The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”
Psalm 19:9 - Easy To Read Version Worshiping the Lord is like a light\par that will shine bright forever.\par The Lord’s judgments are good and fair.\par They are completely right.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The [reverent] fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. American Standard Version (1901) The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether. Common English Bible Honoring the LORD is correct, lasting forever. The LORD’s judgments are true. All of these are righteous! Catholic Public Domain Version They have been bound, and they have fallen. But we have risen up, and we have been set upright. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are bound, and have fallen; but we are risen, and are set upright. O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee. |
The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”
After three days, Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man! Do this, and I will let you live.
If I go tell King Ahab that you are here, then the Lord might carry you to some other place. King Ahab will come here, and he will not be able to find you. Then he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.
But the governors that ruled before me made life hard for the people. Those governors forced every person to pay 1 pound {\cf2\super [17]} of silver. They also made those people give them food and wine. The leaders under those governors also ruled over the people \{and made life even harder\}. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.
Bad people are always doing\par crooked things.\par They don’t even notice God’s laws\par and wise teachings. {\cf2\super [55]} \par God’s enemies ignore \{his teachings\}.\par
Wisdom begins with fear and respect\par for God.\par People who obey God are very wise.\par Praises will be sung to God forever.\par
People living pure lives are happy.\par Those people follow the Lord’s teachings.\par
Your laws are good.\par I promise to obey them.\par And I will keep my promise.\par
Lord, I will follow your Agreement {\cf2\super [598]} forever.\par It makes me very happy.\par
Lord, your goodness is forever.\par And your teachings can be trusted.\par
Lord, take away the shame I fear.\par Your wise decisions are good.\par
In the middle of the night,\par I get up to thank you for your\par good decisions.\par
Then I could truly honor you as I study your fairness and goodness.\par
Lord, I know that your decisions are fair.\par And it was right for you to punish me.\par
Lord, take care of helpless people.\par Protect them now and forever!\par
God gave his commands to Jacob (Israel).\par God gave his laws and rules to Israel.\par
A bad person does a very bad thing\par when he says to himself,\par “I will not fear and respect God.”\par
Lord, your goodness is higher\par than the highest mountain. {\cf2\super [221]} \par Your fairness is deeper\par than the deepest ocean.\par Lord, you protect man and animals.\par
{Then God said to Moses,} “These are the other laws that you will give to the people:
If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par
But Lord, we are waiting for your\par way of justice.\par Our souls want to remember\par you and your name.\par
I did not speak in secret.\par I have spoken freely.\par I did not hide my words\par in a dark place of the world.\par I did not tell the people of Jacob\par to look for me in empty places.\par I am the Lord, and I speak the truth.\par I say things that are true.”\par
The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. Cornelius is an army officer. {\cf2\super [208]} He is a good man; he worships God. All the Jewish people respect him. The angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house so that he can listen to the things you have to say.”
So you see that God is kind, but he can also be very strict. God punishes those people that stop following him. But God is kind to you, if you continue following in his kindness. If you don’t continue following him, you will be cut off \{from the tree\}.
God judges the people that do those wrong things. And we know that God’s judgment is right.
And no other nation is great enough to have laws and rules as good as the teachings I give you today.
They sang the song of Moses, {\cf2\super [113]} the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
His judgments are true and right.\par Our God has punished the prostitute. {\cf2\super [144]} \par She is the one who made the earth evil\par with her sexual sin.\par God has punished the prostitute\par to pay her for the blood (death)\par of his servants.”\par
But you must honor the Lord. You must truly serve the Lord with all your heart. Remember the wonderful things he did for you!