WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Old Testament: Books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Samuel

“As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 / TEV)

JOSHUA

“Joshua, no one will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will always be with you; I will never abandon you.” (Joshua 1:5 / TEV)

“As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15 / TEV)

JUDGES

“Gideon then realized that it was the Lord’s angel he had seen, and he said in terror, ’Sovereign Lord! I have seen your angel face-to-face!’ But the Lord told him, ’Peace. Don’t be afraid. You will not die.’ Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it ’The Lord is Peace.’” (Judges 6:22-24 / TEV)

“…there was a man named Manoah…His wife had never been able to have children. The Lord’s angel appeared to her and said, ’You have never been able to have children, but you will be soon be pregnant and have a son. Be sure not to drink any wine or beer, or eat any forbidden fruit; and after your son is born, you must never cut his hair, because from the day of his birth he will be dedicated to God as a nazirite.’” (Judges 13:2-5 / TEV)

RUTH

“So Boaz took Ruth home as his wife. The Lord blessed her, and she became pregnant and had a son…. The women of the neighborhood named the boy Obed…. Obed became the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.” (Ruth 4:13 and 17 / TEV)

1 SAMUEL

“No one is holy like the Lord; there is none like him, no protector like our God.” (1 Samuel 2:2 / TEV)

“Stop your loud boasting; silence your proud words. For the Lord is a God who knows and he judges all that people do.” (1 Samuel 2:3 / TEV)

“I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.” (1 Samuel 2:30 / TEV)

“The Lord came and stood there, and called as he had done before, ’Samuel! Samuel!’ Samuel answered, ’Speak; your servant is listening.’” (1 Samuel 3:10 / TEV)

“…Samuel took a stone, set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and said, ’The Lord has helped us all the way’ - and he named it ’Stone of Help.’” (1 Samuel 7:12 / TEV)

“All will go well with you if you honor the Lord your God, serve him, listen to him and obey his commands….” (1 Samuel 12:14 / TEV)

“Obey the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Remember the great things he has done for you.” (1 Samuel 12:24 / TEV)

“Samuel said, ’Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him…Rebellion against him is as bad as witchcraft, and arrogance is as sinful as idolatry.’” (1 Samuel 15:22-23 / TEV)

“The Lord said to Samuel, ’…But now get some olive oil and go to Bethlehem, to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king….’ So Jesse sent for him. He was a handsome, healthy young man, and his eyes sparkled. The Lord said to Samuel, ’This is the one - anoint him!’ Samuel took the olive oil and anointed David….” (1 Samuel 16:1 and 12-13 / TEV)

“A man named Goliath came...to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet tall…. Goliath started walking toward David. David ran quickly…to fight him…David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone!” (1 Samuel 17:4-5, 48 and 50 / TEV)

2 SAMUEL

“So tell my servant David that I, the Lord Almighty, say to him, ’When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong. He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure his dynasty continues forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son.’” (2 Samuel 7:8 and 12-14 / TEV)