So why to care about it at all.
Psalm 121:4 (ASV)
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4 [/SUP] Behold, he that keepeth Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.
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Psalm 105:8-11 (HCSB)
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He remembers His covenant forever, the promise
He ordained for a thousand generations—
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9 [/SUP] ⌊the covenant⌋ He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,
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10 [/SUP] and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
[SUP]11 [/SUP] “I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”
Psalm 103:7-12 (HCSB)
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7 [/SUP] He revealed His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel.
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8 [/SUP] The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in faithful love.
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He will not always accuse ⌊us⌋ or be angry forever.
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10 [/SUP] He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our offenses.
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11 [/SUP] For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His faithful love toward those who fear Him.
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12 [/SUP] As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Jeremiah 3:12 (CSBBible)
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12 [/SUP] Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say,
'Return, unfaithful Israel'.
This is the LORD's declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,
for I am unfailing in my love.
This is the LORD's declaration.
I will not be angry forever.
Genesis 12:2-3 (HCSB)
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2 [/SUP] I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
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I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
2 Chronicles 9:8 (NCV)
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8 [/SUP] Praise the LORD your God who was pleased to make you king. He has put you on his throne to rule for the LORD your God, because
your God loves the people of Israel and supports them forever. He has made you king over them to keep justice and to rule fairly.“
Isaiah 5:7 (NCV)
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7 [/SUP] The vineyard belonging to the LORD All-Powerful is
the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.
Zechariah 1:14-17 (NCV)
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14 [/SUP] Then the angel who was talking to me said to me, “Announce this: This is what the LORD All-Powerful says:
’I have a strong love for Jerusalem.
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15 [/SUP] And
I am very angry with the nations that feel so safe. I was only a little angry at them, but they made things worse.’
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16 [/SUP] “So this is what the LORD says:
’I will return to Jerusalem with mercy. My Temple will be rebuilt,’ says the LORD All-Powerful, ’and the measuring line will be used to rebuild Jerusalem.’
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17 [/SUP] “Also announce: This is what the LORD All-Powerful says: ’My towns will be rich again.
The LORD will comfort Jerusalem again, and I will again choose Jerusalem.’ “