The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: withstand thee?
CH2 20:7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of
this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham
thy friend for ever?
CH2 20:8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary
therein for thy name, saying,
CH2 20:9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or
pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence,
(for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction,
then thou wilt hear and help.
CH2 20:10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
ZEP 3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I
rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that
I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even
all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire
of my jealousy.
ZEP 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they
may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
ZEP 3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the
daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
ZEP 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so
that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast
walked before me.
CH2 6:17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified,
which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
CH2 6:18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold,
heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this
house which I have built!
CH2 6:19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to
his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer
which thy servant prayeth before thee:
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