100 Bible Verses About Obedience
Bible verses about Obedience
Exploring obedience through scripture unveils a profound pathway to spiritual growth and a deeper connection with God. Understanding obedience isn't about blind submission, but rather a conscious choice to align our will with the divine will. By studying the Bible verses on obedience, we discover that it is an act of love, trust, and reverence. Obedience unlocks blessings, fosters inner peace, and cultivates a life that reflects God's character. As we delve into these scriptures, may we be inspired to live lives of joyful obedience, recognizing it as a key to unlocking our spiritual potential and experiencing the fullness of God's grace.
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Judges 10:7 (KJV)
And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
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And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned.
And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.
And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out--he made right many similes.
Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
And if thy brother shall not [be] nigh to thee, or if thou shalt not know him, then thou shalt bring it to thy own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother shall seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
and the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
And David saith unto Ornan, Give to me the place of the threshing-floor, and I build in it an altar to Jehovah; for full silver give it to me, and the plague is restrained from the people.'
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they are not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult--I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath made us alive together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Even the righteousness of God, [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference:
I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who is from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.
And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal–peor.
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.
Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God.
And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said to him, Say on.
for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, Cursed is every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law--to do them,'
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and power.
And I, Daniel, have been, yea, I became sick for days, and I rise, and do the king's work, and am astonished at the appearance, and there is none understanding.
And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
And for this cause God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect towards him. In this thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
But to thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
The sea hath seen, and fleeth, The Jordan turneth backward.
And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the way-faring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Rise, O Jehovah, let not man be strong, Let nations be judged before Thy face.
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.
And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again to thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man doeth, he shall live in them:) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when [our] rest together [is] in the dust.
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
And what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon collected all his people, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were [as] the grass of the field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the house-tops, and [as corn] blasted before it is grown up.
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again.
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offense: and whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
Blessed [be] God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I [am] he: before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me.
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 it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
Who are Israelites; to whom [pertain] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled.
The voice of Jehovah paineth the oaks, And maketh bare the forests, And in His temple every one saith, Glory.'
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah.
But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.
This is the law of the Nazarite, who voweth his offering to Jehovah for his separation, apart from that which his hand attaineth; according to his vow which he voweth so he doth by the law of his separation.'
And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
because of this become not fools, but--understanding what is the will of the Lord,
Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
And Moses commandeth, and they cause a voice to pass over through the camp, saying, Let not man or woman make any more work for the heave-offering of the sanctuary;' and the people are restrained from bringing,
and if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
In conclusion, the Bible consistently emphasizes obedience as a cornerstone of faith, a demonstration of love for God, and a pathway to experiencing His blessings. From Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac to Jesus's ultimate submission on the cross, Scripture reveals that obedience is not merely compliance but a heartfelt response to God's character and commands. Reflecting on these verses encourages us to examine our own hearts and actions. Are we truly surrendering our will to His? Obedience, though sometimes challenging, ultimately leads to a deeper relationship with God, greater peace, and the fulfillment of His purpose in our lives. Let these verses inspire a renewed commitment to seeking and following God's will in every aspect of our lives, trusting that His plans for us are always good and perfect.