Monday, July 3, 2023

Palestine/Israel and Proverbs 26:2

 Saints,

In my jurisdiction, I'm doing OK.
Yet, what's heard from afar only brings much sadness over the oppression and deaths of children & civilians.  Whether in Palestine, Israel, China, Mexico, or anywhere.  I don't know much, but I do know Proverbs 26:2 where it states "An undeserved curse goes nowhere."  And the following commentaries that enlighten our eyes.

The folly of passion. It makes men scatter causeless curses, wishing ill to others upon presumption that they are bad and have done ill, when either they mistake the person or misunderstand the fact, or they call evil good and good evil.
from: Matthew Henry’s Commentary

Predictions that certain things will come to pass do not always happen. By the way, we have a lot of so-called prophets in our midst today. They keep telling us what is going to happen in the next few years. Some of it may come to pass, that’s true, but they are not getting their information from God—because sometimes they are wrong, and God’s prophet is never wrong (see Deut. 18:20–22).
from: J. Vernon McGee, Thru the Bible Commentary

..an undeserved curse being pronounced may flutter about the neighborhood for a season and then disappear. The curse uttered against an innocent person will have no effect. It will return to those who uttered it.
from: Finis Jennings Dake, The Dake Annotated Reference Bible 

In Closing,

In 2016, I preached a 5 week message on the Blessings of Passover, what's so dear is Exodus 34:22-24.  It's a covenant of God's divine care wrapped with His presence, well, nothing like His presence of assurance.  The peace that surpasses all understanding.  I don't have to steal anything (Ephesians 4:28), for His blessings chase me down (Deuteronomy 28:2). 
In fall of 2017, one Saturday morning I was driving Lyft (making some extra money), happen to drop off this elderly man at the synagogue to celebrate the Lord's festival Day of Atonement.  While dropping off the elderly man, he cursed me and pretty much said I would never amount to anything. O cheerful me just kept on going like Gomer Pyle and 6 months later God doubled my salary. 

Revelation 13:9-10 (KJV)
If any man have an ear, let him hear.
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

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