2 Samuel 2. Israel and Judah at war. David is made the king of Judah


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2 Samuel 2. Israel and Judah at war. David is made the king of Judah

1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite. 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul. 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. 21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen

Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain


English: Delilah betraying Samson, and turns h...

English: Delilah betraying Samson, and turns him over to the Philistines (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Judges 15. Samson burns the Philistines’ Grain

1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 14 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were
upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Judges 1. The tribes of Judah and Simeon captured Adonibezek


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Judges 1. The tribes of Judah and Simeon captured Adonibezek

1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher: 12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 14 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? 15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will show thee mercy. 25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. 33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 19. The territory assigned to Simeon


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Joshua 19. The territory assigned to Simeon

1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah, 6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: 11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam; 12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia. 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; 14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel: 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez; 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath; 27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: 34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor, 38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh, 42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon, 46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

Joshua 15. The cities of Judah


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Joshua 15. The cities of Judah

1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: 6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: 7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel: 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim: 10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher. 16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet, 28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah, 29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: 33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages: 37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad, 38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: 42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: 45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages: 46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: 47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: 48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir, 50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: 52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah, 54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: 55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, 56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: 58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor, 59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: 60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: 61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages. 63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

 

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

The new anointing. Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG


English: Elisha raising the Shunammites Son

English: Elisha raising the Shunammites Son (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The new anointing. Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG

Let us lift up our voices to the Almighty God and begin to bless His holy name, let’s give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, He is worthy to be praised, He his worthy to be adored, give Him glory, give Him honor, bless His holy name.

Thank Him for bringing you to the last quarter of this year, let’s give Him glory because He is the one who has brought us this far, He will see us to the end.

He is worthy to be adored; He is worthy to be magnified. Praise Him, praise Him, Give Him glory, give Him honor, give Him adoration, praise the Almighty God, He is worthy to be praised. He is worthy to be adored; he is worthy to be magnified; Praise Him…. in Jesus mighty name we have worshipped.

I want you to lift your voice to the Almighty God, and say Father, all that I need to succeed in life, please release to me tonight, go ahead and let’s talk to the Almighty God… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

I want you to lift your voice to him and say, Father use me for your glory, throughout the world use me mightily for your glory… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to him and say Father, by the power of your anointing, let me shine; let me shine at home, let me shine in your church, let me shine all over the world,  let me shine among my peers, let me shine among my colleagues, let me shine… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Join hands with your neighbor and pray for him or her ; say Father, anointing this your child afresh tonight, pour your fresh anointing on him tonight… in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

You are the mighty God, the great I am, halleluyah!,2ce

You are the mighty God, the great I am, halleluyah!,2ce

Eternal Rock of ages we bless You, Ancient of days we bow before You, the Almighty God, the all sufficient God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the Unchangeable changer, the Unmovable mover, the Rock of ages himself, the Holy one of Israel, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the one called Wonderful, the one called Counselor, the One called Mighty God, the One called Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace, the Lord of host, the way, the Truth and the life.

Glory be to your holy name. Accept our worship in Jesus name.

Thank you for January, thank you for February, thank you for March, thank you for April, thank you for May, thank you for July, thank you for August, thank you for September, and now father thank you for October. Glory be to your holy name Lord. Accept our worship in Jesus name.

Tonight like you have never done before anoint us, heal us, set us free, bless us, promote us, defend us, fight our battles for us, show the enemy that you are the Almighty God, and let your name be glorified, by the time this night is over, let the whole world know that our God is on the throne. Thank you my father and my God in Jesus mighty name we have prayed amen.

Let somebody shout halleluiah!

If there was a preacher that almost got me on my feet, this young man (G.O commenting on the preacher before him) has all the making of a great evangelist and he brought out a very significant truth; you cannot fight new battles with old anointing. You need new anointing to deal with the present situation in the world.

When David was going to face Goliath, King Saul gave him the armor, he said “No sir, the battle now has changed” I can’t use the old weapon to deal with the new battle. Brother I thank you very much for your insight. If that is the only sermon we heard tonight, it is enough.

I have been seriously touched by that sermon because that sermon is addressing the real reason why we are here tonight. Brethren the battle has changed, no doubt about that!

In our own time, when I was in the university and the student says that they are rioting, all we did, the most that we did, is that we blocked the gate of the university; nobody can come in, nobody can go out and then we get the branches of tree and begin to sing and to dance, that is our own protest. Throughout the days that I was in the university, not a single student died.

When somebody says he belong to the secret society in those days, they are just there to drink palm wine, they are there to make fun of girls who are not well dress.

There was never a single case where somebody killed another student, not in our time, but the battle has changed, things are different now. In our own time, probably the greatest distraction a student can have and that is the television that can be controlled.

Today, oh Lord have mercy!

while the parent are sleeping, the television is off but the Ipad is working, the Laptop is working, the children are surfing the internet, you are sleeping, you think all is well, and your child is learning how to make a bomb, from the internet. Brethren the battle has changed and we need new anointing to deal with the new problem and in the name that is above every other name, just as David overcame, we shall overcome.

The battle has changed; the elders need the new anointing to deal with the new situation in their families. The student needs new anointing; to deal with the new situation in their own lives. In my time, if you did science, when you are graduating, secondary school will come to the university to beg you to come and work, come and teach in our secondary schools, what kind of car do you want? So that we can bring it to your gate when you are leaving the university. Now you have a PhD, you have to apply.

The battle has changed; thank God the weapon has changed, thank God for a anew anointing, Thank God because we shall overcome.

Those of you who believe you shall be a winner let me hear you shout halleluiah!

The New Anointing

2Kings 2 v 9 -15 and so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken from you?’ Elisha said, “please late a double portion of your spirit be upon me: so he said “you have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not it shall not be so”

Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven and Elijah saw it and cried out, “my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen! So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own cloth and tore them into pieces. He also took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said “where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that and Elisha crossed over. Now when the sons of the prophet who were from Jericho saw him, they said. “The spirit of Elijah rest on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

One of the preachers said you cannot talk about the new, without talking about the old, the truth of the matter is that the old anointing is the mother of the new, it is the spirit of Elijah, that thus rest on Elisha. The old anointing gives birth to the new and because the old anointing is the mother of the new, then the genes of the old is in the new.

The two anointing have certain things in common; both of them are anointing. Whether you call one old and the other new, at least they are both anointing. And when you look at the story we have read tonight, and I am going to be very brief, because I want us to pray tonight, we need that anointing urgently. We see that both the old and the new clear obstacles.

When Elijah wanted to cross River Jordan, he used his mantle but he used it to smite the river and the river divided into two. When Elisha wanted to cross to the other side; he also took the mantle, smite the river and Jordan parted.

In Exodus 14 v 21 -28 when Moses wanted to take the children of Israel through the red sea, he used the old anointing to open up the red sea, when the wall of Jericho blocked the way of Joshua, in Joshua 6 v 20 Joshua and the children of Israel, gave one shout and the wall of Jericho came tumbling down.

The obstacles might be different, but the anointing both the new and the old can clear any obstacles. Which is why I am happy for you, that whatever obstacles that may be in your way, by the virtue of the anointing, the obstacles will vanish tonight in Jesus name.

Anointing if we have all the time to explain is also like fire and fire burns whether old fire or new fire. In 2 King 1 v 9 – 12 when some people try to arrest Elijah, Elijah used the old anointing to roast them; he used the old anointing to reduce those who would have arrested him to ashes. In 2 kings 2 v 23 – 24 when some people began to mock Elisha, he used the new anointing to silence them permanently.

By the basis  on the unction of the Holy spirit, I am also saying the anointing  of God will see to it tonight, that those who have tried one way or the other  to say where is you, God will silence them permanently. Now both anointing, old as well as new can raise the dead,

in 2 king 17 v 17 when the Son of the widow of Zarephath died, Elijah used the old anointing to bring that child back to life.2King 4 V 28 when the son of the Shulamite woman died, Elisha used the old anointing to bring that child back to life.

So the anointing whether old or new has resurrection  power, which is why I am saying everything that is good in your life that the enemy had killed, shall resurrect tonight Jesus name. Old naoin3int, where

The Lord said there is a student her tonight, he said both himself and you working together, will soon surprise your professor.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, urinating blood, he said the urinating has stopped.

The new anointing has the power to multiply. In 1 King 17 v 8 – 16 when Elijah came to the widow of Zarephath, she had only one meal left but the anointing in the life of Elijah, kept multiplying that food that the woman never lack until the famine is over.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said your voice have been fading steadily, he ask me to tell you, at the next shout of halleluiah! Your voice will be fully restored.

In 2king 4 v 1 – 7 when the widow of the son of the prophet ran to Elisha, and said am in trouble am in debt, the creditors have come to collect my children, Elijah said what do you have in the house?, she said “empty vessels” he said “go and borrow empty vessels, make sure they are very many, and begin to pour the oil and as she began to pour the oil, the oil kept on multiplying.

And am prophesying to the life of some one here tonight, in the name that is above every other name, from now on you will begin to multiply. Your miracles will begin to multiply.

It reminds me of the story of a brother, who came to us several years ago.  Very, very wretched! When I finished praying for him, the spirit of God said I should give him some money, because the situation of the fellow was, am not sure he has enough money to travel back.  I gave him a little money then because I had very little too. But I heard myself saying this money will never finish.

Each time I see him today, I remember that day, I remember the poor man of the day, I see how far God has brought him now.

The other day, I was driving through the camp and I was asking somebody, “Whose house is that?” “They say it belong to so and so” and I remember the money that never ends.

There is somebody here tonight, it doesn’t matter how much is in your pocket, in the name that is above every other name that money will never finish.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said I will surely promote you, but don’t forget that I am the one doing it.

Now what is the difference between the new anointing and the old? It is simply that the new is superior to the old. Far, far superior; number one it starts where the old ends. Wherever the old ends, the new begins, like in 2 kings 2 v 9-12 it is only when Elijah left that Elisha began. In Joshua 1 v 1-2 God himself said to Joshua, he said Moses my servant is dead, now you arise.

The new anointing begins were the old ends and I have good news for somebody here  tonight, no matter how great you are right now, tonight is the beginning of your new greatness.

I want to prophesy to you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, you will never go lower than you are tonight, you will never be poorer than you are tonight. From now on, it will be an upward swing in Jesus name.

The new begins where the old ends, not only that, the new anointing can do much more than the old. For example like I told my children yesterday, the new succeeds where the old has failed. In Joshua 1 v 3- 9 God said to Joshua, the assignment that Moses could not complete, you will complete. Moses brought the people out of Egypt but he couldn’t take them to the promise Land. Joshua, you will succeed where Moses has failed.

Let me prophesy to somebody straightaway, because of the new anointing you will get tonight, you will never fail again.

And like I told my children yesterday, and I am telling the rest of you  who came today, who were not here yesterday, whether the devil likes it or not, you will be greater than your parent, where your parents failed, you will succeed in Jesus name.

Now When you look at 2 Kings 13 v 20 -21 just to use it as an example, because if you study Elijah, and I studied Elijah very well. I spent three solid years studying Elijah, because I like him. He was a powerful man, he was a holy man, he was a bold man, he was a man who stood in the presence of the living God, he was a man who was absolutely obedient to God, and he was a terror to the devil. So I love Elijah and I studied him very well. Recorded for us in the bible are seven major miracles that Elijah performed.

And I moved over to Elisha and I found that I love Elisha more, in fact all these years, am still studying Elijah, am still learning more from him. And I discovered that Elijah performed 14 miracles, Elijah raised one fellow from died; Elisha performed 13 miracles before he died and to make sure that what he did double that of his father, after he died, his bone raised the dead. I like Elisha!

And I am saying to somebody here today, because of the anointing you are going to receive today, your business will not die with you, your victory will outlive you.

Then you hear something from Jesus himself in John 14 v12 Jesus  Christ said the works that I did, you shall do also, but he didn’t stopped there, he said and greater work shall ye do. Because you are going to be operating in the new anointing, he said you will do even greater work than I did. when I study the bible I discovered this is true in Mark 5 v 25 -34 the woman with the issue of blood touched the helm of the garment of Jesus and was made whole, but when you get to Act 5 v 14 -16

The Lord says there is someone here tonight; he said before the end of this month, your number one adversary will begin to sweat.

By the time you get to Act 5 v 14 -16 the bible tells us that the shadow of Peter began to heal the sick; in the case of Jesus it was the helm of his garment, but Peter went a step higher and his shadow began to heal the sick.

Let me tell my children one more time, in the name that is above every other name, you will all be greater than I.  Whatever God has used me to do; He will use you to do greater works in Jesus name.

There is something about the new anointing, and that is the power to decree, the power to say something and it happens immediately. When mummy was leading us in Prayer for Nigeria, she mentioned 2 king 2 v 19- 22 there you will find Elisha pouring salt at the source of the spring at the city of Jericho and said “this water is healed from now on, there will be no more death, no more bareness from now on” and the bible says the water was healed according to the saying of Elisha as he said it.

The ability to decree and to have it happened immediately, it is very, very potent in the new anointing. Which is why I am going to share a testimony with you, before I do something that I believe the Holy Spirit want me to do tonight.

I have just returned from America, when we were there, we had an Holy Ghost rally and then it was testimonies time. One of my daughters got up to testify, she said” several years ago, I was seeking admission to the university. I came to you daddy, and I said “pray for me”, and you said “what do I want?” I said “I want admission into the university”, because you were busy; you said “that is alright, you will get the admission, go”. She said she was disappointed, she thought i was going to pray.  But since i didn’t do any other things she left. Two weeks later she got her admission.

She said then some years later, she wanted to go for post graduate, so she came back. “Daddy I want to do post graduate in such and such a university and admission there is very, very tough, I have applied and I need your prayers. She said I looked at her and said congratulations. Congratulations? Then she remembered the last time; first time I didn’t pray for her I just said you will get admission, this time I said congratulation.

So she went home rejoicing, she told her son when she got home, my daddy said congratulations! Some days later she got a letter from the university and the first thing they wrote there was DEAR MRS SO AND SO, CONGRATULTIONS.

I want to say to somebody here tonight, anywhere who needs breakthrough congratulations. Or maybe I should go a little further, is there anybody here who needs a decree? You need a decree concerning any situations in your life, then let me hear your amen loud and clear.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, everything you want God will do for you.

Beginning from this moment, anything called failure will never be found in your dictionary again, beginning from today, all those who think you are finished, will come and bow down before you. In the name that is above every other names; I decree before the end of this month, your testimony will be complete, if you receive that, let me hear you shout halleluiah!

Put your hands together for the Almighty God because it is done!

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said there is a miracle I have been keeping for you for a very long time, but you can receive it now.

Let me round up because I want us to pray tonight, we need this new anointing. Something specific about the new anointing, that I want to drive home tonight, because I have a feeling deep within me that the reason God said that the theme for November Holy Ghost service is WEEP NOT, is because God want to do something big.

And there is something the new anointing does and that is it lifts a siege. In 2king 7 v 1 -11 when Samaria was strictly besieged, so badly that women began to eat their children , Elisha spoke, he made a decree, he didn’t even preach, he didn’t pray he just said within 24 hours, they will be more than sufficient food for everybody, it was difficult to believe, but within 24 hours, the siege was lifted.

Many at times some of us don’t know what a siege is and I will try to give one or two example so you understand, at times when somebody is almost succeeding and he keeps on failing it might be because the fellow is under a siege. Maybe there are forces working against the fellow and the fellow can’t see but they are there, let me give you a classical example.

We know many at times, we go though fuel shortage in our country and there is fuel in a particular station, so you are on a long queue, they were selling to everybody before you and they were going and it comes to your turn and they say the fuel is finished that is terrible isn’t it?

But there is a worse situation; the fuel is not finished, it is your turn, the attendant says I am not selling anymore, I am tired, I am going home. You begged him, you said you will pay double, he said I am not selling. When you have a situation like that and I am giving that as an example, then it means there is a siege somewhere.

In Mark 5 v 25 -34 the Bible tells us that there was these woman, she started by menstruating normally, then the thing kept on pouring, kept pouring. She went from one physician to another, the bible says she spent all that she had, and instead of getting better, she grew worse.

There was a siege; a siege on her health, a siege on her money, there was a siege on her joy until the anointing destroy the yoke. In the name of the one who sent me, every one of you under why siege what over, that siege will be lifted today in Jesus name.

One of the preacher who spoke before me said something, he said God is not going to release new anointing on a sinner, he is absolutely correct, because nobody anoints a body that is not washed. If you want to anoint yourself, you want to put ointment on your body, you need to first wash, it is after you have washed that you apply the anointing.

He said it is true if you want the anointing of the Almighty God, his blood must first of all wash you of your sin, those have not born again, and who have not surrender their lives to Jesus Christ and they want anointing, they are not likely to get it.

Somebody who says he is a Christian, who is already backsliding, and you are already doing those things you said you will never do again; you are lying again, you are committing adultery again, and you said you want the new anointing, God says you cannot continue in sin and expect grace to abound. Even when somebody is already anointed and he comes into sin, the anointing will vanished.

So those of you who are here tonight and you know you must have this anointing. Because you need it to face the new battles that may be ahead, come and give your life to Jesus, let his blood wash you clean. Those of you, who are backsliders, come back to Jesus Christ, let him restore you, the new anointing is not something you can say “I will wait for”, and you need it now straight away.

Come now and then I will pray for your salvation and the door will be open to you to receive the new anointing, and the same is true for all backsliders. Come now….

And as you come, begin to pray to Jesus Christ, I don’t want to leave in sin anymore, I want to serve you oh Lord, I need the new anointing, I want your blood to wash me clean. Ask him to have mercy on you and save your soul, and the rest of us let us stretch our hand to this people, that God will save their souls …

In Jesus Mighty name we have prayed, savior I want to bless your holy name, I want to thank you for your word, thank you for this great moment of new anointing, accept our thanks in Jesus name. Father  you promised, that whosoever come to you, you will in no wise cast out, these people have come now, please receive them in Jesus name, save their souls tonight in Jesus name, let your blood wash away their sins in Jesus name, write their names in the book of life in Jesus name.

Any backsliders among them; restore fully in Jesus name. Father when you begin to release the new anointing, give them their own portion in Jesus name, thank you father, in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

MAIN PRAYER POINTS

1 I want you to praise God that you are still alive today, because you are still alive today; means God has not finish with you

2. Father, because of your anointing, clear every obstacle that is on my way.

3. Father, let your anointing destroy every yoke in my life; both the one I am born with, destroy every yoke in my life tonight

4, Father, decree my breakthrough tonight, by the power of your anointing

5. Father, tonight, let my multiplication begin

6. Every mocker in my life, asking where is my God? Father, silence them permanently tonight

7. Every siege against my destiny let it be lifted tonight.

8. Father, release your new anointing upon me, anoint me to overflowing.

9. Your personal request.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

God will grant your request.

The Lord who has kept you alive till today, will grant your request, every obstacles in your life shall be removed tonight, every yoke in your life, shall be destroyed tonight.

All mockers shall be silence in your life.

The Almighty God will command your breakthrough tonight, your multiplication will begin.

Every siege in your life shall be lifted tonight.

That fresh anointing, that will enable you to become what God wants you to become, receive it now in Jesus name. Everything you need to succeed in life, receive it right now in Jesus name.

Beginning from now, among your peers, you will shine, In your family you will shine, in the church of God you will shine, in your nation you will shine. You will never know failure again. From now on you will only move forward.

It will be well with you.

God will grant the desire of your heart and he will use you mightily to his glory, so shall it be, and in the kingdom of God you will not be found wanting, In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Let somebody shout halleluiah!

 

 

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

May the grace the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen!

 

Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG March 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service. Theme: “Accelerated Promotion”.


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Sermon and prayer points by Pastor E A Adeboye. RCCG March 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service Theme: “Accelerated Promotion”

 

 

 

 

 

March 2013 Special Holy Ghost Service

 

 

 

 

Let’s lift our hands to the Almighty God and begin to bless His Holy name, give Him glory, give Him honor, He is worthy to be praised. Praise Him, give Him glory, there is no one like Him, praise Him, praise the Almighty God. He is worthy to be praised, praise Him. Thank you my Lord. Thank you Savior…

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Lift your voice to the Almighty God and say Father, do something special in my life tonight….

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Immortal God, invincible God, Immortal God How great thou hart!

The king of kings, the Lord of lords, Immortal God how great thou hart!

Immortal God, invincible God, Immortal God How great thou hart!

Jehovah Rapa, the Lord that healeth me, Immortal God How great thou hart!

Immortal God, invincible God, Immortal God How great thou hart!

Jehovah Shalom, the prince of prince. Immortal God how great thou hart!

Immortal God, invincible God, Immortal God How great thou hart!

Father, we bless your name, King of kings, Lord of lords, Ancient of days.  The rock of ages, the Holy One of Israel, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Unchangeable Changer. Savior, Healer, Deliverer, Provider, Promoter.

Glory be to your holy name.  Higher than the highest, Greater than the greatest, Stronger than the strongest, Older than the oldest, Wiser than the wisest, Holier than the holiest.

Glory be to your holy name.  Thank you for January, thank you for February, thank you for March, thank you for this Special Holy Ghost Service.

Accept out worship in Jesus name.

Tonight in the lives of all your children; those who are here and those who are listening by the internet all over the world, in all our lives do something special, do something new, do something glorious, do something miraculous and at the end of it all let your name be glorified.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Let someone shout halleluiah!

I want you to shake hand with two or three people and ask them are you expecting signs and wonders. And then you may please be seated.

Tonight is going to be a night you will never forget for the rest of your life; I don’t know exactly how the program will go, so whichever way it goes, but one thing I know is that God is visiting His people today.

When I became General Overseer, there were some people who were not sure whether it was God who called me or it was manipulated.  Then God began to give us a sign; anytime we call for a special program, that very day a baby boy will be born. All the time without fail!

Well tonight God decided to give us a sign, by 8pm tonight, the number of children born here is five and all of them are boys!

No mathematician can arrange that!

The Almighty God is telling someone here tonight, the night you have been waiting for has come at last.

Some days ago, I was in Ondo State and at a stage in the program I told them a story after which we prayed.  As I was praying for this program, the Lord told me to extend the blessing of that day to those of you who are going to be partakers of tonight.

We are going to start with that one.

So I’ll tell you the story and we will do what God wants us to do.

I told them the story of one of my daughters who came to me and said Daddy,

“I am pregnant”, I said congratulation! Because she was married. “How old is the pregnancy?” She said three month, I said good.

She said that is not why I have come; I want the baby to be a girl.  I said ah the little I know about science makes it known to me that by the time a baby is seventy two hour old in the womb, everything that child is going to be is  already completed; girl, boy, tall, short, everything done within 72hours.

So you have been pregnant for more than seventy two hours, so you have been pregnant for three month; the sex is already settled.

She said daddy, you are the one who thought us that with God all things are possible.

I said yes but… she said when you were teachings us you didn’t add but.

I said okay what do you want me to do?

She said you are not the one to determine the sex, she said all I want you to do is that I want you do is to agree with me.

I said fine infract why did you want it to be a girl?

She said so that she will grow up quickly and begin to wear my dress.

So we agreed, six month later, the baby came and she is a girl.

Now that my daughter is seating with me somewhere there on the altar now.

I know some of you will say well maybe she was a girl to start with.

But then a sister heard the testimony, a medical doctor in Luth.

She came and said, I have already got four daughters, I am pregnant now for 8 month and the scan has showed that it is a girl.

But my in law said you don’t give us a boy for our son now, we will drive you out of our house.

So I have come that you agree with me that it will be a boy. I said sister you are a medical doctor yourself.

She said I have not come to discuss medicine, you agree with that lady, you must agree with me.

I said no problem. I agree it shall be a boy.

A month later she delivered and he is a boy!

Why have I told you the story?

There might be somebody here tonight, who wants me to agree with him/her concerning something.

You will stand on your feet now and tell God what that thing is, that thing that only God can do. Not science, not medicine, not anything human. Something that only God can do. So you talk to God about it now….  In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

My father and my God the Maker of heaven and earth, the One who called me and send me;

Tonight, with all these your children including those who are watching by the internet all over the world,

I am in total agreement with them whatever they have asked for give to them now in Jesus name.

Before the sun rises tomorrow, give them their testimonies in Jesus name.

Thank you because I know it is done.

And I am committing all those who are born in the month of March into your hands, three is the number of the Trinity; God the Father bless them in Jesus name, God the Son bless them in Jesus name, God the Holy spirit, bless them in Jesus name.

Let their blessings come in triples in Jesus name. And let them serve you till the end.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed amen.

Let someone shout halleluiah!

When I was about to turn seventy, I asked God for seventy thousand children, He send them so quickly, by Last December I increased the number to hundred thousand. Tonight I have asked the Almighty God to increase the number to one seventy one.

If you agree, let me hear you say “we agree!”

But I have asked for something extra.

I have told Him that before this time next year, among those of you who are listening to me right now, I want God to raise seventy one billionaires.

Now I know there are some of you who will say, how can that possibly be?

That is why He is going to be God, all I want to say is if you happened to be one of them, please let me know as soon as possible, because He is going to turn you to a billionaire because we have work to do.

In April as usual, we are going to have a special Holy Ghost service for children.

When I said children that means all of us less than a thousand years old.

But seriously speaking from year’s back we discovered that when the dry season is changing to wet, several children suffer from several manners of attack and many of them die.

And we cry to God and He said we should arrange for our own children to be anointed every April and He said He will take care of the situation.

You see many of us don’t know how powerful our God is until we begin to hear testimonies.

A bullet from AK 47 went through the jacket, went through the shirt, went through the singlet and it got to the body and stopped.

That is my God and that is the One who will take care of all your children.

Make sure no child is left behind next month.

When the devil discovered that way God has been taking care of our children, he began to create a special traffic jam to hinder these children for coming.

But then we learnt our lessons; bring your children as early as possible don’t wait till evening. If they get here by 2pm there is plenty of space to roam around.

In the mighty name of Jesus, you will not bury your children.

And the THEME for next month is ARROWS OF THE MIGHTY.

That is what God called the children.

ACCELERATED PROMOTION

2Kings 2 v 9-15 and it came to pass when they have gone over that Elijah said unto Elisha, ask what I shall do for thee before I be taken away from thee, and Elisha said I pray thee, let the double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

And he said thou has asked a hard thing nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken away from thee it shall be so unto thee, if not, it shall not be so.

And it came to pass as they still went on and talked that behold there appear a chariot of fire and forces of fire and parted them both asunder and Elijah went up to heaven by whirlwind.

And Elisha saw it and he cried my father, my Father the chariot of Israel and the chariot thereof and he saw him no more and he took hold of his own cloth and rend them into two pieces. He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and went to the bank of Jordan.

And he took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and he smote the waters and he said where is the Lord God of Elijah and when he also has smitten the waters they parted hither and thither and Elisha went over.

And when the son of the prophet which were to view at Jericho saw him and they said the spirit of Elisha doth rest on Elijah and they came to meet him and bow themselves before him.

Promotion or progress can fall into seven basic categories;

Category one is called REGRESSION. Regression means there are forces beyond you that are progressively pushing you backward.

In Mark 5 v 25-34 the bible tells us the story of the woman with the issue of blood, she suffered many things of many physician, she spent all she had instead of getting better, she grew worse.

Forces beyond her control kept on pushing her backwards. Physically she grew worse, financially her money depleted until there were nothing left.

Regression!

There might be some people here tonight, when you look at where you are now compared to where you are last year, you saw that things instead of staying where they are have been going backward, whatever hands have been pushing you back, the fire of God will consume tonight in Jesus name.

A second category is called REPRESSION.

Repression means there are forces pushing you down and trying to hold you down, at anytime you tried to lift up there is this force that is saying no! Go back down.

In Judges 6 v 3-6 the Bible tells us that a certain group of people decided to torture the children of Israel.

When they are planting they don’t bother them, they wait till the time of harvest, as soon as they harvested their crops they move in like locust and gather everything and then leave. So these people will have to start again, and they will watched till they began to lift up their head and then they come and crush them.

Several years ago, when I was very tiny, there was a robber in Lagos, very notorious robber, so notorious that the waxed a record after him.

His name was Anikura and the song writer said concerning him; that Anikura won’t ask you not to trade, he won’t ask you not to gain, but he will make sure you don’t take the gain home.

Now that is repression! Now all those forces that have been pushing you down, in the name that is above every other name, the fire of God will consume tonight.

The next stage is called STAGNATION;

No progress at all, no forward movement, no upward movement, just stagnant like a pond.

In spite of all efforts in John 5 v 2 – 9 it tells us the story of a man who was sick for thirty eight years, always waiting for the staring of the pool of Bethesda.

When the angel will come down stirred the water, the first fellow to jump in will be made whole, as soon as the angel comes down, this man will begin towards the pool of water, before he got there somebody else would have jump in and he will have to go back and wait for another year.

There are some of us at the beginning of every year when they are saying happy New Year, you will say yes this must be my year but gradually January had become December and they discovered that there are still in the same place.

When I was at the University of Lagos as a student, there was a student there, I won’t mention his correct name, let’s just call him u dot, it’s very close to the name but that is not the real name.

He has been in the university for eight years, he has never gone beyond year one, he was changing faculties, changing department but he never left year one, went met there we left him there.

That is what is called stagnation. In the name of the One who made heaven and earth whatever force is holding stagnant shall be destroyed tonight in Jesus name.

Now the next stage is called RETARDATION:

Retardation means there is growth but it’s so slow that it becomes embarrassing.

When you see a child who is ten years old behaving like a child who is only three years old, you will say the child is retarded.

The problem with retardation is that they will see a little progress. But the progress is so little it becomes an embarrassment. Another way of talking about retardation is to call it trapped destiny.

In Genesis 49 v 1-4 the bible tells us that when Jacob was about to die, he called his children together and began to make pronouncement concerning each one.

He said concerning Reuben his first born; he said Reuben even though you are my first born, even though you have energy, you have power, you have everything going for you, he said Reuben you will not excel, from that day onward the destiny of Reuben was trapped.

I’ll give you another illustration; I met a man of God after we’ve met for some five years, I said how are things?

He said “all is well”, how is your church? He said it is good. I said “what is your attendant like now?” he said we are about a hundred and five.

I said but last time I saw you about five years ago, you were about a hundred five years ago, you are about hundred and five after five years!

Even if you are winning a soul per month by now you should have added at least sixty souls. He said pray for me, I think am suffering from the spirit of Retardation.

I am praying for everyone tonight who is suffering from any form of retardation, that spirit of retardation is destroyed in your life in Jesus name.

And then the next one is called the normal promotion; in other words you are making progress, steady regular, as you work hard, progress are coming at least every month they increase your salary, maybe once in five years, they remember you to promote you a little.

You see the problem with normal promotion is that it is normal. For the child of God that is not the plan of God.

In John 10 v 10 Jesus Christ said I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly. Let me tell you the problem with normal promotion. I think I have given this illustration sometime before;

When you attend a state function (you must at least be important to a certain extent to have been invited) and then it is time for refreshment and they say all head of state will refresh at such and such a place.

All governors and minister at such and such a place.

Commissioners and so forth at such and such a place and they say all others you will refresh in the stadium.

I decree tonight that from this moment onward, you will leave the group of all others.

Thank you Father, the Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said Lazarus heard my voice and came out of the grave. He said that project will hear my voice tonight.

The Lord asked me to tell someone here tonight He said Elephant don’t grow smaller for having babies; He said the more souls you win the bigger you become.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight; He said none of your children will die small.

After normal promotion comes what we call ASSISTED PROMOTION.

Someone interested in your welfare intervenes and brings you to a level that you have not even qualified for. Yes you still work hard, but this time somebody says let us help this fellow. Let’s move him up higher.

I decree to someone here today; the one who will help you, even if the fellow is sleeping now, God will speak to Him in Jesus name.

One of my children who was preaching and he gave us an example of what I will call assisted promotion; Isaac said to Esau, go and get me food so I can bless you.

While papa was speaking, Mama heard and decided this blessing is not going to be for Esau it is going to be for Jacob. Mama did everything; she maneuvered everything and the blessing that will have been for Esau landed on Jacob.

I don’t know who I am talking to tonight, but from the East help is coming your way, from the west help is coming your way, from the North help is coming your way and even from the south help is coming your way.

I can tell you several stories on that, but there is a lot God wants to do tonight,

So that brings us finally to Accelerated promotion, this is a promotion that is completely unusual; you are at the bottom today, the next moment you are at the top.

A very good example is in 1Samuel 16 v 11- 13 it tells us the story of David who was in the bush looking at after goat and sheep and then suddenly a messenger came ‘David you are wanted at home”, what for?

I don’t know, but I see a man who looks like a prophet, then he came home and as soon as he came, God spoke to the prophet and said this is the person, this is the one we have been waiting for, anoint him, and suddenly they told David to kneel down, he knelt down, by the time he got up, he was already a king.

One moment, he was a shepherd boy the next moment he was a king that is what is called accelerated promotion.

Do you know there is someone here tonight; by the time you get home your promotion is already settled.

Have told some of you before, on the day we were getting married we went to the registry and then we saw something happening, there is a girl who was dressed for wedding but we couldn’t find the bridegroom, the man who said he was going to marry her ran away.

The girl nearly went mad but she survived.

After some time she married a soldier, unknown to her the boy that jilted her also joined the army.

And then God moved.

There was a military coup and then the husband of this girl became a governor.

And the boy who jilted her was assigned to be the Aid the camp for her husband.

So anytime this girl wanted to enter a car, the former husband to be was the one who will open the door.

I decree to someone here today, by the time your promotion is accelerated to the point where God will do it, all those who have been mocking you will be bowing down before you.

Because this is exactly what happened to Elisha.

As Elisha and Elijah were travelling, other sons of prophets they were saying to Elisha, ehn daddy son! Daddy son!

Do you know your water is about to dry behind the fish, your master is going today?

He said I know shut your mouth.

They were watching to see what will happen, but in the twinkling of an eye, the one they were mocking at, all of them came and bow down to him.

Do you know there are some people who are saying when they saw you getting ready, she is going again, Papa Holy Ghost service, Mama Holy Ghost service go well!.

In the Name that is above every other name, because of tonight this same people will come and bow down before you.

Let’s have some practical applications; let’s just take accelerated promotion in one or two practical area of our lives.

Daddy says there is someone here tonight, He asked me to tell you relax I will still your storm.

Daddy asked me to tell someone here tonight, He said you will never go hungry again.

He asked me to tell you there is someone here tonight; He said from now on anyone who tries to block your way shall be trampled to death.

Let’s take the area of health;

Let’s look at the example in Mark 2 v 1-12 there was a man who was completely helpless, paralyzed from neck downwards, the friends had to bath him, they had to cloth him, they had to feed him.

One day they got feed up, they heard that Jesus was near, they carried the man to where Jesus was, there was no room at the door, no room at the window but they were determined they won’t go home with that problem, so they climb the roof, tore the roof and lay the man at the feet of Jesus.

They carried him in, he walked back home. What they used to bring him in, he carried it back home.

There might be one or two people here tonight; that doctors have told you there is nothing they can do for you, in the name that is above every other name, the doctors will get a surprise.

Healings can be in categories, you can be getting gradually better, but God can heal in an instant.

The Almighty God will accelerate your healing tonight in Jesus name.

And then we can look at the area of bondage to forces of darkness.

Take Mark 5 v 1 – 20 the Bible tells us about the mad man of Garderen…

The Lord said there is someone here tonight; He said I will open for you a new season of glorious testimonies.

The mad man of Garderen, didn’t go for ten weeks of deliverance service, he didn’t spend all night with a deliverance minister, he was raving mad in the morning, within an hour, not only was he completely delivered, he became an evangelist for God.

He switched over from under the power of the devil to the mountain top on the side of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Several years ago, a bank manager ran mad; they had to get four hefty police men to grab him. They handcuffed him, they put chain on his feet and they were carrying him to Arrow (asylum), but in his madness he begged them, ‘take me to Redemption camp; I know if I get there I will be alright’.

I was in my first office near the expressway when they brought him and they told me the story and the way he was looking, he was as wild as anybody.

So I told the policemen he said if my feet touched redemption camp I will be free, let him come down. They ah! We knew what went through before we could capture him, pray for him in the car and we take him away.

I say no, bring him down loose him, they said we will hold you responsible, I said no problem, so they removed the chain, removed the handcuffs, he jumped out of the car as he landed, he said praise God!

He became completely normal.

I have good news for someone her today, it doesn’t matter how long the enemy had held you captive simply because you are listening to me now, receive your freedom in Jesus name.

But you know the better part of that story, he said to the policeman, he said I told you and they were all looking surprise, so they said to me sir, pray for us.

I said well if you will give your life to Jesus Christ first, they said with what we have seen we are ready to give our life to Jesus name.

He was a mad man; He was being taking to asylum, because of his experience, he won four souls in a single moment.

Not only are you going to be free, when you leave this place, you will begin to set the captives free.

Then let’s look at the area of material possession, when you read 2King 4 v 1 -7 it tells you the story of a woman who was so heavily in debt that creditors wanted to see her son to recover their money because there was nothing in the house that they could sell.

She cried to the man of God, the man of God prayed and gave instructions; go home do this, do this. By the time she returned not only had her debt been cleared, she had enough money to last her for the rest of her life.

I don’t know who this one is for, but in the name that is above every other names, God is going to accelerate you financially so mightily that poverty will become a stranger to you.

Many of you already know the story; I am telling it for the benefit of those of you who are hearing it for the first time and for the benefit of those of you who are doubting if you can be one of the seventy one billionaire!

Daddy says, “My son, don’t limit me to seventy one billionaire”

Father! As many billionaires as possible!

If you are going to be one of them, let me hear you say I am one of them.

You know the story of the Arab boy; who gave his life to Jesus but because they wanted to kill Him for converting to Christianity they wanted to kill him he ran away from his country, came to London and had no papers.

So he couldn’t get a good job and all he was doing was working in a fast food restaurant. Then one day a wealthy Arab came to London to buy houses but he couldn’t speak English.

So he would see a house that he likes, he would go to the fellow there and said me house I buy” and that fellow will say get away from me, who told you I wanted to sell my house.

After he has been going around for a while, he was hungry and tired and he saw a sign that they were selling food there, he branch there, sat down and was grumbling to himself in Arabic and the Arab boy went to serve him and herd him speaking in Arabic.

And said Sir, what’s the problem, and the man said Ah! You speak my language, the boy said yes. Do you speak English also?

The boy said yes. I want to buy houses, I need interpreter, I want you to come and interpret for me, for three days, the boy said sorry sir, if I go with you for three days, when I come back my job will be given to somebody else.  He said I will pay you well.  The boy said ‘how much?’

The man said ‘one million pounds per day,’ the boy said please don’t go away, he went to the owner of the restaurant, he said bye, bye’.

That one said if you go, if you come back I won’t take you, he said I will never come back.

There is some one here tonight; you are crossing the border of poverty forever.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, he said those who are trying to catch up with you will soon discover, I made you number one and number one you will remain.

The Lord said there is someone here tonight, He said even big rivers have boundaries, He said but so that people will know that it is me in your life, I will make your blessing without boundaries.

Let’s look at the area of spiritual promotion; the text that we read tonight, in 2king 2 v 9-15 in the morning, Elisha was just a son of a farmer following a prophet around, by the evening he was the father of all sons of the prophets in the land.

Not only that, by the evening, he had doubled the power that Elijah ever had.

Several years ago at Ebutte metta Head quarters, when we come for workers meeting in the evening, pastors will seat on one side, workers will seat on the other side.

And there was this evening, one Sunday evening, we were doing a little bit of bible study before we pray, so I mentioned a particular passage and I asked everybody to begin to give their interpretation.

All the pastors gave their interpretation; It wasn’t anywhere what I was expecting so I turned to the workers “what do you understand by this passage”?

And one young worker got up and gave an accurate evaluation of the topic. So I said congratulation pastor. Soon as he heard me say that he grabbed his chair and moved to the side of the pastors. The pastors were saying, no, no it’s a mistake.

He said which mistake?

General overseer calls me pastor, what else do I need?

I said my son, anointing with oil will come but from now on you are pastor.

I am saying to somebody here, the anointing service may come later, but your spiritual promotion is done tonight.

Let me round up quickly so that we can do the next thing.

He said before I round up, I should tell someone that celebrations come and go, he said but I will make your  own celebration last forever.

The Lord say there is someone here, He said I will start you with unusual blessing, I will move you on to overwhelming blessing and I will end you up with unimaginable blessing.

You see whether you go up or not depends on actually who is holding your hand; if God is the one holding your hand; the bible says you will go from glory to glory.

Your promotion will be accelerated and then accelerated, then accelerated. But if you decide that it is through satanic means you are going to get your promotion; all you can get ready for is shame.

There is a funny story, the fellow concern is one of the Pastors, maybe you’ve heard him sharing his testimony.  Before he gave his life to Jesus, everybody knows that for you to have unusual promotion, you need a supernatural force.

So he was running around with one false prophet who told him that he must go to the bar beach to wash in the ocean at night. So he went to the bar beach, big man drove his car to the bar beach, removed his clothes, place it on the car and was in the bar beach.

Thank God the wave didn’t wash him away. But one mad man was passing by, saw his clothes and took them away. By the time big man came back, no clothe! So ‘what do I do know, at least I have to go back home, fortunately it was night, so he entered his car and I think his car was also naked with him.

When they got to police check point, when they showed their torch light into the car and saw naked men, the police ran, they thought they were ghost.

One day very soon, you will look back at your years of suffering and laugh.

If you are holding onto God, he will promote you from Glory to glory, if you are holding onto the devil; he will drag you lower and lower.

And if you think you can hold God with one hand with God and hold the devil with the other, you will soon discover what God said, that if you want to be cold be cold, if you want to be hot be hot, he said but if you are Luke warm, he said he will spew you out of his mouth, that is why I am appealing to you tonight, because this is a night you will never, never forget, make up your mind, with whom do you want to go?

Is it with God or with the devil? If you want to go with the devil, take my advice go all the way; do everything evil, make money by any method, so that when you get to hell, you will tell the devil, at least I tried.

If you want to belong to God, go with him all the way.

This ideal of being a Christian and then behaving like the child of the devil must stop. If you want to belong to Christ, let the whole world know you belong to Christ and then Christ will show himself mighty on your behalf.

Now I know some of you have given your life to Jesus Christ tonight, but some of you came later, So if you are not ere when the first altar call was made and now you want to surrender your life to Jesus, I want you to come quickly now, come and give your life to Jesus.

Let me pray that God will save your soul, so that from now, it will be God who will be puling you up every day, because accelerated promotion, requires divine intervention

So if you want to give your life to Christ tonight, come now….

Those of you who are already in the front talk to the Almighty God ask Him to be merciful unto you, ask him to safe your soul, ask him to forgive you your sin, ask him to give you a new beginning, call on him now, promise him that you will serve Him for the rest of your life, that He will be your Lord as soon as he becomes your savior.

And the rest of us lets stretch our hands toward these people that the almighty God will have mercy on them, that the savior will save their souls, that he will cleanse them with his blood, let’s intercede from them for one minute.

… In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Savior, we bless your name, we give you all glory, we give you all honor, we ask that you please accept our thanks in Jesus name.

On behalf of all these your children who have come forward accept our thanks in Jesus name.

Father please remember your promise that who whosoever will come unto you, you will in no wise cast out, they have come to you now; please receive them in Jesus name, save their souls in Jesus name.

Wipe away their sins with your blood in Jesus name, write their name in the book of life in Jesus name, give them a brand new beginning now in Jesus name and from now on anytime they call on you please answer them by fire.

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

Those of you who have come forward shout halleluiah!

Am rejoicing with you tonight, because beginning from now by the special grace of God, I will be praying for you and very soon you will be receiving miracle and then you will know there is somebody somewhere praying for you.

So kindly fill out the form on this website…

1.  Praise God that he has made this day to come to past

2.  Father, every force pushing me backward or pressing me down, please destroy tonight.

3.  Father, every trace of stagnation or retardation in my life, please clear them off now.

4.  Father, move me to a higher level rapidly; accelerate my promotion.

5.  Father, draw me closer to yourself speedily.

6.  Father, make my promotion permanent.

7.  Father, please use me to promote others physically, materially, and spiritually

 

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Genesis 49. The last words of Jacob. Jacob’s prophecy concerning his sons


English: Joseph and His Brethren Welcomed by P...

English: Joseph and His Brethren Welcomed by Pharaoh, watercolor by James Tissot (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Genesis 49. The last words of Jacob. Jacob’s prophecy concerning his sons

 

1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

5 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. 6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. 19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. 20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 21 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. 31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. 33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Genesis 44. Joseph’s final test of his brothers. The missing cup


Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him into Captivity (185...

Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him into Captivity (1855 painting by Konstantin Flavitsky) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Genesis 44. Joseph’s final test of his brothers. The missing cup

 

1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack‘s mouth. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold? 9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us. 27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: 29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s life; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!

Genesis 43. Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin


English: Benjamin embraces Joseph

English: Benjamin embraces Joseph (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Genesis 43. Joseph’s brothers return to Egypt with Benjamin

 

1 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.

11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 23 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

May GOD bless Nigeria, America and Israel and take care of us; May GOD make His face shine upon us, And be gracious to us; May the LORD lift up His countenance upon us, And give us peace, In Jesus Christ Name, we pray! Amen!