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SEPTEMBER 15
22 The key of the house of David Proverbs 25:14–16
I will lay on his shoulder; 14 Whoever falsely boasts of giving
So he shall open, and no one shall shut; Is like clouds and wind without rain.
And he shall shut, and no one shall open.
By long forbearance a ruler is
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persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
16 Have you found honey?
22:22 key of the house of David.This author-
ity to admit or refuse admittance into the Eat only as much as you need,
king’s presence evidenced the king’s great Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
confidence in Eliakim. Jesus applied this ter- 2 Corinthians 7:1–16
minology to Himself as one who could deter-
mine who would enter His future Davidic Therefore, having these promises, beloved,
kingdom (Rev. 3:7). 7 let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness
of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
fear of God.
23 I will fasten him as a peg in a secure 2 Open your hearts to us. We have wronged
place, no one, we have corrupted no one, we have
And he will become a glorious throne cheated no one. I do not say this to condemn;
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to his father’s house.
for I have said before that you are in our
24 ‘They will hang on him all the glory of his hearts, to die together and to live together.
father’s house, the offspring and the posterity, 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you,
all vessels of small quantity, from the cups to great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled
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all the pitchers. In that day,’ says the LORD of with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our
hosts, ‘the peg that is fastened in the secure tribulation.
place will be removed and be cut down and
fall, and the burden that was on it will be cut
off; for the LORD has spoken.’ ”
Psalm 107:1–9
7:1 these promises. The Old Testament
O h, give thanks to the LORD, promises Paul quoted in 6:16–18. Scripture
for He is good!
often encourages believers to action based on
For His mercy endures forever. God’s promises (Rom. 12:1; 2 Pet. 1:3). let us
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so,
2 cleanse ourselves. The form of this Greek
Whom He has redeemed from the verb indicates that this is something each
hand of the enemy, Christian must do in his own life. filthiness.
3 And gathered out of the lands, This Greek word, which appears only here in
From the east and from the west, the New Testament, was used 3 times in the
From the north and from the south. Greek Old Testament to refer to religious
defilement or unholy alliances with idols, idol
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They wandered in the wilderness in a feasts, temple prostitutes, sacrifices, and festi-
desolate way; vals of worship. flesh and spirit. False religion
They found no city to dwell in. panders to the human appetites represented
Hungry and thirsty, by both “flesh and spirit.”While some believers
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Their soul fainted in them. for a time might avoid succumbing to fleshly
Then they cried out to the LORD in sins associated with false religion, the
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their trouble, Christian who exposes his mind to false teach-
And He delivered them out of their ing cannot avoid contamination by the devil-
distresses. ish ideologies and blasphemies that assault
7 And He led them forth by the right way, the purity of divine truth and blaspheme
That they might go to a city for a God’s name. perfecting holiness. The Greek
dwelling place. word for “perfecting” means “to finish” or “to
8 complete” (8:6).“Holiness” refers to separation
Oh, that men would give thanks to the
LORD for His goodness, from all that would defile both the body and
And for His wonderful works to the the mind. Complete or perfect holiness was
children of men! embodied only in Christ; thus, believers are to
9 For He satisfies the longing soul, pursue Him (3:18; Lev. 20:26; Matt. 5:48; Rom.
And fills the hungry soul with 8:29; Phil. 3:12–14; 1 John 3:2,3).
goodness.
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