The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”

From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,

to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.

And just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,

Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

I said: “You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.

So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.