| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.
JDG 19:16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the
field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in
Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
JDG 19:17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in
the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and
whence comest thou?
JDG 19:18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah
toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to
Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there
is no man that receiveth me to house.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore
thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of
Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
KI1 12:22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,
saying,
KI1 12:23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and
unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the
people, saying,
KI1 12:24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against
your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for
this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and
the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of
Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.
JDG 7:23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of
Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after
the Midianites.
JDG 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim,
saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the
waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered
themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
JDG 7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb;
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