Day 51 of Bible Food

Good morning; we are going to be reading again from the book of Isaiah today. Let's get right into the reading.

Isaiah chapter 29

The first eight verses are pointing out the war of Armageddon, which will be fought right near Jerusalem, and many nations are going to come up and fight in that war. It is going to be a world war, and it will be the third and final one.

⁹Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
¹⁰For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

This is a great verse but it is also very troubling. In the last chapter we discussed the prophets and preachers are drunk but not with wine and not with strong liquor. God has poured out the spirit of deep sleep and has closed your eyes, He has also closed the eyes of the prophets, seers, and Barak Obama's (rulers). Why would God do this?

God has made the understanding of the Bible to be like it is a sealed book that when it is given to educated men they cannot read it because it is sealed.

And when you give it to an uneducated man, he tells you he cannot read it because he simply cannot read (verse11-12). Altogether, people talk about God and Jesus with their mouths, but they don't walk the walk. Their mind is not on Jesus or God at all. Mainly what religions and Christian churches teach are the precepts of men and not by God (verse 13). Because of this the Lord will do an amazing thing with this people, that is the children of Israel (and like many things done by Israel, it leaks into other cultures); He will make the wisdom of their wise men cease, and the understanding of their great men will be hid (verse 14).

From reading this we can see why there is much confusion on different topics like the dead are in heaven now when the Bible clearly speaks of them being in the ground. It is easy to see the confusion of Jesus being in Heaven when the Bible clearly says He has a strong desire to be on the earth. It is because God has done the amazing, hid the wisdom from the wise men and given it to the babies.

¹⁶Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? ¹⁵Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

God gives a warning to the men who turn God's word upside down, because they act like He does not know, and they are playing Him like He has no understanding. Like He doesn't know which day His Sabbath is.

¹⁷Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
¹⁸And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
²³But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.
²⁴They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

God is going to fix it all in a little while, He will restore Jerusalem, and the deaf and blind will hear and see the words of this Bible and learn to fear the Lord and all will come to understanding by learning doctrine. This is why we are reading the Bible with understanding; to get a head start in our road to salvation through Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 30

¹Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

This was concerning Israel who would go see diviners and witch craft before they would go see God. Should not a people go see the Lord to inquire? Same with us today, before you jump up and go see a psychic, you should go consult God.

⁸Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
⁹That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
¹⁰Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
¹¹Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

These are probably the biggest verses in the entire bible, especially verse eight. The Lord told the prophet because these people are rebellious, write all that I'm telling you in a book; and guess what, we are reading this book today. If you want to know what the Lord says, pick up this book daily, and the Lord will speak with you.

We know this, that the children of Israel were and are a rebellious, lying children, that will not as much as hear the law of the Lord, let alone do them. They have told their true seers and prophets not to prophesy true and right things, but to speak to them with smooth and deceitful prophesy.

Three lions running loose up the street and they want the prophets to saw calmly and serene, "three cute lions are coming but they aren't going to harm a fly, plus God will save you anyway."

When a 3 lions are coming the prophet is suppose to warn the people. "THREE LIONS LOOSE, GET OUT OF THE STREETS AND GET INTO YOUR HOME RIGHT AWAY, OR YOU WILL BE EATEN!"

Israel wanted smooth things and lies and they tell preachers and ministers of God until this our present day to get Jesus, the Holy One of Israel, to cease from before us. People do not want anything to do with the real Jesus, because they do nothing He commands.

¹²Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
¹⁷One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

Do you remember this from Deuteronomy 28 when the curses were mentioned?
Afterwards, the Lord will settle Israel, after they have taken their punishment and repented and sought the Lord wholly. They will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem, crying no more, because God will be good to them, and He will answer them.

²⁰And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
²¹And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

They will know clearly who their teachers are, and when ever they lose sight on the right thing to do, their ears will hear a word and voice behind them correcting them. This will happen during the thousand year reign, with people being resurrected and all the Holy angels on the earth, they are going to keep all men straight. As soon as you're about to mess up you will be warned and as soon as go ahead and disregard the warning you will have drama right away.

²⁷Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

Reading verses like this, we cannot say that the Lord is not angry and frustrated with how the earth has been going!

Isaiah 31

¹Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Again, God is tired of men trusting themselves or other men and not seeking Him. When Israel was in trouble in the days before Babylon carried them out the land, they use to run to the Egyptians for protection, and God sent the king of Babylon in there and knocked down the Egyptians just to get the remaining Israelites (2 Chronicles). Trust in God in the day of trouble.

³Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. The children of Israel did not understand this, but we have to know it today. God can handle whatever the situation is!

Isaiah 32

¹Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. As of now, we do not have a righteous king, and we have a lot of chaos and organized chaos in the earth; but eventually the Lord will bring peace, not only to His people, but also to the world.

Isaiah chapter 33

Woe to the person who does harm to someone when nothing was done to them. People call this "karma" but I called it God taking revenge on wickedness. ⁶And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.

The fear of the Lord is still a treasure and nothing something to be replaced with the word love.

²²For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. We know this is future, we know this to because Jerusalem is not covered in peace. In fact it is on the list of dangerous countries to travel to. When Jesus, our judge, lawgiver, and King returns, then Jerusalem will be at peace and we will be saved.

Isaiah 34 (a very violent chapter)

¹Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
²For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

First off, Isaiah is addressing all nations all the people in the earth, all in the world, so this goes past just the children of Israel! The indignation (strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger - dictionary.com) of the Lord is directed at all nations and their armies, and He is going to totally destroy them. I'd be shaking in my boots if I was enlisted in any army today.

The Lord will kill so many that the mountains will look like it is melting with blood. This will take place when He returns because in verse four we see that He will dissolve the host of heavens (those are the stars, sun, and moon).

⁵For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The Lord is going to come down on Idumea. Idumea is another name or the Greek name for Edom. Edom, if we remember are the children of Esau, Jacob's older brother.

Obviously, this is all future at the war of Armageddon, so it has not happened yet, but this means that the people of Idumea still exist and are on the earth in the middle eastern area! Careful research can point them out, but this book is just to read the bible with understanding, we can do research at another time.

Reading verse five, I can see why no one on the earth wants to claim being those people. The Lord has a special course of violent destruction for the children of Esau.

⁸For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

The day of the Lord, the day of His return, is a day of vengeance, and repayment to all people who concerned themselves over the land of Jerusalem. So many people fighting and killing folks over whose land is Jerusalem, but Jesus will return and settle that once and for all.

After the Lord destroys the non repenting people of Idumea; He will also burn and destroy their land and it will never be rebuilt again.

¹⁶Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Now the Lord tells us plainly, seek all this in the book of the Lord. What is the book of the Lord? It is the bible. And He tells us to do something people do not like doing; He tells us to read it because none of the things He's had written by inspired men will fail. The Lord commanded it, and it will be done. So read it, reread it, and keep reading it, especially with understanding.

Isaiah 35

¹The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
²It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.

This is a chapter about the wilderness, a place of solitary and safety during the time of trouble.

⁹No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

The redeemed of the Lord will get to the wilderness when they see the sign, then the children of Israel will be brought back to the wilderness after the tribulation.

Isaiah 36

¹Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

This is the story of king Hezekiah and his troubles with the king of Assyria, Sennacherib who was attempting to take over Judah as he had done with Samaria. We read a bit of this in Chronicles; but we are getting Isaiah's details here.

¹⁴Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.
¹⁵Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

This is where the king of Assyria went wrong. He told the people not to trust in their God. Sennacherib surely needed to read the Psalms and how it is all about trusting in the Lord.

Now I can see how Sennacherib could get conceded with his boasting because he conquered a lot of countries in that area that trusted in their gods, but all of them were not serving the God of Israel. Even Samaria that the Lord had Assyria take down, we read that they had not been serving God for years and that is what led them into great captivity. But they were Israel like Judah, so it may have scared Hezekiah, and made Sennacherib over zealous in his speech.

Isaiah 37

¹And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. Hezekiah being a good king that trusted on the Lord went to Him when he heard these things.

It was custom for the Assyrians to skin the leader of the country, they conquered, alive. So Hezekiah wanted no part in that.

⁵So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
⁶And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
⁷Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Do you notice how the kings had to come to Isaiah the prophet for the answer and the final ruling? It is because Isaiah, and guys like him, are the press secretaries for the God of the Universe. If you are a king or not, you have to deal with God and His servants. At any rate, Isaiah told them, not to fear that God will not permit Hezekiah to step foot in Jerusalem.

¹⁰Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. People will attempt to do this to you today. They will talk against the bible, against your faith, and you just have to be strong and hold on and believe as Hezekiah did.

¹⁵And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
¹⁶O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
¹⁷Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. Sometimes, when the people are harassing you and talking bad words against your God, put it before Him in prayer and allow Him to handle the situation.

²²This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. The Lord's response to Hezekiah's prayer is that the daughters of Jerusalem have laughed at Sennacherib. They are not even taking his claims serious any longer.

It's like getting threats over the phone by someone who claims to have an army and he sounds real tough. Then when you see him, he's a 5 year old and show up by himself. You'll start to laugh.

³⁶Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
³⁷So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
³⁸And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

The Lord rebuked Sennacherib, saying he and his army won't shoot one arrow in Jerusalem, they will return the same way they came, and the Lord will defend the city of David's sake.

One angel of God went and killed the entire 185,000 soldiers of Assyria and the angel did it in one night. Sennacherib saw this and fled back to his country and was killed by his own two sons.

We saw how Hezekiah prayed to the Lord. He did not run and seek help in Egypt or another country. And the Lord delivered him because he was a good king and had faith. We also see that when the Lord says an angel will protect you; I'm sure nothing can happen to you with the strength we saw in one angel; one angel killed 185,000 soldiers.
This story can be read in your encyclopedias and history books. They will not say an angel killed the soldiers, but they'll say disease or plague did it. I say, that is probably what the angel used.

Isaiah 38

¹In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
²Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
³And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

Again, Hezekiah was ill, and it was told to get his house in order because he would die. Hezekiah turned to the Lord and petitioned Him and right away the Lord sent Isaiah back in there and gave Hezekiah 15 more years; and healed him.

If you have a good or decent report with God, you can make prayers and receive healing and blessings from Him by your righteous prayer. It will not be the same if you are breaking His commandments and have no faith. That prayer, you should keep to yourself.

Isaiah 39

While Hezekiah was ill, Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to him. So when Hezekiah was well, he invited Merodachbaladan to Jerusalem and allowed him to view all that was in the Temple and all that was in the kings palace. It's not a good idea to show all your riches to people.

Isaiah was sent to him and asked Hezekiah what was done, and he told Isaiah, he'd shown all to the king of Babylon. So Isaiah told him what the Lord had to say about this...

⁵Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
⁶Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
⁷And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
⁸Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

The same people Hezekiah thought was his friend, would be the same ones who come in and destroy his sons and the riches of Israel. Hezekiah was content that there would be peace and truth in his days. Even if what the Lord has spoken is ugly, it is good if it comes from the Lord, and who can stop it?

Never boast and show off your riches like a people in the Americas do. When people see your riches, they have sight on something they can take. But if you conceal your riches, it appears to them nothing for the taking.

Isaiah 40

¹Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
²Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.

One of the reasons why Israel will be redeemed wholly is because the Lord punished them double for their sins. So when He returns, He will speak comfortably to His people who are ready to serve Him correctly.

⁴Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: The first will be last, and the last will be first.

¹⁰Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. The Lord will come, and when He returns it will be to battle and take over this earth. His reward is with Him, and His what He must do is before Him.

¹³Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
¹⁴With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? Can anyone take this credit on the earth to have taught God? Yes. All the people who have issues with His laws, they can. They cannot. They only think they are wise and teach God.

¹⁷All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. The Lord sure knows how to make a creation feel good. But it is the truth though; if we begin to think to much of ourselves, God let's us know about ourselves. If we humble ourselves, He will lift us up in due time and we will not be dust and vanity at that time; but will be just like Him.

²⁷Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
²⁸Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

Israel should know and the world as well, that what we do is not hid from God. God, the creator of the earth does not get tired, nor sleepy, and you cannot search out His understanding. All we can do is read what He gave us, and ask for knowledge of how things work in the earth. That's how we found electricity and other great technologies and science by seeking the Lord.

Isaiah 41

⁴Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

Who has worked and done it, who has called the generations from the beginning and done so accurately? It is the Lord, who is the first and with the last. We'll read this again in revelation. Jesus was the first man to raise from the dead into eternal life and being in the God family, and He will be here when the last man is changed into God.

⁸But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Abraham was a friend to the most High God and that is one of the reasons why God chose Jacob and his seed to be His priest. He thought they would be good because their father was His friend.

¹⁴Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Gentiles and other groups should not think the Lord has cast away the Jews or Israel because they down now; He will redeem them.

²⁰That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
²⁹Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

This is the Lord speaking, so Solomon was not all that off when he said man's life is all together vanity? This concludes our reading for today; I hope to see you tomorrow.

Peace & Grace

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Bible Food Day 44 in Psalms

(5:08 am) Good morning, here we go again reading the bible getting our spiritual minerals and vitamin intake that will sustain us for the day and forever; so let's get right to it.

Psalm 109

Jesus is praying to the Father here (verse 1-5), the average bible reader would think this is David, but when we read what the writer is saying we clearly can tell it is Jesus Christ.  The Pharisees and may other religious groups had deceitfully spoke against Jesus with lies, the compassed Him in many areas attempting to hurt Him with no cause at all.  And they did all this for His love; because they loved God they became His adversary and given Jesus and evil reward for all His good works.

Jesus prayed for a lot of ugly stuff against His enemies all because they showed no mercy in their conduct with Him.  If you show no mercy; you will receive no mercy from the Lord because evil was on your heart to do to your fellow man.  ²⁰Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Psalm 110

 ¹The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. ²The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.  

This is a very important Psalm that goes by a lot of readers like an express train with no stops.  This is a scripture Jesus used to quiet so Pharisees who were questioning Him with mocking questions.  The author says the Lord said to my Lord.  Lord is like saying Master; so two Masters are talking to each other in this instance and one says to the other to sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.

Plain and simple this is the Father talking to the Messiah (Jesus Christ).  What is He telling Jesus; that in His second return to the earth your servants will be ready to fight for you.  Remember they ran away when Jesus was betrayed and arrested.  Pilate was even told by Jesus that in His kingdom His servants would fight.  But Jesus was merely dying for the people at that time.

 ⁴The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

The Father has made a promise and will not go back on it no matter what, that Jesus is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.  This makes Melchizedek appear to be a different being than Jesus, but we will investigate this later in Hebrews.  At any rate, Jesus is now to be High Priest forever as Melchizedek was, forever.  Quickly Melchizedek used the bread and wine with Abraham, and that is what Jesus used when He ate the passover with His disciples.

The last three verses talks clearly about what Jesus will do at His return; He will war and kill a lot of kings of the earth in His wrath, He will judge the nations by filling the places with dead bodies of men who won't repent, take down many heads of states and nations, and establish His kingdom.  I certainly hope readers take note and put themselves on the right side of this battle. 

In Psalm chapter 111, we go back to a softer prayerful psalm praising God for His wonderful works and goodness to man.  Two verses that stand out to me are the last two:

⁹He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
 ¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

He sent redemption to His people Israel and then clearly states that "Holy" and "Reverend" is His name.  Men should not title themselves the Holy Pastor So and So.  Nor should they be Reverend Jesse Such and Such; but Pastor or Priest So and So is fine because Holy and Reverend is the Lord's name.

Verse ten follows that with the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  If one is wise, they would remove Holy and Reverend from their titles.  Also you can read this blog or book about reading the bible with understanding; but to really get great understanding you have to keep God's commandments.  A good understanding have all they that do His commandments.  I tell people all the time that do not think we are to keep God's commandments to try it for 30 days while reading the bible; and see if things do not make more sense as you're reading.

Psalm 112

 ¹Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

It's all over the bible to fear God and keep His commandments to have access to eternal life.  That is why the man is blessed who does this.  ³Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever  Most pastors who preach about financial prosperity may read to you verse three; but they avoid reading verse one which tells you truly how to get the wealth and riches.  And God may give the wealth and riches financially in His kingdom and not now.  The wealth and riches could be wealth and riches in understanding the Word of God.  What ever it is; you can attain it by reading and doing the commandments of God and fearing HIM.

Some words of wisdom here; a good man shows favour, and lends to the needy; but he will guide his affairs with discretion.  So he may not lend to the man who has not paid back the previous loan.  A good man is not afraid of evil tidings: because his heart is fixed on trusting in the LORD.

Psalm 113

 ¹Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.  ⁶Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!  We have to ask ourselves, who is like God who humbled Himself to die for man who sinned against Him.  This is indeed a great God.

Psalm chapter 114 tells when Israel came out of Egypt, the natural elements got out of the way of the Lord and trembled.  ⁷Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;  When a body of water moves out of your way scared of your presence; you know you have made the transformation to being God.  Until then we are merely men, dust of the ground.

In Psalm chapter 115; we go back to the trusting in God theme.  ⁹O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
 ¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. ¹¹Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.  Trusting and fearing the Lord is the best way to becoming just like Him.

Psalm 116 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.  It's beautiful to pray and have the prayer answered.  That's why so many saints call on the Lord, and so will I call on Him as long as I live as well.

Psalm 117

 ¹O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. ²For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.  This has to be the shortest chapter in the bible or at least it was getting us ready for the longest chapter in 119.

Psalm chapter 118 is one that is mingled with Jesus through it; and we'll see the verses where Jesus speaks.  First off: ⁸It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. ⁹It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.  Self explanatory.

 ¹⁰All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.  All nations come against Jesus; but in the name of the Lord will He destroy them.  Remember that Jesus came in His Father's name.

¹¹They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  He says it again.

¹²They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.  Three times, yikes.  This is spoken directly at men who continually fight against the truth of the Lord.  They will be destroyed.  If you do not think this is Jesus, just wait till we read about the battle of Armageddon when all nations will come against Him in the valley of Jehoshaphat.

¹⁴The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.  This is interesting because Jesus was not our salvation until He died and rose from the grave; so it is fitting that the verse says He has become my salvation.

²⁶Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.  We saw this quoted in the gospels concerning Jesus.  The Old Testament is basically the New Testament written by older guys.

Psalm 119 This is one long chapter and should stand on it's own.  Jesus authored this one completely and you will see how often it is referred that man should keep God's commandments.  I do not think it is humanly possible to see that Jesus wants to keep the Father's commandments so much in this chapter then suddenly say "the Laws are no more because I died for you because you broke my laws that I was able to keep when I became a man just like you."

That sounded ridiculous and so should anyone who teaches you not to keep the commandments because Christ kept it all for you.  I'm going to highlight verses that refer to keeping His laws, commandments, statues, judgments, and ordinances.

⁶Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. ⁸I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.  ¹⁰With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

¹⁶I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. ¹⁸Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. ¹⁹I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

 ²⁰My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. ²¹Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. 
Wow!  This is just verse 20

²³Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. ²⁶I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.  ²⁹Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
 ³⁰I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.  ³²I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. ³³Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
 ³⁴Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. ³⁵Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
I really think this is enough because there is over 100 verses in this Psalm.

 ⁴³And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. ⁴⁴So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. ⁴⁷And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
 ⁴⁸My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.  Jesus loved the Lord's commandments.  Shouldn't we, if we are following Jesus?

⁵¹The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. ⁵²I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
 ⁵³Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. ⁵⁴Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
 ⁵⁵I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.  ⁶⁰I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
 ⁶¹The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.  I have to stop here.  

Too many references to keeping the law, loving the commandments, His statues are good, chasing after keep the law, being afflicted but not veering from keeping the commandments.  So let's just read the rest of the chapter and enjoy what the Lord has spoken.

 ⁷¹It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.  Sometimes it is good that we were afflicted by the Lord because it maybe allowed us to take time and study His word harder to learn to keep His ways.

⁷³Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.  I pray to the Lord for more understanding each day; and it's all so that I can learn and keep His commandments.

⁷⁴They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.  This is why I know this is Jesus writing; because we'd love to see David; but those of us who fear the Father will be very glad when we see Jesus because we have been hoping in the Father's Word.  Jesus said He only spoke what the Father told Him to speak and nothing else.  So during the disciples day those that feared God were happy to see Jesus.  Likewise, during the last days when Jesus returns, those that fear the Father will be happy to see Jesus too.

⁷O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 ⁹⁸Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
 ⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
 ¹⁰⁰I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Look at what knowing and doing the law and the commandments can do for you.  It can make you wiser than the ancients, and all your teachers, because you have understanding of things that they do not. 

¹⁴²Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.  If the truth shall set you free, then the keeping of God's laws will set you free. 

¹⁶⁰Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.  The Lord's words are true from the beginning and they endure for ever.  In the beginning God said let there be light.  It is also written that these are the beast you should eat and these you should not.  It says keep the sabbath day holy, it says keep the commandments.  If those are true from the beginning then why are the commandments not allowed in schools.  Why are they not taught vigorously in the churches and to the children?  This is something to think about.

¹⁷⁶I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.  This is fitting last verse, even when we go lost like sheep, we still are not to forget the Lord's commandments.  The keeping of God's commandments are life eternal.

Psalm 120 is short and sweet.  ⁷I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.  Jesus is for peace; but when He speaks it turns to war because He will say keep the commandments and people do not want to do them.  So a war has to ensue.

Psalm 121

 ¹I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. ²My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.  Our help is good if it comes from the great Being who created heaven and earth.  Trust in Him, the Lord God. 

Psalm 122

 ¹I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. ²Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.  My dad use to sing this every morning at 6 am when he woke the family up for prayer.  It is a psalm that I look forward to, going into the true house of the Lord.

⁵For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.  We learn a great tidbit here, that there are set thrones of Judgment.  Jesus will not be the only one judging the people.  If you are able to make the first resurrection, you also, will be passing judgment instead of being judged.  Keep the commandments and love your fellow man and your God in the name of Jesus and this is granted to you. 

In Psalm chapter 123, we are praying for mercy, mercy to keep ourselves from being hated by the Lord for our sins.

Psalm chapter 124; it is the Lord who helped Israel, who helped David, and who helps us.  It's not us, or we would have been defeated quickly.  Get your help from the Most High God.  ⁸Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 125

 ¹They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.  You cannot move a servant of God who trust wholly in the Lord.  That's like moving a mountain, even mount Zion.  It cannot happen.

Psalm 126

 ¹When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.  There is a day that seems like a dream; in when the Lord returns the captivity of Jerusalem and the children of Israel.  When this happens the whole world will see the greatness and power of the true and living God, who is Jesus.

Psalm 127

This is an exciting psalm, if the Lord does not build your house, your work was/is in vain.  If your security does not come from the Lord, if your pastor does not come from the Lord, it is all for nothing.  If you sit up late to work or study (even the Bible), or rise up early to do so, and do it without knowledge or understanding, it is for nothing.  God gives His servants good sleep (in the living and in death).

Having children, no matter what the economic times are, is good because children are an heritage of the Lord, they are His reward.  Remember, it was the first commandment to be fruitful and replenish the earth.  That is why Jesus said suffer the children to come unto Him.  He never turned away children and neither do I.

Psalm 128

 ¹Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.  I did hear a pastor once tell his congregation that in the bible where it says fear, replace it with love.  I cringe for him (and his congregation that take that to heart) when I read psalms like these that say blessed is EVERYONE that fears the Lord.  It cannot be a bad thing to fear God, especially when it is the beginning of wisdom.

That pastor took all the wisdom away from His congregation.

Psalm 129 Although times have been rough, we get old and things don't go our way always.  Also, we are treated bad by other, hard times don't prevail against servants of God.  We will over come all things through Jesus Christ, the Lord.

Psalm 130

⁷Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
 ⁸And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.  He will not only redeem Israel, but He will also redeem the entire world, praise be to God.

Psalm 131  Let us keep our hope in God and not get too caught up in worldly vanities.

Psalm 132

 ¹Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:
We read in Samuel or Chronicles the promise God made to David in that he will be king over Israel forever and that His son will build a house for God to rest.  This chapter highlights some details for us about this promise.

David would not sleep until he found the place that the Lord is going to rest forever.  I don't know why David didn't know God would be in Heaven.   ¹¹The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
 ¹²If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

The Lord swore to David that His seed will set up a throne and that seed is Jesus.  Also, if David's children will keep the covenant of the Lord (Old Testament) and His testimony (New Testament), which He will teach them, then they will sit upon David's throne for ever.  This is confusing.  Not really, if you keep God's covenant then you will reign with Christ for 1000 years, even forever.  Reign with Him means to co-rule that is why you will have a throne.  Congress co-rules with Barak Obama right now.

¹³For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
 ¹⁴This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

God has chosen Jerusalem because He has desired it for His dwelling place to live.  This is His rest forever and He will live there because He has desired it.  The Lord wants to live on the earth and it is confusion to when we want to send Him back to heaven with us when He wants to be on the earth with us.  This is understanding, to know where your God wants to dwell and to be prepared to dwell with Him.

Psalm 133

 ¹Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
 ²It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;  

This is one of my favorite psalm because as men we drop this ball too hard at times.  It says how pleasant it is for brothers to be in unity together with each other.

It is precious oil on the head that ran down to the beard, even on Aaron's beard that skipped down to the skirts of his clothing.  When you see a great number of men together, in unity, doing positive works, it is certainly a great and pleasant thing.

Psalm 134

 ¹Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
 ²Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
 ³The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

This is a fitting end to todays readings; to bless the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  I hope you had a great time reading and I hope you follow this with a great day.  Praise God in doing so, in Jesus name.  Amen. (7:28 am)

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