1 Samuel 19:23

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.

For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever he says.

and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; because Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God, the God of Israel’s house.

and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Then Yahweh’s Spirit will come mightily on you, and you will prophesy with them, and will be turned into another man.

All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and no one can stop his hand, or ask him, “What are you doing?”

The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

I will raise them up a prophet from among their brothers, like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.

“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.

When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.

Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

“It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

he says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.

Saul sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you don’t save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.”

The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done.

to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit;

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be cursed. Come, Lord!

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

You shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before Yahweh. Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his heart before Yahweh continually.

Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.

Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

Yahweh met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and say this.”

Saul sent messengers to seize David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.

David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.

I have put my words in your mouth and have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and tell Zion, ‘You are my people.’ ”

“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh. “My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and forever.”

“Take him, and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”

In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.

Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?

Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,

Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”

Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.

How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your dwellings, Israel!

His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”

Go in to the king, and speak like this to him.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.

Now an old prophet lived in Bethel, and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king.

Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?

Yahweh’s Spirit fell on me, and he said to me, “Speak, ‘Yahweh says: “Thus you have said, house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.

Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’

Simon the Zealot; and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Now he didn’t say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.