Genesis 19:18

Indeed, he struggled with the angel, and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us,

everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.’ ”

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!”

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

“ ‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. You shall not make yourselves abominable by animal, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have separated from you as unclean for you.

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

They will come with weeping. I will lead them with petitions. I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they won’t stumble; for I am a father to Israel. Ephraim is my firstborn.

But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.

Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel. He said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still on Gibeon! You, moon, stop in the valley of Aijalon!”

This was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”

the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “For this, moreover, I will be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Rebekah took the good clothes of Esau, her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob, her younger son.

Laban said, “It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the firstborn.

The man said, “Let me go, for the day breaks.” Jacob said, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me.”

They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.

Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.

Not so! Go now you who are men, and serve Yahweh; for that is what you desire!” Then they were driven out from Pharaoh’s presence.

“You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

“So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”

These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,

Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”

Hear me, Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that you, Yahweh, are God, and that you have turned their heart back again.”

He said to his servant, “Go up now, and look toward the sea.” He went up, and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” He said, “Go again” seven times.

Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.

As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

I had scarcely passed from them, when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, into the room of her who conceived me.

Your head on you is like Carmel. The hair of your head like purple. The king is held captive in its tresses.

because Yahweh of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”

For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel and his Maker says: “You ask me about the things that are to come, concerning my sons, and you command me concerning the work of my hands!

Depart! Depart! Go out from there! Touch no unclean thing! Go out from among her! Cleanse yourselves, you who carry Yahweh’s vessels.

I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on Yahweh, take no rest,

But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand.

“But I said, ‘How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said, ‘You shall call me “My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’

“At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”

‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’

“ ‘ “I will make my holy name known among my people Israel. I won’t allow my holy name to be profaned any more. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel.

The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions would not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’

They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”

But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,

His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

I tell you, although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs.

They came near to the village where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

As Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

But Peter said, “Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:

All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Caesar’s household.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews

although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

When he saw that he didn’t prevail against him, the man touched the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained as he wrestled.