In the Bible we find many people who had to “wait on the Lord,” just as believers today must patiently wait for Christ’s return. We can learn a lesson in patience from these Bible waiters.
| Noah waited for God’s timing before leaving the ark | Genesis 8:10, 12 |
| Moses waited on God on the mountain | Exodus 24:12 |
| Job waited for God’s answers | Job 14:14 |
| Isaiah waited for God to work in Israel | Isaiah 8:17; 25:9; 26:8; 30:18; 33:2; 40:31; 49:23; 59:9, 11; 64:4 |
| Jeremiah understood the need to wait quietly for God’s salvation | Lamentations 3:25 |
| Hosea warned the people to return to God and wait for him to work | Hosea 12:6 |
| Micah waited for the God of his salvation | Micah 7:7 |
| Habakkuk warned the people to hold on to their hope and to wait because it would surely come | Habakkuk 2:3 |
| Zephaniah explained that the Lord wanted his people to wait for him | Zephaniah 3:8 |
| Joseph of Arimathea was waiting for God’s Kingdom | Luke 23:51 |
| The disciples were ordered by Jesus to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit | Acts 1:4 |
| Believers are called to wait for heaven, for the promise is sure | Romans 8:23, 25; Galatians 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:12-14 |