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Selected Promises Of God In Each Book Of The Bible
Old Testament
GENESIS and the promises of God
God made man in his image, in his likeness, and gave him dominion over the earth and all its creatures (1:26-28). God blessed the descendants of them (12:2-"# 18:18). braham, and all !eo!les on earth have been blessed through
$hen %e believe the &ord, he credits it to us as righteousness (1':6). God established his covenant %ith braham and greatl( increased his numbers, so that he became a father of man( nations (1):2, '). *othing is too hard for the &ord (18:1+). God chose braham, ,so that he %ill direct his children and his household after him to kee! the %a( of the &ord b( doing %hat is right and -ust, so that the &ord %ill bring about for braham %hat he has !romised him. (18:1/). 0he 1udge of all the earth %ill al%a(s do right (18:2'). God !romised to bless braham and make his descendants as numerous as the stars in the sk( and as the sand on the seashore. 0hrough his offs!ring, all nations on earth %ould be blessed, because he obe(ed God (22:1)-18).
EXODUS and the promises of God

0he &ord is the God of braham, the God of 2saac, and the God of 1acob (":6). 0he &ord took the 2sraelites as his o%n !eo!le, became their God, and brought them out from under the (oke of the 3g(!tians (6:)). 0he &ord raised u! 4haraoh to sho% him his !o%er and to cause his name to be !roclaimed in all the earth (/:16). 0he &ord is faithful to his covenant !romises and delivers his !eo!le through his !o%erful right hand (1+-1'). ,$ho among the gods is like (ou, 5 &ord6 $ho is like (ou7ma-estic in holiness, a%esome in glor(, %orking %onders6. (1':11). God brought his !eo!le in and !lanted them on the mountain of his inheritance (1':1)). 0he &ord is our 8anner (1):1'). God !romised that if his !eo!le %ould obe( him full( and kee! his covenant, than out of all nations the( %ould be his treasured !ossession. lthough the %hole earth is his, the( %ould be for him a kingdom of !riests and a hol( nation (1/:'-6). ,9( 4resence %ill go %ith (ou, and 2 %ill give (ou rest. ("":1+). 0he &ord, the &ord, the com!assionate and gracious God, is slo% to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving %ickedness, rebellion and sin ("+:6-)).
LE ITI!US and the promises of God

mong those %ho a!!roach God he %ill sho% himself hol(, and in the sight of all the !eo!le God %ill be honored (1::").
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,2 am the &ord (our God# consecrate (ourselves and be hol(, because 2 am hol(. (11:++). ,;or the life of a creature is in the blood, and 2 have given it to (ou to make atonement for (ourselves on the altar# it is the blood that makes atonement for one<s life. (1):11). ,=ee! m( decrees and la%s, for the man %ho obe(s them %ill live b( them. 2 am the &ord. (18:'). ,>onsecrate (ourselves and be hol(, because 2 am the &ord (our God. =ee! m( decrees and follo% them. 2 am the &ord, %ho makes (ou hol(. (2::)-8). ,?ou are to be hol( to me because 2, the &ord, am hol(, and 2 have set (ou a!art from the nations to b( m( o%n. (2::26). ,2 %ill %alk among (ou and be (our God, and (ou %ill be m( !eo!le. 2 am the &ord (our God, %ho brought (ou out of 3g(!t so that (ou %ould no longer be slaves to the 3g(!tians# 2 broke the bars of (our (oke and enabled (ou to %alk %ith heads held high. (26:12-1").
NU"BE#S and the promises of God

,0he &ord bless (ou and kee! (ou# the &ord make his face shine u!on (ou and be gracious to (ou# the &ord turn his face to%ard (ou and give (ou !eace. (6:2+-26). ,0he &ord ans%ered 9oses, @2s the &ord<s arm too short6 ?ou %ill no% see %hether or not %hat 2 sa( %ill come true for (ou<. (11:2"). 0he &ord is slo% to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion (1+:1)). ,2 am the &ord (our God, %ho brought (ou out of 3g(!t to be (our God. 2 am the &ord (our God. (1':+1). ,God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Aoes he s!eak and then not act6 Aoes he !romise and not fulfill6. (2":1/).
DEUTE#ONO"$ and the promises of God

,0he &ord (our God has increased (our numbers so that toda( (ou are as man( as the stars in the sk(. 9a( the &ord, the God of (our fathers, increase (ou a thousand times and bless (ou as he has !romisedB. (1:1:-11). ,0he &ord (our God, %ho is going before (ou, %ill fight for (ou, as he did for (ou in 3g(!t, before (our ver( e(es, and in the desert. 0here (ou sa% ho% the &ord (our God carried (ou, as a father carries his son, all the %a( (ou %ent until (ou reached this !lace. (1:":-"1). ,0he &ord (our God has blessed (ou in all the %ork of (our hands. Ce has %atched over (our -ourne( through this vast desert. 0hese fort( (ears the &ord (our God has been %ith (ou, and (ou have not lacked an(thing. (2:)). ,Ao not be afraid of them# the &ord (our God himself %ill fight for (ou. (":22). ,5 Dovereign &ord, (ou have begun to sho% to (our servant (our greatness and (our strong hand. ;or %hat god is there in heaven or on earth %ho can do the deeds and might( %orks (ou do6. (":2+). ,$hat other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the %a( the &ord our God is near us %henever %e !ra( to him6. (+:)). ,2f . . . (ou seek the &ord (our God, (ou %ill find him if (ou look for him %ith all (our heart and %ith all (our soul. (+:2/). ,;or the &ord (our God is a merciful God# he %ill not abandon or destro( (ou or forget the covenant %ith (our forefathers, %hich he confirmed to them b( oath. (+:"1). 0he &ord is God# besides him there is no other (+:"', "/). 0he &ord is God# he is the faithful God, kee!ing his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those %ho love him and kee! his commands ():/).
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,2 %ill raise u! for them a !ro!het like (ou from among their brothers# 2 %ill !ut m( %ords in his mouth, and he %ill tell them ever(thing 2 command him. (18:1)-18). ,0he &ord (our God is the one %ho goes %ith (ou to fight for (ou against (our enemies to give (ou victor(. (2::+). ,0he secret things belong to the &ord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever. (2/:2/).
%OS&U' and the promises of God

,Ao not let this 8ook of the &a% de!art from (our mouth# meditate on it da( and night, so that (ou ma( be careful to do ever(thing %ritten in it. 0hen (ou %ill be !ros!erous and successful. (1:8). ,8e strong and courageous. Ao not be terrified# do not be discouraged, for the &ord (our God %ill be %ith (ou %herever (ou go. (1:/). 0he &ord our God is God in heaven above and on the earth belo% (2:11). ,Do the &ord gave 2srael all the land he had s%orn to give their forefathers, and the( took !ossession of it and settled there. 0he &ord gave them rest on ever( side, -ust as he had s%orn to their forefathers. *ot one of their enemies %ithstood them# the &ord handed all their enemies over to them. *ot one of all the &ord<s good !romises to the house of 2srael failed# ever( one %as fulfilled. (21:+"-+'). ,?ou kno% %ith all (our heart and soul that not one of the good !romises the &ord (our God gave (ou has failed. 3ver( !romise has been fulfilled# not one has failed. (2":1+).
(UDGES and the promises of God

Din is not onl( destructive, but its c(cles are monotonous# b( contrast, God<s righteousness and saving acts are al%a(s life-giving and creative ("-16). $hen s!iritual, moral, and seEual im!urit( abound, the onl( ho!e for a !eo!le is re!entance and return to the %a(s of the &ord ("-16). ;alse gods cannot deliver in save us %hen %e are in trouble# it is onl( the &ord %ho can rescue us from the hands of our enemies on ever( side (8:"+# 1::1+). God<s name and %a(s are be(ond understanding (1":18).
#UT& and the promises of God

4ersonal commitment to follo%ing the &ord al%a(s leads to redem!tion and life (1:16-1)). ,9a( the &ord re!a( (ou for %hat (ou have done. 9a( (ou be richl( re%arded b( the &ord, the God of 2srael, under %hose %ings (ou have come to take refuge. (2:12). ,4raise be to the &ord, %ho this da( has not left (ou %ithout a kinsman-redeemer. (+:1+).
)I#ST S'"UEL and the promises of God

,0here is no one hol( like the &ord# there is no one besides (ou# there is no Fock like our God. (2:2). ,0he &ord brings death and makes alive# he brings do%n to the grave and raises u!. 0he &ord sends !overt( and %ealth# he humbles and he eEalts. Ce raises the !oor from the dust and lifts the need( from the ash hea!# he seats them %ith !rinces and has them inherit a throne of honor. (2:6-8). 0he &ord %ill guard the feet of his saints, but the %icked %ill be silenced in darkness (2:/). ,0hose %ho honor me 2 %ill honor, but those %ho des!ise me %ill be disdained. (2:":).
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2f %e return to the &ord %ith all our hearts and rid ourselves of idolatr( and commit ourselves to the &ord and serve him onl(, he %ill deliver us out of bondage ():"). 2t is God alone %ho saves us out of all our calamities and distresses (1::1/). ,Ao not turn a%a( after useless idols. 0he( can do (ou no good, nor can the( rescue (ou, because the( are useless. ;or the sake of his great name the &ord %ill not re-ect his !eo!le, because the &ord %as !leased to make (ou his o%n. (12:21-22). ,*othing can hinder the &ord from saving, %hether b( man( or b( fe%. (1+:6). ,Ce %ho is the Glor( of 2srael does not lie or change his mind# for he is not a man, that he should change his mind. (1':2/). ,0he &ord does not look at the things man looks at. 9an looks at the out%ard a!!earance, but the &ord looks at the heart. (16:)). ,2t is not b( s%ord or s!ear that the &ord saves# for the battle is the &ord<s, and he %ill give all of (ou into our hands. (1):+)). ,0he &ord re%ards ever( man for his righteousness and faithfulness. (26:2").
SE!OND S'"UEL and the promises of God

,0he &ord declares to (ou that the &ord himself %ill establish a house for (ou: $hen (our da(s are over and (ou rest %ith (our fathers, 2 %ill raise u! (our offs!ring to succeed (ou, %ho %ill come from (our o%n bod(, and 2 %ill establish his kingdom. Ce is the one %ho %ill build a house for m( *ame, and 2 %ill establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 2 %ill be his father, and he %ill be m( son. ():11-1+). ,?our house and (our kingdom %ill endure forever before me# (our throne %ill be established forever. ():16). ,Co% great (ou are, 5 Dovereign &ordB 0here is no one like (ou, and there is no God but (ou, as %e have heard %ith our o%n ears. ():22). ,?ou have established (our !eo!le 2srael as (our ver( o%n forever, and (ou, 5 &ord, have become their God. ():2+). ,5 Dovereign &ord, (ou are GodB ?our %ords are trust%orth(, and (ou have given this good !romise to (our servant. ():28). ,8e strong and let us fight bravel( for our !eo!le and the cities of our God. 0he &ord %ill do %hat is good in his sight. (1::12). God devises %a(s so that a banished !erson ma( not remain estranged from him (1+:1+). ,2 call to the &ord, %ho is %orth( of !raise, and 2 am saved from m( enemies. (22:+). , s for God, his %a( is !erfect# the %ord of the &ord is fla%less. Ce is a shield for all %ho take refuge in him. ;or %ho is God besides the &ord6 nd %ho is the Fock eEce!t our God6 2t is God %ho arms me %ith strength and makes m( %a( !erfect. (22:"1-"").
)I#ST *INGS and the promises of God

,Do be strong, sho% (ourself a man, and observe %hat the &ord (our God reGuires: $alk in his %a(s, and kee! his decrees and commands, his la%s and reGuirements, as %ritten in the &a% of 9oses, so that (ou ma( !ros!er in all (ou do and %herever (ou go. (2:2-"). ,5 &ord, God if 2srael, there is no God like (ou in heaven above or on earth belo%7(ou %ho kee! (our covenant of love %ith (our servants %ho continue %holeheartedl( in (our %a(. (8:2"). ,4raise be to the &ord, %ho has given rest to his !eo!le 2srael -ust as he !romised. *ot one %ord has failed of all the good !romises he gave through his servant 9oses. 9a( the &ord our God be %ith us as he %as %ith our fathers# ma( he never leave or forsake us. 9a( he turn our
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hearts to him, to %alk in all his %a(s and to kee! the commands, decrees and regulations he gave our fathers. (8:'6-'8).
SE!OND *INGS and the promises of God

0here is no God in all the %orld eEce!t in 2srael (':1'). 0hose %ho are %ith us are more than those %ho are %ith them (6:16). ,;or the sake of his servant Aavid, the &ord %as not %illing to destro( 1udah. Ce had !romised to maintain a lam! for Aavid and his descendants forever. (8:1/). ,8ut the &ord %as gracious to them and had com!assion and sho%ed concern for them because of his covenant %ith braham, 2saac and 1acob. 0o this da( he has been un%illing to destro( them or banish them from his !resence. (1":2"). ,Ao not forget the covenant 2 have made %ith (ou, and do not %orshi! other gods. Father, %orshi! the &ord (our God# it is he %ho %ill deliver (ou from the hand of all (our enemies. (1):"/). ,Cave (ou not heard6 &ong ago 2 ordained it. 2n da(s of old 2 !lanned it# no% 2 have brought it to !ass. (1/:2'). ,5nce more a remnant of the house of 1udah %ill take root belo% and bear fruit above. (1/:":).
)I#ST !&#ONI!LES and the promises of God

,1abeH cried out to the God of 2srael, @5h that (ou %ould bless me and enlarge m( territor(B &et (our hand be %ith me, and kee! me from harm so that 2 %ill be free from !ain.< nd God granted his reGuest. (+:1:). ,Glor( in his hol( name# let the hearts of those %ho seek the &ord re-oice. &ook to the &ord and his strength# seek his face al%a(s. Femember the %onders he has done, his miracles, and the -udgments he !ronounced. (16:1:-12). ,;or great is the &ord and most %orth( of !raise# he is to be feared above all gods. ;or all the gods of the nations are idols, but the &ord made the heavens. D!lendor and ma-est( are before him# strength and -o( in his d%elling !lace. (16:2'-2)). ,Give thanks to the &ord, for he is good# his love endures forever. (16:"+). ,2 declare to (ou that the &ord %ill build a house for (ou. $hen (our da(s are over and (ou go to be %ith (our fathers, 2 %ill raise u! (our offs!ring to succeed (ou, one of (our o%n sons, and 2 %ill establish his kingdom. Ce is the one %ho %ill build a house fore me, and 2 %ill establish his throne forever. 2 %ill be his father, and he %ill be m( son. 2 %ill never take m( love a%a( from him, as 2 took it a%a( from (our !redecessor. 2 %ill set him over m( house and m( kingdom forever# his throne %ill be established forever. (1):1:-1+). ,0here is no one like (ou, 5 &ord, and there is no God but (ou, as %e have heard %ith our o%n ears. ?ou made (our !eo!le 2srael (our ver( o%n forever, and (ou, 5 &ord, have become their God. (1):2:, 22). ,8ut (ou %ill have a son %ho %ill be a man of !eace and rest, and 2 %ill give him rest from all his enemies on ever( side. Cis name %ill be Dolomon, and 2 %ill grant 2srael !eace and Guiet during his reign. Ce is the one %ho %ill build a house for m( *ame. Ce %ill be m( son, and 2 %ill be his father. nd 2 %ill establish the throne of his kingdom over 2srael forever. (22:/-1:). 0he &ord searches ever( heart and understands ever( motive behind the thoughts. 2f (ou seek him, he %ill be found b( (ou# but if (ou forsake him, he %ill re-ect (ou forever. (28:/). ,3ver(thing comes from (ou, and %e have given (ou onl( %hat comes from (our hand. (2/:1+).
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SE!OND !&#ONI!LES and the promises of God

,5 &ord, God of 2srael, there is no God like (ou in heaven or on earth7(ou %ho kee! (our covenant of love %ith (our servants %ho continue %holeheartedl( in (our %a(. ?ou have ke!t (our !romise to (our servant Aavid m( father# %ith (our mouth (ou have !romised and %ith (our hand (ou have fulfilled it7as it is toda(. (6:1+-1'). ,2f m( !eo!le, %ho are called b( m( name, %ill humble themselves and !ra( and seek m( face and turn from their %icked %a(s, then %ill 2 hear from heaven and %ill forgive their sin and %ill heal their land. *o% m( e(es %ill be o!en and m( ears attentive to the !ra(ers offered in this !lace. 2 have chosen and consecrated this tem!le so that m( *ame ma( be there forever. 9( e(es and m( heart %ill al%a(s be there. ():1+-16). ,0hen sa called to the &ord his God and said, @&ord, there is no one like (ou to hel! the !o%erless against the might(. Cel! us, 5 &ord our God, for %e rel( on (ou, and in (our name %e have come against this vast arm(. 5 &ord, (ou are our God# do not let man !revail against (ou<. (1+:11). ,0he &ord is %ith (ou %hen (our are %ith him. 2f (ou seek him, he %ill be found b( (ou, but if (ou forsake him, he %ill forsake (ou. (1':2). ,2n their distress the( turned to the &ord, the God of 2srael, and sought him, and he %as found b( them. (1':+). , s for (ou, be strong and do not give u!, for (our %ork %ill be re%arded. (1':)). ,0he e(es of the &ord range throughout the earth to strengthen those %hose hearts are full( committed to him. (16:/). ,*o% let the fear of the &ord be u!on (ou. 1udge carefull(, for %ith the &ord our God there is no in-ustice or !artialit( or briber(. (1/:)). ,Ao not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast arm(. ;or the battle is not (ours, but God<s. (2::1'). ,Cave faith in the &ord (our God and (ou %ill be u!held# have faith in his !ro!hets and (ou %ill be successful. (2::2:). ,0he &ord (our God is gracious and com!assionate. Ce %ill not turn his face from (ou if (ou return to him. ("::/). ,Ao not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of ss(ria and the vast arm( %ith him, for there is a greater !o%er %ith us than %ith him. $ith him is onl( the arm of flesh, but %ith us is the &ord our God to hel! us and to fight our battles. ("2:)-8).
E+#' and the promises of God

,3Hra had devoted himself to the stud( and observance of the &a% of the &ord, and to teaching its decrees and la%s in 2srael. ():1:). ,0he good hand of our God is on ever(one %ho looks to him, but his great anger is against all %ho forsake him. (8:22). ,8ut no%, for a brief moment, the &ord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm !lace in his sanctuar(, and so our God gives light to our e(es and a little relief in our bondage. 0hough %e are slaves, our God has not deserted us in our bondage. Ce has sho%n us kindness in the sight of the kings of 4ersia: Ce has granted us ne% life to rebuild the house of our God and re!air its ruins, and he has given us a %all of !rotection in 1udah and 1erusalem. (/:8-/).
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NE&E"I'& and the promises of God

,5 &ord, God of heaven, the great and a%esome God, %ho kee!s his covenant of love %ith those %ho love him and obe( his commands, let (our ear be attentive and (our e(es o!en to hear the !ra(er (our servant is !ra(ing before (ou da( and night for (our servants, the !eo!le of 2srael. (1:'-6). ,Femember the instruction (ou gave (our servant 9oses, sa(ing, @2f (ou are unfaithful, 2 %ill scatter (ou among the nations, but if (ou return to me and obe( m( commands, then even if (our eEiled !eo!le are at the farthest horiHon, 2 %ill gather them from there and bring them to the !lace 2 have chosen as a d%elling for m( *ame. (1:8-/). ,0he God of heaven %ill give us success. $e his servants %ill start rebuilding. (2:2:). ,Aon<t be afraid of them. Femember the &ord, %ho is great and a%esome, and fight for (our brothers, (our sons and (our daughters, (our %ives and (our homes. (+:1+). ,0his da( is sacred to our &ord. Ao not grieve, for the -o( of the &ord is (our strength. (8:1:). ,8lessed be (our glorious name, and ma( it be eEalted above all blessing and !raise. ?ou alone are the &ord. ?ou made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starr( host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. ?ou give life to ever(thing, and the multitudes of heaven %orshi! (ou. (/:'-6). ,?ou have ke!t (our !romise because (ou are righteous. (/:8).
EST&E# and the promises of God

,Ao not think that because (ou are in the king<s house (ou alone of all the 1e%s %ill esca!e. ;or if (ou remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the 1e%s %ill arise from another !lace, but (ou and (our father<s famil( %ill !erish. nd %ho kno%s but that (ou have come to ro(al !osition for such a time as this6. (+:1"-1+). ,;or the 1e%s it %as a time of ha!!iness and -o(, gladness and honor. (8:16).
(OB and the promises of God

,*aked 2 came from m( mother<s %omb, and naked 2 %ill de!art. 0he &ord gave and the &ord has taken a%a(# ma( the name of the &ord be !raised. (1:21). ,Dhall %e acce!t good from God, and not trouble6. (2:1:). ,8lessed is the man %hom God corrects# so do not des!ise the disci!line of the lmight(. (':6).
,$hat is man that (ou make so much of him, that (ou give him so much attention, that (ou eEamine him ever( morning and test him ever( moment6. ():1)-18). ,Co% can a mortal be righteous before God6 0hough one %ished to dis!ute %ith him, he could not ans%er him one time out of a thousand. Cis %isdom is !rofound, his !o%er is vast. $ho has resisted him and come out unscathed6. (/:2-+). ,?ou gave me life and sho%ed me kindness, and in (our !rovidence %atched over m( s!irit. (1::12). ,0o God belong %isdom and !o%er# counsel and understanding are his. $hat he tears do%n cannot be rebuilt# the man he im!risons cannot be released. (12:1"-1+). ,0hough he sla( me, (et %ill 2 ho!e in him. (1":1'). ,2f a man dies, %ill he live again6 come. (1+:1+). ll the da(s of m( hard service 2 %ill %ait for m( rene%al to
,3ven no% m( %itness is in heaven# m( advocate is on high. (16:1/). ,2 kno% that m( Fedeemer lives, and that in the end he %ill stand u!on the earth. nd after m( skin has been destro(ed, (et in m( flesh 2 %ill see God# 2 m(self %ill see him %ith m( o%n e(es72, and not another. Co% m( heart (earns %ithin meB. (1/:2'-2)).
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,8ut he kno%s the %a( that 2 take# %hen he has tested me, 2 %ill come forth as gold. (2":1:). ,0he fear of the &ord7that is %isdom, and to shun evil is understanding. (28:28). ,0he lmight( is be(ond our reach and eEalted in !o%er# in his -ustice and great righteousness, he does not o!!ress. 0herefore, men revere him, for does he not have regard for all the %ise in heart6. ("):2"-2+). ,2 kno% that (ou can do all things# no !lan of (ours can be th%arted. (+2:2).
PS'L"S and the promises of God

,8lessed is the man %ho does not %alk in the counsel of the %icked or stand in the %a( of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 8ut his delight is in the la% of the &ord, and on his la% he meditates da( and night. Ce is like a tree !lanted b( streams of %ater, %hich (ields its fruit in season and %hose leaf does not %ither. $hatever he does !ros!ers. (1:1-"). ,8lessed are all %ho take refuge in him. (2:12). ,=no% that the &ord has set a!art the godl( for himself# the &ord %ill hear %hen 2 call to him. (+:"). ,;or surel(, 5 &ord, (ou bless the righteous# (ou surround them %ith (our favor as %ith a shield. (':12). ,0he &ord is a refuge for the o!!ressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 0hose %ho kno% (our name %ill trust in (ou, for (ou, &ord, have never forsaken those %ho seek (ou. (/:/-1:). ,0he &ord is righteous, he loves -ustice# u!right men %ill see his face. (11:)). , s for God, his %a( is !erfect# the %ord of the &ord is fla%less. Ce is a shield for all %ho take refuge in him. (18:":). ,$ho, then, is the man that fears the &ord6 Ce %ill instruct him in the %a( chosen for him. (2':12). ,2 %ill instruct (ou and teach (ou in the %a( (ou should go# 2 %ill counsel (ou and %atch over (ou. ("2:8). ,9an( are the %oes of the %icked, but the &ord<s unfailing love surrounds the man %ho trusts in him. ("2:1:). ,0he &ord redeems his servants# no one %ho takes refuge in him %ill be condemned. ("+:22). ,Aelight (ourself in the &ord and he %ill give (ou the desires of (our heart. ("):+). ,>ast (our cares on the &ord and he %ill sustain (ou# he %ill never let the righteous fall. ('':22). ,0he &ord besto%s favor and honor# no good thing does he %ithhold from those %hose %alk is blameless. 5 &ord lmight(, blessed is the man %ho trusts in (ou. (8+:11-12). , s high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those %ho fear him# as far as the east is from the %est, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (1:":11-12). ,0he &ord %ill %atch over (our coming and going both no% and forevermore. (121:8). ,0he &ord is righteous in all his %a(s and loving to%ard all he has made. 0he &ord is near to all %ho call on him, to all %ho call on him in truth. Ce fulfills the desires of those %ho fear him# he hears their cr( and saves them. 0he &ord %atches over all %ho love him, but all the %icked he %ill destro(. (1+':1)-2:).
P#O E#BS and the promises of God

,0he fear of the &ord is the beginning of kno%ledge, but fools des!ise %isdom and disci!line. (1:)).
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,0he &ord gives %isdom, and from his mouth come kno%ledge and understanding. Ce holds victor( in store for the u!right, he is a shield to those %hose %alk is blameless, for he guards the course of the -ust and !rotects the %a( of his faithful ones. (2:6-8). ,0rust in the &ord %ith all (our heart and lean not on (our o%n understanding# in all (our %a(s ackno%ledge him, and he %ill make (our !aths straight. (":'-6). ,9( son, do not des!ise the &ord<s disci!line and do not resent his rebuke, because the &ord disci!lines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. (":11-12). ,2 love those %ho love me, and those %ho seek me find me. ;or %hoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the &ord. 8ut %hoever fails to find me harms himself# all %ho hate me love death. (8:1), "'-"6). ,0he fear of the &ord is the beginning of %isdom, and kno%ledge of the Col( 5ne is understanding. (/:1:). ,0he fear of the &ord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. (1+:2)). ,0he fear of the &ord teaches a man %isdom, and humilit( comes before honor. (1':""). ,>ommit to the &ord %hatever (ou do, and (our !lans %ill succeed. (16:"). ,0he name of the &ord is a strong to%er# the righteous run to it and are safe. (18:1:). ,9an( are the !lans in a man<s heart, but it is the &ord<s !ur!ose that !revails. (1/:21). ,0he fear of the &ord leads to life: 0hen one rests content, untouched b( trouble. (1/:2"). ,0here is no %isdom, no insight, no !lan that can succeed against the &ord. (21:":). ,Cumilit( and the fear of the &ord bring %ealth and honor and life. (22:+).
E!!LESI'STES and the promises of God

, man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his %ork. 0his too, 2 see, is from the hand of God, for %ithout him, %ho can eat or find en-o(ment6 0o the man %ho !leases him, God gives %isdom, kno%ledge and ha!!iness. (2:2+-26). ,Ce has made ever(thing beautiful in its time. Ce has also set eternit( in the hearts of men# (et the( cannot fathom %hat God has done from beginning to end. (":11). ,2 kno% that ever(thing God does %ill endure forever# nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it, so men %ill revere him. (":1+). ,0hen 2 realiHed that it is good and !ro!er for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the fe% da(s of life God has given him7for this is his lot. 9oreover, %hen God gives an( man %ealth and !ossessions, and enables him to en-o( them, to acce!t his lot and be ha!!( in his %ork7this is a gift of God. (':18-1/). , lthough a %icked man commits a hundred crimes and still lives a long time, 2 kno% that it %ill go better %ith God-fearing men, %ho are reverent before God. (8:12). ,*o% all has been heard# here is the conclusion of the matter: ;ear God and kee! his commandments, for this is the %hole dut( of man. ;or God %ill bring ever( deed into -udgment, including ever( hidden thing, %hether it is good or evil. (12:1"-1+).
SONG O) SONGS and the promises of God

,Ce has taken me to the banGuet hall, and his banner over me is love. (2:+). ,9( lover is mine and 2 am his. (2:16). ,2 am m( lover<s and m( lover is mine. (6:"). ,2 belong to m( lover, and his desire is for me. ():1:).
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,4lace me like a seal over (our heart, like a seal over (our arm# for love is as strong as death . . . . 9an( %aters cannot Guench love# rivers cannot %ash it a%a(. 2f one %ere to give all the %ealth of his house for love, it %ould be utterl( scorned. (8:6-)).
IS'I'& and the promises of God

,@>ome no%, let us reason together,< sa(s the &ord. @0hough (our sins are like scarlet, the( shall be as %hite as sno%# though the( are red as crimson, the( shall be like %ool<. (1:18). ,Ce %ill -udge bet%een the nations and %ill settle dis!utes for man( !eo!les. 0he( %ill beat their s%ords into !lo%shares and their s!ears into !runing hooks. *ation %ill not take u! s%ord against nation, nor %ill the( train for %ar an(more. (2:+). ,2n that da( the 8ranch of the &ord %ill be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land %ill be the !ride and glor( of the survivors in 2srael. (+:2). ,0herefore the &ord himself %ill give (ou a sign: 0he virgin %ill be %ith child and %ill give birth to a son, and %ill call him 2mmanuel. ():1+). ,;or to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government %ill be on his shoulders. nd he %ill be called $onderful >ounselor, 9ight( God, 3verlasting ;ather, 4rince of 4eace. 5f the increase of his government and !eace there %ill be no end. Ce %ill reign on Aavid<s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and u!holding it %ith -ustice and righteousness from that time on and forever. (/:6-)). , shoot %ill come u! from the stum! of 1esse# from his roots a 8ranch %ill bear fruit. 0he D!irit of the &ord %ill rest on him7the D!irit of %isdom and of understanding, the D!irit of counsel and of !o%er, the D!irit of kno%ledge and of the fear of the &ord7and he %ill delight in the fear of the &ord. (11:1-"). ,0he %olf %ill live %ith the lamb, the leo!ard %ill lie do%n %ith the goat, the calf and the lion and the (earling together# and a little child %ill lead them. 0he co% %ill feed %ith the bear, their (oung %ill lie do%n together, and the lion %ill eat stra% like the oE. 0he infant %ill !la( near the hole of the cobra, and the (oung child !ut his hand into the vi!er<s nest. 0he( %ill neither harm nor destro( on all m( hol( mountain, for the earth %ill be full of the kno%ledge of the &ord as the %aters cover the sea. (11:6-/). ,Durel( God is m( salvation# 2 %ill trust and not be afraid. 0he &ord, the &ord, is m( strength and m( song# he has become m( salvation. (12:2). ,;or the &ord lmight( has !ur!osed, and %ho can th%art him6 Cis hand is stretched out, and %ho can turn it back6. (1+:2)). ,?ou %ill kee! in !erfect !eace him %hose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in (ou. (26:"). ,2n re!entance and rest is (our salvation, in Guietness and trust is (our strength. ("::1'). ,?et the &ord longs to be gracious to (ou# he rises to sho% (ou com!assion. ;or the &ord is a God of -ustice. 8lessed are all %ho %ait for himB. ("::18). ,0hose %ho ho!e in the &ord %ill rene% their strength. 0he( %ill soar on %ings like eagles# the( %ill run and not gro% %ear(, the( %ill %alk and not be faint. (+::"1). ,Ao not fear, for 2 am %ith (ou# do not be disma(ed, for 2 am (our God. 2 %ill strengthen (ou and hel! (ou# 2 %ill u!hold (ou %ith m( righteous right hand. (+1:1:). ,2 am the &ord (our God, %ho teaches (ou %hat is best for (ou, %ho directs (ou in the %a( (ou should go. (+8:1)). ,Durel( he took u! our infirmities and carried our sorro%s, (et %e considered him stricken b( God, smitten b( him, and afflicted. 8ut he %as !ierced for our transgressions, he %as crushed for our iniGuities# the !unishment that brought us !eace %as u!on him, and b( his %ounds %e are healed. $e all, like shee!, have gone astra(, each of us has turned to his o%n %a(# and the &ord has laid on him the iniGuit( of us all. ('":+-6).
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,2 live in a high and hol( !lace, but also %ith him %ho is contrite and lo%l( in s!irit, to revive the s!irit of the lo%l( and to revive the heart of the contrite. ('):1'). ,8ehold, 2 %ill create ne% heavens and a ne% earth. 0he former things %ill not be remembered, nor %ill the( come to mind. (6':1)).
(E#E"I'& and the promises of God

,8efore 2 formed (ou in the %omb 2 kne% (ou, before (ou %ere born 2 set (ou a!art. (1:'). , t that time the( %ill call 1erusalem 0he 0hrone of the &ord, and all nations %ill gather in 1erusalem to honor the name of the &ord. *o longer %ill the( follo% the stubbornness of their evil hearts. (":1)). ,2f (ou reall( change (our %a(s and (our actions and deal %ith each other -ustl(, if (ou do not o!!ress the alien, the fatherless or the %ido% and do not shed innocent blood in this !lace, and if (ou do not follo% other gods to (our o%n harm, then 2 %ill let (ou live in this !lace, in the land 2 gave (our forefathers for ever and ever. ():'-)). ,5be( me, and 2 %ill be (our God and (ou %ill be m( !eo!le. $alk in all the %a(s 2 command (ou, that it ma( go %ell %ith (ou. ():2"). ,&et not the %ise man boast of his %isdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him %ho boasts boast about this: that he understands and kno%s me, that 2 am the &ord, %ho eEercises kindness, -ustice and righteousness on the earth, for in these 2 delight. (/:2"-2+). ,2 kno%, 5 &ord, that a man<s life is not his o%n# it is not for men to direct his ste!s. (1::2"). , fter 2 u!root them, 2 %ill again have com!assion and %ill bring each of them back to his o%n inheritance and his o%n countr(. (12:1'). ,>ursed is the one %ho trusts in man, %ho de!ends on flesh for his strength and %hose heart turns a%a( from the &ord. 8ut blessed is the man %ho trusts in the &ord, %hose confidence is in him. (1):', )). ,2 the &ord search the heart and eEamine the mind, to re%ard a man according to his conduct, according to %hat his deeds deserve. (1):1:). ,@0he da(s are coming,< declares the &ord, @%hen 2 %ill raise u! to Aavid a righteous 8ranch, a =ing %ho %ill reign %isel( and do %hat is -ust and right in the land. 2n his da(s 1udah %ill be saved and 2srael %ill live in safet(. 0his is the name b( %hich he %ill be called: 0he &ord 5ur Fighteousness. (2":'-6). ,@ m 2 onl( a God nearb(,< declares the &ord, @and not a God far a%a(6 >an an(one hide in secret !laces so that 2 cannot see him6< declares the &ord. @Ao not 2 fill heaven and earth6< declares the &ord. (2":2"-2+). ,9( e(es %ill %atch over them for their good, and 2 %ill bring them back to this land. 2 %ill build them u! and not tear them do%n# 2 %ill !lant them and not u!root them. 2 %ill give them a heart to kno% me, that 2 am the &ord. 0he( %ill be m( !eo!le, and 2 %ill be their God, for the( %ill return to me %ith all their heart. (2+:6-)). ,@2 kno% the !lans 2 have for (ou,< declares the &ord, @!lans to !ros!er (ou and not to harm (ou, !lans to give (ou ho!e and a future. 0hen (ou %ill call u!on me and come and !ra( to me, and 2 %ill listen to (ou. ?ou %ill seek me and find me %hen (ou seek me %ith all (our heart<. (2/:11-1"). ,@0his is the covenant 2 %ill make %ith the house of 2srael after that time,< declares the &ord. @2 %ill !ut m( la% in their minds and %rite it on their hearts. 2 %ill be their God, and the( %ill be m( !eo!le. *o longer %ill a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, sa(ing, ,=no% the &ord,. because the( %ill all kno% me, from the least of them to the greatest,< declares the &ord. @;or 2 %ill forgive their %ickedness and %ill remember their sins no more<. ("1:""-"+).
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,>all to me and 2 %ill ans%er (ou and tell (ou great and unsearchable things (ou do not kno%. ("":").
L'"ENT'TIONS and the promises of God

,0he &ord has done %hat he !lanned# he has fulfilled his %ord, %hich he decreed long ago. (2:1)). ,?et this 2 call to mind and therefore 2 have ho!e: 8ecause of the &ord<s great love %e are not consumed, for his com!assions never fail. 0he( are ne% ever( morning# great is (our faithfulness. (":21-2"). ,2 sa( to m(self, @0he &ord is m( !ortion# therefore 2 %ill %ait for him.< 0he &ord is good to those %hose ho!e is in him, to the one %ho seeks him# it is good to %ait Guietl( for the salvation of the &ord. (":2+-26). ,0hough he brings grief, he %ill sho% com!assion, so great is his unfailing love. ;or he does not %illingl( bring affliction or grief to the children of men. (":"2-""). ,$ho can s!eak and have it ha!!en if the &ord has not decreed it6 2s it not from the mouth of the 9ost Cigh that both calamities and good things come6. (":")-"8).
E+E*IEL and the promises of God

,2 %ill give them an undivided heart and !ut a ne% s!irit in them# 2 %ill remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 0hen the( %ill follo% m( decrees and be careful to kee! m( la%s. 0he( %ill be m( !eo!le, and 2 %ill be their God. (11:1/-2:). ,Ao 2 take an( !leasure in the death of the %icked6 Aeclares the Dovereign &ord. Father, am 2 not !leased %hen the( turn from their %a(s and live6. (18:"2). ,2 %ill acce!t (ou as fragrant incense %hen 2 bring (ou out from the nations and gather (ou from the countries %here (ou have been scattered, and 2 %ill sho% m(self hol( among (ou in the sight of the nations. 0hen (ou %ill kno% that 2 am the &ord, %hen 2 bring (ou into the land of 2srael, the land 2 had s%orn %ith u!lifted hand to give to (our fathers. ?ou %ill kno% that 2 am the &ord, %hen 2 deal %ith (ou for m( name<s sake and not according to (our evil %a(s and (our corru!t !ractices, 5 house of 2srael. (2::+1-+2, ++). , s surel( as 2 live, declares the Dovereign &ord, 2 take no !leasure in the death of the %icked, but rather that the( turn from their %a(s and live. 0urnB 0urn from (our evil %a(sB $h( %ill (ou die, 5 house of 2srael6. ("":11). ,2 m(self %ill search for m( shee! and look after them. s a she!herd looks after his scattered flock %hen he is %ith them, so %ill 2 look after m( shee!. 2 %ill rescue them from all the !laces %here the( %ere scattered on a da( of clouds and darkness. 2 %ill bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and 2 %ill bring them into their o%n land. 2 %ill !asture them on the mountains of 2srael, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. 2 %ill tend them in a good !asture, and the mountain heights of 2srael %ill be their graHing land. 0here the( %ill lie do%n in good graHing land, and there the( %ill feed in a rich !asture on the mountains of 2srael. 2 m(self %ill tend m( shee! and have them lie do%n, declares the Dovereign &ord. 2 %ill search for the lost and bring back the stra(s. 2 %ill bind u! the in-ured and strengthen the %eak, but the sleek and the strong 2 %ill destro(. 2 %ill she!herd the flock %ith -ustice. ("+:11-16). ,2 %ill !lace over them one she!herd, m( servant Aavid, and he %ill tend them# he %ill tend them and be their she!herd. 2 the &ord %ill be their God, and m( servant Aavid %ill be !rince among them. ("+:2"-2+). ,2 %ill give (ou a ne% heart and !ut a ne% s!irit in (ou # 2 %ill remove from (ou (our heart of stone and give (ou a heart of flesh. nd 2 %ill !ut m( D!irit in (ou and move (ou to follo% m( decrees and be careful to kee! m( la%s. ?ou %ill live in the land 2 gave (our forefathers# (ou %ill be m( !eo!le, and 2 %ill be (our God. ("6:26-28).
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,0hen (ou, m( !eo!le, %ill kno% that 2 am the &ord, %hen 2 o!en (our graves and bring (ou u! from them. 2 %ill !ut m( D!irit in (ou and (ou %ill live, and 2 %ill settle (ou in (our o%n land. ("):1"-1+). ,2 %ill no longer hide m( face from them, for 2 %ill !our out m( D!irit on the house of 2srael, declares the Dovereign &ord. ("/:2/).
D'NIEL and the promises of God

,4raise be to the name of God for ever and ever# %isdom and !o%er are his. Ce changes times and seasons# he sets u! kings and de!oses them. Ce gives %isdom to the %ise and kno%ledge to the discerning. Ce reveals dee! and hidden things# he kno%s %hat lies in darkness, and light d%ells %ith him. (2:2:-22). ,2n the time of those kings, the God of heaven %ill set u! a kingdom that %ill never be destro(ed, nor %ill it be left to another !eo!le. 2t %ill crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it %ill itself endure forever. (2:++). ,0he 9ost Cigh is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to an(one he %ishes and sets over them the lo%liest of men. (+:1)). ,0hen 2 !raised the 9ost Cigh# 2 honored and glorified him %ho lives forever. Cis dominion is an eternal dominion# his kingdom endures from generation to generation. ll the !eo!les of the earth are regarded as nothing. Ce does as he !leases %ith the !o%ers of heaven and the !eo!les of the earth. *o one can hold back his hand or sa( to him: @$hat have (ou done6<. (+:"+-"'). ,*o% 2, *ebuchadneHHar, !raise and eEalt and glorif( the =ing of heaven, because ever(thing he does is right and all his %a(s are -ust. nd those %ho %alk in !ride he is able to humble. (+:")). ,2 issue a decree that in ever( !art of m( kingdom !eo!le must fear and reverence the God of Aaniel. ;or he is the living God and he endures forever# his kingdom %ill not be destro(ed, his dominion %ill never end. Ce rescues and saves# he !erforms signs and %onders in the heavens and on the earth. (6:26-2)). ,Ce %as given authorit(, glor( and sovereign !o%er# all !eo!les, nations and men of ever( language %orshi!ed him. Cis dominion is an everlasting dominion that %ill not !ass a%a(, and his kingdom is one that %ill never be destro(ed. ():1+). ,0he saints of the 9ost Cigh %ill receive the kingdom and %ill !ossess it forever7(es, for ever and ever. ():18). ,0hen the sovereignt(, !o%er and greatness of the kingdoms under the %hole heaven %ill be handed over to the saints, the !eo!le of the 9ost Cigh. Cis kingdom %ill be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers %ill %orshi! and obe( him. ():2)). 0he &ord is ,the great and a%esome God, %ho kee!s his covenant of love %ith all %ho love him and obe( his commands. (/:+). ,9ultitudes %ho slee! in the dust of the earth %ill a%ake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contem!t. 0hose %ho are %ise %ill shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those %ho lead man( to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. (12:2-").
&OSE' and the promises of God

,2 %ill sho% love to the house of 1udah# and 2 %ill save them7not b( bo%, s%ord or battle, or b( horses and horsemen, but b( the &ord their God. (1:)). ,0he 2sraelites %ill be like the sand on the seashore, %hich cannot be measured or counted. 2n the !lace %here it %as said to them, @?ou are not m( !eo!le,< the( %ill be called @sons of the living God.< 0he !eo!le of 1udah and the !eo!le of 2srael %ill be reunited, and the( %ill a!!oint one leader and %ill come u! out of the land. (1:1:-11).
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,2 %ill betroth (ou to me forever# 2 %ill betroth (ou in righteousness and -ustice, in love and com!assion. 2 %ill betroth (ou in faithfulness, and (ou %ill ackno%ledge the &ord. (2:1/-2:). ,2 %ill !lant her for m(self in the land# 2 %ill sho% m( love to the one 2 called @*ot m( loved one.< 2 %ill sa( to those called @*ot m( !eo!le,< @?ou are m( !eo!le<# and the( %ill sa(, @?ou are m( God<. (2:2"). ,2 desire merc(, not sacrifice, and ackno%ledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. (6:6). ,2 led them %ith cords of human kindness, %ith ties of love# 2 lifted the (oke from their neck and bent do%n to feed them. (11:+). ,2 am God, and not man7the Col( 5ne among (ou. (11:/). ,2 %ill ransom them from the !o%er of the grave# 2 %ill redeem them from death. $here, 5 death, are (our !lagues6 $here, 5 grave, is (our destruction6. (1":1+). ,$ho is %ise6 Ce %ill realiHe these things. $ho is discerning6 Ce %ill understand them. 0he %a(s of the &ord are right# the righteous %alk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. (1+:/).
(OEL and the promises of God

,0he da( of the &ord is great# it is dreadful. $ho can endure it6 @3ven no%,< declares the &ord, @return to me %ith all (our heart, %ith fasting and %ee!ing and mourning.< Fend (our heart and not (our garments. Feturn to the &ord (our God, for he is gracious and com!assionate, slo% to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamit(. (2:11-1"). ,2 %ill re!a( (ou for the (ears the locusts have eaten. ?ou %ill have !lent( to eat, until (ou are full, and (ou %ill !raise the name of the &ord (our God, %ho has %orked %onders for (ou# never again %ill m( !eo!le be shamed. 0hen (ou %ill kno% that 2 am in 2srael, that 2 am the &ord (our God, and that there is no other# never again %ill m( !eo!le be shamed. (2:2'-2)). ,2 %ill !our out m( D!irit on all !eo!le. ?our sons and daughters %ill !ro!hes(, (our old men %ill dream dreams, (our (oung men %ill see visions. 3ven on m( servants, both men and %omen, 2 %ill !our out m( D!irit in those da(s. 2 %ill sho% %onders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billo%s of smoke. 0he sun %ill be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful da( of the &ord. nd ever(one %ho calls on the name of the &ord %ill be saved. (2:28-"2). ,0he &ord %ill roar from Iion and thunder from 1erusalem# the earth and the sk( %ill tremble. 8ut the &ord %ill be a refuge for his !eo!le, a stronghold for the !eo!le of 2srael. 0hen (ou %ill kno% that 2, the &ord (our God, d%ell in Iion, m( hol( hill. 1erusalem %ill be hol(# never again %ill foreigners invade her. 2n that da( the mountains %ill dri! ne% %ine, and the hills %ill flo% %ith milk# all the ravines of 1udah %ill run %ith %ater. fountain %ill flo% out of the &ord<s house and %ill %ater the valle( of acacias. (":16-18).
'"OS and the promises of God

,Durel( the Dovereign &ord does nothing %ithout revealing his !lan to his servants the !ro!hets. 0he lion has roared7%ho %ill not fear6 0he Dovereign &ord has s!oken7%ho can but !ro!hes(6. (":)-8). ,Ce %ho forms the mountains, creates the %ind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he %ho turns da%n to darkness, and treads the high !laces of the earth7the &ord God lmight( is his name. (+:1"). ,Ce %ho made the 4leiades and 5rion, %ho turns blackness into da%n and darkens da( into night, %ho calls for the %aters of the sea and !ours them out over the face of the land7the &ord is his name. (':8). ,2 hate, 2 des!ise (our religious feasts# 2 cannot stand (our assemblies. 3ven though (ou bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, 2 %ill not acce!t them. 0hough (ou bring choice fello%shi! offerings, 2 %ill have no regard for them. %a( %ith the noise of (our songsB 2 %ill
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not listen to the music of (our har!s. 8ut let -ustice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing streamB. (':21-2+). ,@0he da(s are coming,< declares the &ord, @%hen the rea!er %ill be overtaken b( the !lo%man and the !lanter b( the one treading gra!es. *e% %ine %ill dri! from the mountains and flo% from all the hills. 2 %ill bring back m( eEiled !eo!le 2srael# the( %ill rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. 0he( %ill !lant vine(ards and drink their %ine# the( %ill make gardens and eat their fruit. 2 %ill !lant 2srael in their o%n land, never again to be u!rooted from the land 2 have given them,< sa(s the &ord (our God. (/:1"-1').
OB'DI'& and the promises of God

,0he da( of the &ord is near for all nations. s (ou have done, it %ill be done to (ou# (our deeds %ill return u!on (our o%n head. (1'). ,8ut on 9ount Iion %ill be deliverance# it %ill be hol(, and the house of 1acob %ill !ossess its inheritance. 0he house of 1acob %ill be a fire and the house of 1ose!h a flame# the house of 3sau %ill be stubble, and the( %ill set it on fire and consume it. (1)-18). ,Aeliverers %ill go u! on 9ount Iion to govern the mountains of 3sau. be the &ord<s. (21). nd the kingdom %ill
(ON'& and the promises of God

,2n m( distress 2 called to the &ord, and he ans%ered me. ;rom the de!ths of the grave 2 called for hel!, and (ou listened to m( cr(. (2:2). ,$hen m( life %as ebbing a%a(, 2 remembered (ou, &ord, and m( !ra(er rose to (ou, to (our hol( tem!le. 0hose %ho cling to %orthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs. 8ut 2, %ith a song of thanksgiving, %ill sacrifice to (ou. $hat 2 have vo%ed 2 %ill make good. Dalvation comes from the &ord. (2:)-/). ,2 kne% that (ou are a gracious and com!assionate God, slo% to anger and abounding in love, a God %ho relents from sending calamit(. (+:2).
"I!'& and the promises of God

,Ao not m( %ords do good to him %ho is u!right6. (2:)). ,2n the last da(s the mountain of the &ord<s tem!le %ill be established as chief among the mountains# it %ill be raised above the hills, and !eo!les %ill stream to it. 9an( nations %ill come and sa(, @>ome, let us go u! to the mountain of the &ord, to the house of the God of 1acob. Ce %ill teach us his %a(s so that %e ma( %alk in his !aths.< 0he la% %ill go out from Iion, the %ord of the &ord from 1erusalem. (+:1-2). ,Ce %ill -udge bet%een man( !eo!les and %ill settle dis!utes for strong nations far and %ide. 0he( %ill beat their s%ords into !lo%shares and their s!ears into !runing hooks. *ation %ill not take u! s%ord against nation, nor %ill the( train for %ar an(more. (+:"). ,3ver( man %ill sit under his o%n vine and under his o%n fig tree, and no one %ill make them afraid, for the &ord lmight( has s!oken. ll the nations ma( %alk in the name of their gods# %e %ill %alk in the name of the &ord our God for ever and ever. (+:+-'). ,8ut (ou, 8ethlehem 3!hrathah, though (ou are small among the clans of 1udah, out of (ou %ill come for me one %ho %ill be ruler over 2srael, %hose origins are from of old, from ancient times. (':2). ,Ce %ill stand and she!herd his flock in the strength of the &ord, in the ma-est( of the name of the &ord his God. nd the( %ill live securel(, for then his greatness %ill reach to the ends of the earth. nd he %ill be their !eace. (':+-'). ,Ce has sho%ed (ou, 5 man, %hat is good. nd %hat does the &ord reGuire of (ou6 0o act -ustl( and to love merc( and to %alk humbl( %ith (our God. (6:8).
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,8ut as for me, 2 kee! %atch for the &ord, 2 %ait in ho!e for God m( Davior# m( God %ill hear me. ():)). ,$ho is a God like (ou, %ho !ardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance6 ?ou do not sta( angr( forever but delight to sho% merc(. ?ou %ill again have com!assion on us# (ou %ill tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniGuities into the de!ths of the sea. ():18-1/).
N'&U" and the promises of God

,0he &ord is a -ealous and avenging God# the &ord takes vengeance and is filled %ith %rath. 0he &ord takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his %rath against his enemies. 0he &ord is slo% to anger and great in !o%er# he %ill not leave the guilt( un!unished. Cis %a( is in the %hirl%ind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet. (1:2-"). ,0he &ord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. Ce cares for those %ho trust in him. (1:)). ,$hatever the( !lot against the &ord he %ill bring to an end# trouble %ill not come a second time. (1:/). , lthough the( are unscathed and numerous, the( %ill be cut do%n and !ass a%a(. lthough 2 have afflicted (ou, 5 1udah, 2 %ill afflict (ou no more. *o% 2 %ill break their (oke from (our neck and tear (our shackles a%a(. (1:12-1").
&'B'**U* and the promises of God

,?our e(es are too !ure to look on evil# (ou cannot tolerate %rong. (1:1"). ,Dee, he is !uffed u!# his desires are not u!right7but the righteous %ill live b( his faith. (2:+). ,0he earth %ill be filled %ith the kno%ledge of the glor( of the &ord as the %aters cover the sea. (2:1+). ,0he &ord is in his hol( tem!le# let all the earth be silent before him. (2:2:). ,&ord, 2 have heard of (our fame# 2 stand in a%e of (our deeds, 5 &ord. Fene% them in our da(, in our time make them kno%n# in %rath remember merc(. (":2). ,2 %ill re-oice in the &ord, 2 %ill be -o(ful in God m( Davior. 0he Dovereign &ord is m( strength# he makes m( feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. (":18-1/).
+EP&'NI'& and the promises of God

,0he great da( of the &ord is near7near and coming Guickl(. &istenB 0he cr( on the da( of the &ord %ill be bitter, the shouting of the %arrior there. 0hat da( %ill be a da( of %rath, a da( of distress and anguish, a da( of trouble and ruin, a da( of darkness and gloom, a da( of clouds and blackness. (1:1+-1'). ,0he %hole %orld %ill be consumed b( the fire of m( -ealous anger. (":8) ,2 %ill leave %ithin (ou the meek and humble, %ho trust in the name of &ord. (":12). ,0he &ord (our God is %ith (ou, he is might( to save. Ce %ill take great delight in (ou, he %ill Guiet (ou %ith his love, he %ill re-oice over (ou %ith singing. (":1)).
&'GG'I and the promises of God

,0his is %hat 2 covenanted %ith (ou %hen (ou %hen (ou came out of 3g(!t. remains among (ou. Ao not fear. (2:'). nd m( D!irit
,0his is %hat the &ord lmight( sa(s: @2n a little %hile 2 %ill once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dr( land. 2 %ill shake all nations, and the desired of all nations %ill come, and 2 %ill fill this house %ith glor(,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. @0he silver is mine and the gold is mine,< declares the &ord lmight(. @0he glor( of this !resent house %ill be greater than
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the glor( of the former house,< sa(s the &ord declares the &ord lmight(. (2:6-/).
lmight(. @ nd in this !lace 2 %ill grant !eace,<
+E!&'#I'& and the promises of God

,0his is %hat the &ord lmight( sa(s: @Feturn to me,< declares the &ord return to (ou,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. (1:"). lmight(, @and 2 %ill
,0his is %hat the &ord sa(s, @2 %ill return to 1erusalem %ith merc(, and there m( house %ill be rebuilt. nd the measuring line %ill be stretched out over 1erusalem,< declares the &ord lmight(. (1:16). ,@1erusalem %ill be a cit( %ithout %alls because of the great number of men and livestock in it. nd 2 m(self %ill be a %all of fire around it,< declares the &ord, @and 2 %ill be its glor( %ithin<. (2:+-'). ,$hoever touches (ou touches the a!!le of his e(e. (2:8). ,@Dhout and be glad, 5 Aaughter of Iion. ;or 2 am coming, and 2 %ill live among (ou,< declares the &ord. @9an( nations %ill be -oined %ith the &ord in that da( and %ill become m( !eo!le. 2 %ill live among (ou and (ou %ill kno% that the &ord lmight( has sent me to (ou. 0he &ord %ill inherit 1udah as his !ortion in the hol( land and %ill again choose 1erusalem. 8e still before the &ord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his hol( d%elling<. (2:1:-1"). ,@*ot b( might nor b( !o%er, but b( m( D!irit,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. (+:6).
,0his is %hat the &ord sa(s: @2 %ill return to Iion and d%ell in 1erusalem. 0hen 1erusalem %ill be called 0he >it( of 0ruth, and the mountain of the &ord lmight( %ill be called 0he Col( 9ountain<. (8:"). ,2 %ill bring them back to live in 1erusalem# the( %ill be m( !eo!le, and 2 %ill be faithful and righteous to them as their God. (8:)). ,Fe-oice greatl(, 5 Aaughter of IionB Dhout, daughter of 1erusalemB Dee, (our king comes to (ou, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donke(, on a colt, the foal of a donke(. . . . Ce %ill !roclaim !eace to the nations. Cis rule %ill eEtend from sea to sea and from the Fiver to the ends of the earth. (/:/-1:). ,2 %ill !our out on the house of Aavid and the inhabitants of 1erusalem a s!irit of grace and su!!lication. 0he( %ill look on me, the one the( have !ierced, and mourn for him as one mourns for an onl( child, and grieve bitterl( for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. (12:1:). ,5n that da( his feet %ill stand on the 9ount of 5lives, east of 1erusalem, and the 9ount of 5lives %ill be s!lit in t%o from east to %est. . . . 0hen the &ord m( God %ill come, and all the hol( ones %ith him. (1+:+-'). ,0he &ord %ill be king over the %hole earth. 5n that da( there %ill be one &ord, and his name the onl( name. (1+:/).
"'L'!&I and the promises of God

,@9( name %ill be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. 2n ever( !lace incense and !ure offerings %ill be brought to m( name, because m( name %ill be great among the nations,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. (1:11). ,@Dee, 2 %ill send m( messenger, %ho %ill !re!are the %a( before me. 0hen suddenl( the &ord (ou are seeking %ill come to his tem!le# the messenger of the covenant, %hom (ou desire, %ill come,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. 8ut %ho can endure the da( of his coming6 $ho can stand %hen he a!!ears6 ;or he %ill be like a refiner<s fire or a launderer<s soa!. Ce %ill sit as a refiner and !urifier of silver# he %ill !urif( the &evites and refine them like gold and silver. (":1"). ,2 the &ord do not change. Do (ou, 5 descendants of 1acob, are not destro(ed. (":6). ,@Feturn to me, and 2 %ill return to (ou,< sa(s the &ord lmight(. (":)).
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,;or (ou %ho revere m( name, the sun of righteousness %ill rise %ith healing in its %ings. (ou %ill go out and lea! like calves released from the stall. (+:2).
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"'TT&E- and the promises of God
God is al%a(s faithful to his covenant !romises, and his fulfillment of the messianic !ro!hecies far eEceeds %hat an(one could have imagined. 0he !eo!le %ere ho!ing for freedom from !h(sical and !olitical bondage, but 1esus offered something far greater7freedom from the bondage of sin and of death. ,>ome to me, all (ou %ho are %ear( and burdened, and 2 %ill give (ou rest. 0ake m( (oke u!on (ou and learn from me, for 2 am gentle and humble in heart, and (ou %ill find rest for (our souls. ;or m( (oke is eas( and m( burden is light. (11:28-":). 8ecause 1esus is the >hrist, the Don of the living God (16:16), he is bigger than our !roblems and %orth( of our su!reme trust and obedience. ll authorit( in heaven and on earth has been given to 1esus, and he has em!o%ered each believer to manifest and share the good ne%s of ne% life in him (28:18-2:).
"'#* and the promises of GOD

God has identified %ith us in our humanit( through the humilit( and servanthood of the incarnation. >hrist eE!erienced the conditions of human limitations including his encounters %ith the tem!tations %e face (1:12# 1+:"2-+1). 1esus offers the glorious gift of the forgiveness of sins (2:1-12) so that %e can be cleansed and lifted u! into a relationshi! %ith him. $hen %e lose our lives for >hrist<s sake, %e find our lives for the first time (8:"+-")). 8( God<s grace, %e have the inestimable !rivilege of kno%ing true greatness b( follo%ing our &ord in the !ath of servanthood to others (1::+2-+').
LU*E and the promises of GOD

0he &ord God %ill give his Don the throne of Aavid, and he %ill reign over the house of 1acob forever# his kingdom %ill never end (1:"2-""). 1ust as 1esus sho%ed com!assion b( la(ing his hands on le!ers and delivering !eo!le from their afflictions, so he is !ersonall( concerned for each of us and read( to meet our needs (+-'# 12:22-"+). $hen %e hear >hrist<s %ords and act on them, %e are building on a foundation that %ell never be shaken ():+)-+/). s children of God, %e can re-oice that our names are %ritten in heaven (1::2:). $e serve a seeking God %ho values each !erson and re-oices %hen %e return to him (1'). $hen %e !ersevere in !ra(er, God %ill ans%er our !etitions (18:1-8).
(O&N and the promises of GOD

$hoever receives >hrist becomes a child of God, is given eternal life, is no longer under condemnation, and has crossed over from death to life (1:12# ":16# ':2+). 1esus came as the good she!herd to offer his shee! rich !asture and fullness of life (1::/-1:). Ce %ho believes in 1esus >hrist %ill live, even though he dies, and %hoever lives and believes in him %ill never die (11:2'-26).
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$hen %e abide in >hrist, %e are given the !o%er to bear lasting s!iritual fruit that %ill glorif( the ;ather (1':1-8). $hen %e come to believe that 1esus is the >hrist, the Don of God, %e are given the gift of life in his name (2::":-"1).
'!TS and the promises of GOD

God has given us the !o%er of the ind%elling Col( D!irit to enable us to be %itnesses of the good ne%s of forgiveness and life in >hrist (1:8# 1::+:-+"). 2t is through the resurrected Don of God that %e are reci!ients of God<s abundant grace and !o%er (+:12, ""). God has fulfilled his !romise to his !eo!le b( raising u! 1esus and b( granting through him the forgiveness of sins. ,0hrough him ever(one %ho believes is -ustified from ever(thing (ou could not be -ustified from b( the la% of 9oses. (1":"2-"/# 16:":). God is not far from each one of us, for in him %e live and move and have our being (1):2)-28).
#O"'NS and the promises of GOD

0he gos!el is the !o%er of God for salvation to ever(one %ho believes in 1esus >hrist# the gift of righteousness comes through faith in him and not through human effort (1:16-1)). s believers in >hrist, %e are -ustified (declared righteous) b( his grace through the redem!tion that %as made !ossible through his blood (":2"-2'). Dince %e have been united %ith >hrist in his death, %e %ill also be united %ith him in his resurrection# thus %e can count ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in >hrist 1esus (6:'-11). 5ur !resent sufferings are not %orth com!aring %ith the glor( that %ill be revealed in us (8:18). 2n all things God %orks for the good of those %ho love him, %ho have been called according to his !ur!ose, %hich is to be conformed to the likeness of his Don (8:28-2/). God<s %ill for us is al%a(s good, !leasing, and !erfect (12:2).
)I#ST !O#INT&I'NS and the promises of GOD

$e have been sanctified in >hrist 1esus and have been called to be hol( (1:2). 0he message of the cross is foolishness to those %ho are !erishing, but to us %ho are being saved it is the !o%er of God (1:18). 0he things that God has !re!ared for those %ho love him are be(ond human com!rehension and imagination (2:/). s God<s children, all things7%hether the %orld or life or death or the !resent or the future7all are ours, and %e are of >hrist, and >hrist is of God (":22-2"). 5ur bodies are tem!les of the Col( D!irit %ho is in us, %hom %e have received from God, and %e are not our o%n# %e %ere bought at a !rice (6:1/-2:). s in dam all die, so in >hrist all %ill be made alive# because %e %ill be resurrected, %e kno% that our labor in the &ord is not in vain (1':22, '8).
SE!OND !O#INT&I'NS and the promises of GOD

God is the ;ather of com!assion and the God of all comfort, %ho comforts us in all our troubles, so that %e can comfort those in an( trouble %ith the comfort %e ourselves have received from him (1:"-+). God al%a(s leads us in trium!hal !rocession in >hrist and through us s!reads ever(%here the fragrance of the kno%ledge of him (2:1+).
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$e, %ho %ith unveiled faces all reflect the &ord<s glor(, are being transformed into his likeness %ith ever-increasing glor(, %hich comes from the &ord, %ho is the D!irit (":18). $e have the treasure of >hrist in us, and this all-sur!assing ind%elling !o%er is from God and not from us (+:)). 2f an(one is in >hrist, he is a ne% creation# the old has gone, the ne% has come (':1)). God made >hrist %ho had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him %e might become the righteousness of God (':21). $hoever so%s s!aringl( %ill also rea! s!aringl(, and %hoever so%s generousl( %ill also rea! generousl(# %e should not give under com!ulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. nd God is able to make all grace abound to us, so that in all things at all times, having all that %e need, %e %ill abound in ever( good %ork (/:6-8).
G'L'TI'NS and the promises of GOD

>hrist 1esus gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the !resent evil age (1:"-+). s believers in >hrist, %e have been crucified %ith him, and it is no longer %e %ho live, but >hrist lives in us. 0he life %e live in the bod(, %e live b( faith in the Don of God, %ho loved us and gave himself for us (2:2:). >hrist redeemed us from the curse of the la% b( becoming a curse for us (":1"). $e %ho have been ba!tiHed into >hrist have been clothed %ith >hrist. 0here is neither 1e% nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for %e are all one in >hrist 1esus. 2f %e belong to >hrist, then %e are braham<s seed, and heirs according to the !romise (":2)-2/). $hen %e live b( the D!irit, %e %ill not gratif( the desires of the flesh. Dince %e live b( the D!irit, %e are called to kee! in ste! %ith the D!irit (':16, 2'). 0he fruit of the D!irit is love, -o(, !eace, !atience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (':22-2").
EP&ESI'NS and the promises of GOD

$e have been blessed in the heavenl( realms %ith ever( s!iritual blessing in >hrist (1:"). God has chosen us in >hrist before the creation of the %orld to be hol( and blameless in his sight (1:+). 2t is b( grace %e have been saved through God<s gift of faith (2:8). $e are God<s %orkmanshi!, created in >hrist 1esus to do good %orks, %hich God !re!ared in advance for us to do (2:1:). God is able to do immeasurabl( more than all %e ask or imagine, according to his !o%er that is at %ork %ithin us (":2:). 5ur ne% identit( in >hrist %as created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness (+:2+). $e %ere once darkness, but no% %e are light in the &ord (':8).
P&ILIPPI'NS and the promises of GOD

Ce %ho began a good %ork in us %ill carr( it on to com!letion until the da( of >hrist 1esus (1:6). 0he fruit of righteousness comes through 1esus >hrist to the glor( and !raise of God (1:/-11). ;or those %ho kno% him, to live is >hrist and to die is gain (1:21). t the name of 1esus ever( knee %ill bo%, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and ever( tongue %ill confess that 1esus >hrist is &ord, to the glor( of God the ;ather (2:1:-11). God %orks in us to %ill and to act according to his good !ur!ose (2:1").
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$hen %e offer ever(thing to God in !ra(er and !etition %ith thanksgiving, and !resent our reGuests to him, our anEieties are re!laced b( the !eace of God %hich transcends all understanding (+:6-)). God %ill meet all our needs according to his glorious riches in >hrist 1esus (+:1/).
!OLOSSI'NS and the promises of GOD

0he ;ather has Gualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light (1:12) God has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Don, in %hom %e have redem!tion, the forgiveness of sins (1:1"). $e have been reconciled to God through >hrist<s death so that %e can be !resented as hol( in his sight, %ithout blemish and free from accusation (1:22). 0he riches of God<s m(ster( are >hrist in us, the ho!e of glor( (1:2)). 2n >hrist all the fullness of the Aeit( lives in bodil( form, and %e have been given fullness in >hrist, %ho is the head over ever( !o%er and authorit( (2:1:). $hen %e %ere dead in our sins, God made us alive %ith >hrist and forgave us all our sins (2:1"). $e have been raised %ith >hrist# %e died, and our life is no% hidden %ith >hrist in God. $hen >hrist, %ho is our life, a!!ears, then %e also %ill a!!ear %ith him in glor( (":1-+). s God<s chosen !eo!le, %e are hol( and dearl( loved (":12).
)I#ST T&ESS'LONI'NS and the promises of GOD

s brothers in >hrist, %e are loved b( God %ho has chosen us (1:+). $e are %aiting for God<s Don from heaven, %hom he raised from the dead71esus, %ho rescues us from the coming %rath (1:1:). 5ur ho!e, our -o(, and the cro%n in %hich %e %ill glor( in the !resence of our &ord 1esus %hen he comes are the !eo!le %hom %e have loved and served in his name (2:1/-2:). 5ur God and ;ather has called us to be blameless and hol( in his !resence %hen our &ord 1esus comes %ith all his hol( ones (":1"). 0he &ord himself %ill come do%n from heaven, %ith a loud command, %ith the voice of the archangel and %ith the trum!et call of God, and the dead in >hrist %ill rise first. fter that, %e %ho are still alive and are left %ill be caught u! %ith them in the clouds to meet the &ord in the air. nd so %e %ill be %ith the &ord forever (+:16-1)). God did not a!!oint us to suffer %rath but to receive salvation through our &ord 1esus >hrist. Ce died for us so that, %hether %e are a%ake or aslee!, %e ma( live together %ith him (':/1:). 0he God of !eace desires to sanctif( us com!letel(, so that our %hole s!irit, soul, and bod( %ill be ke!t blameless at the coming of our &ord 1esus >hrist (':2").
SE!OND T&ESS'LONI'NS and the promises of GOD

God %ill ultimatel( re%ard all believers %ho suffer for the sake of the gos!el (1:'-1:). God<s !ur!ose for us is that %e glorif( the name of our &ord 1esus (1:11-12). 0he ;ather has chosen those %ho ho!e in >hrist to be saved through the sanctif(ing %ork of the D!irit and through belief in the truth. Ce has called us to this through the gos!el, so that %e might share in the glor( of our &ord 1esus >hrist (2:1"-1+). 0he &ord desires to direct our hearts into his love and >hrist<s !erseverance (":').
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)I#ST TI"OT&$ and the promises of GOD

0he goal of God<s commands is love, %hich comes from a !ure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith (1:'). 0he grace of our &ord %as !oured out on us abundantl(, along %ith the faith and love that are in >hrist 1esus (1:1+). >hrist 1esus came into the %orld to save sinners, so that those %ho believe on him %ill receive eternal life (1:1'-16). 0he &ord is the =ing eternal, immortal, invisible, the onl( God, %ho deserves honor and glor( for ever and ever (1:1)). God our Davior %ants all men to be saved and to come to a kno%ledge of the truth (2:+). 0here is one God and one mediator bet%een God and men, the man >hrist 1esus, %ho gave himself as a ransom for all men (2:'). 4h(sical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding !romise for both the !resent life and the life to come (+:8). Godliness %ith contentment is great gain (6:6). $e are not to !ut our ho!e in %ealth, %hich is so uncertain, but to !ut our ho!e in God, %ho richl( !rovides us %ith ever(thing for our en-o(ment (6:1)).
SE!OND TI"OT&$ and the promises of GOD

God did not give us a s!irit of timidit(, but a s!irit of !o%er, of love and of self-disci!line (1:)). God has saved us and called us to a hol( life7not because of an(thing %e have done but because of his o%n !ur!ose and grace (1:/). 0he grace of God has been revealed through the a!!earing of our Davior, >hrist 1esus, %ho has destro(ed death and has brought life and immortalit( to light through the gos!el (1:1:). God is able to guard %hat %e have entrusted to him for the da( %hen %e see him (1:12). 2f %e died %ith >hrist, %e %ill also live %ith him# if %e endure, %e %ill also reign %ith him. 2f %e diso%n him, he %ill also diso%n us# if %e are faithless, he %ill remain faithful, for he cannot diso%n himself (2:11-1"). ll Dcri!ture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God ma( be thoroughl( eGui!!ed for ever( good %ork (":161)). 0he &ord %ill a%ard the cro%n of righteousness to all %ho have longed for his a!!earing (+:8). 0he &ord %ill rescue us from ever( evil attack and %ill bring us safel( to his heavenl( kingdom (+:18).
TITUS and the promises of GOD

faith and kno%ledge of the truth that leads to godliness rests on the ho!e of eternal life, %hich God, %ho does not lie, !romised before the beginning of time (1:1-2). 0he grace of God that brings salvation has a!!eared to all men (2:11). $e %ait for the blessed ho!e7the glorious a!!earing of our great God and Davior, 1esus >hrist, %ho gave himself for us to redeem us from all %ickedness and to !urif( for himself a !eo!le that are his ver( o%n, eager to do %hat is good (2:1"-1+). $hen the kindness and love of God our Davior a!!eared, he saved us, not because of righteous things %e had done, but because of his merc(. Ce saved us through the %ashing of rebirth and rene%al b( the Col( D!irit, %hom he !oured out on us generousl( through 1esus
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>hrist our Davior, so that, having been -ustified b( his grace, %e might become heirs having the ho!e of eternal life (":+-)).
P&ILE"ON and the promises of GOD

$e have received grace and !eace from God our ;ather and the &ord 1esus >hrist ("). God %ants us to gro% into a full understanding of ever( good thing %e have in >hrist (6). 1ust as %e have received God<s love, grace, and forgiveness, he no% em!o%ers us to offer the same to others (1)-21). 0he grace of the &ord 1esus >hrist is %ith our s!irits (2').
&EB#E-S and the promises of GOD

1esus %as made a little lo%er than the angels and is no% cro%ned %ith glor( and honor because he suffered death, so that b( the grace of God he might taste death for ever(one (2:/). 8ecause >hrist himself suffered %hen he %as tem!ted, he is able to hel! those %ho are being tem!ted (2:18). 0he %ord of God is living and active. Dhar!er than an( double-edged s%ord, it !enetrates even to dividing soul and s!irit, -oints and marro%# it -udges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (+:12). $e do not have a high !riest %ho is unable to s(m!athiHe %ith our %eaknesses, but %e have one %ho has been tem!ted in ever( %a(, -ust as %e are7(et %as %ithout sin (+:1'). $e can a!!roach the throne of grace %ith confidence, so that %e ma( receive merc( and find grace to hel! us in our time of need (+:16). 5ur ho!e in >hrist is an anchor for the soul, firm and secure (6:1/). 1esus is able to save com!letel( those %ho come to God through him, because he al%a(s lives to intercede for them ():2'). >hrist is the mediator of a ne% covenant, that those %ho are called ma( receive the !romised eternal inheritance (/:1'). ;aith is being sure of %hat %e ho!e for and certain of %hat %e do not see. nd %ithout faith it is im!ossible to !lease God, because an(one %ho comes to him must believe that he eEists and that he re%ards those %ho earnestl( seek him (11:1, 6). 1esus >hrist is the same (esterda( and toda( and forever (1":8).
('"ES and the promises of GOD

0he testing of our faith develo!s !erseverance, and !erseverance leads to maturit( and com!letion (1:"-+). 3ver( good and !erfect gift is from above, coming do%n from the ;ather of the heavenl( lights, %ho does not change like shifting shado%s (1:1)). 0he man %ho looks intentl( into the !erfect la% that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting %hat he has heard, but doing it7he %ill be blessed in %hat he does (1:2'). 9erc( trium!hs over -udgment (2:1"). 0he %isdom that comes from heaven is first of all !ure# then !eace loving, considerate, submissive, full of merc( and good fruit, im!artial and sincere (":1)). $hen %e submit ourselves to God and resist the devil, he %ill flee from us (+:)). $hen %e come near to God, he %ill come near to us (+:8).
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$hoever turns a sinner a%a( from his error %ill save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins (':2:).
)I#ST PETE# and the promises of GOD

$e have been chosen according to the forekno%ledge of God the ;ather, b( the sanctif(ing %ork of the D!irit, for obedience to 1esus >hrist and s!rinkling b( his blood (1:2). 2n God<s great merc( he has given us ne% birth into a living ho!e through the resurrection of 1esus >hrist from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never !erish, s!oil or fade (1:"-+). 2t %as not %ith !erishable things such as silver or gold that %e %ere redeemed from the em!t( %a( of life %e !reviousl( kne%, but %ith the !recious blood of >hrist, a lamb %ithout blemish or defect (1:18-1/). $e have been born again, not of !erishable seed, but of im!erishable, through the living and enduring %ord of God (1:2"). $e are a chosen !eo!le, a ro(al !riesthood, a hol( nation, a !eo!le belonging to God, that %e ma( declare the !raises of him %ho called us out of darkness into his %onderful light (2:/). >hrist bore our sins in his bod( on the tree, so that %e might die to sins and live for righteousness# b( his %ounds %e have been healed (2:2+). >hrist died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God (":18). $e can cast all our anEiet( on God because he cares for us (':)). 0he God of all grace, %ho called us to his eternal glor( in >hrist, after %e have suffered a little %hile, %ill himself restore us and make us strong, firm and steadfast (':1:).
SE!OND PETE# and the promises of GOD

God has given us ever(thing %e need for life and godliness through our kno%ledge of him %ho called us b( his o%n glor( and goodness (1:"). $e have received God<s great and !recious !romises, so that through them %e ma( !artici!ate in the divine nature and esca!e the corru!tion in the %orld caused b( evil desires (1:+). s %e gro% in faith, goodness, kno%ledge, self-control, !erseverance, godliness, brotherl( kindness, and love, %e %ill make our calling and election sure and %ill receive a rich %elcome into the eternal kingdom of our &ord and Davior 1esus >hrist (1:'-11). $ith the &ord a da( is like a thousand (ears, and a thousand (ears are like a da(. 0he &ord is not slo% in kee!ing his !romise, as some understand slo%ness. Ce is !atient %ith us, not %anting an(one to !erish, but ever(one to come to re!entance (":8-/). $e are looking for%ard to a ne% heaven and a ne% earth, the home of righteousness (":1").
)I#ST (O&N and the promises of GOD

,God is light# in him there is no darkness at all. (1:'). ,2f %e %alk in the light, as he is in the light, %e have fello%shi! %ith one another, and the blood of 1esus, his Don, !urifies us from ever( sin. (1:)). ,2f %e confess our sins, he is faithful and -ust and %ill forgive us our sins and !urif( us from all unrighteousness. (1:/). 2f %e sin, ,%e have one %ho s!eaks to the ;ather in our defense71esus >hrist, the Fighteous 5ne. Ce is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not onl( for ours but also for the sins of the %hole %orld. (2:1-2). ,0he %orld and its desires !ass a%a(, but the man %ho does the %ill of God lives forever. (2:1)).
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,*o one %ho denies the Don has the ;ather# %hoever ackno%ledges the Don has the ;ather also. (2:2"). ,Co% great is the love the ;ather has lavished on us, that %e should be called children of GodB nd that is %hat %e areB. (":1). ,*o% %e are children of God, and %hat %e %ill be has not (et been made kno%n. 8ut %e kno% that %hen he a!!ears, %e shall be like him, for %e shall see him as he is. (":2). ,0his is ho% God sho%ed his love among us: Ce sent his one and onl( Don into the %orld that %e might live through him. 0his is love: not that %e loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Don as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (+:/-1:). ,0here is no fear in love. 8ut !erfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do %ith !unishment. 0he man %ho fears is not made !erfect in love. (+:18). ,3ver(one %ho believes that 1esus is the >hrist is born of God, and ever(one %ho loves the father loves his child as %ell. (':1). ,God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Don. Ce %ho has the Don has life# he %ho does not have the Don of God does not have life. (':11-12). ,0his is the assurance %e have in a!!roaching God: that if %e ask an(thing according to his %ill, he hears us. nd if %e kno% that he hears us7%hatever %e ask7%e kno% that %e have %hat %e asked of him. (':1+-1').
SE!OND (O&N and the promises of GOD

0he truth of the gos!el of 1esus >hrist ,lives in us and %ill be %ith us forever. (v. 2). s those %ho kno% >hrist, %e have received grace, merc(, and !eace from God the ;ather and from 1esus >hrist, the ;ather<s Don (v. "). $hen %e %alk in obedience to God<s commands, %e are %alking in the truth and in love (v. 6). $hoever abides in the true teaching of the incarnate >hrist has both the ;ather and the Don (v. /).
T&I#D (O&N and the promises of GOD

;aithfulness to the truth of the gos!el of 1esus >hrist is a great source of -o( to other believers (vv. "-+). $hen %e serve and su!!ort those %ho are ambassadors of the truth of 1esus >hrist , %e become colaborers %ith them and !artici!ants in their ministr( (vv. '-8). n(one %ho does %hat is good is from God (v. 11).
(UDE and the promises of GOD

0hose %ho have been called are loved b( God the ;ather and ke!t b( 1esus >hrist (v. 1). God offers believers the abundance of his merc(, !eace, and love (v. 2). 0he &ord gives us the !o%er to build ourselves u! in our most hol( faith and to !ra( in the Col( D!irit (v. 2:). s %e kee! ourselves in God<s love, %e can %ait for the merc( of our &ord 1esus >hrist to bring us to eternal life (v. 21). 0he &ord is able to kee! us from falling and to !resent us before his glorious !resence %ithout fault and %ith great -o( (v. 2+). 0he onl( God our Davior %ill receive glor(, ma-est(, !o%er, and authorit( through 1esus >hrist our &ord before all ages, no%, and forevermore (v. 2').
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#E EL'TION and the promises of GOD

0hose %ho read the %ords of this !ro!hec( and %ho hear it and take to heart %hat is %ritten in it %ill be blessed (1:"). 1esus >hrist loves us and has freed us from our sins b( his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and !riests to serve his God and ;ather (1:'-6). >hrist is the &iving 5ne %ho %as dead, but is alive for ever and ever, and holds the ke(s of death and Cades (1:18). ,2 stand at the door and knock. 2f an(one hears m( voice and o!ens the door, 2 %ill go in and eat %ith him, and he %ith me. 0o him %ho overcomes, 2 %ill give the right to sit %ith me on m( throne, -ust as 2 overcame and sat do%n %ith m( ;ather on his throne. (":2:-21). >hrist %as slain, and %ith his blood he !urchased men for God from ever( tribe and language and !eo!le and nation (':/). ,0he kingdom of the %orld has become the kingdom of our &ord and of his >hrist, and he %ill reign for ever and ever. (11:1'). ,8lessed and hol( are those %ho have !art in the first resurrection. 0he second death has no !o%er over them, but the( %ill be !riests of God and of >hrist and %ill reign %ith him for a thousand (ears. (2::6). ,Ce %ill %i!e ever( tear from their e(es. 0here %ill be no more death or mourning or cr(ing or !ain, for the old order of things has !assed a%a(. (21:+). ,2 am the l!ha and the 5mega, the 8eginning and the 3nd. 0o him %ho is thirst( 2 %ill give to drink %ithout cost from the s!ring of the %ater of life. Ce %ho overcomes %ill inherit all this, and 2 %ill be his God and he %ill be m( son. (21:6-)). ,0he D!irit and the bride sa(, @>omeB< nd let him %ho hears sa(, @>omeB. $hoever is thirst(, let him come# and %hoever %ishes, let him take the free gift of the %ater of life. (22:1)).
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Selected Promises Of God In Each Book Of The Bible

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