Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,

And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’

But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.

God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.