Quotes about Purpose
Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
— 1 Samuel 16:9
So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
— 1 Samuel 16:12
For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
— 2 Samuel 7:21
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
— 2 Samuel 17:14
When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
— 1 Kings 19:13
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
— 2 Kings 1:5
but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’
— 1 Chronicles 28:3
“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
— 1 Chronicles 28:19
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
— 2 Chronicles 2:1
I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
— Nehemiah 2:12
So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
— Nehemiah 4:6
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
— Nehemiah 6:3