“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!” (Psalm 98:4–6 ESV). The
“And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.” (Luke 23:12 ESV). Luke recorded for his readers that Pontius Pilate and Herod Antipas became friends on the very day Jesus stood trial. Previously, these two rulers had been at odds, likely
“Lord, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the region of Edom, the earth trembled and the heavens dropped, yes, the clouds dropped water” (Judges 5:4 ESV). Deborah and Barak sang to the people of Israel after the Lord delivered them from the Canaanite commander, Sisera. In this victory song, they described
“The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt” (Psalm 93:1 ESV). The psalmist declared to the worshiping community of Israel that the LORD reigns as King over all. He described God with the imagery of a royal robe, clothed in majesty and girded
“And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the LORD had done for Israel” (Judges 2:7 ESV). The book of Judges recorded that Israel served the LORD not only during the lifetime of Joshua,
“But Joshua said to the people, ‘You are not able to serve the LORD, for he is a holy God.’” (Joshua 24:19 ESV). In the closing chapter of Joshua, he addressed the people of Israel as they renewed their covenant with the LORD at Shechem. After the people confidently declared their intention to serve the
“Jesus said to them, ‘The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.’” (Luke 20:34–35 ESV). In Luke, Jesus responded to the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection and
“So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance these cities and pasturelands” (Joshua 21:3 ESV). Joshua recorded how the people of Israel responded in obedience to the Lord’s command to give the Levites cities out of their inheritance. This command from the Lord was both
“And he was teaching them and saying to them, ‘Is it not written, My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.’” (Luke 19:46 ESV). In the gospel of Luke, he recorded that Jesus entered the temple and publicly rebuked those who had corrupted its purpose. In
“Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God” (Psalm 87:3 ESV). The sons of Korah wrote this psalm, celebrating Zion as the city God had chosen for His dwelling. They declared that glorious things were spoken about this city, not merely by human admiration but by God Himself. These words pointed beyond the