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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the Lord your God loves you.
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(A) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(B) you.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 “The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! 8 Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the Lord rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous(A) than other peoples, for you were the fewest(B) of all peoples.(C) 8 But it was because the Lord loved(D) you and kept the oath he swore(E) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(F) and redeemed(G) you from the land of slavery,(H) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Romans 8:31
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Romans 8:31
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Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love
31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
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Romans 8:31
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Romans 8:31
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More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(A) If God is for us,(B) who can be against us?(C)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)
Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(B)—it is by grace you have been saved.(C)
Romans 11:28
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Romans 11:28
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28 Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Romans 11:28
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Romans 11:28
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28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(A) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(B)
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 Long ago the Lord said to Israel:
“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?
Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 And the Lord met Balaam and gave him a message. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”
17 So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the Lord say?” Balak asked eagerly.
18 This was the message Balaam delivered:
“Rise up, Balak, and listen!
Hear me, son of Zippor.
19 God is not a man, so he does not lie.
He is not human, so he does not change his mind.
Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
Has he ever promised and not carried it through?
20 Listen, I received a command to bless;
God has blessed, and I cannot reverse it!
21 No misfortune is in his plan for Jacob;
no trouble is in store for Israel.
For the Lord their God is with them;
he has been proclaimed their king.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
23 No curse can touch Jacob;
no magic has any power against Israel.
For now it will be said of Jacob,
‘What wonders God has done for Israel!’
24 These people rise up like a lioness,
like a majestic lion rousing itself.
They refuse to rest
until they have feasted on prey,
drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Fine, but if you won’t curse them, at least don’t bless them!”
26 But Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the Lord tells me?”
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Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.(B) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Then he spoke his message:(C)
“Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.(D)
19 God is not human,(E) that he should lie,(F)
not a human being, that he should change his mind.(G)
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise(H) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(I)
he has blessed,(J) and I cannot change it.(K)
21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(L)
no misery observed[a] in Israel.(M)
The Lord their God is with them;(N)
the shout of the King(O) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(P)
they have the strength of a wild ox.(Q)
23 There is no divination against[b] Jacob,
no evil omens(R) against[c] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(S)
they rouse themselves like a lion(T)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
and drinks the blood(U) of its victims.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(V)
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- Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 The Lord gave Balaam a message for King Balak. Then he said, “Go back to Balak and give him my message.”
6 So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. 7 This was the message Balaam delivered:
“Balak summoned me to come from Aram;
the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills.
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me!
Come and announce Israel’s doom.’
8 But how can I curse those
whom God has not cursed?
How can I condemn those
whom the Lord has not condemned?
9 I see them from the cliff tops;
I watch them from the hills.
I see a people who live by themselves,
set apart from other nations.
10 Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust?
Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people?
Let me die like the righteous;
let my life end like theirs.”
11 Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!”
12 But Balaam replied, “I will speak only the message that the Lord puts in my mouth.”
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Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(B)
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(C) 7 Then Balaam(D) spoke his message:(E)
“Balak brought me from Aram,(F)
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(G)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’(H)
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?(I)
How can I denounce
those whom the Lord has not denounced?(J)
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.(K)
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.(L)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob(M)
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,(N)
and may my final end be like theirs!(O)”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(P) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(Q)
12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(R)
Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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13 In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”[a]
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Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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- Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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5 Don’t you remember, my people,
how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
And remember your journey from Acacia Grove[a] to Gilgal,
when I, the Lord, did everything I could
to teach you about my faithfulness.”
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- 6:5 Hebrew Shittim.
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
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