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As humans, we often try to ignore our constraints, and forget that we have limitations. In this passage, we are invited to learn from the lives and mistakes and Abraham and Sarah. Through the surprising story of Abraham and Abimelek, James explores the danger of forgetting our limits and forgetting God.

Speaker | Dr. Jim Bradford JUDGES: GOD'S UNUSUAL HEROES - Abimelek and God's Justice Sunday May 17, 2026 Sermon Slides | YouVersion

In this Bible Story, Israel desires for a king eventually choosing Abimelech, who ruled over Israel with a cruel fist. When he was seeking to burn down a tower in the middle of a city, a woman dropped a millstone on his head killing him. This story is inspired by Judges 9. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Judges 9:15 from the King James Version.Episode 64: Gideon ruled as a judge over Israel for 40 peaceful years, and during that time he had 70 sons. However, one of his sons wanted to be king, and after the death of his father, Abimelek killed all of his brothers…except one. Jotham, the youngest son escaped and gave a scathing rebuke to the people of Shechem who supported the slaughter of his brothers. In that rebuke, he reminds both them and us that if we, in pride and selfish motives, commit such evil, we will receive the consequences of that evil back on our own lives.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world’s greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bible Bard podcast episode BB-142_A Moral Pagan vs. a Fearful Prophet. In Genesis Chapter 20, Abraham, the covenant bearer, meets a pagan king. But in the narrative, while Abraham acts deceptively, Abimelek, the pagan king, acts with moral clarity and restraint! We are told by the writer/editor that this king of Gerar is a “Philistine” to emphasize the morality of this king of Gerar against the fear and faithlessness of Abraham, whose God is his “shield” and “reward”! What a reversal of fortune in a Bible story.

In this study we will take a look at the women within the Bible. We will look at each one of them and see how their story influences our lives today.As we continue with our study on ‘The Women of the Bible', we now look at Sarah, wife of Abraham.The story of Sarah contains 7 episodes in which we shall Unravel: 1  Sarah and the Pharaoh of Egypt, Genesis 11:29-12:1-202  Sarah, Hagar and Ishmael, Genesis 163  The Promise, Genesis 174  The Three Visitors, Genesis 185  Yahweh Warns Abimelek Off Sarah, Genesis 206  The Birth of Isaac, Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away, Genesis 217  The End of Sarah's Story, Genesis 22, 23:1-2 In our last study we continued with the story on Sarah. We learned in Chapter 17 that Yahweh not only changed the name of Abraham from Abram, but also changed Sarai (princely) to Sarah (princess). Then in Chapter 18 we read about the 3 visitors to Abraham, which the conversation led to the where about of Sarah and once again repeating the fact that Sarah will produce a son from Abraham14   Is anything too hard = Here we have a figure of Speech called Erotesis; or, InterrogatingThe Asking of Questions without waiting for the AnswerEr´-ô-tee´-sis. Greek, ἐρώτησις, interrogation (from ἐρωτᾶν, to ask, to enquire, to question: also to request)This figure is used when a speaker or writer asks animated questions, but not to obtain information. Instead of making a plain and direct statement, he suddenly changes his style, and puts what he was about to say or could otherwise have said, into the form of a question, without waiting for an answer. Instead of declaring a conviction, or expressing indignation, or vindicating authority, he puts it in the form of a question without expecting any replyListening from behind the curtain, Sarah hears this, and laughs. It is after all an absurd thing at her age. The English version of the Bible describes her as 'old', but the original Hebrew word is more like 'worn out', as if she was an old rag ready to be thrown away. Her laughter suggests that she and Abraham have not had sexual intercourse for a long time.Episode 5 Yahweh Warns Abimelek of Sarah Genesis 20Just as you think things are straightening out for Sarah and Abraham, they blot their copybook yet again. There is a repetition of the grubby incident in Egypt, where Abraham tricked PharaohPassing through Gerar, a town in the south of Canaan, Abraham again tells people that Sarah is his sister, not his wife. The same old lie. This time it is a king, Abimelek, who is taken in and who sends for Sarah Abraham's lie is almost as a beggar's belief. Yahweh has promised him a son by Sarah, and yet he allows another man the chance to have sex with his wife Does he doubt his own ability to have sexual intercourse with Sarah, and to father a child? Or is he intent only in saving his skin when he is in danger? The storyteller tries to lessen Abraham's lie by saying that it is, after all, only a half lie. Sarah is Abraham's half sister as well as his wife, which is true. Marriage of a man and woman with the same father but different mothers was a fairly common practice then, though later forbidden  (3-7) Yahweh threatens judgment upon Abimelek for taking Sarah(8-10) Abraham once again suffers rebuke from a heathen king (11-13) Abraham's excuse(14-18) Abimelech's gift recompenses Sarah, and Abraham prays for him.Once again, I read from the Legends of the Old Testament on the birth of Isaac. This can be found on page 163Join me as we go Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse, Unraveling the Words of Yahweh!Have any questions? Feel free to email me; keitner2024@outlook.com

In Job 42:10, God restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends, despite his own need for prayer. This prophetic intercession, praying for those who don't deserve it, unlocks divine prosperity—200% restoration. Abraham's intercession for Abimelek lifted curses, making him a father of nations. True prosperity, not just wealth, flows from a heart devoted to God's house, as seen in David's affection for it. By prioritizing prophetic intercession and supporting God's work, blessings overflow, transforming lives and nations. Embrace this call to intercede and experience God's abundant favor.All these questions were answered just as Perry Stone, Jonathan Cahn, John Hagee, Jentezen Franklin, Benny Hinn, Chris Oyaklihome, Steven Furtick, Joel Osteen, Joseph Prince, Joyce Meyer, Paul Dhinakaran, Samuel Patta, Ezekiah Francis, Johnson Varghese, Paul Thangiah, Mohan C Lazarus, TD Jakes and others01.)What did God reveal about prosperity and purpose during the meditation? 02.)What condition was Job in when he prayed for his friends? 03.)Who did Job pray for, and why was this significant? 04.)What was the result of Job's intercession? 05.)What is prophetic intercession, and why is it powerful? 06.)How did Abraham demonstrate prophetic intercession? 07.)What is the role of affection for God's house in receiving blessings? 08.)Why is intercession challenging for many people? 09.)How does joining intercessors enhance one's prayer life? 10.)What is the broader impact of prophetic intercession?

In chapter 9 Gideon's son, Abimelek, kills his brothers and deviously promotes himself to rulership in Shechem. The youngest brother escaped his rage and pronounced a curse upon Abimelek and the Shechemites. As we will see, God always brings justice to his people.

21st September 2025 10.30 am  Abraham and Abimelek Speaker: Cei Rees Reading: Genesis 20

"God's Intervention During Spiritual Regression"Genesis 20:1-18The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, GodKyle Van DykeAugust 31, 2025SEEK WEEK is September 7–12 https://www.oasischurch.online/seek-weekShould Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04OPEN PLAY in September: our 2000 sq ft indoor play area is open to the public on Wednesdays in September from 9-11 AM. Follow Oasis Kids for details: https://www.instagram.com/oasiskidsvaHave you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?https://www.oasischurch.online/futureKIDS SPACE with EXPANDED MOTHER'S ROOM!Did you know we have a Mothers Room — a quiet, private space for Mothers to care for their babies and still be able to watch the worship and sermon on Sunday mornings. https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/reel/C8FqHIipr3u/WE HAD TO CHANGE OUR VISION STATEMENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0WFhtL7h3ISERMON NOTES:God's Intervention During Spiritual Regression- Genesis 20:1-18 (NIV)- Verse 1 - Abraham's Departure- Genesis 19:27-29 (NIV)- Direction toward Egypt = symbolic of regression or spiritual drifting - Verse 2 - The Repeated Lie- Genesis 18:14 (NIV)- Verse 3-7 - Abimelek's Dream- Verse 8-10 - Abimelek Confronts Abraham- Verse 11-13 - Abraham's Excuses - How we excuse our own sin:    1. Compare our righteousness to others    2. Try to justify with half-truths    3. Blame God or others for our own actions- Verse 14-17 - Restoration- Ephesians 2:4-5 (ESV)- Titus 2:11-14 (NIV)- 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NIV)- The great paradox of God's intervention is he can write perfectly straight with the crooked and sinful lines of men.Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.Stay Connected:Website: https://oasischurch.online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

In this episode of The History of the Bible, we continue the story of Abimelek after his rise to power in Shechem. Exploring Judges 9, we examine how internal strife between Abimelek and the leaders of Shechem led to betrayal, rebellion, and a brutal conflict that climaxed in the attack on Thebez. From the role of the temple of El-Berith to the strategic significance of Mount Zalmon and Thebez, this episode unpacks the political and cultural backdrop of Israel during the early Iron Age. We also place Abimelek's rule in the wider context of world history, at the close of the Late Bronze Age, when major empires such as Egypt and the Hittites were collapsing. The episode highlights how ambition, divine judgment, and fragile leadership intertwined to shape this turbulent chapter in Israel's history.   If you'd like to support The History of the Bible, visit our Patreon Page. Your feedback is valuable to us! Share your thoughts and insights via our feedback form. Let us know how our podcast has impacted you or someone you know by filling out our impact form. If you have concerns about any information presented, please inform us via our correction form.   #HistoryOfTheBible #BookOfJudges #Abimelek #Shechem #AncientIsrael #BibleHistory #BiblicalArchaeology #LateBronzeAge #IronAge #TempleOfElBerith #Thebez #MountZalmon #GideonsSons #OldTestamentHistory #BiblicalLeadership   ESV Study Bible (Crossway, 2008) – Notes on Judges 9. ESV Archaeology Study Bible (Crossway, 2018) – Historical context on Shechem, Thebez, and Iron Age Canaan. Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV, Zondervan, 2016) – Insights on covenantal temples, Abimelek's kingship, and Shechem's mixed population. New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NLT, Thomas Nelson, 2002) – Spiritual application of Abimelek's leadership. Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines (Rose Publishing, 2005), p. 104–109 – Map references for Shechem, Mount Zalmon, and Thebez. Satellite Bible Atlas by William Schlegel (2013), Map 6–7 – Geographic context of Shechem and surrounding battles. The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (Cengage, 2018), p. 83–89 – Collapse of Late Bronze Age civilizations. Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology – Articles on Shechem and Canaanite religion. BiblicalArchaeology.org – Discussions on Iron Age Shechem and Abimelek's historical setting. WorldHistory.org – Entries on the Late Bronze Age collapse and Canaanite culture. BlueLetterBible.org – Hebrew word study of “evil spirit” in Judges 9:23 and cross-references.    

Gideon's story continues as his many sons, including Abimelek—born of a concubine from Shechem—play key roles in the unfolding drama. After Gideon's death, Abimelek uses his maternal ties to Shechem, a city with a mixed Israelite and Canaanite population, to seize power. He manipulates the people and elites, securing seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith to hire mercenaries. Abimelek kills his brothers and is crowned king under a great tree near Shechem, marking the first Israelite kingship over a city with a complex cultural and religious backdrop. Meanwhile, the youngest son of Gideon condemns this rise to power with a fable illustrating Abimelek's destructive rule. This episode explores themes of ambition, political intrigue, and the consequences of leadership outside God's anointing.   Scripture Judges 8:34-35 and Judges 9:1-15   Support and Feedback If you'd like to support The History of the Bible, visit our Patreon Page at https://patreon.com/TheHistoryoftheBible. Your feedback is valuable to us! Share your thoughts and insights via our feedback form at https://forms.gle/AtzUReJ8gLuFYPaP8. Let us know how our podcast has impacted you or someone you know by filling out our impact form at https://forms.gle/jr4EdGsqCaFk4qZm8. If you have concerns about any information presented, please inform us via our correction form at https://forms.gle/PiMMkPnJFaa4j5p37.   Hashtags #BibleHistory #Judges #Abimelek #Gideon #AncientIsrael #BiblicalLeadership #Shechem #BaalBerith #BiblePodcast #HistoryOfTheBible #BiblicalStudies #OldTestament   Sources ESV Study Bible ESV Archaeology Study Bible Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV) New Spirit-Filled Life Bible (NLT) BlueLetterBible.com Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines Satellite Bible Atlas by Schlegel The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History WorldHistory.org

Sermon Notes:· Where do you find joy when the ups and downs of life are far more than you can handle?· How is your joy level?· God is calling us to embrace the life he has for us. To do that we have to embrace the darkest moments and follow him through.· The Psalms are uniquely suited to foster communion with God. They give voice to our hearts. - Dane Ortland· We often believe that if we are struggling we can't walk with God.· When we isolate we often walk further into darkness and further into shame and guilt.· David models for us how to turn his fear and shame from the darkness into the Joy of worship.· “Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left.” Heading of Psalm 34· "I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips." (v.1) What happened this week that made praise difficult for you?· Vs. 2 "I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice."· What are you reflecting to the afflicted around you?· Vs, 3 "Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together."· Who can you show God's glory to this week?· Affliction doesn't disqualify us from praising—it often makes our praise more real.· "I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears." (v.4)· What is your greatest fear?· Vs. 5- "Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame."· One of the greatest gifts God can give to me is to change me to look more like HIM!· Radiance is God's perfect antidote for Shame.· Shame falls away when we behold the glory and grace of God.· LOOK TO HIM!· "This poor man called, and the Lord heard him. He saved Him out of all his troubles" (v.6)· What do you need God to rescue you from today?· vs. 7 "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them."· "Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." (v.8)· When we are with God, we experience real joy· What might be your next step in the darkness? (next 4 lines on one slide)· Call out to Him in the darkness.· Bring the real you before God.· Seek refuge in the Lord· Find your people· Are you living your darkest moment right now?· Have you said, “I can handle this,” instead of surrendering it to God?· Healing comes when we face darkness and behold the Lord.· He is offering you His joy in the darkness. LIFE Group Discussion QuestionsShare about a time when darkness ruled in your life. What helped you the most during that difficult time?Read Psalm 34:1-81) David is described as a man after God's own heart. However, leading into Psalm 34 David struggles to the point of insanity. How does David's story resonate with you?2) What happened this week that made praise difficult for you?3) What is the most prominent fear in your life? How has that fear impacted your walk with God and others?4) How do you typically handle fear and shame?5) When have you experienced God's presence in overcoming fear?6) What do you need God to rescue you from today?7) Who can you God's glory to this week?

“From that time on, that place was called Beersheba. That name means water-hole where they made a promise. It was where Abraham and Abimelek made strong promises to each other.”Genesis 21:31 PEV

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Abimelech: Belligerent or Peaceful? Part 2 Series: Judges Scripture: Judges 8:33-35; 9 Episode: 1250   Scripture Overview: In Judges 8:33–35 and Chapter 9, Israel quickly turns away from God after Gideon's death, returning to idol worshipand forgetting the Lord who delivered them. They also fail to show loyalty to Gideon's family, despite his leadership. In Chapter 9, Abimelek, Gideon's son, seizes power by killing his seventy brothers and declaring himself king with the support of the people of Shechem. His reign is marked by deception, betrayal, and violence, ultimately leading to his downfall. God's justice prevails when Abimelek is killed in battle, fulfilling judgment for his evil deeds. Key themes include apostasy after leadership, corrupt ambition, and divine justice.   Sermon Summary: This sermon explores the tragic story of Abimelech in Judges 9 as a mirror for our own hearts, exposing the destructive path of ungodliness and the relentless pursuit of control. Pastor Josh shows how Abimelech's hunger for power, disregard for godliness, and violence led to his downfall—and how similar patterns often live quietly within us. Whether through anger, control, resentment, or spiritual drift, we risk losing peace and intimacy with God when we stop valuing His presence. Yet the sermon offers hope: where wickedness once reigned, Christ offers righteousness, peace, and restoration. The call is clear—kill the little Abimelech in you. Surrender control, return to godliness, and trust Jesus to do what power never can: bring true peace to your heart and soul.

Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Abimelech: Belligerent or Peaceful? Part 1 Series: Judges Scripture: Judges 8:33-35; 9 Episode: 1249   Scripture Overview: In Judges 8:33–35 and Chapter 9, Israel quickly turns away from God after Gideon's death, returning to idol worshipand forgetting the Lord who delivered them. They also fail to show loyalty to Gideon's family, despite his leadership. In Chapter 9, Abimelek, Gideon's son, seizes power by killing his seventy brothers and declaring himself king with the support of the people of Shechem. His reign is marked by deception, betrayal, and violence, ultimately leading to his downfall. God's justice prevails when Abimelek is killed in battle, fulfilling judgment for his evil deeds. Key themes include apostasy after leadership, corrupt ambition, and divine justice.

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In this Bible Story, Israel desires for a king eventually choosing Abimelech, who ruled over Israel with a cruel fist. When he was seeking to burn down a tower in the middle of a city, a woman dropped a millstone on his head killing him. This story is inspired by Judges 9. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Judges 9:15 from the King James Version.Episode 64: Gideon ruled as a judge over Israel for 40 peaceful years, and during that time he had 70 sons. However, one of his sons wanted to be king, and after the death of his father, Abimelek killed all of his brothers…except one. Jotham, the youngest son escaped and gave a scathing rebuke to the people of Shechem who supported the slaughter of his brothers. In that rebuke, he reminds both them and us that if we, in pride and selfish motives, commit such evil, we will receive the consequences of that evil back on our own lives.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textBefore we can completely wrap up Gideon's story, we are going to look at the actions of his son Abimelek.  Abimelek isn't a judge but the way he conducts himself shows us how Gideon's sins were passed down to his children. Our website - www.thecontextandcolorofthebible.comWe are on Facebook - The Context and Color of the Bible | FacebookWe are on Instagram - @contextandcolorofthebibleWe are on YouTube - The Context and Color of the Bible - YouTubeWe are on Pinterest - The Context and Color of the BibleMusic: Tabuk by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4453-tabukLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Preacher: Caleb Maskell Scripture:  Genesis 26:1-6 Now there was a famine in the land—besides the previous famine in Abraham's time—and Isaac went to Abimelek king of the Philistines in Gerar. 2 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, g 5 because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.” 6 So Isaac stayed in Gerar.  

Preacher: Kathy Maskell Scripture: Genesis 22 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2 and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelek king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. 3 But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.” 4 Now Abimelek had not gone near her, so he said, “Lord, will you destroy an innocent nation? 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister,' and didn't she also say, ‘He is my brother'? I have done this with a clear conscience and clean hands.” 6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. 7 Now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet,and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.” 8 Early the next morning Abimelek summoned all his officials, and when he told them all that had happened, they were very much afraid. 9 Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.” 10 And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?” 11 Abraham replied, “I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.' 12 Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife. 13 And when God had me wander from my father's household, I said to her, ‘This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”'” 14 Then Abimelek brought sheep and cattle and male and female slaves and gave them to Abraham, and he returned Sarah his wife to him. 15 And Abimelek said, “My land is before you; live wherever you like.” 16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.” 17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again, 18 for the Lord had kept all the women in Abimelek's household from conceiving because of Abraham's wife Sarah.

https://storage.googleapis.com/enduring-word-media/ewpodcast/genesis20.mp3 Part 24 in Pastor David Guzik's in-depth look at the book of Genesis, expositing on all of chapter 20. This chapter records the encounter with Abimelek king of Gerar, this being the second pagan king to rebuke Abraham for his fuzzy account of his relation to Sarah. Pastor David details each verse of the […] The post Genesis 20 – Abraham Lies About Sarah Again appeared first on Enduring Word.

Daily Dose of Hope July 8, 2024 Day 2 of Week 15   Scripture:  Judges 9-11; Psalm 17; Luke 23   Welcome back once again to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional that complements the bible reading plan for New Hope Church.  I'm going to ask all of you to be in prayer for our Vacation Bible School, which starts today.  We will be ministering to almost 200 children and their families.  Please pray that those who don't know Jesus will come to know him, that those who just give a head nod to God will come to follow him more closely, and pray a special prayer of protection, strength, and wisdom for all our children, volunteers, and staff.  With that, let's get right into our Scripture for today.   As usual, let's begin with our Old Testament passages.  At the end of Judges 8, we see that Gideon dies and the Israelites begin to engage in idolatry once again.  The pattern is repeating itself.  This time, in Judges 9, we read about Abimelek, who is one of Gideon's sons by a concubine from Shechem (Gideon had something like seventy sons by his many wives and concubines).  In my research, several scholars actually consider Abimelek a judge of Israel but certainly not one chosen by God.  He wanted to lead Israel and does so for three years, but he is cruel and violent.  Eventually, rebellion is stirred up against Abimelek.  In his own violent quest to squash the rebellion, he is killed.    As we read this, it becomes evident how incredibly chaotic and ugly this time of the judges happened to be.  Moving into Judges 10, we meet Tola and Jair, two other judges that led Israel.  Then, it becomes clear that Israel is once again falling into depravity and idolatry.  God allows them to fall into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites.  We get the sense that a new judge is coming.    Jephthah is next.  He is a complicated judge however.  He is the son of a prostitute and a man named Gilead.  This is kind of confusing, as the father has the same name as the region in which they live.  You may have caught that.  Anyway, Gilead's sons by his legitimate wife drive Jephthah away from their home and he flees to a land named Tob, where he gains a name for himself as a warrior.    I'm going to give a bit of a summary of what happened because I think it's not incredibly clear as we read.  Basically, Israel is being oppressed pretty severely by the Ammonites and they decide to attack the region of Gilead once again.  The people are hurting but they have no leader.  Thus, they ask Jephthah, who they previously pushed away, to come lead them.  Jephthah tries to negotiate with the Ammonites first but that isn't successful.  God's Spirit comes over Jephthah and he is able to recruit fighters for the battle.  Then, he makes a horribly misguided vow.  He tells God that he will offer as a burnt offering whatever or whomever comes to meet him if he returns in victory.  Jephthah then attacks and thoroughly defeats the Ammonites, so Israel is saved for the time being.   But who comes out to meet Jephthah?  His only child, his daughter whom he dearly loves.  He is greatly distressed and tells his daughter what he vowed to God – to either give her up as a human sacrifice OR dedicate her whole life in service to God, two different interpretations by scholars of Jephthah's vow.   The daughter requests two months of freedom to travel and spend time with friends and he grants her that.  Her primary concern in not getting to marry and have kids, which makes many think that she did dedicate her life to service to God rather than become a burnt offering, which God truly would have detested.  Only pagan gods required human sacrifice.  Regardless, the whole story is slightly bizarre.   Psalm 17 is a beautiful prayer written by David.  He is once again pledging to stay faithful to God, and he asks that God protects him from his enemies.  Most likely, this prayer was penned by David as he was fleeing from Saul who wanted to kill him.  David clearly trusts God completely and knows that God will answer.  There is a great expression here when David asks to be the “apple of your eye.”  This is a reference literally to the pupil.  This part of the body is the most protected, the most guarded against even a slight touch.  David asks God to guard him in the same way.   Okay, let's move on to the New Testament.  Today, we focus on Luke 23, which includes Jesus' trial before Pilate, the crucifixion, his death, and his burial.   Crucifixion was a horrific death.  He was beaten and mocked by the soldiers, betrayed by his own people, and nailed to a cross to die. I won't go into the gory details of crucifixion, as you have probably heard them before, but it was a terribly painful and humiliating way to die.   There was a man named Simon from Cyrene who was passing by and they forced him to carry the cross.  Cyrene was on the tip of Africa so this man was far from home!  And here he was, just going about his business, and he is enlisted, or more like seized, to carry the cross of the Savior of the world.  I'm guessing that Jesus' physical body was incredibly weak and bloody by this point.  And Simon walked by him, carrying the cross that would serve to execute Jesus but also save all humanity from their sin. We don't know what happened to Simon after the crucifixion.  He isn't mentioned again in Scripture.  But my guess is that his life was never the same again.  An encounter with Jesus is always life-changing.   Luke's version of this passage has a lot of substance.  We read about the criminals executed on each side of Jesus, one of whom ends up believing and Jesus says, “Today, I will see you in paradise.”  Pretty amazing.  But Luke also includes the observation about the curtain in the temple.  When Jesus is about to breathe his last, the curtain in the temple, which separated the Holy of Holies (where God's presence stayed) from the rest of the temple was torn in two.  Only the high priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies one time a year to make atonement for the sins of the people.  This tearing of the curtain was hugely symbolic and I don't want us to miss it.  It meant that Jesus' death was the final atonement for sin and now the Holy of Holies was open to all people.  God's presence is never confined again, never to be in a place made by human hands.  Jesus Christ is God.  His body is the temple.  He is the final sacrifice and he has opened the door to all people, all believers, being able to go boldly into God's presence with no barriers.      I should also mention that now that Jesus has ascended into heaven, the presence of the living God is still with us in the form of the Holy Spirit.  And if we believe in Jesus and his sacrifice, then the Holy Spirit dwells in us.  The presence of God is now within us!  Think about that.  It's really amazing and takes some time for us to wrap our brains around.  God is closer than your very breath.   Let's chat again tomorrow.   Blessings, Pastor Vicki

Pastor John Keating Proverbs 18:10 (NLT) - “The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Judges 9:46 (NLT) - On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith. Judges 9:50-54 (NLT) - Next Abimelek went to Thebez and besieged it and captured it. Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women— all the people of the city — had fled. They had locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof. Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire, a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull. Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me, so that they can't say, 'A woman killed him.'" So his servant ran him through, and he died.

11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joabout with the king's men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. 2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” 6 So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. 9 But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master's servants and did not go down to his house. 10 David was told, “Uriah did not go home.” So he asked Uriah, “Haven't you just come from a military campaign? Why didn't you go home?” 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in tents,[a] and my commander Joab and my lord's men are camped in the open country. How could I go to my house to eat and drink and make love to my wife? As surely as you live, I will not do such a thing!” 12 Then David said to him, “Stay here one more day, and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next.13 At David's invitation, he ate and drank with him, and David made him drunk. But in the evening Uriah went out to sleep on his mat among his master's servants; he did not go home. 14 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.15 In it he wrote, “Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die.” 16 So while Joab had the city under siege, he put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were.17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David's army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died. 18 Joab sent David a full account of the battle. 19 He instructed the messenger: “When you have finished giving the king this account of the battle, 20 the king's anger may flare up, and he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot arrows from the wall? 21 Who killed Abimelek son of Jerub-Besheth[b]? Didn't a woman drop an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?' If he asks you this, then say to him, ‘Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.'” 22 The messenger set out, and when he arrived he told David everything Joab had sent him to say. 23 The messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate. 24 Then the archers shot arrows at your servants from the wall, and some of the king's men died. Moreover, your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.” 25 David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don't let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.' Say this to encourage Joab.” 26 When Uriah's wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. 27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the Lord,

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO GIVE UP PART 3After the death of Jerub-Baal, his son by his concubine raised up the people against his half brothers, Gideon's legitimate sons and had them all killed with the exception of one who was able to escape. That one son, Abimelek called out to the people speaking to them the story of the trees wanting a king. However, according to the story, each tree that was approached, the olive, the fig and the vine each knew their purpose and would not give it up just for the benefit of reigning over others. Basically, the trees knew their places and purpose and stayed in them. Abimelek used this proverb, the story of the trees, to reveal to the people the wrong that was done by this illegitimate brother. He wanted a place and position that he had never been ordained for or called to. And so it is with many in the body of Christ wanting to walk in positions, places and stand in spotlights they've never been ordained or called to. We are not illegitmate children so therefore we should be willing to stay in the places that God has called and ordained us for.  To hear more of this weeks message click on the buzzsprout.com link or go to your favorite podcast app and search for the title, "This Is the Voice of the Prophet. Then look for the episode entitled "What Are You Willing To Give Up Part 3.Support the Show.

In this Bible Story, Israel desires for a king eventually choosing Abimelech, who ruled over Israel with a cruel fist. When he was seeking to burn down a tower in the middle of a city, a woman dropped a millstone on his head killing him. This story is inspired by Judges 9. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Judges 9:15 from the King James Version.Episode 64: Gideon ruled as a judge over Israel for 40 peaceful years, and during that time he had 70 sons. However, one of his sons wanted to be king, and after the death of his father, Abimelek killed all of his brothers…except one. Jotham, the youngest son escaped and gave a scathing rebuke to the people of Shechem who supported the slaughter of his brothers. In that rebuke, he reminds both them and us that if we, in pride and selfish motives, commit such evil, we will receive the consequences of that evil back on our own lives.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a repeat of his actions in Egypt, Abraham puts his wife in the precarious position of being taken by another man. Abimelek gets confronted by God. God wants people to follow His righteous ways, not their sinful worldly ways. “This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath.” — Anthony the GreatReferenced Verses:Exodus 20:14; Hebrews 13:4; Proverbs 6:322 Samuel 12:7; 2 Samuel 12:9; 2 Samuel 12:13Mark 9:33 -34; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Luke 16:151 John 1:9; Acts 3:19; Galatians 4:4Hebrews 11:13

Have you ever misjudged someone? Many years ago, I started a job as a high school teacher. When I went in to organize my classroom, the school janitor saw me and sternly warned me that students should not be in the school building yet. He escorted me off the premises, refusing to believe that I was a teacher. (I looked a lot younger then!) Abimelek, the king of Gerar probably felt misjudged. In Genesis 20, Abraham acted on assumptions he made about the Canaanite king. We can understand why. Abraham was still not living in his homeland and was vulnerable to abuse and attack. He had also just discovered that there were not even ten righteous people living in Sodom (Gen. 18:32). Abraham pulled the same deception he had done before and passed off his wife Sarah as his sister (Gen. 12:10–20). Abimelek called for Sarah to become one of his wives. Yet, before the marriage was official, Abimelek was warned by God not to touch Sarah. He obeyed, and asked Abraham to explain himself. Why did Abraham continue to doubt God's protection? He knew God had promised to bless and preserve him and Sarah (Gen. 12:3; 15:1). God had promised to provide a son for Abraham through Sarah (Gen. 17:19). Surely God would not allow them to be killed before that promise was fulfilled. The fact that Abraham was not perfect reassures us. We see that the fulfillment of God's promises does not depend on our ability, talent, or reliability of His people. God chose Abraham not based on his merit, but because of grace. The same is true for us today. God sent the Lord Jesus to die for us, even though we did not deserve it. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). Go Deeper Why did Abraham and Sarah continue to doubt God's promise and protection? What mistakes did they make?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a position of status that you are eager to reach – regardless of what it takes? Remember, if it isn't a place God has chosen for you, success will not bring you peace. Show Notes: ⁠Episode 73 Subscribe: ⁠My Daily Briefing⁠

While at a water park with some friends, we attempted to navigate a floating obstacle course made of inflatable platforms. The bouncy, slippery platforms made walking straight almost impossible. As we wobbled our way across ramps, cliffs, and bridges, we found ourselves yelping as we fell unceremoniously into the water. After completing one course, my friend, completely exhausted, leaned on one of the “towers” to catch her breath. Almost immediately, it buckled under her weight, sending her hurtling into the water. Unlike the flimsy towers at the water park, in Bible times, a tower was a stronghold for defense and protection. Judges 9:51 describes how the people of Thebez fled to “a strong tower” to hide from Abimelek’s attack on their city. In Proverbs 18:10 (nkjv), the writer used the image of a strong tower to describe who God is—the One who saves those who trust Him. Sometimes, however, rather than lean on the strong tower of God when we're tired or beaten down, we seek other things for safety and support—a career, relationships, or physical comforts. We’re no different from the rich man who looked for strength in his wealth (v. 11). But just as the inflatable tower couldn't support my friend, these things can't give us what we really need. God—who's all-powerful and in control of all situations—provides true comfort and security.

By Faith, part 8. Abraham repeats his mistake of lying about his wife to a pagan King, Abimelek, but he does so out of fear and unbelief in the Goodness of God. By Clive Cernik Sunday 19th November 2023

By Faith, part 8. Abraham repeats his mistake of lying about his wife to a pagan King, Abimelek, but he does so out of fear and unbelief in the Goodness of God. By Clive Cernik.

Isacco e Rebecca: la moglie-sorella, Abimelec e altri guai (Gen 26). La storia della moglie sorella, in questa pagina della Bibbia, si ripete per la terza volta. Ma c'è un motivo...

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In this episode,  we meet Gideon's illegitimate son, Abimelek. Abimelek's rise to power is full of violence toward strangers and family alike.Abimelech cut a deal with the people of Shechem to become king. His first task was to assassinate his 70 brothers, except for one. The one who escaped, Jotham, appeared at Mount Gerizim and told a fable about Abimelech, the thornbush.God avenged the death of Gideon's sons by stirring up dissension between Abimelech and the people. Abimelech killed the people of Shechem, but was himself killed by a stone thrown by a woman.The chapter then concludes with two short descriptions of the minor judges Tola and Jair.Thank you for being a part of the club. Show Notes12 Judges of Israel ChartBlog Contact Bible Book ClubLike, comment, or message us through Bible Book Club's InstagramLike or comment on Susan's Facebook or InstagramLeave us an Apple reviewContact us through our website formThanks for listening and happy podcasting!

In this Bible Story, Israel desires for a king eventually choosing Abimelech, who ruled over Israel with a cruel fist. When he was seeking to burn down a tower in the middle of a city, a woman dropped a millstone on his head killing him. This story is inspired by Judges 9. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.Today's Bible verse is Judges 9:15 from the King James Version.Episode 64: Gideon ruled as a judge over Israel for 40 peaceful years, and during that time he had 70 sons. However, one of his sons wanted to be king, and after the death of his father, Abimelek killed all of his brothers…except one. Jotham, the youngest son escaped and gave a scathing rebuke to the people of Shechem who supported the slaughter of his brothers. In that rebuke, he reminds both them and us that if we, in pride and selfish motives, commit such evil, we will receive the consequences of that evil back on our own lives.Hear the Bible come to life as Pastor Jack Graham leads you through the official BibleinaYear.com podcast. This Biblical Audio Experience will help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In each episode, you will learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Now understanding the Bible is easier than ever before; enjoy a cinematic audio experience full of inspirational storytelling, orchestral music, and profound commentary from world-renowned Pastor Jack Graham.Also, you can download the Pray.com app for more Christian content, including, Daily Prayers, Inspirational Testimonies, and Bedtime Bible Stories.Visit JackGraham.org for more resources on how to tap into God's power for successful Christian living.This episode is sponsored by Medi-Share, an innovative health care solution for Christians to save money without sacrificing quality.Pray.com is the digital destination of faith. With over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible, the Pray.com app has everything you need to keep your focus on the Lord. Make Prayer a priority and download the #1 App for Prayer and Sleep today in the Apple app store or Google Play store.Executive Producers: Steve Gatena & Max BardProducer: Ben GammonHosted by: Pastor Jack GrahamMusic by: Andrew Morgan SmithBible Story narration by: Todd HaberkornSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we see Abraham once again struggling with Faith and hurting Abimelek's family in the process.

Faction Cannot Prevail (4)      (audio) David Eells – 7/5/23  Word From The Lord  Debbie Fenske 6/29/23   I want to share a word Jesus shared with me early this morning as I was sitting before Him, praying, and just waiting on Him. I heard Him speak a couple thoughts to me. After writing down the second thought Jesus just kept speaking this encouraging word.   “Many, so many who have, in the past, been a part of UBM, are beginning now to understand the evil, and the dangers of faction. The truth that they are receiving from Me is instilling a holy fear within them. This is why I rise up in David, My servant, moving within him to keep talking and warning about this. It has been imperative for him to do so, for faction is a disease, killing many. So many who have not understood this are now finally listening, and repenting, and many will return to My ministry of UBM to receive truth once again. For they are aware of the great deadness of their spiritual womb. My truth, and a holy fear of Me will produce life in them once again.   My servant, David, must not stop speaking about these things. For I will have My way, which is revealing to all I have chosen, the true condition of their hearts. My truth will break out again like a wildfire through the mouth of My servant, for My anointing will not leave him. And My anointed chosen will soon be revealed, and many, many blind eyes will be opened, and the deaf ears will hear. Hearts will be healed, and they will rush under the presence of My anointing, and will grow, and will with much Joy, and spiritual vigor, produce much fruit which will come forth from My life within them.  My provision, in every way, will flow once again. Press in, and I will give abundant blessings. Receive them now, as you press in to Me, that I may make them manifested to you. For My Spirit is moving, stirring hearts to come back to Me, and My anointing. They are coming back to the truth. Trust Me, and wait on Me, and you will see, soon, the outpouring of My Spirit, and My great supply of provision for my people, as the unleavened bread continues to go forth from My anointed, and spoken forth from all who have received, and believe, and are walking the unleavened walk.   The time is set for my life received to pour forth from you, a flowing stream of life. Remain faithful, humble, and pure. I have not, and will not fail of any of My good promises to My Unleavened Bread Ministry.”  Before I got on the zoom meeting this morning, I prayed that God would somehow, someway, confirm this word. And I believe that He did that through some verses that were shared this morning.   Deb Horton's scripture that she shared was Jeremiah 32:6-15. The confirming verse is the second part of verse 15. “Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.” I also felt confirmation was received in verse 15 of her scripture verses. “For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. Houses, and fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” (Those taken from their Promised Land shall return.) Shay shared, Philippians 4:19-23. Verses 19 and 20: “And my God will supply all your needs, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20 Now to our God, and Father glory forever and ever. Amen.”   Amen! Yes, Lord. All glory belongs to You! Thank You, faithful Father, for delivering and rescuing those who you will from the evil faction, and opening the eyes of those who just could not see to receive the awful truth about faction, and so gave up and set aside your truth. Thank You for your blessings now, and those you are about to abundantly bestow upon UBM, and for your faithfulness to all, all over the world, who are faithful to you in giving out the unleavened truth of Your Word. Amen!     Gold Bubble    Anonymous 2022  I saw David, Michael and Eve sitting together at David's house. Then I saw a golden light envelope them, surrounding each of them, like a big bubble. It was glowing and shining all over. The light was more intense closer to their bodies, almost a pure white and then got more golden toward the bubble edge.  It was as though the bubble were a vast number of Holy Angels, linked in every way around them with no gaps at all.  I saw “More coloring of the golden hue color, when more Angels are present”. Two heads confirmed, yes.  I then heard this: “Eve left the bubble. She has now to understand and seek Me.  Do not venture out to find her. The bubble is My Holy Angels surrounding you.  Pray and put them to work but know the divine usage.  (We have been binding, loosing and sending the angels as instructed and through the 4th of July the battle was being won with General Jesus at the head.) Stay in unison at the innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies. Your veil will not be lifted.  Eve will enter again once she has been completely cleansed and aligned with entirety of Christ, as many more people will also.  (The other women and men that the satanists are taking advantage of are being released through prayer and warfare for them.) You will also see these others, even some whom you have never known or from the distant past, appear to each in vision. (Some of the women were taken into the harem by the stupid spirits and lust spirits the satanists put on them. They are being released by warfare.)  Trust the Spiritual as this is a reality beyond understanding. Your understanding of the life in physical cannot be without My Spiritual eternity. Everything is here with Me; I have never let go of control. The enemy cannot enter this sacred inner Holy place. (The gold bubble) Keep the door open to Me, and your heart mind and desire with everything of your ability to give all and seek more of Me. Constantly trying and eagerly awaiting My very breath and glance, feel My pulse raging like a roaring fire and heavy waterfall. I'm ready to burst from within you!” (Against the wicked) The Holy Angels don't know the exact date of Eve's return, but they know that she will be back.  Anonymous continued, "David, They said this is a trial for you too and Father is trying to teach you something too. It isn't your fault or anything like that, but there are specific things He is teaching you and helping you to overcome. (Yes, it has been a trial of crying to the Lord and exorcising faith for these poor people.) When she returns, she will be in The Holy bubble and protection which is unity with Christ. But it has been temporarily lifted but she will return unto His Glory when God gives her the Grace for repentance. (This has been done.) There is much God is teaching her right now and teaching you and teaching many other people. There is so much more going on than we can see and know but in the long run, all of this evil is for all our good and benefit.  (Satanism is throughout the land and we must learn to defeat it as is happening in the physical. Special forces are collecting these satanists, who are always trafficking the women and Children, and taking them to Gitmo and hanging them by the thousands. Exorcise your faith and send the angels.) As you all are manifesting and in agreement in mind, soul, spirit, body with more of Christ, the greater the Holy Presence and protection. The light pushes back the darkness but the full 100% glow is for the complete manifestation of Christ.”  I saw that resting in and only agreeing with The Word, one is in this bubble and protection but if one even doesn't agree with The Word in one area, it's as if they are sticking their hand out of the bubble which allows the attacks of darkness. Eve has completely stepped out of the bubble; her Angels are still with her and they are grieved witnessing this evil, but they know God is the Greatest and His way is The Best Way, and they know she will return back to Him. The Holy Angels are also a witness against the fallen angels.   I don't want to let my mind even spiritually see the other factious victims, the darkness there is too great and I just don't want to look at it. It will all get wiped forever anyway, praise God!   They said this just now “A greater anointing is being poured out more and more, we can't get distracted from receiving what God is trying to give us. Further along in His Spirit increasing, she will return”.    Kevin C. Rea & Eddie Brast's Captive Harem    Anonymous 6/26/23 (David's notes in red)  (The angels told us this dream is a truthful representation of what is going on.) In my dream I was a virgin, and I was engaged to be married. I was on my street in front of a united church that was just a house. (I have never spoken to the people at this church.) There were three men out in front of the building loading their car, one of the men had tattoos on his arms.  They started talking to me about Jesus and I spoke the Truth of what God has shown me. They said I can sit down in their car to talk. They ended up locking me in the car with them and driving off and I knew that they were trying to kidnap me. (They have kidnaped all of the women by demonic means but this also represents snatching some off the street.)  But I felt God is in control and He will get me out of this.  They took me to a giant farm that was owned by a man who had brown hair and his wife had red hair, it looked like they were in their 30s. (This is the “factious leader” of our dreams, satanist Kevin Carl Rea, Alias Kevin H. Rea, who has slandered us all over the internet and made Eve his concubine through witchcraft and voodoo he put on her.) This farm had a giant area that was fenced in and there were many people in there that weren't allowed to go out.  (The binding and prison is by witchcraft) There was at least 100 people there that were either willingly followers of this man or they had been kidnapped and kept here. (Many of these people were dumbed down by Kevin's Jim Jones spirits and were taken captive and the women trafficked to give pleasure to Kevin and who knows who.) The men all worked in the fields and the women did cooking and other work. (They were made slave labor like with Jim Jones.) I was given my own room that was inside the fenced area, whereas the people who were there by their own will were allowed out of the fenced area.   The wife tried, dressing me up, she was actually kind but I couldn't understand why she stayed with her husband or let him do all these evil things. She seemed really submissive to him and she went along with whatever he said. She also said that her husband sleeps with all the women here and that it will be my turn tonight. (Jim Jones did this too and then killed the evidence like Kevin does spiritually and sometimes literally according to Claire's dream. But we have the angels help that is going to report anything amiss and we bound the spirit of murder on Kevin.)  That night when I was in my given room the male (Kevin) who runs this place came in and started speaking with me. He spoke to me as if he was trying to be my friend and to get my favor. But I knew he was evil and had much pride. He was complaining that only one third of the people here are women and that isn't enough for him, he wants more. And that every person here does everything he says etc. He made it known that I had to sleep with him, and I calmly refused. I don't remember everything that I said but I somehow convinced him to leave me alone and to not try to sleep with me.  (He does not force the issue physically that we know of but by witchcraft, voodoo, lust and fornication spirits he imparted to his victims.) He was a gross man but somehow, he did what I said when I told him to leave, he left and left me alone. (Christians have authority over his demons as Jesus said.) The next day his wife asked me how I was able to get him to leave me alone, I don't remember what I said in response to her though. But she was kind and gentle and I told her God is taking me out of here and she couldn't understand how, but she believed God would take me out, so she gently in a kind, submissive tone tried to convince me not to leave.  (She was deluded by witchcraft and lust put on her like the rest. We do warfare for them all.) But I left anyway. God showed me how to get out through part of the fence and I just left and walked through a forest to get back to my house.   I couldn't understand why no one else left or saw the way to get out.  (Their will was hijacked by demons) David: (Kevin demonized them with witchcraft and voodoo spirits and with lust spirits so they would want him. Ed, who was trained by Kevin has three women near Arlington, TX. and we have their names and some in the farm. If anything like an “an accident” or “suicide” or they turn up missing he will hang. He will die anyway according to our dreams and words. We received by faith at random this word first this morning. (2Sa.19:4 …And the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son.  This is Kevin. Absalom hung himself like Judas.)  (Anonymous note: We asked if we should turn them in to the law but the angel said that they could do much more than the law. (With the Lord's permission we gave Kevin a condition, which would save the women, if met we would not turn him over to the special forces who are collecting these satanists for trafficking and hanging them. We knew he would not accept this because of his pride and that the angel forces would take care of him as they have.) Father said He would teach Eve humility through this process. This will eventually lead to the Spiritual Blessings and other things that will come in the future and for eternity and from falling away and coming back even greater etc. Also the ripple effects also of the testimony that will Glorify God to others, and many other of that sort. That even the evil is Blessing, although it might not look like it in the moment and physical but will be and it will show itself to be good in time to come.)  My thought has been to believe for a miracle rather than just the normal long-drawn-out process of teaching them humility. But a miracle can be in a blink. My son Nathan bought a bird that hated him, and he was going to bring it back to the store. I said, lets pray over him. We did and in the morning, he was a born-again bird. He loved Nathan. The parakeet had a total brain change.  When a person comes to the Lord, they get a miracle change. She left the Lord and the comeback can be normal or a miracle. Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.  She is coming back with a miracle! I received this for Eve and the others two times and confirmed it with two heads. Isa 51:14 The captive exile shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not die and go down into the pit, neither shall his bread fail. (We have prayed and believed for them.) Luk 18:7-8  And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them? 8 I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? (These men have much blood on their hands and God will avenge their victims.  Cry for it.) I received by faith at random: Psa 92:9-11 For, lo, thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, thine enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil. 11 Mine eye also hath seen my desire on mine enemies, Mine ears have heard my desire of the evil-doers that rise up against me.    Rampant Evil    Anonymous 6/29/23 (David's notes in red)  I dreamt that the world had forsaken God and His ways and transgender evil was rampant everywhere and it was an offense to speak about Jesus.   The majority of adults were evil and involved in sexual abuse practice. I met so many children that had been sexually abused in schools and other so-called trusted areas of care. (The children could also represent those who are immature in Christ that have been taken captive from their school, like UBM, and abused by the factious leader, Kevin C. Rae. This is just like the parallel in the world, the work of the DS operations that have been going on underground for decades. They are part of the same dragon devouring the helpless.)  These abused children that I had met, I adopted them, but not legally. I took them in as my own and they came and lived with me in a safe zone. They never had to go back to where evil had previously been done to them. (This adoption in many cases is by prayer and warfare for them. This is also the elect coming out of the factious satanist camps into the Truth again by our prayers and warfare. Adopt these helpless children of God, many who were stolen from our UBM school by faction since 2011. On a physical level, many of the children they are rescuing from underground tunnels and DUMBs where they have been tormented by the DS satanists are being taken care of and receiving deliverance from their captors. These are two sides of the same coin and same Dragon.)  I could see demons in people and those in whom I saw lust and perversion, I rebuked them and told them to go away. They had to leave immediately and they couldn't get close to me.  There was of a group of people, I don't know who they were, but they were secretly kidnapping pedophiles and locking them up in a building in the forest. When the building was packed full of these evil people, the entire place was set on fire. I heard there were 12 police officers in there that died. (This sounds like the what the Alliance and special operations who are part of Trump's military, who are rounding up these perverts and are prosecuting them in large groups for the same things. On a spiritual level these people will go through the fire.)  (2Ki 10: 25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.   26 And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them. 27 And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day. 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.)    Cut Off    Samuel Fire 12/9/22 (David's notes in red)  I had a vision of a very sharp edged and large heavy metal door. Larger than a warehouse garage and thicker than a bomb shelter type. (Representing the Word of God. Heb 4:12 For living is the word of God, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart.)  When it closed, it came down with such a force that nothing would stop it from being closed. It closed so fast and hard with a very loud bang that anything in the way was broken and sliced apart. It resembled a gigantic guillotine, and the action on coming down to close was a lightning quick and powerful motion. (Representing the righteous and Holy Judgement of God, which the factious antichrists will soon receive. This is Jesus' stained garment with the blood of the Edomite faction.)   Mat 10:34 Think not that I came to bring peace on the earth: I came not to bring peace, but a sword. And Mat 24:50 the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not.  51  and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.  Also, Jesus is the door. Joh 10:7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.)  The door separated between two places. One place was a brightly lit interior with a white and clean space, while the other place was a dark, gloomy and creepy outside area. (This represents the soul which is full of the Light of Christ and the other whose soul has been darkened by sin and the lust of the flesh; an antichrist spirit, which is outside the Body of Christ.)  Mat 25:32-33 and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; 33 and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.  Mat 6:22 The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! I then saw that a man was standing there, right beneath the opened door at the entryway. The man had one leg and arm and some of his body on the outside, and the rest of his body was on the inside. Without any care or in complete ignorance, he stayed there. It was as if this man was content to remain under the door and not move. (The lukewarm are part in the world and part in the Kingdom but will be cut off.)  (Also representing the factious who did not receive correction and repent for sin. They will be cut off from the Body of Christ.)  Ecc 9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.  Luk 3:9 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 1Jn 2:4 Who saith that I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man. I was horrified as I terrifyingly saw the door suddenly slam shut and sever off the parts of his body that hung on the outside. Psa 37:9 For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.  (The lukewarm shall be spewed out of the Body of Christ.  Psa 129:4 Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.    Luk 11:17 But HE, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate; and a house divided against a house falleth.  Mat 5:30 And if thy right hand stumbleth thee, cut it off, and cast from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body go into geenna.    When I came out of the vision, I had sweats and shakes. It was immediately brought to my remembrance the verses relating to “There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in outer darkness,” and the other verse regarding the “30, 60, and 100 fold.”  Mat 22:13 Then the king said to the ministers, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth. .   Mat 13:23 And he sown upon the good ground, this is who heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit and bringeth forth, the one a hundredfold, the one sixty, the one thirty.    I felt this was a warning to be seeking to have 100 percent of Christ.   The Lord Will Judge the Factious Enemy    David Eells 6/17/22   God is about to judge the wicked who have abused His children. Isa 40:10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one (in the Man-child Reformers), and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. (Notice that the Lord smites the factious and then rewards the Bride for her crucifixion by them.) 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.   He judged them in Isa 62:11-63:6 Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him... 63:1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? (The Edomite sheepfold.) this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.   2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. … 6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.   … And Pharoah's army was destroyed at the Red Sea but the people of God celebrated on the other side. Isa 63:11-14 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he that put his holy Spirit in the midst of them? … Isa 64:1-4 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, (I believe that the DS will be retaliating with earthquakes when the Lord returns in His Man-child.) 2 …to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence. 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.    Dream of Faction Bombed and Scattered and the Elect's Return     Eve Brast 2020 (David's notes red)  I dreamed that it was dark outside and I was standing in a line with the local UBM brethren. (Eve along with Local UBM was being used to represent the corporate body of the Bride of Christ.) We were all facing the factious enemies' camp and holding hands and praying. (The Bride must stand united against the faction and their witchcraft in prayer and spiritual warfare.)  The camp was being bombed from above and I saw a bombed-out vehicle about 50 yards in front of our prayer line. (Vehicles represent lives. It appears God is going to recompense the wicked for their evil committed against His children.) I saw a group of factious men who had been standing in front of the vehicle begin to scatter because of the bombings. One of the factious men who was holding a packet of legal documents was ducking for cover and trying to run away towards his left from the bombed-out camp. (The legal documents represent the factious leaders plan to sue UBM and David. Also, the accuser of the brethren, satan, persecutes the righteous through his vessels or vehicles of dishonor with his accusations in the court of Heaven.) I could see little embers from the bombings floating around in the air.   Then a black woman who was deceived by faction appeared in front of me in our prayer line. (This may represent another dream we had of her dying by a plague but repenting. We've had dreams of other factious people dying of the plagues too. This could represent some of the bombing of their camp.) Her skin and clothing were charred from the bombings and she was very thin now.   She was dressed in a large floral print dress but it was all tattered. Her hair was all a mess and there was blood on her face and her mouth. (The blood on her mouth represents devouring the saints by slander.) She was crying and weak and she was holding out her hands towards me, palms up, in repentance. Then I woke up. (Also, some who have been deceived by the faction will return as a result of the judgments upon them from God.)    The Lord Judges the Faction and then Gives the Bride Her Reward     It was so with the Bride and Man-child in Esther. The King of Kings gave authority to Esther and Mordecai to destroy Haman and his people in Purim and then rewarded Esther and Mordecai. We received this by faith at random this morning. Est 10:1-3 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, (meaning "little man” which is a Man-child.) whereunto the king advanced him …3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.   (It was so with the Bride and Man-child in Joel 2. The Northern army advanced toward Jerusalem, the Bride. They cried unto the Lord, and the Bride and Man-child were revealed to the people. The Lord then smote the army and then rewarded the Bride with revival and restoration from all the years they went through. This was the Assyrian army of Sennecherib who were smitten of the Lord by killing 185,000 in one night. And here it is...) Joe 2:16 gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet... (Notice: The Man-child and Bride were revealed in this battle.) 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things... 23-25 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you. (So, we see again the judgment of the enemies like the Red Sea and then the reward of the Bride.)   (It was so with the Bride and Man-child in 2 Ch 20. The three armies advanced towards Jerusalem, the Bride. Jehoshaphat commanded the praisers to the front line. The enemies killed each other off. The people took the plunder as it will be with the DS and our faction.) 2Ch 20:22-23 And when they began to sing and to praise, Jehovah set liers-in-wait against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, that were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir (Edom's leadership), utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.   So, what has happened to prove this will happen with the faction?   Some of our missionaries were killed by the factious Catholics who blamed us for converting their cult members with the Word and saving them. They commanded us to get out of their country or we would all die. They did a Black mass to enforce this. We called upon the Lord who then started a war between the Catholics, Coptics, and JW's, who were persecuting the Christian missionaries. So, then they were killing each other off for weeks. This happened as it did with Abimelek and the men of Shechem like I showed the lead evangelist. The Catholics said it was my black magic that did this to them and are doing a Black Mass, which is witchcraft, to get rid of us but they are still being killed by the grace of God. The Christian missionaries have been spared all of this civil war.   Also, President Trump and the Alliance have started the mass arrests of the Elites with their DS leadership in the nations and are trying and sentencing many to death by hanging or bullet. Thousands of elites and many more DS leaders are being removed. The witches around the world are with these satanists to support them and destroy the Alliance and Christians but they are failing and so will our faction.   We have received from the Lord that there is a parallel between Trump draining the political swamp and the Man-child draining the Church swamp. So, all of this is a type for us.  David's email to: Traffickers Kevin and Ed,  The Lord showed us you are satanists and sex traffickers but we will let the professionals prove that. We have had a detective on your case, and we know some of the names of the women you have trafficked. And we know your perverse sex history too that you have bragged about. There is nothing hidden from God. Repent and stop this immediately!  We saw that you told Eve to leave her house with her son and girlfriend and go to her empty apartment where you could have undisturbed sex with her in her deluded state. We know you have those who are willing, and those who are unwilling to have sex with you perverts. We have some names.  When you send witchcraft and voodoo into a woman to make them mindless, and also all of your lust and fornication demons, so that they want to have sex with someone they hated before, this is called rape. The women and girls you snatched and those taken from the factions are there against their original will. Hypnotists have been charged with lesser than these crimes. This is illegal and immoral. Cease and desist immediately.  You are a sex trafficker. A person does not have ownership, and is not property. What God creates only He can destroy.  (Note: The angels had already told us that they could handle this better than any law or military but I knew he wouldn't believe this so I brought it down to the physical for him to know there is a threat.) Do you know General Eric M Smith? You will, if you do not do what is right. He and the Special Forces have collected thousands of your satanist buddies, for doing what you do, and hung them. This method is a kinder way compared to the written methods God could do to you. Turn and repent immediately!    Put away your AK 47; this is foolish. He has used the special forces to collect your satanist friends who have done the same thing as you, and Jim Jones of Guyana fame, and your creepy resemblance to this evil man. He also had sex with all the husbands' wives and girls, like you. And like you, he tried to cover up all the evidence by killing his victims. God told us, He would kill you both.  You send all of the women with Eve in the lead to us now, and we will do deliverance and send them to their families. If any are harmed or have an accident, or suicide; we will bring in the insiders to witness against you. (We knew these were the angels who have been telling us what they are doing.) Our info is in the hands of an intermediary who knows what to do with it. This warning is out of love for a last chance. Take heed quickly. This is not a threat. This is based on factual evidence, and justice impending in the very short term. Act quickly to remedy what will be taken back. Your salvation is at hand. And take down the slander. You have trespassed on our property 3 times and twice we saw you or your people here (in the middle of the night seeking to break into our house.) Please act now and for these women's sake.  DE  Anonymous: I asked God for a verse last night on what He thinks of the email David sent to Kevin and Ed, and I landed on: “Glorified God”, Mat 9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.    Report from the angels on the warfront on July 4th   What are the Angels telling you about news from the enemy's camp?  “We have broken through the enemy defense. We took charge of all lurking and guardian demons with overriding authority given by General Jesus.   He reassigned them to completely different sectors of the spiritual. They have no more involvement in obeying the human leader. We broke through to surround this human and baited out every personal demon.   Each demon was spoken to, they are to completely ignore us and not report to the human or have any reaction to us.  (I.e. they have been neutralized.) We then filled every space and declared complete control under General Jesus. Not one reaction or indication of anything the enemy is doing in response. There is not and will not be a counterattack.   We have alerted those who need to know for rescue and to be prepared for escape. The ones who have been alerted; it is in their spirit that we gave them the information. Most of them have been altered in the mind and have been hurt in soul. The trauma to their bodies is mostly a mind control and lack of nutrition and sleep.   We won't be divulging on the worse acts, as these and all others will be restored. We now await the timing on the next phase of attack.   There are external aspects we are awaiting from other divisions with similar attacks and rescue. This is being coordinated together so not one soul is left behind.  (As we prayed) This is a worldwide effort. Some have been in this fight for many years. Today we have now secured many souls for safety in The Lord's Name. Await further information. Keep praying  How goes the war? 

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JESUS MEETS THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM – Jesus Walking in the Way of the Cross (VIDEO)   LYRICS TO MUSIC: Daughters of Jerusalem Do not weep for me Cry for yourselves and your children Follow on Hosea's lead   Blessed are those who barren sit Who've never known their children's screams They'll ask the mountains please fall on us Follow on Hosea's lead For terror comes with Roman siege   MESSAGE SUMMARY:  Throughout the Bible there are dozens of women who are plagued with infertility, whether it be for a short time or a lifetime. Beyond the well known stories like that of Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and Rachel, and Zechariah and Elizabeth, there are countless others among the scriptures who cannot bear children. Some are healed, some are not. Some women are even restored in large numbers. All of Abimelek's wives, though exactly how many there were is unknown, are given fruitful wombs after Sarah is returned to Abraham (Genesis 20:17-18).   The prominence of these stories exemplifies a common theme throughout Jewish and non-Jewish history alike. A woman's ability to have children was vitally important. It was praiseworthy and fulfilling. Jewish custom praised motherhood and stigmatized the barren. It is surprising then to hear Jesus' words as he speaks to the women of Jerusalem. It was not uncommon for women in the city to attend the executions of criminals by the Roman leadership. They would often mix a palliative of wine and spices to offer those being tortured. They would eventually offer the same to Jesus, though he would refuse it. But it is to these women that we hear Jesus' last words of true discourse. As these women ‘mourn and lament' for the tragedy that unfolds before their eyes, Jesus speaks at length concerning the coming catastrophe they do not yet see. And in doing so, he directly opposes a truth they had likely never before heard challenged.   ‘Blessed are those who are barren.' Jesus' statement is shocking. But to those familiar with the prophets, it was a statement that was not new. Jesus uses the exact words of the prophet Hosea. As Hosea prophesied that Israel would be destroyed and punished for its unfaithfulness to Yahweh, so too does Jesus use his words to predict the same. Some forty years after Jesus' death, Roman soldiers would enter Jerusalem and utterly destroy it. Those who took up arms and those who did not were murdered indiscriminately. Each stone of the temple would be annihilated at Roman order. Every tree was cut down, and the city was made into ruin.   This is certainly one of the acts of which Jesus spoke. A Roman siege that would leave behind a mountain of anguish and sorrow to be carried upon the backs of the women who now wept for him. As Jesus himself continues, the coming violence will make them “say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,' and to the hills, ‘Cover us.'” Jesus describes a fate worse than death.   Though the sight before the women's eyes seemed the greatest of horrors, Jesus knew the horror to come would be far worse. More importantly however, he again exemplifies his humility. He desires no pity or concern for himself, but rather cares for those standing before him. He mourns over the injustice to come, disregarding the pressing pain of his own circumstances. Written by Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper golgothamusic.com // poorbishophooper.com // Second edition ©2022 Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper   TODAY'S PRAYER: How often do we worry more about ourselves than the tragedies around us? What injustices would God have us mourn over? Pray for those situations. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: I affirm that because of what God has done for me in His Son, Jesus, A CHILD OF GOD. Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become children of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. John 1:12f SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Luke 23:27-31: “A large number of people followed him, including  women  who  mourned  and wailed for him.     Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!' Then they will say to the mountains, Fall on us!' and to the hills, Cover us!' For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?””. Further Reading: Hosea 10:8; Hosea 9:14; Revelation 6:16-17. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “Contemplating the Mighty Acts – Palm Sunday and Holy Week”, at our Website: https://awtlser.podbean.com/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

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