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Bible verses about Reflection
Scripture invites us into the sacred space of reflection, a practice vital for spiritual growth. Through mindful contemplation of God's Word, we gain clarity, discern His will, and align our hearts with His purpose. Biblical reflection isn't merely dwelling on thoughts, but actively engaging with scripture to illuminate our inner landscape. These verses offer guidance, prompting us to examine our lives in the light of divine truth. As we meditate on God's teachings, we cultivate wisdom, strengthen our faith, and draw closer to the transformative power of His love. May these scriptures be a mirror reflecting God's grace and guiding you toward deeper understanding.
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The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there.
And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh–barnea.
The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.
And the families of Kirjath–jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.
Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan–aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,
So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
And the families of Kirjath–jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)
The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah–hepher, to Ittah–kazin, and goeth out to Remmon–methoar to Neah;
Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the Lord; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
And Nebo, and Baal–meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded.
And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah.
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth–el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth–el: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Halhul, Beth–zur, and Gedor,
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
And Hazar–shual, and Beer–sheba, and Bizjothjah,
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
And there was a young man out of Beth–lehem–judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
Reflection
Contemplating Reflection
Reflecting on Scripture is akin to holding a mirror to the soul, allowing God's truth to illuminate our innermost thoughts, motivations, and actions. The verses explored highlight the diverse facets of reflection, from meditating on God's law for spiritual growth to examining our conscience for repentance and moral correction. They underscore the importance of intentional introspection, urging us to move beyond superficial observations and delve into the depths of our being. Through diligent self-examination guided by the Holy Spirit and the unchanging Word, we can identify areas needing refinement, cultivate humility, and ultimately draw closer to God. Embracing a life of reflection, therefore, is not merely an exercise in self-awareness but a pathway to spiritual transformation, enabling us to live more authentically and purposefully in alignment with God's will. Let these verses serve as a constant reminder to pause, ponder, and allow God's light to permeate every corner of our lives.
May these verses about reflection bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey
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