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GOD'S

PROMISES
OF
Provision
BENNY HINN
Scripture quotations are from the
KING JAMES VERSION
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Introduction
'he Bi()e is fi))e* +ith Go*,s promises of ()essin- for
.is chi)*ren /// promises that e0ten* into e1er2 area of )ife/
Go*,s )o1e for .is chi)*ren an* .is +i))in-ness to ()ess
those +ho )o1e an* honor .im are c)ear)2 i))ustrate* in
.is *ea)in-s +ith the 3hi)*ren of Israe)/ .is faithfu)ness to
them 2ear after 2ear4 e0ten*e* into e1er2 aspect of their
)i1es/ An* the promises of Go* to the 3hi)*ren of Israe)
foun* throu-hout scripture are e0ten*e* to 2ou an* me
to*a2 as .is chi)*ren/
'hese promises (e)on- to e1er2 (e)ie1er/ 5hen +e
+a)6 in the +a2s of the 7or*4 +hen +e )i1e accor*in- to
Go*,s princip)es an* meet the con*itions out)ine*
throu-hout the 5or* of Go*4 Go* promises to pour out
()essin-s in such a(un*ance that +e cannot contain them/
Ma)achi 891: states4 "... and prove me now herewith, saith
the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not
be room enough to receive it."
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Go* +ants to ()ess .is o(e*ient chi)*ren far more than
+e can e1en comprehen*/ 'he Apost)e ;au) hints at this
+hen he *ec)ares4 "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them that love him" <1
3orinthians "9%=/ In some +a2s this 1erse is the 6e29 Go*
has prepare* so much for those +ho )o1e .im/
E0periencin- the incre*i()e )ife of ()essin- that Go* has
for 2ou rea))2 isn,t an2 more comp)icate* than fa))in- in
)o1e +ith the A)mi-ht24 an* a))o+in- .im to *o a)) for 2ou
that .e inten*s/ 'he )ife of ()essin- that .e has in store for
2ou as .is chi)* isn,t foun* in formu)as an* techniques/ It,s
simp)2 fa))in- in )o1e +ith Go* the >ather/ An* as in an2
re)ationship (et+een a -oo* father an* an o(e*ient chi)*4
the chi)* mo1es in )o1e an* trust +ith his father4 an* the
father pours the (est into the )ife of that chi)*4 -i1in- the
chi)* the thin-s he nee*s each *a24 an* at times ?o2fu))2
sho+erin- him +ith -oo* thin-s that ?ust (rin- p)easure to
the chi)*/
His Promises re !rue
'he report of Kin- So)omon to the assem()2 of Israe) is
?ust as true to*a2 as it +as +hen he *e)i1ere* it so )on-
a-o4 *ec)arin- in 1 Kin-s !9#$4 ""lessed be the Lord, that
hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all
that he promised# there hath not failed one word of all
his good promise, which he promised by the hand of
$oses his servant."
Go*,s promises ha1e no e0piration *ate@ 'he2 are as
true to*a2 as the2 +ere +hen the2 +ere first spo6en an*
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recor*e*/ An* the2 are a1ai)a()e to 2ou an* me@
'he fo))o+in- pa-es contain man2 of the scriptures
+hich *ea) +ith ()essin-s that are promise* to the (e)ie1er/
Man2 of these scriptures are fa1orites of mine an* ha1e
(een a ()essin- to me persona))2/
Some in*i1i*ua)s mista6en)2 connect the +or*
A()essin-sA on)2 to finances4 an* a)thou-h that is inc)u*e*
in Go*,s promises to .is chi)*ren4 it is ?ust one of the man2
areas of our )i1es in +hich Go* ()esses/
Go* has ()esse* me in so man2 +a2s4 an* the ()essin-s
I ha1e e0perience* in m2 )ife4 m2 fami)24 m2 ministr2 an*
in m2 +a)6 +ith Go* are (e2on* an2thin- I e1er *reame*
possi()e/ An* 2ou can 6no+ the ?o2 an* fu)fi))ment of this
)ife of ()essin-4 too/
Promised "lessings
'hrou-hout Scripture +e fin* man2 references to Go*,s
+i))in-ness an* earnest *esire to ()ess .is chi)*ren/ 'he
1erses inc)u*e* in this (oo6 represent (ut a sma)) portion
of the man2 promises containe* in the 5or* of Go*/
I ha1e chosen to share a fe+ of these scriptures to he)p
2ou un*erstan* ?ust ho+ much Go* +ants to ()ess .is
chi)*ren in e1er2 area of )ife9 (oth in the natura) rea)m an*
the spiritua) rea)m/ An* as a (e)ie1er4 these ()essin-s are
promise* to 2ou an* 2our chi)*ren/ 3)aim them in pra2er
an* e0pect to (e ()esse* a(un*ant)2/
Benny Hinn
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GE%E&I&
Genesis 1:26-28
"$ An* Go* sai*4 7et us ma6e man in our ima-e4 after
our )i6eness9 an* )et them ha1e *ominion o1er the fish of
the sea4 an* o1er the fo+) of the air4 an* o1er the catt)e4
an* o1er a)) the earth4 an* o1er e1er2 creepin- thin- that
creepeth upon the earth/
"B So Go* create* man in his o+n ima-e4 in the ima-e
of Go* create* he himC ma)e an* fema)e create* he them/
"! An* Go* ()esse* them4 an* Go* sai* unto them4 Be
fruitfu)4 an* mu)tip)24 an* rep)enish the earth4 an* su(*ue
it9 an* ha1e *ominion o1er the fish of the sea4 an* o1er the
fo+) of the air4 an* o1er e1er2 )i1in- thin- that mo1eth
upon the earth/
Genesis 22:15-17
1# An* the an-e) of the 7or* ca))e* unto A(raham out
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of hea1en the secon* time/
1$ An* sai*4 B2 m2se)f ha1e I s+orn4 saith the 7or*4 for
(ecause thou hast *one this thin-4 an* hast not +ithhe)*
th2 son4 thine on)2 son9
1B 'hat in ()essin- I +i)) ()ess thee4 an* in mu)tip)2in- I
+i)) mu)tip)2 th2 see* as the stars of the hea1en4 an* as the
san* +hich is upon the sea shoreC an* th2 see* sha))
possess the -ate of his enemiesC
E'()*&
Exodus 12:36
8$ An* the 7or* -a1e the peop)e fa1our in the si-ht of
the E-2ptians4 so that the2 )ent unto them such thin-s as
the2 require*/ An* the2 spoi)e* the E-2ptians/
LE+I!I,*&
Leviticus 26:3-9
8 If 2e +a)6 in m2 statutes4 an* 6eep m2
comman*ments4 an* *o them4
& 'hen I +i)) -i1e 2ou rain in *ue season4 an* the )an*
sha)) 2ie)* her increase4 an* the trees of the fie)* sha)) 2ie)*
their fruit/
# An* 2our threshin- sha)) reach unto the 1inta-e4 an*
the 1inta-e sha)) reach unto the so+in- time9 an* 2e sha))
eat 2our (rea* to the fu))4 an* *+e)) in 2our )an* safe)2/
$ An* I +i)) -i1e peace in the )an*4 an* 2e sha)) )ie
*o+n4 an* none sha)) ma6e 2ou afrai*9 an* I +i)) ri* e1i)
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(easts out of the )an*4 neither sha)) the s+or* -o throu-h
2our )an*/
B An* 2e sha)) chase 2our enemies4 an* the2 sha)) fa))
(efore 2ou (2 the s+or*/
! An* fi1e of 2ou sha)) chase an hun*re*4 an* an
hun*re* of 2ou sha)) put ten thousan* to f)i-ht9 an* 2our
enemies sha)) fa)) (efore 2ou (2 the s+or*/
% >or I +i)) ha1e respect unto 2ou4 an* ma6e 2ou
fruitfu)4 an* mu)tip)2 2ou4 an* esta()ish m2 co1enant +ith
2ou/
%*$"E-&
Numbers 6:22-27
22 An* the 7or* spa6e unto Moses4 sa2in-4
"8 Spea6 unto Aaron an* unto his sons4 sa2in-4 On this
+ise 2e sha)) ()ess the chi)*ren of Israe)4 sa2in- unto them4
"& 'he 7or* ()ess thee4 an* 6eep thee9
"# 'he 7or* ma6e his face shine upon thee4 an* (e
-racious unto thee9
"$ 'he 7or* )ift up his countenance upon thee4 an* -i1e
thee peace/
"B An* the2 sha)) put m2 name upon the chi)*ren of
Israe)C an* I +i)) ()ess them/
)E*!E-(%($.
Deuteronomy 8:18
1! But thou sha)t remem(er the 7or* th2 Go*9 for it is
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he that -i1eth thee po+er to -et +ea)th4 that he ma2
esta()ish his co1enant +hich he s+are unto th2 fathers4 as
it is this *a2/
Deuteronomy 1:22-23
22 'hou sha)t tru)2 tithe a)) the increase of th2 see*4 that
the fie)* (rin-eth forth 2ear (2 2ear/
"8 An* thou sha)t eat (efore the 7or* th2 Go*4 in the
p)ace +hich he sha)) choose to p)ace his name there4 the
tithe of th2 corn4 of th2 +ine4 an* of thine oi)4 an* the
first)in-s of th2 her*s an* of th2 f)oc6sC that thou ma2est
)earn to fear the 7or* th2 Go* a)+a2s/
Deuteronomy 26:1! 2! 18! 19
1 An* it sha)) (e4 +hen thou art come in unto the )an*
+hich the 7or* th2 Go* -i1eth thee for an inheritance4 an*
possessest it4 an* *+e))est thereinC
" 'hat thou sha)t ta6e of the first of a)) the fruit of the
earth4 +hich thou sha)t (rin- of th2 )an* that the 7or* th2
Go* -i1eth thee4 an* sha)t put it in a (as6et4 an* sha)t -o
unto the p)ace +hich the 7or* th2 Go* sha)) choose to
p)ace his name there/
1! An* the 7or* hath a1ouche* thee this *a2 to (e his
pecu)iar peop)e4 as he hath promise* thee4 an* that thou
shou)*est 6eep a)) his comman*mentsC
1% An* to ma6e thee hi-h a(o1e a)) nations +hich he
hath ma*e4 in praise4 an* in name4 an* in honourC an* that
thou ma2est (e an ho)2 peop)e unto the 7or* th2 Go*4 as
he hath spo6en/
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Deuteronomy 28:1-13
1 An* it sha)) come to pass4 if thou sha)t hear6en
*i)i-ent)2 unto the 1oice of the 7or* th2 Go*4 to o(ser1e
an* to *o a)) his comman*ments +hich I comman* thee
this *a24 that the 7or* th2 Go* +i)) set thee on hi-h a(o1e
a)) nations of the earth9
" An* a)) these ()essin-s sha)) come on thee4 an*
o1erta6e thee4 if thou sha)t hear6en unto the 1oice of the
7or* th2 Go*/
8 B)esse* sha)t thou (e in the cit24 an* ()esse* sha)t
thou (e in the fie)*/
& B)esse* sha)) (e the fruit of th2 (o*24 an* the fruit of
th2 -roun*4 an* the fruit of th2 catt)e4 the increase of th2
6ine4 an* the f)oc6s of th2 sheep/
# B)esse* sha)) (e th2 (as6et an* th2 store/
$ B)esse* sha)t thou (e +hen thou comest in4 an*
()esse* sha)t thou (e +hen thou -oest out/
B 'he 7or* sha)) cause thine enemies that rise up
a-ainst thee to (e smitten (efore th2 face9 the2 sha)) come
out a-ainst thee one +a24 an* f)ee (efore thee se1en +a2s/
! 'he 7or* sha)) comman* the ()essin- upon thee in
th2 storehouses4 an* in a)) that thou settest thine han*
untoC an* he sha)) ()ess thee in the )an* +hich the 7or* th2
Go* -i1eth thee/
% 'he 7or* sha)) esta()ish thee an ho)2 peop)e unto
himse)f4 as he hath s+orn unto thee4 if thou sha)t 6eep the
comman*ments of the 7or* th2 Go*4 an* +a)6 in his
+a2s/
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1: An* a)) peop)e of the earth sha)) see that thou art
ca))e* (2 the name of the 7or*C an* the2 sha)) (e afrai* of
thee/
11 An* the 7or* sha)) ma6e thee p)enteous in -oo*s4 in
the fruit of th2 (o*24 an* in the fruit of th2 catt)e4 an* in
the fruit of th2 -roun*4 in the )an* +hich the 7or* s+are
unto th2 fathers to -i1e thee/
1" 'he 7or* sha)) open unto thee his -oo* treasure4 the
hea1en to -i1e the rain unto th2 )an* in his season4 an* to
()ess a)) the +or6 of thine han*9 an* thou sha)t )en* unto
man2 nations4 an* thou sha)t not (orro+/
18 An* the 7or* sha)) ma6e thee the hea*4 an* not the
tai)C an* thou sha)t (e a(o1e on)24 an* thou sha)t not (e
(eneathC if that thou hear6en unto the comman*ments of
the 7or* th2 Go*4 +hich I comman* thee this *a24 to
o(ser1e an* to *o them9
Deuteronomy 33:27
"B 'he eterna) Go* is th2 refu-e4 an* un*erneath are
the e1er)astin- arms9 an* he sha)) thrust out the enem2
from (efore theeC an* sha)) sa24 Destro2 them/
/(&H*
"os#u$ 1:8
! 'his (oo6 of the )a+ sha)) not *epart out of th2
mouthC (ut thou sha)t me*itate therein *a2 an* ni-ht4 that
thou ma2est o(ser1e to *o accor*in- to a)) that is +ritten
therein9 for then thou sha)t ma6e th2 +a2 prosperous4 an*
then thou sha)t ha1e -oo* success/
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/*)GE&
"ud%es 5:12!13
1" A+a6e4 a+a6e4 De(orah9 a+a6e4 a+a6e4 utter a
son-9 arise4 Bara64 an* )ea* th2 capti1it2 capti1e4 thou son
of A(inoam/
18 'hen he ma*e him that remaineth ha1e *ominion
o1er the no()es amon- the peop)e9 the 7or* ma*e me ha1e
*ominion o1er the mi-ht2/
-*!H
&ut# :15
1# An* he sha)) (e unto thee a restorer of th2 )ife4 an* a
nourisher of thine o)* a-e9 for th2 *au-hter in )a+4 +hich
)o1eth thee4 +hich is (etter to thee than se1en sons4 hath
(orne him/
0 &$*EL
1 '$mue( 2:27-3)
"B An* there came a man of Go* unto E)i4 an* sai*
unto him4 'hus saith the 7or*4 Di* I p)ain)2 appear unto
the house of th2 father4 +hen the2 +ere in E-2pt in
;haraohs houseE
"! An* *i* I choose him out of a)) the tri(es of Israe) to
(e m2 priest4 to offer upon mine a)tar4 to (urn incense4 to
+ear an epho* (efore meE an* *i* I -i1e unto the house of
th2 father a)) the offerin-s ma*e (2 fire of the chi)*ren of
Israe)E
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"% 5herefore 6ic6 2e at m2 sacrifice an* at mine
offerin-4 +hich I ha1e comman*e* in m2 ha(itationC an*
honourest th2 sons a(o1e me4 to ma6e 2ourse)1es fat +ith
the chiefest of a)) the offerin-s of Israe) m2 peop)eE
8: 5herefore the 7or* Go* of Israe) saith4 I sai* in*ee*
that th2 house4 an* the house of th2 father4 shou)* +a)6
(efore me for e1er9 (ut no+ the 7or* saith4 Be it far from
meC for them that honour me I +i)) honour4 an* the2 that
*espise me sha)) (e )i-ht)2 esteeme*/
1 &$*EL
1 '$mue( 22:17-2)* 29-37
1B .e sent from a(o1e4 he too6 meC he *re+ me out of
man2 +aters9
1! .e *e)i1ere* me from m2 stron- enem24 an* from
them that hate* me9 for the2 +ere too stron- for me/
1% 'he2 pre1ente* me in the *a2 of m2 ca)amit29 (ut
the 7or* +as m2 sta2/
": .e (rou-ht me forth a)so into a )ar-e p)ace9 he
*e)i1ere* me4 (ecause he *e)i-hte* in me/
"% >or thou art m2 )amp4 O 7or*9 an* the 7or* +i))
)i-hten m2 *ar6ness/
8: >or (2 thee I ha1e run throu-h a troop9 (2 m2 Go*
ha1e I )eape* o1er a +a))/
81 As for Go*4 his +a2 is perfectC the +or* of the 7or*
is trie*9 he is a (uc6)er to a)) them that trust in him/
8" >or +ho is Go*4 sa1e the 7or*E an* +ho is a roc64
sa1e our Go*E
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88 Go* is m2 stren-th an* po+er9 an* he ma6eth m2
+a2 perfect/
8& .e ma6eth m2 feet )i6e hin*s, feet9 an* setteth me
upon m2 hi-h p)aces/
8# .e teacheth m2 han*s to +arC so that a (o+ of stee)
is (ro6en (2 mine arms/
8$ 'hou hast a)so -i1en me the shie)* of th2 sa)1ation9
an* th2 -ent)eness hath ma*e me -reat/
8B 'hou hast en)ar-e* m2 steps un*er meC so that m2
feet *i* not s)ip/
0 2I%G&
1 +in%s 2:1-3
1 No+ the *a2s of Da1i* *re+ ni-h that he shou)* *ieC
an* he char-e* So)omon his son4 sa2in-4
" I -o the +a2 of a)) the earth9 (e thou stron- therefore4
an* she+ th2se)f a manC
8 An* 6eep the char-e of the 7or* th2 Go*4 to +a)6 in
his +a2s4 to 6eep his statutes4 an* his comman*ments4 an*
his ?u*-ments4 an* his testimonies4 as it is +ritten in the
)a+ of Moses4 that thou ma2est prosper in a)) that thou
*oest4 an* +hithersoe1er thou turnest th2se)f9
1 +in%s 8:56
#$ B)esse* (e the 7or*4 that hath -i1en rest unto his
peop)e Israe)4 accor*in- to a)) that he promise*9 there hath
not fai)e* one +or* of a)) his -oo* promise4 +hich he
promise* (2 the han* of Moses his ser1ant/
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1 +in%s 17:1)-16
1: So he arose an* +ent to Farephath/ An* +hen he
came to the -ate of the cit24 (eho)*4 the +i*o+ +oman +as
there -atherin- of stic6s9 an* he ca))e* to her4 an* sai*4
>etch me4 I pra2 thee4 a )itt)e +ater in a 1esse)4 that I ma2
*rin6/
11 An* as she +as -oin- to fetch it4 he ca))e* to her4 an*
sai*4 Brin- me4 I pra2 thee4 a morse) of (rea* in thine han*/
1" An* she sai*4 As the 7or* th2 Go* )i1eth4 I ha1e not
a ca6e4 (ut an han*fu) of mea) in a (arre)4 an* a )itt)e oi) in
a cruse9 an*4 (eho)*4 I am -atherin- t+o stic6s4 that I ma2
-o in an* *ress it for me an* m2 son4 that +e ma2 eat it4
an* *ie/
18 An* E)i?ah sai* unto her4 >ear notC -o an* *o as thou
hast sai*9 (ut ma6e me thereof a )itt)e ca6e first4 an* (rin-
it unto me4 an* after ma6e for thee an* for th2 son/
1& >or thus saith the 7or* Go* of Israe)4 'he (arre) of
mea) sha)) not +aste4 neither sha)) the cruse of oi) fai)4 unti)
the *a2 that the 7or* sen*eth rain upon the earth/
1# An* she +ent an* *i* accor*in- to the sa2in- of
E)i?ah9 an* she4 an* he4 an* her house4 *i* eat man2 *a2s/
1$ An* the (arre) of mea) +aste* not4 neither *i* the
cruse of oi) fai)4 accor*in- to the +or* of the 7or*4 +hich
he spa6e (2 E)i?ah/
1 2I%G&
1 +in%s :1-7
1 No+ there crie* a certain +oman of the +i1es of the
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sons of the prophets unto E)isha4 sa2in-4 'h2 ser1ant m2
hus(an* is *ea*C an* thou 6no+est that th2 ser1ant *i*
fear the 7or*9 an* the cre*itor is come to ta6e unto him m2
t+o sons to (e (on*men/
" An* E)isha sai* unto her4 5hat sha)) I *o for theeE te))
me4 +hat hast thou in the houseE An* she sai*4 'hine
han*mai* hath not an2 thin- in the house4 sa1e a pot of
oi)/
8 'hen he sai*4 Go4 (orro+ thee 1esse)s a(roa* of a))
th2 nei-h(ours4 e1en empt2 1esse)sC (orro+ not a fe+/
& An* +hen thou art come in4 thou sha)t shut the *oor
upon thee an* upon th2 sons4 an* sha)t pour out into a))
those 1esse)s4 an* thou sha)t set asi*e that +hich is fu))/
# So she +ent from him4 an* shut the *oor upon her
an* upon her sons4 +ho (rou-ht the 1esse)s to herC an* she
poure* out/
$ An* it came to pass4 +hen the 1esse)s +ere fu))4 that
she sai* unto her son4 Brin- me 2et a 1esse)/ An* he sai*
unto her4 'here is not a 1esse) more/ An* the oi) sta2e*/
B 'hen she came an* to)* the man of Go*/ An* he sai*4
Go4 se)) the oi)4 an* pa2 th2 *e(t4 an* )i1e thou an* th2
chi)*ren of the rest/
0 ,H-(%I,LE&
1 ,#ronic(es 29:1)-13
1: 5herefore Da1i* ()esse* the 7or* (efore a)) the
con-re-ation9 an* Da1i* sai*4 B)esse* (e thou4 7or* Go*
of Israe) our father4 for e1er an* e1er/
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11 'hine4 O 7or* is the -reatness4 an* the po+er4 an*
the -)or24 an* the 1ictor24 an* the ma?est29 for a)) that is in
the hea1en an* in the earth is thineC thine is the 6in-*om4
O 7or*4 an* thou art e0a)te* as hea* a(o1e a))/
1" Both riches an* honour come of thee4 an* thou
rei-nest o1er a))C an* in thine han* is po+er an* mi-htC
an* in thine han* it is to ma6e -reat4 an* to -i1e stren-th
unto a))/
18 No+ therefore4 our Go*4 +e than6 thee4 an* praise
th2 -)orious name/
1 ,H-(%I,LE&
1 ,#ronic(es 2):22-27
"" An* +hen the2 (e-an to sin- an* to praise4 the 7or*
set am(ushments a-ainst the chi)*ren of Ammon4 Moa(4
an* mount Seir4 +hich +ere come a-ainst Ju*ahC an* the2
+ere smitten/
"8 >or the chi)*ren of Ammon an* Moa( stoo* up
a-ainst the inha(itants of mount Seir4 utter)2 to s)a2 an*
*estro2 them9 an* +hen the2 ha* ma*e an en* of the
inha(itants of Seir4 e1er2 one he)pe* to *estro2 another/
"& An* +hen Ju*ah came to+ar* the +atch to+er in
the +i)*erness4 the2 )oo6e* unto the mu)titu*e4 an*4
(eho)*4 the2 +ere *ea* (o*ies fa))en to the earth4 an* none
escape*/
"# An* +hen Jehoshaphat an* his peop)e came to ta6e
a+a2 the spoi) of them4 the2 foun* amon- them in
a(un*ance (oth riches +ith the *ea* (o*ies4 an* precious
God's Promises of Provision 21
?e+e)s4 +hich the2 strippe* off for themse)1es4 more than
the2 cou)* carr2 a+a29 an* the2 +ere three *a2s in
-atherin- of the spoi)4 it +as so much/
"$ An* on the fourth *a2 the2 assem()e* themse)1es in
the 1a))e2 of BerachahC for there the2 ()esse* the 7or*9
therefore the name of the same p)ace +as ca))e*4 'he 1a))e2
of Berachah4 unto this *a2/
"B 'hen the2 returne*4 e1er2 man of Ju*ah an*
Jerusa)em4 an* Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them4 to -o
a-ain to Jerusa)em +ith ?o2C for the 7or* ha* ma*e them to
re?oice o1er their enemies/
2 ,#ronic(es 26:5
# An* he sou-ht Go* in the *a2s of Fechariah4 +ho
ha* un*erstan*in- in the 1isions of Go*9 an* as )on- as he
sou-ht the 7or*4 Go* ma*e him to prosper/
E3-
E-r$ 8:22b-23
""( 'he han* of our Go* is upon a)) them for -oo* that
see6 himC (ut his po+er an* his +rath is a-ainst a)) them
that forsa6e him/
"8 So +e faste* an* (esou-ht our Go* for this9 an* he
+as intreate* of us/
%EHE$IH
Ne#emi$# 5:1-* 11!12
1 An* there +as a -reat cr2 of the peop)e an* of their
22 God's Promises of Provision
+i1es a-ainst their (rethren the Je+s/
" >or there +ere that sai*4 5e4 our sons4 an* our
*au-hters4 are man29 therefore +e ta6e up corn for them4
that +e ma2 eat4 an* )i1e/
8 Some a)so there +ere that sai*4 5e ha1e mort-a-e*
our )an*s4 1ine2ar*s4 an* houses4 that +e mi-ht (u2 corn4
(ecause of the *earth/
& 'here +ere a)so that sai*4 5e ha1e (orro+e* mone2
for the 6in-,s tri(ute4 an* that upon our )an*s an*
1ine2ar*s/
11 Restore4 I pra2 2ou4 to them4 e1en this *a24 their
)an*s4 their 1ine2ar*s4 their o)i1e2ar*s4 an* their houses4
a)so the hun*re*th part of the mone24 an* of the corn4 the
+ine4 an* the oi)4 that 2e e0act of them/
1" 'hen sai* the24 5e +i)) restore them4 an* +i))
require nothin- of themC so +i)) +e *o as thou sa2est/ 'hen
I ca))e* the priests4 an* too6 an oath of them4 that the2
shou)* *o accor*in- to this promise/
E&!HE-
Est#er 2:15b
1#( An* Esther o(taine* fa1our in the si-ht of a)) them
that )oo6e* upon her/
/("
"ob 5:19-22
1% .e sha)) *e)i1er thee in si0 trou()es9 2ea4 in se1en
God's Promises of Provision 23
there sha)) no e1i) touch thee/
": In famine he sha)) re*eem thee from *eath9 an* in
+ar from the po+er of the s+or*/
"1 'hou sha)t (e hi* from the scour-e of the ton-ue9
neither sha)t thou (e afrai* of *estruction +hen it cometh/
"" At *estruction an* famine thou sha)t )au-h9 neither
sha)t thou (e afrai* of the (easts of the earth/
"ob 8:7
7 'hou-h th2 (e-innin- +as sma))4 2et th2 )atter en*
shou)* -reat)2 increase/
"ob 8:2)-22
": Beho)*4 Go* +i)) not cast a+a2 a perfect man4
neither +i)) he he)p the e1i) *oers9
"1 'i)) he fi)) th2 mouth +ith )au-hin-4 an* th2 )ips
+ith re?oicin-/
"" 'he2 that hate thee sha)) (e c)othe* +ith shameC an*
the *+e))in- p)ace of the +ic6e* sha)) come to nou-ht/
"ob 22:21-28
"1 Acquaint no+ th2se)f +ith him4 an* (e at peace9
there(2 -oo* sha)) come unto thee/
"" Recei1e4 I pra2 thee4 the )a+ from his mouth4 an* )a2
up his +or*s in thine heart/
"8 If thou return to the A)mi-ht24 thou sha)t (e (ui)t up4
thou sha)t put a+a2 iniquit2 far from th2 ta(ernac)es/
"& 'hen sha)t thou )a2 up -o)* as *ust4 an* the -o)* of
24 God's Promises of Provision
Ophir as the stones of the (roo6s/
"# Gea4 the A)mi-ht2 sha)) (e th2 *efense4 an* thou
sha)t ha1e p)ent2 of si)1er/
"$ >or then sha)t thou ha1e th2 *e)i-ht in the A)mi-ht24
an* sha)t )ift up th2 face unto Go*/
"B 'hou sha)t ma6e th2 pra2er unto him4 an* he sha))
hear thee4 an* thou sha)t pa2 th2 1o+s/
"! 'hou sha)t a)so *ecree a thin-4 an* it sha)) (e
esta()ishe* unto thee9 an* the )i-ht sha)) shine upon th2
+a2s/
"ob 27:13-17
18 'his is the portion of a +ic6e* man +ith Go*4 an*
the herita-e of oppressors4 +hich the2 sha)) recei1e of the
A)mi-ht2/
1& If his chi)*ren (e mu)tip)ie*4 it is for the s+or*9 an*
his offsprin- sha)) not (e satisfie* +ith (rea*/
1# 'hose that remain of him sha)) (e (urie* in *eath9
an* his +i*o+s sha)) not +eep/
1$ 'hou-h he heap up si)1er as the *ust4 an* prepare
raiment as the c)a2C
1B .e ma2 prepare it4 (ut the ?ust sha)) put it on4 an*
the innocent sha)) *i1i*e the si)1er/
"ob 2:1)!12
1: An* the 7or* turne* the capti1it2 of Jo(4 +hen he
pra2e* for his frien*s9 a)so the 7or* -a1e Jo( t+ice as
much as he ha* (efore/
God's Promises of Provision 25
1" So the 7or* ()esse* the )atter en* of Jo( more than
his (e-innin-9 for he ha* fourteen thousan* sheep4 an* si0
thousan* came)s4 an* a thousan* 2o6e of o0en4 an* a
thousan* she asses/
P&L$& .s$(m 1:1-3
1 B)esse* is the man that +a)6eth not in the counse) of
the un-o*)24 nor stan*eth in the +a2 of sinners4 nor sitteth
in the seat of the scornfu)/
" But his *e)i-ht is in the )a+ of the 7or*C an* in his )a+
*oth he me*itate *a2 an* ni-ht/
8 An* he sha)) (e )i6e a tree p)ante* (2 the ri1ers of
+ater4 that (rin-eth forth his fruit in his seasonC his )eaf
a)so sha)) not +itherC an* +hatsoe1er he *oeth sha))
prosper/
.s$(m 23:1
1 'he 7or* is m2 shepher*C I sha)) not +ant/
.s$(m 3:8-1)
! O taste an* see that the 7or* is -oo*9 ()esse* is the
man that trusteth in him/
% O fear the 7or*4 2e his saints9 for there is no +ant to
them that fear him/
1: 'he 2oun- )ions *o )ac64 an* suffer hun-er9 (ut the2
that see6 the 7or* sha)) not +ant an2 -oo* thin-/
.s$(m 35:27-28
"B 7et them shout for ?o24 an* (e -)a*4 that fa1our m2
26 God's Promises of Provision
ri-hteous cause9 2ea4 )et them sa2 continua))24 7et the 7or*
(e ma-nifie*4 +hich hath p)easure in the prosperit2 of his
ser1ant/
"! An* m2 ton-ue sha)) spea6 of th2 ri-hteousness an*
of th2 praise a)) the *a2 )on-/
.s$(m 37:3-9
8 'rust in the 7or*4 an* *o -oo*C so sha)t thou *+e)) in
the )an*4 an* 1eri)2 thou sha)t (e fe*/
& De)i-ht th2se)f a)so in the 7or*C an* he sha)) -i1e thee
the *esires of thine heart/
# 3ommit th2 +a2 unto the 7or*C trust a)so in himC an*
he sha)) (rin- it to pass/
$ An* he sha)) (rin- forth th2 ri-hteousness as the
)i-ht4 an* th2 ?u*-ment as the noon*a2/
B Rest in the 7or*4 an* +ait patient)2 for him9 fret not
th2se)f (ecause of him +ho prospereth in his +a24 (ecause
of the man +ho (rin-eth +ic6e* *e1ices to pass/
! 3ease from an-er4 an* forsa6e +rath9 fret not th2se)f
in an2 +ise to *o e1i)/
% >or e1i)*oers sha)) (e cut off9 (ut those that +ait upon
the 7or*4 the2 sha)) inherit the earth/
.s$(m 1:1-3
<'o the chief Musician4 A ;sa)m of Da1i*/=
1 B)esse* is he that consi*ereth the poor9 the 7or* +i))
*e)i1er him in time of trou()e/
" 'he 7or* +i)) preser1e him4 an* 6eep him a)i1eC an*
God's Promises of Provision 27
he sha)) (e ()esse* upon the earth9 an* thou +i)t not
*e)i1er him unto the +i)) of his enemies/
8 'he 7or* +i)) stren-then him upon the (e* of
)an-uishin-9 thou +i)t ma6e a)) his (e* in his sic6ness/
.s$(m 68:11!12!19
11 'he 7or* -a1e the +or*9 -reat +as the compan2 of
those that pu()ishe* it/
1" Kin-s of armies *i* f)ee apace9 an* she that tarrie* at
home *i1i*e* the spoi)/
1% B)esse* (e the 7or*4 +ho *ai)2 )oa*eth us +ith
(enefits4 e1en the Go* of our sa)1ation/ Se)ah/
.s$(m 73:23-26
"8 Ne1erthe)ess I am continua))2 +ith thee9 thou hast
ho)*en me (2 m2 ri-ht han*/
"& 'hou sha)t -ui*e me +ith th2 counse)4 an* after+ar*
recei1e me to -)or2/
"# 5hom ha1e I in hea1en (ut theeE an* there is none
upon earth that I *esire (esi*e thee/
"$ M2 f)esh an* m2 heart fai)eth9 (ut Go* is the
stren-th of m2 heart4 an* m2 portion for e1er/
.s$(m 75:6! 7
$ >or promotion cometh neither from the east4 nor from
the +est4 nor from the south/
B But Go* is the ?u*-e9 he putteth *o+n one4 an*
setteth up another/
28 God's Promises of Provision
.s$(m 8:11!12
11 >or the 7or* Go* is a sun an* shie)*9 the 7or* +i))
-i1e -race an* -)or29 no -oo* thin- +i)) he +ithho)* from
them that +a)6 upri-ht)2/
1" O 7or* of hosts4 ()esse* is the man that trusteth in
thee/
.s$(m 91:9-16
% Because thou hast ma*e the 7or*4 +hich is m2 refu-e4
e1en the most .i-h4 th2 ha(itationC
1: 'here sha)) no e1i) (efa)) thee4 neither sha)) an2
p)a-ue come ni-h th2 *+e))in-/
11 >or he sha)) -i1e his an-e)s char-e o1er thee4 to 6eep
thee in a)) th2 +a2s/
1" 'he2 sha)) (ear thee up in their han*s4 )est thou *ash
th2 foot a-ainst a stone/
18 'hou sha)t trea* upon the )ion an* a**er9 the 2oun-
)ion an* the *ra-on sha)t thou tramp)e un*er feet/
1& Because he hath set his )o1e upon me4 therefore +i)) I
*e)i1er him9 I +i)) set him on hi-h4 (ecause he hath 6no+n
m2 name/
1# .e sha)) ca)) upon me4 an* I +i)) ans+er him9 I +i))
(e +ith him in trou()eC I +i)) *e)i1er him4 an* honour him/
1$ 5ith )on- )ife +i)) I satisf2 him4 an* she+ him m2
sa)1ation/
.s$(m 1)3:1-5
<A ;sa)m of Da1i*/=
God's Promises of Provision 29
1 B)ess the 7or*4 O m2 sou)9 an* a)) that is +ithin me4
()ess his ho)2 name/
" B)ess the 7or*4 O m2 sou)4 an* for-et not a)) his
(enefits9
8 5ho for-i1eth a)) thine iniquitiesC +ho hea)eth a)) th2
*iseasesC
& 5ho re*eemeth th2 )ife from *estructionC +ho
cro+neth thee +ith )o1in-6in*ness an* ten*er merciesC
# 5ho satisfieth th2 mouth +ith -oo* thin-sC so that
th2 2outh is rene+e* )i6e the ea-)es/
.s$(m 1)5:37
8B .e (rou-ht them forth a)so +ith si)1er an* -o)*9 an*
there +as not one fee()e person amon- their tri(es/
.s$(m 112
1 ;raise 2e the 7or*/ B)esse* is the man that feareth the
7or*4 that *e)i-hteth -reat)2 in his comman*ments/
" .is see* sha)) (e mi-ht2 upon earth9 the -eneration of
the upri-ht sha)) (e ()esse*/
8 5ea)th an* riches sha)) (e in his house9 an* his
ri-hteousness en*ureth for e1er/
& Hnto the upri-ht there ariseth )i-ht in the *ar6ness9
he is -racious4 an* fu)) of compassion4 an* ri-hteous/
# A -oo* man she+eth fa1our4 an* )en*eth9 he +i))
-ui*e his affairs +ith *iscretion/
$ Sure)2 he sha)) not (e mo1e* for e1er9 the ri-hteous
sha)) (e in e1er)astin- remem(rance/
30 God's Promises of Provision
B .e sha)) not (e afrai* of e1i) ti*in-s9 his heart is fi0e*4
trustin- in the 7or*/
! .is heart is esta()ishe*4 he sha)) not (e afrai*4 unti) he
see his *esire upon his enemies/
% .e hath *isperse*4 he hath -i1en to the poorC his
ri-hteousness en*ureth for e1erC his horn sha)) (e e0a)te*
+ith honour/
1: 'he +ic6e* sha)) see it4 an* (e -rie1e*C he sha))
-nash +ith his teeth4 an* me)t a+a29 the *esire of the
+ic6e* sha)) perish/
.s$(m 116:12-1
1" 5hat sha)) I ren*er unto the 7or* for a)) his (enefits
to+ar* meE
18 I +i)) ta6e the cup of sa)1ation4 an* ca)) upon the
name of the 7or*/
1& I +i)) pa2 m2 1o+s unto the 7or* no+ in the
presence of a)) his peop)e/
.s$(m 118:8!9!25!26
! It is (etter to trust in the 7or* than to put confi*ence
in man/
% It is (etter to trust in the 7or* than to put confi*ence
in princes/
"# Sa1e no+4 I (eseech thee4 O 7or*9 O 7or*4 I (eseech
thee4 sen* no+ prosperit2/
"$ B)esse* (e he that cometh in the name of the 7or*9
+e ha1e ()esse* 2ou out of the house of the 7or*/
God's Promises of Provision 31
.s$(m 119:165
1$# Great peace ha1e the2 +hich )o1e th2 )a+9 an*
nothin- sha)) offen* them/
.s$(m 132:13-16
18 >or the 7or* hath chosen FionC he hath *esire* it for
his ha(itation/
1& 'his is m2 rest for e1er9 here +i)) I *+e))C for I ha1e
*esire* it/
1# I +i)) a(un*ant)2 ()ess her pro1ision9 I +i)) satisf2
her poor +ith (rea*/
1$ I +i)) a)so c)othe her priests +ith sa)1ation9 an* her
saints sha)) shout a)ou* for ?o2/
.s$(m 136:23-25
"8 5ho remem(ere* us in our )o+ estate9 for his merc2
en*ureth for e1er9
"& An* hath re*eeme* us from our enemies9 for his
merc2 en*ureth for e1er/
"# 5ho -i1eth foo* to a)) f)esh9 for his merc2 en*ureth
for e1er/
.s$(m 138:7! 8
7 'hou-h I +a)6 in the mi*st of trou()e4 thou +i)t
re1i1e me9 thou sha)t stretch forth thine han* a-ainst the
+rath of mine enemies4 an* th2 ri-ht han* sha)) sa1e me/
! 'he 7or* +i)) perfect that +hich concerneth me9 th2
merc24 O 7or*4 en*ureth for e1er9 forsa6e not the +or6s of
thine o+n han*s/
32 God's Promises of Provision
.s$(m 15:18!19
1! 'he 7or* is ni-h unto a)) them that ca)) upon him4 to
a)) that ca)) upon him in truth/
1% .e +i)) fu)fi) the *esire of them that fear him9 he a)so
+i)) hear their cr24 an* +i)) sa1e them/
P-(+E-"&
.roverbs 3:1!2!9!1)!13-17!27!28
1 M2 son4 for-et not m2 )a+
C
(ut )et thine heart 6eep
m2 comman*ments9
" >or )en-th of *a2s4 an* )on- )ife4 an* peace4 sha)) the2
a** to thee/
% .onour the 7or* +ith th2 su(stance4 an* +ith the
firstfruits of a)) thine increase9
1: So sha)) th2 (arns (e fi))e* +ith p)ent24 an* th2
presses sha)) (urst out +ith ne+ +ine/
18 .app2 is the man that fin*eth +is*om4 an* the man
that -etteth un*erstan*in-/
1& >or the merchan*ise of it is (etter than the
merchan*ise of si)1er4 an* the -ain thereof than fine -o)*/
1# She is more precious than ru(ies9 an* a)) the thin-s
thou canst *esire are not to (e compare* unto her/
1$ 7en-th of *a2s is in her ri-ht han*C an* in her )eft
han* riches an* honour/
1B .er +a2s are +a2s of p)easantness4 an* a)) her paths
are peace/
"B 5ithho)* not -oo* from them to +hom it is *ue4
God's Promises of Provision 33
+hen it is in the po+er of thine han* to *o it/
"! Sa2 not unto th2 nei-h(our4 Go4 an* come a-ain4
an* tomorro+ I +i)) -i1eC +hen thou hast it (2 thee/
.roverbs 8:17-21
1B I )o1e them that )o1e meC an* those that see6 me
ear)2 sha)) fin* me/
1! Riches an* honour are +ith meC 2ea4 *ura()e riches
an* ri-hteousness/
1% M2 fruit is (etter than -o)*4 2ea4 than fine -o)*C an*
m2 re1enue than choice si)1er/
": I )ea* in the +a2 of ri-hteousness4 in the mi*st of the
paths of ?u*-ment9
"1 'hat I ma2 cause those that )o1e me to inherit
su(stanceC an* I +i)) fi)) their treasures/
.roverbs 1):3!!22-2
8 'he 7or* +i)) not suffer the sou) of the ri-hteous to
famish9 (ut he casteth a+a2 the su(stance of the +ic6e*/
& .e (ecometh poor that *ea)eth +ith a s)ac6 han*9 (ut
the han* of the *i)i-ent ma6eth rich/
"" 'he ()essin- of the 7or*4 it ma6eth rich4 an* he
a**eth no sorro+ +ith it/
"8 It is as sport to a foo) to *o mischief9 (ut a man of
un*erstan*in- hath +is*om/
"& 'he fear of the +ic6e*4 it sha)) come upon him9 (ut
the *esire of the ri-hteous sha)) (e -rante*/
34 God's Promises of Provision
.roverbs 11:2-28
"& 'here is that scattereth4 an* 2et increasethC an* there
is that +ithho)*eth more than is meet4 (ut it ten*eth to
po1ert2/
"# 'he )i(era) sou) sha)) (e ma*e fat9 an* he that
+atereth sha)) (e +atere* a)so himse)f/
"$ .e that +ithho)*eth corn4 the peop)e sha)) curse him9
(ut ()essin- sha)) (e upon the hea* of him that se))eth it/
"B .e that *i)i-ent)2 see6eth -oo* procureth fa1our9
(ut he that see6eth mischief4 it sha)) come unto him/
"! .e that trusteth in his riches sha)) fa))9 (ut the
ri-hteous sha)) f)ourish as a (ranch/
.roverbs 13:!11!18!21-25
& 'he sou) of the s)u--ar* *esireth4 an* hath nothin-9
(ut the sou) of the *i)i-ent sha)) (e ma*e fat/
11 5ea)th -otten (2 1anit2 sha)) (e *iminishe*9 (ut he
that -athereth (2 )a(our sha)) increase/
1! ;o1ert2 an* shame sha)) (e to him that refuseth
instruction9 (ut he that re-ar*eth reproof sha)) (e
honoure*/
"1 E1i) pursueth sinners9 (ut to the ri-hteous -oo* sha))
(e repai*/
"" A -oo* man )ea1eth an inheritance to his chi)*ren,s
chi)*ren9 an* the +ea)th of the sinner is )ai* up for the ?ust/
"8 Much foo* is in the ti))a-e of the poor9 (ut there is
that is *estro2e* for +ant of ?u*-ment/
"& .e that spareth his ro* hateth his son9 (ut he that
God's Promises of Provision 35
)o1eth him chasteneth him (etimes/
"# 'he ri-hteous eateth to the satisf2in- of his sou)9 (ut
the (e))2 of the +ic6e* sha)) +ant/
.roverbs 15:6
$ In the house of the ri-hteous is much treasure9 (ut in
the re1enues of the +ic6e* is trou()e/
.roverbs 18:2)
": A man,s (e))2 sha)) (e satisfie* +ith the fruit of his
mouthC an* +ith the increase of his )ips sha)) he (e fi))e*/
.roverbs 19:17
1B .e that hath pit2 upon the poor )en*eth unto the
7or*C an* that +hich he hath -i1en +i)) he pa2 him a-ain/
.roverbs 22:1-!9!29
1 A -oo* name is rather to (e chosen than -reat riches4
an* )o1in- fa1our rather than si)1er an* -o)*/
" 'he rich an* poor meet to-ether9 the 7or* is the
ma6er of them a))/
8 A pru*ent man foreseeth the e1i)4 an* hi*eth himse)f9
(ut the simp)e pass on4 an* are punishe*/
& B2 humi)it2 an* the fear of the 7or* are riches4 an*
honour4 an* )ife/
% .e that hath a (ountifu) e2e sha)) (e ()esse*C for he
-i1eth of his (rea* to the poor/
"% Seest thou a man *i)i-ent in his (usinessE he sha))
stan* (efore 6in-sC he sha)) not stan* (efore mean men/
36 God's Promises of Provision
.roverbs 2:3!!3)-3
8 'hrou-h +is*om is an house (ui)*e*C an* (2
un*erstan*in- it is esta()ishe*9
& An* (2 6no+)e*-e sha)) the cham(ers (e fi))e* +ith
a)) precious an* p)easant riches/
8: I +ent (2 the fie)* of the s)othfu)4 an* (2 the
1ine2ar* of the man 1oi* of un*erstan*in-C
81 An*4 )o4 it +as a)) -ro+n o1er +ith thorns4 an*
nett)es ha* co1ere* the face thereof4 an* the stone +a))
thereof +as (ro6en *o+n/
8" 'hen I sa+4 an* consi*ere* it +e))9 I )oo6e* upon it4
an* recei1e* instruction/
88 Get a )itt)e s)eep4 a )itt)e s)um(er4 a )itt)e fo)*in- of
the han*s to s)eep9
8& So sha)) th2 po1ert2 come as one that tra1e))ethC an*
th2 +ant as an arme* man/
.roverbs 28:19!2)!27
1% .e that ti))eth his )an* sha)) ha1e p)ent2 of (rea*9
(ut he that fo))o+eth after 1ain persons sha)) ha1e po1ert2
enou-h/
": A faithfu) man sha)) a(oun* +ith ()essin-s9 (ut he
that ma6eth haste to (e rich sha)) not (e innocent/
"B .e that -i1eth unto the poor sha)) not )ac69 (ut he
that hi*eth his e2es sha)) ha1e man2 a curse/
E,,LE&I&!E&
Ecc(esi$stes 2:26
God's Promises of Provision 37
"$ >or Go* -i1eth to a man that is -oo* in his si-ht
+is*om4 an* 6no+)e*-e4 an* ?o29 (ut to the sinner he
-i1eth tra1ai)4 to -ather an* to heap up4 that he ma2 -i1e
to him that is -oo* (efore Go*/ 'his a)so is 1anit2 an*
1e0ation of spirit/
Ecc(esi$stes 3:1!2
1 'o e1er2 thin- there is a season4 an* a time to e1er2
purpose un*er the hea1en9
" A time to (e (orn4 an* a time to *ieC a time to p)ant4
an* a time to p)uc6 up that +hich is p)ante*C
Ecc(esi$stes 5:1)-13!18-2)
1: .e that )o1eth si)1er sha)) not (e satisfie* +ith si)1erC
nor he that )o1eth a(un*ance +ith increase9 this is a)so
1anit2/
11 5hen -oo*s increase4 the2 are increase* that eat
them9 an* +hat -oo* is there to the o+ners thereof4 sa1in-
the (eho)*in- of them +ith their e2esE
1" 'he s)eep of a )a(ourin- man is s+eet4 +hether he
eat )itt)e or much9 (ut the a(un*ance of the rich +i)) not
suffer him to s)eep/
18 'here is a sore e1i) +hich I ha1e seen un*er the sun4
name)24 riches 6ept for the o+ners thereof to their hurt/
1! Beho)* that +hich I ha1e seen9 it is -oo* an* come)2
for one to eat an* to *rin64 an* to en?o2 the -oo* of a)) his
)a(our that he ta6eth un*er the sun a)) the *a2s of his )ife4
+hich Go* -i1eth him9 for it is his portion/
1% E1er2 man a)so to +hom Go* hath -i1en riches an*
38 God's Promises of Provision
+ea)th4 an* hath -i1en him po+er to eat thereof4 an* to
ta6e his portion4 an* to re?oice in his )a(ourC this is the -ift
of Go*/
": >or he sha)) not much remem(er the *a2s of his )ifeC
(ecause Go* ans+ereth him in the ?o2 of his heart/
&(%G (4 &(L($(%
'on% o/ 'o(omon 2:
& .e (rou-ht me to the (anquetin- house4 an* his
(anner o1er me +as )o1e/
I&IH
0s$i$# 5:2! 3
" I +i)) -o (efore thee4 an* ma6e the croo6e* p)aces
strai-ht9 I +i)) (rea6 in pieces the -ates of (rass4 an* cut in
sun*er the (ars of iron9
8 An* I +i)) -i1e thee the treasures of *ar6ness4 an*
hi**en riches of secret p)aces4 that thou ma2est 6no+ that
I4 the 7or*4 +hich ca)) thee (2 th2 name4 am the Go* of
Israe)/
0s$i$# 8:17-18
1B 'hus saith the 7or*4 th2 Re*eemer4 the .o)2 One of
Israe)C I am the 7or* th2 Go* +hich teacheth thee to profit4
+hich )ea*eth thee (2 the +a2 that thou shou)*est -o/
1! O that thou ha*st hear6ene* to m2 comman*ments
then ha* th2 peace (een as a ri1er4 an* th2 ri-hteousness
as the +a1es of the sea9
God's Promises of Provision 39
0s$i$# 55:1)!11
1: >or as the rain cometh *o+n4 an* the sno+ from
hea1en4 an* returneth not thither4 (ut +atereth the earth4
an* ma6eth it (rin- forth an* (u*4 that it ma2 -i1e see* to
the so+er4 an* (rea* to the eater9
11 So sha)) m2 +or* (e that -oeth forth out of m2
mouth9 it sha)) not return unto me 1oi*4 (ut it sha))
accomp)ish that +hich I p)ease4 an* it sha)) prosper in the
thin- +hereto I sent it/
0s$i$# 6):5! 6
# 'hen thou sha)t see4 an* f)o+ to-ether4 an* thine
heart sha)) fear4 an* (e en)ar-e*C (ecause the a(un*ance of
the sea sha)) (e con1erte* unto thee4 the forces of the
Genti)es sha)) come unto thee/
$ 'he mu)titu*e of came)s sha)) co1er thee4 the
*rome*aries of Mi*ian an* EphahC a)) the2 from She(a
sha)) come9 the2 sha)) (rin- -o)* an* incenseC an* the2
sha)) she+ forth the praises of the 7or*/
0s$i$# 61:6
$ But 2e sha)) (e name* the ;riests of the 7or*9 men
sha)) ca)) 2ou the Ministers of our Go*9 2e sha)) eat the
riches of the Genti)es4 an* in their -)or2 sha)) 2e (oast
2ourse)1es/
/E-E$IH
"eremi$# 17:7! 8
7 B)esse* is the man that trusteth in the 7or*4 an*
40 God's Promises of Provision
+hose hope the 7or* is/
! >or he sha)) (e as a tree p)ante* (2 the +aters4 an*
that sprea*eth out her roots (2 the ri1er4 an* sha)) not see
+hen heat cometh4 (ut her )eaf sha)) (e -reenC an* sha)) not
(e carefu) in the 2ear of *rou-ht4 neither sha)) cease from
2ie)*in- fruit/
"eremi$# 29:11!12
11 >or I 6no+ the thou-hts that I thin6 to+ar* 2ou4
saith the 7or*4 thou-hts of peace4 an* not of e1i)4 to -i1e
2ou an e0pecte* en*/
1" 'hen sha)) 2e ca)) upon me4 an* 2e sha)) -o an* pra2
unto me4 an* I +i)) hear6en unto 2ou/
"eremi$# 3):16
1$ 'herefore a)) the2 that *e1our thee sha)) (e
*e1oure*C an* a)) thine a*1ersaries4 e1er2 one of them4
sha)) -o into capti1it2C an* the2 that spoi) thee sha)) (e a
spoi)4 an* a)) that pre2 upon thee +i)) I -i1e for a pre2/
"eremi$# 31:16!17
1$ 'hus saith the 7or*C Refrain th2 1oice from +eepin-4
an* thine e2es from tears9 for th2 +or6 sha)) (e re+ar*e*4
saith the 7or*C an* the2 sha)) come a-ain from the )an* of
the enem2/
1B An* there is hope in thine en*4 saith the 7or*4 that
th2 chi)*ren sha)) come a-ain to their o+n (or*er/
L$E%!!I(%&
God's Promises of Provision 41
L$ment$tions 3:22-33
"" It is of the 7or*,s mercies that +e are not consume*4
(ecause his compassions fai) not/
"8 'he2 are ne+ e1er2 mornin-9 -reat is th2
faithfu)ness/
"& 'he 7or* is m2 portion4 saith m2 sou)C therefore +i))
I hope in him/
"# 'he 7or* is -oo* unto them that +ait for him4 to the
sou) that see6eth him/
"$ It is -oo* that a man shou)* (oth hope an* quiet)2
+ait for the sa)1ation of the 7or*/
"B It is -oo* for a man that he (ear the 2o6e in his
2outh/
"! .e sitteth a)one an* 6eepeth si)ence4 (ecause he hath
(orne it upon him/
"% .e putteth his mouth in the *ustC if so (e there ma2
(e hope/
8: .e -i1eth his chee6 to him that smiteth him9 he is
fi))e* fu)) +ith reproach/
81 >or the 7or* +i)) not cast off for e1er9
8" But thou-h he cause -rief4 2et +i)) he ha1e
compassion accor*in- to the mu)titu*e of his mercies/
88 >or he *oth not aff)ict +i))in-)24 nor -rie1e the
chi)*ren of men/
E3E2IEL
E-e1ie( 36:26-3)
42 God's Promises of Provision
"$ A ne+ heart a)so +i)) I -i1e 2ou4 an* a ne+ spirit
+i)) I put +ithin 2ou9 an* I +i)) ta6e a+a2 the ston2 heart
out of 2our f)esh4 an* I +i)) -i1e 2ou an heart of f)esh/
"B An* I +i)) put m2 spirit +ithin 2ou4 an* cause 2ou
to +a)6 in m2 statutes4 an* 2e sha)) 6eep m2 ?u*-ments4
an* *o them/
"! An* 2e sha)) *+e)) in the )an* that I -a1e to 2our
fathersC an* 2e sha)) (e m2 peop)e4 an* I +i)) (e 2our Go*/
"% I +i)) a)so sa1e 2ou from a)) 2our unc)eannesses9 an*
I +i)) ca)) for the corn4 an* +i)) increase it4 an* )a2 no
famine upon 2ou/
8: An* I +i)) mu)tip)2 the fruit of the tree4 an* the
increase of the fie)*4 that 2e sha)) recei1e no more reproach
of famine amon- the heathen/
E-e1ie( 7:9
9 An* it sha)) come to pass4 that e1er2 thin- that )i1eth4
+hich mo1eth4 +hithersoe1er the ri1ers sha)) come4 sha))
)i1e9 an* there sha)) (e a 1er2 -reat mu)titu*e of fish4
(ecause these +aters sha)) come thither9 for the2 sha)) (e
hea)e*C an* e1er2thin- sha)) )i1e +hither the ri1er cometh/
)%IEL
D$nie( 11:32b
8"( the peop)e that *o 6no+ their Go* sha)) (e stron-4
an* *o e0p)oits/
H(&E
God's Promises of Provision 43
2ose$ 6:1-3
1 3ome4 an* )et us return unto the 7or*9 for he hath
torn4 an* he +i)) hea) usC he hath smitten4 an* he +i)) (in*
us up/
" After t+o *a2s +i)) he re1i1e us9 in the thir* *a2 he
+i)) raise us up4 an* +e sha)) )i1e in his si-ht/
8 'hen sha)) +e 6no+4 if +e fo))o+ on to 6no+ the
7or*9 his -oin- forth is prepare* as the mornin-C an* he
sha)) come unto us as the rain4 as the )atter an* former rain
unto the earth/
/(EL
"oe( 2:23-26
"8 Be -)a* then4 2e chi)*ren of Fion4 an* re?oice in the
7or* 2our Go*9 for he hath -i1en 2ou the former rain
mo*erate)24 an* he +i)) cause to come *o+n for 2ou the
rain4 the former rain4 an* the )atter rain in the first month/
"& An* the f)oors sha)) (e fu)) of +heat4 an* the 1ats
sha)) o1erf)o+ +ith +ine an* oi)/
"# An* I +i)) restore to 2ou the 2ears that the )ocust
hath eaten4 the can6er+orm4 an* the caterpi))ar4 an* the
pa)mer+orm4 m2 -reat arm2 +hich I sent amon- 2ou/
"$ An* 2e sha)) eat in p)ent24 an* (e satisfie*4 an*
praise the name of the 7or* 2our Go*4 that hath *ea)t
+on*rous)2 +ith 2ou9 an* m2 peop)e sha)) ne1er (e
ashame*/
$(&
44 God's Promises of Provision
3mos 5:
& >or thus saith the 7or* unto the house of Israe)4 See6
2e me4 an* 2e sha)) )i1e9
3mos 9:5! 6!13!1
# An* the 7or* Go* of hosts is he that toucheth the
)an*4 an* it sha)) me)t4 an* a)) that *+e)) therein sha))
mourn9 an* it sha)) rise up +ho))2 )i6e a f)oo*C an* sha)) (e
*ro+ne*4 as (2 the f)oo* of E-2pt/
$ It is he that (ui)*eth his stories in the hea1en4 an*
hath foun*e* his troop in the earthC he that ca))eth for the
+aters of the sea4 an* poureth them out upon the face of
the earth9 'he 7or* is his name/
18 Beho)*4 the *a2s come4 saith the 7or*4 that the
p)o+man sha)) o1erta6e the reaper4 an* the trea*er of
-rapes him that so+eth see*C an* the mountains sha)) *rop
s+eet +ine4 an* a)) the hi))s sha)) me)t/
1& An* I +i)) (rin- a-ain the capti1it2 of m2 peop)e of
Israe)4 an* the2 sha)) (ui)* the +aste cities4 an* inha(it
themC an* the2 sha)) p)ant 1ine2ar*s4 an* *rin6 the +ine
thereofC the2 sha)) a)so ma6e -ar*ens4 an* eat the fruit of
them/
(")IH
4b$di$# 1:17
1B But upon mount Fion sha)) (e *e)i1erance4 an* there
sha)) (e ho)inessC an* the house of Jaco( sha)) possess their
possessions/
God's Promises of Provision 45
/(%H
"on$# 2:2
2 An* sai*4 I crie* (2 reason of mine aff)iction unto the
7or*4 an* he hear* meC out of the (e))2 of he)) crie* I4 an*
thou hear*est m2 1oice/
$I,H
5ic$# 6:8
! .e hath she+e* thee4 O man4 +hat is -oo*C an* +hat
*oth the 7or* require of thee4 (ut to *o ?ust)24 an* to )o1e
merc24 an* to +a)6 hum()2 +ith th2 Go*E
%H*$
N$#um 1:13
18 >or no+ +i)) I (rea6 his 2o6e from off thee4 an* +i))
(urst th2 (on*s in sun*er/
H"22*2
2$b$11u1 2:3
8 >or the 1ision is 2et for an appointe* time4 (ut at the
en* it sha)) spea64 an* not )ie9 thou-h it tarr24 +ait for itC
(ecause it +i)) sure)2 come4 it +i)) not tarr2/
3EPH%IH
6e7#$ni$# 3:17
1B 'he 7or* th2 Go* in the mi*st of thee is mi-ht2C he
46 God's Promises of Provision
+i)) sa1e4 he +i)) re?oice o1er thee +ith ?o2C he +i)) rest in
his )o1e4 he +i)) ?o2 o1er thee +ith sin-in-/
HGGI
2$%%$i 2:8! 9
! 'he si)1er is mine4 an* the -o)* is mine4 saith the 7or*
of hosts/
% 'he -)or2 of this )atter house sha)) (e -reater than of
the former4 saith the 7or* of hosts9 an* in this p)ace +i)) I
-i1e peace4 saith the 7or* of hosts/
3E,H-IH
6ec#$ri$# 8:12!13
1" >or the see* sha)) (e prosperousC the 1ine sha)) -i1e
her fruit4 an* the -roun* sha)) -i1e her increase4 an* the
hea1ens sha)) -i1e their *e+C an* I +i)) cause the remnant
of this peop)e to possess a)) these thin-s/
18 An* it sha)) come to pass4 that as 2e +ere a curse
amon- the heathen4 O house of Ju*ah4 an* house of Israe)C
so +i)) I sa1e 2ou4 an* 2e sha)) (e a ()essin-9 fear not4 (ut
)et 2our han*s (e stron-/
$L,HI
5$($c#i 3:1)-12
1: Brin- 2e a)) the tithes into the storehouse4 that there
ma2 (e meat in mine house4 an* pro1e me no+ here+ith4
saith the 7or* of hosts4 if I +i)) not open 2ou the +in*o+s
God's Promises of Provision 47
of hea1en4 an* pour 2ou out a ()essin-4 that there sha)) not
(e room enou-h to recei1e it/
11 An* I +i)) re(u6e the *e1ourer for 2our sa6es4 an*
he sha)) not *estro2 the fruits of 2our -roun*C neither sha))
2our 1ine cast her fruit (efore the time in the fie)*4 saith the
7or* of hosts/
1" An* a)) nations sha)) ca)) 2ou ()esse*9 for 2e sha)) (e
a *e)i-htsome )an*4 saith the 7or* of hosts/
$!!HE5
5$tt#e8 6:19-3
1% 7a2 not up for 2ourse)1es treasures upon earth4
+here moth an* rust *oth corrupt4 an* +here thie1es
(rea6 throu-h an* stea)9
": But )a2 up for 2ourse)1es treasures in hea1en4 +here
neither moth nor rust *oth corrupt4 an* +here thie1es *o
not (rea6 throu-h nor stea)9
"1 >or +here 2our treasure is4 there +i)) 2our heart (e
a)so/
"" 'he )i-ht of the (o*2 is the e2e9 if therefore thine e2e
(e sin-)e4 th2 +ho)e (o*2 sha)) (e fu)) of )i-ht/
"8 But if thine e2e (e e1i)4 th2 +ho)e (o*2 sha)) (e fu))
of *ar6ness/ If therefore the )i-ht that is in thee (e
*ar6ness4 ho+ -reat is that *ar6ness
"& No man can ser1e t+o masters9 for either he +i))
hate the one4 an* )o1e the otherC or e)se he +i)) ho)* to the
one4 an* *espise the other/ Ge cannot ser1e Go* an*
mammon/
48 God's Promises of Provision
"# 'herefore I sa2 unto 2ou4 'a6e no thou-ht for 2our
)ife4 +hat 2e sha)) eat4 or +hat 2e sha)) *rin6C nor 2et for
2our (o*24 +hat 2e sha)) put on/ Is not the )ife more than
meat4 an* the (o*2 than raimentE
"$ Beho)* the fo+)s of the air9 for the2 so+ not4 neither
*o the2 reap4 nor -ather into (arnsC 2et 2our hea1en)2
>ather fee*eth them/ Are 2e not much (etter than the2E
"B 5hich of 2ou (2 ta6in- thou-ht can a** one cu(it
unto his statureE
"! An* +h2 ta6e 2e thou-ht for raimentE 3onsi*er the
)i)ies of the fie)*4 ho+ the2 -ro+C the2 toi) not4 neither *o
the2 spin9
"% An* 2et I sa2 unto 2ou4 'hat e1en So)omon in a)) his
-)or2 +as not arra2e* )i6e one of these/
8: 5herefore4 if Go* so c)othe the -rass of the fie)*4
+hich to*a2 is4 an* tomorro+ is cast into the o1en4 sha)) he
not much more c)othe 2ou4 O 2e of )itt)e faithE
81 'herefore ta6e no thou-ht4 sa2in-4 5hat sha)) +e
eatE or4 5hat sha)) +e *rin6E or4 5here+itha) sha)) +e (e
c)othe*E
8" <>or after a)) these thin-s *o the Genti)es see69= for
2our hea1en)2 >ather 6no+eth that 2e ha1e nee* of a))
these thin-s/
88 But see6 2e first the 6in-*om of Go*4 an* his
ri-hteousnessC an* a)) these thin-s sha)) (e a**e* unto
2ou/
8& 'a6e therefore no thou-ht for the morro+9 for the
morro+ sha)) ta6e thou-ht for the thin-s of itse)f/ Sufficient
God's Promises of Provision 49
unto the *a2 is the e1i) thereof/
$-2
5$r1 1):17-31
1B An* +hen he +as -one forth into the +a24 there
came one runnin-4 an* 6nee)e* to him4 an* as6e* him4
Goo* Master4 +hat sha)) I *o that I ma2 inherit eterna) )ifeE
1! An* Jesus sai* unto him4 5h2 ca))est thou me -oo*E
there is none -oo* (ut one4 that is4 Go*/
1% 'hou 6no+est the comman*ments4 Do not commit
a*u)ter24 Do not 6i))4 Do not stea)4 Do not (ear fa)se
+itness4 Defrau* not4 .onour th2 father an* mother/
": An* he ans+ere* an* sai* unto him4 Master4 a))
these ha1e I o(ser1e* from m2 2outh/
"1 'hen Jesus (eho)*in- him )o1e* him4 an* sai* unto
him4 One thin- thou )ac6est9 -o th2 +a24 se)) +hatsoe1er
thou hast4 an* -i1e to the poor4 an* thou sha)t ha1e
treasure in hea1en9 an* come4 ta6e up the cross4 an* fo))o+
me/
"" An* he +as sa* at that sa2in-4 an* +ent a+a2
-rie1e*9 for he ha* -reat possessions/
"8 An* Jesus )oo6e* roun* a(out4 an* saith unto his
*iscip)es4 .o+ har*)2 sha)) the2 that ha1e riches enter into
the 6in-*om of Go*@
"& An* the *iscip)es +ere astonishe* at his +or*s/ But
Jesus ans+ereth a-ain4 an* saith unto them4 3hi)*ren4 ho+
har* is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the
6in-*om of Go*@
50 God's Promises of Provision
"# It is easier for a came) to -o throu-h the e2e of a
nee*)e4 than for a rich man to enter into the 6in-*om of
Go*/
"$ An* the2 +ere astonishe* out of measure4 sa2in-
amon- themse)1es4 5ho then can (e sa1e*E
"B An* Jesus )oo6in- upon them saith4 5ith men it is
impossi()e4 (ut not +ith Go*9 for +ith Go* a)) thin-s are
possi()e/
"! 'hen ;eter (e-an to sa2 unto him4 7o4 +e ha1e )eft
a))4 an* ha1e fo))o+e* thee/
"% An* Jesus ans+ere* an* sai*4 Veri)2 I sa2 unto 2ou4
'here is no man that hath )eft house4 or (rethren4 or sisters4
or father4 or mother4 or +ife4 or chi)*ren4 or )an*s4 for m2
sa6e4 an* the -ospe)s4
8: But he sha)) recei1e an hun*re*fo)* no+ in this time4
houses4 an* (rethren4 an* sisters4 an* mothers4 an*
chi)*ren4 an* )an*s4 +ith persecutionsC an* in the +or)* to
come eterna) )ife/
81 But man2 that are first sha)) (e )astC an* the )ast first/
L*2E
Lu1e 6:38
8! Gi1e4 an* it sha)) (e -i1en unto 2ouC -oo* measure4
presse* *o+n4 an* sha6en to-ether4 an* runnin- o1er4
sha)) men -i1e into 2our (osom/ >or +ith the same
measure that 2e mete +itha) it sha)) (e measure* to 2ou
a-ain/
God's Promises of Provision 51
/(H%
"o#n 1:2!3!12-1!27!28
" In m2 >ather,s house are man2 mansions9 if it +ere
not so4 I +ou)* ha1e to)* 2ou/ I -o to prepare a p)ace for
2ou/
8 An* if I -o an* prepare a p)ace for 2ou4 I +i)) come
a-ain4 an* recei1e 2ou unto m2se)fC that +here I am4 there
2e ma2 (e a)so/
1" Veri)24 1eri)24 I sa2 unto 2ou4 .e that (e)ie1eth on
me4 the +or6s that I *o sha)) he *o a)soC an* -reater +or6s
than these sha)) he *oC (ecause I -o unto m2 >ather/
18 An* +hatsoe1er 2e sha)) as6 in m2 name4 that +i)) I
*o4 that the >ather ma2 (e -)orifie* in the Son/
1& If 2e sha)) as6 an2 thin- in m2 name4 I +i)) *o it/
"B ;eace I )ea1e +ith 2ou4 m2 peace I -i1e unto 2ou9
not as the +or)* -i1eth4 -i1e I unto 2ou/ 7et not 2our heart
(e trou()e*4 neither )et it (e afrai*/
"! Ge ha1e hear* ho+ I sai* unto 2ou4 I -o a+a24 an*
come a-ain unto 2ou4 If 2e )o1e* me4 2e +ou)* re?oice4
(ecause I sai*4 I -o unto the >ather9 for m2 >ather is
-reater than I/
,!&
3cts :33-35
88 An* +ith -reat po+er -a1e the apost)es +itness of
the resurrection of the 7or* Jesus9 an* -reat -race +as
upon them a))/
52 God's Promises of Provision
8& Neither +as there an2 amon- them that )ac6e*9 for
as man2 as +ere possessors of )an*s or houses so)* them4
an* (rou-ht the prices of the thin-s that +ere so)*4
8# An* )ai* them *o+n at the apost)es feet9 an*
*istri(ution +as ma*e unto e1er2 man accor*in- as he ha*
nee*/
-($%&
&om$ns 8:28!32!35-39
"! An* +e 6no+ that a)) thin-s +or6 to-ether for -oo*
to them that )o1e Go*4 to them +ho are the ca))e*
accor*in- to his purpose/
8" .e that spare* not his o+n Son4 (ut *e)i1ere* him
up for us a))4 ho+ sha)) he not +ith him a)so free)2 -i1e us
a)) thin-sE
8# 5ho sha)) separate us from the )o1e of 3hristE sha))
tri(u)ation4 or *istress4 or persecution4 or famine4 or
na6e*ness4 or peri)4 or s+or*E
8$ As it is +ritten4 >or th2 sa6e +e are 6i))e* a)) the *a2
)on-C +e are accounte* as sheep for the s)au-hter/
8B Na24 in a)) these thin-s +e are more than conquerors
throu-h him that )o1e* us/
8! >or I am persua*e*4 that neither *eath4 nor )ife4 nor
an-e)s4 nor principa)ities4 nor po+ers4 nor thin-s present4
nor thin-s to come4
8% Nor hei-ht4 nor *epth4 nor an2 other creature4 sha))
(e a()e to separate us from the )o1e of Go*4 +hich is in
3hrist Jesus our 7or*/
God's Promises of Provision 53
&om$ns 11:33-36
88 O the *epth of the riches (oth of the +is*om an*
6no+)e*-e of Go* ho+ unsearcha()e are his ?u*-ments4
an* his +a2s past fin*in- out@
8& >or +ho hath 6no+n the min* of the 7or*E or +ho
hath (een his counse))orE
8# Or +ho hath first -i1en to him4 an* it sha)) (e
recompense* unto him a-ainE
8$ >or of him4 an* throu-h him4 an* to him4 are a))
thin-s9 to +hom (e -)or2 for e1er/ Amen/
&om$ns 13:8
! O+e no man an2 thin-4 (ut to )o1e one another9 for
he that )o1eth another hath fu)fi))e* the )a+/
0 ,(-I%!HI%&
1 ,orint#i$ns :2
1 Moreo1er it is require* in ste+ar*s4 that a man (e
foun* faithfu)/
1 ,(-I%!HI%&
1 ,orint#i$ns 8:1-15
1 Moreo1er4 (rethren4 +e *o 2ou to +it of the -race of
Go* (esto+e* on the churches of Mace*oniaC
" .o+ that in a -reat tria) of aff)iction the a(un*ance of
their ?o2 an* their *eep po1ert2 a(oun*e* unto the riches
of their )i(era)it2/
54 God's Promises of Provision
8 >or to their po+er4 I (ear recor*4 2ea4 an* (e2on*
their po+er the2 +ere +i))in- of themse)1esC
& ;ra2in- us +ith much entreat2 that +e +ou)* recei1e
the -ift4 an* ta6e upon us the fe))o+ship of the ministerin-
to the saints/
# An* this the2 *i*4 not as +e hope*4 (ut first -a1e
their o+n se)1es to the 7or*4 an* unto us (2 the +i)) of
Go*/
$ Insomuch that +e *esire* 'itus4 that as he ha* (e-un4
so he +ou)* a)so finish in 2ou the same -race a)so/
B 'herefore4 as 2e a(oun* in e1er2 thin-4 in faith4 an*
utterance4 an* 6no+)e*-e4 an* in a)) *i)i-ence4 an* in 2our
)o1e to us4 see that 2e a(oun* in this -race a)so/
! I spea6 not (2 comman*ment4 (ut (2 occasion of the
for+ar*ness of others4 an* to pro1e the sincerit2 of 2our
)o1e/
% >or 2e 6no+ the -race of our 7or* Jesus 3hrist4 that4
thou-h he +as rich4 2et for 2our sa6es he (ecame poor4
that 2e throu-h his po1ert2 mi-ht (e rich/
1: An* herein I -i1e m2 a*1ice9 for this is e0pe*ient for
2ou4 +ho ha1e (e-un (efore4 not on)2 to *o4 (ut a)so to (e
for+ar* a 2ear a-o/
11 No+ therefore perform the *oin- of itC that as there
+as a rea*iness to +i))4 so there ma2 (e a performance a)so
out of that +hich 2e ha1e/
1" >or if there (e first a +i))in- min*4 it is accepte*
accor*in- to that a man hath4 an* not accor*in- to that he
hath not/
God's Promises of Provision 55
18 >or I mean not that other men (e ease*4 an* 2e
(ur*ene*9
1& But (2 an equa)it24 that no+ at this time 2our
a(un*ance ma2 (e a supp)2 for their +ant4 that their
a(un*ance a)so ma2 (e a supp)2 for 2our +ant9 that there
ma2 (e equa)it29
1# As it is +ritten4 .e that ha* -athere* much ha*
nothin- o1erC an* he that ha* -athere* )itt)e ha* no )ac6/
2 ,orint#i$ns 9:6-11
$ But this I sa24 .e +hich so+eth sparin-)2 sha)) reap
a)so sparin-)2C an* he +hich so+eth (ountifu))2 sha)) reap
a)so (ountifu))2/
B E1er2 man accor*in- as he purposeth in his heart4 so
)et him -i1eC not -ru*-in-)24 or of necessit29 for Go* )o1eth
a cheerfu) -i1er/
! An* Go* is a()e to ma6e a)) -race a(oun* to+ar*
2ouC that 2e4 a)+a2s ha1in- a)) sufficienc2 in a)) thin-s4
ma2 a(oun* to e1er2 -oo* +or69
% <As it is +ritten4 .e hath *isperse* a(roa*C he hath
-i1en to the poor9 his ri-hteousness remaineth for e1er/
1: No+ he that ministereth see* to the so+er (oth
minister (rea* for 2our foo*4 an* mu)tip)2 2our see*
so+n4 an* increase the fruits of 2our ri-hteousnessC=
11 Bein- enriche* in e1er2 thin- to a)) (ountifu)ness4
+hich causeth throu-h us than6s-i1in- to Go*/
GL!I%&
56 God's Promises of Provision
G$($ti$ns 3:13
18 3hrist hath re*eeme* us from the curse of the )a+4
(ein- ma*e a curse for us9 for it is +ritten4 3urse* is e1er2
one that han-eth on a tree9
G$($ti$ns 6:6-1)
$ 7et him that is tau-ht in the +or* communicate unto
him that teacheth in a)) -oo* thin-s/
B Be not *ecei1e*C Go* is not moc6e*9 for +hatsoe1er a
man so+eth4 that sha)) he a)so reap/
! >or he that so+eth to his f)esh sha)) of the f)esh reap
corruptionC (ut he that so+eth to the Spirit sha)) of the
Spirit reap )ife e1er)astin-/
% An* )et us not (e +ear2 in +e)) *oin-9 for in *ue
season +e sha)) reap4 if +e faint not/
1: As +e ha1e therefore opportunit24 )et us *o -oo*
unto a)) men4 especia))2 unto them +ho are of the
househo)* of faith/
EPHE&I%&
E7#esi$ns 1:3
8 B)esse* (e the Go* an* >ather of our 7or* Jesus
3hrist4 +ho hath ()esse* us +ith a)) spiritua) ()essin-s in
hea1en)2 p)aces in 3hrist9
E7#esi$ns 6:2!3
" .onour th2 father an* motherC +hich is the first
comman*ment +ith promiseC
God's Promises of Provision 57
8 'hat it ma2 (e +e)) +ith thee4 an* thou ma2est )i1e
)on- on the earth/
PHILIPPI%&
.#i(i77i$ns :6!13!19
$ Be carefu) for nothin-C (ut in e1er2 thin- (2 pra2er
an* supp)ication +ith than6s-i1in- )et 2our requests (e
ma*e 6no+n unto Go*/
18 I can *o a)) thin-s throu-h 3hrist +hich
stren-theneth me/
1% But m2 Go* sha)) supp)2 a)) 2our nee* accor*in- to
his riches in -)or2 (2 3hrist Jesus/
,(L(&&I%&
,o(ossi$ns 3:1!2
1 If 2e then (e risen +ith 3hrist4 see6 those thin-s
+hich are a(o1e4 +here 3hrist sitteth on the ri-ht han* of
Go*/
" Set 2our affection on thin-s a(o1e4 not on thin-s on
the earth/
0 !HE&&L(%I%&
1 9#ess$(oni$ns 5:12!13
1" An* +e (eseech 2ou4 (rethren4 to 6no+ them +hich
)a(our amon- 2ou4 an* are o1er 2ou in the 7or*4 an*
a*monish 2ouC
18 An* to esteem them 1er2 hi-h)2 in )o1e for their
58 God's Promises of Provision
+or6,s sa6e/ An* (e at peace amon- 2ourse)1es/
1 !HE&&L(%I%&
1 9#ess$(oni$ns 3:3
8 But the 7or* is faithfu)4 +ho sha)) sta()ish 2ou4 an*
6eep 2ou from e1i)/
0 !I$(!H.
1 9imot#y 5:8
! But if an2 pro1i*e not for his o+n4 an* specia))2 for
those of his o+n house4 he hath *enie* the faith4 an* is
+orse than an infi*e)/
1 9imot#y 6:7-12!17-19
7 >or +e (rou-ht nothin- into this +or)*4 an* it is
certain +e can carr2 nothin- out/
! An* ha1in- foo* an* raiment4 )et us (e there+ith
content/
% But the2 that +i)) (e rich fa)) into temptation an* a
snare4 an* into man2 foo)ish an* hurtfu) )usts4 +hich
*ro+n men in *estruction an* per*ition/
1: >or the )o1e of mone2 is the root of a)) e1i)9 +hich
+hi)e some co1ete* after4 the2 ha1e erre* from the faith4
an* pierce* themse)1es throu-h +ith man2 sorro+s/
11 But thou4 O man of Go*4 f)ee these thin-sC an*
fo))o+ after ri-hteousness4 -o*)iness4 faith4 )o1e4 patience4
mee6ness/
God's Promises of Provision 59
1" >i-ht the -oo* fi-ht of faith4 )a2 ho)* on eterna) )ife4
+hereunto thou art a)so ca))e*4 an* hast professe* a -oo*
profession (efore man2 +itnesses/
1B 3har-e them that are rich in this +or)*4 that the2 (e
not hi-hmin*e*4 nor trust in uncertain riches4 (ut in the
)i1in- Go*4 +ho -i1eth us rich)2 a)) thin-s to en?o2C
1! 'hat the2 *o -oo*4 that the2 (e rich in -oo* +or6s4
rea*2 to *istri(ute4 +i))in- to communicateC
1% 7a2in- up in store for themse)1es a -oo* foun*ation
a-ainst the time to come4 that the2 ma2 )a2 ho)* on eterna)
)ife/
1 !I$(!H.
1 9imot#y 2:2)!21
": But in a -reat house there are not on)2 1esse)s of
-o)* an* of si)1er4 (ut a)so of +oo* an* of earthC an* some
to honour4 an* some to *ishonour/
"1 If a man therefore pur-e himse)f from these4 he sha))
(e a 1esse) unto honour4 sanctifie*4 an* meet for the
master,s use4 an* prepare* unto e1er2 -oo* +or6/
!I!*&
9itus 2:12
1" 'eachin- us that4 *en2in- un-o*)iness an* +or)*)2
)usts4 +e shou)* )i1e so(er)24 ri-hteous)24 an* -o*)24 in
this present +or)*C
PHILE$(%
60 God's Promises of Provision
.#i(emon 1:6
$ 'hat the communication of th2 faith ma2 (ecome
effectua) (2 the ac6no+)e*-in- of e1er2 -oo* thin- +hich
is in 2ou in 3hrist Jesus/
HE"-E5&
2ebre8s 11:1
1 No+ faith is the su(stance of thin-s hope* for4 the
e1i*ence of thin-s not seen/
2ebre8s 13:15!16!2)!21
1# B2 him therefore )et us offer the sacrifice of praise to
Go* continua))24 that is4 the fruit of our )ips4 -i1in- than6s
to his name/
1$ But to *o -oo* an* to communicate for-et not9 for
+ith such sacrifices Go* is +e)) p)ease*/
": No+ the Go* of peace4 that (rou-ht a-ain from the
*ea* our 7or* Jesus4 that -reat shepher* of the sheep4
throu-h the ()oo* of the e1er)astin- co1enant4
"1 Ma6e 2ou perfect in e1er2 -oo* +or6 to *o his +i))4
+or6in- in 2ou that +hich is +e))p)easin- in his si-ht4
throu-h Jesus 3hristC to +hom (e -)or2 for e1er an* e1er/
Amen/
/$E&
"$mes 1:17
1B E1er2 -oo* -ift an* e1er2 perfect -ift is from a(o1e4
an* cometh *o+n from the >ather of )i-hts4 +ith +hom is
God's Promises of Provision 61
no 1aria()eness4 neither sha*o+ of turnin-/
0 PE!E-
1 .eter 2:9
% But 2e are a chosen -eneration4 a ro2a) priesthoo*4 an
ho)2 nation4 a pecu)iar peop)eC that 2e shou)* she+ forth
the praises of him +ho hath ca))e* 2ou out of *ar6ness into
his mar1e))ous )i-ht9
1 .eter 3:12!13
1" >or the e2es of the 7or* are o1er the ri-hteous4 an*
his ears are open unto their pra2ers9 (ut the face of the
7or* is a-ainst them that *o e1i)/
18 An* +ho is he that +i)) harm 2ou4 if 2e (e fo))o+ers
of that +hich is -oo*E
1 PE!E-
1 .eter 1:3
8 Accor*in- as his *i1ine po+er hath -i1en unto us a))
thin-s that pertain unto )ife an* -o*)iness4 throu-h the
6no+)e*-e of him that hath ca))e* us to -)or2 an* 1irtue9
0 /(H%
1 "o#n 3:22
"" An* +hatsoe1er +e as64 +e recei1e of him4 (ecause
+e 6eep his comman*ments4 an* *o those thin-s that are
p)easin- in his si-ht/
62 God's Promises of Provision
1 "o#n 5:1!15
1& An* this is the confi*ence that +e ha1e in him4 that4
if +e as6 an2 thin- accor*in- to his +i))4 he heareth us9
1# An* if +e 6no+ that he hear us4 +hatsoe1er +e as64
+e 6no+ that +e ha1e the petitions that +e *esire* of him/
1 /(H%
1 "o#n 1:-6
& I re?oice* -reat)2 that I foun* of th2 chi)*ren +a)6in-
in truth4 as +e ha1e recei1e* a comman*ment from the
>ather/
# An* no+ I (eseech thee4 )a*24 not as thou-h I +rote a
ne+ comman*ment unto thee4 (ut that +hich +e ha* from
the (e-innin-4 that +e )o1e one another/
$ An* this is )o1e4 that +e +a)6 after his
comman*ments/ 'his is the comman*ment4 'hat4 as 2e
ha1e hear* from the (e-innin-4 2e shou)* +a)6 in it/
6 /(H%
6 "o#n 1:2
2 Be)o1e*4 I +ish a(o1e a)) thin-s that thou ma2est
prosper an* (e in hea)th4 e1en as th2 sou) prospereth/
/*)E
"ude 1:2)!21
": But 2e4 (e)o1e*4 (ui)*in- up 2ourse)1es on 2our
most ho)2 faith4 pra2in- in the .o)2 Ghost4
God's Promises of Provision 63
"1 Keep 2ourse)1es in the )o1e of Go*4 )oo6in- for the
merc2 of our 7or* Jesus 3hrist unto eterna) )ife/
-E+EL!I(%
&eve($tion 21:1-7
1 An* I sa+ a ne+ hea1en an* a ne+ earth9 for the first
hea1en an* the first earth +ere passe* a+a2C an* there
+as no more sea/
" An* I John sa+ the ho)2 cit24 ne+ Jerusa)em4 comin-
*o+n from Go* out of hea1en4 prepare* as a (ri*e
a*orne* for her hus(an*/
8 An* I hear* a -reat 1oice out of hea1en sa2in-4
Beho)*4 the ta(ernac)e of Go* is +ith men4 an* he +i))
*+e)) +ith them4 an* the2 sha)) (e his peop)e4 an* Go*
himse)f sha)) (e +ith them4 an* (e their Go*/
& An* Go* sha)) +ipe a+a2 a)) tears from their e2esC
an* there sha)) (e no more *eath4 neither sorro+4 nor
cr2in-4 neither sha)) there (e an2 more pain9 for the former
thin-s are passe* a+a2/
# An* he that sat upon the throne sai*4 Beho)*4 I ma6e
a)) thin-s ne+/ An* he sai* unto me4 5rite9 for these
+or*s are true an* faithfu)/
$ An* he sai* unto me4 It is *one/ I am A)pha an*
Ome-a4 the (e-innin- an* the en*/ I +i)) -i1e unto him
that is athirst of the fountain of the +ater of )ife free)2/
B .e that o1ercometh sha)) inherit a)) thin-sC an* I +i))
(e his Go*4 an* he sha)) (e m2 son/

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