Time
Former
Times
Generations
gone by
antiquities
What
is time?
Where
does the time go?
We
are here on earth for a very short time.
The
scriptures were written in early times for our instructions, exhortations and
encouragement so that we may have hope with God’s endurance and we live in
unity with others in love, compassion and humility guided by Christ Jesus.
The
Word was written for all times on earth, from the beginning through the
centuries to present day.
Psalm
9;9
Consequently
the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times
of trouble.
Psalm
22;10
I
have been dependent on you since birth; from the time I came out
of my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Psalm
49;5
Why
should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of
deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
Genesis
6;5
But
the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth.
Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.
Genesis
8;22
“While
the earth continues to exist, planting time and harvest, cold and
heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”
Exodus
1;6
and
in time Joseph and his brothers and all that generation died.
Exodus
10;17
So
now, forgive my sin this time only, and pray to the Lord your God
that he would only take this death away from me.”
Exodus
13;9-10
9 It
will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that
the law of the Lord may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the Lord
brought you out of Egypt. 10 So you must keep this ordinance at its appointed
time from year to year.
Exodus
16;23
He
said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a time
of cessation from work, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Whatever you want to bake,
bake today; whatever you want to boil, boil today; whatever is left put aside
for yourselves to be kept until
morning.’”
morning.’”
Exodus
20;12
“Honor
your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the
land the Lord your God is giving to you.
Exodus
34;21
“On
six days you may labor, but on the seventh day you must rest; even at the time
of plowing and of harvest you are to rest.
Ecclesiastes
3
[ A
Time for All Events in Life ] For everything there is an appointed time,
and an appropriate time for every activity on earth: A time
to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and
a time to uproot what was planted; A time to kill,
and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time
to build up.
Romans
15;4
For
everything that was written in former times was written for our
instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the
scriptures we may have hope.
5
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one
another in accordance with Christ Jesus.
Isaiah
1;26
I
will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers
as in earlier days. Then you will be called, ‘The Just City, Faithful Town.’
Isaiah
51;9
Wake
up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Wake up as in
former times, as in antiquity! Did you not smash the Proud One? Did you
not wound the sea monster?
Jeremiah
46;26
I will hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar and his troops, who want to kill them.
But later on, people will live in Egypt again as they did in former times.
I, the Lord, affirm it!”
Haggai
2;9
‘The
future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,’
the Lord who rules over all declares, ‘and in this place I will give peace.’”
Malachi
3;4
The
offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former
times and years past.
1
Corinthians 8;7
But
this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in
former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience,
because it is weak, is defiled.
Job
29;2
“Oh
that I were as in months gone by, As in the days when God watched over me.”
Acts
14;16-17
16 In
the generations gone by He permitted all the nations to go their
own ways; 17 and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He
did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your
hearts with food and gladness.
Psalm
1;3
He
is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper
time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.
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