Sunday, July 16, 2006

His people, His Blessing .. friend or foe?

Gen 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
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Gen 22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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Deu 28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
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Psalms 80
1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel,
       You who lead Joseph like a flock;
       You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
       Awaken Your might;
       come and save us.

3 Restore us, O God;
       make Your face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.

4 O LORD God Almighty,
       how long will Your anger smolder
       against the prayers of Your people?

5 You have fed them with the bread of tears;
       You have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

6 You have made us a source
       of contention to our neighbors,
       and our enemies mock us.


7 Restore us, O God Almighty;
       make Your Face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.

8 You brought a vine out of Egypt;
       You drove out the nations and planted it.

9 You cleared the ground for it,
       and it took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
       the mighty cedars with its branches.

11 It sent out its boughs to the Sea, [a]
       its shoots as far as the River. [b]

12 Why have You broken down its walls
       so that all who pass by pick its grapes?

13 Boars from the forest ravage it
       and the creatures of the field feed on it.

14 Return to us, O God Almighty!
       Look down from heaven and see!
       Watch over this vine,

15 the root Your Right Hand has planted,
       the son [c] You have raised up for Yourself.

16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
       at Your rebuke Your people perish.

17 Let Your Hand rest on the man at Your Right Hand,
       the son of man You have raised up for yourself.

18 Then we will not turn away from You;
       revive us, and we will call on Your Name.

19 Restore us, O LORD God Almighty;
       make Your Face shine upon us,
       that we may be saved.

Footnotes:
a. Psalm 80:11 Probably the Mediterranean
b. Psalm 80:11 That is, the Euphrates
c. Psalm 80:15 Or branch

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Gensis 12:2-3
2 "I will make you into a great nation
       and I will bless you;
       I will make your name great,
       and you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you,
       and whoever curses you I will curse;
       and all peoples on earth
       will be blessed through you."
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