The Glory of God

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

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Hannah was barren and asked God for a son, promising, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life. The Lord gave her conception, and she had a son and named him Samuel saying, Because I asked him of the Lord. He also gave her 3 more sons and 2 daughters.
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
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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
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The Lord is a wall of fire
around 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 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

2 Kings
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Blessed be the name of God
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
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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.
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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

in 2 Chronicles

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

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

The Glory of God

in Job
Honor and majesty are before Him;
strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
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The infinitely beautiful One created life

and made everything a beautiful gift of love

for those He created.

'He has made everything beautiful in His time.'
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Job was a man in ancient times who feared God

and turned from evil.

God had blessed him with great wealth,

vast estates, and 10 children.
In heaven, the Sons of God (angels)

gathered at The Lord’s sapphire throne
3
where He sat, a fiery gemstone form of a man

flashing forth rainbows (Ezekiel 1),

and Satan came there bragging that He ruled on earth.
The Lord refuted him, saying,
What about My servant Job?
There is none like him in the earth,
a perfect and an upright man.
He fears God and shuns evil.
Satan said, You have put a hedge
around him.
'The Almighty is a shield around
those who trust Him.'

Genesis 15:1
4
Satan said, I can make him curse you to your face!

God allowed him to try,

but after Satan had painfully stripped Job of everything.

Job said, The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Whenever we turn to God above others

it honors before all the universe forever.
Three friends came to comfort Job,
but concluded he must have done horrible sins

to receive such punishment.
5
(God had already held Job up before the universe

as the most righteous man on earth.)

The friends said, I would commit my cause to God,

Who does great things unsearchable,

marvelous things without number.

The Lord gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields.
He sets on high those that are low;

and those who mourn will be exalted to safety.

Job 5:8-11
In famine He will redeem you from death:

and in war from the power of the sword.
6
You will be hidden from the ‘scourge' of the tongue

(hurtful words from others).
He will fill your mouth with laughing,

and your lips with rejoicing.
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:

Who alone spread out the heavens

and walks on the waves of the sea.
Your hands have made me.
Can you find the Almighty’s perfection?
It is as high as heaven.
In His hand is the soul of every living thing,
7
and the breath of all mankind.
Job 12:10
With Him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are His.
Job said, I know that My Redeemer lives

and He will stand on the earth in the latter days.

In my flesh, I will see God. (He will be resurrected)
Job 9:26
And Job said, Though He kill me,

I will still trust in Him.

My witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.
8
He makes peace in His high places.

He judges those that are high.

(The heavens full of countless beautiful,

powerful angelic beings made of light).
Serve Him now and be at peace:

by it good will come to you.
The Almighty will be your defense.

You will delight in the Almighty

and lift up your face to God.
He knows the way that I take:

when He has refined me, I will come forth as gold.

(pure and most valuable, holy as He is holy,
9
filled with all the fullness of His infinite glory.)

Job 23:10
He made a decree for the rain,

and a way for the lightning of the thunder.
The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.
The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty
has given me life.
Surely God will not do wickedly;

The Almighty won’t pervert justice.
10
His eyes are on the ways of man,
and He sees all his goings.
There is no darkness, or shadow of death,

where the workers of iniquity can hide themselves.

He corrects them in the open sight of others

because they turned back from Him

and wouldn’t consider
any of His ways.
Behold, God is mighty and doesn’t despise any:

He delivers the poor in his affliction

and opens their ears in oppression.
Job 36:15
He thunders with the voice of is excellency.
11
With God is awesome majesty.
He is excellent in power, and in judgment,

and in abundant justice.
Then the Lord came to talk with Job

out of the whirlwind,

saying, Where were you

when I laid the foundations of the earth?

Job 38:7
Have You entered the springs of the sea?

or walked in the search of the deep?

Have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Have you entered
the treasures of the snow?
12
Can you guide the constellations or send lightning?

Do you cause the wildlife to give birth?

Did you give the goodly wings to the peacocks?

or wings and feathers to the ostrich?

Does the eagle mount up at your command,

and make her nest on high?
The Lord asked Job, Will you condemn Me,

that you may be righteous?

Dress yourself now with majesty and excellency.

Clothe yourself with glory and beauty.
13
Look on every one that is proud and bring him low.

Then I will confess to you

that your own right hand can save you.

Of Jesus we are told there is

no other name by which we must be saved.

Acts 4:12
Job said, ‘I know that You can do everything,

and no thought can be withheld from You.

I heard of You by the hearing of the ear:

but now my eye sees You.

I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.’
14
The Lord surrounded Job as a shield again

when he prayed for his friends

and restored to Job twice as much as he had before

with 140 more years of earthly life to enjoy it all.
As the lightning comes out of the east, and shines to the west;

so will the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:27
When our Redeemer stands again on the earth.
He that overcomes will sit with Me on My throne.

Revelation 3:21
15
For God so loves the world

that He gave His only Son,

that whosoever believes in Him will not perish

but has everlasting life. John 3:16
God So Loves

The Glory of God

in Psalms
Singing and everlasting joy
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The redeemed of the Lord will come with singing and everlasting joy will be on their heads:

they will obtain gladness and joy,

and sorrow and mourning will flee away.
Isaiah 51:11
O Lord how excellent is Your name in all the earth!

You set Your glory above the heavens.

Psalm 8:1
3
The happiness of heaven to the one who listens

to all the Lord says.

Everything he does will prosper. Psalm 1
Kings of the earth go against the Lord

but He that sits in the heavens laughs at them.

He gave all the nations
to His Son.
Kiss the Son,
blessed are all that trust in Him.
Psalm 2
You defend them

and surround them with grace as a shield.

They will sing for the majesty of the Lord.
Isaiah 24:14
4
When I consider the heavens,
the moon and the stars,
that you ordained,
What is man,
that your mind is full him?
You made him lower than the angels
and crowned him with glory and honor

and set him over the works of Your hands.
You hide us in the secret place of Your Presence

from the pride of man.
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

Psalm 33:10, 11
5
He guards all your bones
so not one is broken.
Psalm 34:20
How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust

under the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 57
Delight yourself also in the Lord;

and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4
O Lord, Your thoughts toward us

are more than can be counted.
Psalm 40:5
You are more beautiful than
the children of men. Psalm 45:2
6
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain You:

He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22
In the shadow of Your wings

I will make my refuge, until these calamities
have passed.

Psalm 57:1
Trust in Him at all times everyone,
pour out your heart before him.
Your love is better than life.
Your right hand upholds me:

Who by His strength set fast the mountains;

being clothed with power.
7
Who stills the noise of the seas,
the noise of their waves,
and the uproar of the people.
Psalm 65:6,7
Who holds our soul in life.
Job 12:10
You will guide me with Your counsel,
and afterward receive me to glory.
God is the Judge:
He puts down one and sets up another.
Psalm 75:7
Arise, O God, judge the earth:
for You will inherit all nations.
Psalm 82:8
8
The Lord God is a sun and shield:

the Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will He withhold

from those that walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11
The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours,

the world and its fullness
for You have founded them.
Psalm 89:11
Lord, You have been our dwelling place
in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or You formed the earth
and the world,
9
even from everlasting to everlasting
You are God. Psalm 90:1,2
The Lord reigns.
He is clothed with majesty.
Psalm 93:1
Let the beauty of the Lord our God
be upon us.
The Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
The sea is His. He made it,
and His hands formed the dry land.
Psalm 95:16
All the gods of the nations are idols:

but the Lord made the heavens.
10
Honor and majesty are before him:
strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
Psalm 96:5,6
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
He will judge the people rightly.
Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at His holy hill;
for the Lord our God is holy.
Psalm 99:9
Nations will fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth
Your glory.
You laid the foundation of the earth,
11
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You will endure.
Psalm 102:25,26
He forgives all our sins and heals all our diseases;

Who crowns you with love
and tender mercies
and renews your youth like the eagle's.

Psalm 103:3-5
The Lord has prepared His throne
in the heavens
and His kingdom rules over all.
As the heaven is high above the earth,
12
so great is His mercy
toward those that fear him.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds His people
now and forever.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.
He alone does great wonders.
All the kings of the earth
will praise You.
They will sing in the ways of the Lord:
for great is the glory of the Lord.
Though the Lord is high,
He respects the lowly:
His greatness is unsearchable.
13
The Lord upholds all that fall
and raises up all those that are bowed down.
I will speak of the glorious honor
of Your majesty,
and of Your wondrous works.
The Lord is good to all
and His tender mercies
are over all His works.
The Lord is near to all
that call on Him in truth.
He will fulfill the desire
of them that fear him.
The Lord preserves all that love him:
but all the wicked
He will destroy.
Praise Him according
to His excellent greatness.
Psalm 147
14
You who were dead in your sins
and worthless things
were made alive together with Him;
all your trespasses forgiven.
Colossians 2:8-12
For by one offering He has perfected forever

those that believe in Him. Hebrews 10:14
O Lord our God,

the majesty and glory of You

fills all the earth and overflows the heavens.

Psalm 8:1
15
The whole earth is filled
with His glory.

The Glory of God

in Psalm ii

You that dwell in the heavens, we look to You.

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My help comes from the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

He that guards you won’t sleep.

He will preserve you from all evil, now and forever. Psalm 121

Our help is in the name of the Lord,

who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124

As the mountains surround Jerusalem

the Lord surrounds His people now and forever.

Psalm 125:2

He fills our mouth with laughter,

and our tongue with singing.

He gives His beloved sleep.

If You, Lord, would keep iniquities

who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with You,

that You may be revered. Psalm 130

With the Lord there is mercy,

and with Him is abundant redemption.

He redeems from all iniquities.

If your children will keep My covenant

and My testimony that I teach them,

they will sit on your throne forever.

I will abundantly bless their provision:

they will shout out loud for joy.

I will clothe his enemies with shame:

but His crown will flourish. Psalm 132

How precious for brothers to dwell together in unity!

It is like the precious ointment flowing over you:

Like the dew descending on Mt Zion

for there the Lord commanded the blessing,

even life forevermore.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,

and bless the Lord,

bless the Lord that made heaven and earth.

Psalm 133

Praise the Lord for praise is beautiful.

He has chosen His people to be

His valuable treasure. Psalm 135:4

For I know that the Lord is great,

and that our Lord is above all gods.

Psalm 135:5

Whatsoever the Lord pleased,

He did it in heaven, in earth, in the seas,

and all deep places.

He causes the mists to rise from the ends of the earth;

He makes lightnings for the rain;

He brings the wind out of His treasuries.

Psalm 135:7

He did signs and wonders in Egypt on Pharaoh;

and He stuck great nations and killed mighty kings;

And gave their land for an inheritance to His people.

Your name, O Lord, endures forever;

to be remembered throughout all generations.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold,

that can’t do anything.

Bless only the Lord, everyone.

He is good (excellent, valuable):

for His grace endures forever.

God of gods, Lord of lords:

who alone does great wonders:

Who by wisdom made the heavens

and stretched out the earth above the waters.

Who made the sun to rule the day

and the moon and stars to rule the night.

Who brought Israel out of Egypt

with a strong hand,

and divided the Red sea

but overthrew Pharaoh and his army.

Who killed famous kings

and gave their land for inheritance to His people

Who remembered us in our low estate

and has redeemed us from our enemies.

Who gives food to all flesh. Give thanks to the God of heaven: for His grace endures forever. Psalm 136

When I call You answer me and strengthen me.

All the kings of the earth will praise You, Lord,

when they hear your words.

They shall sing in the ways of the Lord:

for great is the glory of the Lord.

Though the Lord is high He sees the lowly;

and your right hand will save me.

The Lord will complete what concerns me.

Psalm 138

You understand my thoughts.

You surround and my lying down

and are acquainted with all my ways.

You know all my words

and have laid your hand on me.

If I ascend up into heaven, You are there:

if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

If I take the wings of the morning,

and dwell in the farthest parts of the sea,

even there Your hand will lead me and hold me.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me,

O God! They are more in number than the sand:

when I awake, I am still with You.

Psalm 139:9,10,17,24

I will speak of the glorious honor of your majesty,

and of Your wondrous works,

and Your awesome power.

We will remember Your great goodness

and sing of Your righteousness,

Your gracious compassion.

The Lord is good to all:

His tender mercies are over all His works.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; You rule throughout all generations.

The Lord upholds all that fall;

the eyes of all wait on You

to give them their food in due season.

You open Your hand,

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways,

and holy in all His works.

The Lord is near to all that call on Him.

Psalm 147

Happy is everyone that has the Lord for his help,

who made heaven, and earth,

the sea, and all in them.

The Lord will reign forever.

Psalm 146

Praise Him for praise is beautiful.

for He gathers the outcasts and heals the broken in heart.

He counts the stars and calls them all by name.

Great is our Lord, and of great power:

His understanding is infinite.

He exalts the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.

The Lord takes pleasure in them that fear Him,

in those that trust in His unfailing love.

Psalm 147

Praise the name of the Lord: f

or is name alone is excellent;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

Let the saints be joyful in glory;

praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Joyful in Glory

Proverbs
His Beautiful Wisdom
Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us.

Psalm 90:17
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And our hearts comforted, being knit together in love,

into all riches of the understanding,

knowing the mystery of God the Father,

and of Christ,
In whom are hidden all the treasures

of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:2, 3
3
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:

and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Proverbs 9:10
How astounding to be able to know our Holy,

beautiful God. Our Father in heaven.
Wouldn’t it be wise to fear
the One who knows everything

and has all the power in the universe?
And Jesus came saying, All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28:18
4
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,

God has shined.
Psalm 50:2
And of Him you are in Christ Jesus,

who is of God to us wisdom and righteousness

and sanctification and redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:30
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:
God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.

1 John 3:20
Those who listen to Me will dwell safely

and be quiet from fear of evil.
I will pour out My Spirit to you.
I will make known My words to you.
5
If you seek wisdom as hidden treasures,
you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom:
from Him comes knowledge
and understanding.
He is a shield to those that walk uprightly.

He guards the paths of judgment
and preserves the way of His saints

to deliver you from the way of the evil.
A woman who forgets the covenant
of her God.
Her guests are in the depths of hell.
6
The upright will dwell in the land,
but the wicked will be rooted out of it.

Proverbs 2
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
don’t lean to your own understanding.
In all your ways know Him,
and He will direct your paths.
Proverbs 3:5, 6
Those the Lord loves He corrects,
as a father the son He delights in.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies.
She is a tree of life;
happy is every one that holds her.
She will crown you with glory.
7
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
by understanding
He established the heavens.
The wise will inherit glory.
Whoever overcomes will inherit all things

and I will be his God
and he/she will be My Son.
Revelation 21:7
The Lord sees man and ponders
(weighs, levels) all his goings.
Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding:
he destroys his own soul.
God makes a mate that fits you:
others belong to another. Genesis 2
8
And the Lord avenges’ this robbery of a brother

for taking one that belongs to another.
1 Thessalonians 4:6
By wisdom kings reign,
and princes decree justice.
Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
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,
has made us kings and priests to God.

Revelation 1:5, 6
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
to depart from the traps of death.
9
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

beholding the evil and the good.
The Lord is far from the wicked
but hears the prayer of the righteous.
The One with all the power in the universe
is the One who hears all
and answers our prayers.
Whoever puts His trust
in the great God that formed all things
will be safe.
Who has ascended into heaven,
or descended?
Who has gathered the wind in his fists?

Who has bound the waters in a garment?

Who established all the ends of the earth?
10
Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield to those
that put their trust in Him.
As the whirlwind passes
the wicked are no more:
but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

The fear of the Lord prolongs days:
but the years of the wicked will be shortened.

The way of the Lord is strength
to the upright.
They are His delight.
Think about that:
you are God’s delight.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
and he that wins souls is wise
(giving them unimaginable treasure.)
11
Eye hasn’t seen, or ear heard,
or entered into the heart of man,
the things God has prepared for those
that love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9
Man plans what to say,
but the answer of the tongue is
from the Lord.
Proverbs 16:1
The Lord made all things for Himself.

When a man's ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies
to be at peace with him.
A man's heart plans his way:
but the Lord directs his steps.
12
Commit your works to the Lord,
and your thoughts will be established.
The Lord is a strong tower.
The righteous run to Him
and are safe.
The spirit of man
is the candle of the Lord,
searching all the inward parts
of the heart.
The Lord pleads the cause
of those robbed
and robs those that robbed them.
Don’t set your eyes on riches
for they certainly make themselves wings
and fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Don’t cheat the fatherless
for their Redeemer is mighty;
He will contend with you.
13
Correct your children.
They won’t die,
but you deliver their souls from hell.
Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls.
It may displease the Lord
and He may turn away His wrath.

Don’t be upset about evil people
or envy the wicked;
their candle will be put out.
A right answer is a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:26
The whole Word of God is
His right answer for us,
a kiss from His lips.
Man doesn’t live by bread alone
but by every word
from the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4
14
Unto us a child was born,
a Son is given;
His name is Wonderful, Counsellor,

The mighty God, The everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace.
Of His kingdom of peace and justice
there will be no end.
Isaiah 9:6,7
He says,
I go to prepare a place for you;
I will come again
and receive you to Myself
that where I am there you will be.
John 14:2, 3
The throne of the universe.

Crowned with Gory
Where I am you will be

The Glory of God

in Ecclesiastes
He Made Everything Beautiful

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
1 Chronicles 16:29
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To everything there is a season,

and a time to every purpose under the heaven.

I, Solomon the Preacher, was king

over Israel in Jerusalem.

And I gave my heart to seek by wisdom

all things that are done under heaven:

this task God has given to the sons of man

to be humbled by.

Vanity (self-centeredness, emptiness) of vanities

all is vanity.

What profit does a man have

from all his work he does under the sun?

One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but the earth remains forever.

The sun rises and sets and hurries around again.

The wind goes toward the south,

and turns around to the north;

it whirls about continually,

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full;

to the place from where the rivers come, they return.

The eye is not satisfied with seeing,

or the ear filled with hearing.

[‘Blessed is the man whom You choose

to be near You,

to dwell in your courts:

we will all be satisfied

with the goodness of Your house,

Your holy temple.’] Psalm 65:6

[They will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.]

Psalm 23:6

I sought wisdom and became the wisest of men.

But with much wisdom comes much grief.

So, I tried mirth, enjoyment, pleasure,

but then said of laughter, this is madness.

I kept searching to find what was good

for the sons of men to do under the heaven
all the days of their life.

I built houses; I planted vineyards, gardens,

and orchards, and all kinds of fruits.

I gathered all kinds of possessions and animals

and servants and gold and silver,

musical instruments, men and women singers.

Whatever my eyes desired

I didn’t keep from them,

I didn’t hold back my heart from any joy;

then I looked at it all and found it empty

and troubling to my spirit.

For God gives to a man that is good in His sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy.

He, the most beautiful One, made everything beautiful in His time.

I know that whatever God does,

it will be forever: nothing can be added to it,

nothing can be taken from it:

and God does it,
that men will fear (revere) Him.

God will judge the righteous and the wicked:

for there is a time there for every purpose
and for every work.

To rejoice in one’s labor; this is the gift of God.

God answers him in the joy of His heart.

The one that fears God will come forth above all:

forever.

He that overcomes will sit with Me
on My throne. Revelation 3:21

God made man upright;

but they have sought out many inventions.

I know that it will be well with those that fear God,

For since the beginning of the world

men haven’t heard or seen, O God, beside You,

what You have prepared for them that wait for you.
Isaiah 64:4

Eye has not seen, or ear heard, the things that God has prepared for those that love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:9

Live joyfully with the wife you love

all the days of the life of your vanity,
that He has given you under the sun,

for that is your portion in this life,
and in your work that you do under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

[In His presence is fullness of joy
and at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.]

Psalm 16:11

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come,

or the years draw near, when you say,

I have no pleasure in them.

The words of the wise are as goads,
and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies,

that are given from One Shepherd.

Learn by these my son.

For beyond these, be warned.

Of the making of many books there is no end;

and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

[Only one book contains the Words of God,
from ‘holy men of God who spoke
as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.]
1 Peter 1:21

Imagine words from the Maker of the universe!

His words are ‘life to all that find them

and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22

Heaven and earth will pass away,

but My words will not pass away.
Matthew 24:35

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where nothing can break or age,
and where there are no thieves to steal.

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

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The light of the body is the eye:
if therefore your focus is single,
your whole body will be full of light.

Seek first the kingdom of God,
and His righteousness;
and all things will be added to you.

He that overcomes will inherit all things
and I will be his God and

He will be my Son/daughter. Revelation 21:7

Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for tomorrow will take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the its evil.

Mankind will always be wanting more

because He is made by the infinite one,
for the infinite one:

For His glory.
Isaiah 43:7
to dwell in ‘filled with all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 3:19

He is the infinite Source

and the infinite epitome of all we desire.

The Infinite Source

The Glory of God

in Song of Solomon
Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth

for Your love is better than wine.’
Song of Solomon 1:2

Our God is love.
1 John 4:8

Since He is infinite, then He is infinite love,

making His love infinitely better than wine.

Imagine the most blissful moment of your life

and multiply it by infinity

and you can’t come close

to the joy of God’s love in your heart:
for it has no end.

Because of the fragrance of your precious ointments

your name is as perfume poured forth.
His name is who He is:

His infinite genius and power made all things

and breathed into us His ‘breath of life’

and we became living beings,

made in His image:

the greatest honor ever given.

All life is His love continually pouring forth.

And He created us with senses to enjoy it all,

to see, hear, smell, touch, taste,

perceive in our minds, and know in our hearts:

not just awesome creatures, sweet breezes,

and meadows dancing with flowers,
but other hearts that respond to love.

Don’t trust in uncertain riches,

but in the living God,

who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

1 Timothy 6:17

The king brought me into His chambers:
we joy and rejoice in You,
we will remember Your love.

In Jeremiah our Lord says,
Return, O backsliding children,

for I am married to you. Jeremiah 3:14

Your Maker is your husband:
the Lord of hosts.

And Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel;
The God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 54:5

Tell me where You feed

and rest Your flock at noon.

Why should I turn aside to another?

There is no reason to turn from Him to another.

He is the infinitely best and most beautiful One
who made them all.
And He wants you with
‘a love so deep to know would break your heart.’

Dr. J. Vernon McGee

I love you with an everlasting love.

Jeremiah 31:3

He calls His beloved ones,
'O most beautiful,'

Song of Solomon 1:8

He made each person ‘Most beautiful,’

in His image before the fall, from eternity.

And now, ‘we all,

beholding the glory of the Lord,

are changed into the same image from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:18

One thing I have desired of the Lord,
that I may dwell in the house of theLord

all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord.

Psalm 27:4

I sat down under His shadow with great delight.

Song of Solomon 2:3

Could any place be more delightful than under the wings

of the One who made all delight?

Could any place be more secure

than with the One who has all the power in the universe?

He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High abides under the shadow of the Almighty.

There no evil can happen to you,
and no plague can come near your dwelling.
Psalm 91

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And His fruit was sweet to my taste.

What can be sweeter can than knowing

that we are forgiven all wrongs past, present, and future:

and that we are infinitely loved
by the most amazing One that could ever exist?

TheOne with whom nothing is impossible,
says to us, Ask what you will,
that your joy may be full.
John 16;24

He brought me to the banqueting house,

and His banner over me was love.

All are included.
He brings you to the highest gatherings

of eternal royalty and never leaves your side.

Right now He says to all,
I stand at the door (of your heart) and knock.

If anyone hears and opens the door,

I will come in and feast with him and he with Me.

Revelation 3:20

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His left hand is under my head,

and His right hand embraces me.

More than the greatest earthly embrace,
He made you for His embrace.
All His infinite being embraces

and fills all your inner and outer being

with all of Him.

To know the love of Christ,

which surpasses knowledge,

that you might be filled with all the fulness of God. Ephesians 3:19

The voice of my beloved!

Song of Solomon 2:8

The Word of God is the voice of our Beloved,

‘alive and powerful.’ Hebrews 4:12

His unerring truth,

His right answer to every need and situation,

has in it the power to solve anything, everything.

His right answer kisses our lips.

Proverbs 24:26

Jesus took Peter, James, and John

to a high mountain

and was transfigured before them:

and His face shined as the sun,

and His clothes were white as the light.

A bright cloud overshadowed them

and a Voice out of the cloud said,
This is My Beloved Son,
in Him I am well pleased;

hear Him. Matthew 17:5

The day is coming when all will hear

the voice of the Son of God

and those that hear will live.

John 5:25

His voice raises the dead.

He looks forth at the windows,

showing Himself through the lattice.

The Lord shows Himself

in all the continually unfolding creation.

He shows Himself on every page

of the Word of God.

He shows Himself in our days, guiding,

delighting with new and comforting things.

My Beloved spoke to me,
Rise up, My love, My beautiful one,
and come away.

Our eternal Beloved invites:
Come to Me all you who labor with heavy burdens.

I will give you rest.

A single glimpse of Him lifts our hearts

into the heights of glory,

to the ‘exceedingly beyond anything

our hearts have ever imagined or longed for:

Walking forever on streets of gold

with gates of pearl and ruby towers

with someone ‘more beautiful

than all the Sons of men:’

Psalm 45:2

Whose heart is always with you:
who always knows what you are thinking
and acts for you before you finish speaking.
Isaiah 65:24

Before they call, I will answer;
and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:24

The winter is past, (times of trouble are over)

the flowers appear on the earth;

the time of the singing of birds has come.

Rise, my love, my fair one, and come away.

In the secret places of the stairs,

let me see your face, let me hear your voice;

for your voice is sweet , and your face is beautiful.

(It reflects His beauty)

Your beauty is perfect through My beauty

I had put on You, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 16:14

Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth

for Your love is better than wine.

More than temporary filling of the body with pleasure,

but our whole being joined inseparably

with the infinite and exquisite wonder of Him.

Any time, any place.

In Your Presence is fullness of joy,

and at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11

Pleasures forevermore

The Glory of God

in Song of Solomon ii

My Beloved is mine.

Song of Solomon 2:16

For God so loved the world that He gave

His only Son

(From His love, His own infinitely glorious Son

is given to us).

That whosoever believes in Him

will not perish but has everlasting life.

John 3:16

He was given to us, all ours, to keep, forever.

And I am His: Song of Solomon 2:16

Created by Him, fallen into sin and decay,

and redeemed by Him at the greatest price
ever paid for anything.

You were not redeemed with corruptible things,

as silver and gold, from your empty life

received by tradition.

But with the precious blood of Christ,
1 Peter 1:18, 19

By night on my bed, I sought Him

whom my soul loves: I sought him,
but I didn’t find Him.

‘Seek and you will find.’
Matthew 7:7

God made of one blood all nations
‘to dwell on the face of the earth
and set boundaries
that they would seek Him,

Though He isn’t far from each one of us,
for in Him we live and move
and have our being. Acts 17:26-28

In just a little while I found Him

whom my soul loves

and would not let Him go.

'Paul exhorted them all
to cling to the Lord,
with all purpose of heart.'
Acts 11:23

Love the Lord your God,
obey His voice, and cling to Him:
for He is your life.
Deuteronomy 20:30

He feeds among the lilies.

I am the bread of life:

He that comes to Me will never hunger;

and he that believes on Me will never thirst.

John 6:35

For the bread of God is He

who comes down from heaven

and gives life to the world.

John 6:33

I give to them eternal life.

They will never perish.

None can pluck them out of My hand.

John 10:28

See king Solomon with the crown

with which his mother crowned Him

in the day of His wedding,

in the day of the joy of his heart.

Blessed is the man that endures testing:
for when he is tried,

he will receive the crown of life,

which the Lord has promised

to those that love him. James 1:12

The Lord, the righteous judge, will give me a crown of righteousness
and to all that love His appearing.

2 Timothy 4:8

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

and all that is within me,

bless His holy name:
Who forgives all your sins:
Who heals all your diseases:
Who redeems our life from destruction (decay):

Who crowns us with love and tender mercies.

Who renews our youth like the eagles.

Psalm 103:1-5

You are all beautiful, My love.

There is no spot in you.

Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are as scarlet,
they will be as white as snow.

Isaiah 1:18

But we all, gazing at the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory,
by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18

Gazing at Him makes us
as beautiful as He is.

When you look away from self to Him

you are looking at the One who made everything,
to share with you.

The one that overcomes

will sit with Me on My throne.

Revelation 3:21

And this is the victory that overcomes,

our faith.
1 John 5:4

Faith comes by hearing the word of God.

Romans 10:17

When Christ, who is our life, appears,

then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Colossians 3:4

You have ravished my heart with
one look from your eyes.

He who is infinitely love and made us for Himself

has been waiting for our love since before creation.

When we look to Him in love and trust,

it ravishes His pure
and infinitely precious heart.

How beautiful is your love, My sister
(all created in His image are His royal family),

My spouse!

For your Maker is your husband;
the Lord of hosts is His name;
and your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel;
He is the God of the whole earth.
Isaiah 54:5

How much better is your love than wine!
More than a transitory joy
and delight for earthly senses,
a sharing with Him all the glory
of His endless being.

'and the smell of Your ointments than all spices!'

Your lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb.

Song of Solomon 4:11

All the sweet tastes we were created to enjoy:

more than just food, the sweet taste of
all that He is to our hearts.

Thoughts of Him lift us above

the best wonders of this world

to the eternal, heavenly realms:

Joint heirs with Christ;
that we may be glorified together.
Romans 8:17

Uniting us with Him.

I speak these things in the world,
that they might have
My joy fulfilled in themselves.

John 17:13

I in them, and You in me,
that they may be complete;
and that the world may know You love them,
as You love Me.

John 17:23

As You love Me

The Glory of God

in Song of Solomon iii

Better than Wine

How beautiful is your love, My sister, My spouse!
How much better is your love than wine,

A garden enclosed is My sister, My spouse;
a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
God has sealed us and given the down payment
of the Spirit in our hearts.

2 Corinthians 1:22

When you believed, you were sealed
with the Holy Spirit of promise.

Ephesians 1:13

All the best spices: a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters.

Jesus weary from His journey, sat on Jacob’
s well. A woman came to draw water:
Jesus said, Give me to drink?

She said, You, being a Jew ask me, a Samaritan?

Jesus said If you knew the gift of God,
and Who it is that asks, You would ask Him
He would give You living water.

Whoever drinks this water will thirst again:
but whoever drinks of the water that I give him
will never thirst; but the water that I give him
will be in him a well of water
springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:4-14

Drink deeply, O My beloved.

Come, whosoever will and take of
the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17

I sleep, but my heart wakes:
it is the Voice of my beloved that knocks,
saying,

Open to Me, My sister,
My love, My dove,
My undefiled. Song of Solomon 5:2

The words that I speak to you,
they are Spirit, and they are life.
John 6:63

Your words were found,
and I ate them and they were
the joy and rejoicing of my heart.
Jeremiah 15:16

Why is your Beloved
more than another beloved?

Because He is more beautiful than
the sons of men. Psalm 45:2

He is exalted above the heavens,
His glory above all the earth.
His faithful love is great to the heavens.
Psalm 57:5,10,11

His mouth is most sweet.
He is altogether lovely.

I am my Beloved's,
and my Beloved is mine.

You are beautiful, O My love.

Beholding the glory of the Lord,

we are changed into the same image
from glory to glory,
by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:18

I am my Beloved's,
and His desire is toward me.

I love you with an everlasting love.

Jeremiah 31:3

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure
hid in a field; that when found,
a man hides it, and for joy of it
sells all that He has

and buys that field. Matthew 13:44

For God so loves the world that He gave

His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him

will not perish but has everlasting life.
John 3:16

Mankind, made in God’s infinitely beautiful
and glorious image, fallen into utter ruin.
Each soul is infinitely precious to Him.

Holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners,

higher than the heavens,
by one sacrifice perfected forever
those who believe.

Hebrews 7:26,10:14

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Who is this that comes up from the wilderness,

leaning on her Beloved?

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

The Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your soul.

Psalm 58:11

Set Me as a seal upon your heart,

as a seal upon your arm:
for love is strong as death;
jealousy is as cruel as the grave:
its coals are the Lord’s flame:

He Whom you trusted, after you heard
the word of truth,
the astounding news of your salvation:
in whom, after you believed, you were sealed

(inseparable joined to Jesus)
with the Holy Spirit of promise.
Ephesians 1:13

Many waters cannot quench love.
Floods can’t drown it:

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If a man would give

all the substance of his house for love,

it would be utterly despised.

Hurry to me, My Beloved.

Be like a young stag on the mountains of spices.

'Behold, I come quickly:
hold fast what you have,
that no one take your crown.'

Revelation 3:11

Behold, I come quickly;
and My reward is with me,
to give to each one according to his work.

Revelation 22:11

You have been faithful over a few things.
I will set you over many things;
enter the joy of your Lord.
Matthew 25:21

Since the Lord is infinite and eternal,
His joy is infinite and eternal.

The ransomed of the Lord will return
with singing and everlasting joy
will be on their heads: they will rejoice
with great joy,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 35:10

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For your Maker is your husband:
the Lord of all the countless beautiful angels of heaven,

the Holy One, your Redeemer:
the God of the whole earth.
Isaiah 54:5

And He invites all: Come to Me
all you that labor and are loaded down
and I will give you rest.
My ways are easy and light.

Matthew 11:28-30

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Jesus, through whom God made the worlds;

Who is the splendor of His glory,

Who upholds all things by the word of His power,

when He had cleansed all sin from existence,
sat down on the right hand
of the Majesty on high,
having restored the union of God with man,
making them One with Them again,
and forever.

Hebrews 1:1-3

Forever