Fear Not, Neither Be Discouraged

Numbers 36:1—Deuteronomy 1:46; Luke 5:29–6:11; Psalm 66:1-20; Proverbs 11:24-26

Ye Have Dwelt Long Enough in this Mount
The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: – Deuteronomy 1:6

Go In and Possess the Land
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:8‬

I Am Not Able to Bear You Myself Alone
And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: – Deuteronomy 1:9

Take You Wise Men and Make Them Rulers
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭

Fear Not, Neither Be Discouraged
And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. – Deuteronomy 1:20-21

Send Men Before Us and They Shall Search the Land
And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭

It is a Good Land – Nothwithstanding Ye Would Not Go Up
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: and ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. – Deuteronomy 1:25-27

He Shall Fight for You
The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:30‬

Ye Did Not Believe the LORD Your God
Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:32-33‬ ‭

The LORD Heard the Voice of Your Words and was Wroth
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:34-36‬ ‭

THEN Ye Answered – We Have Sinned, We Will Go Up and Fight
Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. – Deuteronomy 1:41

The Lord Said – Go not Up, Neither Fight for I am Not Among You
And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:42‬ ‭

Ye Rebelled and Went Up, the Amorites Chased You as Bees Do and Destroyed You
So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. – Deuteronomy 1:42-44

Ye Returned and Wept Before the LORD, But He Would Not Hearken to Your Voice
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. – Deuteronomy‬ ‭1:45-46‬ ‭

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Why Do Ye Eat and Drink with Publicans and Sinners?
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. – Luke‬ ‭5:29-32‬ ‭

When the Bridegroom Shall Be Taken Away Then Shall They Fast
And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. – Luke‬ ‭5:33-35‬ ‭

New Wine Must Be Put Into New Bottles
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. – Luke‬ ‭5:36-39‬ ‭

The Son of Man is Lord Also of the Sabbath
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; how he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. – Luke‬ ‭6:1-5‬ ‭

Is it Lawful on the Sabbath to Do Good?
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. – Luke‬ ‭6:6-11

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If I Regard Iniquity in My Heart
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his mercy from me. – Psalm‬ ‭66:16-20‬ ‭

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He that Watereth Shall Be Watered Also Himself
The liberal soul shall be made fat: And he that watereth shall be watered also himself. – Proverbs‬ ‭11:25