Haggai 2:5

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“Do not fear, because I made a promise to your ancestors when they left Egypt, and my Spirit even now testifies to you.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 9:20 : 20 You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.
  • Zech 8:13 : 13 And it will come about that just as you(both Judah and Israel) were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong!’
  • Exod 29:45-46 : 45 I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God, 46 and they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, so that I may reside among them. I am the LORD their God.
  • Exod 33:12-14 : 12 Moses said to the LORD,“See, you have been saying to me,‘Bring this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. But you said,‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your way, that I may know you, that I may continue to find favor in your sight. And see that this nation is your people.” 14 And the LORD said,“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
  • Exod 34:8 : 8 Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped
  • Exod 34:10 : 10 He said,“See, I am going to make a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
  • Isa 41:13 : 13 For I am the LORD your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you,‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
  • Zech 8:15 : 15 so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah– do not fear!
  • Matt 28:5 : 5 But the angel said to the women,“Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
  • John 14:16-17 : 16 Then I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever– 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides with you and will be in you.
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
  • Neh 9:30 : 30 You prolonged your kindness with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
  • Ps 51:11-12 : 11 Do not reject me! Do not take your holy Spirit away from me! 12 Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
  • Isa 63:11-14 : 11 His people remembered the ancient times. Where is the one who brought them up out of the sea, along with the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed his holy Spirit among them, 12 the one who made his majestic power available to Moses, who divided the water before them, gaining for himself a lasting reputation, 13 who led them through the deep water? Like a horse running through the wilderness they did not stumble. 14 Like an animal that goes down into a valley to graze, so the Spirit of the LORD granted them rest. In this way you guided your people, gaining for yourself an honored reputation.
  • Zech 4:6 : 6 Therefore he told me,“This is the LORD’s message to Zerubbabel:‘Not by strength and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
  • Num 11:25-29 : 25 And the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again. 26 Eldad and Medad But two men remained in the camp; one’s name was Eldad, and the other’s name was Medad. And the Spirit rested on them.(Now they were among those in the registration, but had not gone to the tabernacle.) So they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses,“Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!” 28 Joshua son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his choice young men, said,“My lord Moses, stop them!” 29 Moses said to him,“Are you jealous for me? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”
  • Josh 8:1 : 1 Israel Conquers Ai The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
  • 2 Chr 20:17 : 17 You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the LORD deliver you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Tomorrow march out toward them; the LORD is with you!’”

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    4“Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,” decrees the LORD.“Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And take heart all you citizens of the land,” decrees the LORD,“and begin to work. For I am with you,” decrees the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Mal 2:4-5
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    4Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

    5“My covenant with him was designed to bring life and peace. I gave its statutes to him to fill him with awe, and he indeed revered me and stood in awe before me.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35-39
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    35The LORD made a covenant with them and instructed them,“You must not worship other gods. Do not bow down to them, serve them, or offer sacrifices to them.

    36Instead you must worship the LORD, who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability; bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him.

    37You must carefully obey at all times the rules, regulations, law, and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods.

    38You must never forget the covenant I made with you, and you must not worship other gods.

    39Instead you must worship the LORD your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

  • Hag 2:6
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    6Moreover, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:“In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

  • 1 Kgs 6:13
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    13I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

  • Deut 1:29
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    29So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!

  • Jer 1:8
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    8Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD.

  • Deut 31:8
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    8The LORD is indeed going before you– he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

  • Deut 31:6
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    6Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the LORD your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

  • Isa 8:11-13
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    12“Do not say,‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified.

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    10I said to you,“I am the LORD your God! Do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’”

  • Zech 8:15
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    15so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah– do not fear!

  • Jer 32:40
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    40I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.

  • Hag 1:12-14
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    13Then Haggai, the LORD’s messenger, spoke the LORD’s announcement to the people:“I am with you!” decrees the LORD.

    14So the LORD energized and encouraged Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the whole remnant of the people. They came and worked on the temple of their God, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

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  • Josh 1:5-6
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    5No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

    6Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.

  • Lev 26:11-12
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    11“‘I will put my tabernacle in your midst and I will not abhor you.

    12I will walk among you, and I will be your God and you will be my people.

  • Deut 5:5
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    5(I was standing between the LORD and you at that time to reveal the LORD’s message to you, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain.) He said:

  • Deut 7:18
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    18you must not fear them. You must carefully recall what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,

  • Ezek 36:27-28
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    27I will put my Spirit within you; I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes and carefully observe my regulations.

    28Then you will live in the land I gave to your fathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

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    22“You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”

  • Isa 41:10
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  • Jer 42:15
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    15If you people who remain in Judah do that, then listen to the LORD’s message. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel has said,‘If you are so determined to go to Egypt that you go and settle there,

  • Josh 1:9
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    9I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do.”

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    13“The LORD God of Israel has a message for you.‘I made a covenant with your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt where they had been slaves. It stipulated,

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    25Nobody will be able to resist you; the LORD your God will spread the fear and terror of you over the whole land on which you walk, just as he promised you.

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    10Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.

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    40Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.

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    23and the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun,“Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.”