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We were created to worship Jesus Christ. We were created for Him, to become something to Him in order that He might find pleasure in us. But this demands discipline. This demands self-renunciation. This demands the mortifying of the flesh. This demands the taking out of our lives everything that does not contribute to the one great objective.
Joseph Carroll

When the river of suffering rages around you and you ignore prayer, there is no peace, righteousness, strength, growth, sustenance, joy, courage, and steadfastness. Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians that the path to peace is prayer. This is one of the amazing benefits of suffering – you can fully expect to find your times of prayer with the Lord to be sweeter, more engaging, more passionate, and more focused. Don’t expect to accept the plan of God without doing so in prayer.
Steve Swartz

    • JERUSALEM

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    JERUSALEM

    JERUSALEM

    1. The ancient Salem # Ge 14:18 Ps 76:2
    2. The ancient Jebusi or Jebus # Jos 15:8 18:28 Jud 19:10
    3. The king of, defeated and slain by Joshua # Jos 10:5-23
    4. Allotted to the tribe of Benjamin # Jos 18:28
    5. Partly taken and burned by Judah # Jud 1:8
    6. THE JEBUSITES 6a) Formerly dwelt in

      # Jud 19:10,11

    6b) Held possession of, with Judah and Benjamin # Jos 15:63 Jud 1:21 6c) Finally dispossessed of, by David # 2Sa 5:6-8 7) Enlarged by David # 2Sa 5:9 8) Made the royal city # 2Sa 5:9 20:3 9) Specially chosen by God # 2Ch 6:6 Ps 135:21 10) The seat of government under the Romans for a time # Mt 27:2,19 11) Roman government transferred from, to Caesarea # Ac 23:23,24 25:1-13 12) CALLED 12a) City of God # Ps 46:4 48:1 12b) City of the Lord # Isa 60:14 12c) City of Judah # 2Ch 25:28 12d) City of the great king # Ps 48:2 Mt 5:5 12e) City of solemnities # Isa 33:20 12f) City of righteousness # Isa 1:26 12g) City of truth # Zec 8:3 12h) A city not forsaken # Isa 62:12 12i) Faithful city # Isa 1:21,26 12j) Holy city # Ne 11:1 Isa 48:2 Mt 4:5 12k) Throne of the Lord # Jer 3:17 12l) Zion # Ps 48:12 Isa 33:20 12m) Zion of the holy one of Israel # Isa 60:14 13) Surrounded by mountains # Ps 125:2 14) Surrounded by a wall # 1Ki 3:1 15) Protected by forts and bulwarks # Ps 48:12,13 16) Entered by gates # Ps 122:2 Jer 17:19-21 17) Hezekiah made an aqueduct for # 2Ki 20:20 18) Spoils of war placed in # 1Sa 17:54 2Sa 8:7 19) DESCRIBED AS 19a) Beautiful for situation # Ps 48:2 19b) Compact # Ps 122:3 19c) Comely # So 6:4 19d) The perfection of beauty # La 2:15 19e) Joy of the whole earth # Ps 48:2 La 2:15 19f) Princess among the provinces # La 1:1 19g) Great # Jer 22:8 19h) Populous # La 1:1 19i) Full of business and tumult # Isa 22:3 19j) Wealth, &c in the time of Solomon # 1Ki 10:26,27 20) Protected by God # Isa 31:5 21) Instances of God’s care and protection of # 2Sa 24:16 2Ki 19:32-34 2Ch 12:7 22) The temple built in # 2Ch 3:1 Ps 68:29 23) THE JEWS 23a) Went up to, at the feasts # Lu 2:42 Ps 122:4 23b) Loved # Ps 137:5,6 23c) Lamented the affliction of # Ne 1:2-4 23d) Prayed for the prosperity of # Ps 51:18 122:6 23e) Prayed towards # Da 6:10 1Ki 8:41 24) Wickedness of # Isa 1:1-4 Jer 5:1-5 Mic 3:10 25) Idolatry of # 2Ch 28:4 Eze 8:7-10 26) Wickedness of, the cause of its calamities # 2Ki 21:12-15 2Ch 24:18 La 1:8 Eze 5:5-8 27) Was the tomb of the prophets # Lu 13:33,34 28) CHRIST 28a) Preached in # Lu 21:37,38 Joh 18:20 28b) Did many miracles in # Joh 4:45 28c) Publicly entered, as king # Mt 21:9,10 28d) Lamented over # Mt 23:37 Lu 19:41 28e) Put to death at # Lu 9:31 Ac 13:27,29 29) Gospel first preached at # Lu 24:47 Ac 2:14 30) Miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit first given at # Ac 1:4 2:1-5 31) Persecution of the Christian church commenced at # Ac 4:1 8:1 32) First Christian council held at # Ac 15:4,6 33) CALAMITIES OF, MENTIONED 33a) Taken and plundered by Shishak # 1Ki 14:25,26 2Ch 12:1-4 33b) Taken and plundered by Jehoash king of Israel # 2Ki 14:13,14 33c) Besieged but not taken by Rezin and Pekah # Isa 7:1 2Ki 16:5 33d) Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib # 2Ki 18:17 19:1-37 33e) Taken and made tributary by Pharaoh-Necho # 2Ki 23:33-35 33f) Besieged by Nebuchadnezzar # 2Ki 24:10,11 33g) Taken and burned by Nebuchadnezzar # 2Ki 25:1-30 Jer 39:1-8 33h) Threatened by Sanballat # Ne 4:7,8 34) Rebuilt after the captivity by order of Cyrus # Ezr 1:1-4 35) PROPHECIES RESPECTING 35a) To be taken by king of Babylon # Jer 20:5 35b) To be made a heap of ruins # Jer 9:11 26:18 35c) To be a wilderness # Isa 64:10 35d) To be rebuilt by Cyrus # Isa 44:26-28 35e) To be a quiet habitation # Isa 33:20 35f) To be a terror to her enemies # Zec 12:2,3 35g) Christ to enter, as king # Zec 9:9 35h) The gospel to go forth from # Isa 2:3 40:9 35i) To be destroyed by the Romans # Lu 19:42-44 35j) Its capture accompanied by severe calamities # Mt 24:21,29 Lu 21:23,24 35k) Signs preceding its destruction # Mt 24:6-15 Lu 21:7-11,25,28 36) ILLUSTRATIVE 36a) Of the church # Ga 4:25,26 Heb 12:22 36b) Of the church glorified # Re 3:12 21:2,10 36c) (Its strong position,) of saints under God’s protection # Ps 125:2

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