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AUGUST 12
8 You have shriveled me up, And shall cut them off in their own
And it is a witness against me; wickedness;
My leanness rises up against me The LORD our God shall cut them off.
And bears witness to my face.
9 He tears me in His wrath, and hates Proverbs 22:28–29
me; 28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
He gnashes at me with His teeth; Which your fathers have set.
My adversary sharpens His gaze on 29 Do you see a man who excels in his
me.
10 They gape at me with their mouth, work?
They strike me reproachfully on the He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before unknown men.
cheek,
They gather together against me. Romans 11:19–36
11 God has delivered me to the ungodly, 19
You will say then, “Branches were broken
And turned me over to the hands of off that I might be grafted in.” Well said.
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the wicked.
12 I was at ease, but He has shattered me; Because of unbelief they were broken off, and
He also has taken me by my neck, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear.
For if God did not spare the natural branch-
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shaken me to pieces; 22
He has set me up for His target, es, He may not spare you either. Therefore
13 His archers surround me. consider the goodness and severity of God: on
He pierces my heart and does not pity; those who fell, severity; but toward you, good-
ness, if you continue in His goodness. Other-
He pours out my gall on the ground. 23
14 He breaks me with wound upon wise you also will be cut off. And they also, if
wound; they do not continue in unbelief, will be graft-
He runs at me like a warrior. ed in, for God is able to graft them in again.
15 “I have sewn sackcloth over my skin,
And laid my head in the dust.
16 My face is flushed from weeping,
And on my eyelids is the shadow of
death; 11:20 unbelief…faith.Branches were broken
17 Although no violence is in my hands, off and others grafted in based solely on the
And my prayer is pure. issue of faith,not race,ethnicity,social or intel-
lectual background, or external morality.
18 “O earth, do not cover my blood, Salvation is ever and always by faith alone
And let my cry have no resting place! (1:16,17; Eph. 2:8,9). fear. (See 1 Cor. 10:12;
19 Surely even now my witness is in 2Cor. 13:5.) God will judge the apostate
heaven, church (Rev. 2:15,16; 3:16) just as surely as He
And my evidence is on high. judged apostate Israel.
20 My friends scorn me;
My eyes pour out tears to God. 11:22 consider the goodness and severity.
21 Oh, that one might plead for a man All of God’s attributes work in harmony.There
with God, is no conflict between His goodness and love,
As a man pleads for his neighbor! and His justice and wrath. Those who accept
22 For when a few years are finished, His gracious offer of salvation experience His
I shall go the way of no return. goodness (2:4); those who reject it experience
His severity (2:5). those who fell. The unbe-
Psalm 94:20–23 lieving Jews described in vv.12–21.“Fell”trans-
lates a Greek word meaning “to fall so as to be
20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which completely ruined.” Those who reject God’s
devises evil by law, offer of salvation bring upon themselves utter
Have fellowship with You? spiritual ruin.if you continue. Genuine saving
21 They gather together against the life of faith always perseveres (John 8:31; 15:5,6; Col.
the righteous, 1:22,23;Heb.3:12–14;4:11;1 John 2:19).cut off.
And condemn innocent blood. From the same Greek root word translated
22 But the LORD has been my defense, “severity” earlier in the verse. God will deal
And my God the rock of my refuge. swiftly and severely with those who reject Him.
23 He has brought on them their own
iniquity,

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