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Tag Archives: music
Adopted
Esther 2:5-7, 8b, 15, 17 “Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai…who had been carried into exile…Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up…This girl, who was … Continue reading
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Yoke
1 Kings 12:3b-4, 6a, 7-8, 10-11 “…the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke…and we will serve you.”…Then … Continue reading
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Abba
Deuteronomy 11:18a, 19 “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds…Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get … Continue reading
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Jubilee
Leviticus 25:8a, 13a, 39-41 “Count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years…The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap…If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to … Continue reading
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Calling
Psalm 78:70-72 “He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with … Continue reading
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Author
Revelation 1:8 “‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.’” John 21:25 “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were … Continue reading
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Riddle
Judges 14:6a, 8-9a, 12a, 14a “The Spirit of the Lord came upon [Samson] in power so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands…Some time later, when he went back to marry [the Philistine woman], he turned aside … Continue reading
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Breakfast
1 Kings 19:3a, 4a, 5a-6 “Elijah was afraid and ran for his life…‘I have had enough, Lord,’ he said…Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ … Continue reading
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Under the Tree
Genesis 3:6 “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband … Continue reading
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Orphans
Ezekiel 16:2b, 4-7a “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem:…On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped … Continue reading
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