Genesis 15:1

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Summary

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

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Proverbs 30:5

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And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Now give ear to my words: if there is a prophet among you I will give him knowledge of myself in a vision and will let my words come to him in a dream.

(In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.

And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

And the wind, lifting me up, took me in the visions of God into Chaldaea, to those who had been taken away as prisoners. So the vision which I had seen went away from me.

In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a secret was unfolded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a hard work: and he had knowledge of it, and the vision was clear to him.

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

Thy shield

Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.

For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.

The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

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No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.

The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.

The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.