bedurah

Taste death

Matthew 16:28 (ESV)
Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Sinning Foolishly

Nehemiah 9:25-31 (ESV)
And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

Ready to forgive

Nehemiah 9:17 (ESV)
They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.

Lead us by pillars of clouds!

Nehemiah 9:12 (ESV)
By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go.

Listen to proclaim

Matthew 10:27 (ESV)
What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

Healthy eyes

Matthew 6:22 (ESV)
"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,

Grace

Matthew 6:7-8 (ESV)
"And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

God before Kings

Matthew 2:12 (ESV)
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Comforting

Nehemiah 8:11 (ESV)
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved."

Reading

Nehemiah 8:8 (ESV)
They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.

Amen, amen

Nehemiah 8:6 (ESV)
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Morning to midday

Nehemiah 8:3 (ESV)
And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

Generosity

Nehemiah 5:17-18 (MSG)
I fed 150 Jews and officials at my table in addition to those who showed up from the surrounding nations. One ox, six choice sheep, and some chickens were prepared for me daily, and every ten days a large supply of wine was delivered. Even so, I didn't use the food allowance provided for the governor—the people had it hard enough as it was.

No time

Nehemiah 5:16 (MSG)
I had work to do; I worked on this wall. All my men were on the job to do the work. We didn't have time to line our own pockets.

Our God will fight for us

Nehemiah 4:20 (MSG)
When you hear the trumpet call, join us there; our God will fight for us."

Countered

Nehemiah 4:9 (MSG)
We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them.

Prayer

Nehemiah 4:6 (MSG)
We kept at it, repairing and rebuilding the wall. The whole wall was soon joined together and halfway to its intended height because the people had a heart for the work.

In troubles

Nehemiah 4:4-5 (MSG)
Nehemiah prayed, "Oh listen to us, dear God. We're so despised: Boomerang their ridicule on their heads; have their enemies cart them off as war trophies to a land of no return; don't forgive their iniquity, don't wipe away their sin—they've insulted the builders!"

Slander/vilify

Nehemiah 4:1-3 (MSG)
When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military he let loose: "What are these miserable Jews doing? Do they think they can get everything back to normal overnight? Make building stones out of make-believe?"

The assurance of things hoped for

Nehemiah 2:20 (MSG)
I shot back, "The God-of-Heaven will make sure we succeed. We're his servants and we're going to work, rebuilding. You can keep your nose out of it. You get no say in this—Jerusalem's none of your business!"

Mocking

Nehemiah 2:19 (MSG)
When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they laughed at us, mocking, "Ha! What do you think you're doing? Do you think you can cross the king?"

Opposition

Nehemiah 2:10 (MSG)
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests of the People of Israel.

Compassion/Humility

Nehemiah 1:4 (MSG)
When I heard this, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God-of-Heaven.

Nehemiah 1:6 (MSG)
Look at me, listen to me. Pay attention to this prayer of your servant that I'm praying day and night in intercession for your servants, the People of Israel, confessing the sins of the People of Israel. And I'm including myself, I and my ancestors, among those who have sinned against you.

So that I

Nehemiah 2:5 (MSG)
I said, "If it please the king, and if the king thinks well of me, send me to Judah, to the city where my family is buried, so that I can rebuild it."

Ask for a sign

Mark 8:12 (ESV)
And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."