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PROSPERITY
, see
Success

PROSTITUTION

Examples of

^{Gen 38:15}	^{he went by and thought she was a prostitute,}
^{Josh 2:1}	^{Rahab, who was a prostitute.}
^{Matt 21:31}	^{prostitutes will get into the Kingdom before you}
^{Heb 11:31}	^{Rahab the harlot did not die with all the others}

Laws concerning

^{Lev 19:29}	^{your daughters sanctity by making her a prostitute,}
^{Deut 23:17-18}	^{No prostitutes are permitted in Israel,}

Punishment of

^{Lev 21:9}

^{she shall be burned alive}

Condemnation of

^{Prov 5:4}	^{only a bitter conscience is left to you,}
^{Prov 7:26}	^{For she has been the ruin of multitudes}

Nature and characteristics of

^{Prov 2:16-17}	^{these girls have abandoned their husbands}
^{Prov 7:10}	^{saucy and pert, and dressed seductively.}
^{Prov 7:21}	^{she seduced him with her pretty speech,}
^{Prov 9:13}	^{never has enough of lust and shame.}
^{Prov 9:14}	^{She sits at the door of her house or stands}
^{Isa 23:15-16}	^{her lovers, walks the streets to look for them}
^{Hos 2:13}	^{put on her earrings and jewels and went out}

Figurative

^{Ezek 16:15}	^{you gave yourself as a prostitute to every man}
^{Ezek 23:2-3}	^{two sisters who as young girls became prostitutes}
^{Rev 17:1}	^{the Notorious Prostitute, who sits upon the many waters}

PROVIDENCE OF GOD

Examples of

^{Gen 8:22}	^{As long as the earth remains, there will be springtime}
^{Lev 26:4-5}	^{live safely in the land,}
^{Deut 7:13}	^{make you fertile and give fertility to your ground}
^{Josh 7:14}	^{the Lord will point out the tribe}
^{2 Sam 7:8}	^{I chose you to be leader of my people Israel}
^{2 Chr 20:17}	^{see the incredible rescue operation God will perform}
^{Psa 23:1}	^{the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need!}
^{Psa 36:6}	^{You are concerned for men and animals alike.}
^{Prov 16:7}	^{God makes even his worst enemies to be at peace}
^{Matt 6:26}	^{for your heavenly Father feeds them.}
^{Acts 14:17}	^{the kind things he did such as sending you rain}

Intervention of

^{Gen 50:20}	^{God turned into good what you meant for evil,}
^{Exod 14:4}	^{once again I will harden Pharaohs heart}
^{Judg 9:22-23}	^{God stirred up trouble between King Abimelech}
^{1 Sam 2:6}	^{The Lord kills, The Lord gives life.}
^{Prov 21:1}	^{so the Lord directs the kings thoughts.}
^{Rom 8:30}	^{having chosen us, he called us to come to him;}
^{Jas 4:15}	^{If the Lord wants us to, we shall live}
^{Rev 17:17}	^{For God will put a plan into their minds,}

PURIFICATION

Sanitary

^{Lev 12:6}	^{When these days of purification are ended}
^{Lev 15:18}	^{the woman as well as the man must bathe}
^{2 Sam 11:4}	^{(She had just completed the purification rites}
^{Luke 2:22}	^{the time came for Marys purification offering}

Symbolic

^{Num 31:19}	^{Then purify yourselves and your captives}
^{Deut 21:6}	^{shall wash their hands over the heifer,}
^{Matt 27:24}	^{washed his hands before the crowd,}
^{John 11:55}	^{early so that they could go through the cleansing}

Pharisaic

^{Matt 15:2}	^{they ignore our ritual of ceremonial handwashing}
^{Mark 7:4}	^{they must always sprinkle themselves in this way}
^{Luke 11:39}	^{wash the outside, but inside you are still dirty}
^{Acts 21:24}	^{Go with them to the Temple and have your head shaved}

Of lepers, laws concerning

^{Lev 14:4}	^{hyssop branches, to be used for the purification}
^{Lev 14:9}	^{shave all the hair from his head, beard and eyebrows,}

Figurative

^{Psa 26:6}	^{I wash my hands to prove my innocence}
^{Psa 51:7}	^{Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.}
^{Ezek 36:25}	^{your filthiness will be washed away,}
^{Heb 10:22}	^{our bodies have been washed with pure water.}

PURITY

Of heart (moral), commanded

^{Eph 5:3}	^{Let no one be able to accuse you of any such things.}
^{Col 3:5}	^{Away then with sinful, earthly things;}
^{1 Pet 2:11}	^{keep away from the evil pleasures of this world;}
^{1 Joh 3:3}	^{everyone who really believes this will try to stay pure}

Of Gods word and law

^{Psa 12:6}	^{all he says is purest truth}
^{Psa 19:7-8}	^{Gods laws are perfect. They protect us,}
^{Psa 119:142}	^{Your justice is eternal for your laws are perfectly fair}
^{Prov 30:5}	^{Every word of God proves true.}

QUARRELING
, see
Fighting

QUIET
, see
Peace

Exhortations concerning a life of spiritual

^{Prov 1:33}	^{all who listen to me shall live in peace}
^{Isa 30:15}	^{in quietness and confidence is your strength;}
^{Isa 32:17}	^{Quietness and confidence will reign forever more.}
^{1 Thes 4:11}	^{This should be your ambition:}
^{2 Thes 3:12}	^{we command themto quiet down, get to work,}
^{1 Tim 2:2}	^{so that we can live in peace and quietness,}
^{1 Pet 3:4}	^{a gentle and quiet spirit}

In heaven

^{Rev 8:1}

^{there was silence throughout all heaven}

RACE

Human

^{Gen 3:20}

^{She shall become the mother of all mankind;}

Figurative, foot

^{Psa 19:5}	^{an athlete looking forward to a race!}
^{Eccl 9:11}	^{the swiftest person does not always win the race.}
^{1 Cor 9:24}	^{In a race, only one person gets first prize.}
^{Heb 12:1}	^{let us run with patience the particular race}

RAINBOW

A token of Gods covenant with Noah

^{Gen 9:13}	^{I have placed my rainbow in the clouds as a sign}
^{Ezek 1:27-28}	^{a glowing halo like a rainbow}

Symbolic

^{Rev 4:3}	^{a rainbow glowing like an emerald}
^{Rev 10:1}	^{with a rainbow over his head;}

RANSOM

Of a mans life

^{Exod 30:11-12}	^{each man who is numbered shall give a ransom}
^{Psa 49:7}	^{ransom his own brother from the penalty of sin!}
^{Prov 6:35}	^{You wont be able to buy him off}
^{Prov 13:8}	^{Being kidnapped and held for ransom}
^{Hos 13:14}	^{Shall I ransom him from hell?}

Figurative

^{Isa 35:10}	^{the ransomed of the Lord, will go home}
^{Isa 51:10}	^{making a path right through it for your ransomed ones?}
^{Matt 20:28}	^{give my life as a ransom for many.}
^{1 Tim 2:6}	^{by giving his life for all mankind.}

RAPE

Examples of

^{Gen 34:2}	^{Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her.}
^{Judg 19:22}	^{so they could rape him.}
^{Judg 20:5}	^{they raped my wife until she was dead.}
^{2 Sam 13:20}	^{Is it true that Amnon raped you?}

Laws concerning

^{Deut 22:28-29}

^{If a man rapes a girl who is not engaged,}

Inflicted on captive women

^{Isa 13:16}	^{their wives raped by the attacking hordes.}
^{Jer 13:22}	^{raped and destroyed by the invading army.}
^{Lam 5:11}	^{They rape the women of Jerusalem and the girls}
^{Zec 14:2}	^{the loot divided, the women raped;}

RECONCILIATION
, see
Atonement
;
Justification
;
Redemption
;
Salvation

With God

^{Isa 53:5}	^{He was chastised that we might have peace;}
^{Dan 9:24}	^{to stay away from sin, and their guilt will be cleansed;}
^{Rom 5:1}	^{we have been made right in Gods sight}
^{2 Cor 5:19}	^{God was in Christ, restoring the world to himself,}
^{Eph 2:16}	^{for both of us have been reconciled to God.}
^{Col 1:20}	^{Christs death on the cross has made peace with God}
^{Heb 2:17}	^{he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest}

Between men

^{Gen 33:4}	^{Esau ran to meet him and embraced him}
^{Matt 5:23}	^{remember that a friend has something against you,}
^{Luke 23:12}	^{Herod and Pilateenemies beforebecame fast friends.}

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