"If I have put
my trust in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security,' if I have
rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, if I
have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, so
that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of
homage, then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have
been unfaithful to God on high." (Job)
if I have rejoiced over my great wealth
Genesis 12:14-16 When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman. And when Pharaoh's officers saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace. He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Psalm 49:5-6 Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me--those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
Psalm 52:5-7 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!"
Psalm 62:10 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
Isaiah 10:14 " 'As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as people gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.' " (spoken by the king of Assyria)
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Friday, August 7, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
TRUST Job 31:24-28 Part 1 of 5
"If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security,' if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage, then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high." (Job)
If I have put my trust in gold
Job 22:23-25 "If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you." (Eliphaz)
You are my security
Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
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If I have put my trust in gold
Job 22:23-25 "If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you." (Eliphaz)
You are my security
Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
TRUST Job 15:15-16
"If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!" [Eliphaz]
If God places no trust in his holy ones
Job 5:1 "Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?" [Eliphaz]
if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes
Job 4:18-19 "If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!" [Eliphaz]
how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt
Leviticus 5:2 " 'If anyone becomes aware that they are guilty--if they unwittingly touch anything ceremonially unclean (whether the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or of any unclean creature that moves along the ground) and they are unaware that they have become unclean, but then they come to realize their guilt; ...' " [see verses 3-6 for further examples of unintentional sins]
Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
who drink up evil
Job 20:12-13 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth, ..." [Zophar]
like water
Job 12:4 "I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered--a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!" [Job]
Job 34:7 "Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?" [Elihu]
Proverbs 19:28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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If God places no trust in his holy ones
Job 5:1 "Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?" [Eliphaz]
if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes
Job 4:18-19 "If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!" [Eliphaz]
how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt
Leviticus 5:2 " 'If anyone becomes aware that they are guilty--if they unwittingly touch anything ceremonially unclean (whether the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or of any unclean creature that moves along the ground) and they are unaware that they have become unclean, but then they come to realize their guilt; ...' " [see verses 3-6 for further examples of unintentional sins]
Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
who drink up evil
Job 20:12-13 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth, ..." [Zophar]
like water
Job 12:4 "I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered--a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!" [Job]
Job 34:7 "Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?" [Elihu]
Proverbs 19:28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
TRUST Job 8:14-15
"What they (all who forget God) trust in is fragile; what they rely on is a spider's web. They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold."
what they rely on is a spider's web
Job 27:18-19 "The house he (the wicked) builds is like a moth's cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman. He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone."
Isaiah 59:5-6 They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider's web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched. Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold
Psalm 49:11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
Matthew 7:24-27 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
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what they rely on is a spider's web
Job 27:18-19 "The house he (the wicked) builds is like a moth's cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman. He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone."
Isaiah 59:5-6 They hatch the eggs of vipers and spin a spider's web. Whoever eats their eggs will die, and when one is broken, an adder is hatched. Their cobwebs are useless for clothing; they cannot cover themselves with what they make. Their deeds are evil deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
They lean on the web, but it gives way; they cling to it, but it does not hold
Psalm 49:11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
Matthew 7:24-27 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
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Monday, August 3, 2015
TRUST Job 4:18-19 Part 2 of 2
" 'If God
places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error,
how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in
the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!" (Eliphaz)
whose foundations
Job 22:16 "They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood." (Eliphaz)
are in the dust
Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
who are crushed
Job 5:4 "His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender." (Eliphaz)
more readily than a moth
Job 7:17-18 :What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?" (Job)
Job 15-16 "If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water.!" (Eliphaz)
Job 17:13-15 "If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or My sister,' where then is my hope--who can see any hope for me?" (Job)
Job 25:6 "... how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot--a human being, who is only a worm!" (Bildad)
Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
Isaiah 41:14 "Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
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whose foundations
Job 22:16 "They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood." (Eliphaz)
are in the dust
Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
who are crushed
Job 5:4 "His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender." (Eliphaz)
more readily than a moth
Job 7:17-18 :What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment?" (Job)
Job 15-16 "If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water.!" (Eliphaz)
Job 17:13-15 "If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, if I say to corruption, 'You are my father,' and to the worm, 'My mother' or My sister,' where then is my hope--who can see any hope for me?" (Job)
Job 25:6 "... how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot--a human being, who is only a worm!" (Bildad)
Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
Isaiah 41:14 "Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you," declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
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Sunday, August 2, 2015
TRUST Job 4:18-19 Part 1 of 2
" 'If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error, how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who are crushed more readily than a moth!" (Eliphaz)
If God places no trust in his servants
Hebrews 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
if he charges his angels with error
Job 15:15-16 "If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!" (Eliphaz)
Job 21:22 "Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest?" (Job)
Job 25:4-6 "How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot--a human being, who is only a worm!" (Bildad)
how much more those who live in houses of clay
Job 10:9 "Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again?" (Job)
Job 33:6 "I am the same as you in God's sight; I too am a piece of clay." (Elihu)
Isaiah 64:8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
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If God places no trust in his servants
Hebrews 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
if he charges his angels with error
Job 15:15-16 "If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less mortals, who are vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water!" (Eliphaz)
Job 21:22 "Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest?" (Job)
Job 25:4-6 "How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot--a human being, who is only a worm!" (Bildad)
how much more those who live in houses of clay
Job 10:9 "Remember that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn me to dust again?" (Job)
Job 33:6 "I am the same as you in God's sight; I too am a piece of clay." (Elihu)
Isaiah 64:8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
TRUST 1 Chronicles 9:22-23
Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer. They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the tent of meeting.
those chosen to be gatekeepers
1 Chronicles 9:17-18 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer
1 Samuel 9:9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
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those chosen to be gatekeepers
1 Chronicles 9:17-18 The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their fellow Levites, Shallum their chief being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer
1 Samuel 9:9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire of God, they would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)
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