NKJV, The Blackaby Study Bible: Personal Encounters with God Through His Word

The Blackaby Study Bible

Personal Encounters with God Through His Word

Richard Blackaby, M.Div., Ph.D.

General Editor

Contributing Writers:

Henry Blackaby, Th.M., D.D.

Richard Blackaby, M.Div., Ph.D.

Thomas Blackaby, M.Div., D.Min.

Melvin Blackaby, M.Div., Ph.D.

Norman Blackaby, M.Div.B.L., Ph.D.

www.thomasnelson.com

THE BLACKABY STUDY BIBLE

Copyright © 2006 by Henry T. Blackaby, G. Richard Blackaby, Thomas W. Blackaby, Melvin D. Blackaby, and Norman C. Blackaby.

Published in association with the literacy agency of Wolgemuth & Associates, Inc.

Holy Bible, New King James Version, copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

eISBN: 9781418586515

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Table of Contents

How to Use This Bible

Index to Special Features

Character Study Index

Encounter Note Index

Historical Encounter Index

In-Text Maps Index

Word Study Index

About the Writers

About The Blackaby Study Bible

How to Study the Bible

Preface to the New King James Version

OLD TESTAMENT

NEW TESTAMENT

Study Helps

Biblical Timeline

Harmony of the Gospels

Read Your Bible in a Year

Prophecies and Fulfillments

Concordance

Nelson’s Full-Color Maps

Map 1—The World of the Patriarchs

Map 2—The Exodus from Egypt

Map 3—The Conquest of Canaan

Map 4—The Twelve Tribes

Map 5—David and Solomon’s Jerusalem

Map 6—Jerusalem in New Testament Times

Map 7—The Holy Land in the Time of Jesus

Map 8—Paul’s First Missionary Journey and His Journey to Rome

Map 9—Paul’s Second and Third Missionary Journeys

OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50

Exodus

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40

Leviticus

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27

Numbers

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36

Deuteronomy

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34

Joshua

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24

Judges

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

Ruth

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

1 Samuel

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31

2 Samuel

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24

1 Kings

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

2 Kings

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25

1 Chronicles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29

2 Chronicles

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36

Ezra

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Nehemiah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Esther

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Job

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42

Psalms

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150

Proverbs

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31

Ecclesiastes

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Song of Solomon

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Isaiah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66

Jeremiah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52

Lamentations

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Ezekiel

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48

Daniel

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Hosea

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

Joel

1 | 2 | 3

Amos

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Obadiah

1

Jonah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Micah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Nahum

1 | 2 | 3

Habakkuk

1 | 2 | 3

Zephaniah

1 | 2 | 3

Haggai

1 | 2

Zechariah

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

Malachi

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

NEW TESTAMENT

Matthew

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28

Mark

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

Luke

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24

John

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21

Acts

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28

Romans

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

1 Corinthians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16

2 Corinthians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

Galatians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Ephesians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Philippians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Colossians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

1 Thessalonians

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

2 Thessalonians

1 | 2 | 3

1 Timothy

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

2 Timothy

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Titus

1 | 2 | 3

Philemon

1

Hebrews

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

James

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

1 Peter

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

2 Peter

1 | 2 | 3

1 John

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

2 John

1

3 John

1

Jude

1

Revelation

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

How to Use This Bible

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Index to Special Features

Character Study Index

Encounter Note Index

Historical Encounter Index

In-Text Maps Index

Word Study Index

Character Study Index

Abraham (Gen. 13:1)

Absalom (2 Sam. 15:1)

Absalom (2 Chr. 3:2)

Ahab (1 Kin. 21:2)

Amos (Amos 7:14)

Apollos (1 Cor. 3:5)

Athaliah (2 Kin. 11:1)

Balaam (Num. 22:5)

Barnabas (Acts 9:27)

Baruch (Jer. 36:5)

Cain (Gen. 4:1)

Caleb (Num. 14:38)

Daniel (Dan. 1:6)

David’s Mighty Men (1 Chr. 11:10)

David (2 Sam. 2:1)

Deborah (Judg. 4:4)

Elijah (1 Kin. 17:1)

Elisha (2 Kin. 2:1)

Elizabeth (Luke 1:5)

Esther (Esth. 2:7)

Ezekiel (Ezek. 1:3)

Ezra (Ezra 1:1)

Gedaliah (2 Kin. 25:22)

Gideon (Judg. 7:1)

Gomer (Hos. 1:3)

Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:1)

Hosea (Hos. 1:1)

Jacob (Gen. 25:26)

Jehonadab (2 Kin. 10:15)

Jeremiah (Jer. 1:1)

Jeroboam I (2 Chr. 10:2)

Jezebel (1 Kin. 19:2)

Joab (1 Chr. 11:6)

Job (Job 1:1)

John the Baptist (Mark 1:9)

John (1 John 1:4)

Jonah (Jon. 1:1)

Jonathan (1 Sam. 20:4)

Joshua the High Priest (Hag. 1:12)

Joshua (Josh. 1:1)

Josiah (2 Kin. 22:1)

King Ahaz (Is. 7:1)

King Cyrus (Ezra 1:1)

Malachi (Mal. 1:1)

Manasseh (2 Kin. 21:1)

Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2)

Matthew (Matt. 9:9)

Melchizedek (Heb. 5:6)

Micah (Mic. 1:1)

Moses (Ex. 2:1, 2)

Naaman (2 Kin. 5:1)

Nathan (2 Sam. 7:2)

Nehemiah (Neh. 1:1)

Nicodemus (John 3:1)

Noah (Gen. 5:29)

Obadiah (Obad. 1)

Omri (1 Kin. 16:16)

Onesimus (Philem. 10)

Paul (Gal. 1:1)

Peter (1 Pet 1:1)

Phinehas (Josh. 22:13)

Ruth (Ruth 1:4)

Samson (Judg. 16:10)

Samuel (1 Sam. 1:20)

Sarah (Gen. 12:14)

Satan (Job 1:6)

Sennacherib (Is. 36:1)

Solomon (2 Chr. 1:1)

Stephen (Acts 7:2)

Timothy (1 Tim. 1:1)

Titus (Titus 1:4)

Woman at the Well (John 4:7)

Zadok (1 Chr. 15:11)

Zechariah (Zech. 1:1)

Zephaniah (Zeph. 1:1)

Zerubbabel (Hag. 1:1)

Encounter Note Index

A Blessing (Zech. 8:13)

A Change of Heart (Deut. 5:29)

A Change of Heart (Jer. 24:7)

A Clean House (2 Kin. 23:4)

A Clear Conscience (Acts 24:16)

A Clear Word (Jer. 36:32)

A Consuming Fire (Ex. 24:17)

A Costly Offering (1 Chr. 21:24)

A Daily Offering to God (Ezek. 46:13)

A Detailed Plan (1 Chr. 2:15)

A Divine Nature (Gal. 5:16)

A Doorkeeper (Ps. 84:10)

A Downward Spiral (2 Chr. 28:19)

A Fountain (Zech. 13:1)

A Fresh Touch (Ezek. 36:26)

A Friend and a Brother (Prov. 17:17)

A Generous Heart (2 Cor. 9:6)

A Godly Reputation (2 Kin. 3:12)

A Good Land (Deut. 1:25)

A Hardened Heart (Ex. 8:15)

A Hardened Heart (2 Chr. 25:16)

A Hardened Heart (Jer. 4:3)

A Healthy Body (1 Cor. 5:6–13)

A Heart Condition (Deut. 10:16)

A Heart Revealed (Luke 1:20)

A Heart of Flesh (Ezek. 11:19, 20)

A Humble Heart (Dan. 10:12)

A Humble View (Phil. 2:5)

A Jealous God (Ex. 20:5, 6)

A Jealous God (Josh. 24:19)

A Joyful Shout (Ps. 100:1)

A Joyful Soul (Ps. 35:9)

A Leader’s Prayer (Deut. 9:26)

A Life Well Spent (2 Thess. 3:13)

A Living Demonstration (Ezek. 24:24)

A Love Relationship (1 John 4:7)

A Loving Nature (2 Pet. 1:7)

A Loyal Heart (1 Kin. 15:3)

A Measure of Grace (Matt. 18:33)

A Name to Be Feared (Mal. 1:14)

A New Altar (Judg. 6:25, 26)

A New Commandment (John 13:34)

A New Song (Ps. 98:1)

A New Start (1 Chr. 4:9)

A Prepared Heart (Ezra 7:10)

A Reason for Confidence (2 Kin. 20:3)

A Relationship that Endures (Job 1:21)

A Remnant (Zeph. 3:8)

A Righteous Path (Ps. 85:13)

A Second Time (Jer. 1:13)

A Shield and Reward (Gen. 15:1)

A Soothing Aroma (Gen. 8:21)

A Stark Contrast (Dan. 11:45)

A Steadfast Heart (Ps. 57:7)

A Sure Thing (1 Pet. 1:3)

A Sweet Fragrance (2 Cor. 2:15)

A Teachable Spirit (1 Sam. 25:33)

A Telling Response (2 Chr. 33:12, 13)

A Trivial Thing (1 Kin. 16:31)

A True Word (Deut. 18:22)

A Visible Promise (Gen. 21:22)

A Willing Heart (Ex. 35:5–9)

A Witness to the Nations (Ezek. 39:27, 28)

Abhor Evil (Deut. 7:26)

Abhorring Pride (Amos 6:8)

Abide (John 15:5)

Absolute Trust (Job 13:15)

Abundant Life (John 10:10)

Acceptable (Ps. 19:14)

Accepting the Lord’s Judgment (2 Kin. 25:24)

Access (Mark 15:38)

Accountable to God (Lev. 5:17)

Acknowledging God’s Blessings (2 Chr. 9:4)

Acting Righteously (Prov. 21:3)

Actions Over Words (1 Kin. 17:24)

Adulterers (James 4:4)

Adultery (Deut. 22:22)

Adversity’s Purpose (Jer. 36:3)

After Obedience (Deut. 14:29)

After Success (Josh. 8:30)

Against You (Jer. 14:20)

Against the Lofty (Is. 2:12)

Against the Lord (Gen. 13:13)

Age, Not Wisdom (Job 32:9)

All Around Us (Gen. 24:52)

All Day Long (1 Chr. 23:30)

All Nature Understands God (Jer. 8:7)

All Your Heart (2 Chr. 31:21)

All on the Altar (Lev. 1:9)

All the Things (Lev. 8:36)

All (Gen. 7:5)

Almost Persuaded (Acts 26:28)

Always Ask God (2 Sam. 5:19)

Always Fair (Ezek. 18:25)

Always Hope (Jer. 52:31)

Amazing Grace (Acts 22:16)

An Attractive Spirit (1 Cor. 7:16)

An Encounter with God (1 Thess. 1:5)

An Encounter with Truth (1 Cor. 2:14)

An Exchanged Life (Rom. 7:18)

And So It Was (2 Kin. 15:12)

Anguish (Ps. 38:18)

Appeared No More (Judg. 13:21)

Apple of His Eye (Deut. 32:10)

Appropriate Fear (Matt. 10:28)

Appropriate Fear (2 Tim. 1:7)

As Go the Leaders (Jer. 19:1)

As Long as We Have Breath (Rom. 11:23)

As One Man (Ezra 3:1)

As You Do to Others (Jer. 30:16)

As a Child (Luke 18:17)

Assurances (Luke 7:19)

Astonishing Wisdom (Luke 2:47)

At Home in God (1 Sam. 29:6)

At Home with God (2 John 9)

At the Right Hand (Ps. 109:31)

Avoiding the Truth (1 Kin. 22:8)

Awake! (Is. 52:1)

Awesome Deeds (Ps. 65:5)

Backsliding Healed (Hos. 14:4)

Backsliding (Neh. 13:7)

Banner of Love (Song 2:4)

Be Exalted! (Ps. 21:13)

Be Gentle (2 Sam. 18:5)

Be Not Anxious (Phil. 4:6, 7)

Be Still (Ps. 46:10)

Be Strong! (Hag. 2:4)

Be Strong (1 Kin. 2:2)

Be Teachable (Heb. 13:22)

Be of Good Courage (Josh. 1:9)

Bearing Their Shame (Ezek. 32:25)

Bearing Witness (Acts 14:3)

Beautiful Praise (Ps. 33:1)

Becoming Like Our Idols (Hos. 9:10)

Before God’s Face (Hos. 7:2)

Before It Is Too Late (Eccl. 12:1)

Behind the Veil (Ex. 26:33)

Behold! (Nah. 2:13)

Beholding His Beauty (Ps. 27:4)

Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2)

Betting on God’s Grace (Jer. 21:2)

Between Two Opinions (1 Kin. 18:21)

Blameless (Ps. 101:3)

Blaming One Another (Ezek. 4:17)

Blasphemy (Lev. 24:16)

Bless the Lord (Ps. 134:1)

Blessed Is the Man (Ps. 94:12–14)

Blessed Service (Ex. 39:43)

Blessed (Ps. 128:1)

Blessing Others (Lev. 9:23, 24)

Blessing Your Family (Gen. 47:6)

Blessing (1 Chr. 22:11)

Blinded from the Truth (2 Kin. 11:14)

Born of God (1 John 3:9)

Bowing Before God (Jer. 22:11)

Bread of Life (John 6:35)

Breath of Life (Gen. 2:7)

Bringing Sin on the Land (Deut. 24:4)

Bringing to Mind (Lev. 4:28)

Broken Hearted (Is. 15:5, 6)

Building Altars (Gen. 12:8)

Building Faith (Matt. 14:22)

Burning Fire Within (Jer. 20:9)

But Some (John 11:46)

Call Upon Me (Ps. 50:15)

Called by God (2 Thess. 1:11, 12)

Called to Serve (Matt. 20:28)

Called to Stay (Mark 5:19)

Called, Chosen, Faithful (Rev. 17:14)

Calling on God (Jer. 33:3)

Calling on the Name of the Lord (Gen. 4:26)

Can’t Hide Love (1 John 4:20)

Cast Away (Job 8:20)

Cast Me Not (Ps. 51:11)

Cast Your Burden (Ps. 55:22)

Casting Our Cares (1 Pet. 5:7)

Cause Me to Know (Ps. 143:8)

Cause and Effect (Gen. 16:6)

Celebrating God’s Activity (Luke 13:24)

Certainty (Luke 1:4)

Challenges (2 Sam. 10:12)

Changed (Neh. 8:9)

Character Before Riches (Prov. 19:1)

Character Revealed (Ruth 1:16)

Chasing After Wind (Eccl. 1:17)

Chastening (Heb. 12:7)

Children (John 1:12, 13)

Choose This Day! (Josh. 24:15)

Choose Wisely (1 Sam. 31:6)

Choose Wisely (2 Cor. 10:4–6)

Choose a Pure Heart (1 Sam. 24:5)

Chosen (Hag. 2:23)

Christ Understands (Heb. 2:18)

Christ in Us (Col. 1:27)

Christ the Difference (Luke 5:6)

Christ’s Love (Matt. 27:35)

Christ’s Love (1 Cor. 13:3)

Claiming God’s Glory (Judg. 7:2)

Clean Vessels (Ezra 2:62)

Come Again Rejoicing (Ps. 126:6)

Come Near to Hear (Is. 34:1)

Come Out! (Rev. 18:4)

Come and See (John 1:46)

Come! (Rev. 22:17)

Coming Soon (Rev. 22:7)

Coming from Above (Num. 11:1)

Companions in Ministry (Philem. 23)

Compassion for Those in Judgment (Ezek. 9:8)

Compelled to Speak (Acts 4:20)

Compelled (Acts 18:5)

Complaining (Num. 16:41)

Complete Restoration (Zech. 10:6)

Complete Trust (Mark 12:43, 44)

Completing the Task (1 Kin. 7:51)

Compound Blessings (1 Tim. 4:16)

Conditions (Ps. 24:4)

Confess and Do (Ezra 10:11)

Confidence Before God (1 Sam. 6:20)

Confidence in God (Dan. 4:9)

Confidence in the Lord (2 Kin. 6:16)

Confirmation (Jer. 40:2)

Confirming God’s Presence (Josh. 2:10)

Confusing Times (Gen. 40:8)

Consequences (Num. 14:39)

Consider Your Ways! (Hag. 1:5)

Constant Intercession (Heb. 7:25)

Constant Reminder (Lev. 6:13)

Contagious (Lev. 13:57)

Contend Earnestly (Jude 3)

Contending with Evildoers (Prov. 28:4, 5)

Content in Him (1 Tim. 6:6–8)

Continual Hope (Ps. 71:14)

Continual Victory (Josh. 12:24)

Continually (Nah. 3:19)

Converted (Is. 19:21)

Conviction (2 Chr. 34:19)

Corporate Pride (Gen. 11:4)

Cost of Following (2 Sam. 19:7)

Courage (1 Sam. 17:45)

Covenant Remembered (Deut. 7:9)

Covenant of Love (Deut. 6:5)

Created for Eternity (Eccl. 2:21)

Created to Serve (Rom. 6:18)

Cruelty’s Reward (Gen. 49:5)

Curiosity (Luke 23:8)

Cursed (Deut. 27:15)

Cycle of Apostasy (Judg. 2:11)

Daily Bread (Ex. 16:21)

Daily (Ps. 68:19)

Daily (Ps. 88:9)

Danger of a Divided Heart (Ex. 23:33)

Day of Judgment (Rev. 6:17)

Dead Works (James 2:26)

Dead and Alive (Luke 15:32)

Dealing with Our Sin (Gen. 44:16)

Death (Lev. 3:13)

Deceit (Gen. 29:25)

Deceitful (Jer. 17:9)

Declaring the Divine (Eph. 3:10)

Dedicated to God (1 Chr. 18:11)

Deep Thoughts (Ps. 92:5)

Defeated (Rev. 19:20)

Defending the Defenseless (Prov. 31:8, 9)

Delayed Judgment (2 Kin. 9:26)

Delight Yourself (Ps. 37:4)

Delighted (Is. 62:4)

Delighting in the Lord (2 Chr. 17:6)

Delivered No More (Judg. 10:13)

Delivered (Judg. 1:4)

Denial (Luke 22:61)

Denial (John 18:27)

Deny Self (Mark 8:34, 35)

Departing During Peaceful Times (2 Chr. 12:1)

Dependence (Deut. 8:2)

Depths of the Sea (Mic. 7:19)

Desires of the Heart (2 Kin. 4:16)

Desperation, Not Numbers (Judg. 20:26)

Despised Worship (Amos 5:21)

Determined (Judg. 1:27)

Deterrents (Gen. 38:10)

Devoted to God (2 Chr. 31:1)

Different Priorities (Prov. 13:7)

Diligent Worship (1 Chr. 25:7)

Direct My Steps (Ps. 119:133)

Discipline (1 Cor. 9:27)

Discouragement (Jer. 20:14)

Dishonesty (Zech. 5:4)

Disoriented (Luke 9:54)

Displaying God’s Character (Rom. 13:3)

Distracted (Luke 10:41)

Distractions (Neh. 6:3)

Divine Patience (2 Pet. 3:9)

Divine Timing (Gen. 41:1)

Do Not Fear (Mark 5:36)

Do Not Prophesy! (Amos 2:12)

Do Not Worry (Luke 12:25)

Do You Love Me? (John 21:16)

Does God Know You? (Matt. 7:23)

Doing Good (Ps. 125:4)

Doing What We Can (Mark 14:6–9)

Doing the Word (James 1:22)

Dominion (Zech. 9:10)

Don’t Ask! (Jer. 42:3)

Don’t Forget (Deut. 25:19)

Don’t Hide Yourself (Deut. 22:3)

Don’t Keep Silent (Ps. 83:1)

Don’t Refuse (Heb. 12:25, 26)

Don’t Take Love for Granted (Josh. 23:11)

Dousing Fires (Prov. 26:20)

Drastic Measures (Neh. 13:25)

Draw Near (James 4:8)

Drawn (Jer. 31:3)

Drink Deeply (Song 5:1)

Earthly Intercessors (Lev. 16:11)

Easy Confessions (Ex. 10:16)

Egypt (Is. 31:1)

Election Brings Discipline (Amos 3:2)

Emotional Worship (Ezra 3:11–13)

Empowered (Luke 9:1)

Encouraging Others (Acts 14:22)

Enduring Mercy (Ps. 136:11)

Enemies Prosper (Lam. 1:5)

Enemies (Lev. 26:25)

Enemy Curses (Num. 23:11)

Enlarging My Path (Ps. 18:36)

Enlightened Prayers (1 John 5:14)

Enough! (Ezek. 45:9)

Entering the Holy Place (Lev. 16:2)

Entering the Priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9)

Enthroned (Ps. 40:17)

Entire Assembly (Lev. 19:2)

Equipped with Power (Luke 24:49)

Escape (Job 3:3)

Eternal Justice (Jer. 12:1)

Eternal Life (John 17:3)

Eternal Roots (Prov. 12:3)

Eternity at Hand (2 Pet. 3:11)

Ever on the Lord (Ps. 25:15)

Everlasting Light (Is. 60:19)

Every Good Thing (Deut. 26:11)

Every Life Stands for Something (Mic. 4:5)

Every Morning (Lam. 3:23)

Evil Separates (Ps. 5:4)

Exact Obedience (Deut. 17:11)

Exalted (Esth. 10:3)

Exalting Oneself (1 Kin. 1:5)

Exalting the Lowly (Ezek. 17:24)

Excellent in Guidance (Is. 28:29)

Experts (Luke 12:56)

Exposed (Matt. 23:28)

Exposing Evil (Jer. 38:4)

Extra Blessings (Ezra 6:8)

Extraordinary Events (Esth. 2:8)

Extreme Measures (1 Cor. 1:18)

Eyes on the Lord (2 Chr. 20:12)

Eyes to See (Deut. 29:4)

Facing God’s Enemies (Ezra 4:4, 5)

Faith Displayed (Gen. 22:1, 2)

Faith in Action (Mark 2:5)

Faith in Process (Deut. 2:31)

Faith (Heb. 11:35)

Faithful Messengers (Jer. 26:2)

Faithful and Courageous (1 Chr. 19:13)

Faithful and Fearful (Neh. 7:2)

Faithful to the End (Acts 28:23)

Faithful (Dan. 11:32)

Faithful (Luke 16:10)

Faithfulness at a Cost (2 Chr. 11:14)

Fallow Ground (Hos. 10:12)

False Gods (Ps. 135:16)

False Prophets (Deut. 13:3, 4)

False Prophets (Jer. 5:31)

False Prophets (Lam. 2:14)

False Words (Jer. 23:22)

Family Holiness (Lev. 18:3)

Famine (Amos 8:11)

Father of Edom (Gen. 36:43)

Faultless (Jude 24)

Favor and Goodwill (Dan. 1:9)

Fear Brings Wisdom and Revelation (Prov. 1:7)

Fear Not (Matt. 1:20)

Fear Reveals (Ps. 56:4)

Fear Turns to Hope (1 Cor. 15:55)

Fear of God (Ex. 20:20)

Fear or Faith? (Luke 8:37)

Fear the Lord (1 Sam. 12:14)

Fear (Gen. 32:11)

Fear (Prov. 9:8)

Fearful but Trusting (Jer. 42:11)

Fearful (Ps. 9:20)

Fearing the Lord (Ex. 1:17)

Fervent Prayer (James 5:16)

Fighting Against the Lord (2 Chr. 13:12)

Filled and Forgetful (Hos. 13:6)

Filled and Led (Luke 4:1, 2)

Filthy Garments (Zech. 3:4)

Finished Work (2 Chr. 8:16)

Finishing Well (Luke 2:25)

Finishing (Ezra 6:14)

First Love (Rev. 2:4)

Fleeing (Jon. 1:3)

Fleeting Pleasures (Jer. 49:25)

Floods (Ps. 93:4)

Following Fully (Num. 14:24)

Following God (Num. 9:17)

Following Jesus (Matt. 16:24)

Fool’s Folly (Esth. 5:14)

Fools (Prov. 9:16)

For Good (Rom. 8:28)

For I Am Holy (Lev. 11:44)

For Myself (1 Sam. 2:35)

For Our Good (Deut. 6:24)

For You Shall Rest (Dan. 12:13)

For Your Sake (John 11:15)

For a Moment (Is. 54:7)

For or Against (Matt. 12:30)

For or Against (John 7:7)

For or Against (Titus 3:10)

For the Glory of His Name (Ps. 79:9)

Forerunners (Luke 10:1)

Forget Me Not (Deut. 11:18)

Forgetting the Lord (Ex. 32:1)

Forgiven and Restored (Ezek. 25:14)

Forgiveness (Prov. 17:9)

Forgiveness (Luke 17:4)

Forgotten (Hos. 2:12)

Found by the Lord (1 Chr. 28:9)

Foundation for Faith (Rom. 10:17)

Foundation for Understanding (1 Kin. 3:9)

Foundation of Courage (Acts 7:55)

Fountain of Life (Ps. 36:9)

Free to Follow (Acts 10:15)

Free to Serve (Lev. 25:55)

Free to Serve (Gal. 5:13)

Free (Is. 43:19)

Freed for Relationship (Ex. 19:4–6)

Freedom’s Purpose (Ex. 9:1)

Freely (Ezra 2:68)

Friendships (Eccl. 4:12)

From Faith to Faith (Deut. 3:21)

From My Youth (1 Kin. 18:12)

Fruit Worthy of Repentance (Luke 3:8)

Futile Things (Job 15:31)

Futility in Fleeing (Jer. 39:4)

Gentle Truth (1 Thess. 5:14)

Genuine Confession (Num. 5:7)

Genuine Love (2 Sam. 15:25)

Genuine Repentance (Neh. 9:2)

Gift of the Spirit (Ex. 31:3)

Give Glory Away (1 Sam. 11:13)

Give Glory (Ps. 96:8)

Give It to God (2 Sam. 3:39)

Give Me Your Heart (Prov. 23:26)

Give Them a Warning (Ezek. 3:17)

Giving Testimony (Rev. 1:2)

Giving Thanks (Rev. 11:17)

Giving to Receive (Prov. 28:27)

Glory (Zech. 2:5)

Go Again (Hos. 3:1)

Go to the King (Jer. 22:1)

God Allows Hardship (Ex. 5:23)

God Calls (Gen. 3:9)

God Calls (Gen. 12:1)

God Calls (Lev. 1:1)

God Calls (Jer. 7:13, 14)

God Chooses to Redeem (Ex. 6:6)

God Desires Fellowship (Ps. 14:2)

God Dwells with His People (Ezek. 42:13)

God Dwells (Num. 35:34)

God Exalts (Josh. 3:7)

God Goes Before You (1 Chr. 14:15)

God Hears (Ex. 2:24)

God Humbles the Proud (Ex. 18:11)

God Informs His People (Dan. 8:19)

God Is Ever Faithful (Hab. 3:18)

God Is Just (2 Sam. 4:11)

God Is Sovereign (Esth. 8:11, 12)

God Is Watching (Prov. 15:3)

God Is a Majority (1 Sam. 14:6)

God Is at Work (Phil. 1:6)

God Is at the Center (Num. 2:17)

God Is in Control (Eccl. 3:13)

God Is in Control (Eccl. 3:13)

God Is in Control (Eccl. 11:3)

God Knows (Deut. 31:21)

God Knows (Nah. 1:7)

God Leads (Is. 63:14)

God Listens (2 Kin. 13:4)

God Makes Things Clear (Num. 16:30)

God Makes a Difference (Ex. 8:23)

God Our Fortress (Prov. 18:10)

God Our Refuge (Ps. 9:9)

God Raises up Servants (Ex. 38:22)

God Remembers (Gen. 8:1)

God Remembers (Gen. 30:22)

God Responds (1 Chr. 5:20)

God Rewards the Good (Eccl. 2:26)

God Rewards the Seeker (Prov. 2:2–4)

God Seeks (Ps. 53:2)

God Sees Our Heart (Gen. 6:5)

God Sees (2 Sam. 16:12)

God Sees (Ps. 10:11)

God Sees (Is. 18:4)

God Speaks Through Us (Mark 13:11)

God Speaks to Our Enemies (Gen. 31:23)

God Speaks (Gen. 1:24)

God Speaks (Heb. 1:2)

God Tests the Heart (2 Chr. 32:31)

God Thunders (Job 37:5)

God Walks in Our Midst (Deut. 23:14)

God Watches (Acts 25:3)

God Will Not Hear (Jer. 11:11)

God as an Inheritance (Josh. 13:33)

God in Me (Gal. 1:24)

God in Us (Col. 2:10)

God of All (1 Kin. 20:28)

God of Love, Severe in Judgment (Jer. 8:1)

God of Truth, Idols of Deceit (Jer. 51:17)

God of Wonders (Ps. 77:14)

God the King (Judg. 21:25)

God’s Activity (Acts 8:29)

God’s Affirmation (Num. 17:8)

God’s Agenda (Mark 1:37)

God’s Ambassador (Ex. 7:1)

God’s Answer to Faith (Gal. 3:2)

God’s Answer (Ps. 99:6)

God’s Awesome Presence (2 Chr. 3:8)

God’s Best (Eph. 3:20)

God’s Call (Amos 7:15)

God’s Character Revealed (Gen. 20:6)

God’s Comfort (Is. 51:12)