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John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.”
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Romans 8:24
We were given this hope when we were saved.( If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.
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Psalms 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cries for help! Don’t ignore my tears. For I am your guest— a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me.
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Genesis 23:4
“ Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.”
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Hebrews 11:39
All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.
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Hebrews 11:27
It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.
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Job 19:25
“ But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last.
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Genesis 47:9
Jacob replied,“ I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”
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Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.
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Genesis 25:8
and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
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Genesis 49:18
I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!
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Matthew 13:17
I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.
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1 Peter 1 10-1 Peter 1 12
This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you.They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward.They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
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Romans 4:21
He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.
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Genesis 27:2-4
“ I am an old man now,” Isaac said,“ and I don’t know when I may die.Take your bow and a quiver full of arrows, and go out into the open country to hunt some wild game for me.Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die.”
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1 Peter 2 11
Dear friends, I warn you as“ temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
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1 Peter 1 17
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as“ temporary residents.”
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Genesis 50:24
“ Soon I will die,” Joseph told his brothers,“ but God will surely come to help you and lead you out of this land of Egypt. He will bring you back to the land he solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
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Psalms 119:19
I am only a foreigner in the land. Don’t hide your commands from me!
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1John 3:19
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Genesis 48:21
Then Jacob said to Joseph,“ Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and will take you back to Canaan, the land of your ancestors.
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1 Chronicles 29 14-1 Chronicles 29 15
But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
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Genesis 49:33
When Jacob had finished this charge to his sons, he drew his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his ancestors in death.
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Numbers 24:17
I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel. It will crush the heads of Moab’s people, cracking the skulls of the people of Sheth.
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John 12:41
Isaiah was referring to Jesus when he said this, because he saw the future and spoke of the Messiah’s glory.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.
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Genesis 49:28
These are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said as he told his sons good bye. He blessed each one with an appropriate message.