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Job 1:21
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And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
About Job 1:21
Job 1:21 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on What the Bible Says About Euthanasia, The Role of the Mother in the Bible, and The Return from Exile in the Bible. Found in the wisdom of Job, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
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- Exodus 20:13
“Thou shalt not kill.”
- Deuteronomy 32:39
“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”
- Psalms 139:16
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.”
- 1 Samuel 2:6
“The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”
- Job 14:5
“Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;”
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Meditate on Job 1:21 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of What the Bible Says About Euthanasia applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.