Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with
us. Isaiah 7:14
When the Bible
speaks of God being with someone, it is not a statement of God’s location or of
his sympathy for that person. It always
speaks of His active care, protection, and help, as in, God is on my side. Nothing can harm or defeat me.
Gen 21:20,22 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in
the wilderness, and became an archer. 21:22 And it came to pass at that time,
that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham,
saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:
Gen 26:3,24,28 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and
will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these
countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God
of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and
multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. Gen 26:28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was
with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, [even] betwixt us
and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
Gen 28:15,20 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in
all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for
I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.
28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me
in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Gen 31:3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of
thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. See notes at Genesis 32:9
Gen
39:2,3,5,21,23 And the LORD was with Joseph, and
he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
39:3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and that the LORD made
all that he did to prosper in his hand. 39:5 And it came to pass from the time
[that] he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that
the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of
the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 39:21 But the
LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of
the keeper of the prison. 39:23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any
thing [that was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that]
which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.
Gen 46:4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also
surely bring thee up [again]: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
Gen 48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God
shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
Ex 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this
[shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought
forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
Ex 4:12,15 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and
teach thee what thou shalt say. 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put
words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will
teach you what ye shall do.
Ex 17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and
Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they
tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
Ex 33:14-16 And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I
will give thee rest. 33:15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with
me], carry us not up hence. 33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and
thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest with
us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that [are]
upon the face of the earth.
Numbers 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye
the people of the land; for they [are] bread for us: their defence is departed
from them, and the LORD [is] with us: fear them not. 14:42 Go not up, for the
LORD [is] not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
Num 23.21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he
seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and the shout of a
king [is] among them.
Deut 2:7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the
works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these
forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Deut 7:21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD
thy God [is] among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deuteronomy
20:1-4 When thou goest out to battle against
thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou,
be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee, which brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt. 20:2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto
the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 20:3 And
shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against
your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither
be ye terrified because of them; 20:4 For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth
with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
Deut 23:14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy
camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore
shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away
from thee.
Deut
31:8,17,23 And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go
before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee:
fear not, neither be dismayed. 31:17 Then my anger shall be kindled against
them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them,
and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so
that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our
God [is] not among us? 31:23 And he gave
Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for
thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them:
and I will be with thee.
Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong
and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD
thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Josh 3:7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin
to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was
with Moses, [so] I will be with thee.
Judges 1:22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against
Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.
Judges 6:13,16 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be
with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all his miracles
which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?
but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the
Midianites. 6:14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might,
and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent
thee? 6:16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou
shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
1 Sam 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did
let none of his words fall to the ground.
1 Sam 10:7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou
do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee.
1 Sam 16:18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold,
I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, [that is] cunning in playing, and
a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely
person, and the LORD [is] with him.
1 Sam
18:12-14,28 And Saul was afraid of David,
because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 18:13 Therefore Saul
removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out
and came in before the people. 18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all
his ways; and the LORD [was] with him. 18:28 And Saul saw and knew that the
LORD [was] with David, and [that] Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
2 Sam 7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and
have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great
name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.
2 Kings 6:16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that [be] with us
[are] more than they that [be] with them.
2 Kings 18:7 And the LORD was with him; [and] he (Hezekiah)
prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of
Assyria, and served him not.
1 Chr 17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast
walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee
a name like the name of the great men that [are] in the earth.
1 Chr 28:20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of
good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, [even]
my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until
thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2 Chr 1:1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his
kingdom, and the LORD his God [was] with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
2 Chr 13:12 And, behold, God himself [is] with us for [our] captain,
and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of
Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not
prosper.
2 Chr 15:2 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.
2 Chr 15:9 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.
2 chr 19:6 and said to the judges, "Consider what you do, for you
judge not for man but for the LORD; he is with you in giving judgment.
2 Chr 20:17 Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set
yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O
Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them:
for the LORD [will be] with you.
2 Chr 24:20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah . . . and
said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD,
that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also
forsaken you.
2 Chr 25:7-9 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king,
let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD [is] not with Israel, [to
wit, with] all the children of Ephraim. 25:8 But if thou wilt go, do [it], be
strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath
power to help, and to cast down. 25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But
what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of
Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more
than this.
2 Chr 26:5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had
understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God
made him to prosper.
2 Chr 32:7,8 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed
for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for
[there be] more with us than with him: 32:8 With him [is] an arm of flesh; but
with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles
Psalm
46:1-7,11 God [is] our refuge and strength, a
very present help in trouble. 46:2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth
be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 46:3
[Though] the waters thereof roar [and] be troubled, [though] the mountains
shake with the swelling thereof. 46:5 God [is] in the midst of her; she shall
not be moved: God shall help her, [and that] right early. 46:7 The LORD of hosts
[is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge.
Psalm 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is
that] shall tread down our enemies.
Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will
be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psalm 118:6 The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can
man do unto me?
Isaiah 8:9,10 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be
broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and
ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in
pieces. 8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the
word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.
Is 41:10-14 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed;
for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will
uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 41:13 For I the LORD thy
God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Is 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be]
with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou
walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame
kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43:5 Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed
from the east, and gather thee from the west; I am with you, I will
bring your sons
Isaiah 45:14 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and
merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over
unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they
shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make
supplication unto thee, [saying], Surely God [is] in thee; and [there is] none
else, [there is] no God.
Amos 5:14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the
LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
Mic 3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests
thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will
they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can
come upon us.
Zech 8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall
come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the
nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We
will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you. Let us go with you, for we have heard that God
is with you
Matt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world.
Amen.
Luke 1:28-31 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou
that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among
women. 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found
favour with God. 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring
forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
John 14:7-9 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father
also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 14:8 Philip saith
unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 14:9 Jesus saith unto
him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip?
he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us
the Father?
Acts 7:9,10 And the patriarchs, moved with envy,
sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 7:10 And delivered him out of all
his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of
Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost
and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed
of the devil; for God was with him.
Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great
number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Rom 8.31,32 What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for
us, who [can be] against us? 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered
him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things
1 Cor 14.24,25 But if all prophesy, and there
come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he
is judged of all: 14:25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest;
and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is
in you of a truth.
2 Cor 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort,
be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Phil 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,
and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Heb 13.5,6 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and
be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave
thee, nor forsake thee. 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my
helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me
1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome
them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
The Lord Was with
Him
February 19, 2010
"And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the
LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand." (Genesis 39:3)
Joseph deserves special recognition among the Patriarchs. His
story encourages us, as he remained faithful in adversity and gracious in
success. Yet we do disservice to the biblical message if we only see the
circumstantial side of the story. The LORD was with him. It is always
instructive to see how the rest of the Bible applies God's personal
intervention in our lives. Please note the emphasis in these other key
passages:
• Joshua (Joshua 6:27)--leadership
fame
• Judah (the tribe in Judges 1:19)--military might
• Samuel (1 Samuel 3:19)--complete obedience
• David (1 Samuel 18:12)--God's favor
• Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:7)--leading a zealous revival
• Phineas (1 Chronicles 9:20)--wise leadership
• Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:3)--his faithfulness
• John the Baptist (Luke 1:66)--total commitment
• Scattered Jews (Acts 11:21)--their witness
• Judah (the tribe in Judges 1:19)--military might
• Samuel (1 Samuel 3:19)--complete obedience
• David (1 Samuel 18:12)--God's favor
• Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:7)--leading a zealous revival
• Phineas (1 Chronicles 9:20)--wise leadership
• Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:3)--his faithfulness
• John the Baptist (Luke 1:66)--total commitment
• Scattered Jews (Acts 11:21)--their witness
Because God was with the various people, they were successful. Yet
because they were obedient to God's use of them, God was with them.
The Lord Jesus promised the saints: "I am with you always
even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20). But that promise is given to us
as encouragement to teach all nations "to observe, all things" as the
Lord Jesus commanded us--because all power (authority) is His, and His alone.
If we "abide" in Christ, we can ask whatever we want "and it
shall be done unto you" (John 15:7). However, the
absolute qualifier is the abiding. If we do not abide in Him, we cannot produce
"fruit" (John 15:4). If we are "in the flesh,"
we "cannot please God" (Romans 8:8). God will be
with us if, when, and as we are not "weary in we ll doing" (Galatians 6:9). HMM III
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