Deuteronomy 29:29
29“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.Deuteronomy 30:11-14
The Choice of Life and Death
11“For this commandment that I command you today ais not too hard for you, neither is it far off. 12 bIt is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.Proverbs 1:21
21at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;at cthe entrance of the city gates she speaks:
Proverbs 8:1-4
The Blessings of Wisdom
1 Does not dwisdom call?Does not eunderstanding raise her voice?
2On fthe heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3beside gthe gates in front of hthe town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
4“To you, O imen, I call,
and my cry is to jthe children of man.
Isaiah 43:9-10
9 kAll the nations gather together,and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
and let them hear and say, It is true.
10 l“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and mmy servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
nBefore me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
Isaiah 48:16
16 oDraw near to me, hear this:from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now pthe Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
John 7:26
26And here he is, qspeaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that rthe authorities really know that this is the Christ?John 7:28
28So Jesus proclaimed, sas he taught in the temple, t“You know me, and you know where I come from. But uI have not come of my own accord. vHe who sent me is true, wand him you do not know.
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