Quotes About Change

The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But take a look, it is now dry and moldy.

These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”

Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.

Then Naomiís husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,

“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saulís heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.

All those who had formerly known Saul and saw him prophesying with the prophets asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.”

Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”

And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your fatherís service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.í”

and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?

and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.

But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.

“It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.”