💥 Podcast: David and Bathsheba. David has Bathsheba's husband, Uriah, killed

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 24, 2021)

 

2 Samuel 11

1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

2 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.

3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

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6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.

9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?

11 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.

12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he (David) made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

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14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

22 So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. 

But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

 

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Psalm 104:24  O Lord, how manifold are THY works! in wisdom hast THOU made them all: the earth is full of THY riches.

 

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Colossians 4:5-6  Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

 

6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

 

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Psalm 146:3-5  Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

 

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

 

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 

 

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Hebrews 8:10  For this is the covenant (the New Testament covenant) that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put MY laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to ME a people:
 

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Colossians 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

 

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Proverbs 14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

 

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💥 John 6 (Reading through the Bible)

 

 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

² And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His miracles which He did on them that were diseased.

³ And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.

⁴ And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

⁵ When Jesus then lifted up His eyes, and saw a great company come unto Him, He saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

⁶ And this He said to prove him: for He Himself knew what He would do.

⁷ Philip answered Him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him,⁹ There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?  (There were 5,000 men.)

¹⁰ And Jesus said, Make the men sit down.

Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

¹¹ And Jesus took the loaves; and when He had given thanks, He distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

¹² When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

¹³ Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

(They had more at the end than at the beginning.)

¹⁴ Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

¹⁵ 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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¹⁶ And when even was now come, His disciples went down unto the sea,¹⁷ And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

¹⁸ And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

¹⁹ So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

²⁰ But He saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

²¹ Then they willingly received Him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.


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²² The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto His disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples were gone away alone;   ²³(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

²⁴ When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither His disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

²⁵ And when they had found Him on the other side of the sea, they said unto Him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

²⁶ Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek Me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

²⁷ Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for Him hath God the Father sealed.


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²⁸ Then said they unto Him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

²⁹ Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him (on The Word) whom He hath sent.


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³⁰ They said therefore unto Him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

³¹ Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

³² 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.³³ For the bread of God is He (The Word) which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

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³⁴ Then said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

³⁵ And Jesus said unto them, I (The Word) am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.

³⁶ But I said unto you, That ye also have seen Me, and believe not.

³⁷ All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me; and him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.

³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not to do Mine own will, but the will of Him that sent Me.

³⁹ And this is the Father's will which hath sent Me, that of all which He hath given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

⁴⁰ And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son (The Word), and believeth on Him (The Word), may have everlasting life: and I (The Word) will raise him up at the last day.


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⁴¹ The Jews then murmured at Him, because He said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

⁴² And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that He saith, I came down from heaven?


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⁴³ Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

⁴⁴ No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I (The Word) will raise him up at the last day.

⁴⁵ It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of (from) the Father, cometh unto Me.

(God will teach them.  God will put HIS laws into their hearts and minds.  Hebrews 8 & 10 ...  Also God speaks to HIS people directly by HIS Spirit to teach them the way of God.  John 14:26 & John 16:13)

⁴⁶ Not that any man hath seen the Father, save He which is of God, He hath seen the Father.


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⁴⁷ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me (on The Word) hath everlasting life.

⁴⁸ I (The Word) am that bread of life.

⁴⁹ Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

⁵⁰ This (The Word) is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.


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⁵¹ I (The Word) am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread (The Word), he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

⁵² The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us His flesh to eat?

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⁵³ Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.  (Eating and drinking the Word)

⁵⁴ Whoso eateth My flesh (The Word), and drinketh My blood (The Word), hath eternal life; and I (The Word) will raise him up at the last day.

⁵⁵ For My flesh (The Word) is meat indeed, and My blood (The Word) is drink indeed.


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⁵⁶ He that eateth My flesh (The Word), and drinketh My blood (The Word), dwelleth in Me (The Word), and I (The Word) in him.

(We eat HIS flesh and drink HIS blood when we consume the WORD, HIM, and make it a part of us, abiding in the WORD.)

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⁵⁷ As the living Father hath sent Me (The Word), and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me (The Word), even he shall live by Me (The Word).

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⁵⁸ This (The Word) is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread (The Word) shall live for ever.


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⁵⁹ These things said He in the synagogue, as He taught in Capernaum.

⁶⁰ Many therefore of His disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

⁶¹ When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples murmured at it, He said unto them, Doth this offend you?  ⁶² What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where He was before?

⁶³ It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

⁶⁴ But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray Him.

⁶⁵ And He said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto Me, except it were given unto him of My Father.

⁶⁶ From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him.

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⁶⁷ Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

⁶⁸ Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. ⁶⁹ And we believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.


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⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

⁷¹ He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray Him, being one of the twelve.

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(The Lord's supper is the eating and drinking of the Word of God and correctly living in that Word.)

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💥 Hymn: Hallelujah! Sing to Jesus

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1.  Hallelujah! sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, His the throne;
Hallelujah! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.

Hark, the songs of His redeemed ones
Thunder like a mighty flood:
Jesus out of every nation
Hath redeemed us by His blood.

2.  Hallelujah! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Hallelujah! He is in us,
Faith believes, nor questions how.

Though the clouds from sight received Him
When the forty days were o’er,
Shall our hearts forget His promise,
“I am with you evermore“?

3.  Hallelujah! Bread of heaven (The Word),
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Hallelujah! here the hungry
Come to Thee from day to day.

Advocate and Intercessor,
My Redeemer pleads for me,
On the throne of the Almighty
Now and to eternity.

4.  Hallelujah! sing to Jesus,
His the scepter, His the throne;
Hallelujah! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.

Hark, the songs of His redeemed ones
Thunder like a mighty flood:
Jesus out of every nation,
Hath redeemed us by His blood.

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Scripture pertaining to this hymn:

John 1:1-4   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by HIM (The Word / Jesus); and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.

In HIM (The Word / Jesus) was life; and the life was the light of men.

(God created the heavens and earth and all things through THE WORD ... And THE WORD rules ... yet the WORD is subject to God the Father.)

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Concerning the blood of Jesus ... God gave me a very strong revelation as follows:  

Hebrews 9:12   ... by HIS own blood HE entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us ... v. 22  And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

I have shed none of my own blood to pay for my sins.  Jesus did shed HIS own blood to pay for my sins.  My sins can never be paid for by my works, by trying to make up for what I did wrong.  Only through entering into belief in Jesus' blood can I be saved from my sins.

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We are heirs with Christ through Jesus' blood.

Romans 8:11-17    But if the Spirit of HIM that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, HE that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by HIS Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 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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John 6:35   (Jesus said)    I am the bread of life: he that cometh to ME shall never hunger; and he that believeth on ME shall never thirst.

Jesus, THE WORD, is the bread we, who are children of God, eat and drink.

The Lord's supper is THE WORD which we live by.  We eat and drink THE WORD continually as we live on this earth.

THE WORD (Jesus) is flesh and blood to us.

John 6:48-51    Jesus says:   I am that bread of life. 

(Jesus, THE WORD, is our bread.)

Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is MY flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

(THE WORD comes down from heaven to us today and comes into our minds by His Spirit speaking ...  THE WORD is living bread, for that word delivered to us today comes from God, The Father, through HIS Spirit who lives in us ... HE speaks to us through Jesus' Spirit, the Holy Spirit, and shows us the way to go as we live on this earth today ... God does this by bringing HIS thoughts to our minds by HIS Spirit.  John 14:26 & John 16:13)

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John 6:53-58   Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.

(Life is in The Word of God ... and the way we eat and drink that WORD given us by God.)

Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.

He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I (dwell) in him.

As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me.

This (The Word) is that bread which came down from heaven: 

 

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Romans 8:34    ... It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

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Philippians 4:13    I can do all things through Christ (the Word) which strengtheneth me.

 

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

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💥 Podcast: Part 2: Moving the ark of God the right way

 

(This podcast was previously published on, November 23, 2021)

 

David tried to move the ark of God.  But he did this in a fatal way to Uzzah.

For when the oxen shook the cart and Uzzah reached up and touched the ark to steady it, the anger of the Lord rose and God struck Uzzah dead!

Errors:  They did not handle the ark properly according to the word of God concerning the ark.

* Only the tribe of Levi were appointed for this work.

* They were told by God to move the ark on their shoulders with staves.

You cannot do the work of God by your own thinking.  You must be led by God, and you must be called by God, and you must follow the exact instructions given you by God.

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They had tried to move the ark of God but failed.

I Chronicles 15:2  Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto HIM for ever.

(By setting up the Levites to move the ark of God, they succeed.  Also the Levites carried the ark of God with staves on their own shoulders as commanded by God.)

11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

12 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

13 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.

(Order of the New Testament Church today:  From heaven Jesus calls HIS ministers and sets them to work in HIS church:  Ephesians 4:11-12   And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:)

14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

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I Chronicles 16

4 And he (David) appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon HIS name, make known HIS deeds among the people.

9 Sing unto HIM, sing psalms unto HIM, talk ye of all HIS wondrous works.

10 Glory ye in HIS holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

11 Seek the LORD and HIS strength, seek HIS face continually.

12 Remember HIS marvellous works that HE hath done, HIS wonders, and the judgments of HIS mouth;

13 O ye seed of Israel HIS servant, ye children of Jacob, HIS chosen ones.

14 HE is the LORD our God; HIS judgments are in all the earth.

15 Be ye mindful always of HIS covenant; the word which HE commanded to a thousand generations;

16 Even of the covenant which HE made with Abraham, and of HIS oath unto Isaac;

17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

20 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

21 HE suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, HE reproved kings for their sakes,

22 Saying, Touch not MINE anointed, and do MY prophets no harm.

23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day HIS salvation.

24 Declare HIS glory among the heathen; HIS marvellous works among all nations.

25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: HE also is to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

27 Glory and honour are in HIS presence; strength and gladness are in HIS place.

28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto HIS name: bring an offering, and come before HIM: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

30 Fear before HIM, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because HE cometh to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for HE is good; for HIS mercy endureth for ever.

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to THY holy name, and glory in THY praise.

36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. 

And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

 

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Proverbs 16:3  Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

 

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1 Corinthians 6:20  For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8  If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for HE that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

 

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James 1:19-20  Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

 

20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

 

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Jeremiah 9:23-24  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:

 

24 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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Proverbs 1:32-33  God says: For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity (complacency) of fools shall destroy them. 

 

33 But whoso hearkeneth unto ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 

 

 

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💥 John 5 (Reading through the Bible)

 

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

² Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

³ In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

⁴ For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

⁵ And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

⁶ When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, He saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

⁷ The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

(Even though this man knew he could not get into the water in time to be healed, this is what he kept trying.  Jesus had another way for him.  And it worked.)

⁸ Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹ And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

¹⁰ The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

(The Jews were filled with envy because Jesus did these great miracles and the people flocked to Jesus.  The evil in the Jewish leaders blinded them to the real miracle of God.)

¹¹ He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

¹² Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

¹³ And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed Himself away, a multitude being in that place.

¹⁴ Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

¹⁵ The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

¹⁶ And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.

(Yet the real reason was because they were envious of Jesus.  They used the sabbath to justify their hatred.)

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¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

¹⁸ Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.


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¹⁹ Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do: for what things soever HE doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

(The son watches the father and copies the father.  If your father is God, you watch and copy God.  If your father is the devil, you watch and copy the devil.)

²⁰ For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth Him all things that Himself doeth: and He will shew Him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

²¹ For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom He will.

²² For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: ²³ That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent Him.

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²⁴ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

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²⁵ Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

(Those of us born again heard HIS voice and were raised from the dead.)

²⁶ For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself;

²⁷ And hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man.

²⁸ Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice,  ²⁹ And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

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Jesus says ...

³⁰ I can of Mine own self do nothing: as I hear (from God), I judge: and My judgment is just; because I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent Me.


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³¹ If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.

³² There is another that beareth witness of Me; and I know that the witness which He witnesseth of Me is true.

³³ Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

³⁴ But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

³⁵ He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

³⁶ But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given Me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of Me, that the Father hath sent Me.

³⁷ And the Father Himself, which hath sent Me, hath borne witness of Me. 

(God also bears witness of us today when HE has us speak or do HIS word.)

Ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His shape.

³⁸ And ye have not His word abiding in you: for whom He hath sent, Him ye believe not.

³⁹  Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me. ⁴⁰ And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life.


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⁴¹ I receive not honour from men.

⁴² But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³ I am come in My Father's name, and ye receive Me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

⁴⁴ How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

⁴⁶ For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me; for he wrote of Me.

⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words?

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