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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Bible References

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God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”

He said,
“Hear now My words:
If there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, shall make Myself known to him in a vision.
I shall speak with him in a dream.

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let us go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.)

Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw

visions of God.

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God to the exiles in Chaldea. So the vision that I had seen

left me.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the

message was true and one of great conflict, but he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision.

But he became hungry and was desiring to eat; but while they were making preparations, he fell into a trance;

God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

Thy shield

“Blessed are you, O Israel;

Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,

Who is the shield of your help

And the sword of your majesty!

So your enemies will cringe before you,

And you will tread upon their high places.”

But You, O Lord, are a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Behold our shield, O God,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.

He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
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wait for Your word.

Every word of God is tested;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

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“There is none like the God of Jeshurun,

Who rides the heavens to your help,

And through the skies in His majesty.

May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.”

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.

And men will say, “Surely there is a

reward for the righteous;

Surely there is a God who judges on earth!”

I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I have hope in Him.”

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you,

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will

dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,