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Bible verses comparing God Almighty to his written word and their amazing similiarites in characteristics. Interesting coincidence or is the Lord of glory trying to tell us something about his word?

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Jesus can be esteemed

(Isaiah 53:3+4) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

The word can be esteemed

(Job 23:12) Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

57

God is faithful

(Deuteronomy 7:9) Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

The word is faithful

(Titus 1:9) Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

58

The Lord is known

(Numbers 12:6) And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. (Psalms 9:16) The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

The word is known

(Proverbs 1:23) Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. (2 Timothy 3:15) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

59

Christ is a seed

(Galatians 3:16) Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

The word is a seed

(Luke 8:11) Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

60

People can know God

(1 Kings 8:60) That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.

People can know God's word

(Acts 10:36+37) The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

61

Christ dwells in you

(Romans 8:9+10) But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

The word dwells in you

(Colossians 3:16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

62

The Lord is upright

(Psalms 25:8) Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

The word is upright

(Psalms 119:137) Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

63

The Lord is understanding

(Psalms 147:5) Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. (Isaiah 40:28) Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

Understanding comes from the word

(Psalms 119:169) Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

64

You can depart from God

(Psalms 18:21) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

You can depart from the word

(Psalms 119:102) I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

65

We are to respect God

(Isaiah 17:7) At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

We are to respect the word

(Psalms 119:117) Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

66

Jesus is from the begining

(John 1:1+2) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

The word is from the begining

(Psalms 119:160) Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

67

Men do not seek after God

(Psalms 14:1-3) To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Men do not seek the word

(Psalms 119:155) Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

68

Men want to be far from God

(Isaiah 17:13) The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of themountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Men want to be far from the word

(Psalms 119:150) They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

69

The Lord is wonderful

(Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

The word is wonderful

(Psalms 119:129) Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

70

The Lord is our rejoicing

(1 Corinthians 15:31) I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

The word is our rejoicing

(Psalms 119:111) Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

71

The Lord can make you to understand

(Proverbs 28:5) Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

The word can make you to understand

(Psalms 119:100) I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

72

God makes us wiser

(Job 35:10+11) But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

The word makes us wiser

(Psalms 119:98) Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

73

The Lord can be forsook

(2 Kings 21:22) And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

The word can be forsook

(2 Chronicles 12:1) And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

74

The Lord causes you to cry.

(Luke 7:44) And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

The word can cause you to cry.

(Psalms 119:136) Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

75

You should fear the Lord

(Leviticus 25:17) Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. (Proverbs 1:7) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

You should fear the word

(Deuteronomy 28:58) If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

76

The Lord can be chosen

(Joshua 24:22) And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.

The word can be chosen

(Psalms 119:173) Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

77

The Lord is sure

(Isaiah 28:16) Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

The word is sure

(Psalms 93:5) Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.

78

I have rejoiced in God

(Luke 1:47) And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

I have rejoiced in the word

(Psalms 119:14) I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

79

You can incline your heart to the Lord

(Joshua 24:23) Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.

You can incline your heart to the word

(Psalms 119:36) Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

80

We are to speak of God

(Psalms 40:5) Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

We are to speak of the word

(Psalms 119:46) I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

81

God gives an heritage

(Job 20:29) This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.

The word gives an heritage

(Psalms 119:111) Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

82

You should consider God

(Deuteronomy 4:39) Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

You should consider the word

(Psalms 119:95) The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

83

The Lord and his name endureth forever

(Psalms 135:13) Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations.

The word endureth forever

(1 Peter 1:25) But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

84

God has begotten us

(1 Peter 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

You are begotten through the word

(1 Corinthians 4:15) For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel

85

You are born again through the Spirit of God

(John 3:3-6) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother‰s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

You are born again through the word

(1 Peter 1:23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

86

Jesus washes us

(Revelation 1:5) And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

We are washed by the word

(Ephesians 5:25-27) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

87

Jesus can clean you

(Matthew 8:2+3) And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

The word can clean you

(John 15:3) Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

88

Jesus was hated

(John 15:18) If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

The word was hated

(Proverbs 1:29) For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: (Proverbs 22:19+20) That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

89

God is despised

(1 Thessalonians 4:8) He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

The word is despised

(Proverbs 13:13) Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

90

Jesus was published (brought to the public's attention)

(Luke 8:39) Return to thine own house, and show how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

The word was published

(Acts 13:49) And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

91

God can deliver you

(2 Kings 17:39) But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

The word can deliver

(Psalms 119:170) Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

92

The Lord can quicken (present tense)

(Psalms 143:11) Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

The word can quicken

(Psalms 119:25) My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

93

Jesus is Life

(John 14:6) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The word is life

(Philippians 2:16) Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

94

The Lord heals

(Deuteronomy 32:39) See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

The word heals

(Psalms 107:20) He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

95

God melts people

(Psalms 68:2) As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

The word melts people

(Psalms 147:18) He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

96

God talks

(Deuteronomy 5:27) Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

The word talks

(Ezekiel 3:16+17) And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

97

The Lord is able

(2 Chronicles 25:9) And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. (Matthew 9:27+28) And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

The word is able

(Acts 20:32) And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. (James 1:21) Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

98

You can be disobedient to God

(Titus 1:16) They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

You can be disobedient to the word

(1 Kings 13:26) And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

99

The Lord can keep you alive

(Joshua 14:10) And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.

The word can keep you alive

(Deuteronomy 6:24) And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. (Exodus 20:12) Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

100

The Lord giveth instruction

(Isaiah 8:11) For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

The word giveth instruction

(Romans 2:18) And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

101

The Lord gives wisdom

(Proverbs 2:6) For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

The word gives wisdom

(Deuteronomy 4:5+6) Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

102

The Lord God is holy

(Leviticus 20:26) And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.(1 Samuel 6:20) And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?(Psalms 99:9) Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

The word is holy

(2 Timothy 3:15) And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 7:12) Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

103

The Lord can be against you

(1 Peter 3:12) For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

The word can be against you

(Zephaniah 2:5) Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

104

The Lord can give sight

(Matthew 15:30+31) And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

The word can give sight

(Psalms 19:8) The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

105

The Lord is the seed

(Psalms 89:27-29) Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

The word is the seed

(1 Peter 1:23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

106

Jesus will go forth

(John 1:43) The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

The word will go forth

(Isaiah 2:3) And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

107

The Lord teaches

(Mark 6:34) And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

The word teaches

(Jeremiah 9:20) Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.

108

The power of God is Jesus

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

The power of God is his word (in the gospel)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

109

Jesus is the bread of life

(John 6:35 KJV) And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

The word is likened to bread

(Jeremiah 15:16 KJV) Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. (Matthew 4:4 KJV) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Revelation 10:10 KJV) And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. (John 6:58 KJV) This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.(John 6:59 KJV) These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.(John 6:60 KJV) Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?(John 6:61 KJV) When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?(John 6:62 KJV) What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?(John 6:63 KJV) It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
 

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This booklet is written for the honor and glory of the Lord Jesus Christ without whom nothing could or would be written by anyone, anywhere, ever. Colossians 1:16,17

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