Early Rising
23 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
17 sections
- Abraham
- Apostles
- Christ Set an Example of
- David
- Gideon
- Illustrates Spiritual Diligence
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Joshua
- Mary
- Neglect of, Leads to Poverty
- Practised by the Wicked, For: Deceit
- Practised by the Wicked, For: Executing Plans of Evil
- Requisite For: Devotion
- Requisite For: Discharge of Daily Duties
- Requisite For: Executing God's Commands
- Samuel
Abraham
- Genesis 19:27 Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
Apostles
- Acts 5:21 At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin— the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and …
Christ Set an Example of
- Mark 1:35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.
- Luke 21:38 And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.
- John 8:2 Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
David
- 1 Samuel 17:20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
Gideon
- Judges 6:38 And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew — a bowlful of water.
Illustrates Spiritual Diligence
- Romans 13:11–12 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. …
Isaac
- Genesis 26:31 And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
Jacob
- Genesis 28:18 Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
Joshua
- Joshua 3:1 Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
Mary
- Mark 16:2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
Neglect of, Leads to Poverty
- Proverbs 6:9–11 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? …
Practised by the Wicked, For: Deceit
- Proverbs 27:14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Practised by the Wicked, For: Executing Plans of Evil
- Micah 2:1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Requisite For: Devotion
- Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
- Psalm 59:16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Psalm 88:13 But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Requisite For: Discharge of Daily Duties
- Proverbs 31:15 She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
Requisite For: Executing God's Commands
- Genesis 22:3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
Samuel
- 1 Samuel 15:12 Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
Related topics
RisingSleep of the Sluggard (Very Lazy Person)Morning
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.