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“Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them.” ‭‭

- Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”

- Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭26‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The godly give good advice to their friends; the wicked lead them astray.”

- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”

- Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬

"The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you."

- Joshua 3:7

“And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.”

‭‭ - Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭33‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.”

- Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.”

- Luke‬ ‭18‬:‭31‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.”

- Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬

“So the next morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and started off with the Moabite officials. But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along, Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road. Then the angel of the Lord stood at a place where the road narrowed between two vineyard walls. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it tried to squeeze by and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall. So Balaam beat the donkey again. Then the angel of the Lord moved farther down the road and stood in a place too narrow for the donkey to get by at all. This time when the donkey saw the angel, it lay down under Balaam. In a fit of rage Balaam beat the animal again with his staff. Then the Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam. “You have made me look like a fool!” Balaam shouted. “If I had a sword with me, I would kill you!” “But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered. “Have I ever done anything like this before?” “No,” Balaam admitted. Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him. “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the Lord demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. Three times the donkey saw me and shied away; otherwise, I would certainly have killed you by now and spared the donkey.” Then Balaam confessed to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. I didn’t realize you were standing in the road to block my way. I will return home if you are against my going.” But the angel of the Lord told Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials.”

- ‭‭Numbers‬ ‭22‬:‭21‬-‭35‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”  ‭‭

- Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭61‬-‭62‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

- ‭‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭59‬-‭60‬ ‭ESV‬‬