Ezra 3 and Deuteronomy 11 by the casting of the lot before the LORD. INTRODUCTION TO 22:38 BEGINNING WITH WORSHIP SONG AND THEN MESSAGE. These prophetic messages are preached by the casting of lots before the LORD to receive any two possible chapters from the Bible using 2 independent Random Bible applications. The 2 chapters confirm each other to be of God by the common theme discovered in those chapters. Today’s message is on Ezra 3 and Deuteronomy 11 and is 66 minutes and 29 seconds long. Preached usually immediately after a one-half hour of mediation on these two chapters.
October 9, 2023 Monday
Matthew 10 and Nahum 3
Matt 10:14-15 (KJV)
14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Nah 3:4 (KJV)
4Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Nah 2:13 (KJV)
13Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
October 10, 2023 Tuesday
Revelation 15 and Hebrews 2
Both of these chapters are about the perfection of the Son of God to overcome all corruption which was verified in His power to overcome suffering and death. This also reveals that we likewise overcome through the Son of God.
Rev 15:2-4 (KJV)
2And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Heb 2:10-13 (KJV)
10For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.11For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
October 11, 2023 Wednesday
Ezra 3 and Deuteronomy 11
In Ezra 3 there is the laying of the altar to offer sacrifice unto God despite the fear of the surrounding heathen of the land attacking them for doing this in their sight. After the laying of the altar there is the laying of the foundation of the temple. With both of these acts there is much worship and praise and sacrifice onto God. In Deuteronomy 11 the main emphasis is on loving Yahweh the Almighty’s. There is a strong emphasis on remembering what they have been saved from and how God judged those that rebelled against Him in the wilderness. There is a strong emphasis also upon diligence to allow the word of God to dwell strongly in their spirit and soul. This also involved the outward practice of writing the commandments of God on the doorpost of their house and upon their bodies and even wearing it between her eyes. The outward practice was to emphasize the importance of the deeper turning of the heart in receiving the word of God out of a pure love for God and not performance of the mere outward practice. This parallels the laying of the altar in our heart and the foundation that Christ speaks about in the Beatitudes. This foundation is laid out of the genuine fear of God that births being poor in spirit, knowing brokenness before God out of the deep turning of the heart and all the rest of the Beatitudes that represent laying the foundation of God’s dwelling with us individually and corporately.
Ezra 3:3-5 (KJV)
3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, [even] burnt offerings morning and evening.4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as [it is] written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;5And afterward [offered] the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
Ezra 3:10-13 (KJV)
10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, [who were] ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Deut 11:1 (KJV)
1Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.
Deut 11:4-8 (KJV)
4And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and [how] the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;5And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;6And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that [was] in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:7But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did.8Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;
Deut 11:18-25 (KJV)
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:21That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.22For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;23Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves.24Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.25There shall no man be able to stand before you: [for] the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
October 12, 2023 Thursday
1 Kings 20 and Psalms 103
It is amazing that Ahab the king of Israel could actually spare the king of Syria who attempted to destroy his family and wives and his kingdom. Because Ahab did not have the genuine fear of God he showed mercy towards absolute corruption and evil and thus condoned that corruption bringing the judgment of God upon the nation of Israel. This account contrasts with Psalms 103 which clearly emphasizes the greatness of God’s mercy towards those that genuinely fear Him. The genuine fear of God fully reciprocates the severity of God’s judgment upon all that is contrary to His agape love in our lives personally and also corporately. Only when we recognize that goodness of God in the severity of His judgment upon sin can we then recognize the greatness of His mercy and receive His mercy truly from our heart. Thus we are genuinely merciful but also righteously unsparing of sin and corruption in us and all others.
1Kgs 20:39-43 (KJV)
39And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.40And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be]; thyself hast decided [it].41And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the prophets.42And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.43And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
Ps 103:1-22 (KJV)
1[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.8The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.9He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.11For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.12As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.13Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we [are] dust.15[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.17But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.21Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure.22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
October 14, 2023 Saturday
Isaiah 7 and Exodus 7
Both chapters are about the hardening of the heart by the king of the nation and how God would use this to make His signs and thus His glory known.
Def: weary
To make disgusted, to tirer.
Isa 7:10-16 (KJV)
10Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Exod 7:1-5 (KJV)
1And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.2Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.4But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.5And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.