The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and
Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
JDG 8:22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us,
both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered
us from the hand of Midian.
JDG 8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither
shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
JDG 8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you,
that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had
golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
JDG 8:25 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound
with this chain.
ACT 28:21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of
Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or
spake any harm of thee.
ACT 28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as
concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
ACT 28:23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him
into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God,
persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out
of the prophets, from morning till evening.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: LEV 26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did
not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
LEV 26:36 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a
faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound
of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from
a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
LEV 26:37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a
sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before
your enemies.
LEV 26:38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your
enemies shall eat you up.
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