He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.
“Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel.
“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
“A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you priests who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’
True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.
“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord .
And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.
and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord , as in days gone by, as in former years.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.
David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?
Many, Lord , are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
He is to dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord , in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.
Then they are to cover the curtain with a durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.