Deuteronomy 10:8
8At that time athe Lord set apart the tribe of Levi bto carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord cto stand before the Lord to minister to him and dto bless in his name, to this day.1 Kings 17:1
Elijah Predicts a Drought
1Now Elijah the Tishbite, of eTishbe ▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew of the settlers
in Gilead, said to Ahab, g“As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, hbefore whom I stand, ithere shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” Jeremiah 49:19
19 jBehold, klike a lion coming up from lthe jungle of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make him ▼▼Septuagint, Syriac them
run away from her. And I will appoint over her whomever I choose. nFor who is like me? oWho will summon me? pWhat shepherd can stand before me? Zechariah 3:1-7
A Vision of Joshua the High Priest
1Then he showed me qJoshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and rSatan ▼▼Hebrew the Accuser or the Adversary
standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2And the Lord said to Satan, t“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has uchosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this va brand ▼▼That is, a burning stick
plucked from the fire?” 3Now xJoshua was standing before the angel, yclothed with filthy garments. 4And the angel said to zthose who were standing before him, aa“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, abI have taken your iniquity away from you, and acI will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5And I said, ad“Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by. 6And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured aeJoshua, 7“Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and afkeep my charge, then you shall agrule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among ahthose who are standing here.
Zechariah 6:5
5And the angel answered and said to me, ai“These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after ajpresenting themselves before akthe Lord of all the earth.Luke 1:19
19And the angel answered him, “I am alGabriel. amI stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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