ACTIVITY OF GOD IN THE BIBLE - LEVITICUS

The Activity of God

Going through the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, phrase by phrase and word by word to give attention to the following:
--the Names of God;
--the word & deeds of God;
--the sayings of God;
--the attributes of God;

Too often the churches weakness and the Christians weakness is found in this one sin, 'we do not know God'.  We have not studied the Bible, nor Him to learn more of Him.  Seeking that this might be a help for myself and others in this pursuit that each of us 'may grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord.'

LEVITICUS
Chapter 1
1:1   And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,    And God said/spoke;  God called;
1:2 - 9   God gives directive in offerings;
1:3  off it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord.   
1:9   an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the sweetness of the offering;
1:10   before the Lord   
1:13   of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the offering;
1:14   And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls   God receives offering;
1:17   it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the offering;
Chapter 2
2:1   And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord   God receives the offering;
2:2   to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the offering;
2:3   it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire   God receives offering by fire, they are holy as He is;
2:8   bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord   God receives the offering brought to him;
2:9   it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the offering;
2:10   it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire   God receives offering by fire, they are holy as He is;
2:11   No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord. . . in any offering of the Lord made by fire   God receives offerings brought to Him;
2:12   As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the Lord   God receives offerings;
2:14   offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord   God receives offering;
2:15   it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering by fire brought unto Him;
Chapter 3
3:1   without blemish before the Lord   God receives offering brought unto Him;
3:3  peace offering an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering by fire brought unto Him;
3:5  it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes the offering brought unto Him;
3:6   peace offering unto the Lord   God receives offering brought unto Him;
3:7   shall he offer it before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
3:9   And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering by fire brought unto Him;
3:11  it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering by fire brought unto Him;
3:12   then he shall offer it before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
3:14   even an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives the offering made by fire brought to Him;
3:16  it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour; all the fat it the Lord's   God receives the offering made by fire before Him;  God tastes and smells the sweet savour of it;  It is all the Lord's;
Chapter 4
4:1    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,    And God said/spoke;
4:2   If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord   the Lord commanded;
4:3   a young buyllock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering   God receives the sin offering;
4:4   And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord;  and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the Lord   (2) before the Lord;  God receives the offering brought before Him;
4:6   And sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary   God receives the blood sprinkled to cover the sins before Him;
4:7   the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord   God receives the incense before Him;  God smells the sweetness of it;
4:13   have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord   the Lord commanded;
4:15   shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the Lord and the bullock shall be killed before the Lord   God receives the offering brought before Him and killed before Him;  (2)
4:17   and sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, even before the vail    God receives blood before Him 7X;
4:18   And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord   God receives the blood before Him;
4:22   and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty.   the Lord commanded;
4:24   and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord   God recieves offering before Him;
4:27   while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty   the Lord commanded;
4:31   and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and taste the offering brought unto Him;
4:35   according to the offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives the offering before Him;
Chapter 5
5:6   And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord    God receives offering brought before Him;
5:7   unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
5:12   according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him by fire;;
5:14   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
5:15   sing through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord, then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord    God is holy;  God receives offering before Him for trespass and sin;
 5:17   which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord   the Lord commanded;
5:19  It is a trespass offering:  he hath certainly trespassed against the Lord   God receives offering for those that have trespassed against Him and His ways.
Chapter 6
6:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying    And God said/spoke;
6:2   If a soul sin and commit a trespass against the Lord   sin against the Lord;
6:6  And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord   God receives offering brought to Him;
6:7   And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord   Brought before the Lord;
6:8   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
6:14   shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar   God receives offering brought before Him;
6:15   shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord   God smells and tastes sweet savour of offering;  God remembers as offering brought before Him;
6:17   I have given it unto them for their portion of My offering made by fire;   God gives portion to Aaron's family of offering;
6:18   the offerings of the Lord made by fire;  every one that toucheth them shall be holy.   God receives offerings brought before Him;  God is holy and they that share His offering must be holy;
6:19   and the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
6:20   which they shall offer unto the Lord in the day   God receives offering brought before Him;
6:21   shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes offering brought before Him;
6:22   it is a statute for ever unto the Lord   God gives directive of offering brought before Him;
6:24   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
6:25   the sin offering be killed before the Lord:  it is most holy   God receives offering brought before Him;  As He is holy offering is holy;
Chapter 7
7:5   made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire;
7:11   which he shall offer unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:14   heave offering unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:20   that pertain unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:21   which pertain unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:22   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
7:25   made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him;
7:28   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
7:29   He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the Lord, shall bring his oblation unto the Lord of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:30   shall bring the offerings of the Lord . . . wave offering before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:34   have I taken of the children of Israel. . . and have given them to Aaron and unto his son    God takes portion and gives unto Aaron and his sons forever covenatn
7:35   out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. . . unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
7:36   Which the Lord commanded to be given   the Lord commanded;
7:38   Which the Lord commanded Moses in mount sinai, in the day that He commanded the children of Israel . . . unto the Lord    the Lord commanded (2); God receives offering brought before Him;
Chapter 8
8:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
8:4   And Moses did as the Lord commanded   the Lord commanded;
8:5   which the Lord commanded to be done   the Lord commanded;
8:9   as the Lord commanded Moses   the Lord commanded;
8:13   as the Lord commanded;   the Lord commanded;
8:17    as the Lord commanded;   the Lord commanded;
8:21   for a sweet savour and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses   God smells and tastes offering by fire brought before Him;  the Lord commanded;
8:26   that was before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
8:27   waved them for a wave offering before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
8:28   they were consecrations for sweet savour:  it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God smells and tastes sweet offering by fire brought before Him;
8:29   for a wave offering before the Lord. . . as the Lord commanded Moses   God receives offering brought before Him;  the Lord commanded;
8:34   As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do    the Lord commanded;
8:35   keep the charge of the Lord   God issues charge to be kept;
8:36   So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses   the Lord commanded;
Chapter 9
9:2   offer them before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
9:4   to sacrifice before the Lord. . . for to day the Lord will appear unto you   God receives offering brought before Him;  God appears unto His people;
9:5   and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord   God receives offering and people before Him;
9:6   This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do:  and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you    the Lord commanded;   God appears in His glory unto His people;
9:7   as the Lord commanded;    the Lord commanded;
9:10   as the Lord commanded   the Lord commanded;
9:21   a wave offering before the Lord    God receives the offering brought before Him;
9:23   and blessed the people;  and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people   God appears unto His people;
9:24   came a fire out from before the Lord    God's fire consumes the offering
Chapter 10
10:1   and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He commanded them not    God rejects offering brought before Him;  the Lord commanded this not;
10:2   And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord   God destroys them by fire, which proceeded from Him, the souls of men that die before the Lord;
10:3   This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come night Me, and before all the people I will be glorified    And God said/spoke;  I will's of God to sanctify those that approach before Him;  God allows men to draw nigh unto Him;  I will's of God to glorify His Name among His people;
10:6   bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled    God sent the fire to consume the sons of Aaron who offered false fire;
10:7   for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you    God anoints chosen vessels who are before Him;
10:8   And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,    And God said/spoke;
10:11   all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses   And God said/spoke;
10:12   offerings of the Lord made by fire   God receives offerings before Him;
10:13   of the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire    God receives offering made by fire before Him;
10:15   wave offering before the Lord. . . as the Lord hath commanded    God receives offering brought before Him;   the Lord commanded;
10:17   God hath give it you to bear the iniquity of the  congregation to make atonement for them before the Lord    God gave them the portion of this offering to Aaron and his sons;   God receives offering brought before Him for their atonement;
10:19    burnt offering before the Lord. . . have been accepted in the sight of the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;   God sees and accepts their offering;
Chapter 11
11:1    And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,    And God said/spoke;
11:2 - 43   God declares what can be eaten and what shall not be eaten; what is clean and what is an abomination;
11:44   For I am the Lord your God:  ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy, for I am holy, neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.    God is holy;  He declares His Name and attributes, "I am the Lord,  I am Holy'.  God gives directive for us to be holy as He is a repeated message throughout all the bible;
11:45   For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God:  ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.    God declares His Name and attribute, I am the Lord and I am Holy;  God brought them out of Egypt; God gives directive for them to be holy as He is holy;
Chapter 12
12:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
12:7   Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her   God receives offering brought before Him for atonement for woman;
Chapter 13
13:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,   And God said/spoke; 
Chapter 14
14:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
14:11   the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation     God receives offering of man made clean brought before Him;
14:12   wave them for a wave offering before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
14:16   shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord   God receives the 7, complete, offering of oil brought before Him;
14:18   the priest shall make an atonement for him before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him for atonement of clean man;
14:23   unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the Lord   God receives offering for unclean man to made clean brought before Him;
14:24   wave them for a wave offering before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
14:27   oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord   God receives oil offered 7, complete, times before Him;
14:29   him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the Lord   God receives offering for atonement brought before Him;
14:31   shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
14:33   And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying    And God said/spoke;
14:34   When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession    God puts plague of leprosy in land, in house for His purpose.
Chapter 15
15:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying   And God said/spoke;
15:14   and come before the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle   God receives offering brought before Him;
15:15   make an atonement for him before the Lord for his issue   God receives offering for atonement brought before Him;
15:30   make an atonement for her before the Lord for the issue of her uncleanness   God receiveth offering for atonement brought before Him;
15:31   Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile My tabernacle that is among them.    God gives specific directive of clean and unclean; defiled and holy;  His tabernalce among them;
Chapter 16
16:1   and the Lord spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the Lord, and died;    And God said/spoke; Two sons of Aaron offering strange fire before the Lord ;   God killed them;
16:2   and the Lord said unto Moses. . . that he die not:  for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.   And God said/spoke;  God gives directive to Aaron of when and when not to come into the holy place;   I will's of God to appear in cloud upon the mercy seat;
16:7   present them before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle   God receives offering for people brought before Him;
16:8   one lot for the Lord   God receives offering of goat;
16:9   bring the goat upon which the Lord's lot fell and offer him for a sin offering   God recevies offering for sin;
16:10   presented alive before the Lord to make an atonement   God receives offering for atonement brought before Him;
16:12   fire from off the altar before the Lord and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small and bring it within the vail      God directs incense;  God receives offering brought before Him;
16:13   put the incense upon the fire before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him; vails Himself from Aaron;
16:18   And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord and make an atonement for it    God receives offering brought before Him for atonement;
16:30   that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord   God desires for His people to be clean when they come before Him;
16:34   he did as the Lord commanded   the Lord commanded;
Chapter 17
17:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying    And God said;
17:2   This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, saying,   And God said;  the Lord commanded;
17:4   offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him and the tabernacle;
17:5   that they may bring them unto the Lord. . . offer them for peace offerings unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
17:6   priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord. . . burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the Lord   God receives blood for purity brought before Him & upon the altar;  God smells and tastes sweet savour of offering brought before Him;
17:9   to offer it unto the Lord   God receives offerings brought before Him; they are directed not to offer unto devils or other gods;
17:10   I will even set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people   I will's of God to cut off man that eateth blood;
17:11   For the life of the flesh is in the blood:  and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls    God gives us blood to make atonement for our sins on the offering;
17:12   Therefore I said unto you   And God said;/spoke;
17:14   therefore I said unto the children of Israel   And God said/spoke;
Chapter 18
18:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying   And God said/spoke;
18:2   I am the Lord your God   God speaks and declares His Name;
18:3   whither I bring you   God brought them out to bring them in;  God gives directive to their lifestyle;
18:4   Ye shall do My judgments, and keep Mine ordinances, to walk therein:  I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to obedience;
18:5   Ye shall therefore keep My statutes, and My judgements:  which if a man do, he shall live in them; I am the Lord    God declares His Name;  God gives directive to obey;
18:6   I am the Lord   God declares His name and specific directives;
18:21   neither shalt thou profane the Name of thy God:  I am the Lord   God declares His Name;  God gives directives to not have His Holy Name profaned by our actions;
18:24   for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you    God cast out nations before them for they had defiled the land;
18:25   And the land is defiled:  therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.   God visits the land in judgements for they have defiled the land;
18:26   Ye shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgements, and shall not commit any of these abominations neither any of your own nation    God gives specifice directive to obey and not to disobey;
18:27 - 29   God tells why the land is defiled and what happends and issues directive to not follow their ways;  Omniscient;
18:29   which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein:  I am the Lord your God.   God declares His name;  God gives directive to obey and keep them from sin;
Chapter 19
19:1    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
19:2   and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy    And God said/spoke;  God declares Name/attributes;  God is HOLY;
19:3   I am the Lord your God.    God declares Name and specific directive;
19:4   I am the Lord your God   God declares Name and specific directive
19:5   and if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord   God receives offerings brought before Him;
19:8   because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord   God gives directive and warning to profaning His ways;
19:10   I am the Lord your God   God decalres His Name and specific directive;
19:12   And ye shall not swear by My Name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the Name of thy God:  I am the Lord   God declares His Name and gives warning about the use of His Name;
19:14   but shalt fear thy God:  I am the Lord   God declares His Name;  The fear of the Lord; God gives directive about right ways;
19:16   I am the Lord   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to right way of life;
19:18   I am the Lord   God declares His Name; God gives command;
19:21   bring his trespass offering unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
19:22   trespass offering before the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him, God forgives sin;
19:24   shall be holy to praise the Lord withal   God receives praise and holy ways of His people for He is holy;
19:25   I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to crops;
19:28   I am the Lord   God declares His Name and gives directives;
19:30   Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary:  I am the Lord   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to His sabbaths and sanctuary;
19:31   I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to not seek wizards;
19:32   and fear thy God; I am the Lord.   the fear of the Lord; God declares His Name; God gives directive to proper respect;
19:34   I am the Lord your God    God declares His name;  God gives directive to strangers;
19:36   I am the Lord your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt   God declares His Name;  God brought them out of Egypt;  God gives instruction to proper weight and measurements, not to cheat;
19:37   Therefore shall ye observe all My statutes, and all My judgments, and do them:  I am the Lord.   God declares His Name;  God commands to keep His ways;
Chapter 20
20:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said;
20:3   and I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto MOlech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My Holy Name.    I will's of God to set against man, and will cut off that man that sins in this manner;   God gives directive not to defile nor profane His Holy Name;
20:5   Then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people   I will's of God to come against and cut off people that allow this sin of Molech;
20:6   I will even set My face against that soul and will cut him off from among his people   I will's of God to come against and cut off those that sin in wizards and spirits;
20:7   Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy:  for I am the Lord your God.   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to sanctify and be holy;
20:8   and ye shall keep My statutes, and do them:  I am the Lord which sanctify you.   God gives directive to keep His ways and do them;  God declares His Name and His action that He sanctifies;
20:22   Ye shall therefore keep all My statutes, and all My judgments, and do them:  that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.   God commands to keep His ways;  God warns that if they defile the land by such sins, it will put them out;  God brings them into this land;
20:23   And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you:  for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.   God commands them to not do the deeds of the other nations;  God casts them out from before them;  God abhors these evil ones;
20:24   But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it,. . . I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people.   And God said/spoke;  I will's of God to give them the land to possess;  God declares His Name;  God separated them from other nations to be His'.
20:25   which I have separated from you as unclean    God separated clean and unclean animals and birds for them;
20:26   and ye shall be holy unto Me:  for I the Lord am holy and have severed you from other people, that ye should be Mine.   God gives command to be holy, as He is holy;  God severed them from other nations to be His Own;  God declares His attritbutes;
Chapter 21
21:1    And the Lord said unto Moses   And God said/spoke;
21:6   They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the Name of their God:  for the offerings of the Lord made by fire. . . therefore they shall be holy.   God gives directive to be holy and not to profane His Name or ways;   God receives offering brought before Him by fire;
21:7   for he is holy unto his God   God is holy and they are to be also;
21:8   Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:  he shall be holy unto thee:  for I the Lord which sanctify you, am holy.    God is holy and He sanctifies them to be holy;
21:12   nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him:  I am the Lord.   God declares His name;  God gives directive not to profane His sanctuary;
21:15   for I the Lord do sanctify him.   God sanctifies His people/priest;
21:16   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
21:21   No man that hath a blemish . . . shall com nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire. . .he shall not come night to offer the bread of his God.   God gives directive of who is not to come nigh to offer offerings;
21:23   that he profane not My sanctuaries:  for I the Lord do sanctify them.   God sanctifies the priest;  God gives directive of who is not to come nigh to him, he that has a blemish;
Chapter 22
22:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
22:2   that they separate themselves from the holy things. . . that they profane not My holy Name in those things which they hallow unto Me:  I am the Lord   God gives directive not to profane holy things;  God declares His Name;
22:3   which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord. . . that soul shall be cut off from My Presence:  I am the Lord   God receives hallowed things;  God cuts off those that defile it;  God declares His name;
22:8   I am the Lord   God gives directive of what not to eat;  God declares His name;
22:9   I the Lord do sanctify them   God sanctifies His people;  God gives directive to keep His ways and not to profane it;
22:15  which they offer unto the Lord   God receives offerings brought before Him, holy and undefiled;
22:16   for I the Lord do sanctify them   God sanctifies the offerings offered and received;
22:17   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
22:18   which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering   God receives burnt offering brought before Him;
22:21   peace offering unto the Lord   God receives offerings brought before Him; God declares what is acceptable - perfect;
22:22   ye shall not offer these unto the Lord. . . make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the Lord   God gives directive of what is not acceptable; that which He will not receive;  and that which He will receive upon the altar by fire;
22:24   Ye shall not offer unto the Lord   God declares what is not to be brought before Him;
22:25   offer the bread of your God of any of these   God declares stranger shall not offer bread before Him or unto Him;
22:26   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
22:27   made by fire unto the Lord   God declares what He will receive of offering brought by fire before Him;
22:29   sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
22:30   I am the Lord   God declares His Name with specific directive;
22:31   I am the Lord   God declares His Name with specific directive;
22:32   Neither shall ye profane My holy Name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel; I am the Lord which hallow you.   I will's of God to not profane His Holy Name;  God declares His Name and that it is He Who hallows His Name and His people;
22:33   That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God, I am the Lord   God brought them out of Egypt;  God declares His Name;
Chapter 23
23:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
23:2   Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My feasts.   God declares His feasts and that they are holy as He is holy;
23:3   it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.   God's sabbath of rest for all;
23:4   These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations   God's feasts and they are holy times;
23:5   at even is the Lord's passover   God's passover;
23:6   feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord   God's feasts of unleavened bread;
23:8   an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offerings made by fire brought before Him;
23:9   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
23:10   When ye come into the land which I give unto you   God gave and brought them in unto the promised land and they was to bring an offering;
23:11   wave the sheaf before the Lord   God receives the offering brought before Him;
23:12   for a burnt offering unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him;
23:13   an offering made by fire unto the Lord for a sweet savour    God smells and tastes the offering by fire brought before Him;
23:14   brought an offering unto your God   God gives directive of offering of that which is brought before Him;
23:16   ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord   God gives directive of offering brought before Him;
23:17   they are the firstfruits unto the Lord   God receives offering brought before Him of first fruits;
23:18   they shall be for a burnt offering unto the Lord. . . an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the Lord   God smells and tastes sweet offering brought by fire before Him;
23:20  wave offering before the Lord. . . they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest.   God receives offering brought before Him and it is to be holy as He is holy for priest;
23:22  I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name and directive of crops;
23:23   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
23:25   but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him;
23:26   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
23:27   an offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him;
23:28   before the Lord your God   God receives atonement of people brought before Him;
23:30   the same will I destroy from among his people   I will's of God to cut off those that disobey;
23:33   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   and God said/spoke;
23:34   feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord   God gives directive of feast before Him;
23:36   offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. . . ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him (2);
23:37   These are the feasts of the Lord. . offering made by fire unto the Lord   God's feasts and offering brought and made by fire before Him;
23:38   Beside the sabbaths of the Lord. . . which ye give unto the Lord   God's sabbaths and offering given unto Him;
23:39   keep a feast unto the Lord seven days   God's feasts for 7 days and directive to keep it;
23:40   ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days   God gives directive that people shall keep feast 7 days with joy and rejoicing before Him;
23:41   And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days   God gives directive to keep feast before Him;
23:43   that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt:  I am the Lord your God.   God declares His Name;  God brought them out of Egypt and caused them to dwell in booths in the wilderness;
23:44  And Moses decalred unto the children of Israel the feasts of the Lord   God's feats given;
Chapter 24
24:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
24:3   from the evening unto the morning before the Lord continually   God gives directive for lamps to burn before Him;
24:4   order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the Lord continually   God gives directive of lamps before Him;  
24:6  upon the pure table before the Lord   God receives cakes set before Him;
24:7   even an offering made by fire unto the Lord   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him;
24:8   shall set it in order before the Lord continually;   God receives offering brought before Him;
24:9   they shall eat it in the holy place:  for it is most holy unto Him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute   God receives offering made by fire brought before Him;
24:11   son blasphemed the Name of the Lord and cursed   God's Name is not to be blasphemed; thou shalt not profane the Name of the Lord;
24:12   And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be revealed.  God reveals His thoughts and ways to His people that seek Him;
24:13   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
24:15   whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.   God gives directive to punish those that profane the Name of the Lord;
24:16   he that blasphemeth the Name of the Lord. . . when he shall blasphemeeth the Name of the Lord    Thou shalt not profane the Name of the Lord (2);
24:22   for I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to ways;
24:23   And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.   the Lord commanded;
Chapter 25
25:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,    And God said/spoke;
25:2   When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.   God gives them the land;  God gives directive to keep sabbath for the land before Him;
25:4   shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord   God gives directive for 7th year rest;
25:17   but thou shalt fear thy God:  for I am the Lord your God   the fear of the Lord;  God decalres His Name;
25:21   Then I will command My blessing upon you    I will's of God to command blessing upon land for food and provision;
25:23   for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with Me   God created and owns the land;  God gives directive for them to sojourn with Him in the land;
25:36   but fear thy God  the fear of the Lord;
25:38   I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.   God declares His Name;  God brought them out; God gives them the land; they are to serve the Lord;
25:42   For they are My servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt,   God declares His people as His servants; God brought them out of Egypt;
25:43   but shalt fear thy God   the fear of the Lord;
25:55   For unto Me the children of Israel are servants; they are My servants Whom I brought froth out of the land of Egypt:  I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name;  God declares His children as His servants;  God brought them out of Egypt;
Chapter 26
26:1   for I am the Lord your God   God declares His Name; God gives directive to no false idols or gods to bowed down too;  
26:2   Ye shall keep My sabbaths, and reverence My sanctuary:  I am the Lord.   God declares His Name;  God gives directive to sabbaths to be kept and reverence to His sanctuary;
26:3   If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them;   God's statutes, commandments and directive to walk, keep and do them;
26:4   Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.   I will's of God to give rain and crops to flourish if they keep and do His ways;
26:6   And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid;  and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.    I will's of God to give peace, safety, protection if they keep and do His ways;
26:9   For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful and multiply you, and establish My covenant with you.   I will's of God to respect, to make fruitful and multiply and keep covenant made with them if they keep and do His ways;
26:11   And I will set My tabernacle among you:  and My soul shall not abhor you.   I will's of God to dwell with them through setting His tabernacle among them and not abhorring them;
26:12   And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be My people.   I will's of God to walk among them and be their God if they keep and do His ways;
26;13   I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt. . . I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.    God declares His Name and that He brought them out of Egypt; God broke the yoke of slavery and caused them to go upright.
26:14   But if ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments:   God warns against not hearing and obeying Him;
26:15   And if ye shall despise My statutes, or if your soul abhor My judgments, so that ye will not do all My commandment, but that ye break My covenant.   God warns against them breaking, abhorring and not obeying His statutes, commandments and breaking His covenant with them
26:16   I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart:     I will's of God to bring forth judgement upon them for their disobedience;
26:17   And I will set My face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies:  they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.   I will's of God to set His face against them for punishment and death and slavery
26:18   And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.      I will's of God to punish 7X more for not obeying and not listening to Him;
26:19   And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.   I will's of God to break pride and humble them; I will's of God to make earth dry and sky rainless.
26:21   And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.   I will's of God to punish 7X more for being contrary to Him and His ways;
26:22   I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.   I will's of God to send beasts and cause harm and desolation for not keeping and doing His ways and commands;
26:23   And if ye will not be reformed by Me by these things, but will walk contrary unto Me;   God warns if they will still not be reformed and walk contrary unto Him;
26:24   Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.   I will's of God to punish them 7X more for walking contrary unto Him;
26:25   And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of My covenant:  and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.   I will's of God to bring sword, pestilence and death and captivity
26:26   And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight, and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.   God will break them and take away food;
26:27   And if ye will not for all this hearken unto Me, but walk contrary unto Me;   God warns of not listening to Him, but walking contrary unto Him;
26:28   Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will cahstise you seven times for your sins.   I will's of God to punish and chastise them 7X more for their continued sins;  
26:30   And I will destroy your high places and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and My soul shall abhor you.   I will's of God to destroy idolatry;  God abhors them for their sin and disobedience;
26:31   And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will nto smell the savour of your sweet odours.   I will's of god to make their cities wasted and bring them to desolation;  I will's of God to not smell nor receive their incense offered;
26:32   And I will bring the land into desolation and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.    I will's of God to bring land into desolation;
26:33   And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you:  and your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.   I will's of God to scatter them and send sword after them;  God will make land and cities desolate and empty;
26:36   And upon them that are left alive of you, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies;     I will's of God to send great fear and faintness of heart while they are in captivity;
26:40   If they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against Me, and that also they have walked contrary unto Me    God gives directive to make wrongs right for walking contrary unto Him, trespassing against Him  and His ways;
26:41   And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies;    God walks contrary to those that walk contrary unto Him; and sent them into the land of their enemies for captivity;
26:42   Then will I remember My covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.   God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob He will remember;  I will's of God to remember covenant, and to remember land;
26:43   because even because they despised My judgments, and because their soul abhorred My statutes   God warns and foretells they shall endure punishment for despising and abhorring His statutes and judgements;
26:44   And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break My covenant with them:  for I am the Lord their God.   I will's of God to not cast them away, nor destroy them utter, nor to break covenant;  God declares Who He is, His Name;
26:45   But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought froth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God:  I am the Lord.   I will's of God to remember covenant;  God brought them out of Egypt to be their God;  God declares His Name;
26:46   These are the statutues and judgments and laws, which the Lord made between Him and the children of Israel    God declared His statutes and judgments unto Israel;
Chapter 27
27:1   And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,   And God said/spoke;
27:2   the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation.   God declares for vows brought before Him in estimation
27:9   bring an offering unto the Lord all that any man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy   God gives directive of offering brought before Him must be holy;
27:11   they do not offer a sacrifice unto the Lord   God gives directive of unclean beasts offered;
27:14   And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord   God gives directive to man offering house to be sanctify and made holy
27:16   And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession   God gives directive regarding field brought before Him for sanctifying
27:21   But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted    God makes holy the land yielded for priests
27:22   And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought   God receives land yielded and sanctifies it for His purpose; makes it holy, as He is holy;
27:23   as a holy thing unto the Lord   God receives land presented and makes it holy as He is holy for His purpose and will;
27:26   which should be the Lord's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep, it is the Lord's.   God declared first born His since Egypt; God owns it, it is His';
27:28   that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath. . . every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord;   God receives devoted things unto Him;  God makes it holy;
27:30   it is the Lord's:  it is holy unto the Lord   God receives tithe and it is holy;
27:32   the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord   God marks 1/10 as holy given unto Him;
27:34   These are the commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.   the Lord commanded;


Started:  June 24, 2018

Continued:  6/25;6/26;6/27;6/28;6/29;7/1;7/2;7/3;7/4;7/5;7/6;7/7;7/8;7/9;7/10;7/11;

Finished:   July 11, 2018

PLEASE GOD

Please God

June, 2018

One of the great things about the Word of God is that it is inexhaustible for study by the child of God.  Learning what is written in the Word of God teaches us to know what God has said and done.  Multiple word studies and phrases are such expression in the Bible to teach us about God.  One such phrase that I have marked and am marking in Scripture is the phrase regarding that which pleases God, pleased God or displeased God.  This phrase is found multiple times throughout Scripture.

I have not marked them all down on paper,  but have sought to find them all in Scripture and mark them in my bible.  With my blog now, I will share these with you in book, chapter, verse and perhaps a devotion with some of them.

(I am mid-way in my bible reading and will pick up from here and will start again in Genesis later on.)

LEVITICUS
17:10, "And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eatesth any manner of blood:  I will even set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people." 

20:3, "And I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people:  because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy Name."

20:5, "Then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Moelch, from among their people."

20:6, "And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set My face against that soul, and will cut him off from among His people.  "

20:23, "And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you:  for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them."  

26:11, "And I will set My tabernacle among you:  and My soul shall not abhor you."

26:30, "And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and My soul shall abhor you." 

NUMBERS
22:34, "And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned, for I knew not that Thou stoodest in the way against me:  now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again."
Balaam had disobeyed the word of the Lord.  His ass saved him three times of the angel of the Lord from being slain.  Disobedience is that which pleases not the Lord.

23:27, "And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence." 
Men sought to curse what God hath blessed;  men sought for God to be pleased to go against His Own will and nature.   this will not be.

24:1, "And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness."   
Balaam knew that it pleased the Lord to bless His people.  God is pleased in blessing His people.

DEUTERONOMY
1:27, "and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the Lord hated us, He hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us."
To Please God is not found in falsely accusing God of hating the very people He saved, delivered and entered into covenant with.   They accused God of hating them to destroy them, when all along God sought love them and preserve them.    This is the opposite of pleasing God, to falsely accuse Him.

5:9, "thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them:  for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me."   Those that hate God, cannot nor ever shall please Him.  And God knows those that will come to Him or not, and He holds them accountable for generations for their evil act of not pleasing Him.

7:10, "And repayeth them that hate Him to their face, to destroy them; He will not be slack to him that hateth Him, He will repay him to his face."   

9:19, "For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you.  But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also." 

9:28, "Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which He promsied them, and because He hated them, He hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness."

12:31, "Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God:  for every abomination to the Lord which He hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods."

16:22, "Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth." 

32:41, "If I whet My glittering sword, and Mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine enemies, and will reward them that hate Me." 


II SAMUEL
7:29, "Therefore now let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee:  for Thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it:  and with Thy blessing let the house of Thy servant be blessed for ever." 

11:27, "And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son.  But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord."


I CHRONICLES
17:27, "Now therefore let it please Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may be before Thee for ever:  for Thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever."
David in his great prayer to God, after God gave him a covenant that his line would always be before Him.  The line of Christ.  Davie prayed that God would be pleased to bless as He had said.

21:7, "And God was displeased with this thing;  therefore He smote Israel."   
David had sinned in numbering the people.  There was sin in this and among the people, God was not pleased with him or them.  Judgement came because of this.
29:17, "I know also, my God, that Thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness.  As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things:  and now have I seen with joy Thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto Thee."
God is pleased with uprightness in the heart of His people.   


EZRA
10:11, "Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do His pleasure:  and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives."
The children of the captivity had done in the sight of the Lord in taking wives of the heathen, and daughters marrying the sons of the heathen.  They are now confronted with this evil by Ezra and told to make the wrongs right.  We see confession is called for, to acknowledge the sin, and to please God by separating from the heathen.  How great was this task!


JOB
6:9, "Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!"
Job is wrestling with what has happened to him.  The grief and anguish is more than he can stand.   And in that moment it speaks of pleasing God to let him die.  Many a saint in the bitteness of soul has asked to die by the permission from God.  But God is not done with them, and it does not please God to remove them from the earth.

22:3, "Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?"
the three friends of Job are assaulting him and railing against him.   But Job maintains his integrity before the Lord and his friends.  And in defending himself, the friends assume that he is covering himself in self-righteousness.   Thus, we have our question of whether God is pleased with self-righteousness.   But we know that He is not pleased with man that heralds their own righteousness; but every Christian knows that they are robed in Christ righteousness, that is what pleases God.


PSALMS
2:5, "Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure."


6:1, "O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure." 

11:5, "The Lord trieth the righteous:  but the wicked and him that lvoeth violence his soul hateth>"

35:27, "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour My righteous cause:  yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."
God is pleased with the prosperity of His people.  They take that prosperity and use for His glory and kingdom advance.   We see this with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  We see this with Job.  We see this with David.  God moves and allows and causes for prosperity to be with some of His saints.  But this is not for all; for Jesus was not filled with prosperity, nor the Apostles.  Poverty is sometimes the bearer we must have of poor and needy.

38:1, "O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy wrath; nether chasten me in Thy hot displeasure."
this is one of those verses that is not sharing of that which pleasees God, but that which pleases Him not.   And when God is not pleased, His wrath and anger is sent forth to rebuke, to correct, to judge.   David knows that there are things that he has done, his nation has done, that has provoked God to this hot displeasure and his prayers is not to come in wrath or chastening.    

40:13, "Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me:  O Lord, make haste to help me."
The pleading prayer of David.  It is not so much the descriptive part of what pleases God, as much as it is that God would be pleased to deliver and help him. 

51:18, "Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem."

51:19, "Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering:  then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar."

60:1, "O God, Thou hast cast us off, Thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn Thyself to us again."

69:31, "This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs." 

103:21, "Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts; ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure."
The revealed will of God that His children, His minister, His church do His pleasures of holiness, faithfulness and righteousness.   Knowing this right things is needful to do them; ignorance is costly.

115:3, "But our God is in the heavens:  He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased."
List the works of God that He has been pleased to do in His creation; that which pleases God.

135:6, "Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He in heaven and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places."   

147:10, "He delighteth not in the strength of the horse:  He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man." 
The Psalmist is describing that the physical things of the horse and man do not necessarily please God;  But it is to used in contrast to verse 11 of what God does take pleasure in .   These things do not please God.

147:11, "The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in the His mercy." 
IN contrast from verse 10, of what does not please the Lord, to what does please the Lord.  God is pleased with those that fear Him and hope in His mercy.   IT is all spiritual in nature, not the physical.

149:4, "For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people, He will beautify the meek with salvation."  
God has made them, called them, ordained them to be His people, and in them He is pleased.   In you I am well-pleased.

PROVERBS
16:7, "When a man's ways please the Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."
The soul that lives, chooses, and directs his ways to please God in holiness, righteousness and faithfulness is blessed by the Lord.  So much so, that even this man's enemies will be at peace with him.   The Lord is able to do this to the man that pleases Him.

24:18, "Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him."
God watches and God sees the actions, reactions and intents of the heart.  That which is not right in His sight displeases Him.  May we understand and consider this truth for our responses.

ECCLESIASTES
5:4, "When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for He hath no pleasure in fools:  pay that which thou hast vowed."

7:26, "And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and pets, and her hands as bands:  whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her."

ISAIAH

42:21, "The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will magnify the law, and make it honourable."

That which pleases God is righteousness.  Not self-righteousness, but that righteousness that proceeds from Himself.  God is pleased with that which is from His Own self, and that which He imparts to His children.


44:28, "That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all My pleasure:  even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid."
The pleasing of God is about the things of God.  God had chosen and ordained Jerusalem.  God had ordained Cyrus to be raised up to power, and he spoke, as the king, rebuild Jerusalem.   This was pleasing to God.

46:10, "Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure:"
God knows all that shall be from beginning to end.  He has declared much of this to us.  and int he end, it shall be revealed, that His counsel, that He spoke, shall accomplish all that He pleases.  God will do that which pleases Himself for His glory, honor and His Divine will.  

48:14, "All ye, assemble your selves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things?  The Lord hath loved him:  He will do His pleasure on Babylon, and His arm shall be on the Chaldeans."
the pleasure of God is to do the things of God.  God's ways are just, righteous and clear.  He will judge the wicked.  His pleasure in loving His Own and delivering them and protecting them is pleasing unto Him.  He will judge those that come against and harm His Own.  In this He takes pleasure to judge Babylon for what they did. 


53:10, "Yet it please the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief:  when Thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand."    (2)
Two times pleasing God is found in this verse of Christ death and punishment for sinners;  Out of God's great Divine love and grace, He knew the death of His Son for lost sinners would bring redemption to them.   And the obedience of His Son to face this and go through this pleased the Father.  God is pleased to bless and prosper the hand of those that obey and follow Him. 

55:11, "So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth; it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing wherto I sent it."
God speaks His Word and it fulfills His good pleasure.  God speaks His will and way and when He beholds it, it pleases Him.   May we focus on this Word that pleases Him and does not return unto Him void.

56:4, "For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep My sabbaths, and choose the things that please Me, and take hold of My covenant:"  
God speak of the eunchs, but it is all His children that choose to keep His holy ways.  they keep the Lord's day, and they choose the things of His kingdom, of His will and ways that please Him.   This is the way of righteousness, faithfulness, and holiness.    they enter into a covenant with Him and He is pleased.

59:15, "Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey.  and the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no judgment."
God sees the affairs, choices and paths of men.   In this they reject truth, no judgment and those that sought good and departed from evil became a prey to the wicked.   God will respond in fierce judgement upon such as live in these things that displease Him.

66:4, "I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear:  but they did evil before Mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not."     the things that God delights in are the things that PLEASE GOD;  the things that they did before His eyes, that He saw, did not PLEASE GOD. 

JEREMIAH
9:24, "But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth:  for in these things I delight, saith the Lord." 

EZEKIEL
33:11, "Say unto them, As I live, saidth the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live:  turn ye,  and turn ye from your evil ways:  for why will ye die, O house of ISrael?"

HOSEA
8:8, "Israel is swallowed up now; shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."

9:4, "They shall not offer wine offering to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto Him:  their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted:  for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord." 

JONAH
1:14, "Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and laynot upon us innocent blood:  for Thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased Thee."

MICAH
6:7, "Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil?  shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" 

HABAKKUK
3:8, "Was the Lord displeased against the rivers?  was Thine anger against the rivers?  was Thy wrath against the sea, that Thou didst ride upon Thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?" 

HAGGAI
1:8, "Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord."

ZECHARIAH
1:2, "The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers."

1:15, "And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease:  for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction." (2)

8:17, "And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour;  and love no false oath:  for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord."

MALACHI
1:10, "Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought?  neither do ye kindle fire on Mine altar for nought.  I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand."

2:16, "For the Lord, the God of Israel saith that He hateth putting away:  for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts:  therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously."

3:4, "Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years." 

MATTHEW
3:17, "and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased." 

12:18, "Behold My servant, Whom I have chosen; My beloved, in Whom My soul is well pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall shew judgment to the Gentiles." 

17:5, "While He yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them;  and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him." 

MARK
1:11, "And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased."

10:14, "But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not:  for of such is the kingdom of God." 

LUKE
3:22, "And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art My beloved Son in Thee I am well pleased."

12:32, "fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."

ROMANS
8:8, "So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God." 

15:3, "For even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on Me."

I CORINTHIANS
1:21, "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." 

7:32, "But I would have you without carefulness.  He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:"

10:5, "But with many of them God was not well pleased:  for they were overthrown in the wilderness."

12:18, "But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased Him." 

15:38, "But God giveth it a body as ithath pleased Him, and to every seed his own body." 

GALATIANS
1:15, "But when it pleased God, Who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by His grace." 

EPHESIANS
1:5, "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself; according to the good pleasure of His will." 

1:9, "Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself:"

PHILIPPIANS
2:13, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure"

4:18, "But I have all and abound:  I am full, having received of Ephroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God."

COLOSSIANS
1:10, "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;"

1:19, "For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fulness dwell;"

3:6, "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:"

3:20, "Children, obey your parents in all things:  for this is well-pleasing unto the Lord."
 

I THESSALONIANS
2:4, "But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts."


2:15, "Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us;  and they please not God, and are contrary to all men;"
Most of these word/phrase study is based on what pleases God.   But there are a few of these that tell us of what pleases God by not pleasing to Him.   In this verse we see those that killed Christ and His followers, people and prophets.  These are counted as enemies to the Lord, these please not God.  They work a work against God and not for God.  Those that raise their hands against the Lord's anointed shall receives punishment and the wrath of God goes out against them.
But those that please God take care of His followers, prophets and people.  They pray for them, they help them and they love them.  This is what pleases God by learning from this verse of what did/does not please God.  

4:1, "Furthermore, then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more."

II THESSALONIANS
1:11, "Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our god would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:"

II TIMOTHY
2:4, "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him Who hath chosen him to be a solider."  

HEBREWS
10:6, "In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure."

10:8, "Above when He said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin Thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law"

10:38, "Now the just shall live by faith but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."

11:5, "By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him:  for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God."

11:6, "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him."

13:16, "But to do good and to communicate forget not:  for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

13:21, "Make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom be glory for ever and ever.  Amen."

II PETER
1:17, "For He received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to Him from the excellent glory, This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased."

I JOHN
3:22, "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight." 

REVELATION
2:6, "But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolatitanes, which I also hate."

2:15, "So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate."

4:11, "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power; for thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created."








Started:  June 18, 2018

Continued:  6/22;6/24;6/28;7/1;7/2;7/3;7/5;7/6;7/7;7/8;7/11;7/12;7/13;7/14;7/15;7/21;7/22;7/27;7/28;8/3;8/7;8/10;8/11;8/12;8/13;8/14;8/15;8/16;8/18;8/19;8/21;8/23;9/2;9/3;9/4;9/5;9/7;9/8;9/9;9/10;9/12;9/13;10/20;10/31;11/13;12/11;3/25/19;7/11/20;

Finished:

WHAT ARE WE PRAYING FOR

What are we praying for in our prayers?

"Lord, teach us to pray"  Luke

The disciples had seen and heard Jesus pray and interact in deep ways with His Heavenly Father.  It is unclear, but seems natural to conclude that they knew that His intimacy in prayer with the Father was His leading, source of sustained power and Divine purpose of what and hwy He was doing what He was doing.  From the throne of God came this heavenly Spirit that filled Him and was overrunning to accomplish and do great things in teaching, miracles and salvations.   It was through prayer that this was done.

In these days every one is praying.  Just ask them, and they will be quick to confirm 'I pray all the time.'  The Muslims pray 5 times a day;  Buddhists and Hindu's pray much;  Catholics say their vain repetition and count their rosaries just as often.  Many a church goer recited the Lord's prayer and all of these religionists expound that they are praying.  And granted, by the definition of prayer, to speak unto one's God/god, they are literally correct.

But in view of the Christian prayer life, taken from Christ, their is a level of praying that far exceeds religion.  Religions recited words and phrases and go through rituals that justify in their minds they are doing the right thing and accomplishing something.  But Christians know that prayer is not just an act of religion, it is a direct conversation between God , Who hears our requests and receives our honor unto Him; as well, as we give ear to Him, Who speaks from the throne.  This dialogue is based upon both sides of it, hearing and speaking.    God gave the directive to prayer, 'Call unto Me, and I will answer thee; and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not."  Jeremiah 33:3  As well God gave directive, 'give ear to Me and hear what I will say unto you.'

Jesus went before His Father and brought forth petitions to pray in agreement with His Father, as well to hear what He said.  'I speak that which I have heard My Father speak'   And this level of intimacy in prayer developed this relationship of a Divine moment by prayer, and through prayer for the will of the Father to be done.  Jesus gave us this example as He was here on earth to pray as He did.  This level of praying is far richer and deeper than simply vain repetition and religious duty of rhetoric, which accomplishes nothing.   The level of praying must be understood and examined in light of what we are up against in these days.

What are we up against in these days:
. . . "The enemy has come in like a flood. . ."  Isaiah 59:9   Due to our great sin against the Lord, He has withdrawn and departed from us.   We are in the worst of situations because of this.  Are we still blest?  are we still prosperous?  are we still atop the nations?  Yes, we have all these things, in which God has allowed and blest us with.  But it is these same things that has caused us to commit the two great sins that Israel and Judah committed against the Lord that led to their destruction and captivity:  the forgot the Lord and they forsook the Lord.

From these two great evils, has come our enemy, the Devil, to destroy, maim, steal and kill.   due to God's absence from us, Satan has taken full advantage to work his work of evil on our nation, homes, and hearts.  And all the things that we are up against is found in this.   Everything whihc God blessed and used for His glory has all but been shattered, ruined and destroyed.  




--Too often the focus of our prayers is the circumstances of the moment; rather than the point of what caused it.   One goes to the doctor and diagnosis is that the patient has cancer.  He prescribes 2 aspirin to be taken twice a day to help with pain and fever.   The aspirin may help with the pain and fever, but the cancer is not touched.  The only way to deal properly with the sickness is to remove and attack the cancer causing the fever and pain.  Only then will it be dealt with rightly.   And often our prayers are for the symptoms caused by evil, by sin.  We deal with the issues that come from sinning against God.   Rarely does Christians, or church groups tackle the cancer of evil directly and root out the sin that causes evil and its symptoms on our nation, families, and in the minds and hearts of men.

The priority of prayer is God.  The outflow of God is the things of God.  And out of these things is the will of God.  


Started:  June 18, 2018

Continued:  6/20;

Finished:

PRAYER BLOG - JUNE 14

Greetings,

I Kings 9:8, "And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?"

The Lord is doing a new work within me.   I grieve over my obstinate will toward Him and what He is saying and doing.  One part of this is something that I have studied, preached, and began numerous times to write, 'What have I done?'  It is the question and/or statement found dozens of times int he Bible, where God or men asked 'what have you done?'   This is such a spiritual question for us to look at today for our nation, church, family and our own hearts.  God is driving me to write and get this done.   The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, pray for me.  This verse is one of those phrases/questions to address.

Seeing where our nation and the church is presently; and knowing to some degree what is coming, we need to understand this question and employ it into our prayers.  Time is critical here.   All the remedial judgements that I have pointed out and shared are culminating now.   And I believe, soon, the next one, beyond the regular ones will happen.  Now whether that is war, pestilence, unlike we have seen before, or some other judgement to greatly humble and afflict us for our sin it is on the horizon.   And soon, this question will be our worlds future question, 'Why has the Lord done this to this nation and to His church?'  

this question is to some degree being asked now.  Many are looking at these remedial judgements and trying to find answers.   look for a moment at all the epidemics of suicides, drugs, divorce, pornography, debt, and the flip side of this as results of SBC baptisms drastically decreasing, greater evils, less holiness, prayer status quo, bibles largely unread and unknown, church attendance record lows each Sunday.   such crisies on the streets, in the homes, and in the minds and hearts of men.   Why has the Lord done this to this land and to His church?  

The culmination of remedial judgements on our nation in the first 5 and 1/2 months is greatly alarming.   Every fabric of society has been hit.   These happenings and pre-cursor signs are warnings of our high offence against the Lord.   And I do not see nor hear of any great shift away from our abominations, but only slightly by the church.   I see the darkness still pervading upon the land and homes.   I see the LGBT agenda continuing and deepening; affecting many of the next generation with such great evil.   I see the drug conditions continue.   I see abortion still in place and homosexual marriages blessed.  

And the one thing that can make the difference, cause the shift that is needed is for the church to realize the great danger of our future that we are in and respond rightly.   A realization of just were we are is needed.  The emergency status of our day is not understood, therefore the fervency and urgency of prayer to prevail is not employed.   The realization of our great sin against the Lord is needed and in each sin to be identified and confessed, mourned, and repented of.   The change of the church's discipleship and move away from methods and means and move toward Bible reading/studying; greater prayer times privately and corporately and holiness in daily walk.   Too much carnal, selfish, proud lifestyles of entertainment, ease and comfort are existing while our doom is pending.   Soon we will hear, for those that survive, 'Why did God do this to this land and to His church?'   And the answer: 'Because they would not humble thesmelves, they would not forsake the world;  they would not die to self and live in the Spirit.  And God judged them after decades of remedial judgements.'    Woe to those that have to see such an end.  

Brethren, while we have time; and time is rapidly decreasing, we need to resond.   Call 2 Fall next month is a great means to employ for this.   And even though it only seeks 5 - 10 minutes to be on our knees and pray, any church and group can go deeper and make it more.   At Fox's Hollow we will be have a solemn assembly to spend 2 hours in prayer and supplication to deal with these things.  
Fasting 2 x a month for sermonindex conference;  this can be employed to pray for the nation, and church, and family to come to the Lord rightly and with surrendered wills' unto Him. 
24/7 prayer chain join and use your time daily to be before the Lord over this.   We have the 1's and the 2's each day; but we need dozens to be employed.
 
The reason you don't respond is that your too busy.   You do not understand the urgency of the hour upon our fate and future.   There is no time left, but a major response is needed now.  For the next calamity is close.  And what that will look like will be historic again; it will be awful and I fear for many of these that are slain during these things are not ready for eternity and they are ushered out without Christ into hell fire for ever.  

I cannot convey to you how this question will soon be our epitaph.    while we have today, renew and yield to make a difference and be much before the Lord.     


Prayer Targets:
It is the middle of June and we have had several prayer targets come to a conclusion in these last weeks.   And I want to thank you, to those that read these and set them before you to pray before the Lord.   First, the Supreme Court case of Jack, the cake business vs. Colorado over personal, business rights to stay true to religious freedom.  Years, I had been bringing this before you and we saw God answer us out of His great mercy.   Secondly, this past week, the SBC convention concluded.   JD Greear is new president; other issues SWBTS trustees and VP Pence speaking distracted largely the SBC.   I feared that they simply wanted to get through this as much unscathed as they could; I guess they accomplished that.  Greater moments and time of prayers have become more apart of the SBC.

--Cancer;   never have I seen the numerous requests for the increase in prayer for cancer, treatments, diagnosis, surgery and recovery;     In a usual setting of a moth, there might be 10 - 20 requests in and around people of the community, church, and family;   Literally that number has doubled;  When we read Deuteronomy 28, and the curses are poured out on the land for their disobedience, health is greatly attacked and removed from the population.  Cancer is one of our remedial judgements.  Now this does not mean that every one that gets cancer is a great sinner.  No; but all of us are paying the price.  This affliction is on the righteous and unrighteous.   And it is everywhere, every family fighting this, every church fighting this.    But understand for your prayers, the cause of cancer is the root of our spiritual praying - the sin of the land, the forsaking of the church against the Lord is the cause of the increase of this.

--mass shooting/murder-suicides;   It is with certainty that i cringe of the news this morning.   Reported this morning is of 2 separate posts on social media of a mass shooting being threatened.   The posts of course, allows for law enforcement to respond and prevent it.   But after all we have seen of the increase of this, 2 speaking publicly are found out and stopped.   But it is the one that does not share and is even now creating and being used to do this evil.   More historic numbers are sure to follow.   Schools are largely out for the summer; but public venues, and churches can still be targeted.  Again for prayer, ot understand why this is happening.   Good removes safeguards of decency, moral, good, from society that such evil acts are allowed, permitted.  God allows Satan to do his work because our nation has asked God to leave us; and He has.  

--suicide;   With the 2 celebrity names committing suicide, it is been made aware of the 30% increase annually of our nations death rate by suicide.   Drugs overdose deaths for the last 5 years have increased from 20,000 to 70,000.   suicides are now over 50,000 annually.   Couple all these death totals together, and add in abortion, this is why are nations reproductive population is on the point of our nation becoming extinct.   'And I will remove you from the earth'.   Too many seek an answer for by depression, mental health, etc.   This is a spiritual demon allowed, caused and permitted by God as another remedial judgement due to our sin in provoking the Lord.   God removes sanity, normal, behavior and thought process.  

--Sermonindex Conference;   The next major prayer target, as far as events is the conference in October.   Prayer Partners continue to pray over:
--Dates - October 4 - 6;   travel in and out, prayer time Oct. 3 that night; each session;
--Speakers - covering all 12;
--Simulcast receivers; tech, gatherings, prayers,  edifying, and holiness upon those that will be viewing but not present at the conference;
--Church - Pastor Shane Idleman and his staff and people as they prepare to hosts Westside Christian Fellowship in Leona Valley, CA;    

 --natural calamities;   Hawaii's and Guatemala volcanoes are a picture of tragedy that can be quick, and severe;  Southwest of US in severe drought;  east coast flooding (historic)   hurricane season now;  and it looked like next week 2 may hit at both ends of the nation, SW and south east;   I don't know that that has every happened.  at the beach - drowning from riptides, FL jelly fish of 100's;   continued water tainted while swimming and contracting flesh eating bacteria;  wildfires - Calif.  Colorado and New Mexico;    earthquakes have been limited and quiet, especially in severity;   


Updates:
--bible reading; up through I Kings 20; 
--The Activity of God - Exodus   up through chapter 30;
--IBM has bought out Ustream and will close out free streaming;  looking for another venue  can you suggest anything apart from facebook and youtube?
--24/7 prayer chain   You are needed to help us close out June.   sign up today please for an hour, 1/2 hour/ 15 minutes;
--A Word - got a few started and done;   but horrible month for June in writing;
--started new book  - "What have I/You done?'    made up of the questions asked in the bible;
--last Saturday of the month, June 30,  prayer call with Dai Sup for sermonindex Conference;  last Monady night of the month, June 25, prayer call with Edgar devoted to conference as 



until,
dan