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(This podcast was previously published on, December 21, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   I Kings 19   1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.   2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.   3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.   4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.   5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.   6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.   7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.   8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.   💥💥💥 9 And he (Elijah) came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and HE said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?   10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.   11 And HE (God) said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD.   And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:   12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.   13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?   (God was in the voice.)   14 And he (Elijah) said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.   God gives Elijah an assignment:   15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:   16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.   (God gives Elijah work to do.)   17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.   18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.   19 So he (Elijah) departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 20, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   I Kings 16   28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.   29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. (22 years)   30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.   31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.   32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.   33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.   💥💥💥 Elijah the prophet of God:   I Kings 17   1  And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.   2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,   3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.   4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.   5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.   6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.   7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.   8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,   9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.   10 So he arose and went to Zarephath.   God spoke and Elijah obeyed.  This is the pattern of Elijah's life.   💥💥💥   I Kings 18   1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.   2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.   3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:   4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)   5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.   6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.   7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?   8 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord (Ahab), Behold, Elijah is here.   9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?   10 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord (Ahab) hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.   11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.   12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.   13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?   14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.   (For if he tells Ahab that Elijah is in a certain place, and Elijah is not there, Ahab will slay him when he does not find Elijah at that place.)   15 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day.   16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.   💥💥💥 17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?   18 And he (Elijah) answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.   19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table.   20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.   💥💥💥 21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow HIM: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.   22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.   23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:   24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God.   And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.   💥💥💥 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.   26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.   27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.   28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.   29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.   💥💥💥 30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.   31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:   32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.   33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.   34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.   35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.   36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that THOU art God in Israel, and that I am THY servant, and that I have done all these things at THY word.   37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that THOU art the LORD God, and that THOU hast turned their heart back again.   38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.   39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, HE is the God; the LORD, HE is the God.   💥💥💥 40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.   (Today, we slay the false prophets and the false people with the Word which God gives us to speak for it is the sword of the Spirit of God.)   Hebrews 4   12 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.   13 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.   💥💥💥   When Jesus returns to gather HIS elect, HE will destroy all the false ministers in today's churches and their followers:   II Thessalonians 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:   10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.   11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:   12

(This podcast was previously published on, December 19, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   I Kings 13   1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.   2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.   (The false priests, who were not of the Levites and were not appointed by God to be priests, would be burned upon the alter at Bethel where Jeroboam had placed a golden calf for the people to worship.)   3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.   (This is a false altar set up by Jeroboam and the altar and Jeroboam's priests will be destroyed.)   4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.   5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.   6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.   (Notice that king Jeroboam acknowledged the Lord "thy God", the God of the prophet, but Jeroboam did not acknowledge that this God was his god.  Jeroboam saw the power of this God which was sent to him for he saw HIS works.)   And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.   (Now Jeroboam tries to reward the young prophet.)   7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.   8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:   9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.   10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.   💥💥💥   An old prophet turns the young prophet away from the Word of God which instructed the young prophet, and destruction followed:   I Kings 13   11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.   12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.   13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,   14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah?   And he said, I am.   15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.   16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:   17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.   18 He (the old prophet) said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water.   But he lied unto him.   19 So he (the young prophet) went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.   20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:   21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,   22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.   23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.   24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.   25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.   26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.   27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.   28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.   29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.   30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother!   31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:   32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.   💥💥💥   The apostle Paul warns the New Testament church:   Galatians 1   6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from HIM that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:   7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.   8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.   9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.   10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.   Obey that which God says to you!   💥💥💥   I Kings 13   33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.   34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.   Only those persons appointed to the ministry by God can serve in the ministry.  Terrible consequences follow for all who try to be ministers when God has not appoint them as ministers.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 18, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Many of the kings of Judah and Israel did evil in the sight of God but Asa is one example of a king who pleased God, doing good in the sight of God.   II Chronicles 14   2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:   3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:   4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.   5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images (where the people worshipped other gods): and the kingdom was quiet before him.   6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.   7  Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought HIM, and HE hath given us rest on every side.  So they built and prospered.   💥💥💥   When there was a problem, king Asa called on God for help.  When an army came against them:   II Chronicles 14   11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with THEE to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on THEE, and in THY name we go against this multitude.   O LORD, THOU art our God; let not man prevail against THEE.   12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.   13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before HIS host; and they (the army of Judah) carried away very much spoil.   14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.   💥💥💥   Psalm 1   1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.   2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.   3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.   4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.   5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.   6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.   💥💥💥   II Chronicles 15   1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:   2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with HIM; and if ye seek HIM, HE will be found of you; but if ye forsake HIM, HE will forsake you.   3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.   4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought HIM, HE was found of them.   5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.   6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.   7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.   8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.   9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.   10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.   11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.   12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;   13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.   14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.   15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought HIM with their whole desire; and HE was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.   16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.   17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.   18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.   19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.   💥💥💥   You can start out the right way with God but end up going the wrong way.   II Chronicles 16   1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.   2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,   3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.   Asa sought help from humans rather than seeking help from God.   7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.   8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, HE delivered them into thine hand.   9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward HIM.   Penalty from God because of this:   Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.   10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing.   And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.   💥💥💥   Often one sin leads to another sin.   II Chronicles 16   12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.   13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 17, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Rehoboam, son of Solomon, is king over Judah.   Jeroboam is king over 10 of the tribes of Israel.   Jeroboam is afraid for the people of Israel to go to Jerusalem to worship.  He thinks they might have their hearts turned at Jerusalem and follow Rehoboam and make him their king and kill him, Jeroboam.   So Jeroboam does two great evils:   * He builds 2 golden calves and tells the people of Israel these calves are their gods and they do not need to go to Jerusalem to worship.  He places the calves of gold in Bethel and in Dan and the people of Israel go to these two cities to worship in front of the golden calves.   * He removes the Levites from being priests and appoints his own vile fellows to be priests.   II Chronicles 11   14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:   15 And he (Jeroboam) ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 💥💥💥   I Kings 12   25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.   26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:   27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.   28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.   29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.   30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.   31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.   32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.   33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.   💥💥💥   Sins of Jeroboam carry over to today's New Testament church groups.   For churches today break off into denominations according to the will of man and they depart from certain scriptures and set up doctrines opposite to the doctrines of Christ which are written for us in the New Testament Bible.   And men who are not chosen by Jesus for the New Testament ministry are appointed by man to be ministers to the churches which they have set up by their own wills.   Jesus calls HIS chosen ministers from heaven and puts those who are called into the ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher.   A minister must be called by Jesus and taught by the Holy Spirit of God.   Many ministers today put themselves into the ministry by going to Bible schools and by calling themselves "Reverend".  (No minister in the Bible is called "Reverend.")  So in the eyes of the congregation those men become as gods to the people, idols.   Paul told us in the Bible what to do when we gather as the church:   I Corinthians 14:26   How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.   The Holy Spirit spoke to the congregation by whom HE willed.   This is not the case in the churches today.  Only men approved by themselves are allowed to speak.   I often think:  "If Jesus attended this church group this morning, HE would not be allowed to speak."   They often build platforms to keep the congregation separate from the ministers, designating who is allowed to speak to the church.   They remove the called ministers and set up their own ministers, just as Jeroboam did.   And this is a great sin in the sight of God who calls and appoints HIS own ministers for the church of the New Testament.   Ephesians 4   8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.   11-12 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;   For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:   💥💥💥   When Jesus comes to gather the elect of God, Jesus will destroy those churches who set themselves up by their own will and do not follow the Holy Bible, for they are antichrist.   II Thessalonians 2   8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:   9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,   10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.   11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:   12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.   💥💥💥   II Corinthians 11   13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.   14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.   15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 16, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   I Kings 12   20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.   (So the kingdom is now divided into Judah and Israel: 2 kingdoms with Rehoboam and Jeroboam as their kings.  This fulfilled the word of God which HE spoke to Solomon and the prophecy of Ahijah which was spoken to Jeroboam in I Kings 11:29)   21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.   22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,   23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,   24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from ME.   They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.   II Chronicles 12   1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.   5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken ME, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.   6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.   7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and MY wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.   8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know MY service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.   💥💥💥   II Chronicles 12:12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.   14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.   15 ... And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.   Penalties from God follow evil doings of men. 💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 15, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   The apostle Paul says:   I Corinthians 10   1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;   2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;   3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;   4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.   5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.   6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.   7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.   8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.   9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.   10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured (complained), and were destroyed of the destroyer.   11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.   12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.   13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.   14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.   💥💥💥   I Kings 12   1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.   2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)   3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,   4 Thy father (Solomon) made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.   5 And he (Rehoboam) said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.   6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?   7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.   8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:   9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?   10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.   11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.   💥💥💥   God had said there would be a divided kingdom and there will be a divided kingdom and here is the way God brings this about:   I Kings 12   12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.   13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;   14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.   15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform HIS saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.   16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.   17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.   18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.   19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.   💥💥💥   In all things, God will work the issues of this life so that HIS own will and purpose will come to pass.   Romans 8:28   And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 14, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Because of Solomon's sin in following the gods of his wives, God tells Solomon HE will take the kingdom away from him and HE, God, will divide the kingdom into two parts:  Judah and Israel   This will happen in the days of Solomon's son Rehoboam.  One part, Judah, will be ruled by Rehoboam.   Ten parts of Israel will be ruled by Jeroboam.   💥💥💥   A prophet of God prophesies over Jeroboam:   I Kings 11   26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.  (against Solomon)   27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king:  Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.   28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.   29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:   30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:   31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:   32 (But he, Solomon, shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)   33 Because that they have forsaken ME, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in MY ways, to do that which is right in MINE eyes, and to keep MY statutes and MY judgments, as did David his father.   34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept MY commandments and MY statutes:   (The descendants of David are honored by God for David's sake because David kept God's commandments and statutes.  So we see that what we do affects those who come after us! blessings or curses)   God says to Jeroboam:   35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.   36 And unto his son (Rehoboam) will I give one tribe, that David MY servant may have a light alway before ME in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen ME to put MY name there.   37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.   38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in MY ways, and do that is right in MY sight, to keep MY statutes and MY commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.   (But Jeroboam will not walk in the ways of God when he is king of Israel.  He sets up 2 golden calves in different places to keep the children of Israel from going to worship at Jerusalem because Jeroboam is afraid if they go to Jerusalem to worship they will follow Rehoboam who is king of Judah.   And Jereboam removes the Levites from being priests and Jeroboam becomes a type of by-word for evil because of his sins.)   God says to Jeroboam:   39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.   40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 13, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   The Kings of the children of Israel:   * Saul (I Samuel 9-10) * David  (I Samuel 16:13) * Solomon  (I Kings 1:32-39)   The Divided Kingdom:   (Judah & Israel)   I Kings 11:11-13   Judah:  Rehoboam son of Solomon was king   Israel :  (10 tribes)  Jeroboam was king   I Kings 15:6   And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.   From the time of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, the kingdom was divided into Judah and Israel and many kings reigned over the divided nations through the coming years.   With many of the kings, their works were evil in the sight of God.  Great penalties followed the evil works.   💥💥💥   God divides the kingdom because of the sins of Solomon:   I Kings 11   1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;   2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.   3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.   4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.   5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.   6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.   7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.   8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.   💥💥💥   9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,   10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.   Penalty from God upon king Solomon:   11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept MY covenant and MY statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.   12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.   13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.   14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.   💥💥💥   Worshipping other gods in today's churches:   Any time we add to the Holy Bible and worship something that is not in the Bible, we worship other gods.   Anytime we change doctrine away from that which is in the Bible, we set up other gods in our churches and the people worship other gods in their changed doctrines.   Some of the gods added by man to the churches today:   * Calling their minister's "Reverend", making the minister an "idol" of men.   * Setting up graven images inside the church building and attributing various powers to things such as crossing themselves, lighting candles, wearing medallions made by man.   * Changing doctrines away from that shown us in New Testament Bible: divorce/remarriage; homosexual/lesbians; bishops/elders; gathering of the church in ways opposite to I Corinthians 14; elimination of gifts of Holy Spirit and Jesus' teaching of the working of the Holy Spirit in the church.   How could Solomon worship those gods of his wives?   How can we worship gods of our relatives and deny the scriptures in doing so?   💥💥💥   With the second coming of Jesus, judgment will come against antichrist churches who have fallen away from scriptures:   II Thessalonians 2   3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;   (falling away:  churches will fall away from scripture allowing antichirst into the churches)   4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.   💥💥💥   Jesus will destroy antichrist churches when HE returns to gather HIS elect:   II Thessalonians 2   8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:   9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,   10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.   11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:   12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 12, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   One of the early acts done by Solomon when he was made king of Israel, was to kill Joab, the captain of David's army.   Joab had shed innocent blood out of his own desire to avenge his dead brother.   Abner, captain of Saul's army, tried to get Joab's brother to quit following him in one of the battles.  But the brother would not do this and continued with his plan to kill Abner.  So Abner killed this brother.   II Samuel 2   18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.   19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.   20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.   21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.   22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?   23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.   Abner causes the battle to cease.   26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?   28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.   Bitterness and vengeance in the heart of Joab:   II Samuel 3   1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.   Saul is killed by the Philistines and his captain Abner first tries to make one of Saul's sons king but then Abner turns to David and pledges to follow David and help David.   II Samuel 3   17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:   18 Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save MY people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.   19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin.   20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.   21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth.   And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.   Joab, David's captain, hates Abner and follows to kill Abner.  David does not know Joab is doing this.   27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.   28 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:   29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.   30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.   David mourned in front of all the people for Abner.  So the people know it was not of David to kill Abner.  The tribes of Israel are then united with David as king and war ends between the tribes.   💥💥💥   Solomon reigns over the kingdom after the death of David and God gives Solomon wisdom above all men.   When you begin a kingdom, often a person will try to do that which makes him look good in the sight of other humans.  This was not the case with Solomon for God had given Solomon HIS own wisdom.   In God's wisdom, Solomon kills Joab.  This removes innocent blood from his kingdom and from the kingdom of David.   So Solomon begins his reign with a good foundation for his kingdom!   It was not Solomon's goal to please men.  Solomon was building on wisdom given to him by God HIMSELF.   You cannot build upon evil but must put away the evil that came before you.   I Corinthians 5   6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?   7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:   8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.   11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.   13 ... Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.   We do not kill that evil person with a sword .  We just remove ourselves from that evil person.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 11, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   God speaks a word and that word is sometimes fulfilled decades later.   In I Samuel, concerning the generations following Eli the priest, God said:   I Samuel 2   27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?   28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be MY priest, to offer upon MINE altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before ME? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?   29 Wherefore kick ye at MY sacrifice and at MINE offering, which I have commanded in MY habitation; and honourest thy sons above ME, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel MY people?   (The priests of the Old Testament were permitted to eat of the offering but only after the offering had been properly offered, burned with fire.  Then the priest dipped his meat hook into the offering and took the portion of cooked meat for himself to eat.  But the sons of Eli despised the offering by taking the meat before it was cooked because they liked the fat of the uncooked meat.  Thus the offering was not properly offered when they took that meat.  Today some evil ministers take of the offering for themselves to consume the people's offering on themselves.  To do this will bring penalty upon themselves in time.)   30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before ME for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from ME; for them that honour ME I will honour, and they that despise ME shall be lightly esteemed.   31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.   32 And thou shalt see an enemy in MY habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.   In the days of Solomon this was fulfilled:   I Kings 2   26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.   (Abiathar had been priest to David but he turned to be priest in house of Adonijah, David's son, who declared himself king when Solomon was appointed by God to be king. By doing this, he was "worthy of death.")   27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which HE spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.   (Solomon fulfilled a word of God which was spoken against the house of Eli before Solomon was born.  Solomon might not have known this word, but by doing what he did, he fulfilled this word.)   💥💥💥   II Peter 3   8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.   9 The Lord is not slack concerning HIS promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.   10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.   Every word spoken by God comes to pass in God's time.   💥💥💥 Before David died, his son, Adonijah declared himself to be king, replacing David.   I Kings 1   5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.   7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.   (Abiathar should have waited with David instead of following Adonijah, thus approving Adonijah by being seen in the presence of Adonijah.)   8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.   9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:   10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.   (Adonijah called to the feast those men he knew would approve him as "king".)   11 Wherefore Nathan (the prophet) spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?   (David did not know Adonijah had made himself king of Israel.)   12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.   13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?   32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.   33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:   34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.   36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.   37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be HE with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.   39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.   40 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.   When they told Adonijah that David had made Solomon king ...   49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.   50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.   51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword.   52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.   53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.   💥💥💥   Today many try to put themselves into the ministry without being called by God for work in the ministry.   Hebrews 5   4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.   5 So also Christ glorified not HIMSELF to be made an high priest; but HE that said unto HIM, THOU art MY Son, to day have I begotten THEE.   From heaven today, Jesus calls HIS ministers to work in the New Testament church.   Ephesians 4   8 When HE (Jesus) ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.   11 And HE (Jesus) gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:   13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:   Many today in churches put themselves into the ministry without being called by Jesus from heaven.   They will be destroyed by God at the brightness of Jesus' coming.   II Thessalonians 2:8  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 10, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   It works very well to read an entire chapter of Proverbs and highlight verses which you wish to get more deeply in you to help you in today's life.   This Podcast contains highlights of verses from Proverbs 15 through Proverbs 31 some of which are as follows:   Proverbs 15   1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.   8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is HIS delight.   9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but HE loveth him that followeth after righteousness.   27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.   33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.   Proverbs 16   3 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.   6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.   7 When a man's ways please the LORD, HE maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.   16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!   17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth HIS way preserveth his soul.   18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.   Proverbs 17   1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.   5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.   15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.   Proverbs 18   8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.   10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.   14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?   16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.  (spiritual gift from God)   22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.   Proverbs 19   8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.   16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth HIS ways shall die.   21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.   27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.   Proverbs 20   1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.   4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.   18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.   19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.   22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and HE shall save thee.   Proverbs 21   1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: HE turneth it whithersoever HE will.   3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.   7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.   16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.   30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.   31 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.   Proverbs 22   3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.   4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.   5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.   6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.   Proverbs 23   4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.   12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.   17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.   18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.   Proverbs 24   3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:   4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.   19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;   20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.   21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:   Proverb 25   19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.   21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:   22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.   Proverbs 26   8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.   13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.   20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.   Proverbs 27   1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.   12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.   17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.   20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.   Proverbs 28   1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.   4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.   5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.   9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.   Proverbs 29   4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.   5  A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.   6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.   18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.   25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.   Proverb 30   5 Every word of God is pure: HE is a shield unto them that put their trust in HIM.   6 Add thou not unto HIS words, lest HE reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.   Proverb 31   10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.   11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.   12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.   30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.   31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 9, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   (Excerpts)   Proverbs 7   1 My son, keep MY words, and lay up MY commandments with thee.   2 Keep MY commandments, and live; and MY law as the apple of thine eye.   3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 8   6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of MY lips shall be right things.   7 For MY mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to MY lips.   8 All the words of MY mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.   10 Receive MY instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.   11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.   12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.   13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.   14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.   20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:   21 That I may cause those that love ME to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.   32 Now therefore hearken unto ME, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep MY ways.   33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.   34 Blessed is the man that heareth ME, watching daily at MY gates, waiting at the posts of MY doors.   35 For whoso findeth ME findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.   36 But he that sinneth against ME wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate ME love death.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 9   6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.   10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.   11 For by ME thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 10   19  In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.   22  The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and HE addeth no sorrow with it.   24  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 11   1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is HIS delight.   2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.   3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 12   1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.   2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will HE condemn.   10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.   11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 13   3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.   4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.   10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 14   12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.   27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 8, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   I Kings 3   5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.   Solomon asked God to give him a wise heart whereby he could communicate with the great nation of Israel.   10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.   And God answered:   12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.   💥💥💥   When I read this as a new Christian in 1975, and when I understood that Solomon wrote Proverbs for us, I knew this contained a type of godly wisdom that I wanted as a Christian.  So I began reading The Book of Proverbs and meditating in many of the sayings to enable me to do these things.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 1   1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;   2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;   3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;   4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.   5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:   6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.   7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.   (Psalm 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.)   8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:   9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.   10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.   11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:   12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:   13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:   14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:   15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:   16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.   17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.   18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.   19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.   20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:   21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,   22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?   23 Turn you at MY reproof: behold, I will pour out MY spirit unto you, I will make known MY words unto you.   24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;   25 But ye have set at nought all MY counsel, and would none of MY reproof:   26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;   27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.   28 Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:   29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:   30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.   31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.   32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.   33 But whoso hearkeneth unto ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.   💥💥💥   I saw that which we must do is hear what God has to say and follow HIS instructions, doing that word!   I spent many months on different proverbs, putting these instructions into my own life by doing these instructions.   To record these on this Podcast and to speak of that which God showed me, was like to revisit an old friend!   💥💥💥   Proverbs 2   1 MY son, if thou wilt receive MY words, and hide MY commandments with thee;   2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;   3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;   4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;   5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.   6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of HIS mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.   7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: HE is a buckler (shield) to them that walk uprightly.   8 HE keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of HIS saints.   💥💥💥   Proverb 3   5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.   6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.   7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.   13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.   14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.   15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.   💥💥💥   Included on this podcast are the following:   Proverbs of Solomon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

(This podcast was previously published on, December 7, 2021)   Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...   Three times in the early chapters of Proverbs,  king Solomon warns the young men concerning the "strange women" and tells the young men what will happen to them if they choose to go after a "strange woman".   Proverbs 5   1  My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:   2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.   3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:   4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.   5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.   6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.   7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of MY mouth.   8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:   9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:   10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;   11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,   12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;   13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!   14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.   15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.   16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.   17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.   18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.   19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.   20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?   21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and HE pondereth all his goings.   22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.   23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.   Death and destruction are the fate of the man who follows after "a strange woman".   (Also see:  Proverbs 6 & Proverbs 7)    💥💥💥   Proverbs 6   23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:   24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.   25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.   26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.   27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?   28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?   29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.   30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;   31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.   32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.   33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.   34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.   35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.   💥💥💥   Proverbs 7   1 MY son, keep MY words, and lay up MY commandments with thee.   2 Keep MY commandments, and live; and MY law as the apple of thine eye.   3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.   4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:   5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.   6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,   7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,   8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,   9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:   10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.   11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:   12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)   13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,   14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.   15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.   16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.   17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.   18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.   19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:   20 He hath tken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.   21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.   22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;   23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.   24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.   25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.   26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.   27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.   💥💥💥💥💥   * For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog