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The sovereignty of the Lord is comforting to those who are His children by faith in Christ, because He protects them from all harm and danger. However, the sovereignty of the Lord is terrifying to those who defy Him, because they are under His just wrath.

BibleGateway: Psalm 11 ESV Text: Psalm 11 Psalm 11 (Listen) The Lord Is in His Holy Temple To the choirmaster. Of David. 11:1   In the LORD I take refuge;  how can you say to my soul,    “Flee like… The sovereignty of the Lord is comforting to those who are His children by faith in Christ, because He protects them from all harm and danger. However, the sovereignty of the Lord is terrifying to those who defy Him, because they are under His just wrath.

The psalmist wonders why injustice seems to prevail in this world. He calls on the Lord to intervene, trusting that the justice of the Lord will prevail in the end.

BibleGateway: Psalm 10 ESV Text: Psalm 10 Psalm 10 (Listen) Why Do You Hide Yourself? 10:1   Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?    Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2   In arrogance the wicked… The psalmist wonders why injustice seems to prevail in this world. He calls on the Lord to intervene, trusting that the justice of the Lord will prevail in the end.

David praises the Lord for His deliverance and for His just judgment. Mindful of the grace that the Lord has demonstrated toward us, we join David in this psalm of praise.

BibleGateway: Psalm 9 ESV Text: Psalm 9 Psalm 9 (Listen) I Will Recount Your Wonderful Deeds 1 To the choirmaster: according to Muth-labben.2 A Psalm of David. 9:1   I will give thanks to the LORD with… David praises the Lord for His deliverance and for His just judgment. Mindful of the grace that the Lord has demonstrated toward us, we join David in this psalm of praise.

Jesus proclaims Himself Lord of the Sabbath and heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Many people follow Jesus, and He heals their diseases. Accused of casting out demons by demonic power, Jesus warns of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Jesus gives the sign of Jonah.

BibleGateway: Matthew 12 ESV Text: Matthew 12 Matthew 12 (Listen) Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to… Jesus proclaims Himself Lord of the Sabbath and heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Many people follow Jesus, and He heals their diseases. Accused of casting out demons by demonic power, Jesus warns of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Jesus gives the sign of Jonah.

The Lord instructs His people to celebrate the Passover. At midnight the Lord strikes down every firstborn of Egypt. The children of Israel leave from Egypt.

BibleGateway: Exodus 12 ESV Text: Exodus 12 Exodus 12 (Listen) The Passover 12:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be for you the beginning of months. It… The Lord instructs His people to celebrate the Passover. At midnight the Lord strikes down every firstborn of Egypt. The children of Israel leave from Egypt.

The Lord threatens to kill every firstborn of Egypt. The Lord hardens the heart of Pharaoh, and Pharaoh continues to refuse to release the children of Israel.

BibleGateway: Exodus 11 ESV Text: Exodus 11 Exodus 11 (Listen) A Final Plague Threatened 11:1 The LORD said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let… The Lord threatens to kill every firstborn of Egypt. The Lord hardens the heart of Pharaoh, and Pharaoh continues to refuse to release the children of Israel.

As Pharaoh continues to refuse to let the people of Israel go, the Lord plagues Egypt with the death of Egyptian livestock, with boils, and with hail.

BibleGateway: Exodus 9 ESV Text: Exodus 9 Exodus 9 (Listen) The Fifth Plague: Egyptian Livestock Die 9:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the… As Pharaoh continues to refuse to let the people of Israel go, the Lord plagues Egypt with the death of Egyptian livestock, with boils, and with hail.

The devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness for forty days. Jesus begins His ministry, teaching in the synagogues of Galilee. The people of Nazareth reject Jesus. Jesus drives a demon out of a man and heals many people of various diseases.

BibleGateway: Luke 4 ESV Text: Luke 4 Luke 4 (Listen) The Temptation of Jesus 4:1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for… The devil tempts Jesus in the wilderness for forty days. Jesus begins His ministry, teaching in the synagogues of Galilee. The people of Nazareth reject Jesus. Jesus drives a demon out of a man and heals many people of various diseases.