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03-22-2020 - Psalm 91 - Security for the Saints
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    Safety for the Saints!

    Further Promises
    Psalm 91:9–13 NLT
    9 If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. 11 For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. 12 They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. 13 You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
    Psalm 91:9–13 NLT
    9 If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. 11 For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. 12 They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. 13 You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!
    ​ ESV 9 Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— 10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. 12 On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

    GOD GRANTS His PROTECTION to His PEOPLE

    OT to NT:
    Psalm 91:9–10 NLT
    9 If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, 10 no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.
    OT to NT:
    OT to NT:
    This is Similar to The Promise Made to Israel in
    NLT - Question of “If you will...”The Promise Made to Israel in
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    Quoted in [Sending of the 70
    Deuteronomy 33:28–29 NLT
    28 So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew. 29 How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
    NLT - Question of “If you will...”The Promise Made to Israel in
    ​ NLT 28 So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew. 29 How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
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    There can be a the CONDITIONAL “if / then” as in NIV and NLT “If you will make the LORD your dwelling place...” … THEN “no evil shall befall you...”
    28 So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew. 29 How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will stomp on their backs!”
    There can be a the CONDITIONAL “if / then” as in NIV and NLT : “If you will make the LORD your dwelling place...” and THEN “no evil shall befall you...”
    OR There can be the “Causal Statement” as rendered in the ESV, NJKV - “because you have made the LORD...” … “no evil shall befall”
    One Looks to an act of the will in the future, the other look to an act of choice in the past
    This Remains True for True Believers,
    IF you will choose, God may choose to protect,
    Because we have chosen… God may choose to protect
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    The SAFETY is Assured for those who make the **Most High** [elyon; higher, upper - translated Most High] - Their DWELLING Place - The Place of Abode, the Place where you REMAIN

    The Safety is Assured for those who make the **Most High** [elyon; higher, upper - translated Most High] - Their DWELLING Place - The Place of Abode, the Place where you REMAIN

    John 8:31 NLT
    31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
    John 15:4 NLT
    4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.
    ESV - Statement of “Because you..”
    John 15:4

    for those who make the **Most High** [elyon; higher, upper - translated Most High] - Their DWELLING Place - The Place of Abode, the Place where you REMAIN

    John 15:6–7 NLT
    6 Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. 7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
    John 15:6-7
    ​ ESV9 Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—

    The SERPENT is Always Ready to SUBVERT Our Thinking

    Quotes in the New Testament
    Note: Verse 13: “tread on the lion (open an obvious opposition) and the adder (secret and malignant opposition)” Satan “goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom He may devour, and is called the Serpent/Dragon Verse 9 - If you Make the LORD your **REFUGE**Verse 9 - If you Make Verse 9 - Your **SHELTER**Cross References to
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    Quoted in (Temptation)
    Quoted in (Temptation)
    Quoted in [Sending of the 70]
    Remember that our enemy SUBVERTS the Truth - He MANIPULATES Truth to MANAGE Us
    Now the Serpent was More Subtle than… ()
    Be Sober, Be Alert, Your ADVERSARY the devil prowls around like a roaring lion… (:8)
    …he was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the true because there is no truth in him ()

    The SPIRITS (Angels) Are SENT to Minister and Protect

    Does The Bible Teach That Angels Bring Protection to the Saints? YES!
    ​ NLT7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
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    ​ NLT - 7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
    Does the Bible Indicate Angels Protect the Godly/Chosen?
    ++​ NLT - 1 As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him.
    ​ NLT1 As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him.
    ​ NLT - 20 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.
    ​ NLT20 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you.
    ​ NLT - 22 My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.” 23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.
    ​ NLT22 My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.” 23 The king was overjoyed and ordered that Daniel be lifted from the den. Not a scratch was found on him, for he had trusted in his God.
    ​ NLT - 10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.
    ​ NLT10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.
    NLT - 4 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
    New Living Translation Chapter 1

    14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

    Does the Bible Indicate Immediate Physical Rescue for the Faithful? When it Suits His Plans, YES!
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    Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
    Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
    Does the Bible Indicate Immediate Physical Rescue for the Faithful? When it Suits His Plans, YES!
    ​ NLT - 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
    ++​ NLT - 19 From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
    Does the Bible Indicate Angels Protect the Godly/Chosen?
    ​ NLT19 From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.
    ​ NLT - 9 The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
    ​ NLT9 The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
    ​ NLT - 6 The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.
    ​ NLT - 7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
    ​ NLT - 7 For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
    ​​NLT - 7 My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
    ​ NLT7 My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. 8 O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude
    ​ NLT - 5 The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
    ​ NLT13 You split the sea by your strength and smashed the heads of the sea monsters.
    ​ NLT1 Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!
    ​ NLT2 This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
    ​ NLT5 The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
    ​ NLT - 23 They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble.
    ​ NLT - 21 No harm comes to the godly, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
    2 Corinthians 1:8–11 NLT
    8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. 10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. 11 And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety.
    2 Cor 1:8

    Challenge: What Can We Take Away?

    God PLANS TO PROTECT His People ()
    False PLATITUDES Fail to Bring His PROVISION ()
    PLAGUES of MISCHIEF () May Be His PLAN to POINT You Back to Himself ()
    God’s PROTECTION should always lead to the PEOPLE PRAISING HIM ()
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    ​ NLT14 The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. 15 When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. 16 I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.”
    Expectations (Is this Contractual?)Those Who Love Me are rescued (v. 14)Those Who Trust His Name are Protected (v. 14b)Those Who Call on Him [when in danger?] are Answered, Not Left Alone, Rescued and Honored (v. 15a)Ultimate: Rewarded with Long Life and [eternal?] Salvation/Deliverance Cross References to Psalm

      • Psalm 91:9–13ESV

      • Psalm 91:9–10ESV

      • Deuteronomy 33:28–29ESV

      • Psalm 91:9–10ESV

      • Deuteronomy 33:28–29ESV

      • John 8:31ESV

      • John 15:4ESV

      • John 15:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:11–13ESV

      • Psalm 91:11ESV

      • Luke 4:10ESV

      • Psalm 91:11–12ESV

      • Matthew 4:6ESV

      • Psalm 91:12ESV

      • Luke 4:11ESV

      • Psalm 91:13ESV

      • Luke 10:19ESV

      • Genesis 3ESV

      • 1 Peter 5:8ESV

      • John 8:44ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Genesis 32:1ESV

      • Exodus 23:20ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Genesis 32:1ESV

      • Exodus 23:20ESV

      • Daniel 6:22–23ESV

      • Matthew 18:10ESV

      • Hebrews 1:14ESV

      • Deuteronomy 33:27ESV

      • Job 5:19ESV

      • Psalm 9:9ESV

      • Psalm 14:6ESV

      • Deuteronomy 33:27ESV

      • Job 5:19ESV

      • Psalm 9:9ESV

      • Psalm 14:6ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Psalm 62ESV

      • Psalm 121:5ESV

      • Proverbs 3:23ESV

      • Proverbs 12:21ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:8–11ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Matthew 4:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:3ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:11ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Matthew 4:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:3ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:11ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Matthew 4:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:3ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:11ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Matthew 4:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:3ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:11ESV

      • Psalm 34:7ESV

      • Matthew 4:6–7ESV

      • Psalm 91:3ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:10ESV

      • 2 Corinthians 1:11ESV

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