100 Bible Verses About Divine Purpose

And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:

This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God.

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

And the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying,

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the Lord’s people.

In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:

And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.

Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the Lord our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;

And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And when Moses heard that, he was content.

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the Lord.

I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

The Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: