III. They HERALDED the Scriptures (vv. 7-9)

A. They were EXAMPLES to all. (v. 7) So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia 9.61" class="scriptRef">61" class="scriptRef">Genesis 24:61; 11.8" class="scriptRef">Exodus 11:8; 32.16" class="scriptRef">16.12" class="scriptRef">12" class="scriptRef">Numbers 32:12; 36" class="scriptRef">Deuteronomy 1:36; 20" class="scriptRef">16:20; 14.8-Josh.14.9" class="scriptRef">Joshua 14:8-9, 14; 15" class="scriptRef">24:15; 28" class="scriptRef">28" class="scriptRef">Judges 3:28; Ruth 1:16; 1 Samuel 12:14, 20; 13:14; 2 Kings 18:6; 34.33" class="scriptRef">2 Chronicles 34:33; Psalm 38:20; Isaiah 51:1; 17" class="scriptRef">17.16" class="scriptRef">Jeremiah 17:16; Hosea 6:3; 19-Matt.4.20" class="scriptRef">Matthew 4:19-20, 22" class="scriptRef">22, 25; 8:1, 10, 19, 23" class="scriptRef">22-23; 9:9, 27" class="scriptRef">27" class="scriptRef">27; 12:15; 14:13; 16:24; 19:2, 21, 27-28; 20:29, 34; 21:9; 27:55; Mark 1:18, 36; 2:14-15; 3:7; 5:24, 37; 6:1; 8:34; 10:21, 28, 52; 15:41; Luke 5:11, 27-28; 7:9; 9:11, 23, 57, 59, 61; 18:22, 28, 43" class="scriptRef">43; 22:39; John 1:37-38, 43; 6:2; 10:4, 27; 12:26; 13:15, 36-37; 20:25; 21:19-20, 22; Acts 7:43-44; 12:8; 13:43; 16:9-10, 12, 17; 18:5, 12, 27; 19:21-22; 20:1, 3; 23:25; Romans 5:14; 6:17; 9:30-33; 14:19; 15:26; 1 Corinthians 4:16; 10:6, 11; 11:1; 14:1; 16:5, 15; 2 Corinthians 1:1, 16; 2:13; 7:5; 8:1; 9:2; 11:9-10; Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 3:12, 17; 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2:14; 4:10; 5:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:7, 9; 1 Timothy 1:3, 16; 4:12; 5:10; 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22; Titus 2:7; Hebrews 4:11; 6:12; 8:5; 12:14; 13:7; James 5:10; 1 Peter 2:21; 3:13; 5:3; 2 Peter 2:6; 3 John 11; Jude 7; Revelation 14:4; 19:14