Some very interesting things learned from studying Rebekkah

Noah’s Descendant’s

Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Japhethites Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras…..Genesis 10: 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan……Genesis 10:19-20 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

Genesis 10:21-22 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram…..Genesis 10:30-31 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

Genesis 10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Let’s look specifically at Shem’s Genealogy to Abram later named Abraham

Genesis 11:10-26 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Abram, later named Abraham was a descendant of Shem hence first and foremost a Shemite but more specifically was of the Aramean (not Armanian but Aramean) or Syrian clan.

Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Genesis 12:4-5 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came

Genesis 24:1- 4 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh. I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.”

Genesis 24:10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim^b and made his way to the town of Nahor.

Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. 

Genesis 25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 

Some translations replace Syrian with Aramean and Padanaram/Aram Nahariam is also called Mesopotamia. Keeping in mind Genesis 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations- it’s not difficult to wonder if the name Aram Nahariam means Aram where Nahar lives especially since Genesis 10:24 lets us know Abraham’s servant made his way to the town of Nahor. 

Genesis 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. Abraham’s slave put a nose ring and bracelets on Rebekkah as it was customary to adorn or deck a bride in this manner in some Eastern cultures.

Here’s an interesting write up regarding this as well: http://www.piercing.me/articles/43/love-story-behind-nose-piercing

This practice was so customary that GOD did this for Jerusalem when He entered into a covenant relationship with her in Ezekiel 16:1-14

Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness

Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.

More interesting was that it was common for both men and women who where under the heavy yoke of the law to wear jewelry.

Exodus 32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

Numbers 31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.

Question: If it was okay for them to wear such items and GOD actually decked HIS bride out with it should we feel guilt, condemnation or attempt to pass a guilty sentence upon others for wearing such items based on two New Testament scriptures?

1 Peter 3:3-4 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Are these passages not rather telling us to not try to gain our beauty from putting on these items - the dusting of our hair with gold, or placing excessive amounts of gold plated pieces on our locks or braids, or putting on lots and lots of jewelry or the most beautiful clothing to try to and dress our outward man while neglecting the beauty we need to possess on the inside of us or in our character? Food for thought…

The king dedicated silver and gold to the LORD

2 Samuel 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

1 Kings 7:51 When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated--the silver and gold and the furnishings--and he placed them in the treasuries of the LORD's temple.

The king made silver and gold common in the land.

2 Chronicles 1:15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

And we must not forget that New Jerusalem will be decked with gold and precious stones as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10-21 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. (This is how people describe Heaven but this is the description given for New Jerusalem where we’re going to be with the LORD and the Father.)

We’re about to conclude but remember the song Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world: Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world. Here’s a picture of what that might look like just in case we’ve forgotten:

 This is brought up because Rebekkah had two sons or two different nations within her womb: Genesis 25:23-26 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

If we analyze the sentences closely as well as look at the different translations and pay attention to the comma: “And the first came out red (comma) all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

NIV reads: The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.

ESV reads: The first came out red, all his body like a hairy cloak, so they called his name Esau.

Well Genesis 25:29-30 gives us more insight into this red man:

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

NIV reads: He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.)

NLT reads: Esau said to Jacob, "I'm starved! Give me some of that red stew!" (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means "red.")

I was curious to know what red stew was so I looked up red stew and came up with red lentil soup. Here’s a picture of what it may have looked like:

 I also looked up red lentils and this is what they look like:

When I look at the red color of the lentils, the color of the red lentil soup coupled with the fact that Esau’s mother is Syrian or Aramean it’s not hard for me to see her birthing a child who has a reddish skin tone or color close in nature to that of this picture: (also bear in mind custom-the nose ring)

Regarding Jacob the younger brother: And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:

Jacob means heel holder or supplanter. Supplant is to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery. In other words grab something meant for someone else via deceit.

Genesis 27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

Esau did not hate Jacob when he tricked him out of his birthright; at that point he just despised the birthright. However, Esau was truly hurt when Jacob deceived his Father into giving his blessing to him; he wept, was angry, he hated his brother, stated he was going to kill him and began to operate in bitterness to include marrying from the Canaanite women because he knew his parents did not approve of such.

GOD in his mercy later allowed there to be peace however it was not before Jacob had to flee to live among his Syrian or Aramean relatives in Padanaram.

Genesis 28:1-5 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.

In closing in Rebekkah was hardworking and generous as displayed by her willingness to give Abraham's servant and camels water and eager disposition of running while doing so. He faith, like that of her Grand Uncle Abraham was great enough to say "I will go" to a land she had never been before and marry a man she had never met before. One can gather that she was a woman of great cheer and joy as she comforted Isaac when he was mourning the loss of his mother, Sarah. Yet she played favorites with her sons, failed to trust fully in GOD for the promise HE had made to her and she caused problems within her own family. Yet in spite of all of this GOD is faithful and honored HIS WORD where Jacob was concerned and took the Hebrew “one from beyond the Euphrates” < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H5680&t=KJV >

Who was Syrian or Aramean “Aramite - Syrian or Aramean = "exalted" “thing or a person from Syria or Aram” < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H761&t=KJV >

And changed his name to Israel = "God prevails" thus making a nation out of him.

1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel

2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob

a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split

b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah

c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

< http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=H3478&t=KJV >

P.S. A Jew is one who practices the Jewish faith or one whose religion is Judaism. < http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?
Strongs=G2453&t=KJV >

GOD is great!

We learned from Lot's Wife

 Nicole Williams

Walk in relationship with the LORD, enjoy the benefits and HIS protection, Obey HIM, don’t set all your heart on the things of this life (don’t love the world) and don't look back!

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast the...m down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 2 Peter 2:4-6

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 2 Peter 2:7-8

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 2 Peter 2:9-10

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Genesis 19:17

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26

Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. Remember Lot’s wife! Luke 17:22-32

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sodom

June 8, 2013

Nicole Williams

Welcome and hello beautiful, precious and unique women. I hope this message reaches you in good spirits and that you take this encouragement with you as you go throughout the rest of your day: Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. Luke 6:45

What’s in our mouth?

*GOD is spirit – God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 (How many spirits are clearly manifest or visible to all eyes?)

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17

It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible. Hebrews 11:27

*Jesus is the WORD - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5

*That WORD took on a body (became flesh) and mankind saw him (beheld him- Jesus) - And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth John 1:14

* The WORD (Jesus) speaks as directed by the Father - For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. John 12:49

*The WORD (Jesus) has an image while GOD is spirit - Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, Colossians 1:15

*GOD’s WORD (WORD of GOD) is in the mouth of Jesus – “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands Revelation 2:1

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. Revelation 2:8

“To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. Revelation 2:12

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. Revelation 1:9-11

And I turned to SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks ONE LIKE UNTO THE SON OF MAN, CLOTHED WITH A GARMENT DOWN TO THE FOOT, AND GIRT ABOUT THE PAPS WITH A GOLDEN GIRDLE. HIS HEAD AND HIS HAIRS WERE WHITE LIKE WOOL, AS WHITE AS SNOW; AND HIS EYES WERE AS A FLAME OF FIRE; AND HIS FEET LIKE UNTO FINE BRASS, AS IF THEY BURNED IN A FURNACE; AND HIS VOICE AS THE SOUND OF MANY WATERS. AND HE HAD IN HIS RIGHT HAND SEVEN STARS: AND OUT OF HIS MOUTH WENT A SHARP TWOEDGED SWORD: AND HIS COUNTENANCE WAS AS THE SUN SHINETH IN HIS STRENGTH. Revelation 1:12-16

And when I SAW HIM, I fell at his feet as dead. And HE LAID HIS RIGHT HAND upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I AM THE FIRST AND THE LAST: I AM HE THAT LIVETH AND WAS DEAD; AND, BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE, Amen; AND HAVE THE KEYS OF HELL AND DEATH. Revelation 1:17-18

For the WORD OF GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in HIS SIGHT: but all things are naked and opened unto the EYES OF HIM with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:12-13

The WORD of GOD – the sharp twoedged sword is in the mouth of Jesus. He speaks the WORD of GOD. Whose word(s) are in our mouth? Whose mouthpiece are we? What and whose words are we speaking?

As always GOD bless you, take care and make it a great day! P.S. If you haven't done so already please don't forget to like a comment, leave a comment to inspire others or give them something to have a little lol about and or invite someone else to join. Thanks in advance, BPUW (Beautiful Precious and Unique Woman).

May 30, 2013

Nicole Williams

It’s all Spiritual continued…
Strongs Concordance let’s us know the definition of certain kinds of spirits. The kind referred to here are:
3) a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting
c) a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel
1) used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men
4) the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one
a) the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.

******The kind we want to be set free or loose from are Bad Spirits - In the Bible I see the following mentioned*****
Spirit of AntiChrist – Are against (not for) Christ, against His Soveriengty, against His authority, against acknowledging HIM as the Son of GOD and some are still against the idea that Messiah (Christ) He has come in the flesh. 1 John 1:1-3

Spirit of Bondage – Slavery, void of a spirit of liberty or freedom and trust in GOD. Romans 8:15

Spirit of Despair/Faintness/Heaviness (Depression) - discouragement, sorrow, void of hope, hopelessness, weakness, of a broken down spirit, failing weak, to be cast down in spirit, to be utterly at loss, give up, despondent, lose heart dim, dull, color-less, be dark, faint, somewhat dark, darkish. Isaiah 61:3

Spirit of Dizziness – Perverse or perverted mind, crooked thinking, in error, drunken with idol worship Isaiah 19:14

Evil Spirits - Strong, can and will fight, attempts to humiliate others, leaped on the seven sons of one Sceva (jumped on them), beat them and cause them to run out of the house naked and wounded. Acts 19:13-20

Familiar Spirits - mediums, spiritist, divination, wizard, witchcraft etc.- Leviticus 20:27, 2 Kings 21:1-9, Acts 16:16-18, Deutoronomy 18:10, 1 Samuel 28:3, 1 Chronicles 10:13****Rebellion (opposition to one in authority or dominance, an instance of such defiance or resistance) falls into this category - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23

Spirit of Fear - tourments -2 Timothy 1:6-12, Jeremiah 49:23-27, 1 John 4:15-21

Spirit of Fornication, whoredom, adultery, promiscuity – The spirit of sharing oneself intimately or giving oneself intimately to another outside of the marriage covenant. In the scriptures below Israel was giving themselves over to commit whoredoms against their marriage covenant with GOD the Father (who is a jealous GOD) and is therefore idol worship, whoring after other idols. Hosea 4:12 Hosea 5:4 ****Stubborness (Unreasonably or perversely unyielding, obstinate, manner, difficult to handle, manage, or treat) falls into this category - For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23

Haughty Spirit - Self-confidence which produces carelessness, disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing, high; lofty; bold. Proverbs 16:16-20

Lying/Deceiving/Seducing Spirits – Lie or liar, deceive or deceiver-deceitful, utters falsehoods, False Prophets-Teachers-Preachers- 1 Kings 22:19-23, 1 Timothy 4:1-5, 1 John 4:1-6

Mute Spirit- Refrain from speech, temporarily speechless, deaden, muffle or soften the sound of, won’t talk –Mark 9:17-29, Luke 11:14

Proud Spirit- Stubborn pride, pomp, puffed up or swollen thinking, arrogance, conceit. Leviticus 26:19

Spirit of sleep, Spirit of Slumber or Spirit of Stupor- renders the souls mentally or physically inactive; lethargic: Dormant. So insensible that they are not affected at all by the offer made them of salvation through the Messiah. Isaiah 29:9-16, Romans 11:7-10

Unclean Spirit - convulsions, crying, screaming out, foaming at the mouth, cutting self, mutilating own body parts, throws self into things, gnashes teeth, becomes rigid (look up definition) Luke 9:37-42, Mark 5:1-13

******The kind GOD can work with******

Broken, contrite or crushed spirit- broken, cast down. Psalm 51:17, Psalm 34:18, Isaiah 66:2

*******The kind we want operating on the inside of us – Good Spirits******
Spirit of Truth/Holy Spirit – Leads and guides us into all truth, brings the WORD of GOD back to our remembrance, teaches the WORD to us and helps us to recognize error. 1 John 4:6, John 14:17, John 16:13

Spirit of gentleness – meekness, mild disposition. Galatians 6:1, 1 Corinthians 4:1

Spirit of wisdom and understanding /Spirit of counsel and might/Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD- Wisdom: the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, all that keep HIS commands have good understanding, He gives us good counsel and strength and the fear of the LORD is knowledge— Isaiah 11:2, Ephesians 1:17, Deuteronomy 34:9

Humble Spirit - low, lowly, not puffed up. Proverbs 29:23, Isaiah 57:15, Proverbs 16:19

********The manner in which Jesus dealt with Bad Spirits, what authority and manner HE gave HIS Apostles and Disciples to deal with them, etc:*****

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and HE CAST OUT THE SPIRITS WITH HIS WORD, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. Matthew 8:16-17

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to CAST THEM OUT, and to heal every disease and every affliction. Matthew 10:1
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they CAST OUT DEVILS; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:17

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to CAST OUT DEVILS Mark 3:13-15

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one CASTING OUT DEVILS IN THY NAME, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part. Mark 9:38-40

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. Matthew 17:14-21

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou CAST US OUT, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine Matthew 8:31

And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I COMMAND THEE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST TO COME OUT OF HER. And he came out the same hour. Acts 16:18

May 23, 2013

Nicole Williams

Welcome and hello beautiful, precious and unique women. I hope this message reaches you in good spirits and that you take this encouragement with you as you go throughout the rest of your day: Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.

Good news, good news, GOD has news: He sent Jesus to encourage the faint at heart as well as mend the hearts that have been broken by the problems, storms and difficulties of life. He sent Jesus to speak freedom and deliverance to those who are in dead situations as well as to those who are bound in chains and to set us free from the prisons we’ve been locked up in emotionally, mentally, physically or literally. He sent Jesus to comfort all who are grieving for one reason or another:

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:1-5

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:16-19

The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?’” In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight. And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. Luke 7:18-22
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He also sent Jesus to give to the children of GOD that are mourning beauty where ashes formally existed, a continual supply of joy and gladness where mourning used to reside as well as a heart that rejoices in place of a heart ready to give up:

The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy." Hebrews 1:9

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. Psalm 28:7

Wherever we are in life, whatever we’re going through right now and whatever we need GOD already knows about it and HE is concerned with our situation. He’s so concerned that HE wants us to cast all those cares upon HIM because HE cares (careth – continuously) for us. Prayer is a good time and place to cast those cares upon HIM as well as to take HIS yoke upon us and learn of HIM for He tells us that HE is meek and lowly and we will find rest for our souls. In doing this we’ll obtain that beauty, joy and rejoicing which GOD sent Jesus to proclaim and provide for us. Seek HIM for HE has the answers to the problems we’re facing and everything else we need to thrive in this life.

As always GOD bless you, take care and make it a great day! P.S. If you haven't done so already please don't forget to like a comment, leave a comment to inspire others or give them something to have a little lol about and or invite someone else to join. Thanks in advance, BPUW (Beautiful Precious and Unique Woman).