David Ovienmhada

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  • All fat is the Lords

    Leviticus 3:16-17 (ESV)
    And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord's.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-02-06

  • Other People

    Genesis 4:14-15 (ESV)
    Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-01-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-11-20

  • Psalm 22:26

    Psalm 22:26 (ESV)
    The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live forever!

    Created 8 months ago

  • Psalm 22:11

    Psalm 22:11 (ESV)
    Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.

    Created 8 months ago

  • Psalm 22:9-10

    Psalm 22:9-10 (KJV)
    But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.

    Created 8 months ago

  • John 17:4

    John 17:4 (NKJV)
    I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Psalm 19:14

    Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)
    Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Psalm 19:7-10

    Psalm 19:7-10 (NKJV)
    The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;

    Created 10 months ago

  • Psalm 16:11

    Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
    You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Psalm 10:17-18

    Psalm 10:17-18 (NKJV)
    Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,

    Created 10 months ago

  • Genesis 31:26-29

    Genesis 31:26-29 (ESV)
    And Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword?

    Created 10 months ago

  • Job 28:28

    Job 28:28 (ESV)
    And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

    Created 10 months ago

  • Job 28:10

    Job 28:10 (ESV)
    He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Job 28:12

    Job 28:12 (ESV)
    "But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

    Created 10 months ago

  • Job 5:17

    Job 5:17 (ESV)
    "Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jehovah Sneaky

    For some reason this story gives people a lot of trouble. It makes perfect sense to me though. For 2 reasons. 1. This happened to King David. How? In 2 Samuel 24:1 it says, "Again the anger of the Lord…

    Created 11 months ago

    1 Kings 22:19 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:20 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:21 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:22 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:23 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:24 (NKJV)

  • 400 prophets of Asherah

    In 1 Kings 18:19 it mentions that besides the 450 prophets of Baal, there are also 400 prophets of Asherah. All the prophets of Baal were killed by Elijah, but in this chapter, Ahab still has 400 prophets.…

    Created 11 months ago

    1 Kings 22:6 (NKJV), 1 Kings 22:7 (NKJV)

  • Evil Child

    So this guy became King of Judah at the age of 8 years old. He is said to have done evil in the sight of the Lord, even though he only reigned for 3 months. At first I thought, "What evil could an 8…

    Created 12 months ago

    2 Chronicles 36:9 (NKJV)

  • Inquire of the Lord

    It's interesting to see here that it says that Saul did not inquire of the Lord. This is one of those, "Wait a second..." moments. Because I read through Samuel and I remember in 1 Samuel 28:6 it said…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Chronicles 10:13 (KJV), 1 Chronicles 10:14 (KJV)

  • Hebrews 12:7

    Hebrews 12:7 (ESV)
    It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

    Created about 1 year ago

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  • He will "Take"

    This is the typical behavior of Kings from then, all the way till today. They will "take". Monarchy has always been held in a romantic light in my own mind, and I have always recognized that the monarchs…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 8:11 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:12 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:13 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:14 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:15 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:16 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:17 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 8:18 (NKJV)

  • Science

    Hahahaha! The first scientific experiment in the entire Bible! I love it!

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 6:9 (NKJV)

  • Fame of God

    Again here is further text showing that the stories of what God had done to the Egyptians had spread throughout Mesopotamia. This strengthens my hypothesis that God destroyed the last Hyksos rulers of…

    Created over 1 year ago

    1 Samuel 4:8 (NKJV), 1 Samuel 6:6 (NKJV)

  • Jebusites

    King David was the one who destroyed the Jebusites and captured Zion, the high fortified (walled) city of Jerusalem. Although, by stating that the Jebusites live in Israel till this day, the book of…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Judges 1:21 (NKJV)

  • Caleb starts Judah finishes

    These three giants are he same ones it says Caleb "drove out" in Joshua 14. Here the armies of the tribe of Judah finish the job and actually kill them. Reading a bit further down, I realize that Caleb…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Judges 1:10 (NKJV)

  • Joshua 24:15

    Joshua 24:15 (NKJV)
    And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 18:3

    Joshua 18:3 (NKJV)
    Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-01-07

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-01-07

  • Joshua 21:43

    Joshua 21:43 (NKJV)
    So the Lord gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Relativity

    Well, my relativity theory goes right out the window. See what happened is I read Exodus, and I thought to myself, "It's saying that as far as the Israelites were concerned, Moses was gone 40 days. But…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 9:9 (NKJV)

  • Mercy

    Alongside God's judgment in the Old Testament, I still see his unfailing mercy in his willing to work with an imperfect bunch of people who continually grieve him. I'm not doing this because you're good,…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 9:5 (NKJV)

  • Sweat the details

    The thing about the story of the Israelites that keeps me hooked is the validity of it. You know those stories that have so much fluff and BS you know you're being lied to? Example: A giant turtle carried…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 2:2 (NKJV), Joshua 2:3 (NKJV), Joshua 2:4 (NKJV)

  • Creepy

    Now I don't doubt one bit the miraculous being involved in the destruction of Jericho. But I always notice the details. The book of Joshua already goes into detail of how Jericho was already in a state…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 6:10 (NKJV), Joshua 6:11 (NKJV), Joshua 6:12 (NKJV), Joshua 6:13 (NKJV), Joshua 6:14 (NKJV), Joshua 6:15 (NKJV), Joshua 6:16 (NKJV), Joshua 6:17 (NKJV)

  • We've seen this guy before

    Remember Baalam of Beor? Numbers 22:23 with the Angel of the Lord with the sword drawn in his hand? Since I was a kid, my Dad, a pastor for 30 years now, always told me that the "angel of the Lord" was…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 5:13 (NKJV), Joshua 5:14 (NKJV)

  • Bittersweet

    Moses is dead now, Joshua is in Charge, they are about to take the promised land. It's a feeling of accomplishment, but also nostalgia. "Remember when Moses had to lift up the serpent and heal all…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Joshua 5:11 (NKJV), Joshua 5:12 (NKJV)

  • Joshua 4:9

    Joshua 4:9 (NKJV)
    Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood; and they are there to this day.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Joshua 3:10

    Joshua 3:10 (NKJV)
    And Joshua said, By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites:

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    Deuteronomy 33:26 (NKJV)
    There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to help you, And in His excellency on the clouds.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 33:5

    Deuteronomy 33:5 (NKJV)
    And He was King in Jeshurun, When the leaders of the people were gathered, All the tribes of Israel together.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 32:27

    Deuteronomy 32:27 (NKJV)
    Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand, Lest they should say, Our hand is high; And it is not the Lord who has done all this.

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Deuteronomy 32:30

    Deuteronomy 32:30 (NKJV)
    How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them?

    Created over 1 year ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2010-12-22

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2010-12-22

  • Stones on Mount Ebal

    I'm thinking somebody should try and um...discover these stones. They'd have to be pretty huge to have the entire law written on them in Hebrew. They would be the oldest copy of the Torah ever found.…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 27:4 (NKJV)

  • Amalek. Never Forget.

    Another verse that indicates to me that David read the law regularly, even though he says he does in the Psalms, the proof is in the pudding. Had Saul simply read the law he would have had a completely…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 25:17 (NKJV)

  • Laws governing Kings

    Laws of Kings Here God predicts that Israel will want a king over them like the other nations of the land. God says that He must choose the king that they set over themselves. Furthermore there are rules…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 17:14 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:15 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:16 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:17 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:18 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:19 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 17:20 (NKJV)

  • Hebrew Slaves

    Hebrew slaves could only be held for 7 years max, and they must be released with many gifts. God says that they must remember that his people were slaves in Egypt, therefor you must release a Hebrew slave…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:12 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:13 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:14 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:15 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:16 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:17 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:18 (NKJV)

  • Hedge against human nature

    God knows our hearts, and even my first thought at the beginning of this chapter was, " I bet they don't lend so much by the 6th year." fortunately, besides punishment for being wicked and not taking…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:9 (NKJV)

  • Jesus said this

    Jesus technically rephrased this when he said, "You will not always habe me with you, but the poor will be with you always."

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:11 (NKJV)

  • Do not Borrow

    "You shall not borrow" doesn't seem to be a command, based on the prior and following statements about laws governing lending (which allow lending and borrowing), rather it's a statement of what happens…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:6 (NKJV)

  • Debt release

    For all the "year of Jubilee" stuff I've been hearing since I was a child, I've never heard of this. I'm starting to wonder how much stuff pastors actually read, and how much is just recycled from other…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:1 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:2 (NKJV)

  • Debt release

    For all the "year of Jubilee" stuff I've been hearing since I was a child, I've never heard of this. I'm starting to wonder how much stuff pastors actually read, and how much is just recycled from other…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:1 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:2 (NKJV)

  • Debt release

    For all the "year of Jubilee" stuff I've been hearing since I was a child, I've never heard of this. I'm starting to wonder how much stuff pastors actually read, and how much is just recycled from other…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Deuteronomy 15:1 (NKJV), Deuteronomy 15:2 (NKJV)