The Promise by Faith

¹⁵ Brothers, I speak in human terms: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. ¹⁶ Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. ¹⁷ And what I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to abolish the promise. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance is by law, it is no longer by promise, but God has granted it to Abraham through promise.

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¹⁰ For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to do them.” ¹¹ Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” ¹² However, the Law is not of faith; rather, “He who does them shall live by them.” ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— ¹⁴ in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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⁶ Just as Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness, ⁷ so know that those who are of faith, those are sons of Abraham. ⁸ And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.” ⁹ So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

3 O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? ² This is the only thing I want to learn from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? ³ Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? ⁴ Did you suffer so many things for nothing—if indeed it was for nothing? ⁵ So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?

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¹⁰ “Because of violence to your brother Jacob,
You will be covered with shame,
And you will be cut off forever.
¹¹ On the day that you stood aloof,
On the day that strangers took his wealth captive
And foreigners entered his gate
And cast lots for Jerusalem—
You too were as one of them.

¹² Now do not look on your brother’s day with triumph,
The day of his misfortune.
And do not be glad over the sons of Judah
In the day when they perish;
And do not let your mouth speak great things
In the day of their distress.
¹³ Do not enter the gate of My people
In the day of their disaster.
Indeed, you, do not look on their calamity with triumph
In the day of their disaster.
And do not send out for their wealth
In the day of their disaster.
¹⁴ Do not stand at the fork of the road
To cut down those among them who escape;
And do not deliver over their survivors
In the day of their distress.

The Day of Yahweh Is Near

¹⁵ “For the day of Yahweh draws near on all the nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you.
Your dealings will return on your own head.
¹⁶ Because just as you all drank on My holy mountain,
All the nations will drink continually.
They will drink and swallow,
And they will be as if they never were.
¹⁷ But on Mount Zion there will be those who escape,
And it will be holy.
And the house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
¹⁸ Then the house of Jacob will be a fire
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be as stubble.
And they will set them on fire and consume them
So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For Yahweh has spoken.

The Kingdom of Yahweh

¹⁹ Then those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau,
And those of the Shephelah, the Philistine plain;
And they will possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,
And Benjamin will possess Gilead.
²⁰ And the exiles of this military force of the sons of Israel,
Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad,
Will possess the cities of the Negev.
²¹ And the saviors will ascend Mount Zion
To judge the mountain of Esau,
And the kingdom will belong to Yahweh.

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Edom Will Be Brought Down

¹ The vision of Obadiah.

Thus says Lord Yahweh concerning Edom—

We have heard a report from Yahweh,
And an envoy has been sent among the nations saying,
“Arise! And let us arise against her for battle”—
² “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
You are greatly despised.
³ The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the cliff,
In the height of your habitation,
Who says in his heart,
‘Who will bring me down to earth?’
⁴ Though you build loftily like the eagle,
Though you set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” declares Yahweh.
⁵ “If thieves came to you,
If robbers by night—
Oh how you will be ruined!—
Would they not thieve only until they had enough?
If grape gatherers came to you,
Would they not allow some gleanings to remain?
⁶ Oh how Esau will be searched out
And his hidden treasures ransacked!
⁷ All the men who have a covenant with you
Will send you forth to the border,
And the men at peace with you
Will deceive you and overpower you.
They who eat your bread
Will set an ambush for you.
(There is no discernment in him.)
⁸ Will I not on that day,” declares Yahweh,
“Cause the wise men to perish from Edom
And discernment from the mountain of Esau?
⁹ Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman,
So that each one may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

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¹¹ But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. ¹² For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he began to shrink back and separate himself, fearing the party of the circumcision. ¹³ And the rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. ¹⁴ But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before everyone, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?
(Galatians 2:11-14 LSB)

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2 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. ² And I went up because of a revelation, and I laid out to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, lest somehow I might be running, or had run, in vain. ³ But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. ⁴ But this was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us. ⁵ But we did not yield in subjection to them for even a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. ⁶ But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. ⁷ But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised ⁸ (for He who worked in Peter unto his apostleship to the circumcised worked in me also unto the Gentiles), ⁹ and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰ Only they asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.
(Galatians 2:1-10 LSB)

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²² After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing. ²³ And John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized— ²⁴ for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

²⁵ Therefore there arose a debate between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification. ²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have borne witness, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.” ²⁷ John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹ “He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. ³² What He has seen and heard, of that He bears witness; and no one receives His witness. ³³ He who has received His witness has set his seal to this, that God is true. ³⁴ For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. ³⁶ He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
(John 3:22-36 LSB)

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²¹ And when eight days were fulfilled so that they could circumcise Him, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

²² And when the days for their cleansing according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord ²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

²⁵ And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ²⁷ And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, ²⁸ then he took Him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

²⁹ “Now Master, You are releasing Your slave in peace,
According to Your word.
³⁰ For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
³¹ Which You prepared in the presence of all peoples,
³² A Light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And for the glory of Your people Israel.”

³³ And His father and mother were marveling at the things which were being said about Him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and ^[t]rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed— ³⁵ and a sword will pierce through your own soul as well—that the thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁶ And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, ³⁷ and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers. ³⁸ And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
(Luke 2:21-38 LSB)

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¹¹ For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which I am proclaiming as good news is not according to man. ¹² For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³ For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. ¹⁴ And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵ But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me so that I might proclaim Him as good news among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus.

¹⁸ Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But I did not see any other of the apostles except ^[j]James, the Lord’s brother. ²⁰ (Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying!) ²¹ Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²² And I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which are in Christ; ²³ but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith which he once tried to destroy.” ²⁴ And they were glorifying God because of me.
(Galatians 1:11-24 LSB)

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Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

2 Then Hannah prayed and said,

“My heart exults in Yahweh;
My horn is exalted in Yahweh;
My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies,
Because I am glad in Your salvation.
² There is no one holy like Yahweh;
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God.
³ Do not multiply speaking so very proudly;
Let arrogance not come out of your mouth;
For Yahweh is a God of knowledge,
And with Him actions are weighed.
⁴ The bows of the mighty are shattered,
But those who stumble gird on strength.
⁵ Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children languishes.
⁶ Yahweh puts to death and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
⁷ Yahweh makes poor and rich;
He brings low; He also exalts.
⁸ He raises the poor from the dust;
He exalts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of glory;
For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s,
And He set the world on them.
⁹ He keeps the feet of His holy ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness,
For not by power shall a man prevail.
¹⁰ Those who contend with Yahweh will be dismayed;
Against them He will thunder in the heavens;
Yahweh will render justice to the ends of the earth,
And He will give strength to His king,
And He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
(1 Samuel 2:1-10 LSB)

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⁶ I marvel that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ for a different gospel, ⁷ which is really not another, only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. ⁸ But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to the gospel we have proclaimed to you, let him be accursed! ⁹ As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is proclaiming to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed!

¹⁰ For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a slave of Christ.
(Galatians 1:6-10 LSB)

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1 Paul, an apostle—not sent from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead— ² and all the brothers who are with me,

To the churches of Galatia:

³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, ⁴ who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, ⁵ to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
(Galatians 1:1-5 LSB)

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148 Praise Yah!
Praise Yahweh from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
² Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
³ Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all stars of light!
⁴ Praise Him, heavens of heavens,
And the waters that are above the heavens!
⁵ Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
For He commanded and they were created.
⁶ He caused them to stand forever and ever;
He gave a statute and it will never pass away.

⁷ Praise Yahweh from the earth,
Sea monsters and all deeps;
⁸ Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, doing His word;
⁹ Mountains and all hills;
Fruit trees and all cedars;
¹⁰ Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and winged bird;
¹¹ Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
¹² Both choice men as well as virgins;
The old with the young.

¹³ Let them praise the name of Yahweh,
For His name alone is set on high;
His splendor is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴ And He has raised up a horn for His people,
Praise for all His holy ones;
For the sons of Israel, a people near to Him.
Praise Yah!
(Psalm 148 LSB)

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2 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away. ² For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every trespass and disobedience received a just penalty, ³ how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? That salvation, first spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard, ⁴ God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

Jesus, the Author of Salvation

⁵ For He did not subject to angels the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. ⁶ But one has testified somewhere, saying,

“What is man, that You remember him?
Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?
⁷ You have made him for a little while lower than the angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor,
And have appointed him over the works of Your hands;
⁸ You have put all things in subjection under his feet.”

For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. ⁹ But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

¹⁰ For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. ¹¹ For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of One; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers, ¹² saying,

“I will recount Your name to My brothers,
In the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.”

¹³ And again,

“I will put My trust in Him.”

And again,

“Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”

¹⁴ Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵ and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. ¹⁶ For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the seed of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore, He had to be made like His brothers in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to help those who are tempted.
(Hebrews 2:1-18 LSB)

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