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Moses and Aaron went to the king of Egypt and told him, "The Lord God says, ‘Let my people go into the desert, so they can honor me with a celebration there.'"

Moses said, "Wait here while I go into the sacred tent and find out what the Lord says about this."

The next morning, Balaam said to Balak's officials, "Go on back home. The Lord says I cannot go with you."

Then Balaam said, "Wait here beside your offerings, and I'll go somewhere to be alone. Maybe the Lord will appear to me. If he does, I will tell you everything he says." And he left.

Suppose a woman makes a promise to the Lord and then gets married. If her husband later hears about the promise but says nothing, she must do what she said, whether she meant it or not.

Moses, go up close and listen to the Lord . Then come back and tell us, and we will do everything he says.

If you obey these laws, you will be doing what the Lord your God says is right and good. Then he will help you and your descendants be successful.

If the prophet says this, don't listen! The Lord your God will be watching to find out whether or not you love him with all your heart and soul.

That's why you must do what the Lord your God says is right. I am giving you his laws and teachings today, and you must obey them.

Moses said: Every seven years you must announce, "The Lord says loans do not need to be paid back." Then if you have loaned money to another Israelite, you can no longer ask for payment.

You will know, because if the Lord says something will happen, it will happen. And if it doesn't, you will know that the prophet was falsely claiming to speak for the Lord . Don't be afraid of any prophet whose message doesn't come from the Lord .

Tell the people of Israel, "Tomorrow you will meet with the Lord your God, so make yourselves acceptable to worship him. The Lord says that you have taken things that should have been destroyed. You won't be able to stand up to your enemies until you get rid of those things.

If you and your king want to be followers of the Lord , you must worship him and do what he says. Don't be stubborn!

Then Nathan told David: You are that rich man! Now listen to what the Lord God of Israel says to you: "I chose you to be the king of Israel. I kept you safe from Saul

Then he said: Jeroboam, take ten pieces of this coat and listen to what the Lord God of Israel says to you. "Jeroboam, I am the Lord God, and I am about to take Solomon's kingdom from him and give you ten tribes to rule.

Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was one of the prophets. He had made some horns out of iron and shouted, "Ahab, the Lord says you will attack the Syrians like a bull with iron horns and wipe them out!"

"A man met us along the road with a message for you from the Lord ," they answered. "The Lord wants to know why you sent us to ask Baalzebub about your injury and why you don't believe there's a God in Israel. The man also told us that the Lord says you're going to die."

When Elijah arrived, he told Ahaziah, "The Lord wants to know why you sent messengers to Ekron to ask Baalzebub about your injury. Don't you believe there's a God in Israel? Ahaziah, because you did that, the Lord says you will die."

The Lord says that this dry riverbed will be filled with water.

About this time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. Isaiah the prophet went in and told him, "The Lord says you won't ever get well. You are going to die, so you had better start doing what needs to be done."