Biblical Concept: Draw
Findings:
Go ahead, use your ability to find
God—humor.
There is a way to draw near to God.
“Will draw all men to Myself" -
Christ’s sacrifice is sufficient for all.
Through Christ is the way to draw near to
God.
The relationship between grace and draw near.
Christ over Law – “make perfect those who
draw near.”
“A man of understanding draws it out” -
Cultural blessing for having wise people.
Draw near to God’s standards.
“You see the day drawing near” - Live with
eschatological hope.
“Your redemption is drawing near” - Tribulation:
Live with eschatological hope.
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Draw
NAS Genesis 24:11 And he
made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening
time, the time when women go out to draw water.
13 "Behold, I am
standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out
to draw water;
19 Now when she had
finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw also for your camels
until they have finished drinking."
20 So she quickly
emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew
for all his camels.
43 behold, I am
standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw,
and to whom I say, "Please let me drink a little water from your
jar";
44 and she will say to
me, "You drink, and I will draw for your camels also"; let her be the
woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
NAS Exodus 2:16 Now the
priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came
to draw water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
NAS Exodus 5:4 But the
king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people
away from their work? Get back to your labors!"
NAS Exodus 15:9
"The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand
shall destroy them.'
NAS Leviticus 26:33
'You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after
you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste.
NAS Numbers 34:7 'And
this shall be your north border: you shall draw your border line from
the Great Sea to Mount Hor.
8 'You shall draw a
line from Mount Hor to the Lebo-hamath,
and the termination of the border shall be at Zedad;
10 'For your eastern
border you shall also draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham,
NAS Deuteronomy 33:19
"They shall call peoples to the mountain; There they shall offer
righteous sacrifices; For they shall draw out the abundance of the seas, And the
hidden treasures of the sand."
NAS Judges 3:22 The
handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he
did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.
NAS Judges 4:7 'And I
will draw out to you Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his many troops to
the river Kishon; and I will give him into your
hand.'"
NAS Judges 8:20 So he
said to Jether his first-born, "Rise, kill
them." But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he
was still a youth.
NAS Judges 9:54 Then he
called quickly to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw
your sword and kill me, lest it be said of me, 'A woman slew him.'" So the
young man pierced him through, and he died.
NAS Judges 20:15 And
from the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were numbered, 26,000 men who
draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who
were numbered, 700 choice men.
17 Then the men of
Israel besides Benjamin were numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all
these were men of war.
23 And the sons of
Israel went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and inquired of the
LORD, saying, "Shall we again draw near for battle against the sons of my
brother Benjamin?" And the LORD said, "Go up against him."
32 And the sons of
Benjamin said, "They are struck down before us, as at the first." But
the sons of Israel said, "Let us flee that we may draw them away from the
city to the highways."
35 And the LORD struck
Benjamin before Israel, so that the sons of Israel destroyed 25,100 men of
Benjamin that day, all who draw the sword.
46 So all of Benjamin
who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant
warriors.
NAS Ruth 2:9 "Let
your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have
commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water
jars and drink from what the servants draw."
NAS 1 Samuel 9:11 As
they went up the slope to the city, they found young women going out to draw
water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"
NAS 1 Samuel 14:36 Then
Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night and take spoil
among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them."
And they said, "Do whatever seems good to you." So the priest said,
"Let us draw near to God here."
38 And Saul said,
"Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and investigate and see how
this sin has happened today.
NAS 1 Samuel 17:8 And he
stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, "Why do you
come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants
of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
NAS 1 Samuel 31:4 Then
Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and pierce me through with
it, lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through and make sport of
me." But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul
took his sword and fell on it.
NAS 1 Kings 13:4 Now it
came about when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried
against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the
altar, saying, "Seize him." But his hand which he stretched out
against him dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
NAS 1 Chronicles 10:4 Then
Saul said to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword and thrust me through with
it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me." But his armor bearer
would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell on
it.
NAS 1 Chronicles 12:33 Of
Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army,
who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and
helped David with an undivided heart.
35 And of the Danites who could draw up in battle formation, there
were 28,600.
36 And of Asher there
were 40,000 who went out in the army to draw up in battle formation.
38 All these, being
men of war, who could draw up in battle formation, came to Hebron with a
perfect heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of
Israel were of one mind to make David king.
NAS Job 41:1 "Can
you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
NAS Psalm 35:3 Draw also
the spear and the battle-axe to meet those who pursue me; Say to my soul,
"I am your salvation."
NAS Psalm 69:18 Oh draw
near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies!
NAS Psalm 119:150 Those
who follow after wickedness draw near; They are far from Thy law.
NAS Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God, and draw near to listen rather
than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
NAS Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come
and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in
them";
NAS Song of Solomon 1:4
"Draw me after you and let us run together! The king has
brought me into his chambers." "We will rejoice in you and be glad;
We will extol your love more than wine. Rightly do they love you."
NAS Isaiah 5:19 Who say,
"Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it;
And let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near And come to pass, that
we may know it!"
NAS Isaiah 12:3
Therefore you will joyously draw water From the springs of salvation.
NAS Isaiah 29:13 Then
the Lord said, "Because this people draw near with their words And honor
Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their
reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,
NAS Isaiah 34:1 Draw
near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all it
contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.
NAS Isaiah 44:25 Causing
the omens of boasters to fail, Making fools out of diviners, Causing wise men
to draw back, And turning their knowledge into foolishness,
NAS Isaiah 45:20
"Gather yourselves and come; Draw near together, you fugitives of the
nations; They have no knowledge, Who carry about their wooden idol, And pray to
a god who cannot save.
NAS Isaiah 50:8 He who
vindicates Me is near; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand up to each other;
Who has a case against Me? Let him draw near to Me.
NAS Jeremiah 46:3
"Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle!
NAS Jeremiah 50:9
"For behold, I am going to arouse and bring up against Babylon A horde of
great nations from the land of the north, And they will draw up their battle
lines against her; From there she will be taken captive. Their arrows will be
like an expert warrior Who does not return empty-handed.
14 "Draw up your
battle lines against Babylon on every side, All you who bend the bow; Shoot at
her, do not be sparing with your arrows, For she has sinned against the
LORD.
NAS Lamentations 3:57
Thou didst draw near when I called on Thee; Thou didst say, "Do not
fear!"
NAS Ezekiel 9:1 Then He
cried out in my hearing with a loud voice saying, "Draw near, O
executioners of the city, each with his destroying weapon in his hand."
NAS Ezekiel 12:14
"And I shall scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and
all his troops; and I shall draw out a sword after them.
23 "Therefore say
to them, 'Thus says the Lord God, "I will make this proverb cease so that
they will no longer use it as a proverb in Israel." But tell them,
"The days draw near as well as the fulfillment of every vision.
NAS Ezekiel 21:3 and say
to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am against you; and
I shall draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and
the wicked.
NAS Ezekiel 28:7
Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the
nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And
defile your splendor.
NAS Ezekiel 30:11
"He and his people with him, The most ruthless of the nations, Will be
brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt
And fill the land with the slain.
NAS Ezekiel 43:19 'And
you shall give to the Levitical priests who are from
the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to
minister to Me,' declares the Lord God, 'a young bull for a sin offering.
NAS Joel 3:9 Proclaim
this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the
soldiers draw near, let them come up!
NAS Nahum 3:14 Draw for
yourself water for the siege! Strengthen your fortifications! Go into the clay
and tread the mortar! Take hold of the brick mold!
NAS Zephaniah 3:2 She
heeded no voice; She accepted no instruction. She did not trust in the LORD;
She did not draw near to her God.
NAS Haggai 2:16 from
that time when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures,
there would be only ten; and when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty
measures, there would be only twenty.
NAS Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear
falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow
and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien, and do not fear Me,"
says the LORD of hosts.
NAS John 2:8 And He said
to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the headwaiter."
And they took it to him.
NAS John 4:7 There came
a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a
drink."
11 She said to Him,
"Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do
You get that living water?
15 The woman said to
Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty, nor come all the
way here to draw."
NAS John 12:32 "And
I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." (“Will draw all men to Myself” - Christ’s
sacrifice is sufficient for all.)
NAS Acts 20:30 and from
among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away
the disciples after them.
NAS Hebrews 4:16 Let us
therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive
mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. (The relationship between
grace and draw near.)
NAS Hebrews 7:19 (for
the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of
a better hope, through which we draw near to God. (There is a way to draw near
to God.)
25 Hence, also, He is
able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always
lives to make intercession for them. (Through Christ is the way to draw near to
God.)
NAS Hebrews 10:1 For the
Law, since it has only a shadow of the good things to come and not
the very form of things, can never by the same sacrifices year by year, which
they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near. (Christ over Law –
“make perfect those who draw near.”)
22 let us draw near
with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean
from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. (Draw near to God’s standards.)
NAS James 4:8 Draw near
to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and
purify your hearts, you double-minded. (Draw near to God’s standards.)
Draws
NAS Deuteronomy 29:11
your little ones, your wives, and the alien who is within your camps, from the
one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water,
NAS Job 33:22 "Then
his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.
NAS Job 36:27 "For
He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,
NAS Psalm 10:9 He lurks
in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He
catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
NAS Proverbs 20:5 A plan
in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding
draws it out. (“A man of understanding draws it out” - Cultural blessing for
having wise people.)
NAS Obadiah 1:15
"For the day of the LORD draws near on all the nations. As you have done,
it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.
NAS John 6:44 "No
one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise
him up on the last day. (Go ahead, use
your ability to find God—humor.)
Drawing
NAS Jeremiah 46:5
"Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are drawing back, And
their mighty men are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing
back; Terror is on every side!" Declares the LORD.
NAS Luke 21:28 "But
when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads,
because your redemption is drawing near." (Tribulation: Live with
eschatological hope.)
NAS John 6:19 When
therefore they had rowed about three or four miles, they beheld Jesus walking
on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened.
NAS Hebrews 10:25 not
forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging
one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near. (Live with eschatological hope.)