They roseearlyin the morningand wentout to the wildernessof Tekoa;and when they wentout, Jehoshaphatstoodand said,"Listento me, O Judahand inhabitantsof Jerusalem,putyour trustin the LORDyour Godand you will be established.Putyour trustin His prophetsand succeed."
So Joabsentto Tekoaand broughta wisewomanfrom thereand saidto her, "Pleasepretendto be a mourner,and puton mourninggarmentsnow,and do not anointyourself with oil,but be like a womanwho has been mourningfor the deadmanydays;
Ashhur,the fatherof Tekoa,hadtwowives,Helahand Naarah.
Thus he builtBethlehem,Etam,Tekoa,
The Levites,from the sonsof the Kohathitesand of the sonsof the Korahites,stoodup to praisethe LORDGodof Israel,with a veryloudvoice.
Those who trustin the LORDAre as MountZion,which cannotbe movedbut abidesforever.
When Israelsawthe greatpowerwhichthe LORDhad usedagainst the Egyptians,the peoplefearedthe LORD,and they believedin the LORDand in His servantMoses.
"The steadfastof mindYou will keepin perfectpeace,Becausehe trustsin You.
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am layingin Ziona stone,a testedstone,A costlycornerstone[for] the foundation,firmlyplaced.He who believes[in it] will not be disturbed.
and the headof Ephraimis Samariaand the headof Samariais the sonof Remaliah.Ifyou will not believe,you surelyshall not last."'"
But Jeremiahsaid,"They will not giveyou over. Pleaseobeythe LORDin whatI am sayingto you, that it may gowellwith you and you may live.
"Fleefor safety,O sonsof Benjamin,From the midstof Jerusalem!Now blowa trumpetin TekoaAnd raisea signaloverBeth-haccerem;For evillooksdownfrom the north,And a greatdestruction.
Thenthe kingwas verypleasedand gaveordersfor Danielto be takenup out of the den.So Danielwas takenup out of the denand noinjurywhateverwas foundon him, becausehe had trustedin his God.
"But he saidto him, 'Ifthey do not listento Mosesand the Prophets,they will not be persuadedevenifsomeonerisesfrom the dead.'"
Jesussaid to her, "Did I not sayto you that ifyou believe,you will seethe gloryof God?"
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who receiveswhomeverI sendreceivesMe; and he who receivesMe receivesHim who sentMe."
"Do not let your heartbe troubled;believein God,believealsoin Me.
Whatthenshall we sayto these things?IfGod[is] for us, who[is] againstus?
And withoutfaithit is impossibleto please[Him], for he who comesto Godmustbelievethat He is and [that] He is a rewarderof thosewho seekHim.
