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Chapter 5 - Whereas Israel may have thought that if their exodus was a fulfilment of Genesis 15 then they ought to be let go easily it is clear that God wishes to manifest His might and power extensively and in so doing teach Israel His might and prepare them for greater things. Hence Pharaoh refuses to let Israel go at the first.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
FROM BAD TO WORSE
They say that the night is always darkest just before the dawn. It was like that for Israel when Moses arrived back in Egypt ready to deliver them. They had been in slavery for as long as they could remember and at last the time had come when they were about to be made free and taken to the promised land. No doubt spirits were lifted as the news got around and they thought that they were about to walk free.
But instead of things getting better, they got worse. Pharaoh got angry and they were forced to make the same amount of bricks in the same amount of time but they also had to provide their own straw. Their anticipation turned to bitterness and anger against Moses. But nothing happens without God allowing it to happen. I wonder if it was to make them appreciate their escape even more than if they had just got up and gone from their "normal" slavery. The blacker the night, the brighter the day seems to be.
It may be that our trials serve the same purpose. When things go from bad to worse we can rejoice in the fact that when our trials are over or when the kingdom comes, the day will be truly bright.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
6:6 here and elsewhere we find the sinner taking his offering to the priest. Whilst his offering is between himself and his God at least, and maybe others, would know why the sacrifice was being offered. Sin cannot be hidden away and remain unseen. Our actions and thoughts have consequences.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Peter
It is a common thing for a group of people to view another group as inferior to such an extent that they are quite happy to hurt them, and feel no conscience as a result. This has happened time after time throughout history. The Egyptians attitude to the Israelites is just one example. Each of us could list countless others. We can see it in others. Let us be absolutely sure that there is no group of people we view this way, and that we show willingness to preach to all. Let us remember that with God there is no respect of persons.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Peter
The contrast between the Pharaoh and Moses could hardly have been greater. The one was effectively the most powerful man in the world at the time and was living in a palace. The other was seemingly a hesitant, reluctant leader of a group of slaves. He probably appeared before Pharaoh unkempt and wearing his shepherd's clothes. Yet Moses had the perfect CV for the job. He'd spent forty years in the royal household and would have been familiar with royal protocol. He'd also spent forty year as a shepherd - ideal training for the next forty years shepherding God's people. Over the next few chapters, we see Moses gradually gaining in confidence in his dealings with Pharaoh. Initially, it may have been Aaron who was the "spokesperson" (Exo 4:15), but later, thanks to God, Moses became a very confident, respected leader - see, for example, Exo 11:3
Ken Trelfer [Rockingham Forest, UK] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Ken
THE DARKER THE NIGHT...
I don't think it is a lack of faith that causes it, but I have seen it too many times to ignore it. Not always, but often enough, when faithful people pray for a change in direction or for relief from their circumstances, things seem to get worse instead of better. This was exactly what happened to the Israelites. No sooner had Moses arrived in Egypt to rescue them from their slavery, then all of a sudden things got worse. They no longer had straw provided by the Egyptians for their bricks, but they still needed to keep up the same production as before. And when they couldn't, they were beaten.
It seems to me that when God does a rescue job, he likes to make sure that we know that it is His power that is at work and not our own. As He allows circumstances to grow blacker and blacker, we discover more and more how helpless we are, and as a consequence the light of his salvation (whether now or later) shines even brighter.
Eventually the Israelite slaves were set free by God's power. So don't give up if you seem to keep praying but things only get worse. The time will come when God will show his strength, and like Israel, we will be delivered in a way that only God can do.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Robert
Exo 5:1-2 This appears to be the first visit of Moses and Aaron to the court of Pharaoh since Moses fled some 40 years earlier. This was a new Pharaoh and another generation who were not aware of the significance of Joseph in the history of their nation. Pharaoh’s response to the request to let the Hebrews go to hold a feast to the LORD, was complete rejection. “…I know not the LORD neither will I let Israel go.”
The response of the LORD was a prophecy given to Moses. “Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.”(Exo 6:1). The ten plagues that followed were signs for their times of the LORD working in the court of the kingdom of men.
The slaying of the Egyptian firstborn brought Pharaoh to demand the Hebrews left Egypt and the prophecy of Ex.6:1 came to pass, “the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.”(Exo 12:33).
Are we observing the signs for our times? The LORD is working in the kingdom of men preparatory to calling His people out of this world of sin and death. Now is the time for our preparation to develop the inner man (Eph 3:16-17) and not to look back.(Luke 17:32-36 ; Gen 19:26)
Peter Moore [Erith, UK] Comment added in 2019 Reply to Peter
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1. And afterward <310> Moses <4872> and Aaron <175> went in <935>(8804), and told <559>(8799) Pharaoh <6547>, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, Let my people <5971> go <7971>(8761), that they may hold a feast <2287>(8799) unto me in the wilderness <4057>.
2. And Pharaoh <6547> said <559>(8799), Who is the LORD <3068>, that I should obey <8085>(8799) his voice <6963> to let Israel <3478> go <7971>(8763)? I know <3045>(8804) not the LORD <3068>, neither will I let Israel <3478> go <7971>(8762).
3. And they said <559>(8799), The God <430> of the Hebrews <5680> hath met <7122>(8738) with us: let us go <3212>(8799), we pray thee, three <7969> days <3117>' journey <1870> into the desert <4057>, and sacrifice <2076>(8799) unto the LORD <3068> our God <430>; lest he fall <6293>(8799) upon us with pestilence <1698>, or with the sword <2719>.
4. And the king <4428> of Egypt <4714> said <559>(8799) unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses <4872> and Aaron <175>, let <6544>(8686) the people <5971> from their works <4639>? get <3212>(8798) you unto your burdens <5450>.
5. And Pharaoh <6547> said <559>(8799), Behold, the people <5971> of the land <776> now are many <7227>, and ye make them rest <7673>(8689) from their burdens <5450>.
6. And Pharaoh <6547> commanded <6680>(8762) the same day <3117> the taskmasters <5065>(8802) of the people <5971>, and their officers <7860>(8802), saying <559>(8800),
7. Ye shall no more <3254>(8686) give <5414>(8800) the people <5971> straw <8401> to make <3835>(8800) brick <3843>, as heretofore <8032> <8543>: let them go <3212>(8799) and gather <7197>(8782) straw <8401> for themselves.
8. And the tale <4971> of the bricks <3843>, which they did make <6213>(8802) heretofore <8032> <8543>, ye shall lay <7760>(8799) upon them; ye shall not diminish <1639>(8799) ought thereof: for they be idle <7503>(8737); therefore they cry <6817>(8802), saying <559>(8800), Let us go <3212>(8799) and sacrifice <2076>(8799) to our God <430>.
9. Let there more work <5656> be laid <3513>(8799) upon the men <582>, that they may labour <6213>(8799) therein; and let them not regard <8159>(8799) vain <8267> words <1697>.
10. And the taskmasters <5065>(8802) of the people <5971> went out <3318>(8799), and their officers <7860>(8802), and they spake <559>(8799) to the people <5971>, saying <559>(8800), Thus saith <559>(8804) Pharaoh <6547>, I will not give <5414>(8802) you straw <8401>.
11. Go <3212>(8798) ye, get <3947>(8798) you straw <8401> where <834> ye can find <4672>(8799) it: yet <3588> not ought <1697> of your work <5656> shall be diminished <1639>(8737).
12. So the people <5971> were scattered abroad <6327>(8686) throughout all the land <776> of Egypt <4714> to gather <7197>(8780) stubble <7179> instead of straw <8401>.
13. And the taskmasters <5065>(8802) hasted <213>(8801) them, saying <559>(8800), Fulfil <3615>(8761) your works <4639>, your daily <3117> tasks <1697>, as when there was <1961>(8800) straw <8401>.
14. And the officers <7860>(8802) of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, which Pharaoh's <6547> taskmasters <5065>(8802) had set <7760>(8804) over them, were beaten <5221>(8714), and demanded <559>(8800), Wherefore have ye not fulfilled <3615>(8765) your task <2706> in making brick <3835>(8800) both yesterday <8543> and to day <3117>, as heretofore <8032> <8543>?
15. Then the officers <7860>(8802) of the children <1121> of Israel <3478> came <935>(8799) and cried <6817>(8799) unto Pharaoh <6547>, saying <559>(8800), Wherefore dealest <6213>(8799) thou thus with thy servants <5650>?
16. There is no straw <8401> given <5414>(8737) unto thy servants <5650>, and they say <559>(8802) to us, Make <6213>(8798) brick <3843>: and, behold, thy servants <5650> are beaten <5221>(8716); but the fault <2398>(8804) is in thine own people <5971>.
17. But he said <559>(8799), Ye are idle <7503>(8737), ye are idle <7503>(8737): therefore ye say <559>(8802), Let us go <3212>(8799) and do sacrifice <2076>(8799) to the LORD <3068>.
18. Go <3212>(8798) therefore now, and work <5647>(8798); for there shall no straw <8401> be given <5414>(8735) you, yet shall ye deliver <5414>(8799) the tale <8506> of bricks <3843>.
19. And the officers <7860>(8802) of the children <1121> of Israel <3478> did see <7200>(8799) that they were in evil <7451> case, after it was said <559>(8800), Ye shall not minish <1639>(8799) ought from your bricks <3843> of your daily <3117> task <1697>.
20. And they met <6293>(8799) Moses <4872> and Aaron <175>, who stood <5324>(8737) in the way <7125>(8800), as they came forth <3318>(8800) from Pharaoh <6547>:
21. And they said <559>(8799) unto them, The LORD <3068> look <7200>(8799) upon you, and judge <8199>(8799); because ye have made our savour <7381> to be abhorred <887>(8689) in the eyes <5869> of Pharaoh <6547>, and in the eyes <5869> of his servants <5650>, to put <5414>(8800) a sword <2719> in their hand <3027> to slay <2026>(8800) us.
22. And Moses <4872> returned <7725>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), Lord <136>, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated <7489>(8689) this people <5971>? why is it that thou hast sent <7971>(8804) me?
23. For since I came <935>(8804) to Pharaoh <6547> to speak <1696>(8763) in thy name <8034>, he hath done evil <7489>(8689) to this people <5971>; neither hast thou delivered <5337>(8689) thy people <5971> at all <5337>(8687).
1. Then the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto Moses <4872>, Now shalt thou see <7200>(8799) what I will do <6213>(8799) to Pharaoh <6547>: for with a strong <2389> hand <3027> shall he let them go <7971>(8762), and with a strong <2389> hand <3027> shall he drive them out <1644>(8762) of his land <776>.
2. And God <430> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, I am the LORD <3068>:
3. And I appeared <7200>(8735) unto Abraham <85>, unto Isaac <3327>, and unto Jacob <3290>, by the name of God <410> Almighty <7706>, but by my name <8034> JEHOVAH <3068> was I not known <3045>(8738) to them.
4. And I have also established <6965>(8689) my covenant <1285> with them, to give <5414>(8800) them the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, the land <776> of their pilgrimage <4033>, wherein they were strangers <1481>(8804).
5. And I have also heard <8085>(8804) the groaning <5009> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, whom <834> the Egyptians <4714> keep in bondage <5647>(8688); and I have remembered <2142>(8799) my covenant <1285>.
6. Wherefore <3651> say <559>(8798) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, I am the LORD <3068>, and I will bring <3318>(8689) you out from under the burdens <5450> of the Egyptians <4714>, and I will rid <5337>(8689) you out of their bondage <5656>, and I will redeem <1350>(8804) you with a stretched <5186>(8803) out arm <2220>, and with great <1419> judgments <8201>:
7. And I will take <3947>(8804) you to me for a people <5971>, and I will be to you a God <430>: and ye shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068> your God <430>, which bringeth <3318>(8688) you out from under the burdens <5450> of the Egyptians <4714>.
8. And I will bring <935>(8689) you in unto the land <776>, concerning the which I did swear <5375>(8804) <3027> to give <5414>(8800) it to Abraham <85>, to Isaac <3327>, and to Jacob <3290>; and I will give <5414>(8804) it you for an heritage <4181>: I am the LORD <3068>.
9. And Moses <4872> spake <1696>(8762) so unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>: but they hearkened <8085>(8804) not unto Moses <4872> for anguish <7115> of spirit <7307>, and for cruel <7186> bondage <5656>.
10. And the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872>, saying <559>(8800),
11. Go <935>(8798) in, speak <1696>(8761) unto Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, that he let the children <1121> of Israel <3478> go out <7971>(8762) of his land <776>.
12. And Moses <4872> spake <1696>(8762) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, saying <559>(8800), Behold, the children <1121> of Israel <3478> have not hearkened <8085>(8804) unto me; how then shall Pharaoh <6547> hear <8085>(8799) me <589>, who am of uncircumcised <6189> lips <8193>?
13. And the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872> and unto Aaron <175>, and gave them a charge <6680>(8762) unto the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, and unto Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, to bring <3318>(8687) the children <1121> of Israel <3478> out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
14. These be the heads <7218> of their fathers <1>' houses <1004>: The sons <1121> of Reuben <7205> the firstborn <1060> of Israel <3478>; Hanoch <2585>, and Pallu <6396>, Hezron <2696>, and Carmi <3756>: these be the families <4940> of Reuben <7205>.
15. And the sons <1121> of Simeon <8095>; Jemuel <3223>, and Jamin <3226>, and Ohad <161>, and Jachin <3199>, and Zohar <6714>, and Shaul <7586> the son <1121> of a Canaanitish woman <3669>: these are the families <4940> of Simeon <8095>.
16. And these are the names <8034> of the sons <1121> of Levi <3878> according to their generations <8435>; Gershon <1648>, and Kohath <6955>, and Merari <4847>: and the years <8141> of the life <2416> of Levi <3878> were an hundred <3967> thirty <7970> and seven <7651> years <8141>.
17. The sons <1121> of Gershon <1648>; Libni <3845>, and Shimi <8096>, according to their families <4940>.
18. And the sons <1121> of Kohath <6955>; Amram <6019>, and Izhar <3324>, and Hebron <2275>, and Uzziel <5816>: and the years <8141> of the life <2416> of Kohath <6955> were an hundred <3967> thirty <7970> and three <7969> years <8141>.
19. And the sons <1121> of Merari <4847>; Mahali <4249> and Mushi <4187>: these are the families <4940> of Levi <3878> according to their generations <8435>.
20. And Amram <6019> took <3947>(8799) him Jochebed <3115> his father's sister <1733> to wife <802>; and she bare <3205>(8799) him Aaron <175> and Moses <4872>: and the years <8141> of the life <2416> of Amram <6019> were an hundred <3967> and thirty <7970> and seven <7651> years <8141>.
21. And the sons <1121> of Izhar <3324>; Korah <7141>, and Nepheg <5298>, and Zichri <2147>.
22. And the sons <1121> of Uzziel <5816>; Mishael <4332>, and Elzaphan <469>, and Zithri <5644>.
23. And Aaron <175> took <3947>(8799) him Elisheba <472>, daughter <1323> of Amminadab <5992>, sister <269> of Naashon <5177>, to wife <802>; and she bare <3205>(8799) him Nadab <5070>, and Abihu <30>, Eleazar <499>, and Ithamar <385>.
24. And the sons <1121> of Korah <7141>; Assir <617>, and Elkanah <511>, and Abiasaph <23>: these are the families <4940> of the Korhites <7145>.
25. And Eleazar <499> Aaron's <175> son <1121> took <3947>(8804) him one of the daughters <1323> of Putiel <6317> to wife <802>; and she bare <3205>(8799) him Phinehas <6372>: these are the heads <7218> of the fathers <1> of the Levites <3881> according to their families <4940>.
26. These <1931> are that Aaron <175> and Moses <4872>, to whom <834> the LORD <3068> said <559>(8804), Bring out <3318>(8685) the children <1121> of Israel <3478> from the land <776> of Egypt <4714> according to their armies <6635>.
27. These <1992> are they which spake <1696>(8764) to Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714>, to bring out <3318>(8687) the children <1121> of Israel <3478> from Egypt <4714>: these are that Moses <4872> and Aaron <175>.
28. And it came to pass on the day <3117> when the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8763) unto Moses <4872> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>,
29. That the LORD <3068> spake <1696>(8762) unto Moses <4872>, saying <559>(8800), I am the LORD <3068>: speak <1696>(8761) thou unto Pharaoh <6547> king <4428> of Egypt <4714> all that I say <1696>(8802) unto thee.
30. And Moses <4872> said <559>(8799) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, Behold, I am of uncircumcised <6189> lips <8193>, and how shall Pharaoh <6547> hearken <8085>(8799) unto me?
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59 Whilst the historical narrative in 1Sam 19 relating the events when Saul’s men trapped David in the house mentions nothing of David’s feelings this Psalm gives us a wonderful insight into his mind at that time. This is a benefit of looking at the Psalms in their historical context.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Peter
Psa 60:1 - the subscription for Psalm 59 includes "Shushaneduth" [<7802> means "lily of assemblage/testimony" - lilies are associated with white, purity, righteousness and Spring when the Passover was celebrated].
Charles Link, Jr. [Moorestown, (NJ, USA)] Comment added in 2012 Reply to Charles
In chapter 59 David asks God to deliver him from his enemies. God answered this prayer but it was many years later that Saul finally died and stopped trying to kill David. At this time God's answer was to provide the means for him to flee while saving the life of his wife too. God's answer is not always what we want but it is best for us. Looking into the examples of David's life can help us get the correct perspective.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2015 Reply to Rob
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1. To the chief Musician <5329>(8764), Altaschith <516>(8686), Michtam <4387> of David <1732>. Do ye indeed <552> speak <1696>(8762) righteousness <6664>, O congregation <482>? do ye judge <8199>(8799) uprightly <4339>, O ye sons <1121> of men <120>?
2. Yea, in heart <3820> ye work <6466>(8799) wickedness <5766>; ye weigh <6424>(8762) the violence <2555> of your hands <3027> in the earth <776>.
3. The wicked <7563> are estranged <2114>(8804) from the womb <7358>: they go astray <8582>(8804) as soon as they be born <990>, speaking <1696>(8802) lies <3577>.
4. Their poison <2534> is like <1823> the poison <2534> of a serpent <5175>: they are like the deaf <2795> adder <6620> that stoppeth <331>(8686) her ear <241>;
5. Which will not hearken <8085>(8799) to the voice <6963> of charmers <3907>(8764), charming <2266>(8802) <2267> never so wisely <2449>(8794).
6. Break <2040>(8798) their teeth <8127>, O God <430>, in their mouth <6310>: break out <5422>(8800) the great teeth <4459> of the young lions <3715>, O LORD <3068>.
7. Let them melt away <3988>(8735) as waters <4325> which run continually <1980>(8691): when he bendeth <1869>(8799) his bow to shoot his arrows <2671>, let them be as cut in pieces <4135>(8709).
8. As a snail <7642> which melteth <8557>, let every one of them pass away <1980>(8799): like the untimely birth <5309> of a woman <802>, that they may not see <2372>(8804) the sun <8121>.
9. Before your pots <5518> can feel <995>(8799) the thorns <329>, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind <8175>(8799), both living <2416>, and in his wrath <2740>.
10. The righteous <6662> shall rejoice <8055>(8799) when he seeth <2372>(8804) the vengeance <5359>: he shall wash <7364>(8799) his feet <6471> in the blood <1818> of the wicked <7563>.
11. So that a man <120> shall say <559>(8799), Verily there is a reward <6529> for the righteous <6662>: verily he is <3426> a God <430> that judgeth <8199>(8802) in the earth <776>.
1. To the chief Musician <5329>(8764), Altaschith <516>(8686), Michtam <4387> of David <1732>; when Saul <7586> sent <7971>(8800), and they watched <8104>(8799) the house <1004> to kill him <4191>(8687). Deliver <5337>(8685) me from mine enemies <341>(8802), O my God <430>: defend <7682>(8762) me from them that rise up <6965>(8693) against me.
2. Deliver <5337>(8685) me from the workers <6466>(8802) of iniquity <205>, and save <3467>(8685) me from bloody <1818> men <582>.
3. For, lo, they lie in wait <693>(8804) for my soul <5315>: the mighty <5794> are gathered <1481>(8799) against me; not for my transgression <6588>, nor for my sin <2403>, O LORD <3068>.
4. They run <7323>(8799) and prepare <3559>(8709) themselves without my fault <5771>: awake <5782>(8798) to help <7125>(8800) me, and behold <7200>(8798).
5. Thou therefore, O LORD <3068> God <430> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>, awake <6974>(8685) to visit <6485>(8800) all the heathen <1471>: be not merciful <2603>(8799) to any wicked <205> transgressors <898>(8802). Selah <5542>.
6. They return <7725>(8799) at evening <6153>: they make a noise <1993>(8799) like a dog <3611>, and go round about <5437>(8779) the city <5892>.
7. Behold, they belch out <5042>(8686) with their mouth <6310>: swords <2719> are in their lips <8193>: for who, say they, doth hear <8085>(8802)?
8. But thou, O LORD <3068>, shalt laugh <7832>(8799) at them; thou shalt have all the heathen <1471> in derision <3932>(8799).
9. Because of his strength <5797> will I wait <8104>(8799) upon thee: for God <430> is my defence <4869>.
10. The God <430> of my mercy <2617> shall prevent <6923>(8762) me: God <430> shall let me see <7200>(8686) my desire upon mine enemies <8324>(8802).
11. Slay <2026>(8799) them not, lest my people <5971> forget <7911>(8799): scatter <5128>(8685) them by thy power <2428>; and bring them down <3381>(8685), O Lord <136> our shield <4043>.
12. For the sin <2403> of their mouth <6310> and the words <1697> of their lips <8193> let them even be taken <3920>(8735) in their pride <1347>: and for cursing <423> and lying <3585> which they speak <5608>(8762).
13. Consume <3615>(8761) them in wrath <2534>, consume <3615>(8761) them, that they may not be: and let them know <3045>(8799) that God <430> ruleth <4910>(8802) in Jacob <3290> unto the ends <657> of the earth <776>. Selah <5542>.
14. And at evening <6153> let them return <7725>(8799); and let them make a noise <1993>(8799) like a dog <3611>, and go round about <5437>(8779) the city <5892>.
15. Let them wander up and down <5128>(8686)(8675) <5128>(8799) for meat <398>(8800), and grudge <3885>(8799) if they be not satisfied <7646>(8799).
16. But I will sing <7891>(8799) of thy power <5797>; yea, I will sing aloud <7442>(8762) of thy mercy <2617> in the morning <1242>: for thou hast been my defence <4869> and refuge <4498> in the day <3117> of my trouble <6862>.
17. Unto thee, O my strength <5797>, will I sing <2167>(8762): for God <430> is my defence <4869>, and the God <430> of my mercy <2617>.
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1. Brethren <80>, my <1699> heart's <2588> desire <2107> and <2532> prayer <1162> to <4314> God <2316> for <5228> Israel <2474> is <2076>(5748), that <3303> <1519> they might be saved <4991>.
2. For <1063> I bear <3140> <0> them <846> record <3140>(5719) that <3754> they have <2192>(5719) a zeal <2205> of God <2316>, but <235> not <3756> according <2596> to knowledge <1922>.
3. For <1063> they being ignorant <50>(5723) of God's <2316> righteousness <1343>, and <2532> going about <2212>(5723) to establish <2476>(5658) their own <2398> righteousness <1343>, have <5293> <0> not <3756> submitted themselves <5293>(5648) unto the righteousness <1343> of God <2316>.
4. For <1063> Christ <5547> is the end <5056> of the law <3551> for <1519> righteousness <1343> to every one <3956> that believeth <4100>(5723).
5. For <1063> Moses <3475> describeth <1125>(5719) the righteousness <1343> which <3588> is of <1537> the law <3551>, That <3754> the man <444> which doeth <4160>(5660) those things <846> shall live <2198>(5695) by <1722> them <846>.
6. But <1161> the righteousness <1343> which is of <1537> faith <4102> speaketh <3004>(5719) on this wise <3779>, Say <2036>(5632) not <3361> in <1722> thine <4675> heart <2588>, Who <5101> shall ascend <305>(5695) into <1519> heaven <3772>? (that <5124> is <5123>(5748), to bring <2609> <0> Christ <5547> down <2609>(5629) from above:)
7. Or <2228>, Who <5101> shall descend <2597>(5695) into <1519> the deep <12>? (that <5124> is <5123>(5748), to bring up <321> <0> Christ <5547> again <321>(5629) from <1537> the dead <3498>.)
8. But <235> what <5101> saith it <3004>(5719)? The word <4487> is <2076>(5748) nigh <1451> thee <4675>, even in <1722> thy <4675> mouth <4750>, and <2532> in <1722> thy <4675> heart <2588>: that <5124> is <5123>(5748), the word <4487> of faith <4102>, which <3739> we preach <2784>(5719);
9. That <3754> if <1437> thou shalt confess <3670>(5661) with <1722> thy <4675> mouth <4750> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, and <2532> shalt believe <4100>(5661) in <1722> thine <4675> heart <2588> that <3754> God <2316> hath raised <1453>(5656) him <846> from <1537> the dead <3498>, thou shalt be saved <4982>(5701).
10. For <1063> with the heart <2588> man believeth <4100>(5743) unto <1519> righteousness <1343>; and <1161> with the mouth <4750> confession is made <3670>(5743) unto <1519> salvation <4991>.
11. For <1063> the scripture <1124> saith <3004>(5719), Whosoever <3956> believeth <4100>(5723) on <1909> him <846> shall <2617> <0> not <3756> be ashamed <2617>(5701).
12. For <1063> there is <2076>(5748) no <3756> difference <1293> between <5037> the Jew <2453> and <2532> the Greek <1672>: for <1063> the same <846> Lord <2962> over all <3956> is rich <4147>(5723) unto <1519> all <3956> that call upon <1941>(5734) him <846>.
13. For <3956> <1063> whosoever <3739> <302> shall call upon <1941>(5672) the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> shall be saved <4982>(5701).
14. How <4459> then <3767> shall they call on <1941>(5698) him in <1519> whom <3739> they have <4100> <0> not <3756> believed <4100>(5656)? and <1161> how <4459> shall they believe in <4100>(5692) him of whom <3739> they have <191> <0> not <3756> heard <191>(5656)? and <1161> how <4459> shall they hear <191>(5692) without <5565> a preacher <2784>(5723)?
15. And <1161> how <4459> shall they preach <2784>(5692), except <3362> they be sent <649>(5652)? as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), How <5613> <3739> beautiful <5611> are the feet of them <4228> that preach the gospel <2097>(5734) of peace <1515>, and bring glad tidings <2097>(5734) of good things <18>!
16. But <235> they have <5219> <0> not <3756> all <3956> obeyed <5219>(5656) the gospel <2098>. For <1063> Esaias <2268> saith <3004>(5719), Lord <2962>, who <5101> hath believed <4100>(5656) our <2257> report <189>?
17. So then <686> faith <4102> cometh by <1537> hearing <189>, and <1161> hearing <189> by <1223> the word <4487> of God <2316>.
18. But <235> I say <3004>(5719), Have <191> <0> they not <3378> heard <191>(5656)? Yes verily <3304>, their <846> sound <5353> went <1831>(5627) into <1519> all <3956> the earth <1093>, and <2532> their <846> words <4487> unto <1519> the ends <4009> of the world <3625>.
19. But <235> I say <3004>(5719), Did <1097> <0> not <3378> Israel <2474> know <1097>(5627)? First <4413> Moses <3475> saith <3004>(5719), I <1473> will provoke <3863> <0> you <5209> to jealousy <3863>(5692) by <1909> them that are no <3756> people <1484>, and by <1909> a foolish <801> nation <1484> I will anger <3949>(5692) you <5209>.
20. But <1161> Esaias <2268> is very bold <662>(5719), and <2532> saith <3004>(5719), I was found <2147>(5681) of them that sought <2212>(5723) me <1691> not <3361>; I was made <1096>(5633) manifest <1717> unto them that asked <1905> <0> not <3361> after <1905>(5723) me <1691>.
21. But <1161> to <4314> Israel <2474> he saith <3004>(5719), All <3650> day long <2250> I have stretched forth <1600>(5656) my <3450> hands <5495> unto <4314> a disobedient <544>(5723) and <2532> gainsaying <483>(5723) people <2992>.
1. I say <3004>(5719) then <3767>, <3361> Hath <683> <0> God <2316> cast away <683>(5662) his <848> people <2992>? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636). For <1063> I <1473> also <2532> am <1510>(5748) an Israelite <2475>, of <1537> the seed <4690> of Abraham <11>, of the tribe <5443> of Benjamin <958>.
2. God <2316> hath <683> <0> not <3756> cast away <683>(5662) his <848> people <2992> which <3739> he foreknew <4267>(5656). <2228> Wot ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> what <5101> the scripture <1124> saith <3004>(5719) of <1722> Elias <2243>? how <5613> he maketh intercession <1793>(5719) to God <2316> against <2596> Israel <2474>, saying <3004>(5723),
3. Lord <2962>, they have killed <615>(5656) thy <4675> prophets <4396>, and <2532> digged down <2679>(5656) thine <4675> altars <2379>; and I <2504> am left <5275>(5681) alone <3441>, and <2532> they seek <2212>(5719) my <3450> life <5590>.
4. But <235> what <5101> saith <3004>(5719) the answer of God <5538> unto him <846>? I have reserved <2641>(5627) to myself <1683> seven thousand <2035> men <435>, who <3748> have <2578> <0> not <3756> bowed <2578>(5656) the knee <1119> to the image of Baal <896>.
5. Even so <3779> then <3767> at <1722> this present <3568> time <2540> also <2532> there is <1096>(5754) a remnant <3005> according <2596> to the election <1589> of grace <5485>.
6. And <1161> if <1487> by grace <5485>, then is it no more <2089> <3765> of <1537> works <2041>: otherwise <1893> grace <5485> is <1096>(5736) no more <2089> <3765> grace <5485>. But <1161> if <1487> it be of <1537> works <2041>, then is it <2076>(5748) no more <2089> <3765> grace <5485>: otherwise <1893> work <2041> is <2076>(5748) no more <2089> <3765> work <2041>.
7. What <5101> then <3767>? Israel <2474> hath <2013> <0> not <3756> obtained <2013>(5627) that <5127> which <3739> he seeketh for <1934>(5719); but <1161> the election <1589> hath obtained it <2013>(5627), and <1161> the rest <3062> were blinded <4456>(5681)
8. (According as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), God <2316> hath given <1325>(5656) them <846> the spirit <4151> of slumber <2659>, eyes <3788> that they should <991> <0> not <3361> see <991>(5721), and <2532> ears <3775> that they should <191> <0> not <3361> hear <191>(5721);) unto <2193> this <4594> day <2250>.
9. And <2532> David <1138> saith <3004>(5719), Let <1096> <0> their <846> table <5132> be made <1096>(5676) a snare <1519> <3803>, and <2532> a trap <1519> <2339>, and <2532> a stumblingblock <1519> <4625>, and <2532> a recompence <1519> <468> unto them <846>:
10. Let <4654> <0> their <846> eyes <3788> be darkened <4654>(5682), that they may <991> <0> not <3361> see <991>(5721), and <2532> bow down <4781>(5657) their <846> back <3577> alway <1275>.
11. I say <3004>(5719) then <3767>, <3361> Have they stumbled <4417>(5656) that <2443> they should fall <4098>(5632)? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636): but <235> rather through their <846> fall <3900> salvation <4991> is come unto the Gentiles <1484>, for to <1519> provoke <3863> <0> them <846> to jealousy <3863>(5658).
12. Now <1161> if <1487> the fall <3900> of them <846> be the riches <4149> of the world <2889>, and <2532> the diminishing <2275> of them <846> the riches <4149> of the Gentiles <1484>; how <4214> much more <3123> their <846> fulness <4138>?
13. For <1063> I speak <3004>(5719) to you <5213> Gentiles <1484>, inasmuch as <1909> <3745> <3303> I <1473> am <1510>(5748) the apostle <652> of the Gentiles <1484>, I magnify <1392>(5719) mine <3450> office <1248>:
14. If by any means <1513> <4458> I may provoke to emulation <3863>(5661) them which are my <3450> flesh <4561>, and <2532> might save <4982>(5661) some <5100> of <1537> them <846>.
15. For <1063> if <1487> the casting away <580> of them <846> be the reconciling <2643> of the world <2889>, what <5101> shall the receiving <4356> of them be, but <1508> life <2222> from <1537> the dead <3498>?
16. For <1161> if <1487> the firstfruit <536> be holy <40>, the lump <5445> is also <2532> holy: and <2532> if <1487> the root <4491> be holy <40>, so <2532> are the branches <2798>.
17. And <1161> if some <1536> of the branches <2798> be broken off <1575>(5681), and <1161> thou <4771>, being <5607>(5752) a wild olive tree <65>, wert graffed in <1461>(5681) among <1722> them <846>, and <2532> with <4791> <0> them <1096>(5633) partakest <4791> of the root <4491> and <2532> fatness <4096> of the olive tree <1636>;
18. Boast <2620> <0> not <3361> against <2620>(5737) the branches <2798>. But <1161> if <1487> thou boast <2620>(5736), thou <4771> bearest <941>(5719) not <3756> the root <4491>, but <235> the root <4491> thee <4571>.
19. Thou wilt say <2046>(5692) then <3767>, The branches <2798> were broken off <1575>(5681), that <2443> I <1473> might be graffed in <1461>(5686).
20. Well <2573>; because of unbelief <570> they were broken off <1575>(5681), and <1161> thou <4771> standest <2476>(5758) by faith <4102>. Be <5309> <0> not <3361> highminded <5309>(5720), but <235> fear <5399>(5732)(5737):
21. For <1063> if <1487> God <2316> spared <5339>(5662) not <3756> the natural <5449> branches <2798> <2596>, take heed lest <4458> <3381> <0> he <5339> <0> also <3381> spare <5339>(5667) not <3761> thee <4675>.
22. Behold <1492>(5657) therefore <3767> the goodness <5544> and <2532> severity <663> of God <2316>: on <1909> them which fell <4098>(5631) <3303>, severity <663>; but <1161> toward <1909> thee <4571>, goodness <5544>, if <1437> thou continue <1961>(5661) in his goodness <5544>: otherwise <1893> thou <4771> also <2532> shalt be cut off <1581>(5691).
23. And <1161> they <1565> also <2532>, if <3362> <0> they abide <1961>(5661) not <3362> still in unbelief <570>, shall be graffed in <1461>(5701): for <1063> God <2316> is <2076>(5748) able <1415> to graff <1461> <0> them <846> in <1461>(5658) again <3825>.
24. For <1063> if <1487> thou <4771> wert cut <1581>(5648) out of <1537> the olive tree which is wild <65> by <2596> nature <5449>, and <2532> wert graffed <1461>(5681) contrary to <3844> nature <5449> into <1519> a good olive tree <2565>: how much <4214> more <3123> shall these <3778>, which be the natural <2596> <5449> branches, be graffed into <1461>(5701) their own <2398> olive tree <1636>?
25. For <1063> I would <2309>(5719) not <3756>, brethren <80>, that ye <5209> should be ignorant <50>(5721) of this <5124> mystery <3466>, lest <3363> ye should be <5600>(5753) wise <5429> in <3844> your own conceits <1438>; that <3754> blindness <4457> in <575> part <3313> is happened <1096>(5754) to Israel <2474>, until <891> <3739> the fulness <4138> of the Gentiles <1484> be come in <1525>(5632).
26. And <2532> so <3779> all <3956> Israel <2474> shall be saved <4982>(5701): as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), There shall come <2240>(5692) out of <1537> Sion <4622> the Deliverer <4506>(5740), and <2532> shall turn away <654>(5692) ungodliness <763> from <575> Jacob <2384>:
27. For <2532> this <3778> is my <3844> <1700> covenant <1242> unto them <846>, when <3752> I shall take away <851>(5643) their <846> sins <266>.
28. As concerning <2596> <3303> the gospel <2098>, they are enemies <2190> for your sakes <1223> <5209>: but <1161> as touching <2596> the election <1589>, they are beloved <27> for <1223> <0> the fathers <3962>' sakes <1223>.
29. For <1063> the gifts <5486> and <2532> calling <2821> of God <2316> are without repentance <278>.
30. For <1063> as <5618> <2532> ye <5210> in times past <4218> have not believed <544>(5656) God <2316>, yet <1161> have <1653> <0> now <3568> obtained mercy <1653>(5681) through <5130> their unbelief <543>:
31. Even so <3779> have <544> <0> these <3778> also <2532> now <3568> not believed <544>(5656), that <2443> through your <5212> mercy <1656> they <846> also <2532> may obtain mercy <1653>(5686).
32. For <1063> God <2316> hath concluded <4788>(5656) them all <3956> in <1519> unbelief <543>, that <2443> he might have mercy <1653>(5661) upon all <3956>.
33. O <5599> the depth <899> of the riches <4149> both <2532> of the wisdom <4678> and <2532> knowledge <1108> of God <2316>! how <5613> unsearchable <419> are his <846> judgments <2917>, and <2532> his <846> ways <3598> past finding out <421>!
34. For <1063> who <5101> hath known <1097>(5627) the mind <3563> of the Lord <2962>? or <2228> who <5101> hath been <1096>(5633) his counsellor <4825>?
35. Or <2228> who <5101> hath first given <4272>(5656) to him <846>, and <2532> it shall be recompensed <467> <0> unto him <846> again <467>(5701)?
36. For <3754> of <1537> him <846>, and <2532> through <1223> him <846>, and <2532> to <1519> him <846>, are all things <3956>: to whom <846> be glory <1391> for <1519> ever <165>. Amen <281>.
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