Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see a
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like
Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Pe
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.