Quotes About Choice

Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the manís concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?

Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,

“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.

The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”

Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ëNo, set a king over us.í Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ëNo, we must have a king to rule over usí—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.

Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.

Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”