Monday, August 30, 2010

All the 9:10 in the Bible

So, my birthday is in about a week and a half on September 10th (9/10) so I decided to go through the Bible and write down all the passages that have a 9:10 reference. Not sure what I'll find, so here I go. A word of caution: These verses are all part of a larger story. Don't read the verse and assume anything. You gotta read them in context to get the full picture and meaning.

1. Genesis 9:10- "... and with every living creature that was with you- the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you- every living creature on earth."

2. Exodus 9:10- "So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on men and animals."

3. Leviticus 9:10- "On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys and the covering of the liver from the sin offering, as the Lord commanded Moses..."

4. Numbers 9:10- "'Tell the Israelites: 'When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they may still celebrate the Lord's Passover.''"

5. Deuteronomy 9:10- "The Lord gave me two stone tablets inscribed by the finger of God. On them were all the commandments the Lord procalimed to you on the mountain out of the fire, on the day of assembly."

6. Joshua 9:10- "... and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan- Sihon king of Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth."

7. Judges 9:10- "Next, the trees said to the fig tree, 'Come and be our king.'"

8. Ruth- Ends at 4:22

9. 1 Samuel 9:10- "'Good,' Saul said to his servant. 'Come, let's go.' So they set out for the town where the man of God was."

10. 2 Samuel 9:10- "'You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master's grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.' (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)"

11. 1 Kings 9:10- "At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings- the temple of the Lord and the royal palace-"

12. 2 Kings 9:10- "As for Jezebel, dogs will devour her on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and no one will bury her.' Then he opened the door and ran."

13. 1 Chronicles 9:10- "Of the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;"

14. 2 Chronicles 9:10- "(The men of Hiram and the men of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood and precious stones."

15. Ezra 9:10- "But now, O our God, what can we say after this? For we have disregarded the commands..."

16. Nehemiah 9:10- "You sent miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name for yourself, which remains to this day."

17. Esther 9:10- "... the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder."

18. Job 9:10- "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted."

19. Psalm 9:10- "Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.:

20. Proverbs 9:10- "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."

21. Ecclesiastes 9:10- "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are goings, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."

22. Song of Songs 9:10- Song of Songs ends at 8:14.

23. Isaiah 9:10- "The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars."

24. Jeremiah 9:10- "I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the desert pastures. They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of the cattle is not heard. The birds of the air have fled and the animals are gone."

25. Lamentations 9:10- Lamentations ends at 5:22

26. Ezekiel 9:10- "So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done."

27. Daniel 9:10- "... we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets."

28. Hosea 9:10- "When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved."

29. Joel 9:10- Joel ends at 3: 21

30. Amos 9:10- "All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.'"

31. Obadiah 9:10- Obadiah ends at 1:21

32. Jonah 9:10- Jonah ends at 4:11

33. Micah 9:10- Micah ends at 7:20

34. Nahum 9:10- Nahum ends at 3:19

35. Habakkuk 9:10- Habakkuk ends at 3:19

36. Zephaniah 9:10- Zephaniah ends at 3:20

37. Haggai 9:10- Haggai ends at 2:25

38. Zechariah 9:10- "I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken."

39. Malachi 9:10- Malachi ends at 4:6

40. Matthew 9:10- "While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and 'sinners' came and ate with him and his disciples."

41. Mark 9:10- "They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what 'rising from the dead' meant."

42. Luke 9:10- "When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida..."

43. John 9:10- "'How then were your eyes opened?' they demanded."

44. Acts 9:10- "In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, 'Ananias!' 'Yes, Lord,' he answered."

45. Romans 9:10- "Not only that, but Rebekah's children had one and the same father, our father, Isaac."

46. 1 Corinthians 9:10- "Surely he says this for us, doesn't he? Yes, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they ought to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest."

47. 2 Corinthians 9:10- "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."

48. Galatians 9:10- Galatians ends at 6: 18

49. Ephesians 9:10- Ephesians ends at 6:24

50. Philippians 9:10- Philippians ends at 4:23

51. Colossians 9:10- Colossians ends at 4:18

52. 1 Thessalonians 9:10- 1 Thessalonians ends at 5:28

53. 2 Thessalonians 9:10- 2 Thessalonians ends at 3:18

54. 1 Timothy 9:10- 1 Timothy ends at 6:21

55. 2 Timothy 9:10- 2 Timothy ends at 4:22

56. Titus 9:10- Titus ends at 3:15

57. Philemon 9:10- Philemon ends at 1:25

58. Hebrews 9:10- "They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings- external regulations applying until the time of the new order."

59. James 9:10- James ends at 5:20

60. 1 Peter 9:10- 1 Peter ends at 5:14

61. 2 Peter 9:10- 2 Peter ends at 3:18

62. 1 John 9:10- 1 John ends at 5:21

63. 2 John 9:10- 2 John ends at 1:13

64. 3 John 9:10- 3 John ends at 1:14

65. Jude 9:10- Jude ends at 1:25

66. Revelation 9:10- "They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months."

WHEW! Again, this totally confirmed how important it is to read the ENTIRE story and not just pick out random verses from the Bible. They are confusing by themselves but mean the world when you understand the whole story.