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Valuable
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2 Samuel 23:8-12 
(8) These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.  
(9)  And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:(10)  He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.  
(11)  And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.  
(12)  But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.

That Men May Know That Thou Art God
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Exodus 33:9-11 
(9) And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.  
(10)  And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.  
(11)  And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Forever in Love
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Proverbs 5:15-23 
(15) Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.  
(16)  Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.  
(17)  Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.  
(18)  Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.  
(19)  Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.  
(20)  And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?  
(21)  For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.  
(22)  His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.  
(23)  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.


Social Injustice
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Exodus 2:11-14 

(11) And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.  
(12)  And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.  
(13)  And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?  
(14)  And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.


The Love of Christ

2 Corinthians 5:14-21 
(14) For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:  
(15)  And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.  
(16)  Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.  
(17)  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  
(18)  And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;  
(19)  To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.  
(20)  Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.  
(21)  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.


The Triumphal Entry
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Luke 19:28-44 
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And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.  
(29)  And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,  
(30)  Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.  
(31)  And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.  
(32)  And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.  
(33)  And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?  (34)  And they said, The Lord hath need of him.  
(35)  And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.  
(36)  And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.  
(37)  And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen.
(38)  Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.  
(39)  And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.  
(40)  And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.  
(41)  And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,  
(42)  Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.  
(43)  For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,  
(44)  And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.