LThe Lord chose us before the foundation of the world

to be 'holy and without blame,' in His Presence,

in love. Ephesians 1:4
Then:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
He did it by just speaking. ‘God said, Light!
and there was light. Genesis 1
Creation is His infinitely stunning gift
to His beloved ones
that He made in His image.
Genesis 1:27
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Enoch walked with God.
Noah walked with God. Genesis 5:22,6:9
When man goes the wrong way,
God waits until the last minute for them
to return to Him, ‘Not willing that any perish.’
2 Peter 3:9
Like the Amorites, ‘for their iniquity is not yet full.’
Genesis 15:16
Great in counsel, and mighty in work:
for Your eyes are open on all the ways
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of the sons of men:
to give each one

according to the fruit of his own doings.

Jeremiah 32:19
After 120 years of longsuffering and warnings, '
In the 600th year of Noah's life
all the fountains of the great deep broken up
and the windows of heaven were opened.
Rain was on the earth 40 days and nights.
All in which was the breath of life died.
All their evil was stopped.
Genesis 7:11-22
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God remembered Noah and every living thing
and brought them out to a beautiful fresh start,
free of evil, saying, ‘
Be fruitful, and multiply abundantly.
I set My rainbow in the cloud for the sign
promising that waters will never again
become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Genesis 9:13-15
Ezekiel’s vision of God:
And above the space over their heads
was a sapphire throne
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where sat the fiery amber form of a man
flashing forth rainbows.
This was the Glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 1:26-28
Centuries later
the Lord appeared to Abraham saying,
I will make of you a great nation
and I will bless you and make your name great;
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those that bless you,
and curse those that curse you:
and in you all families of the earth will be blessed.
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Seven promises from Almighty God
that are for everyone since,
God is no respecter of persons. Acts 10:34
He doesn’t play favorites but is pure, infinite love
and has given to us thousands of exceedingly great
and precious promises,
that by them we might be ‘partakers
of the divine nature.’
2 Peter 1:4
Not one thing failed of all the good
He promised:
all came to pass. Joshua 21:45
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Ask what you will
that your joy may be full,
Jesus promised in John 16:24
Raiding kings rampaged
across the land in Abraham’s day
attacking the cities and kidnapping Lot,
Abraham’s nephew.
Abraham armed his 318 servants,
and they chased after them
and recovered all the persons and goods.
Genesis 14

Melchizedek, the priest of the Most High God,

met Abraham on his return.
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He blessed him saying,
Blessed be Abraham of
the Most High God,
possessor of heaven and earth,
and blessed be God,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.
Genesis 14:18-20
Thanks be to God,
Who always causes us
to triumph in Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:14
For we don’t wrestle with flesh and blood,
but powers and rulers
of the darkness of this world,
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who came ‘to steal, kill, and destroy’
our view of God, our faith, love, joy, peace,
and our very life. John 10:10
The battle is the Lord's. 1 Samuel 17:47
Don’t fear, stand still
and see the deliverance of the Lord
that He will show you today.’ Exodus 14:13
I am persuaded, that not death,
or life, or angels, or any other thing can separate us

from the love of God,
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which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Roman 8:38, 39
After his victory, fearing retribution,
the word of the Lord came to Abraham in a vision, saying,
Don’t be afraid, Abraham: I am your shield,
and your exceeding great reward.
Genesis 15:1
The greatest person on earth as your best friend
can’t compare to the infinite Almighty God
being the one closest to you,
the one who loves you most.
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The glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:8
Your reward will be great,
and you will be the children of the Highest.
Luke 6:35
Hagar was an Egyptian slave girl
that Sarah tried to have children through.
When Hagar became pregnant,
she despised her mistress and was sent away.
The Angel of the Lord found her
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by a fountain of water in the wilderness.
He listened to her and said, Return to your mistress.
Submit yourself under her hands.
I will multiply your seed, too many to count.
She called the name of the Lord,
You God see me.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place
beholding the evil and the good.
Proverbs 15:3
15
You God see me

Genesis ii
Nothing is too hard for God
The Lord told Abraham, I will return to you,
and Sarah will have a son.
Sarah laughed inside, being old, and said in her heart,
Will I have pleasure, my lord also being old?
The Lord asked Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh?
Is anything too hard for the Lord?
Genesis 18:10-18
What could be too hard for the One who created the universe?
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The One who always keeps His promises,
exceedingly abundantly above what we ask or can imagine.
Ephesians 3:20
Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son
when he was 100 years old,
naming him Isaac (laughter).
And Sarah said, God has made me laugh,
so all that hear will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:5, 6
With God nothing is impossible.
Luke 1:37
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God provides Himself, the Lamb:
Years later God tested Abraham, saying,
Take your son Isaac, whom you love,
and go to the land of Moriah;
and offer him there for a burnt offering
on one of the mountains I will show you.
On the 3rd day Abraham saw the place far away.
He took the wood of the burnt offering
and laid it on his son;
and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife;
and they went together.
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Isaac said, See the fire and the wood:
but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself
a Lamb for a burnt offering: Genesis 22:7, 8
Abraham built an altar and bound Isaac
and laid him on it and stretched out his hand to kill his son.
The Angel of the Lord called out of heaven,
Abraham! Don’t harm him!
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Abraham saw a ram caught in a thicket
and offered him up for a burnt offering
and called the name of that place Jehovah jireh,
which means, on the mount of the Lord it will be seen
(that God didn’t withhold His only Son).
He that didn’t spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all,
how will He not with Him
freely give us all things? Romans 8:32
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Abraham said to his most trusted servant,
Swear by the God of heaven
you will go to my homeland to get a bride for Isaac.
The Lord will send His angel before you.
Genesis 24
When the servant arrived in Ur of the Chaldees,
he had his camels kneel down by a well at evening,
and prayed,
Today, Let me see the her,
the young lady who gives me a drink
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and waters my camels,
let her be the one you have designed for Isaac.
Before he finished speaking Rebekah came
out with her pitcher on her shoulder
and he asked her for a drink.
She gave him a drink
and he watched in awe
as she watered his 10 camels.
He told her who he was and gave her
a golden ring and two gold bracelets.
Then he bowed and worshipped,
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Blessed be the Lord God
of my master Abraham,
who hasn't forsaken His faithfulness
to my master.
The servant told Rebecca
and her family about Abraham,
his miracle child, Isaac,
and the Lord's great blessings on them.
He told them of his errand:
his promise to get a bride for Isaac.
They asked Rebekah if she would go
and she agreed,
seeing it was from the Lord.
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He gave the family many treasures
and left the next morning
with Rebekah and her nurse
for the long journey back.
Isaac came from the well of the
'Living One seeing me.'
When he went out to meditate
in the field in the evening,
he looked up and saw the camels coming.
When Rebekah looked up,
she saw Isaac and fell off her camel.
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Isaac brought her into his mother’s
tent, and Rebekah became his wife.
He loved her and was comforted
after his mother's death.
Blessed be God, the Father of mercies,
the God of all comfort,
Who comforts us in all our troubles.
2 Corinthians 1:3, 4
And He tells us what will be:
Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife
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because she was barren, and Rebekah conceived.
When the children struggled within her she said,
Why am I like this?
And she went to ask the Lord.
The Lord said, Two nations are in your womb;
one will be stronger, and the older will serve the younger.
Esau, the older twin, became a skillful hunter and
Jacob was a complete (perfect) man, dwelling in tents.
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Jesus completes us and exchanged His perfect life
for our sinful one when we believed in Him.
Colossians 2:10
Esau came from the field fainting, and said to Jacob,
Feed me some of that red soup.
Jacob said, Sell me your birthright.
(Our birthright of being created in His image is:
He that overcomes will sit with Me
on My throne. Revelation 3:21)
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Esau said, Look!
I'm almost dead. What good this birthright to me?
Jacob said, Swear to me.
He swore to him and sold his birthright.
Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil soup.
He ate and got up and left.
Genesis 25:34
Those that overcome will inherit all things
and sit with Me on My throne.
Revelation 21:7
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Being rooted and grounded in love,
filled with all the fullness of God.’
Ephesians 3:17-19
On His Throne

Genesis iii
One night at sunset
When Isaac sent Jacob away
because Esau planned to kill him
for stealing his birthright and blessing,
Jacob stopped one night at sunset.
He dreamed and saw a stairway set on earth
leading into heaven with angels of God
ascending and descending on it.
The Lord stood above the stairway and said,
I will give you the land where you are sleeping.
Your offspring will spread out
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over the whole earth and in them
all the families of the earth will be blessed.
I Am with you and will guard you wherever
you go. I won't leave you.
When Jacob woke, he said,
How awesome is this place.
The Lord is here and I didn't know.
Surely this is the house of God,
this is the gate of heaven.
One night a Man wrestled with Jacob
until daybreak.
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When He saw that He didn't prevail,
He touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh, disjointing it.
Jacob said, I won't let You go
unless You bless me.
The Lord said, you will no longer be called Jacob, cheater,
but Israel, prince: for as a prince
you have power with God and with men
and have prevailed.
Then Jacob called the name of the place
Peniel, saying, I have seen God
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face to face and my life is preserved.
Genesis 32:30
esus said, I give to them eternal life.
They will never perish,
neither can anyone pluck them

out of My hand. John 10:28
God reconciles:
Many years later,
on his return home,
Jacob feared for his life for Esau
was coming to meet with 400 men.
But Esau ran to Jacob,
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embraced him, and they wept.
Seeing the women and children, he asked,
Whose are these? Jacob said,
These are the children God has graciously given me.
Esau asked, What are these flocks and
herds you sent? Jacob said, To find
grace in your sight because God has dealt
graciously with me, and because I have all.
Genesis 33
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He that overcomes will inherit all things
and I will be His God and he/she will be
My sons/daughters.
Revelation 21:7
When Jacob's son, Joseph, was 17,
His father loved him most and made him a
beautiful coat.
Joseph had dreams that
showed he would rule over the family and
he told them the dreams.
His brothers plotted to kill him,
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but instead, sold him to traders going to Egypt.
Then they killed a goat,
put the blood on Joseph's beautiful coat,
and took it to Jacob.
Jacob said. Surely an evil beast has
devoured him. He tore his clothes and
mourned and refused to be comforted.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth,
for the Lord has comforted His people.
Isaiah 49:13
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In Egypt Joseph was bought by
Pharaoh's chief executioner.
But the Lord was with Joseph
and prospered everything he did,
so his owner made Joseph overseer of his whole estate.
One day, the master's wife said to Joseph,
Come, lie with me.
Joseph said, Your
husband has trusted me with everything he has.
How could I do this great sin against God?
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He continually refused her
until she became angry and falsely accused him.
So, the chief executioner put Joseph in prison.
But the Lord was with Joseph,
and gave him favor before the warden,
who put him over everything in the prison.
Genesis 39
Through God, Joseph interpreted dreams
of Pharaoh's two top officials
and later was taken before Pharaoh to interpret a dream:
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after which, Pharoah made Joseph prime
minister over all Egypt.
Promotion doesn't come from the east or the west,
but God is the judge:
He puts down one, and He sets up another.
Psalm 75:6, 7
God had shown through Joseph
that a famine was coming,
so he stored grain,
and Egypt had plenty when the famine hit.
All the world had to come to them for grain,
which saved their lives.
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In Egypt Joseph said to the brothers,
God sent me ahead to preserve your future generations.
(We are saved from hell to sit with the Lord
on the throne of the universe forever.)
Revelation 3:21
When Jacob was giving his last words to his sons,
he said, The Angel who redeemed me from all evil,
bless your sons and grow them into a multitude
in the midst of the earth.
Genesis 45-50
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Jacob's sons are the ones whose names
are forever written on the gates of the
eternal holy city; and through his son, Judah,
came the promised Savior of all.
Holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners and higher than the heavens.
Hebrews 7:26
Whom God, His Father, appointed heir of all things,
by whom also He made the worlds;
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Him being the brightness of His glory,
and the exact image of His person,
who holds up all things by the word of His power,
when He had,
by Himself,
purged our sins,
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Hebrews 1:1-3
Who, by one sacrifice from His eternal love,
Jeremiah 31:3,
perfected forever those that that believe.
Hebrews 10:14
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Perfected forever

Exodus
I Will Be with You
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In night visions, God promised Jacob,
Don’t fear to go down to Egypt,
for there I will make of you a great nation.
I will be with you and bring you again to this place. Genesis 46:3
Exodus shows God’s almighty, miraculous power to deliver all from everything mankind fell into by following evil.
A new king rose in Egypt who feared God’s people

and made their lives ‘bitter with hard work.’
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Pharaoh ordered the midwives to kill all their male babies at birth, but the midwives feared God and didn’t obey the king’s command. God blessed their generations for this, making them dynasties in His eternal kingdom. Exodus 1:21
A descendant of Levi had a son that they hid for 3 months. Then they made a basket to float him in the river.

The daughter of
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Pharaoh found him there crying and said, This is one of the Hebrew children. She called him Moses

and raised him in the palace as her own son.
When he was grown, Moses went out to see

his brother Israelites.
He fought with an Egyptian who was striking a Hebrew, killed him, and hid him in the sand.
When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses

and Moses fled Egypt.
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He came to Midian. The priest of Midian had 7 daughters. Moses helped them water their flocks.

Then priest had Moses stay with him

and gave him his daughter Zipporah as his wife.
40 years passed

and cries of the Israelites

came up to God in heaven.
Moses was tending the flock by Mt. Horeb

when the Angel of the Lord appeared to him

in a flame of fire in a bush that burned

but wasn’t consumed.
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He said, Moses, Moses. Don’t come near. Take off your shoes for the place you stand is holy ground.

I have seen the affliction of My people.

I know their sorrows,

(as He sees us and knows our sorrows),

and I have come to deliver them a

nd bring them to a land flowing

with milk and honey.
Moses said, Who am I that you send me?

The Lord said, ‘I will be with you.’
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I will strike Egypt with all my wonders and after that Pharaoh will let you go.
Moses asked, What if your people don’t believe me? The Lord said, The shepherd’s rod you are holding, throw it on the ground. Moses did, and it became a serpent. Moses ran. The Lord said, Take it by the tail.

When He did, it became a rod again.

Moses said, O Lord, I’m not eloquent.

The Lord said, Didn’t I make man's mouth?
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Go, and I will be with your mouth

and teach you what to say.
When Moses stood before Pharaoh he said, The Lord God says, Let My people go

to hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.

Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord

that I should let the people go
When Pharaoh asked for a sign,

Moses threw his shepherd’s rod on the ground,

and it became a serpent.
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Pharaoh’s magicians did the same and Moses’s rod swallowed up their rods.
God turned the waters in Egypt to blood;

He filled the land with frogs

‘that you may know that there is none like the Lord.'
The dust was turned to lice.

Ashes from the furnace made boils,

terrors on the heart,

hail from heaven with fire that ran along the ground,

all trying to get these people who had enslaved and killed
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His people for 400 years to turn from all these empty things they worshipped, to the Living God, ‘

that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.’

Exodus 9:29
After ten devastating plagues ending with

the death of every firstborn,

600,000 men plus their wives and children left Egypt carrying with them precious treasures,

400 years back wages.
God led the people in a pillar of a cloud by day,

and fire by night, always with them.
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Pharaoh changed his mind again

and chased Israel with 600 chariots.

When they saw the chariots coming,

Moses said, Don’t be afraid.

Stand still and see the deliverance of the Lord.
The Angel of the Lord stood

between Israel and the Egyptians.
He caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind

and the waters were a wall on their right,

and on their left.
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When they were through the sea,

the Lord brought the waters crashing down on Pharaoh and his chariots.

Then the children of Israel sang,
I will sing to the Lord,
for He has triumphed gloriously.
The Lord is my strength and song,

and He is my salvation:

I will prepare Him a dwelling place;

I will exalt Him.

Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power.

The Lord will reign forever and ever.
Exodus 15:1, 2, 6
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In the desert, when these millions had no food,

the Lord rained bread from heaven for them. ‘

Man ate angel’s food,’
Psalm 78:25
When they longed for meat,

He brought quail from the sea.
When there was no water,

He brought water out of a rock for them.
At Mt. Sinai God gave the people

His high and holy law,

with the sacrifices picturing

the promised Lamb of God

who would take away all their sin.
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God gave Moses detailed instructions

to build a tabernacle for Him to dwell in

as He traveled with His people.
It was wood overlaid with gold,

a symbol of His closeness to us,
His Deity covering our humanity.

When it was finished, ‘

the Glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle,
as He desires to fills us with ‘all the fullness of God.’
Ephesians 3:17-19
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He has triumphed gloriously

Leviticus
Perfected forever
I love you with an everlasting love,
says the Lord.
Therefore, with lovingkindness
I have drawn you to Me.
Jeremiah 31:3
We have a High Priest touched
with the feeling of our infirmities;
who was tested in all points as we are,
yet without sin.

So let us come boldly to His throne of grace,

to find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:15,16
The Lord said to Moses,
If anyone desires to bring a gift
of his own freewill
before the Lord,
he is to put his hand on the head of the offering

(showing all our bad going into the offering,

all the Lord’s good going into the one offering)
and it will be accepted
(received with joyful delight)
for Him to make atonement
(covering) for him.
Leviticus 1:1-4
For Christ our Passover
was sacrificed for us.
1 Corinthians 5:7
Specific offerings for each area of life were detailed,

showing Christ’s complete work for us on the cross.

He fulfilled all of them

infinitely beyond anything
that could be necessary
because He is infinite.
By one sacrifice He perfected forever
those who believe.
Hebrews 10:14
When someone sinned,
they brought the specified offering
as a covering for their sin
until Christ actually died for it.
Leviticus 4:35
When the tabernacle was completed
and set up,
God’s priests began their service

of interceding between the people and God.

They were an illustration of Christ

interceding between the fallen human race
and their infinitely holy Maker,
Who is infinite love,
pointing them back to Him

who gives to all life and breath and all things.
Acts 17:25
He that didn’t spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all,
how will He not,
with Him,
freely give us all things?
Romans 8:32
Given all things!
He that overcomes will inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he will be My Son/daughter. Revelation 21:7
The priests went into the sanctuary
to be with the Lord
and offer the people’s gifts.
Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people.
In Ezekiel’s visions he saw

a sapphire throne and on it

a fiery amber gemstone form of a man

flashing rainbows.

This was the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 1: 26-28
Fire went out from before the Lord
and consumed the offering.
Leviticus 9:23, 24
The people were forbidden to eat blood:

it was the symbol of all God’s love poured out

for all

in the death of His Son.

Mating with near relatives, same sexes,

or animals is forbidden

(because these activities join people with demons).
‘Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.’

Leviticus 11:44
He gave us life,

and holds our life and breath in His hand.

Job 12:10
(When you can make a universe,
then you can make the rules.)
J. Vernon McGee
The rules God gave are high and holy:
and too hard for man in his fallen,

prideful state to keep.
They are meant to be too hard

so we won’t trust in ourselves, but in God

who 'raises the dead.’
2 Corinthians 1:9
Those that hear Him,
whatever you do will prosper. Psalm 1
And I will give peace in the land,
and you will lie down,
and nothing will make you afraid.
The sword (violence and war)
won’t go through your land.
Five of you will chase 100,

and 100 of you will put 10,000 to flight.
Leviticus 26:3-9
But you refuse to hear,

I will do the opposite:

The heavens will withhold their rain.

You will have scarcity and illness

and trouble on every side:

man-eating animals and violent enemies.

I will cast you out of this land

of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates:

a land of olive oil and honey:

a land of brooks of water and fountains

that spring out of valleys and hills.
Deuteronomy 8:7,8
The glory of all lands. Ezekiel 20:6
The law made nothing perfect,
but to bring in a better hope,
by which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:19
Seeing then that we have
a Great High Priest,
who passed into the heavens,
Jesus the Son of God.
Hebrews 4:14
Because He continues forever,
He has an unchangeable priesthood.
He is able also to save to the uttermost
those that come to God by Him.

Hebrews 7:24
seeing He ever lives
to make intercession for them.
Such a High Priest is fitting for us,
who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners,
higher than the heavens:
Hebrews 7:25,26
sitting at the right hand
of the throne of the Eternal Majesty.

Hebrews 8:1
If the blood of bulls and of goats,
purified for one year,
How much more will the blood of Christ,

(being infinite and eternal)
Who through the Eternal Spirit

offered Himself to God.
Hebrews 9:13, 14
And by that one offering
has perfected forever
those that are sanctified.
Hebrews 10:14
And this Christ dwells in our hearts
by faith
so we will know His love
which is beyond knowledge,
and be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:16-19

Higher than the heavens

Numbers
How great is His goodness,
how great is His beauty.’
Zechariah 9:17

The beautiful Maker of all,
placed at the east of Eden Cherubim (beautiful 4-winged beings of light),
and a flaming sword
to guard the way of the tree of life,
Genesis 3:24,
(guarding to keep the way open
for man to return to His Maker,
and to prevent them from eating
from the tree of life
in their fallen state,
and being like that forever,
instead of being restored
back into the image of God.)
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The Lord spoke to Moses

in the wilderness of Sinai saying,
Count every male from 20 years old and up,

all able to go to war.
Numbers 1:2, 3
The Lord is a man of war:
Exodus 15:3
at war against evil, protecting the life He created

that is ‘exceedingly abundantly beyond what

we can imagine.’
Ephesians 3:20
Each warrior was registered

by their family name as Jacob’s sons,
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with their family flag flying high
over their precisely ordered camp.
Aaron’s family from Levi was exempt:
to care for the sanctuary,
to lead worship,
and to spoke God’s blessings
over the people.

The day the sanctuary was set up,
the glory of God filled His sanctuary
and appeared in a pillar of cloud
over it by day.
At evening His glory appeared
as a pillar of fire above it until morning.
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When the cloud moved,

Israel broke camp and followed the Lord.
When it stopped, they rested.

The Lord was always with them throughout their journeys, resting them.
He sent ‘angel’s food’ from heaven for them,

and when they wanted meat,

the Lord brought them quail from the sea.
The Lord sent12 men to search the promised land.

40 days later,
10 of them reported,
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There are giants in the land.

We look like grasshoppers next to them.
Caleb said, The Lord will bring us into this land.

It truly flows with milk and honey.

Numbers14:8
The people wept that night

and the Lord spoke of consuming them,
but Moses prayed,
and the Lord said,

I have pardoned.
But as truly as I live,
all the earth will be filled with
the glory of the Lord.
Numbers 14:1,20,21
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It was an 11-day journey
to the promised land that

took 40 years because of their unbelief.
A man of the family of Levi

who served at the sanctuary

gathered 250 men and defied Moses’ authority.
Moses prayed and then said,
If the Lord makes a new thing,

and the earth opens,

and they go down alive into the pit,

you will understand that

these men despised the Lord.
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And the earth opened her mouth
and swallowed them.
Numbers 16:30-32
The revolt continued and the Lord said,

Take a staff for each family
and carve the family name on it.
Put them beside the ark of the covenant.
The man's staff whom I choose,
will blossom.
Aaron’s staff budded, blossomed,
and grew almonds.
In the desert of Zin there was no water,
Aaron was told,
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Speak to the rock
and it will give water for you
and your livestock to drink.
Numbers 20:2,11
The king of Moab saw the camp of Israel

spread out in beautiful order on the plain below him

and was terrified.
He sent for Balaam, saying,
Come, curse this people for me.
When Balaam arrived, he said,
I have no power to say anything,
but what God puts in my mouth.
Numbers 22:38
10
Balaam reported: How can I curse

whom God has not cursed?
Let me die the death of the righteous
and let my last end be like his!
Numbers 23:10
The king was furious
but wanted to try again.
The word came, God is not like man,
who lies or changes His mind.
He does what He says.
He has not seen iniquity in Israel

(because they are covered by the promised Savior).
11
Behold, this people will rise as a great lion.

The Lord his God is with him,
and the shout of a King is among them
(absolute victory).
The Lord is the true God.

He is the living God, and the everlasting king. Jeremiah 10:10
When the people joined
with the god of Moab and went to orgies,

the Lord’s anger blazed,

and a plague began among them.

Phinehas interceded
and stopped the plague.
12
Then the Lord said, I give him
My covenant of peace
and an everlasting priesthood;
because he was passionate for his God
and made atonement for the children of Israel.

Numbers 25:12
(Like Jesus did for all the sin in the universe

for all time and eternity)
But this man, Jesus,

after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever,

sat down on the right hand of God.
Hebrews 10:12
13
All sin, all gone, forever.
He that overcomes

(always and only by faith

in what Jesus did for us)
will inherit all things.
I will be His God
and he will be My Son/daughter.

Revelation 21:7
And this is the victory that overcomes:
our faith.

1 John 5:4
(because ‘as a man thinks in his heart,
that’s what he is.’

Proverbs 23:7)
Action comes after thought.
14
Every time you believe God
you have won a victory over evil.
Heaven opened
and I

saw a white horse;
and He that sat on him
was called Faithful and True.
And in righteousness He judges
and makes war.
Revelation 19:11-16
Thanks be to God,
Who always causes us to triumph in Christ.
2 Corinthians 2:14
15
King of Kings and

Lord of Lords

Deuteronomy
Behold, I have set the land before you:
go in and possess the land.
Deuteronomy 1:8
The glory of all lands:
Ezekiel 20:6,
a land of brooks of water, of fountains
and depths that spring
out of valleys and hills,
A land of wheat, and barley, and vines,
and fig trees, and pomegranates;
a land of oil olive, and honey.
Deuteronomy 8:7, 8
Moses told the God's people:

The Lord has multiplied you as the stars of heaven.
Deuteronomy 1:10
3
Don’t fear the people
who are now living in the land,
for the Lord your God goes before you;
He will fight for you like you saw Him do in Egypt.
In the wilderness you saw how the Lord carries you

as a man carries his son;
and He led you in a pillar of fire by night

and in a cloud by day.
Deuteronomy 1:30-34
The Almighty has a ‘promised land’

for each person He created.
4
This day I will begin to put
the fear of you
on all he nations that are under heaven.
Deuteronomy 2:25
You who held tight
to the Lord your God
are alive this day.
What nation is so great
that it has God so near to them
as the Lord our God is,
in all things we ask of Him?’
And what nation has such right ways
as our God?
5
If you don’t hear Him,
He will scatter you
to all the nations under heaven.
And if from there you seek the Lord,
you will find Him:
Deuteronomy 4:29
for the Lord your God is a merciful God.
He will not forsake you.
He will bring about your complete deliverance

and every desire
ordered and secure in every detail.
2 Samuel 23:5
There is no other God beside Him.
6
Listening to Him will prolong
your days on the earth.
The Lord showed us His glory
and His greatness.
We heard His voice
out the midst of the fire:
Don’t make images.
They can’t talk, walk, or see.
Don’t use My name for wrong purposes.

Rest in Me.
Honor your father and mother.
Don’t lie, steal, murder,
commit adultery, or covet.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart.
7
That’s how He loves you;
He gave His whole eternal,
infinite life to have you for His own.
The Lord will send hornets
among those nations
until they are destroyed.
Don’t fear them: the Lord is with you,

awesome in power.
He is bringing you into a good land:
a land of brooks of water,
of fountains and depths that spring

out of valleys and hills:
a land where you won’t lack anything.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9
8
Eye hasn’t seen, O God,
beside You, what He is prepared
for him that waits for Him.
Isaiah 64:4
There is none like God,
who rides in His excellency
on the sky to help you.
Deuteronomy 33:26
The Lord drives out nations
for their wickedness
for The Lord is God of gods,
a great God, mighty and awesome,
impartial, and can’t be bribed.
9
Deuteronomy 10:17
The Lord cares for your land;
His eyes are always on it.
You are a holy people to Him:
His special treasure,
above all the nations on earth.
When you go to battle against your enemies
and see horses, chariots,

and an army larger than you, don’t be afraid.

The Lord your God is with you

to fight for you, to save you.
Deuteronomy 20:1,3, 4
10
If any of you has built a new house
or planted a field
or betrothed a wife and not married her,
go home so you won’t die in battle
before you have enjoyed these things.
Anyone fearful among you return home
so you won’t spread fear among the others.
When you come to a city to fight,
first, offer them peace.
If they open to you
then set them under My rules
and charge them taxes.
11
The priests are to settle every controversy.

Keep perfect and just weights and measures.

Those who cheat,
make the Lord look like a cheat,
Who gives life and breath and all things.
Acts 17:25
He will make you high above all nations.
The Lord’s portion is His people,
His inheritance.
Revere His glorious and awesome being.
Deuteronomy 32:9
12
Cling to Him
for He is your life,
and the length of your days.
Deuteronomy 30:20
Be strong and courageous,
for the Lord your God is with you;
He won’t fail or forsake you.
Isaiah 41:10
He is the Rock,
His work is perfect: all His ways are justice:

a God of truth and without iniquity,

just and right is He.
Deuteronomy 32:4
See now that I, I, am He.
13
There is no god with Me:
I kill and I make alive;
I wound and I heal:

none can deliver out of my hand.
Deuteronomy 32:39
He loves the people.
Deuteronomy 33:3
Bless the Lord
and don’t forget all His benefits:
Who forgives all our sins,
heals all our diseases;
and crowns us with His love.
And renews your youth like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:1-5
14
The eternal God is our refuge,

and underneath you
are His everlasting arms.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The Lord Himself
will descend from heaven with a shout
and the trumpet of God.
And we will be caught up
to meet the Lord in the air
and will always be with Him.
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17
I will come and receive you to Myself
to be with Me.
John 14:3
15
In Everlasting Arms

Joshua
Cross over into the land

The Lord told Joshua
at the entrance to the promised land,
Every place you walk, I have given to you.

No one will be able stand against you all your days:
as I was with Moses,
so I will be with you.
Joshua 1:1-3
I will not fail you or forsake you.
said the Lord God Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth.
Be strong and very courageous,
to keep all My words.
Don’t turn to the right or to the left,
then you will prosper wherever you go.
3
Joshua sent out 2 men secretly, to spy.

They came to the house of a harlot named Rahab
and stayed there.
The king heard and sent to get them.
God promises us:
You are my hiding place;
You will preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 32:7
Rahab told the king’s men,
They left at sunset
before the closing of the gate.
But she had hidden them
on her roof among stalks of flax.
4
Before the men lay down so sleep,
she came to the roof and said,
I know that the Lord
has given you the land.
Everyone in our land fears you
since we heard how the Lord
dried up the Red Sea for you.
And no courage remained
when you utterly destroyed
the 2 Amorite kings.
The Lord, He is God
in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
5
She lowered them down by a rope
out the window, saying,
Go to the mountains and hide for 3 days,
until the patrol searching for you returns.

Joshua 2
After hearing the spies report
Joshua told the people,
Sanctify yourselves
for tomorrow the Lord
will do wonders among you.
This camp of millions
prepared to cross the Jordan river,
which was already overflowing its banks
at that time of year.
6
When the feet of the priests
that carried the ark of the covenant
of the Lord of all the earth,
stood in the waters of Jordan River,
the waters were cut off from above
and stood up in a heap;
and all the Israelites
passed over on dry ground.
When Joshua was by Jericho,
a man stood opposite him
with His sword drawn in His hand.

Joshua said, Are you for us,
or for our enemies?
7
He said, No,
I come now as Captain
of the Lord’s army.
Joshua fell on his face and worshipped.

The Lord’s said, Take off your shoes
for the place where you stand is holy.

Joshua 5:13-15
I saw the Lord sitting on a throne,
high and lifted up,
and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Seraphim hovered above calling Holy, holy, holy,

is the Lord of hosts:
the whole earth is full of His glory.
Isaiah 6:1, 3
8
Archaeologists found the walls of Jericho

were 6 feet thick and 32-41 feet high.
The Lord had the priests
carry the ark of the covenant
before the warriors,
marching around Jericho without speaking

or making a sound for 7 days.

On the 7th day they went around 7 times

and then blew trumpets, and the wall fell flat.

Israel charged in and conquered,

saving only Rahab and her family,

destroying much evil.
Joshua 6
9
The Lord brought Rahab and her family

into His eternal royal family.
God is no respecter of persons
but in every nation
ones that fear Him and do right,
are accepted with Him.
Acts 10:34, 35
The city of Gibeon tricked Israel,

pretending to be from a far county,
not one under the curse
of total destruction for deepest evil.
Joshua and the princes made peace with them

without asking the Lord.
Joshua 9
10
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
In all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5,6
Five kings assembled and attacked Gibeon

for making peace with Israel.
Gibeon called to Israel for help.
The Lord said, Don't fear.
As the armies ran from Israel,
the Lord 'cast down great stones from heaven'

and more died with hailstones
than those killed with the sword.
11
Joshua commanded, Sun, stand still
and moon, in the valley.
The sun stood still in heaven a whole day.

There has been no day like that
before it or after,
for the Lord fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:12-14
The Lord led Joshua
throughout the land,
Israel conquering king after king,
31 in all.
Caleb was the spy that Moses sent

with Joshua 40 years earlier.

He said, ‘I’m 85 years old today.

The Lord kept me alive
12
and I’m as strong today
as when Moses sent me to search the land,

because I wholly followed the Lord.
My words are life to all who find them
and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22
Caleb said to Joshua, Give me this mountain (Hebron:Communion)
If the Lord will be with me,
then I will be able to drive the enemies out.
Joshua gave him the mountain.
13
He conquered it.
And the land had rest from war.
Joshua 14:12-15
The Lord gave to Israel

all the land He promised;
and they possessed it and dwelt there.
The Lord gave them rest all around.
None of all their enemies
was able to defeat them;
the Lord delivered
all their enemies into their hand.
Not one thing failed
of any good thing the Lord had spoken;
all came to pass.
Joshua 21:43-45
14
All these things happened to them
for examples to us,

on whom the ends of this age has come.
and they are written for us to know Him.
1 Corinthians 10:11
My peace I give you.
Don' let your hearts be troubled
or afraid. John 14:27
Jesus has the peace of the One
who has all the power.
Matthew 28:18
15
All Power in heaven
and earth

The Glory of God

in Judges
I will never break My covenant with you
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The Angel of the Lord came to Israel saying,

I brought you out of Egypt,

to the land I promised, and said,

I will never break My

covenant with you.

Don't make covenants others.

Judges 2:2

Have no other god but Me.

Exodus 20:3

For all the gods of the nations are idols:

but the Lord made the heavens.

Psalm 96:53

They chose new gods; then war was in the gates.

Judges 5:8

The Lord let them be captured by ones they were trusting, to show them who has the power,

who truly loved them.

Then in His great love and compassion,

the Lord raised up a judge to deliver them.

The Lord was with the judge

and delivered them from their enemies

all the days of that judge.
Judges 2:15-18
4
At a time when Deborah was judging Israel

the nation was captive under king Jabin.

He had 900 iron chariots.

The people groaned under his hard rule for 20 years. When they cried out to the Lord.

Deborah sent word to commander Barak,
The Lord says, Go to mount Tabor,

with 10,000 men.

The Lord won a mighty victory for them,

but the glory went to a woman, Jael,

because the commander refused

to go to the battle without Deborah.

Judges 4:6

When the children of Israel again did evil,
the Lord delivered them

into the hand of Midian 7 years,

who ate their crops and left no food.

When His people cried to Him,

He said, I delivered you from Egypt

and all that oppressed youand gave you this land.

I am the Lord your God;

don’t fear these other gods

that can’t talk or walk or see.

The Angel of the Lord came

and sat under an oak

where Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress

to hide it from the Midianites.

The Angel said, The Lord is with you.

Go. I’m sending you

to save Israel from the Midianites.

Gideon said, Oh my Lord,

how can I save Israel?

My family and I are the least in Israel.

The Lord said, I will be with you.

(Do we need more help

than the Almighty Maker of the universe?)

The Lord told Gideon,

You will strike the Midianites

as if they were just one man.Judges 6:9-16

Gideon brought an offering to the Angel

and He touched the offering with His staff.

Fire rose out of the rock and consumed the offering.

Then the angel of the Lord

departed out of his sight.Judges 6:21

Gideon said, O God!

I have seen the Lord face to Face.

The Lord said, Peace to you; you won’t die.
Judges 6:20-23

'I come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.' John 10:10
The Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon.

When the warriors were gathered, the Lord said,

Send away all but 300,

so Israel will know it was

I who saved them. Judges 7:2

The Lord told Gideon,

Surround this vast army at night,

each man with a trumpet in one hand

and a torch in a pitcher in the other.

At the signal, all 300 blew their trumpets

and broke the pitchers so the light blazed.

The army woke up, were terrified,

and killed one another without Israel lifting a sword.

The people tried to crown Gideon king.
He said, I will not rule over you, or my son.

The Lord rules over you.
Judges 8:23

Each time they turned from their idols

and served the Lord,

His soul was grieved for their misery.

Judges 10:14

Later, when Israel had been under the Philistines

for 40 years,they cried to the Lord.

(Oppression opens the ears to hear Him.

Job 36:15)

The Lord raised Samson.

Judges 13:6
And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him.

He killed a lion with his bare hands,

and he killed 1,000 men with the jawbone of a donkey.

He loved a woman, Delilah,

and five lords of the Philistines

each promised her 1,100 pieces of silver for his capture.

She plagued him repeatedly

until he told her the secret of His great strength:

his hair had never been cut.

While sleeping with his head on her lap,

they cut his hair.

They captured him, put out his eyes,

and set him to pushing the grinding stone in the prison.

And his hair began to grow.

When the Philistines gathered

to celebrate Samson’s capture,

they brought him out to ‘entertain them.’

He prayed, Strengthen me once more, O God,
that I may avenge my two eyes.

He took hold of the two middle pillars

that held up the temple and prayed,
Let me die with the Philistines.

In the days of the judges

there was no king in Israel: every man did

what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 21:25
Trust in the Lord with all you heart
and don’t lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him
and He will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5, 6

He that rules over men must be just,

ruling in the fear of God. 2 Samuel 23:3

The time of the judges lasted 450 years.
What a glory to God

to accomplish His infinitely grand

and exquisite plan through frail, feeble mortals.

Grace and peace to you from Jesus Christ,

the firstborn from the dead,

the Prince over the kings of the earth;

who loves us and washed us from our sins

in His own blood,

and has made us kings and priests to God,

His Father. Revelation 1:5, 6

Kings and priests forever

The Glory of God

in Ruth, Ezra, Nehemiah
With great joy
During the days when the judges ruled

there was a famine in Israel.

Elimelech took his wife and sons to live

in the country of Moab.

Elimelech and his two sons died there,

leaving his wife, Naomi, and 2 daughters-in-law.

Naomi heard the Lord had given His people food,

so prepared to return to Bethlehem,

saying to her 2 daughters,

Go back to your families

and the Lord deal graciously with you,
3
as you have been gracious with the dead,

and with me.
The Lord grant you rest in the house of her husband.
One daughter returned,
but Ruth said, ‘Don’t ask me to leave you.

Where you go, I will go;
and where you stay, I will stay:
your people will be my people,
and your God my God.
When they came to Bethlehem,
for food,

Ruth gleaned after the barley harvesters
4
in the field of their relative, Boaz,
a wealthy, respected man
who had the right
to redeem Ruth and Naomi’s fields
and to marry Ruth
and raise up an heir for their family line.
He, like the Lord with us,

took her under his wing, protected her,

married her, provided for her and Naomi.

and raised up 'the heir’

who became the great, great, great grandfather

of king David,
and generations later,
the ancestor our eternal Redeemer,
the Lord Jesus Christ.
5
Ezra
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus

king of Persia, who said,

The Lord God of heaven

has given me all the kingdoms of the earth;

and He has charged me to build Him

a house at Jerusalem.

Who among all His people,
His God be with him, will go and build it.
He is the God.
42,360 Israelites returned to Israel,
6
carrying the treasures and gold and silver utensils

that were taken when the city was captured.
In the 7th month they built an altar

and began worship there

with morning and evening sacrifices which showed
His great promise of eternal salvation.
When the foundation was completed,
they sang together praising
and giving thanks to the Lord;
because He is good,
for His faithful love endures forever.
7
And all the people shouted
with great shouts of joy,
praising the Lord.
Enemies delayed the work
by writing to king Darius saying
these people were rebellions
and wouldn’t pay taxes.
The king wrote back,
Let the work alone;
I decree that you fully finance this
from my treasuries there
and provide all priests require,
without fail,
day by day,
for sweet sacrifices
to the God of heaven,
and to pray for the king,
and his sons.
8
Nehemiah
Nehemiah heard that the Israelites

who’d returned to build the temple at Jerusalem

were in great trouble

with the wall broken down and the gates burned.

He wept and prayed, These are Your people,
You redeemed by Your great power.

Grant me favor with the king.
The king gave letters of passage, timber needed
9
and a military escort ‘according to
the good hand of my God upon me.'
We began to build
and enemies came and ridiculed us,
I said to them, The God of heaven,
He will prosper us.
We posted lookouts in the high places
and armed everyone for battle.
Half the people worked
and half stood guard at each site
with spears, shields, and bows, saying,
‘our God will fight for us.’
10
Israel’s leaders were charging

their own people such high taxes that the people

were selling their fields
and even their children into slavery.
Nehemiah stopped it all

and had them give back the children,

lands, and excess money they’d taken.
The wall was finished in 52 days

and the enemies were downcast,
for they perceived that this work

was done by our God.’
11
I am the vine and you are the branches.

Without Me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
All the people gathered before the water gate;

and asked Ezra to read the book
of the law of Moses.
When they heard, they wept.
Nehemiah said, This day is holy to the Lord your God; Don’t mourn or weep

for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’

Nehemiah 8:10
12
Stand up and bless
the Lord your God forever:
blessed be Your glorious name,
which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
You are Lord alone;
You made heaven and the heaven of heavens,

the earth, and all things in it,
the seas and all that is in it.
You preserve them all;
and all in heaven worship You.
You saved Your people from Egypt
and divided the sea for them,

so they went through on dry ground.
13
You gave them bread from heaven to eat
and brought water out of the rock for their thirst,
and took them into the land You promised,

but they weren’t mindful of your wonders and rebelled.
You are just in all that is brought on us.
But you are a God ready to pardon,

gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and didn’t forsake them:
You gave them kingdoms and nations
14
and multiplied them as the stars of heaven
and we have done wickedly.
At the dedication of the wall
great sacrifices were offered to the Lord,
and God made them rejoice
with great joy.
In Your Presence is fullness of joy

and at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16:11
15
With great joy

The Glory of God

in Esther

He set the royal crown on her head and made her queen

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Israel, in exile in Persia for great sin

against Almighty God,

is still mightily loved and in His powerful care.

Ahasuerus reigned from India to Ethiopia

over 127 provinces from 486-465 BC.

In the 3rd year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and servants.

He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty 180 days.

Then he made 7 day feast for all those

in the capital city of Shushan

in the court of the garden of the king's palace.

They drank royal wine in golden goblets

as each one desired. On the seventh day,

when the heart of the king was merry with wine,

he commanded 7 chamberlains

that served in his presence

to bring queen Vashti before the king

wearing the royal crown,

to show the people and the princes her beauty:

for she was very beautiful.

But the queen Vashti refused to come

and the king was furious.

Then the king asked the wise men,

What shall we do to queen Vashti according to law.

One said, She has done disservice to all men in your kingdom for now all wives will despise their husbands.

Let it be written among the laws of the Persians

and the Medes, that Vashti come no more

before king Ahasuerus;

and let the king give her royal estate to another

that is better than she.

They gathered together all the beautiful young

virgins to Shushan the palace,

Esther, an exile from Israel

under the care of her uncle Mordecai

was brought to the palace among the beautiful young virgins. She had not revealed her people

for Mordecai had charged her that she should not show it. He walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her. Each young lady was purified 6 months

with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes before being taken before the king.

Esther obtained favor

in the sight of all that looked upon her.

She was taken to king Ahasuerus into his royal house

in the 10th month, in the 7th year of his reign.

And the king loved Esther above all the women,

and she obtained grace and favor in his sight

more than all the virgins;

so, he set the royal crown on her head,

and made her queen instead of Vashti.

(I love you with an everlasting love, says the Lord.) Jeremiah 31:3

Mordecai refused to bow to a trusted advisor of the king, Haman, which infuriated Haman

and he sought to destroy all the Jews

throughout the whole kingdom

because he knew Mordecai was a Jew.

He lied to the king sayimg the Jews didn’t obey

their laws or pay their taxes

and had the king sign an edict for them all to

be destroyed on a set day

and bring their wealth into the king’s treasuries.

Esther’s chamberlain was given a copy of the decree,

and she risked her life to go before the king

without a summons.

He extended to her His golden scepter,

and she invited the king and Haman to a banquet she prepared just for them.

After two lovely days of banqueting, she presented her request: O king,

and if it please you, let my life

and the life of my people be spared,

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed. Incredulous, the king asked Esther who would dare to do this? Esther said, Haman.

The furious king went into the garden

to cool his anger and when he returned

Haman was fallen before Esther to plead for his life

but looked like he was assaulting her.

Then said the king,

Will he force the queen also before me in the house?

As the word went out of king's mouth,

they covered Haman's face, and hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.

Then the king's wrath was pacified. He gave all Haman’s property to Esther and took off his ring,

which he had taken from Haman,

and gave it unto Mordecai.

An edict was sent through the 127 provinces

that the Jews could defend themselves

on the day set to destroy them.

The Jews had light and joy and honor.

They were a blessing to the kingdom

where they were sent in exile for their unfaithfulness to God.

I didn’t come to judge the world, but to save the world,’ Jesus said in John 12:47

‘That they miight have life, and have it more abundantly.’ John 10:10

‘Let the wicked fall into their own traps

while I completely escape.’ Psalm 141:10

The Lord will return the wickedness of the

wicked on their own head. 1 Kings 2:44

'The kingdom is the Lord's: and He is the governor among the nations.' Psalm 22:28

‘Ah Lord God! You made heaven and earth

by Your great power;

nothing too hard for You:

You show lovingkindness to thousands

and repay iniquity:

Your eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men:

to give everyone according to the fruit of his doings.’ Jeremiah 32:17-19

Holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners,

and made higher than the heavens; Hebrews 7:26

By one offering He has perfected forever them that are sanctified. Hebrews 10:14

Who forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases,

who crowns us with His love,

and renews our youth like the eagles.

Psalm 103:3-5

“I will come again and receive you to Myself

that where I am there you will be.

John 14:3

Royal forever

1 Samuel
Ask and it will be given.
Matthew 7:7

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And I will make your seed to multiply as the stars of heaven. Genesis 26:4
She declared, My heart rejoices in the Lord.
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None are as holy as the Lord:
there is none beside You:
let no arrogance come out of your mouth:
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by Him actions are weighed.
The Lord kills and makes alive:
The Lord makes poor and makes rich:

He raises the poor out of the dust

to set them among princes,
and to make them
inherit the throne of glory.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s.

He has set the world upon them.
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He will guard the feet of His saints;

His enemies will be broken to pieces.
Out of heaven He will thunder on them:

The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;

and He will exalt

and give strength to His King.
Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him,

everything he said happened.
After 20 years of oppression,

the people longed for the Lord.
Samuel told them,

If you return to the Lord with all your hearts
5
put away the foreign gods,
and set your hearts to worship only Him,

He will deliver you from the Philistines.
During the following battle,

the Lord thundered great thunder on the Philistines,

and defeated them.
When Samuel was old,

he made his sons judges over Israel.

But they perverted justice for bribes,

so the people demanded a king like other nations.
This grieved Samuel, but the Lord told him,
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They haven’t rejected you; they have rejected me.
Give them a king but tell them the rights of a king:
He will take your sons for his chariots and cavalry,
to plant and harvest his crops.
He will take your daughters for perfumers and bakers.
He will take a tenth of everything that is yours
and you will be his slaves.
Tomorrow I will send you a man

out of the land of Benjamin

to anoint as captain over My people.
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Through signs, the Lord brought Saul to Samuel,

and he anointed him king.
Samuel told the people,

You have rejected your God

who saved you from all your enemies

and your troubles.
The Ammonites came against Israel

and Israel asked for a treaty.
They answered, Only if we can gouge out your right eyes.
As Saul was bringing oxen from the field,

he saw the people weeping,
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and when he heard the reason,
the Spirit of God came on Saul and his anger blazed;
he mobilized the troops and defeated the enemies.
Samuel told them,
If you will fear the Lord and not rebel,
you will continue in His blessing.
But if you will not,
the Lord will be against you.
Don’t go after empty things

that can’t profit or deliver; for they are nothing.
Saul’s son Jonathan and his armor bearer attacked a Philistine garrison.
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Then the Philistines came against them

with 30,000 chariots and 60,000 cavalry

and infantry as sand on the seashore.
Israel hid in rocks, caves, and pits.
Saul waited for Samuel 7 days

and when the time passed, he offered burnt offerings.

Right after he finished, Samuel arrived and said,

What have you done? Saul said, The people were scattering and you didn’t come.

Samuel said, You have done foolishly.
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now your kingdom won’t continue.

The Lord has sought a man after His own heart

to be captain over His people,

because you have not kept His word.
Then Lord sent Israel to annihilate the Amalakites because they attacked the stragglers as Israel left Egypt.
Saul kept some of the best stuff. Samuel said, Why haven’t you obeyed?
Rebellion is like witchcraft,

and stubbornness is like idolatry.
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The Strength of Israel is not a man

that He will lie or change His mind.
The Lord sent Samuel to Bethlehem

to anoint David as king.
He told Samuel,

Man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.
The Philistine army came and camped opposite Israel with a valley between
and a Philistine champion named Goliath,

who was 9 ½ feet tall,
challenged Israel morning and evening for 40 days, saying, Send out a man to fight me.
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If he wins, we will be your slaves:

but if I win you will be our slaves.
David told Saul, Who is this uncircumcised Philistine to defy the armies of the Living God?
I killed a lion and a bear.

This uncircumcised Philistine will be as one of them. David told Goliath,
You come to me with a sword, a spear,

but I come to you in the name of the Lord

whom you have defied.
I will take your head and feed
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the carcasses of your army to the birds,
that all the earth may know God.
And all people will know that the Lord

doesn’t save with sword and spear:
for the battle is the Lord’s.
David whirled a stone at Goliath

and it sunk into his forehead.
Israel wiped out their army that day.
David was so successful in everything,
that Saul envied him
and tried many times to kill him.
But the Lord guided
and protected David at every turn.
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When raiders attacked the city

where David dwelt taking everything

including women and children,

David asked the Lord, saying,

Shall I pursue after this troop?

The Lord said, Pursue!

You will overtake them and recover all.
Our enemy today is ‘spiritual wickedness' in high places. Ephesians 6:12
God eternally promises,

I will be a wall of fire around you

and glory in your midst. Zechariah 2:5
15
The Lord is a wall of fire
around us

2 Samuel
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God said, Let us make man in our image,

after our likeness:

and let them rule over the fish of the sea,

and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,

and over all the earth.
God said to me, He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
2 Samuel 23:3
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When David heard that king Saul was dead,

he asked the Lord, Shall I go up to Judah?

And the Lord said, Go to Hebron (communion).

David was king in Hebron

over the house of Judah for 7 years and 6 months

while Saul’s son was king over the rest of the nation.

There was long war between the house of Saul

and the house of David:

but David grew stronger and stronger,

and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
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Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Ephesians 6:10
All the tribes of Israel came to David saying,

Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

When Saul was king, the Lord said to you,

You will be captain over Israel.

So David became king over all Israel.
David grew greater and greater

because the Lord God was with him.

When the Philistines heard that they had anointed
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David king, they assembled against Israel

in the valley of Rephaim.

(our enemies are ‘rulers of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places.’)

Ephesians 6:12
David asked of the Lord, Shall I go fight the Philistines? The Lord said to David, Go,

for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.
David conquered many nations over the years
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and set up God’s rightful rule over them.

When the Lord gave him rest from wars,

he said to Nathan the prophet,

I dwell in a house of cedar,

but the ark of God dwells in a tent.

The Lord sent word to David,

It’s good that you had this in your heart

to build me a house.
Heaven is my throne,

and the earth is my footstool:

where is the house that you could build me?

Where is the place of my rest?
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The Lord will rest in His love,

He will joy over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

He rests in our love.
The Lord said, Your throne will be established forever.

But your son will build a house for My name.
You are great, O Lord God:

there is none like You, there is no God but you.

You do great and awesome things for us.
David executed judgment and justice
to all his people.
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The Lord sought one, ‘after My own heart

who will do all My will.
I Samuel 13:14
However, when David used his power as king,

to take another man’s wife, a

and had the man killed, and covered it up,

the Lord disciplined severely

but forgave him and cleansed him.
Just correction came from the Lord

that mirrored what he’d done,

for all history to see, ‘whom the Lord loves

He corrects as a father
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the son in whom He delights.' Proverbs 3:12
As for God, His way is perfect;

the word of the Lord is tried:

He is a shield to all that trust in Him.
God is my strength. He makes my way perfect.

He that rules over men must be just,

ruling in the fear of God.
He will be as the light of the morning when the sun rises.

The Lord has made with me an everlasting covenant

(to always have a son to rule on His throne.)
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Again, the anger of the Lord blazed against Israel

(for idolatry),

and He moved David against them

to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
When trouble came, David said to the Lord,

I have sinned greatly. Please take away

the iniquity of your servant;

for I have done very foolishly.
The Lord said, Do you want 7 years of famine?

or defeat before your enemies for 3 months?

or 3 days' disease spreading in your land?
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David said, Let us fall into the hand of the Lord;

for His mercies are great:

don’t let us fall into the hand of man.
So, the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel

from the morning to the time appointed:

70,000 men died (who were following evil

and bringing much suffering on the people.
Idolatry is so serious a crime

because it leads to eternal death
in the lake of fire.
But the Lord has given promises of great hope:

There is a God in heaven
that reveals secrets,
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and makes known what will come in the latter days.

He showed Daniel

the whole history of world rulers ending with:
In the days of these kings the God of heaven

will set up a kingdom that will
never be destroyed.
This kingdom will not be left to other people,

but it will break in pieces

and consume all these kingdoms,

and it will stand forever.
The king answered Daniel,
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Nebuchadnezzar said to Daniel, 'It’s true that your God is a God of gods,

and a Lord of kings,

and a revealer of secrets.' Daniel 2:44
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness,

and princes will rule in justice. Isaiah 32:1
The Spirit will be poured on us from on high,

and the wilderness be a fruitful field.
The work of righteousness will be peace;

and the effect of righteousness

quietness and safety forever. Isaiah 32:17
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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government will be on His shoulder:

and His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor,

The mighty God, The everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace

there will be no end, on the throne of David,

and on His kingdom, to order it,

and to establish it with judgment and justice

from now on even forever. Isaiah 9:6, 7
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T he Prince of all kings loves us

The Glory of God

in 1 Kings

Ruling in the fear of God

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Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works that You have done for us, and Your thoughts that are toward us: they are too many to be counted.

Psalm 40:5

When king David was old, he couldn’t get warm,

so a contest was held in the kingdom

and a beautiful young virgin was found

to be lay beside him to keep him warm.

He told Solomon,

Keep the charge of the Lord your God,

walk in His ways,

follow all He has written

so that you will prosper in all you do.

Man doesn’t live by bread alone

but by every word from the mouth of God.

Matthew 4:4

When Solomon ruled,

the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,

Ask what I will give you.

Solomon said, I am but a little child:

Your people are a great people,

too many to count.

Give me an understanding heart to judge your people,

to discern between good and evil.

His words pleased the Lord and God said,

I have given you a wise heart like no other.

And I have given you riches and honor like no other.

God gave him wisdom as the sand that is on the seashore. All the kings of the earth came to hear his wisdom.

In the 480th year

after the children of Israel came out of Egypt,

Solomon began to build the house of the Lord.

He overlaid the whole house with gold

and set 15 ft. tall Cherubim of gold

in the holy of holies

overshadowing the Ark of the Covenant,

God’s throne on earth.

When the priests came out of the holy place,

after offerings, the glory of the Lord filled

the house of the Lord.

May you know ‘the riches of the Glory of His inheritance in the saints,

the fullness of Him that fills all in all.

Ephesians 1:23

Solomon said, Lord God, there is no God like You,

in heaven above, or on earth beneath,

who guards covenant and mercy

to those that walk before You.

Will God truly dwell on the earth?

Behold, the heaven and heaven above the heavens

cannot contain You.

Not one word has failed of all you promised.

Set our hearts to walk in all Your ways

that all the people of the earth may know

that the Lord is God,

and that there is no other.

1 Kings 8:58

The Lord answered, I have hallowed this house,

My eyes and My heart will be there always.

Since the cross, Christ dwells in our hearts.

Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines,

and they turned his heart from the Lord.

So. the Lord ‘stirred up’ enemies against him.

When a man's ways please the Lord,

He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7

Down through Israel’s history

each king was measured by the standard of David,

the man ‘after God’s own heart

who did all His will.

If they did, their reign was long and prosperous,

if not, for the good of everyone,

it was cut short, stopping the evil.

Elijah, God’s prophet, said to king Ahab,

As the Lord God of Israel lives,

before whom I stand, there will be no dew or rain these years,

unless I say.

Then the Lord told Elijah,

Go east and hide by the brook Cherith,

that is before Jordan.

Drink from the brook.

I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.

The ravens brought him bread and meat

morning and evening; and he drank of the brook.

1 Kings 17:1-6

When the brook dried up

the Lord sent Elijah to a widow in Zarepath.

All she had was a bit of flour and a cruse of oil.

The Lord promised, The barrel of meal will not empty,

or the oil be gone, until the day that

the Lord sends rain on the earth.

When her son fell sick and died,

Elijah prayed, Let this child's soul come into him again, and he revived.

The widow said, Now I know

the word of the Lord in you is truth.

1 Kings 17

Nearly 3 years later the Lord sent Elijah to Ahab. When Ahab saw Elijah,

He said, You troubler of Israel!

Elijah said, Not me, it’s you. You have forsaken the Lord and followed evil.

Go gather all Israel to mount Carmel.

When all were there, they made two altars.

The one who answers by fire,

He is God.

Ahab’s prophets called all day to their gods

got no answer.

The Elijah said, Lord, let it be known today

that You are God in Israel.

Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, the wood, the stones, the dust,

and licked up the water in the trench.

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces

and they said,

The Lord, He is the God;

the Lord, He is the God.

The queen sent death threats and Elijah ran and hid.

The Lord said, What are you doing here Elijah?

Go stand on the mount.

And the Lord passed by,

first a strong wind tore the mountains;

then an earthquake; after the earthquake a fire;

but the Lord was not in the wind, earthquake, or fire:

and after the fire a still small voice.

He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High will abide under the shadow of the Almighty.’

He will cover you with His feathers.

1,000 will fall at your side, and 10,000 at your right hand; but it won’t come near you.

Because you made the Lord,

the Most High, your dwelling place

no evil will come near you or your dwelling.

And you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23:6

Our dwelling place in all generations

2 Kings
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forever and ever:
for wisdom and might are His.
He changes the times and the seasons.
He removes kings and sets up kings:
He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge

to those that know understanding.
He reveals the deep and secret things.
Daniel 2:21
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King Ahaziah fell through the roof
and sent messengers
to ask his false god if he would recover.
The Lord sent Elijah to intercept them and say,

Isn’t there a God in Israel?
Why do you send to this false one?

For doing this, you won’t recover.
The king sent 50 men to seize Elijah
who was sitting on top of a hill.
They said, O man of God, come down.

Elijah said, If I am a man of God,
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let fire come down and consume you.
Fire came from heaven and consumed them.

This happened again, and on the 3rd time

the captain knelt and begged,
Please spare our lives.
'I come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.’ Jesus,
John 10:10
Much later, when when the Lord was going

to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind,

Elijah tried to separate from Elisha, his aide,
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who said, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives,

I won’t leave you.
'I will never leave your or forsake you,' said Jesus. Hebrews 13:5
At the river Jordan,
Elijah struck the river with his mantle.
The waters parted and they crossed
on dry ground.
He said to Elisha,
What do you request as I leave?
Elisha said, I want a double portion

of your Spirit on me.
Elijah said, That’s hard,
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but if you see me when I go,
it will be granted.
As they walked on, talking, a chariot of fire,

and horses of fire came from heaven
and parted them;
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven.
Elisha did twice as many miracles as Elijah.

2 Kings 2
When the kingdom ofMoab came against Israel,

3 armies went to fight them

and after 7 days they had no water.
They asked of the Lord.
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He said, Make this valley full of ditches.

You won’t see wind, or rain;
but this valley will be filled with water,

for you and your animals.
And the Lord will defeat
the Moabites for you.
Early in the morning water flowed in.
And when the sun shone on the water,

it looked like blood.
The Moabites thought the 3 armies

had killed each other
and charged in for plunder.
Israel defeated them so badly
they never returned.
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Miracles Elisha did:
He kept a widow from losing her sons to slavery

by multiplying a small jar of oil

into a room full of large pots

filled with oil that she sold to pay her debt
and ‘lived well on the rest.’
He brought back life to an only son.
During a famine, he removed poison
from a pot of food being fed
to the sons of the prophets
and multiplied 20 loaves of barley

into enough to feed 100, with some left over.
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He cured a foreign general of leprosy,
who from then on only worshipped
the one true God.
When Syria warred against Israel,

Elisha warned them where the enemy was,
so they escaped traps repeatedly.
The king of Syria sent spies everywhere

and then surrounded Dothan
where Elisha was.
In the morning when they saw the city was surrounded,

his servant said, What can we do?

Elisha said,
Don’t be afraid.
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There are more with us than with them.

Elisha prayed, Lord, open his eyes,

and he saw the mountain was full of horses

and chariots of fire surrounding Elisha.
2 Kings 6:17
When the Lord made Jehu king,

he went throughout Israel destroying the idols
and their worshippers.
The Lord told him, Because you have done

all that was in My heart,
your children will sit on the throne of Israel

to the 4th generation.
2 Kings 10
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Jesus said, He that overcomes will sit

with Me on My throne, forever. Revelation 3:21
During a severe famine when the city was under siege, The Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear a noise of chariots, and horses, and a great army:

they ran for their lives and left much food.
Jesus said, I am the bread of life:

he that come to Me will never hunger; and he that believes on Me will never thirst. John 6:35
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Elisha died and they buried him.

As a family was burying a man

they saw a band of raiders coming

and they threw the corpse into Elisha’s grave.
When his corpse touched the bones of Elisha

the man came back to life

and stood up on his feet.

2 Kings 13:21
The hour is coming when the dead will hear the voice

of the Son of God and live. John 5:25
Like waves on the shore
13
is the ebb and flow of history and kings,
all under the power of Our Lord God

who is working ‘all things for good

to those that love God,

who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28
And I saw heaven opened and behold,

a white horse; and He that sat on him

was called Faithful and True,

and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
His eyes were as a flame of fire,

and on His head are many crowns.
14
And He has on His garment

and on His thigh a name written,

King of Kings, And Lord of Lords.
Revelation 19:16
He will feed His flock like a shepherd:

He will gather the lambs with His arm

and carry them in His bosom.
Isaiah 40:11
God will wipe away all tears

and there will be no more death, sorrow,

crying, or pain. Revelation 21:4
For His Presence is fullness of joy.
Psalm 16:11
King of kings and Lord of lords

The Glory of God

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Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last;

I am He. Isaiah 41:4

I have created you for My glory. Isaiah 43:7

Saul died for his transgression He committed

against the Lord,

against the word of the Lord,

that he didn’t keep,

and for asking counsel of an evil spirit,

instead of the Lord:

and the Lord turned the kingdom to David.

Our eternal king:

His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor,

The mighty God, The everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace.’

Isaiah 9:6

David grew greater and greater

for the Lord of hosts was with him.

1 Chronicles 11:9

‘Let your way of life be without covetousness;

and be content with what you have: for He has said,

I will never leave you or forsake you.’

Hebrews 13:5

The Spirit came on Amasai,

who was chief of the captains,

and he said, We are yours, David:

peace, peace be to you,

and peace to your helpers; for your God helps you.

David gathered all Israel ‘

to bring the ark of our God to us.’

And it was right to the people

to seek guidance from God the Lord,

that dwells between the cherubim.

Philistines invaded and David consulted God,

who told him,

Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.

The enemy was defeated

and left their gods there and Israel burned them.

Next time Philistines invaded

the Lord told David, Go behind them

and attack when you hear the sound of marching

in the tops of the mulberry trees;

for God has gone out before you

to strike the Philistines.

The fame of David went out into all lands;

and the Lord brought the fear of him

on all nations.

He brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord

back to the center of life in Israel with joy.

‘Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name,

make known His deeds among the people.

Sing to Him, talk of all His wondrous works.

Glory in His holy name.

Seek His face continually.

His judgments are in all the earth.

He allowed no one to do His people wrong:

yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

saying, ‘Don’t touch My anointed,

and do my prophets no harm.’

Declare His glory among the heathen

His marvelous works among all nations.

For all the gods of the people are idols:

but the Lord made the heavens.

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

Say among the nations, The Lord reigns.

Let the sea roar, and its fullness:

let the fields rejoice, and all that is in them.

All the trees of the wood sing out

at the presence of the Lord

because he comes to judge the earth.

Give thanks to the Lord;

for He is good;

for His faithful love endures forever.

The Lord told David,

I took you from following the sheep,

to rule over My people.

And I have been with you and cut off all your enemies

and made your name famous.

I will set a place for my people Israel;

they will not be moved;

or the wicked plunder them anymore.

When your days end,

I will set up your son and establish his kingdom.

He will build Me a house,

and I will establish his throne forever.

I will be a father to him.

‘You bless, O Lord, and it is blessed forever.’

When evil came David said,

Let me only fall into the hand of the Lord

for His mercies are very great:

don’t let me fall into the hand of man.

David saw the angel of the Lord

stand between earth and heaven,

having a drawn sword in his hand.

David and the elders fell on their faces praying,

and the Lord said to the angel, Halt!

It is enough.

David prayed for Solomon,

The Lord give you wisdom and understanding,

to keep the law of the Lord.

Then you will prosper.

Seek the Lord only.

Serve Him with a perfect heart

and a willing mind

for the Lord searches all hearts

understands all the imaginations of the thoughts:

if You seek him, He will be found.

‘Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power,

the glory, the victory, and the majesty:

for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,

and You are exalted as head above all.

Riches and honor come from You,

and You reign over all;

and in Your hand is power and might;

and in Your hand it is to make great,

and to give strength to all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank You

and praise Your glorious name forever and ever.’

1 Chronicles 29:11

I know, my God, that You refine the heart,

and have pleasure in uprightness.

The Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly

in the sight of all Israel

and gave him such royal majesty

as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

‘Blessed be the name of God forever and ever:

for wisdom and might are His:

And He changes the times and the seasons:

He removes kings and sets up kings:

He gives wisdom to the wise,

and knowledge to those that know understanding.

Daniel 2:21

He is not far from every one of us,

for in Him we live, and move,

and have our being,

and now calls all men everywhere to turn back to Him

for He has appointed a day

when He will judge the world in righteousness

by that Man whom He ordained,

And has given assurance if this to all men,

in that He raised Him from the dead.

Acts 17:24-31

He that overcomes with sit with Me

on My throne.

Revelation 3:21

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The Prince of Kings

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Jesus, The Prince of the kings of the earth,

He that loved us,

and washed us from our sins in His own blood, ‘

has made us kings and priests to God His Father;

to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.

‘He that rules over men must be just,

ruling in the fear of God.’

2 Samuel 23:3

The Lord God Almighty was with Solomon

and magnified him exceedingly.

Solomon went to the tabernacle to worship

and God appeared to Solomon that night saying, ‘

Ask what I shall give you.’

And Solomon said to God,

You showed great mercy to David my father

and have made me reign in his place.

You made me king over a people

as many as the dust of the earth.

Give me wisdom and knowledge,

for who can judge a

people so great as Your people.

God said, Because this was in your heart,

I will give it,

and will give you what you didn’t ask,

riches and honor as no other before you or after you.

God made gold and silver as plentiful as stones in his kingdom. Solomon had 1,400 chariots

and 12,000 cavalry.

In the 4th year of his reign,

he began to build the temple for the Lord.

‘The house must be great for our God is great

above all gods.’

But who is able to build Him a house?

The heaven and heaven above the heavens

cannot contain Him?

The temple was built in 7 years

and Solomon overlaid the house with fine gold

and garnished it with precious stones for beauty;

in the holy of holies stood 2 cherubim

feet tall overlaid with gold.

Solomon assembled everyone

to bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord

into the holy of holies where the cherubim stood

with their wings spread over the throne God on earth.

Then the people praised the Lord, ‘

For He is good; for His steadfast love

endures forever;’

and the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

Solomon prayed, O Lord God,

there is none like You in heaven or earth

Who guards covenant

and shows unfailing love to Your servants.

Hear all prayers toward this temple

from Your dwelling place, from heaven;

and forgive,

that all people of the earth may know You,

and fear You.

When Solomon finished praying,

the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

The Lord said, My eyes and ears

will be open to hear prayer made in this place;

but if you turn away and worship other gods,

then I will pluck you off the good land

I have given.

Solomon reigned over all Israel 40 years

then slept with his fathers,

and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

The kingdom became divided

then between the northern and southern kingdoms.

When the people rebelled

because Rehoboam wouldn’t lighten the heavy taxation

and harsh ruling, Rehoboam gathered 180,000 warriors

to fight to reclaim the northern kingdom.

But the Lord sent a prophet to tell Rehoboam,

Don’t fight against your brothers.

Everyone go home for this is from Me.

Then when the nation turned away from the Lord,

(He is our life)

He sent an enemy.

The princes and the king humbled themselves;

and they said, The Lord is righteous.

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves,

He granted them some deliverance,

but He left them under their enemies rule

so that they could compare life under other kingdoms

and life under His rule.

‘My yoke is easy, My load is light.’

Matthew 11:28-29

The 2 kingdoms were often fighting.

The northern kingdom was worshipping 2 golden calves.

When Abijah was king over Judah he said, ‘The Lord is our God,

and we have not forsaken Him;

God Himself is with us for our captain.

O children, don’t fight against the Lord God

for you won’t prosper.

Years later king Asa cried to the Lord

when an immeasurable army came against them,

saying, It is nothing with you to help,

whether with many, or those with no power:

Help us, O Lord for we rest on You,

no one prevails against you.

The Lord struck the army of enemies before Asa,

and they fled.

The Spirit of God came on Azariah

and he went out to meet Asa, and said,

The Lord is with you, while you are with Him;

and if you seek Him,

He will be found by you.

And He was found by them

and gave them rest on every side.

The eyes of the Lord run throughout the whole earth,

being strong for those toward him.

Jehoshaphat taught the people the Word of God

and the fear of the Lord

fell on all the kingdoms of the lands

so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

O Lord God, aren’t You God in heaven?

and rule over all nations?

No one is able to stand against You.

Throughout the ages, like the tides,

nations ebb and flow in God’s blessing

or correction depending on the choices of the people.

He rules in holy justice

and infinite love

with precisely correct precision,

revealing His incomparable glory

to seeking hearts

and guiding them into an eternity

of endless wonder with Him.

For those going their own way,

after much longsuffering,

the Lord allows the fruits of their doings

to come back on them

in hopes that they might turn

to the One who made them from His love

and poured out His very life to secure their pardon.

He desires to live in our hearts more

than a jewel encrusted house of gold.

The Holy Sovereign of the universe died

that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith.

Ephesians 3:17-19

He that is holy, harmless, undefiled,

separate from sinners, higher than the heavens says, ‘Behold, I stand at the door (of your heart)

and knock.

If any open, I will come in.

The ones that overcome

will sit with Me on My throne.’ Revelation 3:20, 21

Eternal Infinity

in the Glory of God