When she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels, too, until they have had enough to drink." Genesis 24:19
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Continue Reading"Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women. Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac." Genesis 24:3-4
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Continue ReadingThen Samson prayed to the Lord, "Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes." Judges 16:28
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Continue ReadingFinally, Samson shared his secret with her. "My hair has never been cut," he confessed, "for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else." Judges 16:17
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Continue ReadingSamson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the Lord, "You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?" Judges 15:18
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Continue ReadingKeep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak! Matthew 26:41
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Continue ReadingPride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
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Continue ReadingYou will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and his hair must never be cut. For he will be dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the Philistines." Judges 13:5
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Continue ReadingBut the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holiness to the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land I am giving them!" Numbers 20:12
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