3
Psalm 74:7-9
Psalm 78:20-33
Psalm 96:1
Psalm 101:3
Psalm 106:13
Psalm 123:2
Psalm 131:2
Psalm 140:7
Proverbs 6:16
Proverbs 20:16
Proverbs 21:2
Proverbs 28:1
Song of Songs 5:3
Jeremiah 5:3
Jeremiah 18:11
Jeremiah 29:5
Jeremiah 38:27
Jeremiah 41:1
Jeremiah 52:28
Ezekiel 15:2
Ezekiel 37:4
Nahum 1:13
Haggai 2:9
Exodus 27:8
Exodus 36:2
Leviticus 18:3
Leviticus 19:5
Numbers 13:31
Numbers 14:13
Numbers 16:3
Numbers 29:7
Numbers 34:12
Numbers 36:10
Deuteronomy 14:22
Deuteronomy 20:5
Deuteronomy 31:7
Joshua 5:12
Judges 11:30-31
Judges 20:13-14
1 Samuel 10:26
1 Samuel 18:4
1 Samuel 30:8
2 Samuel 6:8
2 Samuel 11:4
1 Kings 4:20
1 Kings 9:8-9
1 Kings 18:21
1 Kings 20:23
2 Kings 4:6
2 Kings 5:13
2 Kings 12:2
1 Chronicles 13: 2
1 Chronicles 29:22
2 Chronicles 17:7
2 Chronicles 28:22
Nehemiah 8:7
Job 36:16
Psalm 7:9
Psalm 16:5
Psalm 19:12-13
Psalm 27:13
Psalm 30:5
Psalm 42:5
Psalm 46:9-10
Psalm 58:3
Psalm 74:7-9
Psalm 78:20-33
Psalm 96:1
Psalm 101:3
Psalm 106:13
Psalm 123:2
Psalm 131:2
Psalm 140:7
Proverbs 6:16
Proverbs 20:16
Proverbs 21:2
Proverbs 28:1
Song of Songs 5:3
Jeremiah 5:3
Jeremiah 18:11
Jeremiah 29:5
Jeremiah 38:27
Jeremiah 41:1
Jeremiah 52:28
Ezekiel 15:2
Ezekiel 37:4
Nahum 1:13
Haggai 2:9