3 - examples from the Old Testament (Daniel Amos Jonah)

 




  1. Three times daily Daniel prayed in Daniel 6:10, 13 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Dan_6:13 Then they said to the king, "Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day."
  2. Three weeeks Daniel mourned in Daniel 10:2, 3 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
  3. Three kings prophesied in Daniel 11:2 Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
  4. Three sins, even four mentioned in Amos 1:3, 6 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not relent. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, ... This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not relent. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom, ....
  5. Three sins, even four mentioned in Amos 1:9, 11 This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not relent. Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood, ... This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not relent. Because he pursued his brother with a sword and slaughtered the women of the land, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked, ....
  6. Three sins, even four mentioned in Amos 1:13 This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not relent. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders,
  7. Three sins, even four mentioned in Amos 2:1 This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom's king, ... 
  8. Three sins, even four mentioned in Amos 2:4, 6 This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed, ... 6 This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.
  9. Three days and three nights, the time Jonah was in the huge fish, Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
  10. Three days - the time it took to go round Ninevaeh, Jonah 3:3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.

5 wise sorts of people not to listen to in Jeremiah 27:9


Jeremiah 27:9
So do not listen to

your prophets,
your diviners,
your interpreters of dreams,
your mediums or
your sorcerers

who tell you, 'You will not serve the king of Babylon. '