”And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” thinking, “David cannot come in here.” Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David). Now David said on that day, “Whoever climbs up by way of the water shaft and defeats the Jebusites (the lame and the blind, who are hated by David’s soul), he shall be chief and captain.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.”“ II Samuel 5:6-8 NKJV
a. The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites: Up to this time, Jerusalem was a small Canaanite city in the center of Israel. Some 400 years after God commanded Israel to take the whole land, this city was still in Canaanite hands.
b. You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you: Because of its location, Jerusalem was an easily defended city. This made the Jebusites overconfident and quick to mock David and his troops.
c. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion: Despite the difficulty, David and his men took the city. Since the water shaft is mentioned, some think that David sent his men through what is called “Warren’s Shaft.” Whatever exactly their tactics, David and his men persisted through difficult circumstances to defeat an overconfident enemy.
i. On the same principle, King Jesus conquers old strongholds when He becomes King over our lives. Territory that should have been given to Him long ago is now conquered. (Guzik)
“I want to say to you in the name of the Lord Jesus that there is no habit that has gone so deep but that the power of the blood of Jesus can go deeper, and there is no entrenchment of sin that has gone so far but the power of the risen Lord, by His Holy Spirit, can go further.” (Redpath)
Power Of The Risen Lord!
The Life Recovery Bible is designed with the 12 steps so that the power of the risen Lord can break the chains that hold people in their hurts, hang ups and habits.
The two men that wrote it also recorded videos to guide you through the 12 steps and in the back of the Bible there is a guide for each step in different areas of the Old and New Testament.
If your church needs a 12 step program this is an excellent resource because anyone with a little biblical knowledge can lead it. We use it at our church and start with fellowship (meal) as some come from work, worship (3 songs with lyrics), large group Bible study and then men and women’s small group where we discuss the questions at the end of the study, open share and closing in prayer.
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