something i found

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“‘Then the land will restore its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and restore its Sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it will have the rest which it did not have on your Sabbaths, while you were living on it. As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall. They will then stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand before your enemies. Instead, you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you. So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their wrongdoing in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the wrongdoing of their forefathers they will rot away with them. ‘But if they confess their wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me— I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart is humbled so that they then make amends for their wrongdoing, then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land. For the land will be abandoned by them, and will restore its Sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making amends for their wrongdoing, because they rejected My ordinances and their soul loathed My statutes. Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I so loathe them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am the Lord.’ ” These are the statutes and ordinances and laws which the Lord established between Himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭26‬:‭34‬-‭46‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
 
“‘Then the land will restore its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and restore its Sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it will have the rest which it did not have on your Sabbaths, while you were living on it. As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall. They will then stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand before your enemies. Instead, you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you. So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their wrongdoing in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the wrongdoing of their forefathers they will rot away with them. ‘But if they confess their wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me— I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart is humbled so that they then make amends for their wrongdoing, then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land. For the land will be abandoned by them, and will restore its Sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making amends for their wrongdoing, because they rejected My ordinances and their soul loathed My statutes. Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I so loathe them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am the Lord.’ ” These are the statutes and ordinances and laws which the Lord established between Himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭26‬:‭34‬-‭46‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
All of that came to pass in Israel's history.
 
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then why are peoples hearts hardened now a days??
People's hearts have always been hard.
Romans Chapter 1. Written about 2,000 years ago:


"18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.

21For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

24Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise!f Amen.

26For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. 31They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.

32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them."

Sorry about the verse numbers. I'm out of time to edit it properly.
 
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if you take them out of the bible they sound like idols
Like David? Yosef (Joseph)? Sarah?Isaac?
😆

This is one of the weirdest things I've heard. A different culture has names in their language and you assume they sound like idols?
 
why are people breaking the law and why are they in jail?? what comes after jail time??
Matthew(Gift of God) 11:11-20
[11]Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John(grace) the Baptist(repentance, sign of being born again): notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.(those that enter, rest)
[12]And from the days of John(grace) the Baptist(repentance)until now the kingdom(dominion, sovereignty, realm)of heaven(paradise, firmament, expanse)suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
[13]For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John(grace).
[14]And if ye will receive it, this is Elias(elisha,God is my salvation, the son of God), which was for to come.
[15]He that hath ears(mind) to hear(understand), let him hear.(understand)
[16]But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
[17]And saying, We have piped unto you(followed your counsel), and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you(believed in your way), and ye have not lamented.(mourned for us)
[Isaiah 3:16
[16]Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion(mark, indication) are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes(counsel of the ungodly), walking and mincing as they go(believe in the way of sin), and making a tinkling with their feet(and are, comfortable: seat of the scornful)]
[18]For John(grace) came neither eating(nothing to hang upon) nor drinking(anything to hold on to, only faith), and they say, He hath a devil(he is my adversary).
[19]The Son of man came eating(lights, urim) and drinking(perfections, thummin), and they say, Behold a man gluttonous(worthless, morally loose), and a winebibber(saying crazy things), a friend of publicans(teaching The kingdom of heaven)and sinners(statutes). But wisdom is justified of her children.
[20]Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
[ 1 Samuel(God has heard: name of God) 1:11-17
[11]And she vowed a vow(consecrated), and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction(ignorance) of thine handmaid(mercy), and remember me(comfort), and not forget thine handmaid(grace), but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child(understanding), then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life(savior), and there shall no razor come upon his head.(separated, Nazarite vow)
[12]And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli(the ascended one)marked her mouth.(messenger of Zion, seal of God)
[13]Now Hannah(favor), she spake in her heart(the holy ghost); only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard(the voice of god was not heard): therefore Eli(the ascended one) thought she had been drunken.(has a devil)
[14]And Eli(the ascended one)said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken(speak unclear)? put away thy wine from thee.(speak clearly)
[15]And Hannah(favor) answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine(not listened to others)nor strong drink(nor consulted with spirits), but have poured out my soul before the LORD.(repented)
[16]Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial(the worthless): for out of the abundance of my complaint(prayer, grace) and grief(supplications, mercy)have I spoken hitherto.
[17]Then Eli(the ascended one) answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel(those who strives with faith, God) grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.(savior)]

Matthew 11:2-10
[2]Now when John(grace) had heard in the prison the works of Christ(the annointed), he sent two of his disciples,
[3]And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
[4]Jesus(salvation)answered and said unto them, Go and shew John(grace)again those things which ye do hear and see:(understand and know)
[5]The blind receive their sight(know sin)), and the lame walk(understand righteousness), the lepers are cleansed(judgement), and the deaf hear(truth), the dead are raised up(life), and the poor have the gospel preached to them.(set the captives free)
[6]And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.(the eye of a needle, saved)[qof]
[7]And as they departed, Jesus(salvation)began to say unto the multitudes concerning John(grace), What went ye out into the wilderness to see?(what were you expecting to learn from the word?)A reed shaken with the wind?(more inconsistencies?)
[8]But what went ye out for to see?(what did you think would save you?) A man clothed in soft raiment?(an angel dressed in white) behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.(the saints are in the heavens)
[9]But what went ye out for to see?(do you want to know who saves) A prophet?(seer?) yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. (A seer, a priest, and a king)
[10]For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee..

(The burden of The lord. The mercy of Jesus(salvation), the humbleness of John(grace[3] The testimony of salvation of the annointed [4] the face of god,

Psalms 23:1-6
[1](A Psalm of David-the praise of the beloved) The LORD(Father, son, holy spirit)is my shepherd(God); I shall not want(stray).
[2]He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:(laws) he leadeth me beside the still waters.(commandments)
[3]He restoreth my soul(grace): he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.(Emmanuel-God with us)
[4]Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;(mercy) thy rod(word) and thy staff(truth) they comfort me.(Father)
[5]Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:(Son) thou anointest my head with oil(holy ghost); my cup runneth over.(Blessed)
[6]Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:(holy spirit)and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.(the meek shall inherit the earth)
Revelation 21:2-8
[2]And I John(grace) saw the holy city(place set apart), new Jerusalem(the new city of peace), coming down from God out of heaven(the firmament), prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.(the marriage supper)
[3]And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold(observe), the tabernacle of God is with men(the truth is in the world), and he will dwell with them(it will lead them), and they shall be his people(it will guide them), and God himself shall be with them(they will know God), and be their God.(christ)
[4]And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.(testimony of jesus christ)
[5]And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. ( the way the truth and the life)
[6]And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Elisha)
[7]He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.(King David- Solomon)
[8]But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Noah- rest)
 
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“‘Then the land will restore its Sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and restore its Sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it will have the rest which it did not have on your Sabbaths, while you were living on it. As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall. They will then stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand before your enemies. Instead, you will perish among the nations, and your enemies’ land will consume you. So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their wrongdoing in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the wrongdoing of their forefathers they will rot away with them. ‘But if they confess their wrongdoing and the wrongdoing of their forefathers, in their unfaithfulness which they committed against Me, and also in their acting with hostility against Me— I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart is humbled so that they then make amends for their wrongdoing, then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land. For the land will be abandoned by them, and will restore its Sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making amends for their wrongdoing, because they rejected My ordinances and their soul loathed My statutes. Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I so loathe them as to destroy them, breaking My covenant with them; for I am the Lord their God. But I will remember for them the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, so that I might be their God. I am the Lord.’ ” These are the statutes and ordinances and laws which the Lord established between Himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭26‬:‭34‬-‭46‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬
What is your understanding of this passage; what do you believe it means?
 
What is your understanding of this passage; what do you believe it means?


that the Lord will fill the empty spaces that were desolate and bring it to completion (made whole) that our enemies will flee

also the Lord warns before punishing those who didn’t listen to His words

He tells us how utterly we will be defeated if we don’t obey his words

we must be repentant pleading for others on their behalf

and finally the Lord remembers the covenant with him from long ago
 
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Matthew(Gift of God) 11:11-20
[11]Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John(grace) the Baptist(repentance, sign of being born again): notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.(those that enter, rest)
[12]And from the days of John(grace) the Baptist(repentance)until now the kingdom(dominion, sovereignty, realm)of heaven(paradise, firmament, expanse)suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
[13]For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John(grace).
[14]And if ye will receive it, this is Elias(elisha,God is my salvation, the son of God), which was for to come.
[15]He that hath ears(mind) to hear(understand), let him hear.(understand)
[16]But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
[17]And saying, We have piped unto you(followed your counsel), and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you(believed in your way), and ye have not lamented.(mourned for us)
[Isaiah 3:16
[16]Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion(mark, indication) are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes(counsel of the ungodly), walking and mincing as they go(believe in the way of sin), and making a tinkling with their feet(and are, comfortable: seat of the scornful)]
[18]For John(grace) came neither eating(nothing to hang upon) nor drinking(anything to hold on to, only faith), and they say, He hath a devil(he is my adversary).
[19]The Son of man came eating(lights, urim) and drinking(perfections, thummin), and they say, Behold a man gluttonous(worthless, morally loose), and a winebibber(saying crazy things), a friend of publicans(teaching The kingdom of heaven)and sinners(statutes). But wisdom is justified of her children.
[20]Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
[ 1 Samuel(God has heard: name of God) 1:11-17
[11]And she vowed a vow(consecrated), and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction(ignorance) of thine handmaid(mercy), and remember me(comfort), and not forget thine handmaid(grace), but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child(understanding), then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life(savior), and there shall no razor come upon his head.(separated, Nazarite vow)
[12]And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli(the ascended one)marked her mouth.(messenger of Zion, seal of God)
[13]Now Hannah(favor), she spake in her heart(the holy ghost); only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard(the voice of god was not heard): therefore Eli(the ascended one) thought she had been drunken.(has a devil)
[14]And Eli(the ascended one)said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken(speak unclear)? put away thy wine from thee.(speak clearly)
[15]And Hannah(favor) answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine(not listened to others)nor strong drink(nor consulted with spirits), but have poured out my soul before the LORD.(repented)
[16]Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial(the worthless): for out of the abundance of my complaint(prayer, grace) and grief(supplications, mercy)have I spoken hitherto.
[17]Then Eli(the ascended one) answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel(those who strives with faith, God) grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.(savior)]

Matthew 11:2-10
[2]Now when John(grace) had heard in the prison the works of Christ(the annointed), he sent two of his disciples,
[3]And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
[4]Jesus(salvation)answered and said unto them, Go and shew John(grace)again those things which ye do hear and see:(understand and know)
[5]The blind receive their sight(know sin)), and the lame walk(understand righteousness), the lepers are cleansed(judgement), and the deaf hear(truth), the dead are raised up(life), and the poor have the gospel preached to them.(set the captives free)
[6]And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.(the eye of a needle, saved)[qof]
[7]And as they departed, Jesus(salvation)began to say unto the multitudes concerning John(grace), What went ye out into the wilderness to see?(what were you expecting to learn from the word?)A reed shaken with the wind?(more inconsistencies?)
[8]But what went ye out for to see?(what did you think would save you?) A man clothed in soft raiment?(an angel dressed in white) behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.(the saints are in the heavens)
[9]But what went ye out for to see?(do you want to know who saves) A prophet?(seer?) yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. (A seer, a priest, and a king)
[10]For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee..

(The burden of The lord. The mercy of Jesus(salvation), the humbleness of John(grace[3] The testimony of salvation of the annointed [4] the face of god,

Psalms 23:1-6
[1](A Psalm of David-the praise of the beloved) The LORD(Father, son, holy spirit)is my shepherd(God); I shall not want(stray).
[2]He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:(laws) he leadeth me beside the still waters.(commandments)
[3]He restoreth my soul(grace): he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.(Emmanuel-God with us)
[4]Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;(mercy) thy rod(word) and thy staff(truth) they comfort me.(Father)
[5]Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:(Son) thou anointest my head with oil(holy ghost); my cup runneth over.(Blessed)
[6]Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:(holy spirit)and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.(the meek shall inherit the earth)
Revelation 21:2-8
[2]And I John(grace) saw the holy city(place set apart), new Jerusalem(the new city of peace), coming down from God out of heaven(the firmament), prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.(the marriage supper)
[3]And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold(observe), the tabernacle of God is with men(the truth is in the world), and he will dwell with them(it will lead them), and they shall be his people(it will guide them), and God himself shall be with them(they will know God), and be their God.(christ)
[4]And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.(testimony of jesus christ)
[5]And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. ( the way the truth and the life)
[6]And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Elisha)
[7]He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.(King David- Solomon)
[8]But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Noah- rest)


very good thank you for your input