The Heavens Shall Declare

Palm 50:6 - And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Cross references: Psalm 19:1; Psalm 97:6; Psalm 148:3-4; Romans 1:20.

This Is My Father's World:

Psalm 50:10-12 - For every beast of the forest is mine... the cattle... the fowls... the wild beasts of the field are mine... for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

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Jethro's Advice to Moses

Exodus 18:23 - If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so....

Always good when giving advice or counsel to impress that your advice not infallible, so do as the Lord leads.  In this case, God confirmed Jethro's counsel, Numbers chapter 11.

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Egypt's Ten Plagues Outlined

For an explanation of outlining certain scripture passages for quick reference, see this post.  The ten plagues of Egypt are an excellent thing to mark so you can easily find the one you are looking for at a glance.  This is the kind of marking I would do even in a Bible that did not have a wide margin.

Egypt's Ten Plagues Outlined:

In margin next to Exodus 7:5 - God's reasons for the plagues.  See also Exodus 9:14-16, 10:2, 12:12.

Next to 7:8 - Preview of miracles

7:14 - Plague 1: Water becomes blood.
8:1 - Plague 2: Frogs
8:16 - Plague 3: Lice
8:20 - Plague 4: Flies
9:1 - Plague 5: Livestock diseased
9:8 - Plague 6: Boils
9:13 - Plague 7: Hail & fire
10:1 - Plague 8: Locusts
10:21 - Plague 9: Darkness
11:1 - Plague 10: Firstborn struck dead.

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James 1:17 Word Study - Every Good Gift

James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above....

GIFT - Two different Greek words translated "gift" in this verse.  The first, DOSIS, is the act of giving.  The second, DOREMA, is the actual thing that is given.

An expanded translation: All good giving and every perfect gift is from above.

Pulpit quip: "Whatever God gives us is perfect and even the WAY He gives it to us is perfect."

Cross references: As for God, His way is perfect - II Samuel 22:31;  Psalm 18:30.

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Psalm 27:9b

Psalm 27:9b - ...leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

"If the Lord had meant to leave us, why did he begin with us?  Past help is but a waste of effort if the soul now be deserted." - Spurgeon

From "The Treasury of David" by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, exposition of Psalm 27.

Philippians 1:29

Philippians 1:29 - For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

Cp. Acts 5:41.

If cross reference (or a portion of it) is already printed in Bible, you may wish to simply underline it for emphasis.

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Philippians 1:12

Philippians 1:12 - ...the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;

See Acts 23:11 & 26:32

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