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1 Samuel 23:21 Verse
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
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Deuteronomy 15:11 Verse
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy need…
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Leviticus 19:10 Verse
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD you…
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Exodus 30:15 Verse
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls…
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Genesis 41:19 Verse
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
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The Rich Man (Parable of Lazarus) Character
In one of Jesus's most vivid parables, an unnamed rich man lived in luxury every day while a poor man named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered in sores, longing f…
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Sodom and Gomorrah Place
Sodom and Gomorrah were ancient cities located near the Dead Sea whose inhabitants were notorious in Scripture for widespread immorality, violence, and rejectio…
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The Church Theme
The Church, referred to as the body of Christ in Scripture, consists of believers called out from the world to form a unified community for worshiping God and a…
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Jonah and the Whale Timeline
The story of Jonah begins when God instructs the prophet to warn the Assyrian city of Nineveh about its impending judgment due to its great wickedness. Instead …
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Judgment of the Nations Prophecy
When the Son of Man returns in glory with all the holy angels, he will sit upon the throne of his glory and gather the nations before him to separate them as a …
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Jonah and the Great Fish Miracle
In the biblical account, the prophet Jonah attempted to flee God's command to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh by boarding a ship, prompting a divine …
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The Rich Man and Lazarus Parable
In this parable told to the Pharisees Jesus reveals that earthly wealth and status carry no weight before God once death arrives and that no opportunity remains…
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The Early Church's Prayer for Boldness Prayer
In the Book of Acts, following the healing of a lame man at the temple, Peter and John faced threats from the Sanhedrin to cease preaching about Jesus. Upon the…