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The good and bad of it.
PROSPERITY
From God:
Genesis 33
33:11
Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need." And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.
Genesis 49
49:24
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
49:25
because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb.
49:26
Your father's blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
Psalms 127
127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
Psalms 128
Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
128:2
You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Design of:
Ecclesiastes 7
7:14
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future
Dangers of:
Duet 8:10
When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
8:11
Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.
8:12
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,
8:13
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,
8:14
then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
8:15
He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
8:16
He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
8:17
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."
8:18
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
31:20
When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their forefathers, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant
32:15
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the God who made him and rejected the Rock his Savior.
Jeremiah 5:7
"Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
Hosea 13:6
When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.
Evil effects of:
Hosea 4:7
The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful
Pride in:
2 Chron 32:25
But Hezekiah's heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord's wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
Forgetfulness of God in:
2 Chron 12:1
After Rehoboam's position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.
26:16
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense
Prosperous people dispising the unfortunate:
Job 12:5
Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
Promised to the righteous:
Job 22:23
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent
22:24
and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
22:25
then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
22:26
Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
22:27
You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
So there you have what I could find on prosperity. My question is... does it say the poor are unrighteous or am I missing scripture? It doesn't say anything here about only faith will be given to. The faithful perhaps. But that's not the same thing.
You guys have to remember I have never heard of WoF before about a month ago so it sure has me searching scripture. But there's a whole lot more than meets the eye in this, I'm sure.
Where are the scriptures on the blessings for the poor?
PROSPERITY
From God:
Genesis 33
33:11
Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need." And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.
Genesis 49
49:24
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
49:25
because of your father's God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb.
49:26
Your father's blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
Psalms 127
127:1
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain.
Psalms 128
Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
128:2
You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
Design of:
Ecclesiastes 7
7:14
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future
Dangers of:
Duet 8:10
When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
8:11
Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.
8:12
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,
8:13
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,
8:14
then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
8:15
He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.
8:16
He gave you manna to eat in the desert, something your fathers had never known, to humble and to test you so that in the end it might go well with you.
8:17
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."
8:18
But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.
31:20
When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their forefathers, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant
32:15
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, he became heavy and sleek. He abandoned the God who made him and rejected the Rock his Savior.
Jeremiah 5:7
"Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
Hosea 13:6
When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.
Evil effects of:
Hosea 4:7
The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful
Pride in:
2 Chron 32:25
But Hezekiah's heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord's wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
Forgetfulness of God in:
2 Chron 12:1
After Rehoboam's position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.
26:16
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense
Prosperous people dispising the unfortunate:
Job 12:5
Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
Promised to the righteous:
Job 22:23
If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent
22:24
and assign your nuggets to the dust, your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,
22:25
then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.
22:26
Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
22:27
You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
So there you have what I could find on prosperity. My question is... does it say the poor are unrighteous or am I missing scripture? It doesn't say anything here about only faith will be given to. The faithful perhaps. But that's not the same thing.
You guys have to remember I have never heard of WoF before about a month ago so it sure has me searching scripture. But there's a whole lot more than meets the eye in this, I'm sure.
Where are the scriptures on the blessings for the poor?
