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God's Promises in Genesis
- "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?" Gen. 4:7, anticipated answer is yes.
"In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; male and female created he them; and blessed the.." Gen. 5:1,2.
- "... Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the arch; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation." Gen. 7:1.
- "And God remembered Noah ... go forth ... And the Lord smelled a sweet savour, and ... said .. I will not again curse the ground ... for man's sake." Gen. 8:1, 16, 21.
Exodus
- "And the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive ... Therefore God dealt well with the midwives." Ex. 1:17, 20.
- "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever." Ex. 15:18.
Leviticus
- "And he shall ... cleanse ... and hallow it from the uncleanness ..." Lev. 16:19.
Numbers
- "And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did." Num. 1:54.
Deuteronomy
- "... I will neither turn to the right nor to the left ... thou mayest inherit..." Deut. 2:27, 31.
Joshua
- "I will not fail thee nor forsake thee." Josh. 1:5.
Judges
- "And he sent messengers throughout ... and they came up to meet him." Judges 6:35.
- "And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, `Shall I go up ...' And the Lord said, `Go up ...' ... And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord ... And Pinehas ... stood before (the ark of the covenant) ... saying, `ShallI yet again go out ...?'" Judges 20:23, 27, 28.
Ruth
- "... Thy people shall be my people ..." Ruth 1:10, 16.
1 Samuel
- "And she (Hannah) was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord ... and the Lord remembered her." 1 Sam. 1:10, 19.
- "Then said David ... Will the men ... deliver me up into his hand?, will Saul come down ..." 1 Sam. 23:10, 11, 12.
2 Samuel
- "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished." 2 Sam. 1:27.
- "And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, `Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?' And the Lord said unto him, `Go up.'" 2 Sam. 2:1.
- "And David inquired of the Lord, saying, `Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto David, `Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.'" 2 Sam 5:19, 23.
1 Kings
- "I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways ... that thou mayest prosper." 1 Kings 2:2.
2 Kings
- "... Let my life ... be precious in thy sight." 2 Kings 1:13.
1 Chronicles
- "The sons of the Kohathites were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath." 1 Chr. 9:32.
2 Chronicles
- "O Lord God ... give me now wisdom and knowledge ..." 2 Chron. 1:9.
Ezra
- "... The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus ..." Ezra 1:1.
Nehemiah
- "... O Lord God of heaven ... that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments." Neh. 1:5.
Esther
- "Esther ... who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Esther 4:13, 14.
Job
- "There was a man ... Job ... that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." Job 1:1.
Psalms
- "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful." Ps. 1:1.
Proverbs
- "The proverbs of Solomon ... to know wisdom and instruction to perceive the words of understanding." Prov. 1:1, 2.
Ecclesiastes
- "... there is no new thing under the sun." Ecc. 1:9.
Song of Solomon
- "... we will remember thy (God's) love more than wine: the upright love thee." SS 1:4.
Isaiah
- "The ox knoweth his owner ... but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider ... they are gone away backward ... the whole head is sick ... come now and let us reason together ..."Isaiah 1:3, 5, 18.
Jeremiah
- "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee ..." Jer. 1:5.
Lamentations
- "How doth the city sit solitary ... how is she become as a widow! ... Jerusalem has grievously sinned ... the law is no more, her prophets also find no vision from the Lord ... Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in heaven ... " Lam. 1:1, 8; 2:9; 3:41.
Ezekiel
- "... I saw visions of God ... the word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel ... and I looked and behold." Ez. 1:1, 3, 4.
Daniel
- "... bring certain children of Israel ... in whom was no blemish ... understanding in science ..." Dan. 1:3, 4.
Hosea
- "... There is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God, in the land.... O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God ... and ... I will heal their backsliding...." Hosea 4:1, 14:1, 4.
Joel
- "Saith the Lord, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil." Joel 2:12, 13.
Amos
- "Surely the Lord God will do nothing but, he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." Amos 3:7.
Obadiah
- "... Upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness ... and the kingdom shall be the Lord's." Ob. 1:17, 21.
Jonah
- "... God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil ..." Jonah 3:10.
Micah
- "O man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God." Micah 6:8.
Nahum
- "Affliction shall not rise up the second time." Nahum 1:9.
Habakkuk
- "Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because I will surely come, it will not tarry." Hab. 2:2,3.
Zephaniah
- "The great day of the Lord is near ... seek ye the Lord ... do not ... speak lies ... in that day ... the Lord thy God ... he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." Zeph. 1:14; 2:3; 3:13, 16, 17.
Haggai
- "Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways." Hag. 1:7.
Zechariah
- "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord." Zechariah 2:10.
Malachi
- "... Unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings: and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." Malachi 4:2.
Matthew
- "Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins." Mt. 1:21.
Mark
- "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand." Mark 1:15.
Luke
- "... They delivered ... which from the beginning were eyewitnesses ..." Luke 1:2.
John
- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1.
- "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." John 15:7.
Acts
- "... Jesus began ... to ... teach, until the day in which he was taken up ..." Acts 1:2.
Romans
- "God ... had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures ..." Romans 1:1, 2.
1 Corinthians
- "... Jesus Christ through the will of God ... to them that are sanctified ... called to be saints ... grace be unto you." 1 Cor. 1:1-3.
- "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard. neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. - But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yes, the deep things of God." 1 Cor. 2:9,10.
2 Corinthians
- "Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Cor. 1:2.
Galatians
- "Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead." Gal.1:1.
Ephesians
- "Pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance ... for all saints." Eph. 6:18.
Philippians
- "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Phil. 1:6.
Colossians
- "For this cause we also ... do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding." Col. 1:9.
1 Thessalonians
- "Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God." 1.Thess. 1:4.
2 Thessalonians
- "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels." 2 Thess. 1:7.
- "Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thess. 2:14.
1 Timothy
- "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners..." 1 Tim. 1:15.
2 Timothy
- "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." 2 Tim. 1:12.
Titus
- "... The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men." Titus 2:11.
Philemon
- "Hearing of thy love and faith ... we have great joy and consolation ..." Phil. 5, 7.
Hebrews
- "God ... hath in these last days spoken to us through his Son." Hebr. 1:1, 2.
James
- "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally ... and it shall be given him." James 1:5.
1 Peter
- "You ... who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ... if ... ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold ... though it be tried by fire ... might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter 1:2, 5-7.
2 Peter
- "... Jesus our Lord according to his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue ..." 2 Peter 1:2, 3.
1 John
- "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9.
2 John
- "And this is love that we walk after his commandments." 2 John 1:6.
3 John
- "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." 3 John 1:4.
Jude
- "I ... should earnestly exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was since delivered unto the saints." Jude 1:3.
Revelation
- "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand." Rev. 1:3.
- "... Michael ... fought ... the dragon ... their place (not found) any more in heaven ... power of Christ ... our brethren ... overcame him by the blood of the Lamb." Rev. 12:7-12. Claims God's power over Satan.
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