Bible Verses About The Old Testament Canon

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Jesus tells people to search the Scriptures.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Search the Scriptures daily.

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

Jesus explains Moses and the Prophets concerning himself.

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

Shows the Book of the Law being found and read.

Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

Mentions the Book of the Law as a witness.

And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.

Shows the Book of the Law given through Moses.

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

Shows reading from the Book of Moses.

Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

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Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

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And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

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Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

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And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

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And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

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And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD.

And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

Refers to the book of the covenant.

Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

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And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

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For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

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And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Calls the Holy Scriptures able to make wise for salvation.

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Seal the law among my disciples.

And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

Moses wrote the law and delivered it.

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

Shows daily reading from the Book of the Law of God.

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

Names the Law of Moses in a summary command.

And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

Mentions a king copying the law in a book.

These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

Names statutes, rules, and laws from Sinai.

So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.

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They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.

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For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Says former writings were for instruction and hope.

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

Says the Spirit of Christ testified beforehand.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Says the prophets searched carefully about salvation.

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

Places Christ in the Holy Scriptures through the prophets.

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

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