1. “The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.” Ecc. 5:12

3. “And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.” Gen. 2:21 While Paul was preaching a man named Eutychus fell into a “Deep Sleep” and fell and was killed. Acts 20:9-10 Rapid Eye Movement

4. “He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” Ps. 121:3-4 “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8 “Awake. Why do you sleep, O Lord? Arise, do not cast us off forever” Ps. 44:23

5. v. 4 “Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids.” v. 6 “Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise” v. 9 “How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?” v. 11 “So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, and your need like an armed man”

6. “As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed.”Prov.26:14 “Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.” Prov. 29:15 “Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.” Prov. 20:13

7. “And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed” Rom. 13:11 “Awake, you who are sleeping, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” Eph. 5:14

8. "Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.” Mk. 13:35-36 “Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.” 1 Thess. 5:6

9. “Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death” Ps. 13:3 “So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.” 1 Ki. 2:10 “Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.” Jn. 11:11 v. 14 “Lazarus is dead”

10. Christ is the “firstfruits of them that are asleep ” 1Cor. 15:20 “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming.” 1 Cor. 15:22-23 The initial harvest - guarantee of that which is to follow

11. 1 “My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion” Prov. 3:21 “If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” Prov. 3:24

12. 2 “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer”Ps. 4:1 “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8

13. 3 “ When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.” Ps. 63:6-7 “He plots trouble while on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not reject evil.” Ps. 36:4 “When you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.” Ps. 4:4

14. “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38 “To change one’s mind and actions” “To immerse” “Forgiveness”