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Spark verses from YouVersion App 2024 Day 201-365. As of today,

8/12/2025

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there are

515

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sparks.

Old Testament

394

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sparks.

New Testament

121

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sparks.

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Which (overall, OT and NT) book has the most sparks?

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←—- there is a formula here that

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Which chapter?

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1/23/2025, 10:23 PM

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1/23/2025, 10:24 PM

18-job5c17

God corrects us.

“Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:” ??Job? ?5?:?17? ?KJV?? https://bible.com/bible/1/job.5.17.KJV

“But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

18-job

1/7/2025, 3:28 AM

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1/15/2025, 5:44 PM

18-job5c8+1

“I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; Marvellous things without number:” ??Job? ?5?:?8?-?9? ?KJV?? https://bible.com/bible/1/job.5.8-9.KJV

18-job

1/7/2025, 3:13 AM

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1/7/2025, 3:15 AM

Sanctification is the journey of becoming more like the one who set us free.

12/25/2024, 9:33 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:37 PM

33-micah6c5

The Lord teaches about His faithfulness.

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O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him From Shittim unto Gilgal; That ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.

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Don't you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness.

33-micah

7/27/2024, 8:41 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

33-micah6c8

The Lord tells us what He requires.

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He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; And what doth the LORD require of thee, But to do justly, and to love mercy, And to walk humbly with thy God?

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No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."

33-micah

7/27/2024, 8:41 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

33-micah6c14

Please God first so whatever else has a better chance of working.

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Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; And thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; And thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; And that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.

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You will eat but never have enough. Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain. And though you try to save your money, it will come to nothing in the end. You will save a little, but I will give it to those who conquer you."

33-micah

7/27/2024, 8:41 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

33-micah7c18

God delights in showing unfailing love.

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Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, And passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, Because he delighteth in mercy.

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Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.

33-micah

7/28/2024, 6:05 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

12-2kings18c18

My coworkers administrator, secretary, historian.

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And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

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They summoned King Hezekiah, but the king sent these officials to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian.

12-2kings

7/28/2024, 8:23 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah36c10

The Lord sanctioned destruction for disobedient.

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And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

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What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord’s direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 8:58 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

12-2kings19c25

God’s plan is sovereign.

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Hast thou not heard long ago how ?I have done it, And of ancient times that I have formed it? Now ?have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste Fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

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But have you not heard? I decided this long ago. Long ago I planned it, and now I am making it happen. I planned for you to crush fortified cities into heaps of rubble.

12-2kings

7/28/2024, 9:06 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

12-2kings19c34

God does things for his own honor and sake.

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For I will defend this city, to save it, For mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

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For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.

12-2kings

7/28/2024, 9:13 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

12-2kings3c17

no see rain but water filled - provision

For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals.

12-2kings

12/23/2024, 1:31 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah37c21

...because he prayed

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Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

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Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Because you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria,

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:17 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah39c8

Hezekiah thinking about himself.

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Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

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Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:21 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah40c8

God’s word stands forever.

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The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: But the word of our God shall stand for ever.

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The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:36 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah42c6

God calls to demonstrate His righteousness.

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I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, And will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, And give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

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I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:39 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah42c5+0

discovered while word study “breath” for Psalm 150:6

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Thus saith God the LORD, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk therein:

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not NLT - myquote - “Praise Him that spread forth the earth and gives breath to the people upon it.”

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23-isaiah

10/18/2024, 4:13 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah45c7

God sends good times and bad.

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I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

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I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:45 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah45c19

Seek God because He can be found.

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I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

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I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the Lord, speak only what is true and declare only what is right.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:51 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah49c3+1

If the calling you believe seems useless, know your strength is not spent in vain.

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And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, And my work with my God.

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He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.” I replied, “But my work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose. Yet I leave it all in the Lord’s hand; I will trust God for my reward.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 9:54 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah50c4

Morning by morning He opens my understanding to His will.

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The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: He wakeneth morning by morning, He wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

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The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 10:16 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah50c7

Set determination to do His will in stone.

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For the Lord God will help me; Therefore shall I not be confounded: Therefore have I set my face like a flint, And I know that I shall not be ashamed.

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Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 10:20 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah51c6

The earth will wear out like clothes so the fuss about climate change is not my deal.

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Lift up your eyes to the heavens, And look upon the earth beneath: For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, And the earth shall wax old like a garment, And they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: But my salvation shall be for ever, And my righteousness shall not be abolished.

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Look up to the skies above, and gaze down on the earth below. For the skies will disappear like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing. The people of the earth will die like flies, but my salvation lasts forever. My righteous rule will never end!

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 10:23 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah52c3

Sold themselves, not God sold them?

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For thus saith the Lord, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; And ye shall be redeemed without money.

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For this is what the Lord says: “When I sold you into exile, I received no payment. Now I can redeem you without having to pay for you.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 10:38 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah48c15+2

God leads and teaches to profit.

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I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, there am I: And now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, Which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

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“I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed. Come closer, and listen to this. From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen.” And now the Sovereign Lord and his Spirit have sent me with this message. This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.

23-isaiah

7/28/2024, 10:44 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah55c6

One day the Lord won’t be near or be found.

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, Call ye upon him while he is near:

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Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 11:32 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah55c8

The Lord’s thoughts and ways are higher than our.

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For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

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“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts”, says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine...”

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 11:38 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah58c2

Delight in knowing God’s ways and approaching Him.

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Yet they seek me daily, And delight to know my ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And forsook not the ordinance of their God: They ask of me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching to God.

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Yet they act so pious! They come to the Temple every day and seem delighted to learn all about me. They act like a righteous nation that would never abandon the laws of its God. They ask me to take action on their behalf, pretending they want to be near me.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 11:43 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah58c11

The Lord will guide me continually.

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And the Lord shall guide thee continually, And satisfy thy soul in drought, And make fat thy bones: And thou shalt be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 11:55 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah58c13+1

A holy day honoring the Lord and not seeking my own pleasure.

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If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, From doing thy pleasure on my holy day; And call the sabbath a delight, The holy of the Lord, honourable; And shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, Nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

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“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 12:41 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah59c6

Be productive

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Their webs shall not become garments, Neither shall they cover themselves with their works: Their works are works of iniquity, And the act of violence is in their hands.

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Their webs can’t be made into clothing, and nothing they do is productive. All their activity is filled with sin, and violence is their trademark.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 12:50 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah60c10

Lord through your grace have mercy on me.

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And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, And their kings shall minister unto thee: For in my wrath I smote thee, But in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

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“Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 12:54 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah61c8

God gives my reward.

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For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; And I will direct their work in truth, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

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“For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 12:58 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah63c9+1

God suffers and has an angel of His presence.

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In all their affliction he was afflicted, And the angel of his presence saved them: In his love and in his pity he redeemed them; And he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

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In all their suffering he also suffered, and he personally rescued them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the years.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 1:02 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah64c4

Wait on the Lord.

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For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, Neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, What he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

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For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him!

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 7:58 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah64c7

Stir up myself to take hold of God.

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And there is none that calleth upon thy name, That stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: For thou hast hid thy face from us, And hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

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Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 8:09 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah65c1

Ask for help.

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I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, Unto a nation that was not called by my name.

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The Lord says, “I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 8:21 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah65c11

god of Fate? god of Destiny?

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But ye are they that forsake the Lord, That forget my holy mountain, That prepare a table for that troop, And that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

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“But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord and have forgotten his Temple, and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny,

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 8:28 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah65c23

My work is not in vain.

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They shall not labour in vain, Nor bring forth for trouble; For they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, And their offspring with them.

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They will not work in vain, and their children will not be doomed to misfortune. For they are people blessed by the Lord, and their children, too, will be blessed.

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 8:40 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah66c4

When God calls answer. When God speaks listen.

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I also will choose their delusions, And will bring their fears upon them; Because when I called, none did answer; When I spake, they did not hear: But they did evil before mine eyes, And chose that in which I delighted not.

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I will send them great trouble— all the things they feared. For when I called, they did not answer. When I spoke, they did not listen. They deliberately sinned before my very eyes and chose to do what they know I despise.”

23-isaiah

7/29/2024, 8:44 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah30c1

make plans and alliances directed by His Spirit (covering)

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Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, That take counsel, but not of me; And that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, That they may add sin to sin:

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“What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the Lord. “You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins..

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 3:36 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah26c3

perfect peace - trust - thoughts

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on thee: Because he trusteth in thee.

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You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 3:27 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah24c21

gods in the heavens = host of the high ones that are on high ?

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And it shall come to pass in that day, That the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, And the kings of the earth upon the earth.

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In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 3:25 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah14c26

plan for whole earth - purpose

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This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: And this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

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I have a plan for the whole earth, a hand of judgment upon all the nations.

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 2:23 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah8c19+1

seek the living God

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And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, And unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: Should not a people seek unto their God? For the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: If they speak not according to this word, It is because there is no light in them.

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Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark..

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 2:00 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah2c2+1

Be eager to please God. Israel is the first of His children.

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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

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“Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the Lord says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness. In those days Israel was holy to the Lord, the first of his children. All who harmed his people were declared guilty, and disaster fell on them. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

24-jeremiah

7/29/2024, 8:50 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah2c5

Why did ancestors find something wrong with God?

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Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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This is what the Lord says: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that led them to stray so far from me? They worshiped worthless idols, only to become worthless themselves.

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7/29/2024, 9:47 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah2c12

Heavens shocked.

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Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord.

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The heavens are shocked at such a thing and shrink back in horror and dismay,” says the Lord.

24-jeremiah

7/29/2024, 9:59 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah2c30

Respond to God’s discipline.

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In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

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“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.

24-jeremiah

7/29/2024, 10:05 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah3c15

Pastors after God’s own heart.

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And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.

24-jeremiah

7/29/2024, 10:13 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah3c19

Uncomfortable with “I would love” and “I wanted” and “I looked forward”

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But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

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“I thought to myself, ‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’ I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land— the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’ and I wanted you never to turn from me.

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7/29/2024, 10:26 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

24-jeremiah4c4

Not “surrender”

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Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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O people of Judah and Jerusalem, surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord, or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins.

24-jeremiah

7/29/2024, 10:37 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

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Seek to know God and for knowledge to do good.

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For my people is foolish, they have not known me; They are sottish children, and they have none understanding: They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

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“My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

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7/29/2024, 10:43 PM

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Make myself look good.

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And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, Though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; Thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

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What are you doing, you who have been plundered? Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing and put on gold jewelry? Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara? Your primping will do you no good! The allies who were your lovers despise you and seek to kill you.

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7/29/2024, 10:46 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

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Purpose in your heart to live in awe of the Lord our God.

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Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

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They do not say from the heart, ‘Let us live in awe of the Lord our God, for he gives us rain each spring and fall, assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.’

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8/1/2024, 4:23 PM

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Walk in the good way to find rest for my soul.

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Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

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This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’

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8/1/2024, 4:28 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

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Disaster may not come in my lifetime so live your best life.

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Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

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So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.’ ” So they took her message back to the king.

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8/1/2024, 4:32 PM

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seek God be successful

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And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

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In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.

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12/23/2024, 2:28 AM

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daily, morning, evening, weekly, monthly, annual - lifestyle of the law

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He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord.

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The king also made a personal contribution of animals for the daily morning and evening burnt offerings, the weekly Sabbath festivals, the monthly new moon festivals, and the annual festivals as prescribed in the Law of the Lord.

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12/23/2024, 2:25 AM

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out of host - randomly shot hit king - keep firing ☺️

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And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

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An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”

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12/23/2024, 1:28 AM

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attacked each other - imagine hand-to-hand combat - wild scene

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And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

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So when the army of Judah arrived at the lookout point in the wilderness, all they saw were dead bodies lying on the ground as far as they could see. Not a single one of the enemy had escaped.

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12/23/2024, 1:25 AM

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God is jealous.

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God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; The Lord revengeth, and is furious; The Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, And he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies!

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8/1/2024, 5:32 PM

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God knows those who trust in him.

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The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; And he knoweth them that trust in him.

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The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.

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8/1/2024, 5:35 PM

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Being politically correct? - “dwellingplaces that are not theirs”. God raised them up.

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For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, Which shall march through the breadth of the land, To possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

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I am raising up the Babylonians, a cruel and violent people. They will march across the world and conquer other lands.

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8/1/2024, 5:38 PM

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Ask for the Lord’s guidance and seek his blessings.

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And them that are turned back from the Lord; And those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.

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And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance or seek my blessings.”

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8/1/2024, 5:41 PM

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The lowly and humble trust the name of the Lord.

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I will also leave in the midst of thee ?an afflicted and poor people, And ?they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

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Those who are left will be the lowly and humble, for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord.

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8/5/2024, 4:15 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

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only boast in knowing and understanding God

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Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Neither let the mighty man glory in his might, Let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, That he understandeth and knoweth me, That I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: For in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

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This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!

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9/7/2024, 9:19 PM

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he instructs us

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Who is the wise man, that may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, For what the land perisheth And is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?

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Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it?

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9/7/2024, 8:05 PM

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Trust in the Lord, not your wealth and skill.

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For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, Thou shalt also be taken: And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity With his priests and his princes together.

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Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!

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8/5/2024, 4:30 PM

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Be sure God sent you.

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But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

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But if you kill me, rest assured that you will be killing an innocent man! The responsibility for such a deed will lie on you, on this city, and on every person living in it. For it is absolutely true that the Lord sent me to speak every word you have heard.”

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8/5/2024, 4:33 PM

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The Lord tests the righteous.

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But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, And seest the reins and the heart, Let me see thy vengeance on them: For unto thee have I opened my cause.

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O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you test those who are righteous, and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.

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8/5/2024, 4:37 PM

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knowledge to the scholars? ...what about the rest of us?

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And he changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding:

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He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.

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8/5/2024, 4:42 PM

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God reveals secrets.

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But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

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But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.

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8/5/2024, 4:45 PM

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seek the Lord to prosper

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For the pastors are become brutish, And have not sought the Lord: Therefore they shall not prosper, And all their flocks shall be scattered.

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The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered.

24-jeremiah

8/18/2024, 3:35 PM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

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don’t refuse to know him - he tests us

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Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; For how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

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They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to acknowledge me,” says the Lord. Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “See, I will melt them down in a crucible and test them like metal. What else can I do with my people?

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9/7/2024, 7:09 PM

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Commit your cause to the Lord, because he tries the heart

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But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

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O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you make righteous judgments, and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.

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8/18/2024, 3:49 PM

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created to cling

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For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

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As a loincloth clings to a man’s waist, so I created Judah and Israel to cling to me, says the Lord. They were to be my people, my pride, my glory—an honor to my name. But they would not listen to me.

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8/18/2024, 3:55 PM

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eat the word

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Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

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When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

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8/18/2024, 4:31 PM

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changed his mind

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If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

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but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned.

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8/18/2024, 5:45 PM

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changed his mind

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If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

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but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.

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8/18/2024, 5:46 PM

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deceitful and desperately wicked

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The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?

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8/18/2024, 5:50 PM

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Hope blessing

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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

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“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.

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8/18/2024, 5:53 PM

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hear His Word

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For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

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“Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence to hear what he is really saying? Has even one of them cared enough to listen?

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8/18/2024, 9:09 PM

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God is everywhere

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Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

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Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord.

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8/18/2024, 9:12 PM

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remember

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Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

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By telling these false dreams, they are trying to get my people to forget me, just as their ancestors did by worshiping the idols of Baal.

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8/18/2024, 9:15 PM

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His plans for me. His thoughts towards me.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

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8/18/2024, 9:18 PM

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cannot go unpunished

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For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: Though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, Yet will I not make a full end of thee: But I will correct thee in measure, And will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

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For I am with you and will save you,” says the Lord. “I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you, but with justice; I cannot let you go unpunished.”

24-jeremiah

8/18/2024, 9:21 PM

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time of the evening sacrifice

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Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

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Then all who trembled at the words of the God of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled until the time of the evening sacrifice.

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8/19/2024, 11:05 AM

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mark in foreheads - weep for sins

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And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

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He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”

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8/19/2024, 12:43 PM

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i know the things that come into your mind

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And the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

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Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon me, and he told me to say, “This is what the Lord says to the people of Israel: I know what you are saying, for I know every thought that comes into your minds.

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8/20/2024, 12:20 AM

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singleness of heart, a new spirit

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And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

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And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart,

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8/20/2024, 12:24 AM

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not see it but die there

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My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

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Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there.

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8/20/2024, 12:27 AM

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idols in their heart; in their own heart

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Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the Lord will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

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Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the Lord, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves. I will do this to capture the minds and hearts of all my people who have turned from me to worship their detestable idols.’

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8/20/2024, 12:30 AM

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i the Lord deceived that prophet

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And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

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“ ‘And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will lift my fist against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel.

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8/20/2024, 12:36 AM

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Noah, Daniel and Job

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Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.

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Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were there, their righteousness would save no one but themselves, says the Sovereign Lord.

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8/20/2024, 12:38 AM

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a new covenant

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Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, That I will make a new covenant With the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

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“The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.

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8/20/2024, 12:49 AM

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they will all know me

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And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For they shall all know me, From the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: For I will forgive their iniquity, And I will remember their sin no more.

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And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”

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8/20/2024, 12:55 AM

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twisted

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If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, Then the seed of Israel also shall cease From being a nation before me for ever.

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“I am as likely to reject my people Israel as I am to abolish the laws of nature!”

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8/20/2024, 12:58 AM

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twisted kinda

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Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

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Then he added, “Son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to them carefully for yourself.

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8/20/2024, 1:01 AM

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nothing too hard for God

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Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

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I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?

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8/24/2024, 3:59 PM

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God teaches. Receive instruction.

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And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.

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My people have turned their backs on me and have refused to return. Even though I diligently taught them, they would not receive instruction or obey.

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8/24/2024, 5:07 PM

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give them one heart; rejoice over them to do them good

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And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

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And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. I will find joy doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly replant them in this land.

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8/24/2024, 5:11 PM

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they do not know me

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And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: But they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they know not me, saith the Lord.

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“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. They only go from bad to worse. They do not know me,” says the Lord.

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8/24/2024, 5:17 PM

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expected reply while sitting there

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And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.

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On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the Lord. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply.

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9/7/2024, 9:26 PM

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Tyre trading center of the world

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And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

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that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “You boasted, O Tyre, ‘My beauty is perfect!’

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9/7/2024, 10:55 PM

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Egypt linen. Elishah dye.

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Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

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Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

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payment ivory tusks and ebony wood

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The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for ?a present horns of ivory and ebony.

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Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

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joy of all the earth

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All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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All who pass by jeer at you. They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city called ‘Most Beautiful in All the World’ and ‘Joy of All the Earth’?”

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mercy, compassion, every morning

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.

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seek him

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The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

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The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.

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ostriches unwise

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Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

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Even the jackals feed their young, but not my people Israel. They ignore their children’s cries, like ostriches in the desert.

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prophecy entertaining, not done

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And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

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You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it! But when all these terrible things happen to them—as they certainly will—then they will know a prophet has been among them.”

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for I repent me?

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If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

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‘Stay here in this land. If you do, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you. For I am sorry about all the punishment I have had to bring upon you.

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You are my sheep. I am your God.

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And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

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You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

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I care and pay attention.

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For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

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See, I care about you, and I will pay attention to you. Your ground will be plowed and your crops planted.

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concern for my holy name

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But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.

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Then I was concerned for my holy name, on which my people brought shame among the nations.

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reveal my holiness through you

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And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

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I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord.

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put my spirit in you

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And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

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And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

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jealously guard my reputation

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Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

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“So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation!

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righteous stay righteous; wicked repent

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Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.

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“Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins.

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God rules and gives kingdoms to whomever he chooses.

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This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

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For this has been decreed by the messengers; it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. He gives them to anyone he chooses— even to the lowliest of people.”

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who is the prince?

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It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

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Only the prince himself may sit inside this gateway to feast in the Lord’s presence. But he may come and go only through the entry room of the gateway.”

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hair not shaved not long

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Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

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“They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow too long. Instead, they must trim it regularly.

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restrained from responding, truth cast down

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And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.

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The army of heaven was restrained from responding to this rebellion. So the daily sacrifice was halted, and truth was overthrown. The horn succeeded in everything it did.

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king told Daniel God would deliver him

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Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

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So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to him, “May your God, whom you serve so faithfully, rescue you.”

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king happy God rescued Daniel

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Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

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The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.

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offerings morning and evening

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And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

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Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they rebuilt the altar at its old site. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the Lord each morning and evening.

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set your heart to understand - humble yourself before God

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Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

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Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer.

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tax collector

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Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

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“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. But after a very brief reign, he will die, though not from anger or in battle.

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nothing is working as expected

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Ye have sown much, and bring in little; Ye eat, but ye have not enough; Ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; Ye clothe you, but there is none warm; And he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

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You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!

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know God do exploits

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And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

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He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.

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my spirit remains with you as promised

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According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, So my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

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My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’

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angel prayed or said? twisted?

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Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

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Upon hearing this, the angel of the Lord prayed this prayer: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, for seventy years now you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. How long until you again show mercy to them?”

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archives kept with treasuries

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Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

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So King Darius issued orders that a search be made in the Babylonian archives, which were stored in the treasury.

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Do well to be accepted. Else sin lies waiting when you don’t do what’s right, but sin is subject to your control.

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.

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KJV uses the word "repenteth" instead of "sorry"

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And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.

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The listing of Noah’s descendants is called the Table of Nations

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Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

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This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.

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When we acknowledge God for guidance making decisions. He will direct our path. Isaac married Rebekah in his mother Sarah's tent Rebekah comforted Isaac after his mother's death.

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And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

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And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother.

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We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. —- Legacy

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And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

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They replied, “We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.

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Dinah was Jacob’s daughter. Leah was her mother.

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And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

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Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.

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How to succeed. The Lord was with Joseph and caused everything he did to succeed.

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And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

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The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master.

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family reunion

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Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

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Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, “Out, all of you!” So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was.

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The embalming took a month. Jacob (Israel) buried in the same tomb as Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah and Leah. Rachel?

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In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

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This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a permanent burial site. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried. There Isaac and his wife, Rebekah, are buried. And there I buried Leah.

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Interesting how Satan came to present himself before the Lord along with the sons of God.

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Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

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One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them.

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Where intuition and instinct comes from.

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Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

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Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind?

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The Lord hardened Pharoah's heart so God could display his power.

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And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them.

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The Lord showed himself to the people.

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And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

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“Don’t be afraid,” Moses answered them, “for God has come in this way to test you, and so that your fear of him will keep you from sinning!”

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It must have been incredible to have such a friendly and personal relationship with God.

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And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

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And the glory of the Lord settled down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from inside the cloud.

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olive oil burning continually

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And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

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Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

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decision-making - know God’s will

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And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the Lord: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the Lord continually.

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Insert the Urim and Thummim into the sacred chestpiece so they will be carried over Aaron’s heart when he goes into the Lord’s presence. In this way, Aaron will always carry over his heart the objects used to determine the Lord’s will for his people whenever he goes in before the Lord.

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a nation of priests

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This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.

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“These burnt offerings are to be made each day from generation to generation. Offer them in the Lord’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance; there I will meet with you and speak with you.

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making you right with him - equality rich and poor

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The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.

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When this offering is given to the Lord to purify your lives, making you right with him, the rich must not give more than the specified amount, and the poor must not give less.

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12 tribes even in Revelation - 144,000

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And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.

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Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal.

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no one without an offering

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But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.

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A firstborn donkey may be bought back from the Lord by presenting a lamb or young goat in its place. But if you do not buy it back, you must break its neck. However, you must buy back every firstborn son. “No one may appear before me without an offering.

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written terms - Bible itself

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And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write down all these instructions, for they represent the terms of the covenant I am making with you and with Israel.”

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70lbs gold worth today?

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Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

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The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

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They did whatever the Lord told them through Moses

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Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.

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And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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God cast them off.

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And I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: And they shall be as though I had not cast them off: For I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

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“I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; I will restore them because of my compassion. It will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries...”

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formed the spirit of man

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The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, Which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, And formeth the spirit of man within him.

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This message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit.

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book of history

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On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.

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scribes - 127 provinces - according to their writing and their language.

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Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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So on June 25 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Mordecai dictated. It was sent to the Jews and to the highest officers, the governors, and the nobles of all the 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia. The decree was written in the scripts and languages of all the peoples of the empire, including that of the Jews.

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tax freedom - even the slaves (Nethinims)

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Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

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I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’

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9/15/2024, 8:04 PM

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fasted and prayed for protection

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So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

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So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer.

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9/15/2024, 8:33 PM

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A place for God’s name to be honored.

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But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

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But if you return to me and obey my commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for my name to be honored.’

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9/15/2024, 9:33 PM

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What God had put in my heart for Jerusalem.

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And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

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I slipped out during the night, taking only a few others with me. I had not told anyone about the plans God had put in my heart for Jerusalem. We took no pack animals with us except the donkey I was riding.

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9/15/2024, 9:50 PM

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Carry on building with one hand holding a weapon.

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And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.

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But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah who were building the wall. The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon.

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9/23/2024, 1:09 PM

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God will provide while doing his work.

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Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

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For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah—from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes—neither I nor my officials drew on our official food allowance.

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9/23/2024, 10:09 PM

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52 days to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem

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So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.

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So on October 2 the wall was finished—just fifty-two days after we had begun.

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9/23/2024, 11:28 PM

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prove your lineage - keep records

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And these were they which went up also from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

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Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.

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9/23/2024, 11:31 PM

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42,360 returned

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The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

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So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah, in addition to 7,337 servants and 245 singers, both men and women.

16-nehemiah

9/23/2024, 11:36 PM

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read Law aloud early morning to noon

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And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

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He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law.

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9/23/2024, 11:40 PM

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help them understand

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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

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They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage.

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9/23/2024, 11:43 PM

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celebrated because they heard the Word and understood.

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And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

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So the people went away to eat and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of food, and to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God’s words and understood them.

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9/23/2024, 11:45 PM

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standing 6 hours - The Word, confessing and worshipping.

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And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.

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They remained standing in place for three hours while the Book of the Law of the Lord their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the Lord their God.

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9/23/2024, 11:49 PM

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God sent spirit to instruct them + 40 years lacking nothing -

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Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

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You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.

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9/23/2024, 11:52 PM

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your spirit warned thru prophets

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Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.

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In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.

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9/23/2024, 11:55 PM

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when that house was a tent

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So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards.

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These gatekeepers and their descendants, by their divisions, were responsible for guarding the entrance to the house of the Lord when that house was a tent.

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9/23/2024, 11:58 PM

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sleep there for duty every morning

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And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

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They would spend the night around the house of God, since it was their duty to guard it and to open the gates every morning.

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9/24/2024, 12:01 AM

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book of remembrance for those that thought on his name.

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Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: And the Lord hearkened, and heard it, And a book of remembrance was written before him For them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

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Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.

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9/24/2024, 12:05 AM

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tell story from generation to generation

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Tell ye your children of it, And let your children tell their children, And their children another generation.

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Tell your children about it in the years to come, and let your children tell their children. Pass the story down from generation to generation.

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9/24/2024, 12:16 AM

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my home in Jerusalem with my people

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For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: For the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

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I will pardon my people’s crimes, which I have not yet pardoned; and I, the Lord, will make my home in Jerusalem with my people.

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9/24/2024, 12:32 AM

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Filled with the Holy Spirit even before his birth.

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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

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9/28/2024, 2:30 AM

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Zechariah silenced because because he didn’t believe angel about baby.

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And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

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But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.

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9/28/2024, 2:34 AM

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Holy Spirit will come upon you. Baby born holy.

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And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

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9/28/2024, 2:38 AM

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Census for taxes.

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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

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At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire.

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9/28/2024, 1:28 PM

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revealed by the Holy Ghost.

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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

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At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.

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9/28/2024, 2:03 PM

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angel revealed in a dream

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And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.

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9/28/2024, 2:18 PM

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God is able. Children from stones.

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And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

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Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.

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9/28/2024, 2:21 PM

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Holy Spirit and with fire.

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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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9/28/2024, 2:24 PM

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extreme - weird dude in the woods

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Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness.

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9/28/2024, 2:28 PM

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government requires taxes

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And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

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He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”

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9/28/2024, 2:31 PM

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carry out all that God requires.

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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

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But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.

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9/28/2024, 2:33 PM

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40-matthew4c10

speak Word to enemy

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Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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“Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

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9/28/2024, 2:37 PM

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43-john1c31

did NOT recognize him

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And I knew him not: but that he should ?be made manifest to Israel, ?therefore am I come baptizing with water.

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I did not recognize him as the Messiah, but I have been baptizing with water so that he might be revealed to Israel.

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9/28/2024, 2:40 PM

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46 years to build the temple

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Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

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“What!” they exclaimed. “It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?”

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9/28/2024, 2:42 PM

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didn’t trust them. knew human nature.

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But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. 25 No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

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9/28/2024, 2:45 PM

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offering for healing

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And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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“Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”

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9/28/2024, 2:48 PM

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The father and the son work.

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But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

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But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.

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10/1/2024, 11:45 PM

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The Scriptures point to Jesus.

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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!

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10/1/2024, 11:49 PM

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interesting translation

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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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10/2/2024, 12:00 AM

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I said what I said.

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But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

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Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.

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10/2/2024, 12:03 AM

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alms in private

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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

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“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.

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10/2/2024, 12:06 AM

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42-luke7c4

derserving

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And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this

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So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,

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10/2/2024, 12:16 AM

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40-matthew11c11+1

twisted

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Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

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“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! And from the time John the Baptist began preaching until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.

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10/2/2024, 12:43 AM

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42-luke7c40

answered his thoughts

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And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

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Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.” “Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.

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10/2/2024, 12:47 AM

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41-mark4c12

scriptures fulfilled

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That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.

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10/3/2024, 9:40 PM

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deceitfulness of riches

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And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.

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10/3/2024, 9:41 PM

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10/3/2024, 9:52 PM

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scribe vs teacher

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Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

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Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”

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10/3/2024, 9:52 PM

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WORDS - “virtue” vs “healing power”

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And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

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But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.”

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10/3/2024, 10:29 PM

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enemies at home

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And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

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Your enemies will be right in your own household!

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10/3/2024, 10:32 PM

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tell it

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What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

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What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!

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10/3/2024, 10:32 PM

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WORDS - “peace” vs “blessing”

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And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.

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10/3/2024, 10:33 PM

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43-john6c15

force him to be their king

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When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

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When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.

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10/4/2024, 11:26 PM

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“only” work vs “the work of God

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Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

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Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”

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10/4/2024, 11:29 PM

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tiny twisted

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Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

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Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

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10/4/2024, 11:34 PM

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taught by God. comes to me

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It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

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As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

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10/4/2024, 11:34 PM

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eat flesh, drink blood

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He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

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Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.

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10/4/2024, 11:34 PM

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what given by the Father? - it is people?

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And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

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Then he said, “That is why I said that people can’t come to me unless the Father gives them to me.”

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10/4/2024, 11:35 PM

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40-matthew16c23

see things from God’s view

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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

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“Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

40-matthew

10/10/2024, 5:21 PM

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42-luke9c23

my daily cross

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

“Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”

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10/10/2024, 5:22 PM

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41-mark9c1

kingdom of God arrive

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And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

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“Jesus went on to say, “I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!”

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10/10/2024, 5:23 PM

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Does Jesus pay the temple tax?

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He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

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“Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?” “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!”

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10/10/2024, 5:24 PM

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courage to speak publicly

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Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

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But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.?

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10/10/2024, 5:25 PM

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we know where he comes from

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Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

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But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from.

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10/10/2024, 5:26 PM

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names written in heaven

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.

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10/10/2024, 5:27 PM

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heart and treasure

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For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

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10/10/2024, 5:28 PM

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relationship is most important

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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.

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10/10/2024, 5:29 PM

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come to divide

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Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

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Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!

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10/10/2024, 5:29 PM

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fingers, spit, tongue - unconventional

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And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

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Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then, spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.

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10/10/2024, 5:33 PM

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Only God is good

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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

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““Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.”

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receive now

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But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

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“will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.”

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10/11/2024, 9:53 AM

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disciples judge Israel

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And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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“Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

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10/11/2024, 9:57 AM

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hope - delight

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The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his mercy.

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No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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10/18/2024, 5:09 PM

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https://biblia.com/bible/kjv1900/psalm/147/11

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Let them praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is excellent;

#quote “His name alone is excellent.”

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10/18/2024, 5:21 PM

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Your Word - lamp - light - guide

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path.

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Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

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12/23/2024, 3:19 AM

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happiness - make me - delight

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Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.

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Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found..

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12/23/2024, 3:16 AM

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pursue - understanding - enlarge my heart

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I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.

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I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.

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12/23/2024, 3:14 AM

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hide The Word in your heart

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Thy word have I hid in mine heart, That I might not sin against thee.

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I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

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12/23/2024, 3:13 AM

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understanding according to thy word - discerning mind (NLT twist?)

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Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: Give me understanding according to thy word.

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O Lord, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.

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12/23/2024, 3:10 AM

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joy - happy (how to have) - (how to be)

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Happy is that people, that is in such a case: Yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

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Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord..

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12/23/2024, 3:08 AM

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Order my steps in your Word - guided by The Word

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Order my steps in thy word: And let not any iniquity ?have dominion over me.

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Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.

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12/23/2024, 3:05 AM

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believe his promise

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Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word:

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The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe his promise to care for them.

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12/23/2024, 3:02 AM

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defend and demonstrate

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Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known.

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Even so, he saved them— to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his mighty power.

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12/23/2024, 3:01 AM

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character test

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Until the time that his word came: The word of the Lord tried him.

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Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.

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12/23/2024, 2:58 AM

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continually seek Him

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Seek the Lord, and his strength: Seek his face evermore.

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Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.

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12/23/2024, 2:56 AM

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His decree.

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They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys Unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

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Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed.

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12/23/2024, 2:54 AM

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sees and understands everything - alike? - sons of men - place of his inhabitation

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The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh Upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.

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The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race. From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything they do.

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12/23/2024, 2:45 AM

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God will always guide.

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For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

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For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.

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12/23/2024, 2:36 AM

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be still and know I am God in all the earth

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Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”

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12/23/2024, 2:34 AM

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As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.

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As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.

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12/23/2024, 2:31 AM

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only God judges who rise - fall

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But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.

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It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall.

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12/22/2024, 11:42 PM

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teach me - firm footing

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Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: Thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing..

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12/22/2024, 11:40 PM

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feet from stumbling

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Which holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.

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12/22/2024, 11:38 PM

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brief time - days numbered

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Lord, Make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; That I may know how frail I am.

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“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is.

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12/22/2024, 11:35 PM

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The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: And he delighteth in his way.

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The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

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12/22/2024, 11:32 PM

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angel defends - taste the Lord

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The angel of the Lord encampeth Round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.

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12/21/2024, 1:31 PM

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unfailing love vs God of my mercy - NLT vs KJV

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Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.

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O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.

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12/21/2024, 12:41 PM

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https://biblia.com/bible/kjv1900/psalm/145/18

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The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

#quote KJV

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10/18/2024, 9:12 PM

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apply our hearts

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So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

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Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

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12/20/2024, 6:54 PM

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https://biblia.com/bible/kjv1900/1-chronicles/28/9

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...the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee;

#quote sisteradmn “The Lord searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, you will find him.”

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10/18/2024, 9:37 PM

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levites - treasuries - dedicated things

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And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

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Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the Lord.

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12/22/2024, 10:33 PM

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rule over your assignment - Moses grandson treasurer

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And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

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From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.

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12/22/2024, 10:37 PM

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genealogical records - a search was made - information technology

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Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.

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Also from the clan of Hebron came Jeriah, who was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign, a search was made in the records, and capable men from the clan of Hebron were found at Jazer in the land of Gilead.)

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12/22/2024, 10:40 PM

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administration - oversight

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The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

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Heled, a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the twelfth month..

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12/22/2024, 10:43 PM

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fainted - lest believed - land of the living

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I had fainted, unless I had believed To see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

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Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.

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12/22/2024, 11:21 PM

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King David had many sons.

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And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

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And from among my sons—for the Lord has given me many—he chose Solomon to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to rule over the Lord’s kingdom..

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12/22/2024, 10:46 PM

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God wrote project plan.

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All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.

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“Every part of this plan,” David told Solomon, “was given to me in writing from the hand of the Lord.”

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12/22/2024, 10:31 PM

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A beautiful prayer of David dedicating temple... that son Solomon would build.

Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

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10/18/2024, 9:52 PM

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Salmon's ancestor was Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah. Gentile Rahab became the wife of Salmon and they were the parents of Boaz. Gentile Ruth married Boaz. the kinsman redeemer for Naomi. Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David. David and Beersheba were Solomon’s parents.

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12/20/2024, 8:57 PM

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guide and advise

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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

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12/22/2024, 11:30 PM

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honor glory splendor holiness

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Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

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Honor the Lord for the glory of his name. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

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12/22/2024, 11:25 PM

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guide me

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Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

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Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow.

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12/22/2024, 11:16 PM

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joy - insight for living

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The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

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The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living.

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12/22/2024, 10:54 PM

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not abandon those who search

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And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

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Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

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12/22/2024, 10:51 PM

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lead me - make your way plain

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Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

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Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.

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12/22/2024, 10:49 PM

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choose your punishment

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Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

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“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’ ”

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12/22/2024, 10:20 PM

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to faithful be faithful - integrity begats integrity

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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

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To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

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12/22/2024, 6:03 PM

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womb vs inward parts - hidden part wisdom

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Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.

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12/22/2024, 10:29 AM

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the Lord said curse - maybe blessing next

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It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

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And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today..

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12/22/2024, 10:07 AM

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cripple at the king’s table

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So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

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And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table.

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12/22/2024, 10:13 AM

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everybody won’t like your praise

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And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

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But as the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant entered the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window. When she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy, she was filled with contempt for him.

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12/22/2024, 9:41 AM

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pray God’s promise

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And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

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For you are God, O Lord. And you have promised these good things to your servant.

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12/22/2024, 9:54 AM

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wild reason to hang himself 😳 at least affairs in order

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And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

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When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb.

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80 is very old

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Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

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He was very old—eighty years of age—and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim.

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12/22/2024, 5:34 PM

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wise woman saved city; agreed to throw head over wall

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Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

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But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”

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12/22/2024, 5:38 PM

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forced labor, royal historian, secretary, David’s personal priest.

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Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.

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Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. Adoniram was in charge of forced labor. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. Sheva was the court secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests. And Ira, a descendant of Jair, was David’s personal priest.

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guarded bodies entire harvest season

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And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

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Then Rizpah daughter of Aiah, the mother of two of the men, spread burlap on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. She prevented the scavenger birds from tearing at their bodies during the day and stopped wild animals from eating them at night.

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to faithful be faithful - integrity begats integrity

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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, And with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

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To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

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the Lord determined to defeat

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And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

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Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “Hushai’s advice is better than Ahithophel’s.” For the Lord had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!

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spring when kings normally go out to war

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And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

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In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, Joab led the Israelite army in successful attacks against the land of the Ammonites. In the process he laid siege to the city of Rabbah, attacking and destroying it. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem.

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failed to ask for instructions

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For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

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Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.

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6 steps

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And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

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After the men who were carrying the Ark of the Lord had gone six steps, David sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

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desire the best for God

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That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

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2 the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”

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your words are truth

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And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

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For you are God, O Sovereign Lord. Your words are truth, and you have promised these good things to your servant.

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God looks deep within mind and heart

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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

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End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.

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royal historian - recorder - scribe

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And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

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Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.

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seek guidance

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And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the Lord said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.

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So David asked God, “Should I go out to fight the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord replied, “Yes, go ahead. I will hand them over to you.”

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battle game plan - feet in the tops of the trees

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And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

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When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, be on the alert! That will be the signal that the Lord is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.”

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do about what?

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And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

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From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.

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why fast? —- one day see loved ones

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But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

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But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him one day, but he cannot return to me.”

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died because he touched ark

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And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

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But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the Ark.

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even handed - right and left - all Saul relatives from tribe of Benjamin

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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

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All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

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midday rest

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And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

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Late one afternoon, after his midday rest, David got out of bed and was walking on the roof of the palace. As he looked out over the city, he noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath.

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deception meets loyalty - consider motivation

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And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

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Uriah replied, “The Ark and the armies of Israel and Judah are living in tents, and Joab and my master’s men are camping in the open fields. How could I go home to wine and dine and sleep with my wife? I swear that I would never do such a thing.”

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The prayer of Jabez

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

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He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.

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yay for record keepers

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records.

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care nothing for this life

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

“Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.”

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For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

“For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.”

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In you

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Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

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“He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.”

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“And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.” ??John? ?16?:?8? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.16.8.NLT

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Father to son to spitit

“All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’” ??John? ?16?:?15? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.16.15.NLT

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Jeremiah prophecy

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Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

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“This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah that says, “They took the thirty pieces of silver— the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel, and purchased the potter’s field, as the Lord directed.”

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“Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” ??Luke? ?24?:?27? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.24.27.NLT

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every part

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If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

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“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”

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self satisfaction

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But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

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“Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.”

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God isn’t far from any of us, we must seek him to find him.

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That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

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His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

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Full understanding of the Love of God.

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And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

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“May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.”

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wonderful prayer

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Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

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“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.”

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cf Jeremiah 9:24

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That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

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“Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”

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before the world began

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But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

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“No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.”

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Living by God’s power.

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For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

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“For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power.”

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All for the glory of God.

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Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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“So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

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only God is truly good

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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

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Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good.

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whatever left for Jesus sake, received 100 fold now with persecutions and eternal life

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But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

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will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.

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12 thrones judging 12 tribes of Israel

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Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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First of Firstfruit - Wave Offering

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Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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“But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.”

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In creation we see the invisible things of God so there’s no excuse for not knowing Him.

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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

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“For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”

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The law written in their heart. Conscience and thoughts tell when doing right.

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For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

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“Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it.”

“They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.”

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Jews entrusted with the oracles of God

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Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

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“Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.”

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share in glory and suffering

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And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

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“And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.”

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The way you think

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” ??Romans? ?12?:?2? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.12.2.NLT

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unsearchable

“Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!”

Romans 11:33 NLT

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https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.11.33.NLT

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Nice prayer

“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” ??Romans? ?15?:?13? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.15.13.NLT

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beautiful prayer

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our lives sweet to God

“Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.” ??2 Corinthians? ?2?:?15? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.2.15.NLT

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Prayer: May our lives be letters from Christ written on our hearts with the Spirit of the Living God. 2 Corinthians 3:3

“Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.” ??2 Corinthians? ?3?:?3? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.3.3.NLT

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God brought us back to himself through Christ.

“And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.” ??2 Corinthians? ?5?:?18? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.5.18.NLT

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Compare Jeremiah 9:24

“As the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”” ??2 Corinthians? ?10?:?17? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2co.10.17.NLT

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““And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what awaits me, except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.” ??Acts of the Apostles? ?20?:?22?-?23? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/act.20.22-23.NLT

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before the world he loved and chose us

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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.”

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Grow in knowledge of God -

KJV - spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him

“asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.” ??Ephesians? ?1?:?17? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.1.17.NLT

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into God’s presence

“Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.” ??Ephesians? ?3?:?12? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.3.12.NLT

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“So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.” ??Colossians? ?2?:?16? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/col.2.16.NLT

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always representing Christ

“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” ??Colossians? ?3?:?17? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/col.3.17.NLT

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Motives

“But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.” ??Philippians? ?1?:?18? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/php.1.18.NLT

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Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God and God will draw nigh to you.

“Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.” ??James? ?4?:?8? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/jas.4.8.NLT

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“Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.” ??Titus? ?1?:?15? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/tit.1.15.NLT

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Fan your gift into flames

“This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.” ??2 Timothy? ?1?:?6? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2ti.1.6.NLT

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God uses scripture to teach.

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” ??2 Timothy? ?3?:?16?-?17? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2ti.3.16-17.NLT

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Become mature in our understanding

“So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God.” ??Hebrews? ?6?:?1? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.6.1.NLT

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Jesus as high priest.

“And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God’s messenger and High Priest. For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God’s entire house. But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.” ??Hebrews? ?3?:?1?-?3? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.3.3.NLT

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Law in heart. Written on mind

““This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”” ??Hebrews? ?10?:?16? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.10.16.NLT

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mediator of new covenant

“You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.” ??Hebrews? ?12?:?24? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.12.24.NLT

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animals outside camp - Jesus outstay gates

“Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.” ??Hebrews? ?13?:?11?-?12? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.13.11-12.NLT

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ratified covenant with his blood

“Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.” ??Hebrews? ?13?:?20?-?21? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/heb.13.20-21.NLT

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long before the world began

“God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.” ??1 Peter? ?1?:?20? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.1.20.NLT

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grow spiritually

“Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,” ??1 Peter? ?2?:?2? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.2.2.NLT

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Explaining Hope

“Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.” ??1 Peter? ?3?:?15? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.3.15.NLT

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waited while building, baptism clean conscience

“So he went and preached to the spirits in prison— those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood. And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” ??1 Peter? ?3?:?19?-?21? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.3.19-21.NLT

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Serve one another with your gifts

“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.” ??1 Peter? ?4?:?10? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.4.10.NLT

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Promises, partakers of the divine nature - escape worldly corruption

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Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

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“And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.” ??2 Peter? ?1?:?4? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.1.4.NLT

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“But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.” ??1 John? ?2?:?27? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.2.27.NLT

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proof

“And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.” ??1 John? ?4?:?13? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.4.13.NLT

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worship

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Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.

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a door no one can close

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I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

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““I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.”

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the sevenfold spirit of God.

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And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

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From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God.

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In our house, thunder meant get somewhere... (continues on canvas)

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And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

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When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.

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the land must never be sold

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The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

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The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.

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walk among you

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And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

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I will walk among you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.

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land enjoy

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Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

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Then at last the land will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it lies desolate while you are in exile in the land of your enemies. Then the land will finally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed.

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test whether comes true

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And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord’s hand waxed short thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.

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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Has my arm lost its power? Now you will see whether or not my word comes true!”

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look to serpent. look to Jesus. Believe. Bad serpent in garden vs good here - conditioning for faith

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And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

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Then the Lord told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”

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Book of the Wars - keeping records of wars - benefit to recording our battles?

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Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, And in the brooks of Arnon,

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For this reason The Book of the Wars of the Lord speaks of “the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River,

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not curse - they have been blessed - a state - balaam could have disobeyed

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And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

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But God told Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to curse these people, for they have been blessed!”

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no amt money - powerless against the Lord my God.

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And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

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But Balaam responded to Balak’s messengers, “Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord my God.

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donkey saw angel balaam didn’t - (eyes closed like elisha?)

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And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

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Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. The donkey bolted off the road into a field, but Balaam beat it and turned it back onto the road.

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gave ability to speak - maybe donkey didn’t know balaam couldn’t see the angel

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And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

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Then the Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak. “What have I done to you that deserves your beating me three times?” it asked Balaam.

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not against God.

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How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed Or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

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But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?

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God does not lie.

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God is not a man, that he should lie; Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

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God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?

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hears, has knowledge , sees vision from

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He hath said, which heard the words of God, And knew the knowledge of the most High, Which saw the vision of the Almighty, Falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:

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the message of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

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only God’s will

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And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

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Balaam concluded his messages by saying: “Alas, who can survive unless God has willed it?

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wrong kind of fire

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And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord.

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But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.

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overnite sprout, bud, blossom, ripe almonds

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And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

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When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!

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help you remember

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That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

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The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God.

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all prophets with God’s Spirit

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And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

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“Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them all!”

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natives and foreigners equal - NLT leaves out “that sojourneth with you”

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One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.

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Native-born Israelites and foreigners are equal before the Lord and are subject to the same decrees. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation.

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the decision you make is God’s decision

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Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

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and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’

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be careful to remember —- grandchildren

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Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

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“But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren.

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God talks to man and we don’t die.

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And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

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They said, ‘Look, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice from the heart of the fire. Today we have seen that God can speak to us humans, and yet we live!

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not that we’re good, but they’re wicked

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Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.

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Deuteronomy 9:4 (NLT): 4 “After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, ‘The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people!’ No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.

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requirements - compare to Habakuk

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And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

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“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.

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1st time realizing you ate offerings brought.

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Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

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“But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings.

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enemies be scattered

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The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

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“The Lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!

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pleasure in prosper and destruction

And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 28:63 (NLT): 63 “Just as the Lord has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the Lord will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy.

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secrets - like what the thunders spoke in Revelation 10

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The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

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“The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.

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not given understanding or sight - why we keep reading

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Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

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But to this day the Lord has not given you minds that understand, nor eyes that see, nor ears that hear!

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the Lord became king

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And he was king in Jeshurun, When the heads of the people And the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

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The Lord became king in Israel— when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered as one.

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For then vs only then - how to prosper and succeed

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This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but ?thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt ?have good success.

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Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

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no more manna - eat of the land - still provision

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And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

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No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan.

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commander of the Lord’s army.

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And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

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“Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the Lord’s army.”

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priests on dry ground

And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.

Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.

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10th day 1st month

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And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

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The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

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only Hivites of Gibeon

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There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.

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No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated.

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the Lord fought for Israel

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And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

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Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.

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intervention

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And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, And hasted not to go down about a whole day.

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So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies. Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.

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stones from heaven

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And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the Lord destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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choose - me and my house - priest of his house

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And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

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But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

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Esau mount Seir

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And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

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wrote in the book of the law - is always lower case in KJV?

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And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.

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Joshua recorded these things in the Book of God’s Instructions. As a reminder of their agreement, he took a huge stone and rolled it beneath the terebinth tree beside the Tabernacle of the Lord.

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share plunder

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And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

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he said to them, “Go back to your homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies—the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with your relatives.”

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with all of us

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But that ye must turn away this day from following the Lord? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the Lord, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

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And yet today you are turning away from following the Lord. If you rebel against the Lord today, he will be angry with all of us tomorrow.

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Ed vs witness

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And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the Lord is God.

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The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar “Witness,” for they said, “It is a witness between us and them that the Lord is our God, too.”

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nations left to test and teach war

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Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

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He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle.

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left handed

But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab.

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the stars fought from heaven —- rocks cry out

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They fought from heaven; The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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The stars fought from heaven. The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera.

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where miracles ancestors talked about said Gideon - show me a sign it’s you talking Lord.

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And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

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Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”

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plan b if you’re afraid

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But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host:

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But if you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah.

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why salt?

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And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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The battle went on all day before Abimelech finally captured the city. He killed the people, leveled the city, and scattered salt all over the ground.

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you keep what your god gives

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Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

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You keep whatever your god Chemosh gives you, and we will keep whatever the Lord our God gives us.

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how manoah know name was a secret?

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And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

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“Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the Lord replied. “It is too wonderful for you to understand.”

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the Lord sought an occasion

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But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

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His father and mother didn’t realize the Lord was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.

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per Judges 19 - the Levite and his concubine - Apostle Paul in NT from tribe of Benjamin

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And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.

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The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, “Today one of the tribes of Israel has been cut off.

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attack thwarted by thunder - actual thunder caused discomfort? NLT - how know voice? - no fear of thunder again

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And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

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Just as Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines arrived to attack Israel. But the Lord spoke with a mighty voice of thunder from heaven that day, and the Philistines were thrown into such confusion that the Israelites defeated them.

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they wanted a king like their neighbors - keeping up with the Jones’es

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the Lord your God was already your king.

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for his name sake

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For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

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The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.

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killing each other

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And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

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Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. There was terrible confusion everywhere.

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draw near to God - ask God first

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And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

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Then Saul said, “Let’s chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let’s destroy every last one of them.” His men replied, “We’ll do whatever you think is best.” But the priest said, “Let’s ask God first.”

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country economy - GDP - do what govt wants - tax free - Hate Taxes? Kill A Giant

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And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.

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“Have you seen the giant?” the men asked. “He comes out each day to defy Israel. The king has offered a huge reward to anyone who kills him. He will give that man one of his daughters for a wife, and the man’s entire family will be exempted from paying taxes!”

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question reported

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And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

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Then David’s question was reported to King Saul, and the king sent for him.

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behave wisely - with him = suceed

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And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

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David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him.

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2nd and 3rd time.

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And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

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When Saul heard what had happened, he sent other troops, but they, too, prophesied! The same thing happened a third time.

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asked for guidance - assurance, clarity

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Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

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David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack them?” “Yes, go and save Keilah,” the Lord told him.

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Abigail was Nabal’s wife. Nabal died of a heart attack after learning Abigail was kind to David

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David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

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David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel, making both of them his wives.

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disturbed and talking to dead Samuel - was peaceful? - possible 😳 - expected answer in dreams - seeking guidance

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And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

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“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”

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to your rival (vs neighbor) - felt some type of way about that

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And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

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The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.

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urim must have been the yes sign - seeking guidance

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And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

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He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.

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raiding like sport

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And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

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“Where did you make your raid today?” Achish would ask. And David would reply, “Against the south of Judah, the Jerahmeelites, and the Kenites.”

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still called Nabal’s wife though David’s wife.

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And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.

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David and his men and their families settled there with Achish at Gath. David brought his two wives along with him—Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, Nabal’s widow from Carmel.

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Ziklag place significance?

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Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

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So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),

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intervention - deep sleep from the Lord

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So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

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So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the Lord had put Saul’s men into a deep sleep.

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man looks at outward appearance so look good for influence - God looks at the heart. - many years doesn’t matter - now I know better - read many times B4

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But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

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keeper of supplies - story habitat for humanity

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And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

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David left his things with the keeper of supplies and hurried out to the ranks to greet his brothers.

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David loved Saul.

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And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

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So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.

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submit to obedience - better than sacrifice

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And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams

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But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

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not lie - not change mind

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And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

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And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”

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the anointing - good looking - beauty helpful for leadership?

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And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

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1 Samuel 16:12 (NLT): 12 So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes. And the Lord said, “This is the one; anoint him.”

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earthquake and panic

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And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

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Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified.

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God can win by many or few - be strong in the power of His might

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And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.

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“Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”

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God gave Saul a new heart

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And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

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As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day.

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Jabez prayed, "Bless me. Expand my territory. Be with me. Keep me from trouble and pain."

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wife for 100 Philistines

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And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me ?for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

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David then sent this message to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son: “Give me back my wife Michal, for I bought her with the lives of 100 Philistines.”.

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Help get what the Lord promised. - sometimes we have role to get what God promised.

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So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the Lord hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

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May God strike me and even kill me if I don’t do everything I can to help David get what the Lord has promised him!

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their sister Tamar

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These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

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These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar.

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midday rest

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And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

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One day Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth’s house around noon as he was taking his midday rest.

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taunting

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And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

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David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!” For the Jebusites thought they were safe.

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The Lord did it! - like a raging flood

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And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.

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So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. “The Lord did it!” David exclaimed. “He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!” So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means “the Lord who bursts through”).

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whoo! Confidence!!

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He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: And setteth me upon my high places.

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He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

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registered carefully by name - record keeper

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These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.

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These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the Lord.

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13-1chronicles24c6

secretary - scribe - levite - admn

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And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

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Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots.

13-1chronicles

12/22/2024, 10:27 PM

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11-1kings6c38

Solomon 7 years to build the temple

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And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

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The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.

11-1kings

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11-1kings8c58

give us the desire

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That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

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May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors.

11-1kings

12/22/2024, 11:48 PM

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11-1kings10c21

gold cups - utensils - silver worthless - plentiful - scarcity - gold in that land

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And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

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All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

11-1kings

12/22/2024, 11:50 PM

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11-1kings10c27

silver as plentiful as stone

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And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

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The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.

11-1kings

12/22/2024, 11:52 PM

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11-1kings4c3

secretary - royal historian - scribe - admn

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Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

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Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were court secretaries. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.

11-1kings

12/22/2024, 11:57 PM

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11-1kings9c15

forced labor - Megiddo Mosaic - archeology

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And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

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This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon conscripted to build the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

11-1kings

12/22/2024, 11:54 PM

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20-proverbs4c23

guard your heart

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Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

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Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

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20-proverbs10c16

earnings tend to life

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The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: The fruit of the wicked to sin.

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The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.

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12/23/2024, 12:02 AM

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20-proverbs10c22

rich without sorrow

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The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow with it.

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The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:04 AM

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20-proverbs13c12

dream!!

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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

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12/23/2024, 12:06 AM

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20-proverbs16c9

make plans - seek guidance

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A man’s heart deviseth his way: But the Lord directeth his steps.

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We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:08 AM

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20-proverbs16c26

hunger motivation 😉

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He that laboureth laboureth for himself; For his mouth craveth it of him.

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It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.

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12/23/2024, 12:10 AM

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20-proverbs16c33

God rules.

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The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

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We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:12 AM

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20-proverbs17c22

merry heart like medicine

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:21 AM

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20-proverbs19c21

devices in heart - God rules our plans.

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There are many devices in a man’s heart; Nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:23 AM

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20-proverbs20c24

be lead each step

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Man’s goings are of the Lord; How can a man then understand his own way?

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The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:25 AM

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20-proverbs20c27

motives exposed

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The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, Searching all the inward parts of the belly.

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The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:27 AM

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20-proverbs16c4

everything for his purposes - even wicked - babylon as instrument

The Lord hath made all things for himself: Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:17 AM

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20-proverbs14c30

NLT STRONG point

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: But envy the rottenness of the bones.

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

20-proverbs

12/23/2024, 12:15 AM

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21-ecclesiastes1c9

nothing new

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The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

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History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

21-ecclesiastes

12/23/2024, 12:29 AM

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21-ecclesiastes1c13

devoted search for understanding

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And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

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I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.

21-ecclesiastes

12/23/2024, 12:31 AM

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21-ecclesiastes7c11

NLT twisted but - yea - wisdom and money benefits

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Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

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Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.

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12/23/2024, 1:07 AM

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14-2chronicles10c15

paid no attention - re: Lord perform his word

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So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the Lord’s message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.

14-2chronicles

12/23/2024, 1:09 AM

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11-1kings14c5

she faking - he got inside scoop - blow-by-blow instructions

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And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

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But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Jeroboam’s wife will come here, pretending to be someone else. She will ask you about her son, for he is very sick. Give her the answer I give you.”

11-1kings

12/23/2024, 1:12 AM

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11-1kings17c14

provision

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For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth.

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For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!”

11-1kings

12/23/2024, 1:19 AM

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11-1kings18c29

evening sacrifice - daily sacrifice?

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And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

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They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response.

11-1kings

12/23/2024, 1:21 AM

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11-1kings22c5

seek the Lord first

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And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.

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Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the Lord says.”

11-1kings

12/23/2024, 1:23 AM

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32-jonah4c11

twisted? NLT - discern right from left = spiritual darkness

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And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

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But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

32-jonah

12/23/2024, 1:34 AM

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30-amos3c2

only picked your family

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You only have I known of all the families of the earth: Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

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“From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.”

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12/23/2024, 1:38 AM

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30-amos3c7

secret to prophets

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Surely the Lord God will do nothing, But he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.

30-amos

12/23/2024, 1:39 AM

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30-amos4c13

beautiful verse - God’s thoughts - plans

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For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, And declareth unto man what is his thought, That maketh the morning darkness, And treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name.

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For the Lord is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is his name!

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12/23/2024, 1:41 AM

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30-amos7c14+1

never trained - yet called!

Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I ?was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees. But the Lord called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’

30-amos

12/23/2024, 1:45 AM

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30-amos8c11

famine for hearing the words of the Lord

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord:

“The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the Lord.

30-amos

12/23/2024, 1:50 AM

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23-isaiah7c11+1

ask for a sign tempt the Lord

Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; Ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

“Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead. But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the Lord like that.”

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 1:52 AM

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23-isaiah8c11+2

think different - only fear God - make him holy in your life

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For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, And instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, To all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; Neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; And let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

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The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble.

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 1:56 AM

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23-isaiah17c8

what are Asherah poles?

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And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, Neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, Either the groves, or the images.

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They will no longer look to their idols for help or worship what their own hands have made. They will never again bow down to their Asherah poles or worship at the pagan shrines they have built.

23-isaiah

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28-hosea2c20

know me as Lord

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I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: And ?thou shalt know the Lord.

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I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as the Lord.

28-hosea

12/23/2024, 2:07 AM

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28-hosea6c3

press to know the Lord

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Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; And he shall come unto us as the rain, As the latter and former rain unto the earth.

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Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”

28-hosea

12/23/2024, 2:08 AM

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28-hosea6c6

know me

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For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

28-hosea

12/23/2024, 2:11 AM

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28-hosea13c6

forgot me

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According to their pasture, so were they filled; They were filled, and their heart was exalted; Therefore have they forgotten me.

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But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.

28-hosea

12/23/2024, 2:15 AM

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28-hosea14c8

I care and provide for you

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Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

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“O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.”

28-hosea

12/23/2024, 2:17 AM

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12/25/2024, 9:34 PM

23-isaiah5c12

think about and notice what the Lord is doing

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And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, And wine, are in their feasts: But they regard not the work of the Lord, Neither consider the operation of his hands.

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They furnish wine and lovely music at their grand parties— lyre and harp, tambourine and flute— but they never think about the Lord or notice what he is doing.

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 2:20 AM

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19-psalms1c2

delight in the Word

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But his delight is in the law of the Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.

19-psalms

12/23/2024, 2:38 AM

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19-psalms33c4

we can trust Him

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For the word of the Lord is right; And all his works are done in truth.

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For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does.

19-psalms

12/23/2024, 2:40 AM

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19-psalms33c9

All Power

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For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

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For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.

19-psalms

12/23/2024, 2:42 AM

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23-isaiah26c12

all comes from you

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Lord, thou wilt ordain Peace for us: For thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

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Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have accomplished is really from you.

23-isaiah

12/23/2024, 3:30 AM

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66-revelation11c15

world now his kingdom

“Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”” ??Revelation? ?11?:?15? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.11.15.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 6:51 PM

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66-revelation11c19

temple, ark in heaven

“Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.” ??Revelation? ?11?:?19? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.11.19.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 6:54 PM

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66-revelation15c3

“And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.” ??Revelation? ?15?:?3? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.15.3.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 7:19 PM

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66-revelation16c14

Demonic who work miracles

“They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.” ??Revelation? ?16?:?14? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.16.14.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 7:23 PM

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66-revelation19c10

testify

“Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.”” ??Revelation? ?19?:?10? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.19.10.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 7:35 PM

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66-revelation19c13

His title was the word of God

“He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God.” ??Revelation? ?19?:?13? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.19.13.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 7:39 PM

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66-revelation21c1

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.” ??Revelation? ?21?:?1? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.21.1.NLT

66-revelation

12/23/2024, 7:46 PM

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66-revelation21c12

12 tribes

“The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.” ??Revelation? ?21?:?12? ?NLT?? https://bible.com/bible/116/rev.21.12.NLT

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