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Our Lift!Our Lift!

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Ruth 4Genesis 38

John 5:45-47 – “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed Me: for he for he wrote of Me.wrote of Me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe My words?”

Naomi holds obedA Curious Genealogy

A Common Tragedy

Deuteronomy 23:2 – “A bastardbastard shall not enter

into the congregation of the LORD; even to his even to his tenth generationtenth generation shall

he not enter into the congregation of the

LORD.”

Genesis 49:8-10 – “Judah, thou art he Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praisewhom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not The sceptre shall not depart from Judahdepart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”

A Comforting RealityA Comforting Reality

Hebrews 7:14 – “For For it is evident that it is evident that our Lord sprang our Lord sprang

out of Judaout of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake

nothing concerning priesthood.”

Matthew 1:1-6 - “The book of the generation The book of the generation of Jesus Christof Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king;… vs 16- And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”

Psalms 103:1-5 – “<<A Psalm of David.>> Bless the LORD, O my soul:

and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my

soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who

redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with

lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good

things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.”

• Psalms 25:3 - “Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let

them be ashamed which transgress without cause.”

• Psalms 27:14 – “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall

strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”

• Psalms 37:34 – “Wait on the LORD, and keep His way…”

Psalms 40:1-5 - <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> “I waited patiently for the I waited patiently for the

LORD; andLORD; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible

pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall

trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not

the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order

unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.”

2 Corinthians 1:8-112 Corinthians 1:8-11 – “For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.”

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

Exodus 19:4 – “Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you

on eagles' wings, and brought you unto

myself.”

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